Grade 7 · History
Grade 7 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 7 History covers
African kingdoms, the slave trade and sources · Paper 1 work
- Early African kingdoms
- The transatlantic slave trade
- Sources and history
- Trans-Saharan trade and Africa before slavery
- The slave ships and the slave market
- Indian Ocean trade and the interior, 800–1600
- Pre-colonial economies of the semi-arid societies
- African towns and cities of the interior, c1700–1820s
- Timbuktu, Mansa Musa and West African learning
The Cape, the British takeover and the frontier · Paper 2 work
- Colonisation of the Cape
- The British takeover and its consequences
- Cooperation and conflict on the frontier
- The Great Trek and Blood River
- The Dutch and the Huguenots at the Cape
- Slavery at the Cape: work, resistance and freedom
- Mission stations and Genadendal
- The life of a trekboer
- The Khoikhoi and San at the Cape
- The VOC settlement: the Haerlem, the fort and the Castle
- Slavery at the Cape: rebellions and legacy
- The northern frontier: Kora, Griqua, Tswana and land
How the tests work
The Grade 7 History bank holds 562 questions across 21 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 7 History cover?
In Grade 7 the work splits into two parts: African kingdoms, the slave trade and sources (Paper 1 work) and The Cape, the British takeover and the frontier (Paper 2 work). Topics include Early African kingdoms, The transatlantic slave trade, Sources and history, Colonisation of the Cape and more — 21 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 7 History?
562 questions across 21 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.
Are the Grade 7 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 7, and the questions are written from what real Grade 7 tests and exam papers ask.
History in other grades
More about these tests
In Grade 7 the work splits into two parts: African kingdoms, the slave trade and sources (Paper 1 work) and The Cape, the British takeover and the frontier (Paper 2 work).