Barriers to Communication Worksheet

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

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