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Discovery Of Australia & Aborigines

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. How are the indigenous people of Australia named?

a)

Australians

b)

Aborigines

c)

Dutch

d)

Europeans

2.

2. Who was the first person to reach Australia in the year 1770?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Captain James Cook

3.

3. (a)   is the smallest continent in the world.

4.

4. What means 'a throwing stick that comes back' ?

a)

Shields

b)

Spears

c)

Dingo

d)

Boomerang

5.

5. The aborigines settled as hunters and (a)   .

6.

6. Spear throwers are also known as _____________________.

a)

Woomera

b)

Miru

c)

Woomera or Miru

7.

7. The period when gold seekers from all over the world came to Australia is known as the _________________.

a)

Gold Mine

b)

Gold Search

c)

Gold Rush

8.

8. The Aborigines spoke approximately __________ languages.

a)

215

b)

240

c)

210

d)

250

9.

9. ______________ are special stories that started as myths about the creation of the world.

a)

Tales

b)

Dreamtime

c)

Art

10.

10. During this ceremony , the young boys and girls are taught the rules of the tribe.

a)

Dreamtime Ceremony

b)

Initiation ceremony

c)

Festive ceremony

11.

11. The yellow colour in the aboriginal Flag represents the _________________

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Aboriginal people

d)

Light

12.

12. A ____________ is a large piece of land.

a)

country

b)

island

c)

hemisphere

d)

continent