Age 8.1 - 8.3 practise questions

AGE 8. The Time of Citizens and Steam Engines

Practise your knowledge

-Q-

1.  Drag and drop to finish this overview. Also check and correct your notebook.

candles / oil lamps

Modern Age

horses / walking

steam locomotive

much

manual

agricultural urban society

machines

2. The industrial revolution started in:

1. France
2. USA
3. Great Britain
4. Germany

3. Before the industrial revolution, most people worked in:

1. cities
2. rural areas
3. factories
4. slavery

4. Which statement is true?

I. In Britain, an agricultural revolution occurred before the industrial revolution.
II. The agricultural revolution led to an abundance of food.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

5. The industrial revolution was boosted by the introduction of a new energy source, namely:

1. water power
2. steam power
3. sun power
4. wind power

6. Which statement is correct?

1. The Netherlands was one of the first countries to industrialise.
2. Industrialisation led to a growth in the agricultural work sector.
3. Industrialisation led to urbanisation.
4. In the industrial cities, the wages were high.

9. How did the Agricultural Revolution lead to the Industrial Revolution? 

Start at the top of the schematic.

higher demand for products

agricultural surplus

steam engine developed

new farming techniques

new inventions needed

population growth

cause

effect

12. Were the statements below causes

 or effects of the Industrial Revolution?

Factories were built to house the big, new machines.

Entrepreneurs were willing to invest in new inventions.

Homeworkers could now work much faster than before.

The first machines led to unemployment of homeworkers.

growth of cities

population growth

employee

employer

2. Drag the texts to the correct target.

Someone who pays wages to workers.

these people worked for low wages

Another name for these workers was “blue collar”.

Factory owners belonged to this group.

He hires personnel and wants to make a profit.

these people mostly lived in slums

4. Read the following statements about the working and living conditions of the working class during the industrial revolution. Are they true or false?

a. People lived close to factories, so not only did they breath unhealthy air
during their working day, but also when they were at home.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

4b. The factory owners were concerned about the welfare of their factory workers.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

4c. The machines were very noisy, so most workers became deaf.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

4d. Fatigue, long hours and dangerous machines sometimes
led to deadly accidents.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

4e. There was a shortage of workers, so they got paid good salaries.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE