Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 994 · 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) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) cover your ears
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
9. 9.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a rude tone (c) hard words (d) a weak network
12. 12.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
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.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.😡 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
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
33. 33.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
35. 35.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous

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