Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 984 · 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.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.😡 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
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
24. 24.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
26. 26.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
30. 30.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a rude tone
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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