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Grade 5 Social Studies Diagnostic Task : #1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Europeans settle in the Caribbean?

They wanted to _____.

a)

use the area to build ships

b)

increase their wealth

c)

rule the New World

d)

start slavery

2.

Which BEST describes the Middle Passage?

The journey of _______.

a)

enslaved Africans from Africa to Europe

b)

the Europeans from the Caribbean to Europe

c)

enslaved Africans from Africa to the Caribbean

d)

the Europeans from Europe to Africa

3.

How did the rich planters meet their need for housing?

By building a/an______.

a)

overseers house on the plantation

b)

great house on the plantation

c)

mill near a river

d)

mansion on a hill

4.

Look at the timeline and answer the question below.

What years of arrival should be placed at R and S?

a)

R- 1612

S- 1962

b)

R-1530

S-1853

c)

R- 1624

S- 1838

d)

R- 1655

S -1845

5.

Why did the Chinese come to Jamaica in 1854? To_____.

a)

find new land

b)

work as slaves

c)

start jewellery stores

d)

work as indentured labourers

6.

Nanny of the Maroons is often described as a freedom fighter. Why is this so?

She_____.

a)

enjoyed fighting

b)

was the leader of the Maroons

c)

planned warfare and inspired the fight against slavery

d)

was a spiritual leader who used her supernatural skills to free many slaves

7.

Based on the information above, what was Samuel Sharpe hoping to achieve?

He wanted to_____.

a)

be selected as a national hero

b)

bring about changes in the lives of the enslaved

c)

unite whites from different plantations in Jamaica

d)

show the enslaved Africans how to demonstrate peacefully for their rights

8.

Why was the Morant Bay Rebellion an important event in Jamaica’s history?

It led to______.

a)

a change in how Jamaicans were governed

b)

more freed Africans being able to vote

c)

more enslaved Africans being freed

d)

the death of two national heroes

9.

How did George William Gordon try to help poor Jamaicans after emancipation?

a)

Providing all the poor with jobs and a place to live.

b)

By giving the poor money to buy food and clothes.

c)

Selling pieces of his land so that they could become farmers.

d)

Providing them with good Christian teachings.

10.

How did this event impact their fight to bring about change?

It may have_______.

a)

encouraged them to continue to fight against slavery and gave them ideas about how to start a rebellion

b)

inspired them to continue to encourage ex-slaves to reject the same bad conditions they experienced after slavery

c)

influenced them to become national heroes

d)

taught them how to fight

11.

Which presents the BEST way for promoting the importance of emancipation in schools? By_____.

a)

holding a festival which highlights emancipation in Jamaica in schools

b)

placing more books about emancipation in Jamaica in parish libraries

c)

holding a school talent competition to showcase the Jamaican culture

d)

placing posters about slavery on school compounds

12.

Which describes the way of life of a group of people?

a)

Identity

b)

Culture

c)

Tradition

d)

Heritage

13.

Why are there differences in the cultural practices throughout the Caribbean?

a)

Caribbean countries do things differently.

b)

The Caribbean countries are far apart.

c)

Caribbean islands were colonized by one country with different ethnic groups.

d)

The Caribbean people are descendants of different ethnic groups from across the world.