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Worksheets2U Industrial Revolution Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 26mins
What country did the Industrial Revolution mainly take place in?
Britain
Ireland
America
Japan
Who created the Norfolk Crop Rotation System?
Charles Townshend
Jethro Tull
John Kay
Robert Bakewell introduced what?
Selective Breeding
Selective Farming
Natural Selection
Jethro Tull created the seed what?
Drill
Wheel
Reaper
The Flying Shuttle was made by?
John Kay
Peter Kay
John Flannagan
John Loom
In 1764, who made the Spinning Jenny?
James Hargreaves
Richard Arkwright
John Kay
The Spinning Mule, made in 1779 by Samuel Crompton, was a mixture of which two previous inventions?
Water Frame
Spinning Jenny
Flying Shuttle
Power Loom
What crop found around Belfast helped with the textile industry there?
Corn
Flax
Maize
Wheat
Who first created the Steam Engine in 1712?
Thomas Newcomen
Edmund Cartwright
Abraham Darby
In what year did James Watt improve the Steam Enginge, making it 75% more efficient?
1769
1869
1799
1709
What was the name of the substance created by Abraham Darby in 1709 which was made by baking coal at a high temprature?
Coke
Coal
Charcoal
Embers
The Bessemer converter turns Iron into what?
Steel
Steam
Copper
Tin
What was the name of groups who looked after some roads?
Turnpike Trusts
Road Associations
Transport Unions
Who improved roads in Britain?
John McAdam
John Adams
Jack Adams
Boats that travel on canals are called...?
Barges
Haulers
Floaty Floatys
The Grand canal and the blank canal are in Dublin
(a)
The first Steam locomotove train made by George Stevenson was called what?
The Rocket
The Train
The Lightning
The ChooChoo
What was the name for men who worked building the railroads, who were mainly Irish people escaping the Famine?
Navvies
Paddys
Trainers
Railers
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.
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!
