Ancient China
Multiple-Choice Exercise
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Choose the correct answer for each question.
China is a country located on the continent of _____.
- Asia
- Europe
- South America
- Africa
China's climate has ____ seasons.
- one
- two
- three
- four
The capital of China is _____.
- Shanghai
- Hong Kong
- Beijing
- Xian
The _____ are located in China.
- Eastern Alps
- Maya Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Himalayan Mountains
The tallest mountain in the world is _____.
- Mount St. Helens
- Mount Everest
- Mount McKinley
- Mount Rushmore
Mt. Everest is part of the _____ Mountain Range
- Himalayan
- Andes
- Rocky
- Eastern Alps
The _____ Desert is located in China.
- Arabian
- Kalahari
- Sahara
- Gobi
The _____ Ocean borders the east of China.
- Atlantic
- Pacific
- Indian
- Arctic
The population of China is over _____ people.
- a billion
- a trillion
- 2 billion
- 2 trillion
Most people in China eat using _____.
- large spoons
- their fingers
- forks
- chopsticks
The two main rivers in China are the _____ Rivers.
- Nile & Amazon
- Huang He & Yangtze
- Amazon & Rio Grande
- Mississippi & Tigres
Most of the people in China live along great rivers. Rivers are important because _____. (Choose the best answer.)
- they have sandy bottoms
- they have bridges
- you can swim in them
- the crops can easily be watered there
In China _____ is considered a very important crop because it is eaten by many people.
- rice
- corn
- sugar
- wheat
The oldest written language in the world is _____.
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Tangrams
- Himalayan
Chinese words are written with special signs called _____.
- tangrams
- heiroglyphics
- characters
- acupuncture
_____ is beautiful writing with broad and thin lines.
- Chinese
- Acupuncture
- Tangram
- Calligraphy
The Ancient Chinese learned how to make _____ from the cocoons of silkworms more than 4,000 years ago.
- plaid
- silk
- cotton
- bamboo
_____ are Chinese puzzles made by cutting a square into seven shapes. They use these shapes to make designs.
- Checkers
- Tetris
- Origami
- Tangrams