Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 763 · 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: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
8. 8.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
11. 11.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
15. 15.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
22. 22.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
31. 31.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
33. 33.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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