WorksheetsIndigenous Australians
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does indigenous mean?
a)
people that came after the natives were living there
b)
the types of plants and animals that can only be found there
c)
a special type of ship the Europeans used
d)
the native people of a country or place
2.
Who are the indigenous people of Australia?
a)
Aboriginals & Torres Strait Islanders
b)
Maori & Aboriginal
c)
Apaches
d)
Polynesians
3.
Which group came from the islands between Papua New Guinea and Australia?
a)
Aboriginals
b)
Torres Strait Islanders
c)
Papuans
d)
Polynesians
4.
How many languages did the Torres Islanders have? (from the previous question)
a)
1,000
b)
10
c)
2
d)
1
5.
What religion was brought by missionaries this area?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
6.
Aboriginals are thought to have come to their home land __________ years ago.
a)
50,000
b)
1 million
c)
3,000
d)
500
7.
How many Aboriginal groups are thought to have existed?
a)
1
b)
50
c)
100
d)
500
8.
Which of the following is true about the British and Aboriginals?
a)
They lived peacefully together and shared food, art & culture.
b)
When the British saw the Aboriginals, they went to another part of Australia.
c)
The British killed Aboriginals, drove them from their land and tried to make them like Europeans.
d)
The Aboriginals fought the British and drove the British away.
9.
Describe how the Aboriginal people view the land?
a)
That it should be sold
b)
They believe that they belong to the land.
c)
They farmed on it.
d)
They believed the stars made the decisions.
10.
Describe how the Aboriginal people view family?
a)
Family was strong.
b)
Family belongs to the stars.
c)
Family is considered just a mother, father and children.
d)
Family is a form of spiritual, cultural and emotional guidance through life for the Aboriginal people.
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