Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 397 · 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) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
2. 2.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
7. 7.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
19. 19.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
20. 20.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) too much slang (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
33. 33.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧒 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
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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