Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 966 · 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 a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) local words they lack
7. 7.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
19. 19.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) big words for a toddler (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
34. 34.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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