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Years and centuries – practice for Years 4–5

Sample questions on Years and centuries with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Social studies
Year
Years 4–5
Curriculum area
People and time

Question types: Which century?

Rule: Years and centuries

A century is 100 years: the 1st century is the years 1–100, the 15th century 1401–1500.

Take the whole hundreds and add 1 (1348: 13 + 1 = the 14th century). A year ending in 00 is the exception: 1900 is still the 19th.

Example: 1620: 16 hundreds + 1 = the 17th century. 1901 is already in the 20th century.

Watch out: 1620 is not in the 16th century but in the 17th. The year 2000 is still in the 20th century.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Which century was the year 1540 in?

    1. A) 16th century
    2. B) 15th century
    3. C) 18th century
    4. D) 14th century
    5. E) 17th century
    Show the solution
    Answer: A) 16th century

    How it works: The 16th century is the years 1501–1600.

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Which century was the year 1138 in?

    1. A) 12th century
    2. B) 11th century
    3. C) 14th century
    4. D) 10th century
    5. E) 13th century
    Show the solution
    Answer: A) 12th century

    How it works: The 12th century is the years 1101–1200.

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Which century was the year 1201 in?

    1. A) 13th century
    2. B) 12th century
    3. C) 11th century
    4. D) 14th century
    5. E) 15th century
    Show the solution
    Answer: A) 13th century

    How it works: The 13th century is the years 1201–1300.

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