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Grade 5 Social Studies

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word best describes the Tainos?

a)

Peaceful

b)

Tired

c)

Warlike

d)

Fierce

2.

What was the name of the Tainos chief?

a)

bohio

b)

cacique

c)

Tainos

d)

priest

3.

3. What methods the Tainos use in order to get their food?

a)

Fishing

b)

hunting animals

c)

buying food at the market

d)

farming

4.

4. The Tainos migrated to Jamaica from...

a)

America

b)

The West Indies

c)

South America

d)

Greenland

5.

5. Tainos provinces were probably established near to the seas so that they could

a)

travel on the sea using canoes

b)

take pictures by the seaside

c)

practice fishing

d)

go skiing for fun

6.

6. What did the Tainos look like?

a)

tall, with straight noses and green eyes

b)

short, with curly red hair and small feet

c)

brown skinned, medium height and build, with straight black hair and flat foreheads

d)

slimly built, with long,blonde hair and broad lips

7.

7. A community or group of people who share common ancestors and a common culture often including a common history, religion, language and other characteristics is called?

a)

descendant

b)

ethnic group

c)

ancestor

d)

family

8.

8. People who come after us, our children and grandchildren are called?

a)

descendants

b)

ancestors

c)

ethnic group

9.

9. Which are the five major ethnic groups that came to the Caribbean?

a)

Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Chinese & Whites

b)

East Indians, Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Whites

c)

Amerindians, Europeans, Africans, Caucasians, East Indians

d)

Chinese, East Indians, Africans, Europeans & Chinese

10.

10. Which ethnic group would blacks belong to?

a)

Amerindians

b)

Europeans

c)

Chinese

d)

Africans

11.

13. This is the person who is in control of a situation or a group of people.

a)

leader

b)

hero

c)

heroine

d)

Nation builder

12.

14. Which National Hero was the first Prime Minister of Jamaica?

a)

Paul Bogle

b)

Samuel Sharpe

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

13.

15. What incident was Samuel Sharpe responsible for?

a)

The Maroon War

b)

The 1938 Riot

c)

The Morant Bay Rebellion

d)

Christmas Rebellion