Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 94 · 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) not trusting the speaker (b) a closed door between (c) upset after a fight (d) being very angry
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling too shy to talk (b) being very angry (c) fear of being laughed at (d) local words they lack
3. 3.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
4. 4.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) send long texts (b) argue louder (c) calm down first (d) walk off forever
6. 6.True or false: “a weak network” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) big words for a toddler (c) not trusting the speaker (d) short forms like “IDK”
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) feeling very nervous (d) talking across a field
9. 9.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a closed door between? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
10. 10.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) talking across a field (c) a weak network (d) feeling too shy to talk
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an unknown language (b) too much slang (c) hard technical words (d) being very angry
13. 13.True or false: “talking across a field” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a loud drill outside? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
16. 16.True or false: “talking across a field” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) ask what it means (b) laugh at the word (c) nod and pretend (d) walk away
19. 19.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) talking across a field (d) being very angry
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a weak network (b) talking across a field (c) a loud drill outside (d) big words for a toddler
22. 22.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) hard technical words (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) a weak network
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) talking across a field (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
26. 26.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) her feelings (c) a weak network (d) hard words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) a closed door between (d) a weak network
29. 29.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a closed door between (b) local words they lack (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling very nervous
31. 31.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) give up talking (d) move to a quiet place
32. 32.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) feeling very nervous (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
34. 34.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “upset after a fight” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “an unknown language” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) too much slang (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
38. 38.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) being very angry (b) fear of being laughed at (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
40. 40.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use simple words (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) talk very fast

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