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WorksheetsYouth Day
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What age group classifies as youth in South Africa?
7-18
14-35
15-21
What does Youth Day mean to you and why is it important to celebrate it?
What was being protested on 16 June 1976?
Apartheid
Bantu Education Act
Black Consciousness
What did the Bantu Education Act represent?
Equip blacks to function as low skilled workers
Teach blacks abract thinking
Teach the same curriculum to black and white students
What was the aim of the protest?
Challenge Afrikaans as one of the mandatory mediums of education
Challenge goverment on their beliefs on education
Challenge the medium of education status quo
Who was the photographer who took the infamous picture of Hector Pieterson?
Sam Mkize
Sam Nujoma
Sam Nzima
How many casualties were estimated during the unrest?
Close to 700
Close to 500
Close to 400
What did this revolution ultimately lead to?
Immediate stop to the Bantu Eduction act
Liberation and downfall of Apartheid
Freedom of speech
Prior to 1994, what was the original name of Youth Day?
Soweto Day
Hector Pieterson Day
Ubusha day
Why do we celebrate Youth Day as a country?
Celebrate the role of youth in the liberation of South Africa
Celebrate the youth coming together as South Africans
Celebrate the youth working together as a united South Africa
As the youth you have the right to challenge goverment on their policies and ways of leadership.
In between
False
True
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" - do you agree with this statement? Motivate your answer with a short reason as to why.
Youth development programmes to get involved in:
JA Youth Enterprise Development Programme
YES
How can I contribute to Youth Day? Select all that apply.
Keep up to date with youth actions
Raise awareness with friends, family and colleagues
Celebrate it on my own
Enjoy the public holiday
