Year 7 History practice questions
6 free sample questions from Lock in’s Year 7 History course, with answers you can reveal one at a time: 4 multiple choice and 2 written answers with a model answer and marking criteria.
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Topics covered
Lock in’s Year 7 History course has 5 units with 91 flashcards and 88 practice questions, plus timed exams built fresh each time.
- Investigating the pastSources and archaeology; Perspective, reliability and usefulness; Dating the past: BCE, CE and timelines; Heritage, significance and writing
- Deep time history of AustraliaHuman migration and Sahul; How we know: archaeology, dating and Lake Mungo; The world’s oldest continuing cultures; Living with Country: technology, trade and heritage
- Ancient EgyptThe Nile and the environment; Pharaohs and social structure; Beliefs, death and the afterlife; Daily life, contact and legacy
- Ancient GreeceGeography and city-states; Athens and Sparta: society and government; Beliefs, festivals and daily life; Contact, conflict and legacy
- Ancient RomeFrom kings to republic to empire; Society and family life; Beliefs, entertainment and Pompeii; Army, conquest and legacy
Sample questions with answers
Try each question before you open the answer. Written answers show what a full-marks response needs to include.
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Which date is the most recent?
- A500 BCE
- B1000 BCE
- C3100 BCE
- D100 BCE
Show answer
D. 100 BCE
Smaller BCE numbers are closer to year 1.
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People have lived in Australia for at least…
- A50,000 years
- B500 years
- C2,000 years
- D5,000 years
Show answer
A. 50,000 years
Some sites suggest about 65,000 years.
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Outline what is meant by the term “Country” for First Nations Australians.
Show model answer and marking criteria
Model answer. For First Nations Australians, Country means the land, waters, sky and all living things of the place a group belongs to. People have a deep spiritual connection to Country and responsibilities to care for it.
A full-marks answer:
- Country includes land, waters, sky, plants, animals and people connected to a place
- It involves belonging, identity and responsibility to care for it
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Egyptians called the fertile land along the Nile…
- AKemet, the Black Land
- BDeshret, the Red Land
- CAttica
- DSahul
Show answer
A. Kemet, the Black Land
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Identify TWO legacies of ancient Egypt.
Show model answer and marking criteria
Model answer. One legacy is the 365-day calendar, which is the basis of the calendar we use today. Another is the pyramids and temples, which influenced later architecture and attract millions of visitors.
A full-marks answer:
- Legacy 1, such as the 365-day calendar, papyrus, monumental architecture or medicine
- Legacy 2, a different legacy
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A Greek city-state was called a…
- ALegion
- BPolis
- CPharaoh
- DForum
Show answer
B. Polis
How to study Year 7 History
History answers earn marks for specific evidence: names, dates, places and numbers. For “explain” questions, give the cause or effect and then say why it mattered. For source questions, say who made the source, when and why, before you judge how useful it is.
In Lock in, every History topic has short notes, then flashcards that use spaced repetition: rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and it comes back just before you would forget it. Practice questions come in three levels, Foundation, Standard and Complex. Three right in a row moves you up a level, and two wrong moves you back.
Press Study for me and the app builds a 15 to 20 minute session from the cards that are due, the mistakes that are due and questions on your weakest topics. Anything you get wrong comes back 1, 3 and 7 days later until you get it right. When an exam is close, sit a timed practice exam with AI marking.
More Year 7 subjects
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Questions
- What does Year 7 History cover in Lock in?
- 5 units: Investigating the past; Deep time history of Australia; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome. Each topic has short notes, flashcards and practice questions at three levels, plus timed practice exams for the whole subject.
- Are these Year 7 History questions free?
- Yes. The questions on this page are free with full answers. In the app, every new account gets one free day with everything unlocked. After that, a pass costs A$5 for a week or A$20 for three months, paid once.
- Does Lock in mark written answers?
- Yes. Short and extended answers are marked by AI against the marking criteria, with a note on what was missing. AI marking can make mistakes, so check its feedback against your notes or ask your teacher.
Practise all of Year 7 History.
Every topic above, with adaptive sessions, AI marking and timed exams. Your first 24 hours are free, with full access and no card. After that, a week is A$5.