Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 737 · 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.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
8. 8.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
18. 18.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
22. 22.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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