Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 815 · 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.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
4. 4.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
15. 15.❓ 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
20. 20.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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