Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 587 · 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) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) local words they lack (d) fear of being laughed at
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) short forms like “IDK”
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) big words for a toddler
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) big words for a toddler (d) short forms like “IDK”
6. 6.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
8. 8.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) talk very fast (c) use simple words (d) use short forms
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) local words they lack (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) local words they lack (c) a closed door between (d) being very angry
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) fear of being laughed at (c) a weak network (d) talking across a field
13. 13.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a loud drill outside (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
15. 15.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) being very angry (d) short forms like “IDK”
18. 18.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
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 an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) big words for a toddler (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
22. 22.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) upset after a fight (d) big words for a toddler
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) being very angry (d) too much slang
28. 28.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) honking traffic (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling very nervous
33. 33.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) argue louder (d) calm down first
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) talking across a field (c) local words they lack (d) feeling too shy to talk
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a closed door between (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) walk away (d) nod and pretend
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
40. 40.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True

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