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Year 7 - Aboriginal Art

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aboriginal Art was primarily used to ?

a)

Decorate the land

b)

Tell a visual story

c)

Communicate and express their beliefs

d)

Explore different art making styles

2.

Aboriginals have occupied the land from as early as?

a)

20,000 years ago

b)

4,000 Years ago

c)

Millions of years ago

d)

40,000 years ago

3.

Much of the Aboriginal Art was done on?

a)

Rock, Caves, Sand, Bark & Bodies

b)

Rocks, Dirt, Boomerangs & Trees

c)

Animals, Bodies and Caves

d)

Canvas, Bark, Huts & Didgeridoos

4.

What tools were used to create Aboriginal Art?

a)

Dot painting, Sand drawing & Body painting

b)

Ochre, Burnt Bone, Charcoal & Hematite

c)

Sticks, hands & tree bark

d)

Paint brush, Pallet knives & Sponges

5.

Aboriginal colours were made using?

a)

Animals, Dirt & Tree bark

b)

Acrylic Paints, Oil Pastels & Water colours

c)

Ochre, Burnt Bone, Charcoal & Hematite

d)

Ochre, Animal Fats, Water, Charcoal, Hematite & Burnt Bone

6.

What is the Dreamtime?

a)

Stories passed from generation to generation

b)

Aboriginal cultural belief of the evolution of the world

c)

Stories created to entertain children

d)

An artwork created by Aboriginal elders

7.

An Aboriginal technique of creating art is?

a)

Engraving, Sand drawing & Dot Painting

b)

Stenciling & Painting

c)

Body Painting, Dot Painting & Sand Art

d)

All of them

8.

What is Hematite?

a)

A reddish-black mineral consisting of ferric oxide. It is an important ore of iron.

b)

A black mineral found only in caves.

c)

A tough yellow rock which needs to be ground and mixed with water to create a pigment.

d)

A green gemstone that drains Superman of his powers.

9.

Which of the following are Earth tones?

a)

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow & Red

b)

Red, Yellow, Brown, White & Black

c)

Pink, Purple, Orange & Yellow

d)

Orange, Red, Green, Black & Blue

10.

What do the colours represent on the Aboriginal Flag?

a)

Red = Land, Yellow = Sun, Black = People

b)

Red = Sun, Yellow = Sun, Black = Dreamtime

c)

Red = People, Yellow = Life, Black = Land

d)

Red = Blood, Yellow = Life, Black = Death

11.

This artwork is an example of what type of view?

a)

Front view of an artwork

b)

Profile view of an artwork

c)

Aerial view of an artwork

d)

Flat view of an artwork

12.

Who was the creator of the Aboriginal Flag?

a)

Bob Ross

b)

Harold Jones

c)

Harold Thomas

d)

Mr Suteski