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Ancient world

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Papyrus

a)

plants that grew along the Nile used for making paper

b)

material used for their clothes

c)

the belief in many gods/goddesses

d)

a group of people and camels moving across the desert

2.

Hieroglyphics

a)

stone statues from ancient Egypt

b)

a huge temple built for an Egyptian Pharaoh

c)

a rock that contains a mixture of a metal(iron) and other minerals

d)

Egyptians method of writing using pictures instead of letters

3.

Where is the great pyramid of Giza located?

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

Egypt

d)

China

4.

Why was the Lighthouse built at Alexandria?

a)

To honor the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs

b)

To help ships navigate the sea at nights

c)

To light up the streets of the city

5.

Where were the ''Hanging Gardens' built?

a)

in Egypt

b)

in Babylon (Iraq)

c)

in Greece

6.

Who was the army built for?

a)

The Yellow Emperor

b)

Emperor Qin Shi Huang

c)

Emperor Palpatine

d)

Wangmu Niangniang

7.

How many soldiers are there in The Terracotta Army Museum?

a)

4,000

b)

8,000

c)

10,000

d)

18,000

8.

Most of the soldiers in the Terracotta Army are ...

a)

over 2,5 metres tall

b)

look the same as each other

c)

have different features and expressions

9.

Who discovered the army?

a)

Soldiers that conquered the land

b)

Farmers digging in the area

c)

a Chinese family

d)

It has been known and protected since the ancient times

10.

The British Museum is located in...

a)

London (USA)

b)

Edinburgh (Scotland)

c)

Sydney (Australia)

d)

London (UK)

11.

The British Museum is a museum of...

a)

modern art.

b)

human history and culture.

c)

natural science.

12.
The Minoans lived on 
a)
Crete
b)
Peloponnesus
c)
Myceans
d)
Balkan Peninsula
13.
Knossos was
a)
A religious temple on Peloponnesus 
b)
the largest palace on Crete
c)
Ms. Bohr's house
d)
a fishing village on Crete
14.

How did the Minoans get their wealth?

a)

With the help of aliens

b)

With the help of Ancient Egyptians

c)

Through Trade

d)

Through warfare

15.

What was the name of the capital of the Minoans on Crete?

a)

Knossos

b)

Marathon

c)

Sparta

d)

Mycale

16.

The Minoans had many achievements. Two of them were:

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

Running Water

c)

Geometry

d)

Made figurines and jewellery from gold, bronze, ivory and stone

17.

Who was Amelia Earhart?

a)

a pilot

b)

a doctor

c)

a nurse

d)

a lawyer

18.

This scientist sailed around the world looking for connections between various living organisms. He spent a lot of his time on the Galapagos Islands looking at turtles and finches. He wrote the book The Origin of the Species.

a)

Mendel

b)

Darwin

c)

Avery

d)

Hooke

19.

Which Polish scientist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

Lise Meitner

d)

Rosalind Franklin

20.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

I didn’t used to like cabbage.

b)

I didn’t use to like cabbage.

c)

I never use to like cabbage.

21.

My granddad _______ us stories about his life as a policeman.

a)

use to tell

b)

used to tell

c)

was used to tell

22.

I didn’t use to smoke.

a)

I smoke now, but I didn’t in the past.

b)

I smoked in the past but now I don’t.

c)

I smoke now and I also smoked in the past.

23.

My mum _____ my hair in the kitchen.

a)

would to cut

b)

would use to cut

c)

would cut

24.

Your mother________have a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a young girl, didn't she?

a)

used to

b)

would

c)

wouldn't

d)

used to not

25.

Did you __________ like playing football at school?

a)

used to

b)

use

c)

use to

d)

would

26.

You ________ for the test, so you were very nervous.

a)

hasn't been stydying

b)

hadn't studyed

c)

hadn't studied

d)

weren't studying

27.
She ... to Michael before because she was too shy to start a conversation
a)
hadn't spoken
b)
hadn't spoke
c)
hadnot spoken
d)
hadn't speak
28.
... to the National Museum before we went last month?
a)
Have you been
b)
Had you been
c)
Had you be
d)
Hadn't you been
29.
Terry wasn't at home when I visited his place. He ....................... out.
a)
has just gone
b)
had just gone
c)
just went
d)
have just gone
30.
When the painter ____ (go), I washed the floor
a)
had gone
b)
went
c)
was going
d)
gone
31.

Keyla _______ _________ ________ for two hours before she arrived.

a)

was driving

b)

has been driving

c)

had been driven

d)

had been driving

32.

What are the helping verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?

a)

has been

b)

had been

c)

was being

d)

have been

33.
_?_ anything before you went to the theater?
a)
Had you eaten
b)
Had you eat
c)
Has you eaten
d)
You have eaten
34.
James ....medicine for years when he realized he didn't wan to be a doctor.
a)
was studying
b)
studied
c)
has studied
d)
had been studying
35.

The oldest object in the British Museum is ...

a)

from the 21st century BCE

b)

8 million years old

c)

2 million years old stone tool

36.

The British Museum gives backpacks to children ....

a)

as souvenirs

b)

to put artefacts in it

c)

to help them explore the museum