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What is the origin of Modern Australia

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the current population of Australia?

a)

26,000

b)

26 million

c)

26 billion

d)

62 million

2.

Who found the "Welcome Stranger" gold nugget?

(a)  

3.

What is the other name of Uluru, a sacred place to Aboriginals?

(a)  

4.

What is the number of Aboriginals in Australia?

a)

26 million

b)

400,000

c)

20,000

d)

300,000

5.

Who was the most famous Bushranger in Australian History?

(a)  

6.

What crimes did bushrangers commit?

a)

They sometimes killed police officers

b)

They were expert horsemen

c)

They stole cattle and horses

d)

They robbed travellers

7.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Perth

b)

Camberra

c)

Sydney

d)

Hobart

8.

When did the First Fleet arrive in Sydney Cove?

a)

July 14th, 1789

b)

May, 13th, 1789

c)

January 25th, 1788

d)

January 26th, 1788

9.

Who is the head of Australia in 2024?

a)

b)

c)

d)

10.

What continent is Australia part of?

(a)  

11.

Which animal is NOT from Australia?

a)

Koala

b)

Wallabi

c)

Wombat

d)

Kakapo

12.

What is this landmark?

(a)  

13.

What percentage of the Australian population was NOT born in Australia?

a)

50%

b)

10%

c)

25%

d)

13%

14.

How many ships did the First Fleet consist of?

a)

8

b)

11

c)

12

d)

1,000

15.

When did the First Fleet leave Portsmouth, England?

a)

On April 13th 1787

b)

On May 14th 1788

c)

On May 13th 1787

d)

On February 31th 1787

16.

What are Australia's national sports?

a)

Netball

b)

Rugby

c)

Aussie rules

d)

Cricket

17.

What's the English for "des condamnés"

(a)  

18.

Translate into English:

"Ils ne pouvaient pas trouver de l'or facilement".

(a)  

19.

Which of these is NOT an Australian state?

a)

Northern Territory

b)

New South Australia

c)

New South Wales

d)

Victoria

20.

Who painted "The first Fleet in Sydney Cove, January 27th, 1788" ?

(a)  

21.

What's the English for "voler (dérober)"?

(a)  

22.

What's the English for "naviguer" ?

(a)  

23.

How many days did it take for the First Fleet to reach Australia?

a)

10 months

b)

252 months

c)

252 days

d)

252 years

24.

Which city/town was not part of the First Fleet's itinerary?

a)

Cape Town

b)

Tenerife

c)

Sao Paulo

d)

Rio de Janeiro

25.

What is the correct translation of "Il a mendié dans la rue"

a)

He bug on the streets

b)

He begged on the streets

c)

He beg on the streets

d)

He travelled on the streets

26.

Complète cette phrase en conjuguant le verbe entre parenthèses:

"When they arrived in Australia, the convicts ____ ______(wash).

(a)  

27.

Complète cette phrase en conjuguant le verbe entre parenthèses:

"Women and men ____ ______ ___ (trier, en anglais)

(a)  

28.

Translate into English:

"Elizabeth fut punie par le système judiciaire".

(a)  

29.

Translate into English.

"Les condamnés furent envoyés vers l'Australie".

(a)  

30.

Pour former un participe passé régulier (nécessaire à la voix passive), quelle terminaison ajoute-t-on à la base verbale (BV) ?

a)

-EN

b)

-ED

c)

-ING

d)

Aucune

31.

When was gold found for the 1st time in Australia ?

a)

In February 1751

b)

In February 1851

c)

Near Bathurst in New South Wales

d)

In Melbourne, Victoria

32.

Translate into English:

"Les chercheurs d'or étaient obligés de vivre dans des tentes".

(a)  

33.

Translate into English:

"Ils ne pouvaient pas prendre quelques jours de congés".

(a)  

34.

What is the name this common Australian landscape (paysage) where travellers were sometimes attacked?

(a)