Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 733 · 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) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) a closed door between
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
6. 6.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
8. 8.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
13. 13.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a closed door between
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
22. 22.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
23. 23.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) not trusting the speaker
27. 27.📱 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) upset after a fight (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) too much slang
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
35. 35.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic

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