Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 905 · 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: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
3. 3.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
5. 5.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) not trusting the speaker
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) local words they lack (d) a closed door between
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
9. 9.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) walk off forever
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a crackly phone line
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) honking traffic
21. 21.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) a loud drill outside
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
32. 32.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) use hard words
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) big words for a toddler (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
38. 38.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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