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Boulder Primary Hass quiz years 3 and 4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years would a convict usually be sentenced to prison for?

a)

3, 9 or 15 years

b)

7, 14 years or life.

c)

2,5, 100 years

d)

3,8 yearsfor life

2.

Why did the Industrial Revolution become a reasons to send convicts to Australia?

a)

The machines were too slow.

b)

People were bored of working with machines.

c)

Machines took over peoples jobs and they turned to crime.

d)

Machines cost a lot of money.

3.

A large ship used to hold prisoners in England was called a (a)  

4.

How many ships were in the First Fleet?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

25

d)

11

5.

Which place did Ferdinand Magellan get killed?

a)

The Philippines

b)

Australia

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

6.

Why did the Kind of India not like Vaso Da Gamma?

a)

Vasco did not give him money

b)

Vasco tried to kill him

c)

The king did not like the gifts and Vasco was rude to him

d)

Vasco crashed his ship in India

7.

How many ships returned from Ferdinand Magellans orginal voyage?

a)

6 ships

b)

2 ships

c)

1 ship

d)

every ship

8.

Why do we have rules?

a)

Because they make people happy.

b)

People like to follow them.

c)

Saftey, fairness and equality.

d)

To make money.

9.

Who took the First Fleet to Australia?

a)

Captain Cook

b)

Captain Arthur Phillip

10.

What is a massacre?

a)

A big party.

b)

A brutal slaughter of people.

c)

Many people singing.

d)

The name of a ship from the First Fleet.

11.

What animal were the Aboriginals eating when Captiain Arthur Phillip was speared?

a)

Roast Chicken

b)

Whale

c)

Shark

d)

Kangaroo

12.

What is the name of this building used for convicts to sleep at night in Sydney because of bad behavior?

a)

They Sydney Opera House

b)

Boulder Town Hall

c)

Parliment House

d)

Hyde Park Barracks.

13.

Which country is considered one of Australia's close neighbours?

a)

Vanuatu

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

Ukraine

14.

What do the large circles mean in this picture?

a)

Walking tracks

b)

Water wells

c)

Hunting Grounds

d)

cemeteries

15.

Why are companies digging holes down into and through the Great Artesian Basin?

a)

To get oil

b)

The get coal seam gas

c)

To find gold

d)

To get silver

16.

What is this type of pipe called to get water?

a)

A spillway

b)

An artesian well

c)

A hose

d)

A rock pipe

17.

What does permeable rock mean?

a)

Rock that water can not get through

b)

A rock that water can get through

c)

A rock that is made of iron

d)

A solid rock

18.

Ferdinand Magellan died from..........

a)

Scurvy

b)

Food Poisoning

c)

A poison dart

d)

A gunshoot wound

19.

The Murray Darling Basin is mostly located in.................?

a)

Tasmania

b)

China

c)

New South Wales

d)

Western Australia

20.

The name of the Indigenous massacre in Western Australia in 1834 where around 30 - 50 Aboriginals died is called the.........

a)

The Black Massacre

b)

The Pinjarra Massacre

c)

The Queensland Massacre

d)

The Tasmaninan massacre

21.

Diversity means.........

a)

an old wooden ship

b)

including people from different backgrounds, age, abilities etc

c)

ignorning people

d)

helping people

22.

What percentage of people from Australia were born overseas?

a)

90%

b)

10%

c)

27%

d)

44%

23.

What state is this?

a)

Queensland

b)

South Australia

c)

Western Australia

d)

Victoria

24.

What state is this?

a)

Melbourne

b)

New South Wales

c)

South Australia

d)

Queensland

25.

Mr Reads favourite Koi is...........

a)

Asagi

b)

Kohaku

c)

Utsuri

d)

Ogon