History revision worksheet
Class 4
Unit 4 – A history of leisure and recreation
Topic 4.1 (Games)
Q- What does recreation and leisure time
mean?
Q- what is the most popular form of
recreation?
Q- Where were the game of Knuckle bones
popular?
Q- Where was the ancient game of marbles
found?
Q- What are board games?
Q- Give examples of few ancient board
games with their modern names.
Q- When did computer games become
popular?
Topic 4.2 (Sports)
Q- What were the skills in Ancient times
that were developed in sports later?
Q- Write a short note on Ancient Greek
stadium.
Q- Name some of the different sports
played by rich and poor people in Europe.
Q- Write briefly about the fighting
technique in Japan and China.
Q- ‘Sports need to have agreed rules’.
Explain why?
TOPIC 4.3 (Holiday) (page # 52)
i- Three important things for going
on a holiday are
_____________________________
_____________________________
ii- Pilgrims travel because
_____________________________
_____________________________
iii- Royal messengers travel because
_____________________________
_____________________________
iv- Merchants travel because
_____________________________
_____________________________
v- Soldiers travel because
_____________________________
_____________________________
vi- Travel for pleasure means
_____________________________
vii- Different forms of transport
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
 Topic 4.4 (Story telling) (page # 54 and Topic 4.5 (Educational
pic only on page # 55)
recreation)
Q- What is the oldest form of
entertainment? Q- Define the terms: museum and
exhibition.
Q- Explain briefly, why story telling was
important? Q- What is the name of world’s oldest
museum?
Q- Complete the given statement:
Q- What are cabinets of curiosity?
i- _______ and ______ are special
Q- ‘Museums are important’. Why?
forms of storytelling.
ii- Shadow puppets were popular
in____________ countries and in
the ____________ Empire.
iii- _________ became an important
part of Chinese theatre.
iv- Plays and dramas were
performed in ____________.
v- Poorer people stood to watch
___________________________
___________________________
vi- Richer people sat in the
___________________________
___________________________
vii- A flag flying meant
___________________________
___________________________
viii- _____________ performed on
the _______________________.
ix- New theatres were built in the
___________________________
___________________________
__________________________.