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WorksheetsFood in Australia
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The traditional diets of Aboriginal people varied across the country, why was this so?
a)
The different climates across Australia provides a wide variety of foods.
b)
Different shops in different areas
c)
The different groups prefer to eat different foods
d)
Some areas of Australia have less food than others.
2.
Name this food
a)
Sugar Ant
b)
Honey Ant
c)
Bull Ant
d)
Red Honey Ant
3.
Name this food
a)
Lilly pilly
b)
Currant
c)
Apple berry
d)
Rosella Fruit
4.
Name this food
a)
Eucalyptus
b)
Pepper leaf
c)
Lemon Myrtle
d)
Sand paper fig
5.
Name this food
a)
Beef
b)
Lamb
c)
Kangaroo
d)
Goat
6.
Why do you think the meat was salted, instead of left fresh?
a)
To preserve it for longer
b)
To add seasoning before it is cooked
c)
To make it taste better
d)
To hide the flavour of rotten meat
7.
Why was rationing necessary in early settlement times?
a)
To make sure the convicts were weak enough to not start a mutiny
b)
To ensure there was enough food to last until they could produce their own
c)
The rich had all the food and the poor had none
d)
Soldiers wanted to control the food supply to maintain order in the colony
8.
Name this food
a)
Spinifex
b)
Wheat
c)
Barley
d)
Kangaroo Grass
9.
An advantage of Kangaroo grass is:
a)
It doesn't require extra watering
b)
It is perennial
c)
It does not require pesticides
d)
All of the above
10.
Aboriginals were only hunters and gatherers
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Australia saw an large influx of immigrants from what country during the gold rush?
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
USA
d)
China
12.
A social influence on food is:
a)
What your parents eat
b)
What your friends eat
c)
What is in fashion to eat
d)
All of the above
13.
Name this food
a)
Fried rice
b)
Mee goreng
c)
Pad Thai
d)
Risotto
14.
Name this food
a)
Mee goreng
b)
Egg noodle stirfry
c)
Laksa
d)
Singapore Noodles
15.
Staple foods include:
a)
Rice
b)
Flour
c)
Meat
d)
All of the above
16.
Geographical influences on food are:
a)
The restaurant where you are going to eat
b)
Where you live
c)
Who eats the same food as you
d)
What your parents eat
17.
Why is cuisine in Australia continually able to evolve?
a)
Constant influences from other nationalities
b)
It's a rule, you have to try new food at least once
c)
Australians cannot make up their mind about what they like in foods
d)
We don't have a national food and are looking for one
18.
Name this food
a)
Cardamom
b)
Cumin
c)
Coriander seeds
d)
Cloves
19.
Name this food
a)
Red beans
b)
Chick peas
c)
Hazelnuts
d)
White pepper
20.
Name this food
a)
Coriander
b)
Parsley
c)
Fennel
d)
Oregano
21.
Name this food
a)
Parsley
b)
Coriander
c)
Oregano
d)
Kangaroo grass
22.
What is the best know property of this food?
a)
Its sweetness
b)
Its taste
c)
Its heat
d)
Its cooling properties
23.
What is a psychological influence on food selection?
a)
Beliefs
b)
Mood
c)
Values
d)
All of the above
24.
Why does the media influence what we eat?
a)
It makes food look appealing.
b)
It can show how to use foods we are no familiar with
c)
It keeps the different brands in our thoughts via advertising
d)
All of the above
25.
How much was being spent on take away drinks in Australia in 2006?
a)
$15 Million
b)
$1.6 Million
c)
$1.6 Billion
d)
$16.5 Billion
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