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Year 9 Practice Exam Questions: World War One Examine the following sources and use their evidence and your own knowledge to answer the questions that follow. Questions 1) Study Source A. What can you learn from Source A about the effectiveness of tanks during the First World War? [4 marks] 2) Study Source C. What can you learn from Source C about the impact of tanks on the German troops in November 1917? [4 marks] 3) Study Sources A, B and C. How far do these sources agree about the impact of tanks? Explain your answer by referring to points of agreement and disagreement between both sources. [6 marks] 4) Study Source D. How useful is this sources in helping you to understand the impact of tanks in 1918? [4 marks] 5) “Tanks were a decisive weapon in the final battles of the First World War.” Do you agree? Use all the sources and your own knowledge to help you explain your answer. [10 marks] Source A: A photograph of a British Mark IV tank “Hyacinth”, 20 Nov 1917 Source B: A painting of a tank crossing a trench Source C: A German soldier’s feelings on seeing tanks approach his trench in 1916: A horrible grinding sound rumbled the ground. Occasionally the sound of groaning metal screeched into the air and echoed through our trenches. There was a frenzy of activity in our trenches and looks of panic. One of us began shouting “Monsters! Open Fire! They’re coming to get us!” but as we tried to shoot them, our bullets simply bounced off them. I was terrified. Source D: From an article in The Fighting Forces Magazine describing a tank attack at the Battle of Amiens on 08 August 1918 Four hundred tanks in the line of battle. Good going, firm ground, wheel to wheel and blazing brilliant weather. They crash through the barbed wire and bridge the trenches dealing death and retribution on the way. The front line now, we swing her round, broadside on, a canister of shrapnel is poured into the huddling German troops. We trip merrily on, the sixpounder volleying shell after shell into the trench. The machine gunners firing as the Germans run for it.

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Year  9  Practice  Exam  Questions:  World  War  One  Examine  the  following  sources  and  use  their  evidence  and  your  own  knowledge  to  answer  the  questions  that  follow.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Questions  1)  Study  Source  A.  What  can  you  learn  from  Source  A  about  the  effectiveness  of  tanks  during  the  First  World  War?  [4  marks]  2)  Study  Source  C.  What  can  you  learn  from  Source  C  about  the  impact  of  tanks  on  the  German  troops  in  November  1917?  [4  marks]  3)  Study  Sources  A,  B  and  C.  How  far  do  these  sources  agree  about  the  impact  of  tanks?  Explain  your  answer  by  referring  to  points  of  agreement  and  disagreement  between  both  sources.  [6  marks]  4)  Study  Source  D.  How  useful  is  this  sources  in  helping  you  to  understand  the  impact  of  tanks  in  1918?  [4  marks]  5) “Tanks  were  a  decisive  weapon  in  the  final  battles  of  the  First  World  War.”  Do  you  agree?  Use  all  the  sources  and  your  own  knowledge  to  help  you  explain  your  answer.  [10  marks]    

Source  A:  A  photograph  of  a  British  Mark  IV  tank  “Hyacinth”,  20  Nov  1917  

 

Source  B:  A  painting  of  a  tank  crossing  a  trench  

 

Source  C:  A  German  soldier’s  feelings  on  seeing  tanks  approach  his  trench  in  1916:  

A  horrible  grinding  sound  rumbled  the  ground.    Occasionally  the  sound  of  groaning  metal  screeched  into  the  air  and  echoed  through  our  trenches.    There  was  a  frenzy  of  activity  in  our  trenches  and  looks  of  panic.    One  of  us  began  shouting  “Monsters!  Open  Fire!  They’re  coming  to  get  us!”  but  as  we  tried  to  shoot  them,  our  bullets  simply  bounced  off  them.    I  was  terrified.  

 Source  D:  From  an  article  in  The  Fighting  Forces  Magazine  describing  a  tank  attack  at  the  Battle  of  Amiens  on  08  August  1918  

Four  hundred  tanks  in  the  line  of  battle.  Good  going,  firm  ground,  wheel  to  wheel  and  blazing  brilliant  weather.  They  crash  through  the  barbed  wire  and  bridge  the  trenches  dealing  death  and  retribution  on  the  way.  

The  front  line  now,  we  swing  her  round,  broadside  on,  a  canister  of  shrapnel  is  poured  into  the  huddling  German  troops.  We  trip  merrily  on,  the  six-­‐pounder  volleying  shell  after  shell  into  the  trench.  The  machine  gunners  firing  as  the  Germans  run  for  it.  

