A quiz activity was being organized on the topic of "The World of Yesterday" for Class VIII as per the ISA action plan. The quiz consisted of 3 rounds - a jumbled words round with 15 words to unscramble, a picture identification round, and a final multiple choice question round with 15 questions about ancient Greece and the Indus Valley civilization. The questions covered topics like the main city-states of ancient Greece, periods of Greek history, Greek influences on other civilizations, and aspects of daily life and culture in Athens and Sparta.

1. DPS CIVIL LINES, ALIGARH
ORGANISING
A QUIZ ACTIVITY
ON THE TOPIC
THE WORLD OF YESTERDAY
AS PER THE ISA ACTION PLAN
FOR CLASS VIII

2. FIRST ROUND
JUMBLED WORDS ROUND

3. Complete the following Jumbled Words
1. V_D_C

4. 2. PR_KR_T

5. 3. B_D_HA

6. 4. MY_O_E

7. 5. Y_M_N_

8. 6. R__AY_N_

9. 7. M_U_Y_

10. 8. CH_ _A

11. 9. M_W_R

12. 10. G_NG_S

13. 11. M_H_BH_RA_A

14. 12. CH_L_K_A

15. 13. S_NG_M

16. 14. M_R_TH_

17. 15. S_ND_

18. SECOND ROUND
PICTURE IDENTIFICATION ROUND

19. IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PICTURES

34. THIRD ROUND OR THE FINAL ROUND
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

35. CHOICE THE CORRECT OPTION
1) What were the two main city states of
Ancient Greece?
• [A] Roma and Alexandria
• [B] Corinth and Olympia
• [C] Sparta and Athens
• [D] Thebes and Argos

36. 2) What do we call the period of Ancient Greece
history that occurred before the Greeks
introduced democracy?
• [A] Monarchy Period
• [B] Hellenistic Period
• [C] Classical Period
• [D] Archaic Period

37. 3) What major civilization that came soon after
the Greeks was greatly influenced by the
Greek culture?
• [A] Romans
• [B] Egyptians
• [C] Assyrians
• [D]Persians

38. 4) What period was marked by democracy and
great philosophers such as Plato and Socrates?
• [A] Monarchy Period
• [B] Hellenistic Period
• [C] Classical Period
• [D] Archaic Period

39. 5) What was the primary focus of much of the
culture of the city of Sparta?
• [A] Food and celebration
• [B] Music and literature
• [C] Painting and sculpture
• [D] War and fighting

40. 6) Which of the following statements best
describes the historical significance of Ancient
Greece?
• [A] Much of today`s western culture is
founded on Ancient Greek culture.
• [B] It was a powerful civilization with little
lasting influence.
• [C] Greek culture had a large impact on Asian
culture including China and Japan.
• [D] The Ancient Greeks had little impact on
the rest of the world other than the Olympic
games

41. 7) What was the primary focus of much of the
culture of the city of Athens?
• [A] War and fighting
• [B] Athletics and competition
• [C] Art and Education
• [D] Power and Conquest

42. 8) What do we call the last period of Ancient
Greece, before they were conquered by the
Romans?
• [A] Romantic Period
• [B] Hellenistic Period
• [C] Classical Period
• [D] Archaic Period

43. 9) What toy was invented by the Greeks that
many children still play with today?
• [A] Slinky
• [B] Kites
• [C] Marbles
• [D] Yo-yo

44. 10) What area of modern society has its
foundation in the Ancient Greek culture?
• [A] Government
• [B] Literature
• [C] Sports
• [D] All of the Above

45. 11. Which of the following are the main source
of knowledge about Indus Valley Civilization ?
• [A] Inscriptions
• [B] Coins
• [C] Palm and barch leaf manuscripts
• [D] Archaeological excavations.

46. 12. The Indus Valley Civilization was discovered
in
• [A] 1902
• [B] 1921
• [C] 1922
• [D] 1930

47. 13. The main characteristic of the Indus Valley
Civllization was
• [A] town planning
• [B] drainage system
• [C] pucca houses
• [D] well laid out roads

48. 14. The Indus Valley Civilization is known as Pre-
Aryan Civilization because of the evidence of
• [A] art
• [B] copper
• [C] pottery
• [D] script

49. 15. The main occupation of the people of the
Indus Valley Civilization was
• [A] agriculture
• [B] hunting
• [C] trade
• [D] none of these above

50. THANKS
FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION