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Land, water & air transport

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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6

Land, water & air transport

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. What traditional wooden boat is used across the Maldives for fishing and inter-island travel: a dhoni or a gondola?
What traditional wooden bo… · Land, water & air transport
2. Does a bicycle travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a bicycle travel on l… · Land, water & air transport
3. Which large road vehicle carries hoses, water pumps and ladders to help firefighters put out fires: a fire engine or a taxi?
Which large road vehicle c… · Land, water & air transport
4. Which special aircraft has floats (pontoons) instead of wheels so it can take off from and land on a calm lagoon: a seaplane or a submarine?
Which special aircraft has… · Land, water & air transport
5. What is a sheltered area of water where boats and ships dock safely to load passengers and cargo: a harbour (or port) or a hangar?
What is a sheltered area o… · Land, water & air transport
6. At a pedestrian crossing, what are the black-and-white stripes painted across the road called: a zebra crossing or a runway?
At a pedestrian crossing, … · Land, water & air transport
7. Which vehicle runs on two parallel steel rails and pulls carriages between stations: a train or a lorry?
Which vehicle runs on two … · Land, water & air transport
8. What floating marker anchored in a channel shows boat captains the safe deep-water route through a lagoon or harbour: a navigation buoy (or beacon) or a postbox?
What floating marker ancho… · Land, water & air transport
9. Why are giant container ships used to transport goods like grain, clothing and electronics across oceans: one ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes, or ships fly over mountains?
Why are giant container sh… · Land, water & air transport
10. Which form of transport uses zero fuel, makes no smoke, and exercises your legs on short trips: walking (or cycling) or flying in a jet?
Which form of transport us… · Land, water & air transport
11. At a traffic light, what colour light tells drivers to come to a complete STOP: red or green?
At a traffic light, what c… · Land, water & air transport
12. How does a sailboat move across the water without using a fuel engine: the wind pushes against its sails, or horses pull it?
How does a sailboat move a… · Land, water & air transport

12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6

Land, water & air transport

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. What traditional wooden boat is used across the Maldives for fishing and inter-island travel: a dhoni or a gondola?
Dhoni
The dhoni is the traditional multi-purpose vessel of the Maldives.
2. Does a bicycle travel on land, on water, or in the air?
On land
A bicycle has two wheels and is pedalled along roads and paths on land.
3. Which large road vehicle carries hoses, water pumps and ladders to help firefighters put out fires: a fire engine or a taxi?
Fire engine
Fire engines transport firefighters and rescue equipment to emergencies.
4. Which special aircraft has floats (pontoons) instead of wheels so it can take off from and land on a calm lagoon: a seaplane or a submarine?
Seaplane
Seaplanes connect island communities by landing directly on sheltered water.
5. What is a sheltered area of water where boats and ships dock safely to load passengers and cargo: a harbour (or port) or a hangar?
Harbour (or port)
Harbours and ports protect moored vessels from open-ocean waves.
6. At a pedestrian crossing, what are the black-and-white stripes painted across the road called: a zebra crossing or a runway?
Zebra crossing
A zebra crossing gives pedestrians a marked place to cross the street safely.
7. Which vehicle runs on two parallel steel rails and pulls carriages between stations: a train or a lorry?
Train
Trains run along railway tracks to carry hundreds of passengers or heavy freight.
8. What floating marker anchored in a channel shows boat captains the safe deep-water route through a lagoon or harbour: a navigation buoy (or beacon) or a postbox?
Navigation buoy (or beacon)
Channel buoys and beacons mark reefs, shoals and safe shipping lanes.
9. Why are giant container ships used to transport goods like grain, clothing and electronics across oceans: one ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes, or ships fly over mountains?
One ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes
Maritime container shipping has the lowest energy use per tonne-kilometre for bulk ocean trade.
10. Which form of transport uses zero fuel, makes no smoke, and exercises your legs on short trips: walking (or cycling) or flying in a jet?
Walking (or cycling)
Walking and cycling are human-powered active transport.
11. At a traffic light, what colour light tells drivers to come to a complete STOP: red or green?
Red
Red means stop; amber means prepare to stop; green means proceed with caution if the way is clear.
12. How does a sailboat move across the water without using a fuel engine: the wind pushes against its sails, or horses pull it?
The wind pushes against its sails
Sails capture wind energy to propel a sailboat across the water.

