Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 595 · 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.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📱 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
11. 11.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
13. 13.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) hard technical words
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words
24. 24.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.🧒 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 simple words (d) use hard words
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) an unknown language
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry

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