Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 337 · 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 hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
6. 6.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a distraction (b) a language barrier (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a crackly phone line (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
10. 10.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) feeling very nervous
12. 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
16. 16.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) ask what it means (c) laugh at the word (d) nod and pretend
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) a loud drill outside
20. 20.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) an unknown language (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
22. 22.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) local words they lack (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
28. 28.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) a closed door between
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
34. 34.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
37. 37.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) upset after a fight (d) talking across a field
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at

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