Grade 5 History June Test + Memo

Help your Grade 5 learner prepare for the June examinations with this comprehensive ATP-aligned History practice test, complete with a full memorandum. The test is 30 marks and has a duration of 1 hour.

The test covers:

• San Beliefs & Religion – 4 marks: understanding San spiritual beliefs, the spirit world, shamans, trance experiences and Kaggen, as well as the role of the shaman in protecting and healing the community.
• San & Khoikhoi Lifestyles – 8 marks: comparing the San hunter-gatherers and Khoikhoi herders and farmers, including nomadic and settled lifestyles, livestock, crops, food sources and how both groups used their knowledge of the environment to survive.
• Early African Farmers & Settlements – 8 marks: agriculture, crops, domestic animals, homesteads and households, as well as interpreting a visual source of a traditional cattle kraal and settlement.
• South African Coat of Arms – 5 marks: interpreting the symbols of the South African Coat of Arms and understanding what features such as the rising sun, elephant tusks, wheat, secretary bird and human figuresrepresent.
• Tools & Key Historical Concepts – 5 marks: identifying the purpose of an early farming tool, comparing San and Khoikhoi lifestyles and explaining important terms such as overgrazing and barter.

ATP aligned | Total: 30 marks | Duration: 1 hour | Full memorandum included | PDF format.