Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 538 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
2. 2.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) a crackly phone line
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) hard technical words
8. 8.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) a crackly phone line (d) local words they lack
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
13. 13.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) move to a quiet place (b) give up talking (c) cover your ears (d) shout louder
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) not trusting the speaker (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a weak network (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) big words for a toddler
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) local words they lack
21. 21.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use short forms (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a weak network (c) honking traffic (d) not trusting the speaker
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) an unknown language (d) fear of being laughed at
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) a closed door between (d) not trusting the speaker
30. 30.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) ask what it means (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) being very angry
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) local words they lack (d) a crackly phone line
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) not trusting the speaker
40. 40.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False

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