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Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 6

Traditions & Beliefs Around the World

Festivals, food and customs from many places, and how they travel and mix.

What your child practises

Practises how geography, history and beliefs shape the traditions of a region, with respectful, factual questions about festivals and customs from around the world and in Nova Scotia. No tradition or religion is ranked above another.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Analyse how traditions and beliefs relate to culture in a region · how geography, history and beliefs shape festivals, food and customs, and how traditions travel

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A ceilidh in Cape Breton is a gathering with…

    • music, dancing and storytelling
    • a silent meal
    • a long exam

  2. Question 2

    Passover is a Jewish festival that remembers…

    • the harvest moon
    • the end of winter
    • freedom from slavery in ancient Egypt

  3. Question 3

    Why might a coastal region have traditions about fishing?

    • The sea gives people food and work
    • There is no water nearby
    • Fish cannot be eaten

  4. Question 4

    Nowruz marks the beginning of…

    • winter only
    • spring and the new year in Persian tradition
    • the school year

  5. Question 5

    Highland games in Nova Scotia come from which tradition?

    • Acadian
    • Scottish
    • Persian

  6. Question 6

    During Ramadan, many Muslims who are able to fast do so from…

    • sunset to dawn
    • dawn to sunset
    • only on Sundays

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