Let’s go through each question one by one and find the correct answer.
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1. Who are Aboriginal Australians?
Aboriginal Australians are the original people who lived in Australia before Europeans arrived — and their descendants today.
→ A is correct: “original inhabitants of Australia and their descendants”
B says “Austria” — that’s a country in Europe, not Australia.
C says “Asia and Australia” — while some ancestors may have come from Asia long ago, they are specifically tied to Australia as the first people there.
✔ Answer: A
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2. What is another name for Aboriginal Australians?
The most common other name is “Aborigines.”
“Aboriginalo” isn’t a real word.
“Abori people” is not standard.
✔ Answer: A
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3. What were some of the primary activities of the Aboriginal people?
They hunted animals, fished in rivers and oceans, and gathered plants, fruits, nuts, etc. They didn’t mainly fight or sing/dance as primary survival activities.
→ B: “Gathering, hunting, and fishing” matches what we know.
✔ Answer: B
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4. Aboriginal people traditionally survived as hunter-collectors in little family groups, hunting, fishing, and gathering a mixture of plant foods.
This is true — they lived off the land in small groups, moving around to find food.
✔ Answer: A (True)
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5. Most of the Aboriginal people family groups were nomadic or seminomadic, and built simple brush or bark shelters.
Yes — many moved with the seasons and built temporary shelters from natural materials like branches and bark.
✔ Answer: A (True)
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6. In which year did European settlement in Australia begin?
European settlers (British) arrived in 1788 with the First Fleet.
1900 and 1980 are too late.
✔ Answer: A (1788)
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7. The coming of Europeans to Australia led to the death of many aborigines as a result of European epidemics diseases and resistance to European control over their lands?
True — diseases like smallpox killed many, and conflicts over land also caused deaths.
✔ Answer: A (True)
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8. Who are the majority in Australia? Amongst the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and the white?
Today, the majority of Australians identify as white (of European descent). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make up a smaller percentage.
✔ Answer: C (white)
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9. Before 1960s, Aboriginal people were deprived of basic political rights which also included voting rights.
True — until the 1960s, many Aboriginal people couldn’t vote or had limited rights.
✔ Answer: A (True)
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10. In the 1940s, Aboriginal people had equal rights with the white Australians.
False — they did NOT have equal rights then. Equal rights came later, after laws changed in the 1960s.
✔ Answer: B (False)
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Final Answer:
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. B
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of aborigine worksheet.
