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G5 SST Mid-Semester 1 Online Assessment (Group B)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of BCE?

a)

The time and years before corona era

b)

Years before the common era

c)

British Columbia

d)

Century before Christ

2.

Who is an archeologist?

a)

A person who studies the past using fossils and artifacts.

b)

A person who tames plants and animals

c)

A way of farming and agriculture

d)

A person who studies architecture.

3.

Who is a Hunter-gatherer?

a)

The first known group of people who domesticated animals

b)

A person who digs up the past using fossils

c)

A person who eats mostly seeds, berries, nuts and wild meat

d)

A person who hunts for caves and collects them

4.

The _______ period came after the Mesolithic period. During this period, humans learned to farm, settled in communities and populations grew.

a)

Bronze

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Neolithic

d)

Pre-historic

5.

The main river in Egypt is known as the:

a)

Amazon

b)

Niger

c)

Nile

d)

Wadi

6.

Turkey has a well-known Neolithic site of prehistoric buildings in:

a)

Catalhöyük

b)

Catacombs

c)

Cave paintings

d)

Caravans

7.

Raising animals to use or eat, such as goats, cows, camels and chickens is called:

a)

archeology

b)

Keeping animals in a zoo

c)

Domestication

d)

Zoo

8.

Which word below means ‘not having water or rain’?

a)

Flood

b)

Glacier

c)

Dynasty

d)

Arid

9.

How did cavemen express their views on a good hunting experience?

a)

They wrote books

b)

They made new tools

c)

They painted on cave walls

d)

They used sign language.

10.

The process of building canals to move water from rivers to farms:

a)

Domestication

b)

Migration

c)

Irrigation

d)

Agriculture

11.

Where was the only place in Egypt where people could live?

a)

Near the Mediterranean Sea

b)

Near the Red Sea

c)

Along the River Nile

d)

South of the 1st cataract of the Nile

12.

Which is the best description of a dynasty?

a)

An early building

b)

A line of hereditary rulers in a country

c)

An animal

d)

A kind of transportation system.

13.

How often would the Nile normally flood?

a)

Twice a year

b)

Every year

c)

Once in a while

d)

Every other year.

14.

Two benefits of the river Nile flooding are:

a)

watering and silt

b)

Parasites and silt

c)

Watering and drought

d)

Tourists and fish

15.

Malaria parasites are transmitted to man by:

a)

Dogs

b)

Cats

c)

Lions

d)

Mosquitoes