Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 916 · 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.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
2. 2.📱 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
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
12. 12.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
15. 15.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
29. 29.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
35. 35.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a weak network
36. 36.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) use hard words
37. 37.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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