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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the different features of the three social classes in the Victorian era? Write your answers.

Upper class

a)

business owners who made their own money

b)

royals and nobles who inherited money and status

c)

skilled and unskilled workers in physical jobs.

2.

What were the different features of the three social classes in the Victorian era? Write your answers.

Middle class

a)

business owners who made their own money

b)

royals and nobles who inherited money and status

c)

skilled and unskilled workers in physical jobs.

3.

What were the different features of the three social classes in the Victorian era? Write your answers.

Working class

a)

business owners who made their own money

b)

royals and nobles who inherited money and status

c)

skilled and unskilled workers in physical jobs.

4.

Read the statement below. Select the correct answer

People wanted to work in factories so they would receive regular pay.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which sentence accurately describes the housing conditions of factory workers? Tick the correct answer.

a)

a. Houses were built close together, but people had plenty of space, running water and indoor toilets.

b)

b. Houses were built quickly, cheaply and close together. People lived in cramped conditions with no running water and outdoor toilets.

c)

c. People lived in cottages in small villages.

6.

How does cholera spread? Write your answer.

(a)  

7.

Select the correct word.

Pollution was caused by burning ..........

a)

coal

b)

everyone

c)

air

8.

Select the correct word.

Smoke and soot filled the......

a)

air

b)

coal

c)

everyone

9.

Select the correct word.

and affected the health of..........

a)

coal

b)

air

c)

everyone

10.

Read the statement below. Tick ‘True’ or ‘False’.

The Factory Act had only a positive impact on factory workers.

a)

True

b)

False