Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 513 · 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 a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
2. 2.❓ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) a loud drill outside (c) not trusting the speaker (d) honking traffic
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) not trusting the speaker (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📱 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
7. 7.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) fear of being laughed at
13. 13.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) send long texts
24. 24.True or false: “being very angry” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) fear of being laughed at
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) hard words (d) a weak network
31. 31.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
34. 34.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) too much slang (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler

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