Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 629 · 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 a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📱 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 language barrier (d) a distraction
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
5. 5.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.❓ 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
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
17. 17.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧒 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
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) hard technical words (d) feeling very nervous
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) big words for a toddler
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) hard technical words (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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