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Parliament Vocabulary Colour-by-Code
Answer ten vocabulary questions to colour ten numbered Parliament House regions.
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What children do
Answer ten vocabulary questions to colour ten numbered Parliament House regions.
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Age and preparation
Years 4–6 / ages 9–12. Allow around 25 minutes. A4 paper, pencils and optional colouring tools. Print at actual size.
Use the activity
The scene has ten numbered colouring regions. Learners can write colour names or initials instead of colouring.
Accept spoken answers, pointing or a partner scribe when writing is a barrier. For a challenge, ask learners to explain the clue behind an answer. Colour never determines a factual answer.
Scope and accuracy
Diagrams are simplified original illustrations, not floor plans or official materials. Representatives and residents are fictional; no current politicians or party branding appear.
Factual sources
Reviewed on 2 October 2026 against official Australian sources. Original wording and illustrations are used; official artwork and ballot designs are not reproduced.
- PEO: Australian Parliament
- PEO: House of Representatives
- PEO: Senate
- PEO: law-making
- AEC: election glossary
- PEO: three levels of government
