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History Memo Term 2 Exam M&G

This document is a Grade 4 Social Science formal assessment focused on History, covering key figures like Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. It includes fill-in-the-blank statements, definitions of terms, multiple-choice questions, and true/false statements related to historical events and organizations. The assessment aims to evaluate students' understanding of important concepts and events in South African and Indian history.

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History Memo Term 2 Exam M&G

This document is a Grade 4 Social Science formal assessment focused on History, covering key figures like Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. It includes fill-in-the-blank statements, definitions of terms, multiple-choice questions, and true/false statements related to historical events and organizations. The assessment aims to evaluate students' understanding of important concepts and events in South African and Indian history.

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Grade 4 SOCIAL SCIENCE Term 2

Formal Assessment HISTORY Total 30


Name: ______________________ 40 minutes

1. Fill in the missing information to complete


the following statements.
a) Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in
1869.
b) The Indian people called him the Mahatma,
which means
The great soul.
c) At that time South Africa and India was
ruled by Brittan.
d) Nelson Mandela became the first black
president of South Africa in 1994. (date)
e) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18
July 1918 (day, month, year) in the village
of Mveso in the Eastern Cape.
f)1960 Mandela was arrested for High
Treason and sent to prison on Robbin
Island for 27 years.
g) Between 1990 and 1994 the leaders of all
of South Africa’s communities met to discuss
a new set of rules for South Africa, called the
new constitution.
10
1
2. Define the following terms:
a) Protest: To say that you do not agree
with something and demand that it
must change
b) Independence: To be free form another
person or country
4
3. Underline the correct answer.
a) Gandhi belonged to the (Hindu / Muslim
/Christian) religion.
b) In 1915 Gandhi went to live in (India /
South Africa / Brittan).
c) Gandhi warned that all protests should be
(violent / peaceful).
d) Gandhi died at the age of (78 / 87).
4
4. Answer the following questions:
a) What did the British trading companies buy
and sell all over the world that the Indian
people produced? Name one thing.
cotton or tea
1
b) How did Gandhi die?

2
Someone shot him.
1
c) Where did Nelson Mandela study? Name one
of the two universities.
Fort Hare or Wits University
1
d) What was the name of the president who
freed Mandela from prison?
F.W. de Klerk
1
e) What does ANC stand for?
African National Congress
1
f) What prize did Nelson Mandela and F.W. de
Klerk received for leading South Africa in a
peaceful way during a difficult political time?
Nobel Prize for Peace
1
g) When is the next election in South Africa?
2024
1
h) Name 3 things that were similarities
between Mandela and Gandhi.

3
Both were lawyers / Both fought for
democracy / Both were in prison
Both did not give up hope / Both were
prepared to die for their case.
3
5. Explain the goal and origin of the following
organisations:
a) Mandela day
To encourage people to spend 67 minutes
to do charity.
b) 46664
A series of concerts to help people with
HIV / AIDS.
2
6. Indicate if the following statements are true
or false.
a) Gandhi led many protests, but urged
people to obey
laws even if they were unjust.
False
b) Gandhi was arrested and sent to prison for
27 years. False
c) In 1947 India became an independent
state. True
4
d) The ANC organised campaigns and marches
in which
thousands of people refused to obey
apartheid laws. True
e) In a democracy only selected groups of
people have the
right to vote.
False
5
Total 30

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