Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 873 · 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 barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) nod and pretend (c) laugh at the word (d) walk away
5. 5.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📱 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) a crackly phone line
8. 8.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) a closed door between (d) fear of being laughed at
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) local words they lack (d) an unknown language
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) feeling very nervous (c) not trusting the speaker (d) an unknown language
12. 12.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) big words for a toddler (d) a weak network
14. 14.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) shout louder (d) move to a quiet place
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) hard technical words (d) talking across a field
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) too much slang (c) not trusting the speaker (d) big words for a toddler
18. 18.True or false: “talking across a field” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) being very angry (c) honking traffic (d) feeling too shy to talk
20. 20.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
22. 22.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “being very angry” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) feeling very nervous (c) hard technical words (d) local words they lack
26. 26.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling too shy to talk? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) hard technical words (c) an unknown language (d) local words they lack
28. 28.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) send long texts (c) calm down first (d) argue louder
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) being very angry
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) feeling very nervous (b) fear of being laughed at (c) big words for a toddler (d) not trusting the speaker
31. 31.True or false: “too much slang” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “too much slang” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
34. 34.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
35. 35.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) not trusting the speaker (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) feeling very nervous
38. 38.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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