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WorksheetsGrade 5 Social Studies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which word best describes the Tainos?
Peaceful
Tired
Warlike
Fierce
What was the name of the Tainos chief?
bohio
cacique
Tainos
priest
3. What methods the Tainos use in order to get their food?
Fishing
hunting animals
buying food at the market
farming
4. The Tainos migrated to Jamaica from...
America
The West Indies
South America
Greenland
5. Tainos provinces were probably established near to the seas so that they could
travel on the sea using canoes
take pictures by the seaside
practice fishing
go skiing for fun
6. What did the Tainos look like?
tall, with straight noses and green eyes
short, with curly red hair and small feet
brown skinned, medium height and build, with straight black hair and flat foreheads
slimly built, with long,blonde hair and broad lips
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?
descendant
ethnic group
ancestor
family
8. People who come after us, our children and grandchildren are called?
descendants
ancestors
ethnic group
9. Which are the five major ethnic groups that came to the Caribbean?
Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Chinese & Whites
East Indians, Caucasian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Whites
Amerindians, Europeans, Africans, Caucasians, East Indians
Chinese, East Indians, Africans, Europeans & Chinese
10. Which ethnic group would blacks belong to?
Amerindians
Europeans
Chinese
Africans
13. This is the person who is in control of a situation or a group of people.
leader
hero
heroine
Nation builder
14. Which National Hero was the first Prime Minister of Jamaica?
Paul Bogle
Samuel Sharpe
Marcus Garvey
Sir Alexander Bustamante
15. What incident was Samuel Sharpe responsible for?
The Maroon War
The 1938 Riot
The Morant Bay Rebellion
Christmas Rebellion
