GRADE SIX SOCIAL STUDIES
13. Which of these villages is associated with the Chinese immi grants? (A) Windsor Forest (C) Bush Lot (C) (D) People 20. Africans 21.East Indians
24. The first President of Guyana was (A) Forbes Burnham (C) Arthur Chung (B) (C) (D)
End of Test (B) (D) Bladen Hall Lichfield
14. The Indentureship System was created (A) in order to have a multi-ethnic population in the colony. (B) as a replacement for the freed Africans who withdrew their labour. as a way of encouraging the planters to cultivate more sugar. to make the existing labour force stronger.
15. Which group of national monuments is associated with slavery? (A) Non-aligned and Liberation (B) Cenotaph and Umana Yana (C) Enmore Martyrs’ and Critchlow Statue (D) Damon’s Statue and 1763
16. Plantation Northbrook was bought by a group of (A) Africans who were set free from slavery. (B) Africans living in West Africa. (B) African leaders in government. (D) African freedom fighters.
17. Which fort was erected by the Van Peres in Berbice around 1627? (A) Zeelandia (B) Andries (C) Nassau (D) Kyk-Over-Al
18. What really was the cause for the shortage of labour on the plantations? (A) The planters enlarged their plantations. (B) The planters abandoned some of their plantations. (C) The enslaved Africans were given longer hours of work. (D) The enslaved Africans, after being fully emancipated left the estates.
19. May 5 is associated with (A) the arrival of East Indians in Guyana. (B) the arrival of Portuguese in Guyana. (C) Labour Day activities. (D) Independence activities.
Match these people with the contributions they have made to Guyana. Contributions Braggas, pancakes, garlic pork, retail trade,
Orhni, dhal puri, Diwali, Land Development Schemes
Cymbals, Chowmein, business, acrobatics, sarongs
Drums, sware, carvings, conkie, dashikis
25.. What caused the interest in indentureship? (A) The belief that Madeira, India and China would soon become overpopulated. The fear that the supply of labourers would soon be cutoff. The belief that East Indians, and Chinese would be excellent plantation workers. There was not enough labour to fulfill plantation needs.