History Grade 8 March 2018 Question Paper

Downloaded from hlayiso.com SASTRI COLLEGE SOCIAL SCIENCES MARCH CONTROLLED TEST 2018 GRADE 8 | THIS QUFSTION PAPFR CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES | EXAMINER: K. MURUVAN MODERATOR: G T MOODLEY DURATION 1 HOUR 50 MARKS Section A — HISTORY (25marks) and Section B- GEOGRAPHY (25 marks) > Answer all questions in both sections SECTION A: HISTORY QUESTION ONE: LABOUR RESISTANCE, TRADE UNION MOVEMENT AND WORKING CLASS ORGANISATION STUDY THE SOURCES BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW SOURCE A: CARTOON DEPICTING THE SOURCE 8: CHILD LABOUR INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION THR RAILWAY JUGGERNAUT OP ims. QUESTION ONE (11) 4. STUDY SOURCE A 1.1 Write the definition of Industrial Revolution 1.2 Identify TWO visual clues that show features of the industrial revolution. 1.3 To which social class do you think the artist belonged to? 2. STUDY SOURCE B 2.1 Provide TWO reasons to explain why chifdren were used for child labour . 2.2 Use the visual clues and your own knowledge to discuss how the children were affected by hard labour? 2.3 Explain how source B is useful to a grade 8 learner studying the industrial revofution in Britain? (2) (2) (@) (2 Q) {2 1l|]Page

Downloaded from hlayiso.com QUESTION TWO : (14) SOURCE C SOURCE D a! Sir Ned Luce This is to acquaint you aleged ender of that if your thrashing Ma- the protest movement chines are not destroyed by t you directly we shall com- mence our labours signed on behalf of the whole Swiig REFER TO SOURCE CG 2.1 Which movement does the poster represent? . @ 2.2 Give the name of the person who was well known for breaking the machines. (2) 2.3 How did the leader in the poster become famous amongst the working class? (2) 2.4 State whether the workers were justified by breaking the machines? {1) 2.4.1 What other action could they have taken to communicate their dissatisfaction with the government? . (2) REFER TO SOURCE D 2,5 Name the class of the society that created the poster? (y) 2.6 Who is the message in the poster intended for? (4) 2.7 Explain how the name Captain Swing originated? (2) 2.8 According to your own knowledge, what punishment did the government enforce for the breaking of machines (1) 2.9 What is a threshing machine? (1) 2| Page

Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY (25 marks) QUESTION THREE : DAY AND NIGHT (5) Aretic circle Ss timeusgdate.eoen 3.1 Provide labels for the following features on the dizgram above: 3.L1A (1) 3.1.28 {1) BL3C (1) 3.14D (a) 3.2 At what angle is the Earth’s axis tilted? (4) QUESTION FOUR : TIME ZONES (10) | cert eonahe ran lng ow | ave 4.1 Which line of latitude lies at 180 degrees longitude? 4.2 Give the complete meaning of the following : (a) SAST {2} (b) UTC (2) 4.3 If the time in north Carolina (A} is 4:00 am, what will the time be in Cape town (B)? (2) 4.4 Complete the following statement: _ 441 4.4.2 {a} Aplace that lies to the right of the Prime Meridian will be 2 hour forevery_____degrees of latitude. (2)

—-———-—fyowntoadéd from hlayiso.com QUESTION FIVE: MAPWORK (10) STUDY THE MAP BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW 5.1 What is the scale of the map? 5.2 In what form is it written’? 5,3 Convert the scale of the map to kilometers 5.4 Identify the following features on the map (6.4.1) A (1) (6.4.2) B (4) 6.4.3) (1) 5.5 Identify whether (D) is 2 steep/gentle slope 5,6 Calculate the straight line distance from Captain Spur to Clarke saddle (1) m @) q) 2) AjPage