Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 646 · 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 barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
10. 10.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
13. 13.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
16. 16.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
19. 19.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.❓ 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
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) big words for a toddler
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) upset after a fight (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) honking traffic (d) being very angry
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a language barrier (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
40. 40.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place

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