12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6

Land, water & air transport

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. What traditional wooden boat is used across the Maldives for fishing and inter-island travel: a dhoni or a gondola?
What traditional wooden bo… · Land, water & air transport
2. Does a bicycle travel on land, on water, or in the air?
Does a bicycle travel on l… · Land, water & air transport
3. Which large road vehicle carries hoses, water pumps and ladders to help firefighters put out fires: a fire engine or a taxi?
Which large road vehicle c… · Land, water & air transport
4. Which special aircraft has floats (pontoons) instead of wheels so it can take off from and land on a calm lagoon: a seaplane or a submarine?
Which special aircraft has… · Land, water & air transport
5. What is a sheltered area of water where boats and ships dock safely to load passengers and cargo: a harbour (or port) or a hangar?
What is a sheltered area o… · Land, water & air transport
6. At a pedestrian crossing, what are the black-and-white stripes painted across the road called: a zebra crossing or a runway?
At a pedestrian crossing, … · Land, water & air transport
7. Which vehicle runs on two parallel steel rails and pulls carriages between stations: a train or a lorry?
Which vehicle runs on two … · Land, water & air transport
8. What floating marker anchored in a channel shows boat captains the safe deep-water route through a lagoon or harbour: a navigation buoy (or beacon) or a postbox?
What floating marker ancho… · Land, water & air transport
9. Why are giant container ships used to transport goods like grain, clothing and electronics across oceans: one ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes, or ships fly over mountains?
Why are giant container sh… · Land, water & air transport
10. Which form of transport uses zero fuel, makes no smoke, and exercises your legs on short trips: walking (or cycling) or flying in a jet?
Which form of transport us… · Land, water & air transport
11. At a traffic light, what colour light tells drivers to come to a complete STOP: red or green?
At a traffic light, what c… · Land, water & air transport
12. How does a sailboat move across the water without using a fuel engine: the wind pushes against its sails, or horses pull it?
How does a sailboat move a… · Land, water & air transport

12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6

Land, water & air transport

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. What traditional wooden boat is used across the Maldives for fishing and inter-island travel: a dhoni or a gondola?
Dhoni
The dhoni is the traditional multi-purpose vessel of the Maldives.
2. Does a bicycle travel on land, on water, or in the air?
On land
A bicycle has two wheels and is pedalled along roads and paths on land.
3. Which large road vehicle carries hoses, water pumps and ladders to help firefighters put out fires: a fire engine or a taxi?
Fire engine
Fire engines transport firefighters and rescue equipment to emergencies.
4. Which special aircraft has floats (pontoons) instead of wheels so it can take off from and land on a calm lagoon: a seaplane or a submarine?
Seaplane
Seaplanes connect island communities by landing directly on sheltered water.
5. What is a sheltered area of water where boats and ships dock safely to load passengers and cargo: a harbour (or port) or a hangar?
Harbour (or port)
Harbours and ports protect moored vessels from open-ocean waves.
6. At a pedestrian crossing, what are the black-and-white stripes painted across the road called: a zebra crossing or a runway?
Zebra crossing
A zebra crossing gives pedestrians a marked place to cross the street safely.
7. Which vehicle runs on two parallel steel rails and pulls carriages between stations: a train or a lorry?
Train
Trains run along railway tracks to carry hundreds of passengers or heavy freight.
8. What floating marker anchored in a channel shows boat captains the safe deep-water route through a lagoon or harbour: a navigation buoy (or beacon) or a postbox?
Navigation buoy (or beacon)
Channel buoys and beacons mark reefs, shoals and safe shipping lanes.
9. Why are giant container ships used to transport goods like grain, clothing and electronics across oceans: one ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes, or ships fly over mountains?
One ship can carry thousands of containers efficiently over long sea routes
Maritime container shipping has the lowest energy use per tonne-kilometre for bulk ocean trade.
10. Which form of transport uses zero fuel, makes no smoke, and exercises your legs on short trips: walking (or cycling) or flying in a jet?
Walking (or cycling)
Walking and cycling are human-powered active transport.
11. At a traffic light, what colour light tells drivers to come to a complete STOP: red or green?
Red
Red means stop; amber means prepare to stop; green means proceed with caution if the way is clear.
12. How does a sailboat move across the water without using a fuel engine: the wind pushes against its sails, or horses pull it?
The wind pushes against its sails
Sails capture wind energy to propel a sailboat across the water.

12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification