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Friday May 10 2024

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 1600's what part of Europe did most of the newcomers come from?

a)

Denmark and Britain

b)

Britain and France

c)

France and Spain

d)

Spain and Portugal

2.

What two resources became very important in Early Canada?

a)

wheat and canola

b)

fish and timber

c)

fur and fish

d)

gold and fur

3.

What was the beaver pelt primarily used for?

a)

coats

b)

hats

c)

gloves

d)

blankets

4.

What fur trading company was owned by the British?

a)

Hudson's Bay Company

b)

North West Company

c)

What fur trading company was owned by the British?

5.

What were the men called that carried and canoed the fur and trade goods?

a)

Coureurs de bois

b)

Voyageurs

c)

Imperialists

d)

Settlers

6.

Q5:What does it mean to portage?


9

a)

to hunt

b)

to paddle a canoe

c)

to carry a canoe and supplies over land

7.

Both Europeans and Indigenous people benefited from the fur trade.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

How did the Canadian Pacific Railway encourage people to move west?

a)

They wanted to look for gold

b)

The railroad made it much easier to travel from east to west.

c)

It was very cold in the east

d)

Canadians wanted freedom from Great Britain

9.
Canada has how many provinces?
a)
10
b)
3
c)
5
d)
none of the above
10.
Canada has how many territories?
a)
10
b)
3
c)
5
d)
none of the above
11.
What was the first official French settlement?
a)
Newfoundland
b)

New France

c)
Quebec
d)
Thomas Island
12.

The earliest European contact with North America was made by:

a)

Vikings

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

John Cabot

13.

When was Confederation in Canada?

a)

1282

b)

1654

c)

1792

d)

1867

14.

What is the national animal of Canada?

a)

moose

b)

beaver

c)

goose

d)

loon

15.
The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.
a)
Allusion
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
d)
Irony
16.

Which of the following is an alliteration?

a)

Kids are silly and witty

b)

Cars are like trucks but smaller

c)

Apples are awesome

d)

Be home by midnight

17.

Check all of the following which are similes.

a)

He ran as fast as a cheetah.

b)

They were clowns.

c)

She liked ice cream.

d)

She climbed like a mountain goat.

18.
What is the formula for finding area of a rectangle?
a)
A = l•w
b)
A = s•df
c)
A = b•c
d)
A and C
19.

What is the area?

a)

35 cm

b)

30 cm

c)

35 sq cm

d)

12 cm

20.

What is the perimeter?

a)

24 sq cm

b)

24 cm

c)

35 sq cm

d)

35 cm