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Chapter 11 - Ancient Africa

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Continent is a small piece of land with many countries on it.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

What continent is the Nile River in?

a)

Asia

b)

Nigeria

c)

Africa

d)

Egypt

3.

What is the name of the larges desert in West Africa?

a)

The Green Canyon

b)

The Sahara Desert

c)

The Sahara Park

d)

The National Desert

4.

What did archaeologists find when they dug down into the hard, dry dirt of the Sahara?

a)

pollen, seeds, bones of animals, turtle shells

b)

bones of animals and turtle shells

c)

pollen, seeds, and water

d)

turtle shells

5.

Why did the people of ancient Africa go South?

a)

because the Sahara flooded

b)

because the Sahara gets burned

c)

because the Sahara dried up

6.

The desert is not always hot and sandy; once it had water, grass, and animals in it.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The story Anansi and Turtle is about Anansi beeing greedy and getting tricked by turtle.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Turtle was tired and hungry because.........

a)

He had been working the whole day.

b)

He had been exercising the whole day.

c)

He was sick.

d)

He had been travelling all day.

9.

How many characters are in the story Anansi and Turtle?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Which ground provision did Anansi prepare for dinner?

a)

potatoes

b)

cassava

c)

yam

d)

breadfruit

11.

Anansi wanting to eat all the food by himself is an example of......

a)

kindness

b)

sharing

c)

greediness

d)

happiness

12.

Anansi was happy to share his meal with turtle

a)

true

b)

false

13.

What time did Anansi turn up to eat at Turtle?

a)

breakfast

b)

lunch

c)

dinner

14.

Where did Turtle set up for dinner?

a)

on the riverbank

b)

under the trees

c)

underwater

15.

What rule does Turtle's country have for eating at the table?

a)

jackets must be worn

b)

guests must eat with a knife and fork

c)

jackets must not be worn at the table

16.

The moral of the story Anansi and Turtle is if you try to be too smart, you might find that someone else outsmarts you instead

a)

true

b)

false

17.

In the story of Anansi and the Make Believe Food, what 3 kinds of food did Anansi find in the villages?

a)

cassava, plantains, and rice

b)

cassava, yam, and rice

c)

cassava, rice, and meat

d)

cassava, plantain, and yam

18.

What do cassava look like?

a)

yams

b)

potatoes

c)

chips

d)

plantains

19.

Anansi keep on leaving the villages to go to the next one becausehe thought he would find something better in the next village.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The moral story of Anansi and the Make Believe Food is do not be greedy, eat whatever you are given.

a)

true

b)

false