A. First read, then put a circle around all the verbs in the sentences above.
Aborigines are the natives of Australia.
They came to Australia 40,000 years ago.
These people hunted for food.
They caught fish to eat.
The women gathered food.
They picked nuts and berries and caught frogs.
They did not grow crops.
They did not herd animals for food.
Australia was joined to Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is north of Australia.
The aborigines also used different kinds of boats to come from islands in the north.
They used canoes and rafts.
We do not know where they came from.
After the ice age, the ice began to melt.
The sea began to rise and Australia was separated from the north.
The passages were too wide to cross in rafts and canoes.
Tasmania separated from the mainland 10,000 years ago.
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Aborigines
B. Write the subject and verb and tense of the first five sentences above. The first sentence is done for you. Subject Verb Tense
e.g. Aborigines are Present

C. Find the meanings of the following words in your English dictionary.
1. Mainland
2. Separate
3. Native
4. Hunt
5. Gather
6. Catch
7. Herd
8. Joined
9. Island
10. Begin
11. Melt
12. Ice
13. Rise
Aborigines

D. Change the following sentences to make them true.

1. Europeans are the natives of Australia.
2. Aborigines came to Australia 500 years ago.
3. The aborigines grew food to eat.
4. They kept animals for food.
5. Australia was joined to Africa.
6. The aborigines used horses to come to Australia.
7. After the ice age, the rain began to fall.
8. Australia was separated from the south.
9. The aborigines could still cross in canoes when the sea rose.
10. Victoria separated from the mainland 10,000 years ago.

E. Answer the following questions with complete sentences.

1. What was the name of the first people in Australia?
2. When did they come to Australia?
3. How did they