Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 940 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
10. 10.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
19. 19.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
23. 23.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) an unknown language
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
33. 33.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
34. 34.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier

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