CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NURSERY & PRIMARY SCHOOL

BEGINNING OF TERM TWO EXAMINATIONS 2024

PRIMARY SEVEN
SOCIAL STUDIES WITH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Time allowed: 2hrs 15minutes
Candidate’s name: _______________________________________________
Index number: ____________________________________________________
Read the following instructions carefully.
1. This paper has two sections A and B. Section A has 40 questions and
section B has 15 questions.
2. Answer all questions. All the working for both sections A and B must
be shown in the spaces provided.
3. All working must be done using a blue or black ball point pen or ink.
Any work done in pencil will NOT be marked except drawings and
diagram.
4. Unnecessary changes in your work and handwriting that cannot be
easily read may lead to loss of marks.
5. Do not fill anything in the table indicated “For examiners’ use only”
and the boxes inside the question paper.
FOR EXAMINER’S USER ONLY

EXAMINER’S
SECTION MARKS
REMARKS

TOTAL
 SECTION A (40 Marks)
1. As Joan was moving to town in the evening. She saw her shadow
on the right hand side. Which direction do you think she was taking?
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2. State the significance of a school prayer.
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3. Name any one way how a child benefits from family members
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4. Give any one way how culture promotes security in the community.
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5. Write down one social value of crafts to people.
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6. How is transport industry important to a country?
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7. State any one challenge faced by local authorities when
delivering social services to the local people.
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8. Give any one reason why telephone communication has over
taken letter writing.
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9. Mention one way security can promote development in a

community.
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10. Define the term Decentralization.

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11. How were monsoon winds helpful to early Arabs to come to East
Africa?
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12. Study the sketch map of Uganda below carefully and use them to
answer questions 11 to 14.

11. Name the type of coffee grown in region marked xxxx.

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12. Mention one tribe that belongs to the Ethnic group that used the
route labeled T.
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13. Give one reason why tobacco growing has reduced in area
marked sssss.
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14. How is the formation of mountain N different from that of Cape
ranges in South Africa?
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15. State one economic benefit of coral reefs.
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16. What is meant by the term “Population Census”?
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17. What role is played by the parliament in the budget making
process?
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18. In which way did Henry Marton Stanley contribute to the spread
of Christianity in Uganda?
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19. Apart from printing new currencies and minting coins, mention
any other duty of the central bank of Uganda
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20. State one factor that causes rural-urban migration in Uganda

today.
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21. Name the type of roads that are commonly constructed in hilly
and mountainous areas.
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22. Name the road sign shown below.

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23. A Parliament is a law making organ headed by the Speaker of
Parliament. Who is the current speaker of Uganda’s parliament?
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24. Give any one example of political organisations in pre-colonial
Uganda.
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25. Why did the Portuguese build forts along the East African coast?
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26. How does the rift valley affect the development of transport?
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27. Give any one way the government gets information from
people.
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28. State the title given to the political head of a Parish.
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29. Give one example of a primary industry.
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30. Name the current capital city of South Africa.
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31. Name any one economic activities that provide raw materials to
industries.
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32. State one message from the second stanza of the Uganda
national anthem.
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33. Why should a country with the fast-growing population diversify
its economy?
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34. State one way in which leaders can improve the welfare of the
people in a district.
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35. What process resulted to the formation of Drakensberg
Mountains of South Africa?
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For questions 36-40, answer either Christianity or Islamic questions

but not both on a number.
36. Either. What title is given to the leader of the Catholic Church in
the world?
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Or. State the title of the head of the Uganda Muslim Supreme
Council.
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37. Either. What was meant by the term exodus in the Bible?
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Or. What was meant by the term Hejira in the Koran?
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38. Either. Name the person whom God instructed to build the ark in
order to save his people from floods.
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Or. Name the prophet whom Allah instructed to build the ark in order
to save his people from floods.
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39. Either. How did Adam fail to live according to God’s will?
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Or. How did Adam fail to live according to Allah’s will?
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40. Either. What event marks the end of lent period in Christianity?
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Or. What event marks the end of Ramathan in Islam?
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SECTION B (60 Marks)

41. a) Name one game park in East Africa where tourists may find
each of the following:
i) Flamingo birds___________________________________________________
ii) Mountain gorillas________________________________________________
b) State any two problems facing game parks of East Africa.
i) _________________________________________________________________
ii) ________________________________________________________________

