Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 830 · 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 feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
4. 4.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
9. 9.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) local words they lack
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
14. 14.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
20. 20.📱 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 distraction (d) a closed door
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
27. 27.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
37. 37.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry

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