Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 205 · 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 barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a weak network (c) a closed door (d) a distraction
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) short forms like “IDK”
7. 7.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) hard technical words
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) talking across a field
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
22. 22.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
28. 28.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
37. 37.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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