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Youth Day

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What age group classifies as youth in South Africa?

a)

7-18

b)

14-35

c)

15-21

2.

What does Youth Day mean to you and why is it important to celebrate it?

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3.

What was being protested on 16 June 1976?

a)

Apartheid

b)

Bantu Education Act

c)

Black Consciousness

4.

What did the Bantu Education Act represent?

a)

Equip blacks to function as low skilled workers

b)

Teach blacks abract thinking

c)

Teach the same curriculum to black and white students

5.

What was the aim of the protest?

a)

Challenge Afrikaans as one of the mandatory mediums of education

b)

Challenge goverment on their beliefs on education

c)

Challenge the medium of education status quo

6.

Who was the photographer who took the infamous picture of Hector Pieterson?

a)

Sam Mkize

b)

Sam Nujoma

c)

Sam Nzima

7.

How many casualties were estimated during the unrest?

a)

Close to 700

b)

Close to 500

c)

Close to 400

8.

What did this revolution ultimately lead to?

a)

Immediate stop to the Bantu Eduction act

b)

Liberation and downfall of Apartheid

c)

Freedom of speech

9.

Prior to 1994, what was the original name of Youth Day?

a)

Soweto Day

b)

Hector Pieterson Day

c)

Ubusha day

10.

Why do we celebrate Youth Day as a country?

a)

Celebrate the role of youth in the liberation of South Africa

b)

Celebrate the youth coming together as South Africans

c)

Celebrate the youth working together as a united South Africa

11.

As the youth you have the right to challenge goverment on their policies and ways of leadership.

a)

In between

b)

False

c)

True

12.

"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.

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13.

Youth development programmes to get involved in:

a)

JA Youth Enterprise Development Programme

b)

YES

14.

How can I contribute to Youth Day? Select all that apply.

a)

Keep up to date with youth actions

b)

Raise awareness with friends, family and colleagues

c)

Celebrate it on my own

d)

Enjoy the public holiday