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Grade 4 Australian History

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two ways in which the first humans may have traveled to Australia?

a)

walking, sailing

b)

swimming, teleporting

c)

flying, driving

2.

What was Captain Cook's first name?

a)

Arthur

b)

Winston

c)

James

d)

George

3.

How many ships made up the First Fleet?

a)

7

b)

11

c)

10

d)

9

4.

Who were the first peoples who lived in Australia?

a)

Maoris

b)

British

c)

Dutch

d)

Indigenous Australians/ Aboriginal People

5.

What year did the first fleet arrive in Australia?

a)

1989

b)

1788

c)

1888

d)

1688

6.

What was Tasmania originally called?

a)

Van Dieman's Land

b)

New Holland

c)

Hobart

d)

Tasman Island

7.

What is a 'convict'?

a)

a person guilty of a criminal offence

b)

an explorer

c)

the captain of a ship

d)

a sailor

8.

Which location did Abel Tasman discover and claim for Holland?

a)

Batavia (Jakata)

b)

Queensland

c)

New Zealand

d)

Tasmania

9.

Why did the Aboriginal people live a semi-nomadic (where they moved around regularly) life?

a)

Got bored and wanted to take a holiday

b)

Ran out of food and other resources

c)

Wanted to find the nearest shopping centre

d)

Needed to find a better WiFi signal

10.

Who was the First Fleet led by?

a)

Captain Arthur Phillip

b)

Captain James Cook

c)

Captain Pav Sidhu

d)

Captain John Batman

11.

What does the term 'flora' and 'fauna' mean?

a)

Love and Hate

b)

Night and Day

c)

Plants and Animals

d)

People and Food

12.

What are some of the animals the convicts would have come across when they arrived in Australia?

a)

Giraffes and Tigers

b)

Emus and Kangaroos

c)

Flamingos and Iguanas

d)

Rabbits and Foxes

13.

Why did the Indigenous Australian children play games similar to the one we played at Wurundjeri Walk??

a)

To get Champs points

b)

For fun

c)

To learn to be like the animals they hunted

d)

To practice their hunting skills

14.

Why was it so difficult to work everyday as a convict?

a)

It was snowing everyday

b)

They were easily bored

c)

They had to wear handcuffs and leg irons

d)

No wifi

15.

What was the name given to Australia by Abel Tasman?

a)

Van Dieman's Land

b)

Australasia

c)

New Foundland

d)

New Holland