Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 511 · 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 not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) upset after a fight (d) local words they lack
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
7. 7.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) fear of being laughed at (c) honking traffic (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
13. 13.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) hard technical words (d) big words for a toddler
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) talking across a field (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling very nervous
19. 19.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) an unknown language (c) hard technical words (d) fear of being laughed at
23. 23.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) short forms like “IDK”
33. 33.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) being very angry
37. 37.True or false: “local words they lack” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) honking traffic (d) a weak network
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier

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