Grade 4 Social Science:
History - Term 2 Assessment
Learning From Our Leaders
Name: Date:
Total: 20
Read through the questions below and answer them in the spaces provided.
1. List four characteristics of a good leader. (4)
2. Define the following terms: (4)
apartheid:
lawyer:
respect:
human rights:
3. Are the following statements true or false? (4)
a. Nelson Mandela went to trial and became a political prisoner.
b. Gandhi was asked to stay on the train in Pietermaritzburg.
c. Mahatma means ‘Great Soul.’
d. Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi both advocated for violent protests.
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Grade 4 Social Science: History - Term 2 Assessment
4. Discuss the lesson Nelson Mandela learned from a donkey. (4)
5. Satyagraha means ‘fighting with peace.’ Explain how Gandhi’s Great March is an
example of this. (4)
(Hint: First write about the march and then explain how it links to Satyagraha).
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Grade 4 Social Science:
History - Term 2 Assessment
Answers
Learning From Our Leaders
Note for the educator: These answers are a guide. Definitions could vary depending on the
textbook/resources used.
1. List four characteristics of a good leader. (4)
Any 4 of the following: listen to people/respect others/stand up for what is right/is brave/is
fair/is caring/is not selfish/hard working/trustworthy/honest
2. Define the following terms: (4)
apartheid: a way of keeping people of different cultures and races apart from white people in
South Africa
lawyer: a person who helps people regarding the law
respect: to care about other people’s feelings
human rights: basic things that every person should have
3. Are the following statements true or false? (4)
a. Nelson Mandela went to trial and became a political prisoner. True
b. Gandhi was asked to stay on the train in Pietermaritzburg. False
c. Mahatma means ‘Great Soul.’ True
d. Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi both advocated for violent protests.
False
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Grade 4 Social Science: History - Term 2 Assessment Answers
4. Discuss the lesson Nelson Mandela learned from a donkey. (4)
• When Nelson Mandela was a young boy, he and his friends were playing on a donkey.
• They were climbing on and off the donkey’s back.
• When it came to Nelson Mandela’s turn, he jumped onto its back, and the donkey ran
straight into a thorn bush, causing him to get pricked and scratched.
• He felt shy and embarrassed in front of his friends; he learned that making people feel
bad and stupid is wrong.
5. Satyagraha means ‘fighting with peace.’ Explain how Gandhi’s Great March is an
example of this. (4)
• The Great March took place from Natal (Kwa-Zulu Natal) to the Transvaal (Gauteng).
• Over 2000 people marched with Gandhi, who was arrested and released many times
during the March.
• Some laws were changed due to this March.
• Satyagraha means ‘fighting with peace.’ This march is a good example of this as it was
a peaceful march even though Gandhi was arrested many times.
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