Key Stage 3 Humanities Year 7 End of Term 3 Assessment Notes

Key Stage 3 Humanities Year 7 End of Term 3 Assessment Notes

Topics and Skills Assessed

• Historical Knowledge and Contextual Understanding:
  • Understanding the causes, effects, and historical significance of events like the Black Death and medieval medicine practices.
• Comparing Past and Present Ideas:
  • Skill in comparing medieval beliefs (e.g., about disease) with modern scientific knowledge.
• Analysing Cause and Effect:
  • Ability to explain how events (e.g., volcanic eruptions, spread of the plague) impacted people, environments, or societies.
• Using and Interpreting Sources:
  • Reading and concluding from historical or scientific sources such as texts, diagrams, or timelines.

Feedback

• Excellent levels of knowledge and understanding with concise and detailed responses.
• Good effort with most of the required detail and depth.
• A good attempt at most questions, but some work is needed to cover all key points.
• Needs improvement to accurately answer questions covering all the key points.

Next Steps

• Review and Summarise Key Content:
  • Create revision notes or mind maps for each topic, highlighting main ideas, key terms, and important events or processes.
• Practice with Past Questions or Quizzes:
  • Use topic-specific questions to reinforce understanding and improve confidence with typical assessment formats.
• Watch Educational Videos:
  • Use age-appropriate science and history videos (e.g., BBC Bitesize, YouTube channels like Crash Course Kids) to reinforce learning visually.
• Discuss and Explain to Others:
  • Encourage explaining the topics to a peer or family member to build confidence and check understanding.
• Build Vocabulary and Source Analysis Skills:
  • Practice using subject-specific vocabulary and interpreting sources (images, graphs, short texts) related to each topic.

Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. What does the Big Bang Theory explain?
   • C) The origin of the universe
2. What is a volcano?
   • A) An opening in Earth's crust that allows magma to escape
3. What substance comes out of a volcano during an eruption?
   • B) Lava
4. When did the Big Bang likely occur?
   • B) 13.8 billion years ago
5. What caused the Black Death?
   • C) A plague caused by bacteria
6. What is magma called once it reaches the Earth's surface?
   • C) Lava
7. In the Middle Ages, how did people often explain illness?
   • B) Magic and punishment from God
8. Which of these is a shield volcano known for gentle eruptions?
   • C) Mauna Loa
9. What was a common treatment during the Black Death?
   • B) Praying and flagellation
10. The Big Bang Theory suggests the universe is:
    • C) Expanding

Part 2: True or False

11. The Big Bang created stars, planets, and galaxies. True
12. Volcanoes only occur in cold regions. False
13. In the Middle Ages, doctors used leeches to "balance the blood." True
14. The Black Death killed only a few hundred people. False
15. Volcanoes can cause climate change. True

Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

16. The Big Bang Theory explains how the universe began.
17. Lava comes from deep inside the Earth.
18. The Black Death was caused by a bacterial infection.
19. In the Middle Ages, people believed sickness came from bad air.
20. A volcano has a central opening called a vent.

Part 4: Passage-Based Questions

Passage Summary:

The Black Death, a deadly disease caused by bacteria carried by fleas on rats, spread across 14th-century Europe, killing millions and instilling fear and panic. Due to a lack of understanding about germs, people resorted to ineffective treatments such as carrying herbs, praying, or self-flagellation. The Black Death had a massive impact, emptying towns and changing people's perspectives on medicine and life.

21. What were two ways people tried to cure or avoid the disease?
    • Carrying herbs and praying.
22. Why were people’s attempts to stop the Black Death often unsuccessful?
    • Because they did not understand the cause of the disease (bacteria) and thus used ineffective methods.
23. How did the Black Death affect towns and cities?
    • Towns and cities were emptied due to the high death toll.
24. What emotion did the Black Death cause among people?
    • Fear and panic.
25. What does the passage suggest about people’s knowledge of germs at the time?
    • The passage suggests that people had little to no understanding of germs at the time.
26. How did the Black Death change people’s views about medicine?
    • It changed the way people thought about medicine.
27. Do you think the people’s reaction to the disease was reasonable for their time? Why or why not?
    • Responses will vary but should consider the context of limited medical knowledge.
28. What does the passage tell us about medical knowledge in the 14th century?
    • Medical knowledge was limited, and treatments were often based on superstition rather than scientific understanding.
29. What role did rats and fleas play in spreading the Black Death?
    • Rats carried fleas infected with the bacteria that caused the disease, thus spreading it to humans.
30. How is the Black Death described as changing society in the long term?
    • It is described as changing society's view of medicine.

Part 5: Short Answers

31. How does a volcano form from magma beneath the Earth’s crust? (6 marks)

    • Step 1: Magma forms beneath the Earth's crust due to high temperature and pressure, melting the rock.
    • Step 2: The less dense magma rises through cracks and weaknesses in the crust.
    • Step 3: The magma erupts onto the surface as lava, ash, and gas, building up over time to form a volcano.

32. Olympus Mons on Mars is nearly three times taller than Mount Everest. Why do you think volcanoes on Mars can grow larger than those on Earth? (6 marks)

    • Thinner Atmosphere: Mars has a much thinner atmosphere than Earth, resulting in less erosion from wind and weather over time.
    • Lack of Tectonic Plates: Unlike Earth, Mars does not have shifting tectonic plates, allowing volcanoes to keep erupting in one place without being dragged away.
    • Weaker Gravity: The weaker gravity on Mars allows structures to grow taller without collapsing under their own weight.

33. Do you think volcanoes are more dangerous because of where they are located or because of how they erupt? (3 marks)

    • Opinion-based answer. For example: Volcanoes are more dangerous because of how they erupt. Some volcanoes erupt violently, causing widespread destruction even if they are located far from populated areas.

34. What happened just after the Big Bang that helped form stars and galaxies later? (3 marks)

    • Space expanded rapidly in all directions. As the universe grew and cooled, energy turned into particles, which became atoms. Over time, these atoms grouped together to form stars and galaxies.

35. “The universe is still expanding,” was an idea originating from the work of Edwin Hubble, an American astronomer. Does this support the Big Bang Theory? Give a reason. (2 marks)

    • Yes, it supports the Big Bang Theory because the ongoing expansion observed by astronomers fits the idea that the universe has been growing since the Big Bang.