Free Printable Year 7 baseline test 2021

1.

What is the capital of the Isle of Man?

a)

Douglas

b)

Castletown

c)

Peel

d)

Ramsey

2.

Which three countries are in Great Britain? Tick three.

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Republic of Ireland

d)

Wales

3.

Which continent do we live on?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

Europe

4.

Which country is not in the United Kingdom?

a)

England

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

Republic of Ireland

5.

Which continent is China in?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Oceania

6.

Which country is London the capital of?

a)

Scotland

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Wales

7.

How many continents are there in the World?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

8.

Which of these is not a city in England?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Manchester

c)

London

d)

Belfast

9.

Which town or city is the biggest?

a)

Douglas

b)

London

c)

Cornwall

d)

Manchester

10.

Which body of water surrounds the Isle of Man?

a)

Irish Sea

b)

North Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

11.

On a map, what would this symbol represent?

a)

Car park

b)

Pub

c)

Picnic site

d)

Road

12.

What is this?

a)

A compass

b)

A ruler

c)

A north circle

d)

A croquett

13.

What are main the compass directions?

a)

North, East, Went, Spot

b)

Up, Left, Right, Down

c)

North, East, South, West

d)

Never, Eat, Shredded, Wheat

14.

What map symbol is this?

a)

Camping

b)

Picnic site

c)

Train station

d)

Road

15.

If 1cm = 2km, what does 2cm = ?

a)

4km

b)

1km

c)

10km

d)

5km

16.

Look at the map above. What is the correct 4 figure grid reference for Nicols Field?

a)

4545

b)

3045

c)

3044

d)

3345

17.

Tick the false statement.

a)

There is a bridge along the River Mole.

b)

The railway line runs next to the A24 road.

c)

There is a lot of woodland in grid square 3144.

d)

The B2209 is in two grid squares.

18.

True or false: You must travel East from the A24 to get to the River Mole.

a)

True

b)

False - you must travel West.

c)

False - you must travel North.

19.

What do the grey squares represent on the map?

a)

Ponds

b)

Buildings

c)

Bus stops

d)

Concrete

20.

What is the correct 4 figure grid reference for Fredley Manor?

a)

4445

b)

3045

c)

3243

d)

3244

21.

What does this picture show?

a)

A waterfall

b)

Rapids

c)

A mountain

d)

A lake

22.

'Erosion' means the wearing away of material.

Which type of rock will erode faster?

a)

Hard rock

b)

Soft rock

23.

Read the passage from a flood event which happened in 2019:

An independent review is to be held into flooding which led to hundreds of people being forced out of their homes. Heavy rainfall caused the River Steeping to burst its banks at Wainfleet in Lincolnshire on 12 June. About 580 homes were evacuated, with some people not expecting to be able to return for months. One resident said the floods had "absolutely devastated" his family and he wanted to make sure it "will never happen again".

What was the cause of the flood?

a)

580 homes were evacuated

b)

Heavy rainfall

c)

The river burst its banks

d)

An independent review

24.

Read the passage from a flood event which happened in 2019:

An independent review is to be held into flooding which led to hundreds of people being forced out of their homes. Heavy rainfall caused the River Steeping to burst its banks at Wainfleet in Lincolnshire on 12 June. About 580 homes were evacuated, with some people not expecting to be able to return for months. One resident said the floods had "absolutely devastated" his family and he wanted to make sure it "will never happen again".

Tick two effects of the flood.

a)

580 homes were evacuated.

b)

Heavy rainfall.

c)

A resident said his family was "absolutely devastated"

d)

Cars were damaged.

25.

Which three things would cause a flood?

a)

Heavy rainfall.

b)

A blockage in the river.

c)

Lots of cars.

d)

Concrete surroundings.

26.

What does this diagram show?

a)

The ocean cycle

b)

The rain cycle

c)

The water cycle

d)

The weather cycle

27.

Define evaporation.

a)

Water turning from a gas to a liquid.

b)

Liquid transporting along rivers.

c)

Water turning from ice to a liquid.

d)

Water turning from a liquid to a gas.

28.

Where is the mouth of a river?

a)

On its face

b)

Where the river enters the sea or a lake

c)

Where the river starts

d)

The middle of the river

29.

What is wrong with this sentence? There is more than one answer.

a river is warter flowing to the ocean or lake or another river

a)

There are no capital letters

b)

There is a spelling mistake

c)

There is no punctuation

d)

It is untrue

30.

What is the difference between the 'river bed' and the 'river banks'?

a)

The bed is the bottom of the river and the banks are the sides.

b)

The bed is the side of the river and the banks are at the bottom.

c)

Bed and banks don't exist in a river.

d)

The banks have plants on and the bed does not.

31.

Tick the biggest type of settlement.

a)

Village

b)

City

c)

Town

d)

Megacity

32.

What does 'urban' mean?

a)

A built-up area.

b)

The countryside.

c)

Roads.

d)

Mountains.

33.

Where would you find a 'rural' settlement?

a)

In the city.

b)

On an island.

c)

In the countryside.

d)

Next to a railway line.

34.

Which is the biggest settlement in the Isle of Man?

a)

Ramsey

b)

Crosby

c)

Douglas

d)

Peel

35.

What are problems that might occur in a city area? Tick 2.

a)

Pollution

b)

Cheap houses

c)

Traffic congestion

d)

Bad weather

36.

What is 'population'?

a)

All of the people who live in a certain area.

b)

The study of mountains and rivers.

c)

The amount of pop a shop sells.

d)

The people who work in a city.

37.

Which settlement would have a bigger population?

a)

Hamlet

b)

City

c)

Town

d)

Village

38.

Where would you normally expect to find banks and offices in a city?

a)

In the town centre

b)

On the outskirts

c)

In a residential area

d)

Next to a park

39.

If something is sustainable, it means that it can last well into the future without harming people's quality of life, losing money or harming the environment.

Which of the following two things would make a city sustainable?

a)

Providing more for young people to do

b)

Encouraging people to use public transport

c)

Building big power stations

d)

Cutting down trees to make way for roads

40.

At present, do you think the World's population is growing or shrinking?

a)

Growing

b)

Shrinking

41.

Tick the sentence which has no mistakes in it.

a)

Population is the amount of poeple who live in a certain area

b)

population is the amount of people who live in a certain area.

c)

the population of earth is growing

d)

China has the largest population in the World.

42.

Read the following passage and tick the true statement.

The world's population is growing rapidly and reached 7.3 billion people in 2011. The highest rates of population growth are occurring in low income countries (LICs), such as Zimbabwe, Malawi and Niger. Some countries are experiencing population decline, for example Japan, Russia and Ukraine.

a)

The world's population is shrinking rapidly.

b)

LIC means low interest corporation.

c)

Malawi is a high income country.

d)

Japan's population is shrinking.

43.

Tick the words that are spelt correctly.

a)

Enviroment

b)

Environment

c)

Polution

d)

Pollution

44.

Which line of latitude separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle

45.

Tick the correct spellings.

a)

Antarctic

b)

Antartic

c)

Pacific

d)

Pasific

46.

What is this?

a)

Bar chart

b)

Line graph

c)

Pie chart

d)

Block graph

47.

What is this?

a)

Circle graph

b)

Pie chart

c)

Segment chart

d)

Line chart

48.

What is missing from this?

a)

Titles

b)

Colours

c)

A key

49.

True or false: Peel is on the West coast of the Isle of Man.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Which is the correct order in terms of size, smallest to largest?

a)

Local , national, international, global

b)

National, local, international, global

c)

Global, international, national, local

d)

Global, local, national, international

Year 7 baseline test 2021

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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