Understanding the journals (text version)
After listening to the two descriptions of the kangaroo answer the questions in this quiz. Choose the best option and click that box. One question in the quiz has more than one right answer.
If you make any mistakes re-do these questions at the end of the quiz.
Question 1:
How would the members of the First Fleet have known what to call this animal?
- Cook heard Aboriginal people call it a kangaroo
- Cook had written about it in his diary
- They had seen kangaroos in a zoo
Question 2:
Arthur Bowes was the surgeon with the First Fleet. He referred to a ‘kangooroo’ in his journal. Why did he spell the word wrongly?
- Bowes spelled it the way he heard it
- He had misheard the word
- Many people in the First Fleet could not read or write
Question 3:
According to Hunter a kangaroo’s tail is about how long?
- Forty centimetres long
- One metre long
- 140 centimetres long
Question 4:
Where do you think Leadenhall market was?
- Britain
- Sydney
- Melbourne
Question 5:
What most impressed Hunter about the kangaroo?
- Its forefeet
- The strength of its tail
- Its taste
Question 6:
In Hunter’s journal what does the word ‘relish’ mean?
- Enthusiasm
- To like
- A sauce
Question 7:
In Hunter’s journal the word ‘endeavour’ is:
- an adjective
- a noun
- a verb.
Question 8:
Bowes refers to a ‘false belly’. He is writing about the kangaroo’s:
- joey
- pouch
- stomach.
Question 9:
In the extracts from Bowes' diary he spends most of his time writing about the kangaroo’s:
- description by Cook
- young
- taste.
Question 10:
In Hunter’s opinion the kangaroo uses its tail to do what?
- To stop it from going backwards.
- To keep other animals away.
- To swat flies.
Solution
Question 1:
How would the members of the First Fleet have known what to call this animal?
- Cook heard Aboriginal people call it a kangaroo
- Cook had written about it in his diary
- They had seen kangaroos in a zoo
Answer:
Cook heard Aboriginal people call it a kangaroo
Cook had written about it in his diary
Question 2:
Arthur Bowes was the surgeon with the First Fleet. He referred to a ‘kangooroo’ in his journal. Why did he spell the word wrongly?
- Bowes spelled it the way he heard it
- He had misheard the word
- Many people in the First Fleet could not read or write
Answer:
Bowes spelled it the way he heard it
Question 3:
According to Hunter a kangaroo’s tail is about how long?
- Forty centimetres long
- One metre long
- 140 centimetres long
Answer:
One metre long
Question 4:
Where do you think Leadenhall market was?
- Britain
- Sydney
- Melbourne
Answer:
Britain
Question 5:
What most impressed Hunter about the kangaroo?
- Its forefeet
- The strength of its tail
- Its taste
Answer:
The strength of its tail
Question 6:
In Hunter’s journal what does the word ‘relish’ mean?
- Enthusiasm
- To like
- A sauce
Answer:
Enthusiasm
Question 7:
In Hunter’s journal the word ‘endeavour’ is:
- an adjective
- a noun
- a verb.
Answer:
a noun
Question 8:
Bowes refers to a ‘false belly’. He is writing about the kangaroo’s:
- joey
- pouch
- stomach.
Answer:
pouch
Question 9:
In the extracts from Bowes' diary he spends most of his time writing about the kangaroo’s:
- description by Cook
- young
- taste.
Answer:
taste.
Question 10:
In Hunter’s opinion the kangaroo uses its tail to do what?
- To stop it from going backwards.
- To keep other animals away.
- To swat flies.
Answer:
To keep other animals away.