Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 710 · 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.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) argue louder (b) walk off forever (c) send long texts (d) calm down first
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) an unknown language (c) a loud drill outside (d) feeling too shy to talk
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) talking across a field (d) short forms like “IDK”
5. 5.True or false: “a closed door between” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) talk very fast (d) use hard words
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) local words they lack (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a weak network
8. 8.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) an unknown language
11. 11.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) being very angry (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) an unknown language (c) not trusting the speaker (d) feeling very nervous
15. 15.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) a weak network (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
17. 17.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
19. 19.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) ask what it means (c) walk away (d) laugh at the word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) a weak network
21. 21.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
23. 23.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
25. 25.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) give up talking (b) move to a quiet place (c) shout louder (d) cover your ears
26. 26.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) feeling too shy to talk
27. 27.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) a crackly phone line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) a closed door between (c) talking across a field (d) a loud drill outside
33. 33.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a crackly phone line (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) big words for a toddler
34. 34.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) an unknown language
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) local words they lack (c) honking traffic (d) hard technical words

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