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Industrial revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word revolution mean?

a)

A big change

b)

A small change

c)

No change

d)

Hardly any change

2.

Before the industrial revolution where did people work?

a)

In factories

b)

At home

c)

In offices

d)

On their own.

3.

Why did children have to work in the mines?

a)

To help get their family money

b)

To help get more coal for the owners

c)

They worked in the mines because they enjoyed it

d)

They worked in the mines because their friends worked there.

4.

What was the average life expectancy for a coal miner?

a)

24

b)

23

c)

25

d)

26

5.

What were the children called who opened and closed air doors?

a)

Bouncer

b)

Trapper

c)

Drawer

d)

Miner

6.

What were the children called who pulled the tubs of coals?

a)

Miners

b)

Trappers

c)

Drawers

d)

Pullers

7.

What is fire damp?

a)

Flammable gas found in coal mines

b)

Damp coal that is flammable

c)

Pockets of damp in the mines

d)

Flammable material

8.

True or false women and men often wore no clothes in the mine?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What was not a common problem in industrial towns?

a)

Regular rubbish collection

b)

No rubbish collection

c)

Poor sewerage

d)

Disease

10.

True or false, in industrial towns families often had to share toilets with other families?

a)

True

b)

Fales