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Prehistoric Britain

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1: When did Homo sapiens first evolve?

a)

Around 60,000 years ago

b)

Around 300,000 years ago

c)

Around 2.5 million years ago

d)

Around 65 million years ago

2.

Which of these animals is extant?

a)

Cave lions

b)

Woolly Mammoth

c)

Smilodon

d)

Homo sapiens

3.

What does Stonehenge help to mark?

a)

The summer and winter solstice

b)

Christmas day

c)

The first day of Spring

d)

Midday

4.

Until about 12,000 years ago, Britain was

connected to the rest of European mainland

by a land bridge.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

During the prehistoric period, early

humans wrote lots of things down. This

evidence helps us to learn about prehistory.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

6: Which of these materials did humans use

during the Neolithic era? Choose three.

a)

Flint

b)

Bones

c)

Animal skins

d)

Plastic

e)

Metal

7.

Humans began farming in which of the

stone ages?

a)

Palaeolithic era

b)

Mesolithic era

c)

Neolithic era

8.

In which era did humans in Britain settle

in more permanent homes and start

farming?

a)

Palaeolithic era

b)

Mesolithic era

c)

Neolithic era

9.

The Celts used iron because it was a

more durable metal than bronze.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Celtic culture, including religion and

diet, was spread out across Europe.

a)

True

b)

False