Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 368 · 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 short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
4. 4.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
6. 6.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) a weak network (c) an unknown language (d) a closed door between
8. 8.❓ 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
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
11. 11.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
15. 15.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) not trusting the speaker
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
27. 27.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
30. 30.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
32. 32.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) big words for a toddler
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) hard technical words
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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