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Chapter 6- Indigenous cultures

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Indigenous means...

a)

The most natural thing

b)

The earliest inhabitants of a place

c)

A place where people live

d)

Where aboriginals come from

2.

What is the Aboriginal Creation Myth?

a)

A story about the world.

b)

A myth about religion.

c)

A myth about the origins of the world

3.

What is a typical instrument of the Aboriginals?

a)

Digghwiedu

b)

Digdoo

c)

Ditjarlitoo

d)

Didgeridoo

4.

"Dreamtime is ...

a)

a soap opera

b)

the time before the European settlers came

c)

same as dreaming for us

d)

a central part of the Aboriginal culture

5.

How did the Aboriginals originally get food?

a)

hunting and gathering

b)

fishing

c)

shopping

d)

robbing

6.
A trait that aboriginal art has is....
a)
There are no traits
b)
Lots of faces
c)
Very little color
d)
Lots of dots!
7.
This type of art is....
a)
Beadwork
b)
Bark Painting
c)
Rock Painting
d)

Sculpture

8.
Aboriginals are known for being good...
a)
Story Tellers
b)
Artists
c)
Craftsmen
d)
All of these
9.

Who were the first to arrive in Australia?

a)

The Native Americans

b)

The Aboriginals

c)

The British

d)

The Canadians

10.

There is no written language for Australian Aboriginal People so in order to convey their important cultural stories through the generations it is portrayed by __________________ through their artwork.

a)

symbols

b)

colors

c)

music

11.

It is imperative to pass on information to preserve their culture. Indigenous art is centered on ___________________. It is used as a chronical to convey knowledge of the land, events and beliefs of the Aboriginal people.​​​​​​​

a)

story-telling

b)

religion

c)

science

12.

Aboriginal Art was primarily used to ?

a)

Decorate the land

b)

Tell a visual story

c)

Communicate and express their beliefs

d)

Explore different art making styles

13.

Much of the Aboriginal Art was done on?

a)

Rock, Caves, Sand, Bark & Bodies

b)

Rocks, Dirt, Boomerangs & Trees

c)

Animals, Bodies and Caves

d)

Canvas, Bark, Huts & Didgeridoos

14.

What is the Dreamtime?

a)

Stories passed from generation to generation

b)

Aboriginal cultural belief of the evolution of the world

c)

Stories created to entertain children

d)

An artwork created by Aboriginal elders

15.

Which of the following does not describe Aboriginal spirituality?

a)

A oneness and an interconnectedness with all that lives and breathes

b)

The land is our food, our culture, our spirit and identity

c)

The belief that all objects are living and share the same soul or spirit that Aboriginals share

d)

The belief in ancestor gods and the practical worshipping of these gods

16.

The blue whale is __________ an elephant.

a)

heavyer than

b)

heavier than

c)

heaviest

17.

New Zealand is ____________ country in the world.

a)

beautiful than

b)

the beautifulest

c)

the most beautiful

18.

Bungee jumping is ________________ riding a bike.

a)

dangerouser than

b)

more dangerous than

c)

dangerous

19.

In my opinion, math is _____ than science.

a)

easy

b)

easier

c)

more easy

20.

Who is the ................ (famous) footballer in the world?

a)

most famous

b)

more famous

c)

famous

21.

Stas is ............ (good) than Nikita at playing volleyball.

a)

most good

b)

good

c)

better

22.

Moscow is the .............. (big) city in the Russia.

a)

biggest

b)

big

c)

bigger

23.

Her bedroom is ...................... ( big) room in my house.

a)

big

b)

the biggest

c)

bigger than

24.

Mount Everest is ......................( high) mountain on Earth.

a)

higher than

b)

high

c)

the highest

25.
Tom was born in 2005 and John was born in 2006. John is __________ tom
a)
youngest than
b)
younger
c)
younger than
d)
youngest
26.
my new neighbor is _______man I have ever met
a)
stranger than
b)
the strangest
c)
the most strange
d)
the mostest stranger
27.
my new phone is much __________ my old one
a)
bester than
b)
gooder than
c)
better than
d)
goder than
28.
My grandmother is ______ person in my family.
a)
the oldest
b)
older than
c)
most old
29.

What does the suffix "-ful" mean?

a)

without

b)

having

c)

full of

d)

having to do with

30.

What does the suffix "-less" mean?

a)

without

b)

less of

c)

having

d)

relating to

31.

What word means full of beauty?

a)

beautiful

b)

beautiness

c)

beautifully

d)

beautiless

32.

The students made careless mistakes on their test. What does it mean to be careless?

a)

without care

b)

caring to much

c)

full of care

d)

to be careful again

33.

Which suffix means without

a)

ly

b)

able

c)

less

d)

ful

34.

Which words means without a home?

a)

homeful

b)

homeless

c)

homer

d)

homes

35.

What does the word fearless mean?

a)

full of fear

b)

without fear

36.

What does the word peaceful mean?

a)

full of pieces

b)

full of peace

37.
You  will find a suffix at the _______ of a word. 
a)
beginning
b)
middle
c)
end
38.
What does the suffix _est mean?
a)
most
b)
more
c)
without
d)
full of _____
39.

Which statement is true?

a)

Aboriginals do not use totem poles.

b)

Aboriginals give newborns the name of a dead person.

c)

Aboriginals have a religion called "dreaming"

40.

Which is not true about the figures carved on totem poles?

a)

They help to tell stories.

b)

They help to tell stories.

c)

They tell the history of a clan.

d)

They have no special meanings.