42. a) State the major reason for the coming of the following
foreigners to East Africa.
i) Arab traders
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ii) Christian missionaries
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b) Name the system of trade introduced by the foreign traders that
replaced barter trade.
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c) State one negative effect of the coming of Arab traders to Africa.
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43. a) What term refers to the period of one year between one
budget reading and another?
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b) Name the main source of government revenue
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c) State two ways the country can increase on her income.
i) _________________________________________________________________
ii) ________________________________________________________________

45. How each of the following factors influence the distribution of

vegetation in an area?
a) Nature of the soils
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b) Rainfall distribution
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c) Altitude
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d) Human activities
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46. Study the sketch map of Africa below and then answer the
questions that follow.

a) Name port marked S.

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b) If the time at Accra is 9:00a.m. What is the time at Kigali?
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c) Name the European country that colonized country T.
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d) Give one reason why dotted area marked U is sparsely
populated.
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47. a) Where are the headquarters of East African community
found?
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b) Outline two aims of the revived East African community.
i) ________________________________________________________________
ii) ________________________________________________________________
c) State one problem that affects co-operation among African
countries.
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48. Study the diagram below and use it to answer the questions that
follow.

a) Give the meaning of the traffic lights marked X, Y, Z.

X ________________________________________________________________
Y _________________________________________________________________
Z _________________________________________________________________
b) Give one cause of road accidents.
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49. a) Name the largest ethnic group in East Africa.
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b) How were the Tembuzi related to Bunyoro-Kitara empire?

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c) State any one factor that led to the collapse of the Chwezi state
of Bunyoro Kitara.
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d) How did the Bantu influence some nomadic tribes of East Africa?
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50. a) Give any two roles of the Electoral Commission in Uganda.

i) ________________________________________________________________
ii) ________________________________________________________________
b) How can the government reduce the number of invalid votes
during general elections?
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c) What title is given to the person who swears in the president elect
into office?
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For each of the questions 51 to 55, answer EITHER Christian OR Islamic
questions but not both. No mark will be awarded to a candidate who
attempts both alternatives in a particular number.
51. EITHER:
a) Name the following symbols of a Christian family.

b) State one importance of a rosary as a symbol of a Christian family.

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c) As a Christian child, how can you promote the Christian values?
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OR:
a) Name any two Muslim symbols you know.
i) ______________________________ ii) ______________________________
b) State the importance of circumcision in Islamic faith.
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c) As a Muslim child, how can you promote Islamic values?
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52. EITHER:
a) What was Jesus’ greatest action of love to people?
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b) Give one lesson we learn from Jesus’ crucifixion.
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c) Mention any two ways a Christian can express his love in God.
i) ________________________________________________________________
ii) ________________________________________________________________
OR:
a) State one way prophet Mohammed and his followers were
mistreated by the Meccans because of their great love for Allah.
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b) Give one lesson we learn from prophet Mohammad’s suffering in
Mecca because of Allah.
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c) Mention any two ways a Muslim can express his love in Allah the
way prophet Mohammad did..
i) ________________________________________________________________
ii) ________________________________________________________________

53. EITHER:
a) Mention the sacrament that initiates a Christian into God’s family.
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b) What do the following symbols represent when performing the
above mentioned sacrament?
i) the candle _____________________________________________________
ii) the white cloth _________________________________________________
c) According to Christian customs, who is allowed to perform the
sacrament mentioned in (a) above?
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OR:
a) Mention the pillar of Islam that initiates one into Islam.
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b) State the two parts of the pillar you have mentioned in (a) above.
i) ______________________________ ii) ______________________________
c) State any one act of disobedience that may spoil one’s above
mentioned pillar.
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FOR BOTH:
54. a) Mention the type of marriage that is officiated by a religious
leader.
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b) Give any two qualities of a good marriage partner.

i)_________________________________________________________________
ii)_________________________________________________________________
c) Write any one reason why Christians / Muslims marry.
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55. a) Where does the Authority come from?
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b) State two types of Authority you know.

i)_________________________________________________________________
ii)_________________________________________________________________
c) Which type of Authority is possessed by a head boy of your
school?
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