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2U Industrial Revolution Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country did the Industrial Revolution mainly take place in?

a)

Britain

b)

Ireland

c)

America

d)

Japan

2.

Who created the Norfolk Crop Rotation System?

a)

Charles Townshend

b)

Jethro Tull

c)

John Kay

3.

Robert Bakewell introduced what?

a)

Selective Breeding

b)

Selective Farming

c)

Natural Selection

4.

Jethro Tull created the seed what?

a)

Drill

b)

Wheel

c)

Reaper

5.

The Flying Shuttle was made by?

a)

John Kay

b)

Peter Kay

c)

John Flannagan

d)

John Loom

6.

In 1764, who made the Spinning Jenny?

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

Richard Arkwright

c)

John Kay

7.

The Spinning Mule, made in 1779 by Samuel Crompton, was a mixture of which two previous inventions?

a)

Water Frame

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Flying Shuttle

d)

Power Loom

8.

What crop found around Belfast helped with the textile industry there?

a)

Corn

b)

Flax

c)

Maize

d)

Wheat

9.

Who first created the Steam Engine in 1712?

a)

Thomas Newcomen

b)

Edmund Cartwright

c)

Abraham Darby

10.

In what year did James Watt improve the Steam Enginge, making it 75% more efficient?

a)

1769

b)

1869

c)

1799

d)

1709

11.

What was the name of the substance created by Abraham Darby in 1709 which was made by baking coal at a high temprature?

a)

Coke

b)

Coal

c)

Charcoal

d)

Embers

12.

The Bessemer converter turns Iron into what?

a)

Steel

b)

Steam

c)

Copper

d)

Tin

13.

What was the name of groups who looked after some roads?

a)

Turnpike Trusts

b)

Road Associations

c)

Transport Unions

14.

Who improved roads in Britain?

a)

John McAdam

b)

John Adams

c)

Jack Adams

15.

Boats that travel on canals are called...?

a)

Barges

b)

Haulers

c)

Floaty Floatys

16.

The Grand canal and the blank canal are in Dublin

(a)  

17.

The first Steam locomotove train made by George Stevenson was called what?

a)

The Rocket

b)

The Train

c)

The Lightning

d)

The ChooChoo

18.

What was the name for men who worked building the railroads, who were mainly Irish people escaping the Famine?

a)

Navvies

b)

Paddys

c)

Trainers

d)

Railers

19.

Write a very short diary entry from the perspective of a child living and working in Industrial Britain. You have 5 minutes for this question, so it does not need to be too detailed, make sure to get in key facts and words that we have looked at.

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20.

FINAL QUESTION


Well done on completing the test, and on all the work you have put in over the last few weeks.


Is there anything from this chapter that you need help with/are confused about/need to revise? Any other comments?


Have a good and restful Easter Break, you all deserve it!

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