Year 8

History
End of Year
sample exam
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Part 1: Knowledge and Understanding
Circle the correct answer from the options below. (10)
1) Who were the first Europeans to take slaves to the Americas?
a. British b. French
c. Portuguese d. Dutch
2) What does the term empire mean?
a. A country that is independent b. A country that is ruled by a dictator
c. A group of countries controlled d. A country that has a monarch as head of state
and governed by a single country
3) The 2nd leg of the Triangular Trade started in
a. East Asia b. West Africa
c. North Africa d. The UK
4) Where did John Hawkins explore?
a. West Africa b. North Africa
c. Americas d. India
5) Who was William Wilberforce?
a. An Explorer b. An Inventor
c. Abolitionist d. Writer
6) In what years did the Industrial Revolution take place?
a. 1700-1950 b. 1750-1900
c. 1800-1900 d. 1710-1910
7) Which Dynasty worked on creating the Silk Road?
a. Han Dynasty b. Zhou Dynasty
c. Qin Dynasty d. Shang Dynasty
8) Who built the Great Wall of China?
a. Han Dynasty b. Zhou Dynasty
c. Qin Dynasty d. Shang Dynasty
9) What did Sir Richard Arkwright invent?
a. Water Frame b. Light Bulb
c. Spinning Jenny d. Car
10) In what year did the Great Stink take place?
a. 1858 b. 1856
c. 1848 d. 1846
Part 2:Using Sources.
Look closely at the sources provided and use them to answer the following
questions
Source A. An artist’s impression of a cotton mill in 1819.

Q11, Identify three ways that mills were dangerous for children (3)
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Q12, None of the machines in factories had safety guards. Explain how this lack of
safety guards was dangerous to the workers in this source, using examples from
the source. (6)
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Source B, this cartoon was published as a

comment on the state of London’s water supply,
which came from the River Thames. It is labelled
‘Death’s dispensary.’ To dispense means to
distribute, or hand out.
Q13, Using source B, describe the dangers of
drinking this water (2)
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Q14 explain which group in society were most at
risk from drinking water. What clues in this source help you? (4)
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Source C, a cross section of a yard and its water supply/toilet. (Privy means toilet.
Cesspool is where all the waste that went down the toilet was stored.)

Q14, Using evidence from the source, explain how people who lived in houses with
yards like these could have become sick from drinking water from their yard. (5)
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Q15, using all the sources and your own knowledge, explain what dangers people
faced during the industrial revolution. You should mention home life and working
conditions. (9)
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Part 3: Explain questions
Remember: you need to give reasons in your answer. Try to use PEE paragraphs.

16. Explain how William Wilberforce helped to end slavery in Britain. (6)
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17. Explain why Europeans explored the World. (6)
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