Wellfield History Department

Year 7 History Assessment Test 1

L A Buxton 2002

Skill: Vocabulary

(Level 1 – 4)

Question 1: Match the word to the meaning.

Word / Meaning
(jumbled up)
1)Century / a)Anno Domini. These Latin words mean after Christ
2)Decade /

b)One thousand years

3)BC / c)Separate division of time
4)AD / d)One hundred years
5)Periods / e)Before Christ
6)Millennium / f)Every ten years

Skill: Chronology

(Level 1 – 4)

Question 2: Use the timeline to help you.

Write the periods in the correct chronological order.

Skill: Chronology/Historical Enquiry

(Level 1 – 5)

Question 3: Each of these pictures/objects/events belongs to one of the periods in history. Work out which period they belong to.

Write the correct period of history for each object/picture/event.

Skill: Chronology

(Level 1 – 4)

Question 4: Put these 10 dates into the correct chronological order: Make a list starting with the earliest first:

a)315 AD
b)44 BC
c)1871 BC
d)1779 AD
e)3 AD / f)1999 AD
g)3 BC
h)100BC
i)2BC
j)970 AD

Skill: Chronology

(Level 1 – 4)

Question 5: Work out the centuries for the following dates:

a)1066 AD
b)1215 AD
c)210 AD
d)1485 AD
e)1745 AD / f)899 AD
g)902 AD
h)110 BC
i)44 BC
j)55 AD

Skill: Historical Enquiry

(Level 1 – 5)

Question 6:

From the list below identify primary and secondary sources:

Write ‘P’ or ‘S’ for Primary and Secondary.

a)History textbook about Roman Britain

b)The Six Wives of Henry VIII (TV Film)

c)Roman sword

d)Coin

e)A Knight’s armour

f)Anglo-Saxon vase

g)Replica Victorian dress

Skill: Historical Enquiry

(Level 1 – 5)

Question 7:

Historians and detectives have to make use of evidence to help them understand what has taken place in the past. There are different types of evidence.

Copy the headings below. List the types of evidence you see from the box below.

ArtefactsOralPicturesWritten


Source sheet

Source A

Source B:

Last week a robbery took place at the home of Lady Moneybags. A large diamond was stolen from her safe. Detective Columbone was called in to solve the crime but he was confused by the mystery. He seems to have missed some important clues. Our reporter went to the house and noticed things that the detective didn’t. The evidence our reporter spotted included an open window, fingerprints, an escape rope and footprints outside the window. Our reporter also spoke to the butler who said that he had heard at 10pm. Detective Columbone thinks that this is an important clue but our reporter has found out that the butler is a bit deaf. He might have been mistaken. Lady Moneybags has also given our reporter a threatening letter that she was sent. Our reporter thinks that the police are not finding the correct clues.

Skill: Historical Enquiry

(Level 1 – 5)

Question 9:

Look at Source A and answer the following questions.

a)What clues are there in the cartoon to help Daft Dog Detective solve the crime? List all the clues you can find:

b)Why does Daft Dog Detective fail to solve the crime?

c)If you were helping Daft Dog Detective with the case what questions would you want to ask about the crime?

Write a list of 5 questions to find out what happened.

Skill: Historical Enquiry

(Level 1 – 5)

Question 10:

Look at Source B and answer the following questions. Just write the missing word. Choose from the box below.

a)Historians hunt for clues. They call these clues ………………………… .

b)The word for objects that historians use as evidence is …………………… .

c)Evidence, which is spoken, for example interviews, is called …………….. .

d)In the Diamond Mystery there was one piece of evidence that could not be trusted. It was the ……………………………………………………

e)It could not be trusted because …………………………….. .

f)There was also a letter sent to Lady Moneybags. One problem with this letter is that it could be ……………………………………………. .

g)This would make the letter …………………………………………………….. .