Transport and Communication: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Year 3 Geography

Question 1

Which of these is used for communication, not transportation?

Accepted Answer

Telephone

Answer

Car

Answer

Train

Answer

Plane

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a way to communicate over long distances?

Accepted Answer

Talking face-to-face

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Telephone

Answer

Email

Answer

Letter

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a benefit of efficient transport systems?

Accepted Answer

More traffic

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Quicker travel

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Easier access to goods and services

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Reduced pollution

Question 4

What is the name of the network of roads connecting different places?

Accepted Answer

Transport network

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Communication network

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Transport system

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Communication system

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a type of water transport?

Accepted Answer

Train

Answer

Boat

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Ship

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Submarine

Question 6

What is the name of the system used to send messages over long distances using electrical signals?

Accepted Answer

Telephone network

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Internet

Answer

Postal service

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Radio

Question 7

What was the main way people communicated before the telephone was invented?

Accepted Answer

Letters

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Telegraph

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Telephone

Answer

Email

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a way to improve transport systems?

Accepted Answer

Increasing air pollution

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Building more roads

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Encouraging public transport

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Reducing traffic

Question 9

Which of these is NOT a way to travel on land?

Accepted Answer

Aeroplane

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Car

Answer

Train

Answer

Bus

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a type of communication technology?

Accepted Answer

Car

Answer

Telephone

Answer

Internet

Answer

Television

Question 11

What is the name of the system that delivers letters and parcels?

Accepted Answer

Postal service

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Telephone service

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Internet service

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Television service

Question 12

Which of the following is the oldest known form of human transport?

Accepted Answer

Walking

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Riding animals

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Using wheeled vehicles

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Sailing boats

Question 13

What is the name of the network of steel tracks that trains travel on?

Accepted Answer

Railroad

Answer

Road

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Track

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Line

Question 14

Which of these is NOT considered a form of communication?

Accepted Answer

Traveling

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Speaking

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Writing

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Sign language

Question 15

Which of the following is generally the quickest method of long-distance travel?

Accepted Answer

Flying in a plane

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Driving a car

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Taking a train

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Sailing in a boat

Question 16

What is the name of the technology that allows us to see and hear someone who is far away?

Accepted Answer

Television

Answer

Computer

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Mobile phone

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Radio

Question 17

Which of these is NOT a way to communicate with someone who is deaf?

Accepted Answer

Speaking

Answer

Sign language

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Lip reading

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Writing

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a way of getting around?

Accepted Answer

Using a computer

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Walking

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Driving

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Cycling

Question 19

What is the most common way to send letters and parcels in the UK?

Accepted Answer

By Royal Mail

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By email

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By phone

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By social media

Question 20

What is the system that lets us make phone calls and send text messages called?

Accepted Answer

Telecommunications

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The internet

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The Postal Service

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The email network

Question 21

Which of these is a clean energy source that can be used to power electric vehicles?

Accepted Answer

Solar energy

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Petrol

Answer

Diesel

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Gas

Question 22

Who is responsible for looking after the railways in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Network Rail

Answer

Transport for London

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The Royal Mail

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National Express

Question 23

Which of these uses pictures and sounds to tell us about the news?

Accepted Answer

The television

Answer

A letter

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An email

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A newspaper

Question 24

What do we use to go on the internet and talk to others online?

Accepted Answer

A laptop

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A telephone

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A television

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A radio

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a way to move people or objects from one place to another?

Accepted Answer

Sending a letter

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Driving a car

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Flying in an airplane

Question 26

Which of these is NOT a mode of transport?

Accepted Answer

Television

Answer

Car

Answer

Train

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Bike

Question 27

What's the main reason we use communication systems?

Accepted Answer

To send and get messages.

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To keep information safe.

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To change information.

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To show information.

Question 28

What's the name of the giant network of computers that lets us communicate and share information?

Accepted Answer

Internet

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Intranet

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Extranet

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Web

Question 29

Who drives a bus?

Accepted Answer

Bus driver

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Pilot

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Train driver

Question 30

Which of these ways of traveling makes the most air pollution?

Accepted Answer

Driving a car

Answer

Walking

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Riding a bike

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Riding on a train

Question 31

Which of these is NOT a mode of road transport?

Accepted Answer

Ship

Answer

Bicycle

Answer

Car

Answer

Train

Question 32

What is the name of the network of connected wires that enables communication over long distances?

Accepted Answer

Telecommunication network

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Rail network

Answer

Road network

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Water network

Question 33

Which of these came first as a means of transport?

Accepted Answer

Walking

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Cycling

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Driving

Question 34

What do we call the device that lets us talk to someone over the phone?

Accepted Answer

Telephone

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Television

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Computer

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Radio

Question 35

Which of these is NOT a mode of water transport?

Accepted Answer

Aeroplane

Answer

Ship

Answer

Boat

Question 36

Which of these is NOT a type of air transport?

Accepted Answer

Train

Answer

Helicopter

Answer

Hot air balloon

Answer

Aeroplane