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Quiz on Early Humans for Class 3
[1] What was the primary source of food for early humans?
a. Farm-grown crops
b. Wild fruits and roots
c. Domesticated animals
d. Processed foods
Answer: b. Wild fruits and roots
[2] How did early humans protect themselves from the elements?
a. By building houses
b. By living in natural caves or under large trees
c. By wearing protective clothing made from synthetic materials
d. By using umbrellas
Answer: b. By living in natural caves or under large trees
[3] How did early humans obtain tools?
a. By buying them from other tribes
b. By using their bare hands
c. By searching for stones with sharp edges
d. By receiving them as gifts from animals
Answer: c. By searching for stones with sharp edges
[4] How did early humans hunt animals?
a. By using firearms
b. By chasing them on foot
c. By trapping them in cages
d. By hitting them with stones or using sharp tools
Answer: d. By hitting them with stones or using sharp tools
[5] How did early humans use wooden sticks as tools?
a. As weapons to fight other humans
b. To build shelters
c. To make fire
d. To dig for roots or as a spear to hunt animals
Answer: d. To dig for roots or as a spear to hunt animals
[6] What benefits did early humans discover from using fire?
a. It could be used as a weapon against other humans
b. It helped them to see in the dark
c. It made the flesh of animals tastier and easier to eat
d. It helped them to communicate with other tribes
Answer: c. It made the flesh of animals tastier and easier to eat
[7] How did early humans keep the fire burning?
a. By using gasoline
b. By adding dry leaves and twigs to it
c. By pouring water on it
d. By throwing rocks at it
Answer: b. By adding dry leaves and twigs to it
[8] How did early humans make fire?
a. By using a lighter
b. By rubbing two stones or two bamboo sticks together
c. By using a magnifying glass
d. By using electricity
Answer: b. By rubbing two stones or two bamboo sticks together
[9] What impact did the discovery of fire have on early humans?
a. It had no impact on their lives
b. It made them worship fire
c. It made them afraid of the dark
d. It made them stop hunting for food
Answer: b. It made them worship fire
[10] What did early humans discover when they threw the seeds of the foods they ate?
a. new plants grew from them
b. the seeds were poisonous
c. animals would eat them
d. they could use them as weapons
Answer: a. new plants grew from them
[11] How did the discovery of farming impact early humans?
a. They were able to settle down in one place
b. They became nomads and traveled more
c. They stopped eating fruits and vegetables
d. They became more violent towards each other
Answer: a. They were able to settle down in one place
[12] What did early humans learn about farming?
a. That it required a lot of technology and machinery
b. That they needed to use chemicals to grow crops
c. That plants needed water and fertile soil to grow well
d. That farming was a waste of time and resources
Answer: c. plants needed water and fertile soil to grow well
[13] Why did early humans settle down in villages near rivers?
a. Because they were afraid of living in the jungle
b. Because they wanted to be close to other tribes
c. Because the land near rivers was fertile and good for farming
d. Because they liked the sound of water
Answer: c. Because the land near rivers was fertile and good for farming
[14] How did early humans use animals such as horses and cows?
a. They rode them like vehicles
b. They used them for ploughing their farmlands
c. They kept them as pets
d. They used them for building shelter
Answer: b. They used them for ploughing their farmlands
[15] What did early humans use to carry heavy loads?
a) Their own strength
b) Animals they had tamed
c) Sledges
d) All of the above
Answer: b) Animals they had tamed
[16] What did early humans use to transport heavy loads by river?
a) Sledges
b) Horses
c) Rafts
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Rafts
[17] What were sledges?
a) Logs of wood tied together to make a raft
b) Vehicles that could be pulled along the ground
c) Animals that were used to pull heavy loads
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Vehicles that could be pulled along the ground
[18] What was the limitation of using sledges for transportation?
a) They could only be pulled by animals
b) They could only move on smooth grounds
c) They were too heavy to be used effectively
d) They were not durable enough
Answer: b) They could only move on smooth grounds
[19] What did early humans discover about round objects?
a) They could float in the river
b) They could move more easily on land
c) They could be used for hunting animals
d) They could be used for building houses
Answer: b) They could move more easily on land
[20] What did the invention of the wheel do for early humans?
a) Made land travel easier and faster
b) Helped them produce metals
c) Allowed them to clear forests for farming
d) Helped them tame animals for transportation
Answer: a) Made land travel easier and faster
[21] What did early humans discover about metals like copper and iron?
a) They were poisonous
b) They could be found in the ocean
c) They could be produced by melting some rocks
d) They could be used for making fire
Answer: c) They could be produced by melting some rocks.
