Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 995 · 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) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) shout louder (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) honking traffic
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧒 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
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) talking across a field (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
13. 13.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) walk away (c) nod and pretend (d) laugh at the word
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
16. 16.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a weak network
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) a weak network (d) local words they lack
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) big words for a toddler (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) a closed door between (d) local words they lack
28. 28.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a crackly phone line
33. 33.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) too much slang
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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