wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Getting started in History

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a continent

a)

Large body of water

b)

The Grand Canyon

c)

A large amount of land

d)

All of the above

2.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

11

3.

What continent do we live in?

a)

Australia

b)

Anartica

c)

Europe

d)

North America

4.

What is the closest continent to us?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

5.

Which are the main 5 oceans in the world

a)

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

b)

The Artic and Southern Oceans

c)

The Nile Ocean

d)

The Indian Ocean

6.

What is an era?

a)

A big mountain

b)

A period of time

c)

A lake

d)

None of the above

7.

How long is a decade?

a)

2 years

b)

5 years

c)

10 years

d)

100 years

8.

How long is a century?

a)

50 years

b)

100 years

c)

1,000 years

d)

All of the above

9.

What is archaeology?

a)

The study of the past by what people left behind

b)

The study of the future by making solid guesses

c)

Gauging time by looking to the starts

d)

All of the above

10.

What is a chronological time line?

a)

Not having any time line when looking at history

b)

Looking at past events in the order of time that they happened

c)

Looking at your watch to check on time

d)

None of the above

11.

What is history?

a)

Future events

b)

Past events

c)

There is no such things as history

d)

All of the above

12.

What does migration mean?

a)

Migration means to learn

b)

Migration means to do well in sports

c)

Migration means to move to another area

d)

None of the above

13.

What does the word Geography have to do with?

a)

The sun

b)

The past

c)

The Earth

d)

All of the above

14.

What does the word region mean?

a)

An area

b)

The past

c)

10 years

d)

The stars

15.

What direction does the equator go on the earth?

a)

up and down (north /south)

b)

Left and right (East /West)

c)

In a big circle

d)

All of the abover

16.

What is the Prime Meridian?

a)

Imaginary line going up and down (north/south) the middle of the earth

b)

There is no such thing as the Prime Meridian

17.

What does AD mean?

a)

Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord)

b)

After Death

18.

Which of the below means the same exact time frame as AD

a)

BC

b)

BCE

c)

CE

d)

All of the above

19.

What is the exact same time frame in history as BC?

a)

AD

b)

CE

c)

BCE

d)

LE

20.

What are artifacts?

a)

Tools, art or other things found from the past

b)

Facts about specific famous paintings

21.

What Are key rules for our classroom?

a)

No talking while Mr. Kostlan is instructing the class

b)

No Talking while another student is speaking to the class

c)

You need permission to be out of seat once tardy bell rings

d)

Mr. Kostlan does not accept any late work