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WorksheetsDiscovery Of Australia & Aborigines
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
1. How are the indigenous people of Australia named?
Australians
Aborigines
Dutch
Europeans
2. Who was the first person to reach Australia in the year 1770?
Galileo Galilei
Captain James Cook
3. (a) is the smallest continent in the world.
4. What means 'a throwing stick that comes back' ?
Shields
Spears
Dingo
Boomerang
5. The aborigines settled as hunters and (a) .
6. Spear throwers are also known as _____________________.
Woomera
Miru
Woomera or Miru
7. The period when gold seekers from all over the world came to Australia is known as the _________________.
Gold Mine
Gold Search
Gold Rush
8. The Aborigines spoke approximately __________ languages.
215
240
210
250
9. ______________ are special stories that started as myths about the creation of the world.
Tales
Dreamtime
Art
10. During this ceremony , the young boys and girls are taught the rules of the tribe.
Dreamtime Ceremony
Initiation ceremony
Festive ceremony
11. The yellow colour in the aboriginal Flag represents the _________________
Earth
Sun
Aboriginal people
Light
12. A ____________ is a large piece of land.
country
island
hemisphere
continent
