Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 455 · 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 of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
2. 2.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
6. 6.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧒 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a closed door between
29. 29.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
33. 33.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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