WorksheetsYear 7 Introduction to History
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is this an example of?
An artefact
A fossil
A secondary source
A written record
What is history?
The study of the present
A historian
The study of the past
Land surrounded by water
Who studies history?
Historians and archaeologists
Geologists
Doctors
News reporters
Study of the past based on what people left behind is called
History
Primary sources
Archaeology
Artefacts
How are the fields of history and archaeology similar?
Both study people and places of the past
Both study people of the past
Both study places of the past
Neither study the past
Which of these is NOT a primary source?
Statues
Textbook
Artefacts
Letters
Which of the following is NOT a secondary source?
Textbook
Journal article
Tools
Encyclopaedia
A secondary source is written by someone who took part in the events described.
True
False
When historians draw conclusions, they look for
Other historians' opinions
How people view events in present time, not past
Facts and evidence in their primary and secondary sources
Bias and opinion in secondary sources
A modern day painting of the ancient Roman Coliseum in action is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A document or written work created after an event is called a secondary source
True
False
First-hand evidence of an event in history is called a primary source
True
False
A medieval painting of King Henry the VIII is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source?
Jewellery and amulets
Letters written at the time
Mummies
A creative story about a famous person from your classmate
Where is the Taj Mahal?
Sri Lanka
India
Pakistan
Iraq
Which of these is NOT an example of a secondary source?
Newspaper articles
Artefacts
Encyclopaedia
Textbook
Jewellery worn by an Egyptian royal is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A caption written alongside a museum artefact is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A personal diary written during a war is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Where is Angkor Wat
Cambodia
Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
