Social Studies Chapter 1 (Early Singapore) Part 1

Stories and historical records such as _____ help us to understand early Singapore.

• the Singapore Map

• the National Pledge

• my teacher's diary

• Wang Dayuan’s account

The _____ contains the story of Sang Nila Utama.

• record by a Portuguese named Afonso d'Albuquerque

• Wang Dayuan's account

• Sejarah Melayu

• artefact

Singapore was once called Temasek until _____ renamed the island Singapura.

• Sir Stamford Raffles

• Sang Nila Utama

• Wang Dayuan

• Afonso d'Albuquerque

Singapore was described as a centre for _____.

• travel

• food

• trade

• work

Singapura, which means Lion City, comes from a language known as _____.

This language can be traced back thousands of years.

• English

• Hokkien

• Malay

• Sanskrit

Sang Nila Utama is a prince from _____.

• Bentan (Bintan)

• Sumatra

• Temasek

• Fort Canning Hill

Sang Nila Utama threw his _____ into the sea to stop the storm.

• clothes

• gold

• crown

• people

Singapura, which means ______, is a city named after a singa.

• Lion City

• Green City

• Brave City

• Strong City

Excavations at Fort Canning Hill led to the discovery of ancient objects such as gold _____ and pottery.

• bars

• coins

• cutlery

• jewellery

According to Wang Dayuan, Temasek is a place where _____ meet.

These people came in ships with valuable goods.

• princes

• workers

• traders

• women