Grade 12 History diagnostic

12 questions on world history concepts, canadian history, timelines & evidence and historical method. Answer what you can, then check your answers to see which topics are secure and what to practise next.

12 questions4 topicsAbout 15 minutesSet 1 of 5

Skip a question if you do not know the answer. It is better than guessing, because it shows what to practise.

1Canadian historyWhich of these two events happened first? • Gold was found in the Klondike, starting a gold rush • Canada adopted the maple leaf flag

A. Canada adopted the maple leaf flagB. Gold was found in the Klondike, starting a gold rush

2Canadian historyWhich four provinces formed Canada at Confederation on July 1, 1867?

A. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New BrunswickB. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and NewfoundlandC. Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and SaskatchewanD. Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia

3Canadian historyWhich of these two events happened first? • Many Canadian women gained the right to vote in federal elections • The last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven

A. Many Canadian women gained the right to vote in federal electionsB. The last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven

4Timelines & evidenceHow many years passed between these events? • Jacques Cartier made his first voyage to the Gulf of St. Lawrence (1534) • The Persons Case ruled that women are “persons” under Canadian law (1929)

Your answer

5Timelines & evidenceIn which century did this event take place? Columbus’s first voyage reached the Caribbean.

A. the 15th centuryB. the 17th centuryC. the 16th centuryD. the 18th century

6Timelines & evidenceHistorical thinking and evidence: which term fits this description? The arrangement of events in time order.

A. CorroborationB. ChronologyC. Oral historyD. Anachronism

7Historical methodIs this a primary or a secondary source for studying the past? A photograph taken at the Charlottetown Conference in 1864.

A. a secondary sourceB. a primary source

8Historical methodFictional diary entry, Winnipeg, May 1919: “The streetcars have stopped and the bakeries are closed. Father says the strikers want fair pay and the right to bargain together; Mr. Howe next door says they are troublemakers. I do not know who is right, but the city is very quiet.” Who created this source, and when?

A. A newspaper editor in LondonB. A government official in 1867C. A young person living in Winnipeg in 1919 (a fictional diarist)D. A historian writing in 2020

9Historical methodWhich question concerns provenance?

A. Who created this document and in what context?B. How many decorative icons appear?C. What colour is the folder only?D. Can its title be shortened?

10World history conceptsWhich of these two events happened first? • The Slavery Abolition Act took effect across most of the British Empire • The forced removal of Japanese Canadians from the West Coast began

A. The Slavery Abolition Act took effect across most of the British EmpireB. The forced removal of Japanese Canadians from the West Coast began

11World history conceptsSocieties and historical change: which term fits this description? A system in which a power establishes control over another territory and its people.

A. AgricultureB. ColonialismC. DomesticationD. Constitution

12World history conceptsWhich was a long-term consequence of the Second World War?

A. The founding of the United Nations in 1945 to promote international cooperationB. The sealing of the Magna CartaC. The fall of ConstantinopleD. The founding of Quebec City by Champlain