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Bushrangers in Australia

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the Wild Colonial boys?

a)

Ex convicts

b)

The 3rd group of Bushrangers

c)

The 2nd generation of Bushrangers

2.

John Caesar was one the first notable bushranger.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Moondyne Joe was found dead in his cell in 1851.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

Select the most well-known bushrangers.

a)

Ned Kelly

b)

Benjamin Hall

c)

Frederick Ward

d)

Captain Francis Melville

5.

What were the names of the farmers who owned large portions of land and controlled a massive part of the monopoly?

(a)  

6.

Many songs and poems were often written about................... and ......................

(a)  

7.

How did they survive?

4 lines
8.

Why did they prefer the dangers of the wild, unexplored bush to the life of convicts?

4 lines
9.

Moondyne Joe was a well-known bushranger because he ................ from ...............several times.

(a)  

10.

What were the Lands Act´s main objectives?

4 lines
11.

Who were the bushrangers?

a)

Australian outlaws

b)

Representatives of the law

c)

Australian Aristocrats

d)

Mythical characters