Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 109 · 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 language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) too much slang
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.📱 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
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
13. 13.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a weak network
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
20. 20.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a crackly phone line
25. 25.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
30. 30.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
36. 36.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) honking traffic

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