Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 302 · 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) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
4. 4.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
12. 12.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📱 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
14. 14.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
19. 19.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at

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