Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 81 · 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) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) local words they lack
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a weak network
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
26. 26.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a closed door between (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line

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