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Colonial Jobs

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 8hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who designs and makes wigs for the Colonists?

a)

Wigmaker

b)

Town Crier

c)

Tailor

d)

Silversmith

2.

Who uses a curling iron, wig block, hackle, comb and weaving frame for their job?

a)

Wigmaker

b)

Town Crier

c)

Tailor

d)

Silversmith

3.

Who uses hair from goats, cows, horses and people at their job?

a)

Wigmaker

b)

Town Crier

c)

Tailor

d)

Silversmith

4.

Who would travel from town to town delivering important news?

a)

Blacksmith

b)

Town Crier

c)

Tailor

d)

Silversmith

5.

Who uses their voice and a handbell for their job?

a)

Blacksmith

b)

Town Crier

c)

Tailor

d)

Silversmith

6.

Who wore very elaborate clothes for their job?

a)

Blacksmith

b)

Town Crier

c)

Tailor

d)

Silversmith

7.

For the job of the Town Crier, who rang the bell and who delivered the news?

a)

The husband rang the bell and delivered the news

b)

The wife rang the bell and the husband delivered the news

c)

The husband rang the bell and the wife delivered the news

d)

The wife rang the bell and delivered the news

8.

Who made clothes for the Colonists?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Town Crier

c)

Tailor

d)

Silversmith

9.

Who used needles, pins, cutting shears, a thimble and measuring tape for their job?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Town Crier

c)

Tailor

d)

Silversmith

10.

What does the word "tailoring" mean?

a)

Art of cutting

b)

Art of shaping

c)

To tailor

d)

It doesn't mean anything silly!

11.

Who used silver to make objects for their job?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Silversmith

12.

Who used an anvil, hammer, molds and vise at their job?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Silversmith

13.

Who melted silver at 2,000 degrees?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Silversmith

14.

Who could afford silver objects?

a)

Everyone

b)

Only the poor

c)

No one used silver, everyone used gold

d)

Only the wealthy

15.

Who made objects such as teapots, bowls, candlesticks, spoons and cups at their job?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Silversmith

16.

Who made shoes and boots?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Cabinet Maker

17.

Who used an awl, sizing stick, last and sole knife at their job?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Cabinet Maker

18.

A cobbler who makes which item is considered to be the most respectful cobbler?

a)

Shoes

b)

Teapots

c)

Saddles

d)

Cobblers make cookies and live in trees

19.

When did Colonial children receive their first pair of shoes?

a)

6 years old

b)

2 years old

c)

When they're born

d)

When they can afford their own pair

20.

Who was in charge of printing paper products such as newspapers, bibles, invitations and pamphlets?

a)

Cooper

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Cabinet Maker

21.

Who used an inkball, printing press, type, coffin and composition stick at their job?

a)

Cooper

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Cabinet Maker

22.

What job took 10 years of training?

a)

Cooper

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Cabinet Maker

23.

Who often worked 14 hour days?

a)

Cooper

b)

Town Crier

c)

Printer

d)

Cabinet Maker

24.

Who made furniture out of wood?

a)

Cooper

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Printer

d)

Cabinet Maker

25.

Who used a chisel, mallet, saw, gimlet and caliper at their job?

a)

Cooper

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Printer

d)

Cabinet Maker

26.

What type of wood did the cabinet maker use to make furniture?

a)

Pine

b)

They used metal

c)

Cherry

d)

Oak

27.

Who made barrels?

a)

Cooper

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Wigmaker

d)

Cabinet Maker

28.

Who used carving knives, a shaving horse and a broadax at their job?

a)

Cooper

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Wigmaker

d)

Cabinet Maker

29.

What was used as shipping containers?

a)

Barrels

b)

Envelopes

c)

Horse and carriage

d)

Amazon Prime all day

30.

Who made important metal objects that were necessary in colonial life?

a)

Town Crier

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Wigmaker

d)

Cabinet Maker

31.

Who used a hammer, anvil, vise, tongs and bellow at their job?

a)

Town Crier

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Wigmaker

d)

Cabinet Maker

32.

Who could heat metal up to 3,000 degrees?

a)

Town Crier

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Wigmaker

d)

Cabinet Maker

33.

Who used hammers that weighed 12 pounds?

a)

Town Crier

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Wigmaker

d)

Cabinet Maker