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HISTORY/ SKARA BRAE

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Scotland, there are some ... called Orkney

a)

villages

b)

passages

c)

islands

2.

There were passages with a ...from one house to the next

a)

ceiling

b)

floor

c)

roof

3.

There were no trees in Skara Bree so people made everthing with

a)

metal

b)

stone

c)

concrete

4.

What do you call this animal in English?

a)

a donkey

b)

a dolphin

c)

a whale

5.

They also ... ... wood from the beach

a)

went up

b)

picked up

6.

What's that caled in English?

a)

a ceramic bowl

b)

a stone pot

c)

a ceramic pot

7.

What's that?

a)

A model

b)

A shape

c)

A sculpture

8.

They used ..... bowls for eating

a)

stone

b)

wooden

c)

ceramic

9.

Find odd one out: history, science, seahorse, maths

4 lines
10.

Say 3 types of materials used by pre-historic people of Skara Brae

4 lines
11.

People used whale .... to make musical instruments and toys

a)

skin

b)

tail

c)

bone

12.

Skara Brae is one of the prehistoric sites to be found on a group of Scottish islands called the ___________ Islands.

a)

Scottish Islands

b)

Skara Islands

c)

Old Islands

d)

Orkney Islands

13.

In winter of ____________, a huge storm came in from the sea and uncovered an ancient mound.

a)

2005

b)

1950

c)

1850

d)

1750

14.

The area where Skara Brae was built would have been a lively place in the ______________ period

a)

Neolithic period

b)

Neographic period

c)

Bronze period

d)

Golden period

15.

Each house would have stone beds, dressers and ...

a)

A kitchen

b)

A workspace

c)

A bathroom

d)

A firepit

16.

The doors were possibly smaller because...

a)

They were too lazy

b)

They tried to hide

c)

They were smaller people

d)

They tried to keep big people out

17.

The lack of weapons found suggests...

a)

They fought with their hands

b)

They didn't know how to make weapons

c)

All of their weapons were washed away in the flood

d)

They weren't very aggressive people

18.

What took up most of their time?

a)

Hunting and protecting their village

b)

Farming and fishing

c)

Trading and distributing resources

d)

Building houses

19.

What can we assume from the fact that they built houses?

a)

They were scared of something

b)

They liked building things

c)

They were scared of the weather

d)

They were ready to settle

20.

This place was discovered by ....

a)

Walter Williams

b)

William Watt

c)

Watson Willson

d)

Will Watson

21.

Why is it important to learn about Skara Brae? Why are these discoveries important to us?

4 lines
22.

What is Orkney?

a)

A group of islands

b)

A group of animals

c)

A city

d)

An old village

23.

What did the people in Orkney see?

a)

They saw an old city

b)

They saw an old village

c)

They saw an old animal

d)

They saw an old house

24.

What didn't the people in Skara Brae do?

a)

They didn't cook animals.

b)

They didn't live in houses.

c)

They didn't read or write.

d)

They didn't make toys.

25.

How many houses were there?

a)

Height

b)

Eigth

c)

Eight

d)

Ehight

26.

There was a fireplace ________________.

a)

in the corner.

b)

in the middle of the room.

27.

Where was Skara Brae?

a)

It was near the forest.

b)

It was near the sea.

c)

It was far from the sea.

d)

It was far from the forest.

28.

What did the people in Skara Brae eat?

a)

They ate vegetables.

b)

They ate pasta.

c)

They ate fish.

29.

What did they make from wood?

a)

They made toys.

b)

They made bowls.

c)

They made tools.

30.

What did they make from ceramic?

a)

They made toys.

b)

They made bowls.

c)

They made coins.

31.

Were there coins in Skara Brae?

a)

Yes, there were.

b)

No, there weren't.