Island Decisions

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

   Which statement uses evidence to explain an impact?

   • The bridge opened in 1997, so cars can now cross to the mainland without a boat
   • The bridge is nice
   • The bridge is big, so it must be good
   • I think everyone likes the bridge
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2. Question 2

   How do people choose who sits in the Island’s government?

   • by who is tallest
   • by voting in elections
   • by drawing names from a hat at school
   • by who lives closest to the bridge
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3. Question 3

   How did the 1997 bridge change life compared with before?

   • People could only travel by train
   • People had to take a ferry
   • People could not leave the Island
   • People could drive across the strait
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4. Question 4

   Which decision came first?

   • ending the last trains in 1989
   • opening the bridge in 1997
   • joining Confederation in 1873
   • banning cars in 1908
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5. Question 5

   In 1767 how were the Island’s 67 lots given out?

   • sold at a market to local farmers
   • given to the French settlers
   • by a lottery (ballot)
   • voted on one by one by Islanders
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6. Question 6

   What does “responsible government” mean?

   • The government never changes
   • The government stays out of Island life
   • The government is chosen by lottery
   • The government must answer to the elected assembly
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