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Exploring Prehistoric Times

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What did early humans primarily use for food? (A) Farming (B) Hunting and gathering (C) Fishing (D) Trading

a)

B

b)

Animal husbandry

c)

Farming techniques

d)

Gathering only

2.

2. Which period is known as the Stone Age? (A) 2000 BC (B) 5000 BC (C) 2 million years ago (D) 1000 AD

a)

1500 AD

b)

500 BC

c)

3000 BC

d)

C

3.

3. What type of tools did early humans create during the Stone Age? (A) Metal tools (B) Wooden tools (C) Stone tools (D) Plastic tools

a)

Glass tools

b)

Ceramic tools

c)

C

d)

Rubber tools

4.

4. Where did early humans often live? (A) In cities (B) In caves (C) In farms (D) In boats

a)

In treehouses

b)

B

c)

In deserts

d)

In skyscrapers

5.

5. What is a common subject of cave paintings? (A) Animals (B) Buildings (C) Cars (D) People

a)

A

b)

Electronics

c)

Furniture

d)

Plants

6.

6. What did hunter-gatherers do? (A) They farmed crops (B) They built houses (C) They hunted animals and gathered plants (D) They made clothes

a)

They traded goods

b)

C

c)

They lived in cities

d)

They raised livestock

7.

7. What is the study of fossils called? (A) Biology (B) Archaeology (C) Geology (D) Anthropology

a)

Oceanography

b)

Paleontology

c)

C

d)

Meteorology

8.

8. Which of the following is a famous cave painting site? (A) The Louvre (B) Lascaux (C) The Great Wall (D) The Colosseum

a)

Stonehenge

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

The Pyramids

d)

Lascaux

9.

9. What did early humans use to make fire? (A) Matches (B) Flint stones (C) Electricity (D) Candles

a)

Firewood

b)

B

c)

Gasoline

d)

Wood shavings

10.

10. What is one reason early humans painted on cave walls? (A) To decorate (B) To tell stories (C) To practice art (D) To scare animals

a)

To record hunting locations

b)

B

c)

To communicate with spirits

d)

To mark territory

11.

11. Fill in the blank: The first humans were known as __________. (Answer: Homo sapiens)

a)

Homo neanderthalensis

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

Homo habilis

12.

12. Fill in the blank: The tools made from stone are called __________ tools. (Answer: Stone)

a)

Wood

b)

Stone

c)

Metal

d)

Plastic

13.

13. Fill in the blank: Early humans lived in __________ societies. (Answer: hunter-gatherer)

a)

industrial

b)

nomadic

c)

agricultural

d)

hunter-gatherer

14.

14. Fill in the blank: __________ are remains of ancient living things. (Answer: Fossils)

a)

Minerals

b)

Fossils

c)

Artifacts

d)

Remnants

15.

15. Fill in the blank: The study of human history through excavation is called __________. (Answer: archaeology)

a)

paleontology

b)

sociology

c)

archaeology

d)

anthropology

16.

16. What did early humans use to hunt large animals? (A) Bows and arrows (B) Spears (C) Traps (D) All of the above

a)

Clubs

b)

D

c)

Slingshots

d)

Net guns

17.

17. What is one way archaeologists learn about early human life? (A) By reading books (B) By studying fossils and artifacts (C) By watching movies (D) By talking to people

a)

By using social media

b)

By analyzing modern technology

c)

By conducting interviews

d)

B

18.

18. What type of animals did early humans often hunt? (A) Domesticated animals (B) Large wild animals (C) Insects (D) Fish

a)

Birds

b)

Reptiles

c)

Small mammals

d)

B

19.

19. What is the significance of cave paintings? (A) They are just art (B) They show early human culture and beliefs (C) They are modern art (D) They are not important

a)

(C) They are a form of contemporary expression

b)

(A) They are only for decoration

c)

(D) They have no historical value

d)

(B) They show early human culture and beliefs

20.

20. Why is it important to study early human life? (A) To understand our past (B) To learn about technology (C) To find treasure (D) To make art

a)

A

b)

To improve agriculture

c)

To study animals

d)

To explore outer space