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MID- TERM YEAR 6 HISTORY EXAM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Mine Act 1842 affect the Victorians

a)

Stopped children under age 5 from working in the mines

b)

Made working conditions better

c)

Stopped children under age 10 from working underground in mines

d)

stopped children from working in mines

2.

In which year were the climbing boys stopped

a)

1843

b)

1860

c)

1863

d)

1873

3.

Chimney sweeps would start working from the age of ?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

d)

10

4.

How were Chimney sweeps encouraged to work faster

(tick 2)

a)

Fires were lit under them

b)

Other boys pushed them up

c)

they were promised extra pay

d)

pins were forced into their feet

5.

Climbing boys were treated as __________________

a)

slaves

b)

workers

c)

Street Arabs

6.

Why did layers of soot build inside the chimney

a)

Using electricity instead of coal

b)

Using wood instead of electricity

c)

Using wood instead of coal

d)

Using coal instead of electricity

7.

Where would the chimney sweep hold the brush

a)

Below the head

b)

Above the head

c)

Below the body

d)

Above his arms

8.

Which one of the following are possible background of climbing boys (Tick 3)

a)

Bought from parents

b)

Got from schools

c)

Human Trafficking

d)

Came from Orphanages

e)

Kidnapped from streets

9.

Identify the Victorian above who tried to reform conditions in factories and mine.

a)

Octavia Hills

b)

Thomas Barnados

c)

Lord Ashley

d)

William Booth

10.

A factory Act that stopped children from working aged 8-13 working over 6 and half hours a day was ?

a)

1842 Factory Act

b)

1843 Factory Act

c)

1844 Factory Act

d)

1845 Factory Act

11.

_______________ was used as an anesthetic during an operation in 1840s ?

a)

Chloroform

b)

lime

c)

Mercury

d)

Sodium

12.

This is (a)   who build a village for his workers in Yorkshire

13.

___________________ is known as the father of antiseptic which was used to wash wounds and killed germs during operations ?

a)

Lord Ashley

b)

Edwin Chadwick

c)

Titus Salt

d)

Joseph Lister

14.

Choose two statements which are true about the Saltaire Village

a)

Every home had a gas lamp

b)

There were no toilets

c)

Some homes had gardens

d)

The rooms did not have enough light

15.

The Milner Field mansion was in Saltaire village choose two special rooms found in the this mansion

a)

Swimming pool room

b)

Billiard room

c)

bathrooms

d)

Library

16.

_______________ was in charge of the servants in Titus Salts house?

a)

Mistress

b)

Housekeeper

c)

governess

d)

Nanny

17.

Why did Titus Salt start his weaving mill in Yorkshire

a)

Yorkshire had a lot of workers

b)

Yorkshire was cheaper

c)

To keep off smoke and filth cities Leeds and Bradford

d)

to make more money

18.

During the Victorians, societies were formed to ensure the laws were followed.Most of them

a)

took the climbing boys to jail

b)

punished the climbing boys parents

c)

offered to sweep chimneys

d)

took the sweeps to work for them

19.

which one of the following is not true about Titus Salts workers

a)

They had to work had

b)

They slept in a cellar or attic

c)

They were paid a few pence per week

d)

They were not given enough food

20.

Which statement is not true about life during the start of Victorian reign,

a)

Most people died before they were twenty

b)

Homes had flushing toilets

c)

There ware no sewers

d)

most people lived in the country