Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 454 · 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 of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🔊 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) give up talking (d) shout louder
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) talking across a field (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
10. 10.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) talk very fast (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
12. 12.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) not trusting the speaker
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) fear of being laughed at (d) too much slang
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
17. 17.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) an unknown language (d) a loud drill outside
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) talking across a field (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) upset after a fight
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) a weak network
22. 22.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
23. 23.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
25. 25.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a closed door between (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) upset after a fight (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) local words they lack (d) too much slang
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) send long texts (d) argue louder
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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