Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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