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The Makasar

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Significant means the same as...

a)

clever

b)

important

c)

silly

d)

not important

2.

A person or event is deemed significant if it...

a)

Brought lasting change

b)

Kept things the same

c)

Brought a major change

d)

Brought a minor change

3.

A person or event is deemed significant if it...

a)

isn't important today

b)

is still important today

c)

had a positive or negative effect on people

d)

had no effect on people

4.

Which event below would be thought of as significant?

a)

Making a sandwich

b)

Year 4's using Ipads in class for the first time ever

c)

Picking your nose and eating it

d)

Playing handball at lunch

5.

Why is the event 'Year 4's using Ipads in class for the first time ever' a significant event?

a)

It's a major change to how we do our school work.

b)

It's fun.

c)

It brought a lasting change to how we do our school work.

d)

It was expensive.

6.

The Mekassar traders were mostly...

a)

fishermen

b)

warriors

c)

cooks

d)

farmers

7.

Arnhem Land is located in...

a)

Queensland

b)

New South Wales

c)

Northern Territory

d)

Indonesia

8.

What wind did the Mekasar sail on?

a)

North East

b)

South East

c)

South West

d)

North West

9.

The Mekassar sailed from the island of...

a)

Indonesia

b)

Sulawesi

c)

Bali

d)

Arnhem Land

10.

What was the main reason for the Mekasar's journey's?

a)

War

b)

Exploration

c)

Settlments

d)

Trade

11.

What was the main item the Mekasar wanted?

a)

Pearls

b)

Trepang

c)

Turtle shells

d)

Wood

12.

What did the Mekassar do with the harvested Trepang?

a)

Made harpoons

b)

Ate them

c)

Traded them with the Yolngu peoples

d)

Traded them in China

13.

What items did the Mekasar bring for trade?

a)

Cloth

b)

Blankets

c)

Rice

d)

Metal

14.

What skills did the Mekasar peoples teach?

a)

Making sails

b)

Making shelters

c)

Hunting

d)

Making Harpoons

15.

All things that the Mekassar brought for trade were 'good'?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What was the name of the Indigenous Australians that traded with the Mekasar?

a)

Yolngu

b)

Yugembeh

c)

Gummari

d)

Kabi Kabi

17.

The Mekasar originated from?

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

Arnhem Land

d)

Indonesia

18.

The Mekasar traded with the Yolngu for more than...

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

200 years

d)

30 years

19.

The Mekasar arrived in which month?

a)

January

b)

March

c)

June

d)

December

20.

What was a praus?

a)

a harpoon

b)

a boat

c)

a dance

d)

a sea slug

21.

What month did the Mekasar leave?

a)

April

b)

December

c)

January

d)

March

22.

A monsoon is a type of?

a)

Storm

b)

Fish

c)

Sea Slug

d)

People

23.

What word did the Yolngu learn from the Mekasar?

a)

rrupia

b)

trepand

c)

harpoon

d)

frequent

24.

Some Yolngu sailed back with the Mekassar to Indonesia?

a)

True

b)

False

25.

When was the last recorded journey to Australia by the Mekasar?

a)

1988

b)

1978

c)

1907

d)

1901

26.

Australia officially become a nation in...

a)

1988

b)

1978

c)

1801

d)

1901

27.

The arrival of the Macassar traders was significant because it brought many changes, including...

a)

more traded items

b)

new language

c)

new transportation

d)

more trepang

28.

What does the Makasar word 'rrupia' mean?

a)

Money

b)

Sea cucumber

c)

Harpoon

d)

Ceremony