Grade 7 Social Studies practice sheet
Prince Edward Island Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
A landlord and a tenant farmer describe the same rent. Why might they disagree?
- one of them could not count
- they had different interests and perspectives
- rent did not exist
- they lived in different centuries
they had different interests and perspectives
Hint: Ask what each one gained or lost.
Question 2
Which question helps you start an inquiry about economic issues?
- Who gained and who lost from this change?
- Who was the tallest person?
- What was the weather today?
- What colour was the building?
Who gained and who lost from this change?
Hint: Good inquiry questions ask about people and effects.
Question 3
Horse-drawn reapers and threshing machines changed farming by…
- ending farming
- growing food without soil
- letting fewer workers do more farm work
- making farms need more workers
letting fewer workers do more farm work
Hint: Machines did jobs people once did by hand.
Question 4
Why should you give credit to your sources?
- It makes the report longer
- It hides where you found information
- It is not needed
- It shows honesty and lets others check your facts
It shows honesty and lets others check your facts
Hint: Referencing sources respects others’ work.
Question 5
Which Canadian suffrage campaigner is famous for the 1914 “Women’s Parliament” mock debate?
- Sir John A. Macdonald
- Louis Riel
- Nellie McClung
- George Coles
Nellie McClung
Hint: She argued women deserved the vote.
Question 6
The Mi’kmaq language is called…
- Cree
- Mi’kmaw
- Gaelic
- Inuktitut
Mi’kmaw
Hint: It is spoken in Mi’kmaq communities today.
Question 7
What did abolishing slavery in 1834 change?
- It created Canada
- It ended all taxes
- It gave women the vote
- People could no longer legally be enslaved in British colonies
People could no longer legally be enslaved in British colonies
Hint: It was a step toward fairness, though racism continued.
Question 8
What lit most homes before electricity reached them?
- light bulbs
- flashlights
- neon signs
- oil or kerosene lamps and candles
oil or kerosene lamps and candles
Hint: Lamps burned fuel to give light.
Question 9
The period 1830 to 1920 is about how many years?
- 290
- 9
- 90
- 19
90
Hint: Subtract the two years.
Question 10
Which is a primary source about Confederation?
- a website made last year
- a newspaper printed in 1864
- a documentary filmed in 2010
- a textbook from 2015
a newspaper printed in 1864
Hint: Look for something made at the time.
Answer key
- 1. they had different interests and perspectives (Thinking Like a Historian)
- 2. Who gained and who lost from this change? (Economic Empowerment)
- 3. letting fewer workers do more farm work (Steam, Rails and Wires)
- 4. It shows honesty and lets others check your facts (Research Skills)
- 5. Nellie McClung (Political Empowerment)
- 6. Mi’kmaw (Cultural Empowerment)
- 7. People could no longer legally be enslaved in British colonies (Societal Empowerment)
- 8. oil or kerosene lamps and candles (Island Life Around 1900)
- 9. 90 (National Empowerment)
- 10. a newspaper printed in 1864 (Thinking Like a Historian)
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