Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 641 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) not trusting the speaker
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
7. 7.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
15. 15.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
18. 18.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
20. 20.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
31. 31.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) a weak network
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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