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GENERAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Social Sciences (History)
Grade 8
June Control Test 2023
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Read the instructions carefully follow them precisely
1. This paper consists of TWO questions.
2. All questions are COMPULSORY
3. Read the instructions for each question carefully and answer only
what is required.
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5. Answer ALL questions on the SPACE provided in the Question
Paper.
Duration: 1,5 hrs Marks: 75
This Question paper consists of 8 pages
Social Sciences Grade 8 History
QUESTION 1: The industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
1.1. State whether the following statements are true or false
1.1.1 Cottage industries involved peasants making goods in factories 1X1 (1)
1.1.2 Enclosure system was a way for the rich to get richer and the poor poorer 1X1 (1)
1.1.3 The industrial Revolution led to urbanisation in Britain 1X1 (1)
1.1.4 Before Industrial Revolution subsistence farming was practised 1X1 (1)
1.1.5 Machinery slowed down production 1X1 (1)
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1.2 Read the extract and study the accompanying picture below and answer questions that
follow
Source A
Child labour during the Industrial Revolution
Children performed all sorts of jobs including working on machines in factories,
breaking up coal at the coalmines, and as chimney sweeps. Sometimes children were
preferred to adults because they were small and could easily fit between machines
and into small spaces. Some businesses hired children because they were cheap,
worked hard, and could do some jobs that adults could not do. In some cases, the
businesses treated the children no better than slaves. In other cases, the businesses
felt they were helping the children out by feeding them and keeping them from
starving. The Industrial Revolution was a time of few government regulations on
working conditions and hours. Children often had to work under very dangerous
conditions.
Source:https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/child_labor_industrial_revolution.php
1.2.1 Name TWO jobs children had to perform, according to source A above. 2X1 (2)
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1.2.2 The children in the above picture are working in (factories / mine). Choose
the correct answer.
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1.2.3 Define the following terms
a) Child labour ________________________________________________________ 1X1 (1)
b) Industrial Revolution _______________________________________________ 1X1 (1)
1.2.4 ‘Children were hired because they were cheap.’ Give another meaning for
‘cheap’
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1.2.5 Explain why businesses felt they were helping the children out.
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1.2.6 Do you think using children for cheap labour was fair? Yes or No. Support
your answer.
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1.3. Study source B below and answer questions that follow
Source B
Source: cartoons about indentured labourers from india - Bing images
1.3.1 Identify the type of plantation in source B above
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1.3.2 From which country are workers in source B
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1.3.3 Define an indentured labourer
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1.3.4 Name the term given to Indians that paid for their own journey to South Africa
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1.3.5 Give a reason why indentured labourers were brought to Natal
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1.3.6 Evaluate the working / living conditions of indentured labourers
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1.4 Paragraph Writing
Write a paragraph of about 10 to 12 lines and explain the role played by Cecil
Rhodes in the Mineral Revolution in South Africa
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8 marks
TERM 1 – TOTAL = /35
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QUESTION 2: Mineral Revolution in South Africa
2.1 Match the term in Column A with the statement in column B, write the correct
answer in the answer column provided e.g.2.1.7 H
Column A Column B Answer
Column
2.1.1 Migrant worker A. Living quarters provided to cheap
mining labour 2.1.1______ (1)
2.1.2 Randlords B. Not controlled by another country
2.1.2______ (1)
2.1.3 Closed Compound C Travelled long distances away from
home in order to work 2.1.3______ (1)
2.1.4 Dispossession D Men who become rich and powerful
from buying mines 2.1.4_______ (1)
2.1.5 Independent E. Having your land taken away
2.1.5_______ (1)
Total 5
2.2 Study the map below and answer questions that follow
Source: Solutions for all, grade 8, p 138
2.2.1 Name TWO areas which were controlled by Britain
__________________________ and _____________________________ 2X1 (2)
2.2.2 Name TWO areas which were controlled by Boers
__________________________ and______________________________ 2X1 (2)
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2.2.3 Identify an African Kingdom that was independent
____________________________________________________________ 1X1 (1)
2.2.4 Griqualand West was owned by Griquas before diamond were found. Was
Britain justified in taking over the area? Yes or No, support your answer. 1+2 (3)
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2.3 Study the source and answer questions that follow
2.3.1 Give a term used for a place where black people were meant to live
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2.3.2 In Position 1, where is the man going?
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2.3.3 What do we call this cycle happening in the reserves?
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2.3.4 Evaluate the role of black women during migrant labour system.
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2.3.5 Migrant labour system affected black family in South Africa. Support the
Statement.
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1X2 (2)
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2.4 Essay writing
2.4.1 Write an essay of about ONE full page and discuss the following statement. ‘The
mineral revolution changed South Africa from an agricultural economy to capitalistic and
industrialised country’
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20 marks
TERM 2 – TOTAL = /40
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