WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Test 26 Resource
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Industrial Revolution first begin?
a)
England
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.
What did people do for work BEFORE the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Work in big factories
b)
Watch television
c)
Drive trucks
d)
Mostly work as farmers
3.
What was the Cottage Industry?
a)
A type of garden
b)
A school for children
c)
Making goods inside people's homes
d)
A type of farm
4.
What important machine helped create thread for textiles?
a)
Bicycle
b)
Steam engine
c)
Telephone
d)
Spinning Jenny
5.
Who invented the Steam Engine?
a)
James Watt
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Thomas Edison
6.
Before the Industrial Revolution, how many people lived in cities?
a)
Less than 10%
b)
About 25%
c)
More than 50%
d)
Almost everyone
7.
What was life expectancy before the Industrial Revolution?
a)
70-80 years
b)
20-25 years
c)
30-35 years
d)
50-60 years
8.
What natural resource made England perfect for the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Sand
b)
Wood
c)
Coal
d)
Salt
9.
What happened to many farmers during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
They moved to cities
b)
They became kings
c)
They stopped working
d)
They stayed on farms
10.
What was a big problem for children working in factories?
a)
They had comfortable jobs
b)
They were paid too much
c)
They worked very long hours
d)
They got too many breaks
11.
What transportation method was NEW during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Bicycle
c)
Walking
d)
Horse cart
12.
Who invented the airplane?
a)
James Watt
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Orville & Wilbur Wright
d)
Robert Fulton
13.
What economic idea believed businesses should compete freely?
a)
Socialism
b)
Free Market
c)
Communism
d)
Monarchy
14.
What happened to working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
They became more dangerous
b)
Workers got more vacations
c)
They became safer
d)
They stayed the same
15.
What technology helped communication during this time?
a)
Telegraph
b)
Television
c)
Radio
d)
Internet
16.
What type of power did early factories use?
a)
Solar power
b)
Wind power
c)
Electricity
d)
Water power
17.
What made steel production better during this time?
a)
Bessemer Process
b)
Faster horses
c)
Better paintbrushes
d)
New cooking methods
18.
How did women typically get paid compared to men?
a)
Half or third of men's salary
b)
They were not paid
c)
Exactly the same
d)
More than men
19.
What movement helped take land from common areas?
a)
Farming Movement
b)
Factory Movement
c)
Enclosure Movement
d)
City Movement
20.
What economic system wanted everyone to share wealth equally?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Monarchy
c)
Capitalism
d)
Socialism
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