Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 66 · 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: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a weak network
8. 8.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
11. 11.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
16. 16.❓ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
19. 19.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) feeling very nervous
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
31. 31.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside

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