Grammar
True or False: In the Calgary Recycling Facility, plastic bags remove workers.
FALSE! Workers remove plastic bags
True or False: None of the Indigenous Peoples in Canada were farmers before contact with European cultures.
FALSE - Most of the Peoples in southern Ontario and Quebec were farmers.
True or False: If you see a bear, you should scream loudly and run away.
FALSE: This is an excellent way of making a bear want to chase you and eat you.
True or False: Calgary is located in the transition zone between the grasslands and the foothills.
TRUE
True or False: Birds are dinosaurs.
TRUE
Choose the correct sentence:
a) I was make a cake for my daughter's birthday.
b) I was making a cake for my daughter's birthday.
c) I made a cake for my daughter's birthday.
d) Chewbacca
c) I made a cake for my daughter's birthday.
Choose the correct answer. The Treaty 7 First Nations include...
a) The Siksika, the Kainai, the Piikani, the Cree, the Inuit
b) The Siksika, the Kainai, the Piikani, the Nakoda, the Tsuut'ina.
c) The Metis, the Siksika, the Cree, the Haisla
d) Chewbacca
b) The Siksika, the Kainai, the Piikani, the Nakoda, the Tsuut'ina.
Choose the correct answer: Where can you see a Bighorn Sheep?
a) The Mountains
b) The Boreal Forest
c) The Grasslands
d) Chewbacca
a) The Mountains
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is located...
a) North of Calgary
b) West of Calgary
c) South of Calgary
d) Chewbacca
c) South of Calgary
In the STAR WARS films, an important character is...
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Naheed Nenshi
c) Justin Trudeau
d) Chewbacca
d) Chewbacca
Today is the first day of spring. __________, it is snowing outside.
a) But
b) Although
c) Despite
d) However
d) However
Since 1950....
a) The Indigenous population in Canada has grown significantly
b) The Indigenous population has become smaller
c) The Indigenous population has remained the same
d) Indigenous Peoples have disappeared from Western Canada
a) The Indigenous population in Canada has grown significantly
Why are Bison important to local Indigenous groups?
a) All of the below
b) They were a source of food, clothing, and shelter.
c) They were used as domesticated animals for farming.
d) Bison are so cute!
b) They were a source of food, clothing, and shelter.
What type of environment is the Royal Tyrell Museum located in?
a) Mountains
b) Badlands
c) Boreal Forest
d) Foothills
b) Badlands
Which places invented writing?
a) China, Greece, Iraq, Egypt
b) Mexico, Peru, China, Iraq
c) Iraq, India, Greece, Egypt
d) Mexico, Egypt, Iraq, China
d) Mexico, Egypt, Iraq, China
Add a word to complete the following sentence.
The student awarded a prize by the committee.
The student WAS awarded a prize by the committee.
Who were the Buffalo Runners? What did they do?
Young men trained in animal behavior to guide the bison into the drive lanes.
Which animal only lives in North America?
a) Brown (Grizzly) bear
b) Lynx
c) Pronghorn
d) Moose
c) Pronghorn
Name three smaller cities or towns which are located within 115 km of Calgary.
Okotoks, Airdrie, Canmore, Cochrane, Chestemere, Bragg Creek, Langdon, Diamond Valley, High River, Strathmore
Which musicians are from Alberta?
a) Tegan and Sara, Corb Lund
b) Corb Lund, Celine Dion
c) Drake, Tegan and Sara
d)Corb Lund, Drake
a) Tegan and Sara, Corb Lund
What is the difference in meaning between the two sentences?
I tried watching the movie.
I tried to watch the movie.
The gerund describes an action that happened.
The infinitive describes an action which may not have happened.
Why did the Rock chase Napi?
He gave the rock his robe as a gift and then took it back.
Name a dinosaur that sometimes helps Wolves hunt.
RAVEN
Which two rivers combine to form the South Saskatchewan River?
Bow River and Oldman River
Who was Sisyphus and what did he need to do?
Bad king in an ancient Greek story who had to push a rock up a hill forver.