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
1) Century
a)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Decade
BC
AD
Periods
Millennium
Meaning
(jumbled up)
Anno Domini. These Latin words mean
after Christ
One thousand years
Separate division of time
One hundred years
Before Christ
Every ten years
Skill: Chronology
(Level 1 – 4)
Question 2: Use the timeline to help you.
Write the periods in the correct chronological order.
a) Victorian 1837-1901
b) Anglo-Saxon 400-1066
c) Norman 1066-1154
d) Edwardian 1901-1910
e) Tudor 1485-1603
f) Roman Britain 43 BC – 400 AD
g) Stuart 1603-1714
Modern Times
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.
b
a
c
d
e
f
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
f) 1999 AD
b) 44 BC
g) 3 BC
c) 1871 BC
h) 100BC
d) 1779 AD
i) 2BC
e) 3 AD
j) 970 AD
Skill: Chronology
(Level 1 – 4)
Question 5: Work out the centuries for the following dates:
a) 1066 AD
f) 899 AD
b) 1215 AD
g) 902 AD
c) 210 AD
h) 110 BC
d) 1485 AD
i) 44 BC
e) 1745 AD
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)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
History textbook about Roman Britain
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (TV Film)
Roman sword
Coin
A Knight’s armour
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.
Artefacts
Oral
Pictures
Types of evidence
Written
Source sheet
Source A
Source B:
IS DETECTIVE COLUMBONE CLUELESS?
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.
correct clues.
Our reporter thinks that the police are not finding the
The job of the historians is very similar to that of
a detective. Both have to collect evidence to
build up a clear picture of an event. Historians
Skill: Historical Enquiry
(Level 1 – 5)
want to find out what happened in the past.
Just like a detective, a good historian will
search for evidence and ask questions.
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.
Evidence also has to be tested to see if it is
reliable, for example true or accurate.
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 …………………………………………………….. .
evidence
oral
artefact
forged
interview with the butler
unreliable
he was deaf