Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 387 · 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 a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
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 weak network (d) a language barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
12. 12.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
24. 24.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
31. 31.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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