Year  9  Practice  Exam  Questions:  The  Industrial  Revolution  

Examine  the  following  sources  and  use  their  evidence  and  your  own  knowledge  to  answer  the  questions  that  follow.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

Source  A:  From  an  eyewitness  account  in  the  Black  Country  in  1863  

The  coal  is  raised  in  skips,  and  so  at  first  were  the  men.  Another  method  is  now  employed.  They  insert  their  legs  into  the  loops  of  a  chain,  and  holding  onto  the  main  chain  with  their  hands  they  are  drawn  up  in  a  cluster,  like  a  swarm  of  bees.  In  spite  of  many  regulations,  deaths  by  falling  down  the  shaft  are  frequent.  The  bad  air  which  attacks  the  miner’s  life  in  the  pits  is  of  two  kinds:  carbonic  acid  gas,  or  chokedamp;  and  carburetted  hydrogen,  or  firedamp.  These  two  gases  work  in  league  against  the  miner.  When  an  explosion  has  done  its  work  of  destruction,  the  chokedamp  rises  to  suffocate  those  whom  the  firedamp  has  spared.  The  only  defence  against  these  gases  is  a  sufficient  current  of  pure  air,  and  the  art  of  ventilation  becomes  a  matter  of  first-­‐rate  importance.  

Accidents  from  falls  of  coal  or  the  roof  caving  in  equal  the  sum  of  all  the  other  causes  together.  But  it  is  not  only  air,  earth  and  fire  that  combine  against  the  poor  miner.  Amongst  the  worst  foe  is  water.  Not  only  does  the  water  rise  so  fast  in  some  pits  that  an  accident  which  stops  the  pumps  might  cause  serious  risk,  but  sometimes  in  the  course  of  the  workings  the  men  come  upon  an  underground  spring  which  bursts  upon  them  with  fatal  force.  

Source  B:  Numbers  of  deaths  in  Durham  &  Northumberland  coalfields  between  1799  and  1840.  

Cause  of  accident   Number  of  accidents  

Number  of  deaths  

Explosions   87   1243  Suffocation  by  gases  

4   18  

Floodings  from  old  workings  

4   83  

Falling  of  earth   15   33  Chains  or  ropes  breaking  

19   45  

Being  run  over  by  wagons  

13   12  

Boilers  bursting   5   34    

Source  C:  A  description  of  an  explosion  at  Felling  in  1813.  

The  underground  fire  began  with  two  heavy  explosions.  A  slight  trembling,  like  an  earthquake,  was  felt  for  about  half  a  mile  around  the  workings,  and  the  explosion,  although  dull  was  heard  3  or  4  miles  away.  Immense  quantities  of  dust  and  coal  rose  high  into  the  air,  and  fell  in  a  continuous  shower  up  to  half  a  mile  away.  

Source  E:  A  picture  of  children  working  in  a  coal  mine,  c.1840  

 

Source  D:  Diagram  from  a  History  textbook  showing  five  improvements  in  the  coal  mines.  

 

Questions  1)  Study  Source  A.  List  three  causes  of  death  in  the  coal  mines.  [3  marks]  2)  Study  Sources  A  and  B.  Do  these  sources  agree  about  the  causes  of  death  in  the  coal  mines?  Explain  points  of  agreement  and  disagreement.  [4  marks]  3)  Study  Source  C.  How  useful  is  Source  C  as  evidence  of  how  dangerous  coal  mining  was?  [4  marks]  4)  “Coal  mines  were  safe  places  to  work.”  Do  you  agree?  Use  all  the  sources  and  your  own  knowledge  to  help  you  explain  your  answer.  [10  marks]                                5)  Study  Source  F.  What  can  you  learn  from  this  source  about  the  water  supply  in  industrial  towns?  [4  marks]  6)  Study  sources  F  and  G.  Do  these  sources  agree  about  the  water  supply  in  industrial  towns?  Explain  points  of  agreement  and  disagreement.  [4  marks]  7)  How  useful  are  sources  F  and  G  as  evidence  of  how  the  poor  got  their  water  in  the  19th  Century?  [8  marks]  (NB:    4  marks  for  each  source)          

Source  F:  A  report  in  conditions  in  Liverpool  in  the  1840s.  

The  water  is  turned  on  a  certain  number  of  hours  during  the  day,  four  hours  perhaps;  the  poor  go  to  the  tap  for  it;  it  is  constantly  running;  each  person  fetches  as  much  as  they  have  pans  to  receive;  but  they  have  not  many  of  these  and  they  are  frequently  out  of  water.  It  is  not  sufficient  for  washing  or  anything  of  that  kind.  

Source  G:  A  drawing  showing  people  queuing  for  water  in  Bethnal  Green,  London  in  1863  

 

Source  H:  A  cartoon  called  “The  Silent  Highway  Man”,  published  in  Punch,  1858.  

 

8)  Study  Source  H.  What  can  you  learn  from  Source  H  about  conditions  in  industrial  towns?  [4  marks]  

9)  How  reliable  is  Source  H  as  evidence  of  conditions  in  industrial  towns?  [4  marks]