Activity for 15 to 16 year-old students. 1 working session.
Quizz on the Industrial Revolution
Watch the video and then answer the questions.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7jdmbe5zCHs
1. Where did the majority of the people work during the late 1700s?
in fields on land that they
2. The owners of the land were called .........
[aristocrats ]
3. What did the servants do?
[raise the children and do the housework ]
4. The new machines were powered by ................., .................. and ...................
[water, steam, coal ]
5. What were the advantages of these machines?
ey did the same work, but cheaper and faster ]
6. Where did the mechanisation begin?
mills of England ]
7. A machine could do the work of ..... people
8. .........., .............. and .............. became more affordable
[fuel, clothing, food ]
9.What was the advantage of the development of steam boats?
goods could be sold worldwide ]
10. Where did the families move from and to?