Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 770 · 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: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a weak network (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
3. 3.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
6. 6.😡 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
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) ask what it means
19. 19.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) being very angry
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
29. 29.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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