Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 602 · 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 a physical barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a closed door between (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
2. 2.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) argue louder
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) hard technical words (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) feeling very nervous (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) local words they lack
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) an unknown language (d) being very angry
11. 11.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
12. 12.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a distraction (c) a language barrier (d) a closed door
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
14. 14.True or false: “an unknown language” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) her feelings (b) hard words (c) a rude tone (d) a weak network
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) an unknown language (c) honking traffic (d) too much slang
18. 18.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) shouting in class (b) a quiet word after class (c) saying nothing ever (d) asking a stranger
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
21. 21.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) a crackly phone line (c) talking across a field (d) not trusting the speaker
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
24. 24.❓ 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
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) being very angry
26. 26.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) being very angry (c) hard technical words (d) a crackly phone line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) local words they lack
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) upset after a fight
34. 34.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) a closed door between
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) a closed door between
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) hard technical words (c) fear of being laughed at (d) a crackly phone line
40. 40.True or false: “a weak network” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False

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