AMITY PRIVATE SCHOOL, SHARJAJ
Revision worksheet (2024-25)
GRADE - V
SUBJECT – UAE SST
Name of the student:
Q. No. Questions
I. Choose the correct option from the following:
1. Which of the following statements is true about the Stone Age and its people?
A. Stone Age people were only nomadic and never settled in one place.
B. Archaeologists know about Stone Age people through written documents.
C. The Neolithic period, also known as the New Stone Age, is when people started to
settle in one place and began farming.
D. Stone Age artefacts are only limited to stone tools and do not include any other
forms of evidence.
2. What significant discovery was made in Jabal Faya in Sharjah?
A. Ancient manuscripts
B. Stone tools from 125,000 years ago
C. Cave paintings
D. Metal artifacts
3. What does the term "nomadic" mean in the context of Stone Age people?
A. They built permanent settlements.
B. They moved from place to place in search of food.
C. They had written languages.
D. They domesticated animals for farming.
4. How do archaeologists learn about the lives of Stone Age people?
A. Through written books and documents
B. By studying artefacts and cave paintings
C. By interviewing descendants of Stone Age people
D. Through modern technology like satellite imagery
5. What kind of animals are depicted in the 17,000-year-old cave paintings found in
Lascaux, France?
A. Lions and tigers
B. Horses, deer, and aurochs
C. Elephants and giraffes
D. Wolves and bears
6. What does the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in southern Turkey reveal about Stone
Age people?
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A. They were still completely nomadic.
B. They built houses next to each other and formed early towns.
C. They had advanced metalworking skills.
D. They primarily lived in caves.
7. How does an archaeologist learn about prehistoric peoples?
A. Reading the documents they wrote
B. Looking at the maps they made
C. Studying the artefacts they left behind
D. All of the above
8. What is the significance of the Narmer Palette?
A. It depicts the first Egyptian writing system.
B. It shows the first king of Egypt defeating an enemy.
C. It is the first map of ancient Egypt.
D. It details the construction of the pyramids.
9. What began over 5,000 years ago with the rule of Narmer?
A. The construction of the Great Pyramid
B. The unification of Egypt and the start of the 1st Dynasty
C. The invention of hieroglyphics
D. The establishment of the city of Alexandria
10. What did Herodotus mean by saying "Egypt is the gift of the Nile"?
A. The Nile River frequently caused destructive floods.
B. Egyptian civilization developed and thrived because of the Nile River.
C. The Nile was a dangerous and unpredictable force.
D. The Nile provided the Egyptians with gold and precious stones.
11. Which two cities were the main cities of ancient Egypt, both located on the Nile River?
A. Alexandria and Giza
B. Memphis and Thebes
C. Luxor and Aswan
D. Cairo and Rosetta
12 What was the yearly flooding of the Nile River known as in Ancient Egypt?
A. The Deluge
B. The Tsunami
C. The Inundation
D. The Eruption
13. What were some negative consequences of the Nile River's yearly floods?
A. Only provided water for drinking
B. Only brought prosperity and good harvests
C. Sometimes caused droughts and spread diseases
D. Never caused any problems
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14. How did the annual flooding of the Nile benefit Ancient Egyptian agriculture?
A. It provided a source of fish for food.
B. It carried precious metals to the fields.
C. It deposited silt, making the ground fertile for crops.
D. It destroyed pests and insects that harmed crops.
15. What was a major health risk associated with the Nile River?
A. It frequently froze and caused cold-related illnesses.
B. It attracted mosquitoes that transmitted diseases like malaria.
C. It was home to dangerous predators.
D. It contained poisonous plants.
16. What caused the seasonal floods of the Nile River in Ancient Egypt?
A. Melting ice from the polar regions
B. Heavy rainfall in the highlands of Ethiopia
C. Tidal waves from the Mediterranean Sea
D. Water released from underground springs
17. What major event marked the end of the last Egyptian dynasty?
A. The construction of the Sphinx
B. The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
C. The beginning of the Roman Empire's control over Egypt
D. The founding of the city of Alexandria
18. Arrange the following major historical events in a chronological order.
1. The Wright brothers' first flight (1903)
2. The signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776)
3. The invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell (1876)
4. The landing of the first man on the moon (1969)
A. 1, 3, 4, 2
B. 2, 3, 4, 1
C. 2, 3, 1, 4
D. 2, 4, 3, 1
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