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Communication


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Match the number with the definition!


Vocabulary Choices:

1. communication 2. sign 3. writing
4. oral 5. history 6. messenger
7. experience 8. idea 9. notch
10. reminder 11. record 12. language


1. thought - opinion
2. that is written
3. nick or cut a surface
4. means of expressing thoughts or feelings
5. symbol
6. carries messages, runs errands, etc.
7. spoken
8. official account
9. things lived through
10. giving of information
11. record of past
12. helps one remember


Communication

Man has always communicated in some form. It may have been in sign language, oral language, or written language.

In early history, man used sign language. He later found that he could not communicate like he wanted to with sign language, so he began some sort of spoken language. Only after man began oral communication was he able to begin trying to record messages, ideas, and experiences.

Many messengers of long ago carried sticks with them. The sender of the message would notch the stick. Each notch stood for a part of the message. It was to serve as a reminder for the carrier. Other men used various kinds of reminders. They devised knotted strings to help keep records of births, deaths, and battles. Strings, sticks, and colors were sometimes used together to mean different things.


Questions:

Remember, spelling counts!

13. Many messengers would carry a _____ to help them remember their message.


14. Man first used _____ language.


15. Man has always _____ in some form.


16. Several _____ in the stick helped the messenger to remember his message.


17. Man could not have _____ communication until he had oral communication.


18. Knotted strings helped to keep _____ of births, deaths, and battles.