Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 817 · 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 of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
8. 8.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
11. 11.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.😡 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang

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