Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 803 · 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 not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.❓ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) local words they lack (d) talking across a field
6. 6.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
35. 35.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
37. 37.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack

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