Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 711 · 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) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
2. 2.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
9. 9.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) short forms like “IDK”
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a closed door between
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) shout louder (c) cover your ears (d) give up talking
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) talking across a field (d) upset after a fight
24. 24.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
27. 27.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “hard technical words” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
36. 36.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
38. 38.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms

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