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grade-5 UAE sst

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the longest river in the world?
a)
Nile River
b)
Yellow River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Amazon River
2.
What body of water does the nile River empty into?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Red Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Indian Ocean
3.
Which of the following was NOT a crop of the ancient Egyptians?
a)
Flax
b)
Corn
c)
Papyrus
d)
Wheat
4.
Which important event provided rich soil year after year around the Nile River?
a)
Giant flocks of birds coming from the south.
b)
Huge storms came during the rainy seasons.
c)
The river flooded its banks.
d)
None of these events.
5.
what was Akhet?
a)
The harvest season
b)
The god of the nile river
c)
The dry season
d)
The season of flooding
6.
What did Egyptians consider the Gift of the Nile?
a)
The fish they were able to catch for food.
b)
The fresh water they could use for drinking.
c)
The breeze that help them travel upstream.
d)
The rich black soil from the Nile flooding.
7.
The primary way of traveling along the Nile River was with boats.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Why does the Nile River NOT flood the cities of modern day Egypt?
a)
Because it stop flooding over 1,000 years ago.
b)
Because of the Aswan Dam
c)
Because the river dried up around 100 years ago.
d)
It still floods many cities every year.
9.
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe cause the Nile to flood each year?
a)
The tears of the goddess Isis
b)
melting snow from the south
c)
earthquakes in the Red Sea
d)
giant elephants in central Africa
10.

Which is a reason that the Nile has been called “the lifeblood” of Egypt?

a)

Its valley and delta provide fertile soil for farming

b)

It borders two of the largest deserts in the world.

c)

It has dangerous cataracts.

d)

It is the longest river in the world.

11.

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile’s yearly spring flooding?

a)

They became successful farmers.

b)

They created hieroglyphics.

c)

They grew papyrus.

d)

They traded with Mesopotamia.

12.

a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea

a)

papyrus

b)

pharaoh

c)

delta

d)

cataract

13.

Where is River Nile located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

14.

How long is River Nile?

a)

3672 km

b)

5969 km

c)

6695 km

15.

The two tributaries of River Nile.

a)

Blue Nile & White Nile

b)

Red Nile & Blue Nile

c)

White Nile & Red Nile

16.

The white Nile starts from here.

a)

The Himalayas

b)

Sahara desert

c)

Lake Victoria

17.

The river water was useful for Egyptian farmers to ________.

a)

grow crops

b)

wash clothes

c)

cook food

18.

True or False: River Nile is the longest river in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who named River Nile?

a)

Ancient Egyptians

b)

Ancient Greek

20.

How old is River Nile?

a)

1 Million years

b)

200 Million years

c)

30 Million years

d)

20 Million years

21.

How deep is the Nile River?

a)

8-11 meters

b)

5 meters

22.

Yes or No

a)

Yes

b)

No

23.

Egyptians used --------------------- to irrigate the land

a)

FALAJ

b)

DAMS

c)

RIVER NILE

d)

RIVER INDUS

24.

____________is the process of applying controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals

a)

AGRICULTURE

b)

CULTIVATION

c)

PLANTATION

d)

IRRIGATION

25.

________________used to denote a system of irrigation

a)

FALAJ

b)

TOWI

c)

WADI

d)

OASIS

26.

------------- is a manmade waterway that allows water to flow

a)

POND

b)

CANAL

c)

SPRING

d)

WELL

27.

_________________took water from wells to different areas of the village

a)

WELL

b)

TOWI

c)

SPRING

d)

FALAJ

28.

Each farmer had a time limit for water use each day.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

canal that transported water from its source to the place where it was needed for personal use and for farming

a)

FALAJ IRRIGATION

b)

RIVER NILE

c)

TOWI

d)

NONE OF THESE

30.

Falaj, is an Arabic word that means _________

a)

SPLIT INTO PARTS

b)

TWO PARTS

c)

WATER RESOURCE

d)

LONG WATER WAY

31.

Where was the Falaj System implemented in the UAE?

a)

Dubai

b)

Sharjah

c)

Al Ain

d)

Abu Dhabi

32.

People used to carry water for themselves as they lived so far away.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or False? The canals took water from wells to different areas of the village and out to the farmer's fields.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Fill in the blank: The water was so controlled it was used for _________________________.

a)

farming first, then people.

b)

people first, then farming.

35.

True or False? Date Palms were often irrigated with Falaj Water.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True or False? Farmers shared the water on a rotation system.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

An ancient water channel used for irrigation.

a)

irrigation

b)

reservoir

c)

Al Falaj

d)

water table

38.

True or False? The sharing of water for private and oublic needs built a strong feeling of community.

a)

True

b)

False

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