Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 705 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
34. 34.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) hard technical words (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place

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