Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 115 · 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: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
10. 10.😡 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
11. 11.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) a weak network
20. 20.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
22. 22.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
25. 25.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
29. 29.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) too much slang
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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