Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 981 · 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) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) an unknown language
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
17. 17.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
37. 37.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
39. 39.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier

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