Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 74 · 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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
26. 26.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
40. 40.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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