Grade 6 · History
Grade 6 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 6 History covers
Mali, explorers and sources · Paper 1 work
- Extension: the Kingdom of Mali (Grade 7 work)
- European explorers
- Sources and timelines
- Mapungubwe: an African kingdom
- The Renaissance: Leonardo and Galileo
- Indigenous healing and early medicine
- Vasco da Gama and the sea route to the East
- Evidence for an ancient African past
- Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
- Mapungubwe in depth
- Indian Ocean trade: Swahili, dhows and sacred kings
- Before Mapungubwe: K2, Schroda and world trade
Medicine, democracy and heritage · Paper 2 work
- Medicine through time
- Democracy and citizenship
- Heritage and national symbols
- Democracy, rights and national symbols
- Medicine: germs, vaccines and modern surgery
- The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
How the tests work
The Grade 6 History bank holds 475 questions across 18 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 6 History cover?
In Grade 6 the work splits into two parts: Mali, explorers and sources (Paper 1 work) and Medicine, democracy and heritage (Paper 2 work). Topics include Extension: the Kingdom of Mali (Grade 7 work), European explorers, Sources and timelines, Medicine through time and more — 18 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 6 History?
475 questions across 18 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.
Are the Grade 6 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 6, and the questions are written from what real Grade 6 tests and exam papers ask.
History in other grades
More about these tests
In Grade 6 the work splits into two parts: Mali, explorers and sources (Paper 1 work) and Medicine, democracy and heritage (Paper 2 work).