Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 920 · 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 of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
3. 3.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
6. 6.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) talk very fast (d) use simple words
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
8. 8.📱 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 distraction (d) a weak network
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) feeling very nervous
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) hard technical words
15. 15.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
18. 18.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) move to a quiet place
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) an unknown language (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) an unknown language
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) feeling very nervous (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
24. 24.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) an unknown language
31. 31.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) talking across a field
39. 39.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) feeling too shy to talk

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