History Grade 6

Cambridge Primary Progression Test
Question paper
HISTORY, Stage 6
Term 1 2021
1. Grade 6 pupils are learning about Explorers.
Who is an explorer? [1]
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2. Many explorers went to Asia because Asia was rich.
Tick the commodities that were found in Asia. [1]
Slaves
Silk
Vehicles
Spices
3. Rich people in Europe needed spices so much.
Write any one reason why they needed spices. [1]
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4. Below is a collection of spices. Use them to answer the questions that follow.
cloves cinnamon
onions
tomatoes ginger
pepper
a. Name any two spices that explorers got from Asia. [1]
i. ……………………………….
ii. ……………………………….
b. From these spices, name any two which you use in your house today. [1]
i. ……………………………….
ii. ……………………………….

5. A 14th- century English travel book had this about Africa.
On one island, there

are men as big as In that land, are
giants. They have men that have only
only one eye, and one foot, and it is so

big… it will cover
that is in the middle
of their forehead. his body against the
They eat raw meat heat of the sun.
and fish.
a. Africa was a mystery. Very few travellers had been there.
Why was this so? Explain with points from this book. [1]
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b. Write down any three things, from this book, which are not true about Africa.
[2]
i. ……………………………………………………………………..
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ii. …………………………………………………………………….
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6. These are examples of means of transport in the world.
3
1 2
4
5
6
Using the numbers given,
a. List down any two means of transport that the explorers used then. [1]
i. …………………………….
ii. …………………………….
b. Suggest any two means of transport that we use today. [1]
i. …………………………….
ii. …………………………….
7. In the past, people usually travelled by land.

Suggest any two problems they might have faced in their travels. [2]
i. …………………………………………………………………………….
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ii. …………………………………………………………………………….
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8. Below are some of the things that people in the past believed.
Tick (√) all of them. [1]
That the world was flat.
That the world was like a pyramid.
That ships may fall off the edge of the world.
That many people lived in the oceans.
That the first place in the East was Paradise.
9. This is Marco Polo, a traveller who had been overland to Asia.
a. Write any two points you remember about him. [2]

i. ……………………………………………..
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ii. ……………………………………………..
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b. He wrote a book, The Travels of Marco Polo, which told about the riches of the East.
i. What was the title of his book? [1]
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ii. How did he motivate many people to go to Asia? [1]
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c. Why did Marco Polo travel to the East? Circle the correct answer. [1]
He was a tourist
He wanted spices
He wanted to hide.
10. This is the portrait of Ptolemy, a Greek writer.
What do we remember him for? [1]
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11. This is Prince Henry of Portugal.
What do you remember about him? [1]
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Cambridge Primary Progression Test

1. Grade 6 pupils are learning about Explorers.

Who is an explorer? [1]

2. Many explorers went to Asia because Asia was rich.

Tick the commodities that were found in Asia. [1]

3. Rich people in Europe needed spices so much.

Write any one reason why they needed spices. [1]

History Grade 6 Term 1 Page 1

History Grade 6 Term 1 Page 2

On one island, there

giants. They have men that have only

only one eye, and one foot, and it is so

They eat raw meat heat of the sun.

a. Africa was a mystery. Very few travellers had been there.

History Grade 6 Term 1 Page 3

Using the numbers given,

b. Suggest any two means of transport that we use today. [1]

7. In the past, people usually travelled by land.

History Grade 6 Term 1 Page 4

Tick (√) all of them. [1]

That the world was flat.

That the world was like a pyramid.

That ships may fall off the edge of the world.

That many people lived in the oceans.

That the first place in the East was Paradise.

9. This is Marco Polo, a traveller who had been overland to Asia.

a. Write any two points you remember about him. [2]

History Grade 6 Term 1 Page 5

i. What was the title of his book? [1]

ii. How did he motivate many people to go to Asia? [1]

10. This is the portrait of Ptolemy, a Greek writer.

What do we remember him for? [1]

History Grade 6 Term 1 Page 6

11. This is Prince Henry of Portugal.

What do you remember about him? [1]

History Grade 6 Term 1 Page 7

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