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Term 3 - Week 11 - Social Studies

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The silk road starts in

a)

Wakanda

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Egypt

2.

Where does the silk road ends?

a)

Peru

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Europe

d)

Mediterranean Sea

3.

What difficulties does the traders faced ?

a)

Icy Blizzards

b)

Rain

c)

Desert heat and sandstorms

4.

Which goods did merchants traded from the west?

a)

Amber,wool and gold

b)

Silver, clothes, maps

c)

Horses,crops, silk

d)

Others

5.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk. 
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia. 
6.
 What is this place that allows for rest and water in massive deserts? (And is usually created by natural springs!)
a)
Plateau
b)
Archipelago
c)
Oasis
d)
Mountain
7.
Fill in the blank.  China _________ silk to Europe.
a)
imported
b)
explored
c)
implored
d)
exported
8.

Which physical feature made it most difficult for traders to travel the Western Silk Road?

a)

valleys

b)

plateaus

c)

mountains

d)

rivers

9.
The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.
a)
Gasoline
b)
Steel
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Coal
10.

What was the Chinese secret?

a)

How to make cotton.

b)

How to make fabric.

c)

How to grow silk worms.

d)

How to make silk.

11.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
12.

Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?

a)

silk

b)

plastic

c)

exotic animals

d)

spices

13.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
14.

Religion was spread on the Silk Road.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

What could a travelers do at a caravanserai?

a)

pay a road toll

b)

pay duties at the border

c)

police the roads

d)

rest for the night

16.
What animals transported most of the goods along the Silk Road?
a)
Horses
b)
Camels
c)
Elephants
d)
Llamas in disguise
17.
Put money into a bank account.
a)
withdraw
b)
deposit
c)
cash
d)
cheque
18.
Take money out from your bank account.
a)
withdraw
b)
deposit
c)
pay bills
d)
savings
19.

What is a need?

a)

An item you would like to have.

b)

An item you have to have to survive.

20.

What is a want?

a)

An item you would like to have.

b)

An item you have to have to survive.

21.

Money borrowed from a bank.

a)

debt

b)

budget

c)

loan

d)

expense

22.

You get your haircut

a)

Good

b)

Service

23.

You buy a book from a garage sale

a)

Good

b)

Service

24.

You buy your mother a flower from a flower shop

a)

Good

b)

Service

25.

You visit the doctor for a checkup

a)

Good

b)

Service

26.

You purchase a game to give as a birthday gift

a)

Good

b)

Service

27.

Air, shelter, and food are all examples of ______________

a)

needs

b)

wants

28.

Is this a want or a need?

a)

Need

b)

Want

29.

Which of the following is a need?

a)

Chocolate

b)

Shelter

c)

Toy

d)

Lipstick

30.

Which of the following is NOT a need?

a)

Air

b)

Food

c)

Toy

d)

Water

31.

What type of map is this?

a)

A physical map

b)

A political map

c)

A road map

d)

A topographical map

32.

What's an example of a label you might find on a political map?

a)

The name of a country

b)

A symbol that shows you which way north is

c)

A little picture that represents a capital city

d)

A line of latitude

33.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
34.

This picture represents

a)

a map

b)

a globe

c)

a compass rose

d)

latitude lines

35.

A physical map uses shows natural areas of regions such as deserts and forests.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Lines of longitude run from ____________________ to _______________.

a)

hemispheres

b)

east to west

c)

north to south

d)

intermediate

37.

Communication can be defined as the exchange of information, feelings, thoughts and ideas.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What was the very first long distant way to communicate ?

a)

pigeons

b)

drawings

c)

smoke signals

d)

pony express

39.

True or False: Communication is more than just talking face to face?

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What is Body Language?

a)

Postures, gestures, and facial expressions.

b)

The exchange of information through the use of words.

c)

Your words say one thing but your body language say another.

d)

Speak from your point of view.

41.

Good listening skills include what?

a)

Smiling and waving at people

b)

Yelling loud at people

c)

Writing in slang.

d)

None the above.