Dreamtime Painters

Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

(1) Thousands of years ago, Aboriginal artists thought their paintings had
special power. (2) If they wanted to catch a lot of fish, they painted a lot of
fish. (3) They also had special rules. (4) For example, they painted certain
types of pictures at specific times of the year. (5) Some groups painted certain
animals and no others. (6) One group might paint only kangaroos. (7)
Aboriginal artists thought their paintings kept the earth healthy. (8) Today,
many of the original rock paintings are losing their color. (9) This is due to
bad weather and animals walking over them. (10) Naturalists like Ian Morris
are trying to slow down the loss of these wonderful paintings.

Aboriginal artists __________.

thought their paintings were unimportant

had no rules
painted only fish
thought their paintings were powerful

Aboriginal artists painted certain pictures __________.

at specific times of day

using specific colors
at specific times of the year
only at night

The rock paintings are losing their color because __________.

they are in Australia

animals walk on them
naturalists are trying to save them
people often clean them

The word they in sentence 3 refers to __________.

 fish
Aboriginal paintings
Aboriginal artists
kangaroos

According to the paragraph, what is one reason why the Aboriginal painters created these
paintings?

They had nothing else to do.

They needed money.
They wanted to keep the earth healthy.
They made the paintings for their children.

The main idea in this paragraph is __________.

the purpose of Aboriginal rock painting

how to keep the earth healthy
why Aboriginal artists paint kangaroos
what naturalists do

The birds are telling the kangaroos that some hunters __________ right now.

approach
are approaching
is approaching
had approached

Nowadays, many rock paintings __________ their color due to time and weather.

lose
lost
is losing
are losing

Which of the following has six legs?

 a reptile
an insect
a turtle
a kangaroo

What is rock?

an ancient civilization
a kind of reptile
paintings and drawings
a hard, natural material

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