Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 819 · 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 an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
3. 3.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) big words for a toddler
9. 9.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) honking traffic
17. 17.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
18. 18.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
19. 19.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
21. 21.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
25. 25.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) a loud drill outside
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) short forms like “IDK”

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