Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 99 · 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.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard words (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
3. 3.❓ 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
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
9. 9.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.📱 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
14. 14.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
22. 22.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
35. 35.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker

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