Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 709 · 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 honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
8. 8.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
10. 10.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) being very angry
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) local words they lack (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) feeling very nervous (d) a crackly phone line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
32. 32.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) hard technical words
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler

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