Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 293 · 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: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) a loud drill outside
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) honking traffic
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🧒 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) local words they lack (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling very nervous
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
14. 14.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) a weak network (c) hard words (d) her feelings
15. 15.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
31. 31.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
36. 36.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier

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