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Impact of the Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is child labor?

a)

Children going to school

b)

Children working in factories

c)

Children playing at home

d)

Children helping with homework

2.

Which invention helped make cloth faster during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Steam engine

b)

Spinning Jenny

c)

Telephone

d)

Airplane

3.

What does urbanization mean?

a)

Moving to the countryside

b)

Moving to cities

c)

Planting more trees

d)

Building farms

4.

Who usually worked long hours in factories during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Only adults

b)

Only children

c)

Both adults and children

d)

Only teachers

5.

Which machine was important for transportation during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Bicycle

b)

Steam locomotive

c)

Computer

d)

Television

6.

What happened to cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

They became smaller

b)

They grew larger

c)

They disappeared

d)

They turned into farms

7.

Which group gained more money and power during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Factory owners

b)

Farmers

c)

Teachers

d)

Children

8.

What is one effect of child labor on children?

a)

They learned new games

b)

They missed school

c)

They traveled the world

d)

They became teachers

9.

Why did many people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

To find factory jobs

b)

To plant crops

c)

To go camping

d)

To visit family

10.

How did the steam engine help factories?

a)

It made food

b)

It powered machines

c)

It cleaned the floors

d)

It taught workers

11.

What was a problem caused by many people living in cities?

a)

More playgrounds

b)

Crowded homes

c)

More farms

d)

Fewer schools

12.

How did new machines change the way people worked?

a)

People worked slower

b)

People worked faster

c)

People stopped working

d)

People worked outside

13.

Why did some children have to work in factories?

a)

To help their families earn money

b)

To learn math

c)

To play with friends

d)

To become doctors

14.

How did the Industrial Revolution change social classes?

a)

Everyone became rich

b)

Some people became very rich, others stayed poor

c)

Everyone became poor

d)

Only children became rich

15.

What is one way the Industrial Revolution helped the economy grow?

a)

By making more toys

b)

By producing more goods quickly

c)

By closing factories

d)

By stopping trade

16.

Imagine you are a child working in a factory. What might you feel?

a)

Tired and sad

b)

Excited to play

c)

Happy to learn

d)

Ready to travel

17.

If a city grows very fast, what problems could happen?

a)

More space for everyone

b)

Not enough homes and schools

c)

More trees

d)

Fewer jobs

18.

How could new machines in factories change families’ lives?

a)

Families could earn more money

b)

Families would have less food

c)

Families would travel more

d)

Families would stop working

19.

Why might some people think child labor is unfair?

a)

Children get to play

b)

Children miss school and work too hard

c)

Children become rich

d)

Children eat more food

20.

How did the Industrial Revolution make life different for rich and poor people?

a)

Both groups lived the same way

b)

Rich people had more money and comfort, poor people worked harder

c)

Poor people became rich

d)

Rich people became poor