Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 854 · 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 talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
10. 10.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) a weak network (d) hard words
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
33. 33.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
39. 39.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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