Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 469 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) an unknown language
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) too much slang
5. 5.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
6. 6.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) being very angry
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a weak network (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) feeling very nervous (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
13. 13.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) move to a quiet place (c) give up talking (d) shout louder
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
16. 16.📱 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 weak network (d) a distraction
17. 17.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) hard technical words
20. 20.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) upset after a fight (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a weak network
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a loud drill outside
30. 30.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) an unknown language (c) feeling very nervous (d) being very angry
34. 34.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
39. 39.❓ 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
40. 40.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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