WorksheetsHistory: Transport Through Time
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Before the wheel was invented people used what as a form of transportation on land?
Carts, wagons and coaches
Animal transportation
The bicycle
The motor car
After the invention of the wheel, the forms of transportation occurred in this order...
Motor car, bicycle, carts, steam engine
Bicycle, carts, motor car, steam engine
Carts, bicycle, steam engine, motor car
Steam engine, cart, bicycle, motor car
Why did people use animals for transport?
Animals are much stronger than humans.
Animals are smarter and can choose quicker routes.
Animals are reliable.
Animals weren't used for transport.
What was an important kind of transportation in South Africa?
Carts
Bicycles
Trains
Wagons
When was the first bicycle invented?
600 years ago
200 years ago
100 years ago
1000 years ago
This bicycle is known as a...
Tricycle
Motorbike
Penny Farthing
Unicycle
How have bicycles changed peoples lives?
Bicycles saved people time getting from places.
People used bicycles to deliver goods.
Today's cars use some of the inventions that were first made for the bicycle.
All of the above.
What were the steam engine and trains used for?
People used trains to transport goods across the land.
People used trains to get to their work.
People could live further away from their work so cities grew bigger.
How many wheels did the first motor car have?
Four
Two
One
Three
How did the motor car change people's lives?
People use cars and other motor vehicles to get to places.
Cities can grow bigger because of roads and car transport.
Cars can go to places that have no railways.
Cars are quieter than trains in cities.
