GENERAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SOCIAL SCIENCES

HISTORY TEST 2
TEST
GRADE 8

MARKS : 50

DURATION: 1 HOUR

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer all the questions found in this question paper

2. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering used in this paper.

3. Study all the sources provided when answering the questions.

4. Note the mark allocation for each question to guide your answer.

5. Write neat and legible.

Answer question below

1.1. Why the swing riots so named?

1.2. Why the Luddites so named?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________ (1x2)

1.3. Why people started forming diamond companies in Kimberly?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________ (1x2)

1.4. Give three reasons why mine bosses prefer to employ children than adult?

a._______________________________________________________________________

b._______________________________________________________________________

c._______________________________________________________________________ (3x1)

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Question 2

Study Source A and B, answer questions followed

‘Source A: Indentured labourers in Natal

Source B a quote about Indians in Natal

Free Indians thrive in Natal. Their industrious habit causes them to prosper in nearly every occupation in
which they are ended. They do remarkably well as cultivators. They have converted waste and
unproductive lands into well-kept gardens planted with vegetables, tobacco, maize and fruits trees.
Those settled in the vicinity of Durban and Pietermaritzburg have succeeded in winning for themselves
almost entirely the supplying of the local market with vegetables
Adopted from social science Today grade 8 learners book, page 127

2.1. Why Indians were imported to work in sugar cane fields in Natal.

__________________________________________________________________________ ( 1x1)

2.2. Look at source A and write a detailed caption that explains who the people are, where they are from
and what are they doing?

a.___________________________________________________________________

b.__________________________________________________________________

c.__________________________________________________________________ (3x1)

2.3. Why black labour did not want to work in sugar fields?

_____________________________________________________________________________ (1x2)

2.4 Look at source B :

2.4.1. List THREE crops that Indians grew in their gardens

__________________________________________________________________________ (3x1)

2.4.2. What did they do with the waste land?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________ (1x2)

Paragraph writing

2.5. What were the working conditions of Indentured labourers in Natal?

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_____________________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________ (5x2)

2.6. Write a short paragraph about why sugar was on demand in Britain
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_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ (5x1)

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Question 3

A answers B

3.1.De Beers Consolidated Mines A. in Kimberly

3.2. The keate award B. Cecil John Rhodes

3.3.First diamond discovery C. Boers Republics

3.4. Transvaal and Orange free state D. Legal court case won by Griguas

3.5. “Big Hole” mine E. Northern Cape

Match column A and B

Question 4

Answer True or false

4.1. Urbanization was caused by Industrial Revolution___________________________________ (1x1)

4.2. Industrial revolution Increased power and wealth of America and Britain________________ (1x1)

4.3. India was the colony of France____________________________ (1x1)

4.4. Cecil John Rhodes and Barney Barnato dominated the diamond mines.___________________ (1x1)

4.5. Diamond was discovered in Natal._____________________________ (1x1)

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Memorandum

Question 1

1.1. They send letters to government and farmers under leadership of Captain Swing.
1.2. They were named after young weaver called Ned Ludd who led workers to smash machines
1.3. it was expensive for individual to mine diamond
1.4. a.childern were cheaper, were small enough to crawl under the machines , they did revolt easy like
adults

Question 2

2.1. they were brought to work in farms

2.2. they are Indians ; they are from India ; they are working on sugar cane fields.

2.3. Blacks were not willing to work for white farmers/they had their own traditional farming.

2.4.1 They grow vegitables, tobacco, maize and fruits.

2.4.2. They convert waste land into useful land

2.5.-living condition were hard

- Building in which they lived were over crowded.

-work was dangerous and difficult

-were badly treated by their bosses

- sometimes they were whipped

2.6 –it was used to sweetened tea and cakes

-it was used to make jams

- new middle emerged after Industrial revolution demand more sugar

-shortage of sugar in Britain because slavery was abolished

- British climate does not allow farmers to grow sugar cane

A answers B

3.1.De Beers Consolidated Mines B A. in Kimberly

3.2. The keate award D B. Cecil John Rhodes

3.3.First diamond discovery E C. Boers Republics

3.4. Transvaal and Orange free state C D. Legal court case won by Griguas

3.5. “Big Hole” mine A E. Northern Cape

Question 4

4.1. True

4.2. True

4.3. True

4.4.True

4.5. False