Grade 4 History Mid Year Examination 2021 Marking Guidelines

Blouberg Ridge Primary School Social Sciences: History Teachers: ……………………... Marking Guideline Grade 4 Date: 28 June 2021 Time: 1 hour Examiner: L. Arbuckle Moderator: …………………….…… Task 3: Controlled Test Total: 35 Section A: (16) Question 1: Match Column A with Column B by filling in the correct letter in Column C. Column A Column B Column C 1.1 Evidence a. A statue or structure that has been established to remind people of a 1.1 C  person or event. 1.2 Memorial b. An object made by a human being, usually of historical interest. 1.2 A  1.3 Artifacts c. Something that provides you with proof. 1.3 B  LO (3) Question 2: Look at the pictures below and answer the questions that follow. Picture A. Picture B. https://www.history.com/ https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/ 2.1 Picure A is an example of a visual  source. LO (1) 2.2 What is an advantage of using using such a source? A photograph shows reality OR Page 1 of 8

It shows what was really there when the photo was taken.  MO (1) 2.3 Identify the source of information in picture B. Written source LO (1) 2.4. Explain why you think the event in picture A was written down. The information was recorded long ago and we can still read about it today OR This information can be kept and used for many years.  MO (1) 2.5 In your opinion, why do you think it is important to have different types of sources of information about the same event? Any relevant answer. Different sources show different information. OR It gives us more information about the event. HO (1) 2.6 Complete the table below by filling in the missing information. Sources Examples Oral sources a. stories, songs, interviews  b. Material sources  Objects LO (2) Question 3: Read the diary entry below and answer the questions that follow: My Week Monday Tuesday June 2018 I caught the early bus I did my homework to school because I and studied hard for Maria Plaatjies had tennis practice. A my test. traffic jam made me late. Page 2 of 8

Wednesday Thursday Friday I played with my brother. We rode our It was Mom’s birthday I wrote my spelling test bikes. today. Granny made today. I got full marks! a yummy cake! 3.1 Using the information above, how do we know that Maria takes her studies seriously? It says that Maria did her homework and studied for her test  She got full marks for for her spelling test.  MO (2) 3.2 Is Maria a sporty person? Explain your answer. Yes.  She plays tennis OR she likes riding her bike with her brother.  MO (2) 3.3 What other source of information could we use to find out about her day? An oral source of information.  MO (1) 3.4 Give one disadvantage of the source mentioned in question 3.3. Any relevant answer. She could get confused / forget details / not tell the truth / be misheard or misunderstood.  MO (1) Page 3 of 8

Section B: (19) Question 4: Complete the mind map below by filling in the missing information. Any three answers.  Qualities of a democratic leader are … a. Supports his followers Can handle criticism. Has consideration for everyone. b. Listens to others Is helpful Takes part in everything c. Encourages people Does not criticise https://www.kindpng.com/ LO (3) Question 5: Answer the questions below. 5.1 Explain why Nelson Mandela was arrested and sent to prison. Nelson Mandela led protest marches through the streets / He broke many laws / The government didn’t like what he was doing.  MO (1) 5.2 Nelson Mandela believed in a (democratic  / autocratic) society. LO (1) Page 4 of 8

5.3 Look at the pictures below and complete the timeline. Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918. Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa’s first democratic president in 1994. https://www.theguardian.com/ http://attigs.blogspot.com / https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/ https://www.independent.co.uk/ Nelson Mandela and his friends wrote the Freedom Charter in 1955. Nelson Mandela was convicted and sent to prison in 1964. Year Information a. 1918  Nelson Mandela was born. 1955 b. Nelson Mandela and his friends wrote the Freedom Charter.  1964 Nelson Mandela was arrested and sent to jail. c. 1994  d. Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa.  MO (4) Question 6: Rewrite the following sentences so that they are true. 6.1 A protest is an action that shows happiness about something. Page 5 of 8

A protest is an action that shows unhappiness about something.  MO (1) 6.2 A form of government where all people of the legal age choose their leader by voting is called an autocracy. A form of government where all people of the legal age choose their leader by voting is called a democracy.  MO (1) Question 7: Write a paragraph about the person shown below in the picture. Use the writing frame to help you write your paragraph. Remember, this is NOT for marks. In a gentle way, you can change the world. Anger is the enemy of non-violence. https://www.ndtv.com/ You must be the change you want to see in the world. Who is the man in the picture? Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi What type of protest did he believe in? He believed in non-violent protest action called Satyagraha. Write one quote from above to show this. In a gentle way, you can change the world. / Anger is the enemy of non-violence. How did he fight for the rights of South Africans? He fought against the unfair laws. Now write your paragraph neatly below. THIS PART IS FOR MARKS Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi  believed in non-violent protest action called Page 6 of 8

“Satyagraha” which means the force that comes from truth and love or non-violence.  He said “In a gentle way, you can change the world.” OR “Anger is the enemy of non- violence.”  He fought against the unfair laws in South Africa.  HO (4) Question 8: Answer the questions below. 8.1 What does Mahatma mean in English? Great Soul  LO (1) https://www.travelground.com/ 8.2 Discuss why a statue was erected of him in Pietermaritzburg. Any two relevant answers.  To honour and remember him for what he did in South Africa. To remember how he fought peacefully against the unfair laws. He was thrown off the train in Pietermaritzburg as he was sitting in a white’s only compartment. To remember the “Great March” that helped change many unfair laws. HO (2) 8.3 What was “The Great March”? A protest organized by Gandhi. Thousands of men, woman and children walked from Natal to Transvaal (KwaZulu Natal to Gauteng) to protest against unfair laws.  MO (1) Page 7 of 8

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