Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 358 · 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 barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a closed door between (c) too much slang (d) an unknown language
4. 4.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
7. 7.📱 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
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a closed door between
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.❓ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) too much slang
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) a crackly phone line (d) a loud drill outside
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) fear of being laughed at

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