Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 814 · 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.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) a rude tone
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) feeling very nervous (d) honking traffic
3. 3.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) use short forms (d) talk very fast
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) a closed door between
5. 5.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) talking across a field (c) feeling very nervous (d) hard technical words
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) a crackly phone line (c) a weak network (d) feeling very nervous
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fear of being laughed at (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
13. 13.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) upset after a fight (c) a crackly phone line (d) talking across a field
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
16. 16.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a loud drill outside (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
18. 18.🧱 Which barrier to communication is too much slang? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) local words they lack
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) honking traffic
22. 22.True or false: “feeling too shy to talk” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) a crackly phone line
24. 24.True or false: “a closed door between” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a weak network (c) a closed door between (d) big words for a toddler
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) walk off forever (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) big words for a toddler (c) a weak network (d) not trusting the speaker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
30. 30.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) local words they lack (b) a loud drill outside (c) honking traffic (d) talking across a field
32. 32.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
33. 33.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📱 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
35. 35.🧱 Which barrier to communication is fear of being laughed at? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) being very angry (d) a crackly phone line
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a closed door between (b) fear of being laughed at (c) being very angry (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “honking traffic” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False

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