Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 741 · 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: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
5. 5.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
15. 15.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
20. 20.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
23. 23.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) feeling too shy to talk
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
26. 26.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
32. 32.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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