Form 1 Liberal Humanities (History) Test
The test consists of five parts.
test is 35 minutes.
Attempt all of them.
Time allowed for the
Section 1: T/F -- Write T if the statement is true; write F if the statement if
false.(5 marks)
1.
The Egyptians did not believe in gods.
2.
The Egyptians believed that after they died they would live in another world.
3.
The Egyptians buried mummies with many things because these things would be
needed in the next world.
4.
The Egyptians invented sundials to trade.
5.
The Egyptians wrote on the clay tablets.
Section 2: Fill in the Blanks.
marks)
The first letter of each word is given to you. (10
1.
The Egyptian writing was called h___________.
2.
The Egyptians wrote on a kind of paper called p________.
3.
The biggest pyramid was built at G________.
4.
The Egyptians built pyramids for the dead p___________.
5.
The dead bodies which were buried in the pyramids were called m________.
Section 3: Match Columns.
Write down the letter for each question. (5 marks)
Column A
Column B
1.
King of the Underworld
A.
Ibis
2.
Judged dead people
B.
Anubis
3.
Made men
C.
Khnum
4.
Controlled water and floods
D.
Sobek
5.
Gave wisdom
E.
Osiris
Section 4: Long Questions.
(10 marks)
1.
What did the Egyptians invent?
2.
Why is the River Nile very important to the Egyptian people?
Section 5: Data-Based Questions.
(10 marks)
The Egyptians believed in many legends. Based on the information, answer the following
questions.
Goddess Nut represented the sky. She
had many stars on her body.
Her
husband was her brother. He was called
Geb. Geb represented the earth. Nut
and Geb were separated. Nut‘s body
was lifted into the air but Geb lay below.
His body formed the mountains and
valleys.
During the day, Re, the
Sun-God, travelled across Nut’s body.
At night, Nut fell on Geb‘s body. Then
darkness came.
1.
How many Gods were mentioned in this story? (2 marks)
2.
Who were they? (1 mark)
3.
Which one represented the sky and the earth respectively? (2 marks)
4.
How did darkness come? (2 marks)
5.
Do you believe in this story? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
END OF THE TEST
Form 1 Liberal Humanities (History) Test
Name: _____________________
Class Number: 1D (
)
Marks
/40
Section 1: T/F -- Write T if the statement is true; write F if the statement if
false.(5 marks)
1
2
3
Section 2: Fill in the Blanks.
marks)
1
1
1.
3
4
5
Write down the letter for each question. (5 marks)
2
Section 4: Long Questions.
5
The first letter of each word is given to you. (10
2
Section 3: Match Columns.
4
3
4
5
(10 marks)
What did the Egyptians invent?
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2.
Why is the River Nile very important to the Egyptian people?
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Section 5: Data-Based Questions.
1.
(10 marks)
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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END OF THE TEST
Form 1 Liberal Humanities (History) Test
Section 1: T/F -- Write T if the statement is true; write F if the statement if
false.(5 marks)
1
F
2
T
3
Section 2: Fill in the Blanks.
marks)
1 hieroglyphics
1
E
2
3 Giza
F
5
F
4 pharaohs
5 mummies
Write down the letter for each question. (5 marks)
B
Section 4: Long Questions.
1.
4
The first letter of each word is given to you. (10
2 papyrus
Section 3: Match Columns.
T
3
C
4
D
5
A
(10 marks)
What did the Egyptians invent?
They invented the ploughs, mummies, calendars, water clocks and sundials,
hieroglyphics and papyrus.
2.
Why is the River Nile very important to the Egyptian people?
It is because
A.
It provided water and fertile soil.
B.
It provided food such as fish and water birds
Section 5: Data-Based Questions.
(10 marks)
1.
There were three Gods (2)
2.
They were Geb, Nuts and Re. (1)
3.
Nut represented the sky and Geb represented the earth respectively (2)
4.
When Nut fell on Geb‘s body, darkness came. (2)
5.
I do not believe the story, because it is a legend and the Gods or Goddess mentioned
in the story were not real. (3)