Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Human Rights

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are human rights for?

a)

People

b)

Animals

c)

Governments

d)

Other

2.

When were human rights created?

a)

1928

b)

Yesterday

c)

1948

d)

28 AD

3.

Do all of us have the same human rights?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Why are human rights necessary and important?

a)

To save lives.

b)

To give us freedom.

c)

To protect everyone.

d)

All of the above

5.

What document explains our human rights?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

c)

A job application

d)

The Australian Constitution

6.

Where do you have human rights?

a)

Burnie

b)

North West Tasmania

c)

Australia

d)

Everywhere

7.

For every right there is a matching ...

a)

rule

b)

responsibility

c)

example

d)

action

8.

Which is not a right?

a)

To have new sneakers

b)

To have food and water

c)

To have freedom

d)

To have an education

9.

Which situation has broken someone's rights?

a)

A young girl is not allowed a new dress

b)

A little boy is sent to bed early for misbehaving

c)

A 6 year old boy is not allowed to go swimming

d)

A country's government does not allow girls to go to school

10.

Up to what age do children's rights apply?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

21

11.

Which organisation set the standard for Human Rights around the world?

a)

UNICEF

b)

Greenpeace

c)

United Nations

d)

English Heritage

12.

Which is one of the children's rights? The right to ... .

a)

disrespect others

b)

have a lot of toys

c)

play

13.
Violations against people's civil rights and liberties by governments
a)
Human Right Violations
b)
Suffrage
c)
Gandhi
d)
Civil Rights
14.
The unjust treatment of different categories of people on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
a)
Servitude
b)
Dignity
c)
United Nations
d)
Discrimination
15.
Children abducted into rebel armies around the world; often given drugs to make them easier to manipulate,
a)
Civil Rights
b)
Child Soldiers
c)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
d)
United Nations
16.
A shelter from danger or hardship.
a)
Gandhi
b)
Asylum
c)
Malala
d)
Compel
17.
A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
a)
Inalienable
b)
Recourse
c)
United Nations
d)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
18.

Why is gender equality important?

a)

as women and men deserve the same opportunities, rights and obligations

b)

as women deserve the opportunities, rights and obligations

c)

asmen deserve the opportunities, rights and obligations

19.

Is gender equality a concern for men?

a)

No

b)

Yes

20.
The number one cause of child labor is:
a)
No Education
b)
Factory Work
c)
Poverty
d)
Sweatshops
21.
Which of the following BEST explains  the mental impact of child labor?
a)
children were losing limbs and lives
b)
children did not get an education
c)
children did not have any social skills
d)
children were working long hours
22.
Child labor is ANY work done by children under the age of
a)
16
b)
13
c)
12
d)
10
23.

What is a refugee ?

a)

A person with no nationality that is living as a non existing person.

b)

A person that fled his country from violence, fear or persecution

c)

A person not able to move and is still in the border of his country from violence

24.

What does the term ‘asylum’ mean as an overall definition?

a)

A place for women and their children to stay because thay have been forced to leave their house due to violence against their family.

b)

A place where people can stay away from danger.

c)

A place where you can sleep.

25.

What are the main reasons for the large increase in the number of refugees globally?

a)

Climate change.

b)

Political persecution.

c)

War and conflict.

26.

During 2020, most refugees were leaving the following countries due to war and oppression

a)

Syria

b)

Canada

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Venezuela

27.

A country can decide whether to take in refugees or not take them in.

a)

True

b)

False