Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 503 · 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 a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) upset after a fight
3. 3.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
9. 9.🧒 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
15. 15.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) not trusting the speaker (d) upset after a fight
23. 23.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
35. 35.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) upset after a fight (d) an unknown language

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