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Year 7 SFCC Assessment Task 1 Revision

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who uncovers sources from the past such as artifacts is known as

a)

A Historian

b)

An Archaeologist

c)

An Explorer

d)

A Discoverer

2.

Arranging events in the order that they happened is known as

a)

Alphabetical Order

b)

Chronological Order

c)

Ascending Order

3.

AD stands for

a)

After Death

b)

Anno Domini

c)

After Dinner

4.

Sources that were created or written during the time that is being investigated are

a)

Primary Sources

b)

Secondary Sources

5.

A History Textbook is an example of a

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

6.

When something is trustworthy, and you can depend on it, it is...

a)

Bias

b)

Reliable

c)

Precarious

7.

Favouring one over another based on your opinion is known as

a)

Bias

b)

Context

c)

Motive

8.

BC stands for

a)

Before Christ

b)

Before Cake

9.

Tick all the sources which would be classed as primary sources

a)

Photographs from the time period

b)

Your Covid 19 Journals

c)

Textbook

d)

Letter

e)

An article written by a journalist on the 70 year anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

10.

Historical Sources are always accurate

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Tick the boxes that are characteristics of a historian (more than one can be ticked).

a)

Studies and writes about the past.

b)

Use the past to build an image of societies, individuals and events.

c)

Excavates or digs in the ground to find evidence of past civilisations.

d)

Participates in field work (digging).

e)

Looks at texts to understand and write about the past.

12.

What does AD stand for?

a)

After Dinosaurs

b)

Arise Death

c)

Anno Domini

d)

Anno Dominic

13.

Before Christ (BC) and Before Common Era (BCE) are the same time period.


Which two below also share the SAME time period with each other?

a)

Before Christ / Anno Domini

b)

Common Era / Before Common Era

c)

Common Era / Anno Domini

14.

Who is Ötzi the Iceman?

a)

Nicole Kidmans husband.

b)

A character from the movie, Ice Age.

c)

A mummified human body.

d)

A time traveller.

15.

Which of the items below was FOUND on or near Ötzi the iceman's body?

a)

An iPhone.

b)

A crossbow.

c)

A copper axe.

d)

An iron axe.

e)

The latest Fortnite skin.

16.

If I found a weapon on Otzi's body, this would be considered a what source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Teritary

d)

Second Hand

17.
What is Archaeology?
a)
The study of dinosaur bones
b)
The study of artifacts
c)
Playing adventure video games
d)
The study of old rocks
18.
An area where archaeologist dig things up from the past is called
a)
site 
b)
wash
c)
hole
d)
laboratory
19.
Things we find that were formed by people of the past are called
a)
artifacts
b)
monoliths
c)
statues
d)
replicas
20.
What time period does "prehistoric" refer to?
a)
Before the year 1999
b)
Before the modern era
c)
Before written records
21.
What is stratigraphy?
a)
The use of radiocarbon to tell how old something is
b)
The study of the different layers revealed when a slice is cut down through the earth.
c)
Where an archaeologist digs to find bones
d)
Testing for the amount of flourine in a bone to tell its age
22.
What is it called if a source contains someone's opinion?
a)
Perspective
b)
False
c)
Biased
d)
Fact
23.
When looking at sources, a primary source is ALWAYS better than a secondary source.
a)
True
b)
False
24.

Scientists were able to determine that the Iceman lived

a)

a century ago

b)

53 centuries ago

c)

12 centuries ago

25.

A century is how many years?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

26.

The Iceman lived during the

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Stone Age

c)

Age of Enlightenment

27.

The Iceman was found in the

a)

Blue Ridge Parkway

b)

Alps

c)

Rocky Mountains

28.
How many years in a century?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
10
d)
1,000
29.

Which century are we currently in?

a)

20th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

17th

30.
There is a year "zero" in our calendar:
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
c)
ONLY IN LEAP YEARS
d)
ONLY  ON CAMPBELL'S BIRTHDAY
31.
What century is 1865?
a)
65th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
32.
The 13th century means which years?
a)
1301-1400
b)
1300-1399
c)
1201-1300
d)
2001-2003
33.
What century is 565 B.C?
a)
6TH
b)
6TH B.C.
c)
7TH
d)
5TH B.C.
34.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
35.
Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?
a)
1900, 1800, 1700, 1600
b)
1600, 1800, 1700, 1900
c)
1700, 1800, 1900, 1600
d)
1600, 1700, 1800, 1900