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Early Communication Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is communication?

a)

The ability to write

b)

The ability to sing

c)

The ability to share information

d)

The ability to dance

2.

What are the two main types of communication?

a)

Visual and auditory

b)

Written and spoken

c)

Formal and informal

d)

Verbal and non-verbal

3.

How long ago did humans first begin to speak?

a)

50,000 years ago

b)

200,000 years ago

c)

100,000 years ago

d)

10,000 years ago

4.

What did early humans use to communicate before writing?

a)

Television

b)

Smoke signals

c)

Text messages

d)

Storytelling

5.

What type of language do the San people use?

a)

Click language

b)

Sign language

c)

Body language

d)

Written language

6.

What did the shell necklaces worn by the San people represent?

a)

Occupation

b)

Age

c)

Wealth

d)

Family belonging

7.

What were cave drawings used for?

a)

To create music

b)

To send messages

c)

To write letters

d)

To tell stories

8.

What did the San people mix with pigments for painting?

a)

Leaves

b)

Blood of an Eland

c)

Water

d)

Sand

9.

What is one way people communicated at sea?

a)

Using mirrors

b)

Using coded flags

c)

Using smoke signals

d)

Using drums

10.

What is hieroglyphics?

a)

A musical instrument

b)

A type of dance

c)

A kind of painting

d)

A form of writing used by Egyptians

11.

Who were the scribes in ancient Egypt?

a)

People who wrote using hieroglyphics

b)

People who sang

c)

People who painted

d)

People who danced

12.

What is calligraphy?

a)

A type of dance

b)

A set of symbols used in writing

c)

A form of painting

d)

A musical style

13.

What is an example of a modern symbol?

a)

Emojis

b)

Cave drawings

c)

Smoke signals

d)

Drum beats

14.

What did the San people use to communicate with their ancestors?

a)

Smoke signals

b)

Telegrams

c)

Song and dance

d)

Written letters

15.

What color pigments did the San people NOT use?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Brown