Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 659 · 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 talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
4. 4.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
9. 9.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
13. 13.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.😡 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
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
29. 29.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) being very angry
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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