Grade 4 History Script November 2022

1 TOM NEWBY SCHOOL TERM 4 FORMAL ASSESSMENT Subject History Examiner Mrs. Frame Date November 2022 Total marks 25 marks Grade 4 Duration 1 hour Moderator Mrs. Steyn Special instructions/ 1. Write as many details as possible. Equipment 2. Read and answer ALL questions thoroughly. 3. Write neatly and legibly in blue pen. 4. Use a pencil for any drawings. 5. Good luck! Think before you INK! 6. Write all answers on the line paper provided. This assessment has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School resource material. The marking memorandum has been compiled accordingly. While alternative responses will be given due acknowledgement, the official memorandum will be considered a priority document to ensure uniformity of marking. Name and Surname: ___________________________________________ Grade: 4____ Instructions: 1. This paper consists out of 6 questions. 2. Read all the questions carefully. 3. Answer ALL the questions on this question sheet. 25 4. Do not rush and be careful with your spelling. 5. Write neatly. 6. Good luck! SECTION A: TRANSPORT THROUGH TIME (12) QUESTION 1 [3] State whether the following sentences are true or false. If false, correct the sentence. 1.1. The oldest form of transport is the steam engine. (1) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 1.2. The first aeroplane was invented by the Wright brothers. (1) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

2 1.3. Horses were one of the animals used for transport. (1) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ QUESTION 2 [2] Identify a) the type of transport and b) what is being transported in the pictures below: 2.1.a) ____________________________ b) ____________________________ (1) 2.2.a) ____________________________ b) ____________________________ (1) QUESTION 3 [2] Refer to the picture below and write a short paragraph about the negative effects that pollution has on both humans and our environment.  These are the questions that you should answer in your paragraph: How is air pollution caused by vehicles such as cars? How does air pollution affect humans? How does air pollution affect our environment?

3 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ QUESTION 4 [5] Read the source below and answer the questions that follow. The first motor car to be built in huge numbers and very cheaply was the Model T Ford, which was made in America. Soon people all over the world were driving Model T Fords. Bernice Mitchley was a young girl in the 1920’s. Now she is a granny. Read what she remembers of her family’s Model T Ford: “My father had a Model T Ford called tin Lizzy. You didn’t start this car by turning a key. The car had to cranked up with a starting handle. This wasn’t always easy, as the handle could kick back quite viciously. When we went for a drive, we would take a bottle of water with us, as well as several cans of petrol. We usually also had ropes and chains, in case the car got stuck when the roads were wet and muddy.” (Source: In Search of Social Sciences, Grade 4) 4.1. What were the roads like in the 1920’s? (1) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

4 4.2. Explain who Henry Ford was and why his invention of mass production made cars more affordable. (2) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 4.3. “Driving a Model-T car must have been extremely difficult on those roads.” Do you agree with this statement or not? Explain your choice. (2) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ TOTAL SECTION A: 12 SECTION B: COMMUNICATION THROUGH TIME (13) QUESTION 5 [4] Match the definitions in column B to the words in column A. Write the letter of th answer you have chosen in the table below. Example: 5.1 A Column A Column B 5.1 Radio A Invented the radio. 5.2 The San hand signals B A worldwide network of millions of computers. 5.3 Guglielmo Marconi C Let each other know what animal they have seen. 5.4 The internet D Sends a signal through the air without using wires. 5.1 ________ 5.2 ________ 5.3 ________ 5.4 _________ 5.5 ________

5 QUESTION 6 [7] Use the words in the box below to complete the following sentences: letters telephone storytelling hunt singing personal Social 6.1. Hunter-gathers are people who _________________ animals and dig up wild plants for food. (1) 6.2. The postal system is a way used to send _________________from one place to another. (1) 6.3. A small computer that is easy to use at home or at school at work is a _________________ computer or PC. (1) 6.4. Alexander Bell invented the _________________. (1) 6.5. The San people communicated information by _________________and _________________. (2) 6.6. _________________media such as Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok has made it easier for us to know what is happening all around the world. (1) QUESTION 7 [2] Provide TWO reasons why communication is important to humans. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL SECTION B: 13 GRAND TOTAL: [25]

6 Grade 4 History Test Grade 4 History TERM 4 FORMAL ASSESSMENT Performance Analysis Name and Surname: ______________________________________ Grade 4: ________ For teacher use only: Section A Section B Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Possible mark 3 2 2 5 4 7 2 Learner’s mark Moderated mark Possible total 25 Learner’s total Moderated total