Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 689 · 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.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a closed door (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a language barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) walk away (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) ask what it means
4. 4.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
6. 6.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use simple words (c) use hard words (d) use short forms
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) too much slang (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
12. 12.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) send long texts (c) walk off forever (d) calm down first
14. 14.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) honking traffic (c) big words for a toddler (d) too much slang
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) local words they lack (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling very nervous
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) an unknown language (c) too much slang (d) a closed door between
21. 21.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
24. 24.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) her feelings (d) a rude tone
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
29. 29.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) too much slang
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) an unknown language (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) hard technical words
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a crackly phone line (c) local words they lack (d) feeling very nervous
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) not trusting the speaker (c) upset after a fight (d) fear of being laughed at
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
38. 38.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) a loud drill outside (c) too much slang (d) talking across a field
39. 39.True or false: “hard technical words” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hard technical words” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True

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