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WorksheetsIndia in the Past and Present Quizziz
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 43mins
Fill in the blank: ________ is very strong, blowing winds and heavy rain in South Asia and Southeast Asia; it often causes floods.
monsoon
tornado
earthquake
drought
Fill in the blank: ________ is one of the most famous buildings in India built by Shah Jahan (an Indian ruler); he built it to be a tomb for his favorite wife after she died.
Taj Mahal
Red Fort
Qutub Minar
India Gate
Fill in the blank: ________ is anything big and heavy that has to be carried or moved from one place to another place.
load
leaf
rope
coin
Fill in the blank: ________ are loose, comfortable pants and shirts made for sleeping.
pajamas
jeans
jackets
shorts
Fill in the blank: ________ is the longest, most important river in India.
Ganga River
Yamuna River
Godavari River
Narmada River
Fill in the blank: To ________ means to move very quickly.
rush
crawl
pause
wander
Fill in the blank: ________ is a mountain range at the top of India; it has some of the highest mountains in the world.
Himalayas
Andes
Alps
Rockies
Fill in the blank: ________ is one of the oldest cities in the world, located in India; a holy (sacred) city to the Hindu people.
Varanasi
Mumbai
Chennai
Hyderabad
Fill in the blank: ________ is the largest city in India; more than 14 million people live here.
Kolkata
Chennai
Bangalore
Hyderabad
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a place where ships stop to load and to unload goods.
port
station
garage
airport
Fill in the blank: ________ describes a place with many people or things very close together.
crowded
empty
quiet
spacious
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a small community far away from anything else.
village
city
continent
island
Fill in the blank: ________ is one of the oldest religions in India; this religion has one god with many different names and many different forms.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a Hindu social class of people.
caste
temple
festival
priest
Fill in the blank: ________ is a religion based on the ideas of a great Indian teacher.
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Fill in the blank: ________ describes something connected with God or the gods of a religion.
sacred
ancient
ordinary
modern
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a piece of cloth that is wrapped around the legs and tied at the waist to make pants.
dhoti
sari
kurta
lungi
A piece of cloth that is wrapped around the shoulders and waist and worn as a dress is called a _______.
sari
kimono
poncho
toga
A soft, white material produced by plants; it is used to make cloth is called _______.
cotton
wool
silk
nylon
The time when a culture is very successful is called the _______.
golden age
dark age
stone age
iron age
A flat, round piece of metal used as money is called a _______.
coin
button
plate
medal
The solution to fix a sickness or disease is called a _______.
cure
virus
injury
symptom
In the past and in the present, do Indian people eat a lot of meat? Why or why not?
In the past and in the present, what are four goods that people get from India?
What are two specific and different reasons the Ganga River is important to the
people of India?
What animal do the Hindu people believe is sacred?
What is the only other country in Asia that has more people than India?
Why do millions of people visit Varanasi each year?
How many world religions started in India?
