Australia – worksheet with questions

Australia – worksheet with questions

Circle the correct answer:

1 What is the capital city of Australia?

a) Adelaide b) Perth c) Sydney d) Canberra

2 What is the national language spoken by Australians?
a) English b) French c) Maori d) Portuguese

3 Australia is the …………………..largest country in the world and the

smallest continent.

a) first b) third c) sixth d) eighth

4 The Commonwealth of Australia consists of …………….states and ……………territories

a) 6/ 2 b) 5/ 3 c) 4 / 4 d) 8/ 1

5 The head of the state is

a) the president of Australia

b) the British Queen

c) the president of the USA

d) the president of Canada

6 The first inhabitants of Australia who came there about 40,000 years ago were

a) the Aborigines b) the English c) the Dutch d) the Indians

7 The largest city is

a) Brisbane b) Sydney c) Melbourne d) Adelaide

8Australia is also called Oz and its people like to call themselves ………………….

a) Aussies b) Ozzis c) Austrians d) Australis

9 Money that is used in Australia is called

a) Australian pound b) Australia Euro c) Australian dollar d) Australian crown

11 The Australians drive on the ….

a) right b) left

Now read the text and see if your guesses were right.

Australia is the only country that is also a continent. Australia is the smallest continent in the world and the sixth-largest country. It lies in the Southern Hemisphere between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Because of the position, the seasons are opposite to seasons in the Northern Hemisphere. The country is also called “the land down under” because it is situated south off the equator. The country is also called the Oz and the Australians sometimes call themselves Aussies. The capital of Australia is Canberra but the largest city is Sydney. Australia has no official language but most people speak Australian English. There are also other languages such as Mandarin, Italian, Greek, Vietnamese and some Aboriginal languages still exist even now.

Australia has six states—New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA), Tasmania (TAS), Victoria (VIC) and Western Australia (WA)—and two territories—the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the Northern Territory (NT). Australia is a constitutional monarchy and so the English Queen is the official head of state but she has no powers. She is represented by the Governor-General. The first people who came to Australia about 40,000 years ago were the Aborigines. They lived mainly in the outback which is a dry part of Australia. Most Australians liv along the coast in large cities.

The main currency that is used in Australia is Australian dollar. Like in Britain, the people drive on the left.