Ancient Egypt End of Topic Test

Year 3 HistoryAncient Egypt9 pages

About this worksheet

A 29-question end of topic test for Year 3 history on Ancient Egypt, set out in five sections over nine pages. It starts with the Nile, the Black Land and the Red Land, then moves through the social pyramid, Tutankhamun and Egyptian food. Later sections cover the gods, canopic jars and the Weighing of the Heart, then the Sphinx, papyrus, hieroglyphs and the shaduf. The final section asks about the Rosetta Stone, primary and secondary sources, and how far the Nile explains Egypt's success. The answer key has model answers for every question. It matches the England National Curriculum depth study.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Ancient Egypt

โ€œThe achievements of the earliest civilizations - an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following: Ancient Sumer; The Indus Valley; Ancient Egypt; The Shang Dynasty of Ancient Chinaโ€

Every question belongs to the Ancient Egypt depth study. The overview of where and when other early civilizations appeared is not on this test.

What's inside this worksheet

Section 1: The River Nile and Geography

Six questions, from which continent Egypt is on and which way the Nile flows to the difference between the Black Land (Kemet) and the Red Land (Deshret).

Section 2: Pharaohs, Society, and Everyday Life

Pupils fill a five-level society table from Pharaoh down to Farmers & Labourers, name the archaeologist who found Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 and pick the true statement about food.

Section 3: Gods, Mummification, and the Afterlife

Pupils match Ra, Anubis, Osiris and Isis to their roles, name the canopic jars in a picture and describe the Weighing of the Heart.

Section 4: Monuments, Writing, and Inventions

Questions on why pyramids were built, the Sphinx, papyrus and hieroglyphs, and a shaduf diagram to name and explain.

Section 5: Historical Evidence and Evaluation

Pupils explain the Rosetta Stone, sort four sources into primary and secondary, explain the Valley of the Kings and judge whether the Nile was the most important factor.

How teachers use it

Two sittings

Nine pages is a lot for Year 3 at once. Set Sections 1 to 3 on one day and Sections 4 and 5 on the next.

Marking question 29

Pupils must agree or disagree using two pieces of evidence. The model answer in the key shows a balanced response you can share afterwards.

Targeted recap

After marking, find the section with the most wrong answers and reteach it, for example the god matching in question 13.

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