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Grade 5 History Term 1 Test 1 + Memo

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About this resource

Help your Grade 5 learner prepare for Term 1 History with this comprehensive ATP-aligned 30-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test has a duration of 45 minutes.

The test covers:

  • Hunter-Gatherers & Herders: the San and Khoikhoi, their different lifestyles, livestock, hunting and gathering, nomadic movement and the barter system.
  • The San: how the San found food, the roles of men and women, their spiritual beliefs and how children learnt important survival skills.
  • Early Settlements & Farming: a picture-based source analysis exploring tools, settlements, animals and the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to farming and domestication of animals.
  • Hunter-Gatherers vs Herders: comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the two lifestyles through a structured paragraph question.

Question types include: matching, fill-in-the-blanks, true or false, picture/source analysis, short-answer questions and paragraph writing.

ATP aligned | Total: 30 marks | Duration: 45 minutes | Full memorandum included | PDF format.

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