Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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