Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 746 · 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: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
24. 24.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
25. 25.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.🧒 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
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) short forms like “IDK”

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