Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 529 · 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) local words they lack (b) fear of being laughed at (c) an unknown language (d) talking across a field
2. 2.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a closed door between
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) honking traffic
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
11. 11.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) calm down first (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
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.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a weak network (c) a language barrier (d) a distraction
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) a weak network (d) big words for a toddler
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) fear of being laughed at (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling too shy to talk
22. 22.True or false: “local words they lack” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) a closed door between (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) an unknown language
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) a crackly phone line (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) too much slang
32. 32.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) walk away (c) ask what it means (d) nod and pretend
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
39. 39.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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