Grade 5 · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 10
First Nations and Inuit Societies
Diverse societies before contact
What your child practises
Children learn about the diverse societies of First Nations and Inuit in what later became Canada.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 5.4.1 · the diverse societies of First Nations and Inuit in what later became Canada
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
What do the Mi’kmaq call Prince Edward Island?
- Kanata
- Epekwitk
- Inuktut
- Wabanaki
Epekwitk
Hint: It is a Mi’kmaw word.
Question 2
Fish, shellfish, berries and plants were part of what for many coastal Nations?
- their weather
- their food
- their roads
- their maps
their food
Hint: Food came from land and water.
Question 3
What did Mi’kmaq people use canoes for?
- farming wheat
- travelling on rivers and along the coast
- flying
- digging
travelling on rivers and along the coast
Hint: Water was a main highway.
Question 4
How was knowledge passed down in many Nations before writing was common?
- through television
- by email
- by satellite
- through stories and teaching
through stories and teaching
Hint: People told and retold stories.
Question 5
Why did Inuit wear clothing made from animal skins and fur?
- to look like a bear
- to be fashionable only
- to hide from the sun
- to stay warm in the cold
to stay warm in the cold
Hint: The Arctic is very cold.
Question 6
What is oral tradition?
- a hunting tool
- writing in a diary
- passing on knowledge by telling it aloud
- a kind of drum
passing on knowledge by telling it aloud
Hint: Oral means spoken.