Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 593 · 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) fear of being laughed at (b) honking traffic (c) a weak network (d) short forms like “IDK”
2. 2.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a closed door (d) a language barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) laugh at the word (b) nod and pretend (c) ask what it means (d) walk away
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) hard technical words
9. 9.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) hard words
10. 10.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
12. 12.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) shout louder (c) move to a quiet place (d) cover your ears
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) fear of being laughed at (d) upset after a fight
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) local words they lack (c) a loud drill outside (d) a crackly phone line
21. 21.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) feeling very nervous (d) big words for a toddler
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a crackly phone line (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) fear of being laughed at
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) upset after a fight (c) too much slang (d) hard technical words
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
28. 28.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) a crackly phone line (d) being very angry
31. 31.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) being very angry (c) too much slang (d) upset after a fight
32. 32.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use short forms (b) use hard words (c) use simple words (d) talk very fast
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) hard technical words (c) talking across a field (d) an unknown language
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) big words for a toddler (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling very nervous (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
39. 39.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier

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