Formative Assessment
Given below is a list of activities for Formative Assessment. A wide variety of activities
have been given keeping in mind the fact that the students in a classroom have multiple
intelligences. You could use them to assess the understanding of the students either at
the end of the chapter, or at the end of each section.
• Debate: Divide the class into two groups. Give the students 5-10 minutes to prepare
for or against the topic. Tell the students that they have to justify their opinions.
• Report writing: Ask the students to visit the museum in their city/town. They can
write the report not exceeding 200 words.
• Scrap book: The students can make a colourful scrap book and categorise the pictures
as given in the activity.
• Group Work: The students can complete the activity on page 6 and display their work
in class.
• Peer and self-assessment: Use the Fill in the blanks, True or False and MCQs on pages
6 and 7 for peer and self-assessment.
HOTS
The HOTS question can be discussed in class.
Life skills
Ask the students to conduct the interviews as mentioned in the topic. They can write a
report, not exceeding 200-250 words and read them in class.
Value-based question
Ask the students to discuss the answers for the value-based question.
Follow-up
• You can ask the students to read Baroness Orczy’s books on the Scarlet Pimpernel—a
story of adventure and intrigue set during the French Revolution.
Answer key for the exercises in the lesson
Exercises for Summative Assessment
I. Fill in the blanks.
1. The modern period of Indian history starts
with the British conquest of India.
2. The Industrial Revolution started in Britain
around 1750.
3. The Renaissance period gave rise to scientific
method of enquiry.
II. True or false
1. The demarcation of history into three periods
is uniform all over the world. (F)
2. The movement of people from rural areas to
towns and cities is known as urbanisation.
(T)
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3. Industrial Revolution refers to producing
goods on a large scale using machines. (T)
4. The Gateway of India is in Delhi. (F)
III. Answer the following questions.
1. What are the characteristic features of the
Modern Age?
The Modern Age was a period of great
and sweeping changes. The characteristic
features of this period are:
a) industrialisation–large scale production of goods in an increasing number of factories
b) urbanisation–movement of people from villages to towns
c) nationalism–patriotism
d) democracy–government by the people
e) f) g) 2. socialism–a system where the state tries to ensure equitable distribution of wealth
scientific and technological progress
humanism– a great concern for human welfare and value.
What is meant by the term ‘Industrial
Revolution’?
The Industrial Revolution was an economic
revolution, which brought about a sweeping
change in the methods of production through
mechanisation in the 18th century AD. As
the demand for products grew, the system
of artisans working from home with simple
tools was replaced by the ‘factory system’
where large machines now produced much
more of the same products, faster and at a
fraction of the cost.
3. What is the meaning of ‘nationalism’?
Nationalism is a strong feeling of love, pride,
and loyalty that people have for their country.
It is patriotism and a growing identification
with one’s homeland.
4. What are the ideals that became popular
because of the French Revolution?
The French Revolution gave birth to the
ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
5. Write in detail about the various sources of
information of modern Indian history.
Sources of information about modern
Indian history are of two types- primary and
secondary. Primary sources are those that are
original, like artefacts from archaeological
sites, coins, monuments, inscriptions,
travelogues, autobiographies etc. They
also include government reports, letters,
photographs, maps, diaries etc. Secondary
sources are second-hand accounts of events.
They are usually collected and put together
by people who study the primary sources.
They include textbooks, biographies,
magazines, newspapers, and movies.
Multiple Choice Questions
1.c
6.c
2.d
7.b
3.b
4.a
5.d
Value-based question
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Freedom from oppression
Equality
Justice
Individual rights
Unity and brotherhood
Question bank
I. Fill in the blanks.
1. The Mughal Empire went into a rapid decline,
after the death of ____________.
2. A system where the state tries to ensure
equitable distribution of wealth is
called__________.
3. The _________ was a movement that sought
to revive the learning of the ancient Greeks
and Romans.
4. The people of many countries were
inspired to fight for their freedom on
witnessing the __________________ and
__________________ Revolutions.
5. In the study of modern Indian history,
monuments and coins are considered
as________________
sources
of
information. (primary/secondary)
II. Answer in brief.
1. Define renaissance. Give an example of a
‘Renaissance man’.
2. Why did European countries colonise other
countries?
3. Why are government documents important
in the study of history?
4. Write a short note about the impact of
American and French revolutions on the
world.
5. Name some of the historical buildings built
by the British in India.
III. Answer in detail.
1. Explain the characteristic features of the
Modern Age.
2. Distinguish between primary and secondary
sources of information? Give examples.
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Answer key for the worksheet
I. 1. colonialism
2. Renaissance 3. American
Revolution 4. Aurangzeb 5. Nationalism
II. 1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. False
III. 1. b 2. a and c 3. d 4. a 5. b
IV. 1. Modern history has more sources of
information than the other periods because
most of the sources have been well
preserved compared to the other periods.
The invention of the printing press and the
establishment of the postal service led to
the preservation of authentic sources of
information.
2. There was a rapid decline of the Mughal
Empire after Aurangzeb’s death. New and
powerful kingdoms like the Marathas
and Sikhs were established. The rulers of
Hyderabad, Awadh, Carnatic and Bengal
ruled their provinces independently.
3. Nationalism is a strong feeling of love and
pride for one’s country. The French and
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American Revolutions inspired Indians to
join together to fight against the British for
their independence.
4. Historical buildings are considered a primary
source of information. They were built by
the various rulers during their reign. The
historical buildings tell historians about the
styles prevalent at the time, the material
used for building and sometimes the reason
for building them.
5. European countries saw the beginning of
the Industrial Revolution. There was a high
demand of raw materials like coal, cotton
and iron ore to feed their factories. These
factories produced goods on a large scale.
So they also needed a market to sell the
products. This prompted Britain and other
European countries to search overseas for
colonies to market their finished goods and
also obtain raw materials.