Grade 5 · History
Grade 5 History
CAPS topics, what the exam tests, and free practice tests
History is one half of Social Sciences. It teaches a child to read sources, think about time and understand how events affected people. It is tested separately from Geography.
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Primary school tests and papers
What Grade 5 History covers
South Africa's earliest people and farmers · Paper 1 work
- Hunter-gatherers
- The first farmers
- From hunter to farmer: change over time
- African farmers, kraals and cattle
- Khoikhoi herders of the Late Stone Age
- Fire and how it changed people’s lives
- Metals and what they changed
- Food: evidence, sharing and rules
- Transport through history
- Life in a first-farmer village
Ancient Egypt and heritage · Paper 2 work
- Ancient Egypt
- Heritage and heritage routes
- Words and concepts in history
- Extension: the Cradle of Humankind and Mapungubwe (Grade 6 work)
- Egyptian knowledge, medicine and writing
- Ancient Egyptian discoveries
- Tutankhamun and Egyptian knowledge
How the tests work
The Grade 5 History bank holds 454 questions across 17 topics, at least 25 per topic. Each test draws a fresh set, so a second attempt is not the same test.
Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions. Every answer comes with an explanation, not just a tick or a cross. It works on a phone, needs no sign-up, and no marks or names are stored.
Questions parents ask
What does Grade 5 History cover?
In Grade 5 the work splits into two parts: South Africa's earliest people and farmers (Paper 1 work) and Ancient Egypt and heritage (Paper 2 work). Topics include Hunter-gatherers, The first farmers, From hunter to farmer: change over time, Ancient Egypt and more — 17 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 5 History?
454 questions across 17 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.
Are the Grade 5 History tests free?
Yes. The online tests are free, with no sign-up and no adverts.
Do the tests follow CAPS?
Yes. The topics follow the CAPS curriculum for Grade 5, and the questions are written from what real Grade 5 tests and exam papers ask.
History in other grades
More about these tests
In Grade 5 the work splits into two parts: South Africa's earliest people and farmers (Paper 1 work) and Ancient Egypt and heritage (Paper 2 work).