The Australian Dreamtime — Questions and answers

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What were Mali and Dingo doing when adventure seemed to find them first?

Choices

  1. Searching for bush tucker. ✓
  2. Hiding from dust devils.
  3. Chasing a scruffy bush dog.
  4. Painting the ochre earth.

Answer: Searching for bush tucker.

From page 1

What advice did Nala give Mali about listening to the land?

Choices

  1. "You must listen with your ears."
  2. "You must listen with your heart." ✓
  3. "You must follow the boomerang."
  4. "You must follow the kookaburra."

Answer: "You must listen with your heart."

From page 4

Who was guarding the hidden spring that Mali and Dingo discovered?

Choices

  1. Dragonflies.
  2. Tiny frogs.
  3. A grumpy goanna. ✓
  4. A faint humming sound.

Answer: A grumpy goanna.

From page 5

What vision did Mali see that made her realize the Dreamtime wanted the goanna to share?

Choices

  1. The goanna sharing its water happily.
  2. The spring drying up and the land becoming barren. ✓
  3. Dingo barking at the goanna.
  4. The boomerang glowing brighter than before.

Answer: The spring drying up and the land becoming barren.

From page 6

What 'Memorable Line' echoed inside the hidden cave?

Choices

  1. "The Dreamtime is calling, little one."
  2. "The land speaks, child."
  3. "Every heart holds a story." ✓
  4. "This is the gateway to the Dreamtime."

Answer: "Every heart holds a story."

From page 8

What did Mali understand the Dreamtime to be after seeing the glowing paintings in the cave?

Choices

  1. Just a place with ancient symbols.
  2. A hidden spring with many animals.
  3. A living story, woven into the heart of everything. ✓
  4. A journey guided by a boomerang.

Answer: A living story, woven into the heart of everything.

From page 9