Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 909 · 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: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) an unknown language
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) feeling very nervous (d) too much slang
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) too much slang
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 barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) hard technical words
20. 20.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) feeling very nervous
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
24. 24.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) send long texts
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) hard technical words
27. 27.🧒 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 simple words (d) use short forms
28. 28.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a distraction
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) a weak network
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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