Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 435 · 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: “a closed door between” 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 closed door (b) a language barrier (c) a distraction (d) a weak network
3. 3.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) a crackly phone line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a closed door between
14. 14.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a crackly phone line (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) talking across a field (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
22. 22.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
25. 25.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
27. 27.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
29. 29.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) cover your ears (c) shout louder (d) give up talking
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) a loud drill outside
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) too much slang (d) a weak network
37. 37.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “too much slang” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) big words for a toddler (c) talking across a field (d) honking traffic
40. 40.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) calm down first

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