Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 853 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) argue louder (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) local words they lack
4. 4.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) a weak network
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) an unknown language (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a closed door between (d) honking traffic
8. 8.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) laugh at the word
9. 9.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) fear of being laughed at (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
24. 24.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) too much slang (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use short forms (d) use simple words
31. 31.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) fear of being laughed at
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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