CAMBRIDGE MEVIC SCHOOLS

JUNIOR SCHOOL EDUCATION

ASSESSMENT. GRADE EIGHT (G8). TERM 2
2024. MID TERM ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL STUDIES
Name: ____________________________________.
School: ___________________________________.
Assessment number: ___________________. Date: _______________________.

1. Mr. Abel from Bidii Junior School asked his students to name the three branches of social

studies. What could be the three branches that his students listed? (3mks)

a. ………………………………………………………..

b. ……………………………………………………….

c. …………………………………………………….

2. Identify three countries that are crossed by the tropic of cancer

3. Name the following weather instrument

4. Match the following weather instruments to their use.

Hygrometer
Measures the amount of rainfall

Barometer
Measures the amount of water vapour in the
atmosphere
Rain gauge

Measures the amount of atmospheric pressure

5. During a social studies lesson at Perfect Junior School, the teacher asked his learners to

identify four importance of learning social studies. What could have been some of the

importance that the learners mentioned? (4mks)

a. ………………………………………………………………………………………….

b. ………………………………………………………………………………………….

c. ………………………………………………………………………………………….

d. ………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. List four career opportunities related to social studies. ( 4mks)

a. …………………………………………….

b. ……………………………………………..

c. …………………………………………….

d. ……………………………………………

7. Time in Accra (Ghana) is 10: 00 a.m. What will be the time in Mogadishu 50°E?

(NB. show your working) (4mks)

8. Name any two theories explaining the origin of the earth.(2 mks)
a. ………………………………………………………………………………………..
b. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

9. Identify the following planets. (4 mks)

 10.Study the diagram on structure of the earth below and answer the questions that
follow.

a. Name the regions marked A,B and C. (3 mks)

b. Write two effects of rotation and revolution of the earth.(4 mks)

Rotation of the Earth Revolution of the Earth

11. Name three Island countries of Africa. (3mks)

a. …………………………………….
b. ……………………………….…..
c. ……………………………………

12. Draw a map of Africa and label the following.

(6mks)

a. Mediterranean Ocean

c. Equator

e. The Tropic of Cancer

b. Atlantic Ocean

d. Prime Meridian
 f. The Tropic of Capricorn

13. List three types of a map. (3mks)

a. ……………………………………………………
b. …………………………………………………..
c. ………………………………………………….
 14. A resource person from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)

gave a speech to Grade 8 learners on the guiding principles of leadership and integrity.

a) Give three guiding principles of leadership and integrity in promotion of good

governance. (3mks)
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b)Identify two slogans on the guiding principles of good leadership. (2mks)

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15. Grade 8 learners were given an assignment to research in the internet on self
awareness.

a). Give three dimensions of self-awareness. (3mks)

i. …………………………………………………………………
ii. …………………………………………………………………
iii. ………………………………………………………………..

b).Give two factors that negatively influences someone's self-esteem. (2mks)

i. ………………………………………………………………………………………
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ii. ………………………………………………………………………………………
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16. Grade 8 social studies and life skills teacher organized learners in groups to

discuss changes that took place in humans as a result of evolution. Identify three

changes that took place in human as a result of evolution, (3mks)

a. …………………………………………………………………………………………

b. …………………………………………………………………………………………

c. …………………………………………………………………………………………

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17. Mary a Grade 8 learner researched in the library on the places of origin of early

visitors to the East African Coast. Name three countries of origin of the early visitors

to the East African Coast. (3mks)

a. …………………………………………………………………………………………

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b. …………………………………………………………………………………………

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c. …………………………………………………………………………………………

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18. Grade 8 learners were asked by their teacher to discuss sources of historical
information in the society.

a) State any two main classification of the sources of historical information in the
society. (2mks)
i. ………………………………………………………………………….
ii. ………………………………………………………………………….

b) Give two ways in which historical information has been preserved over the years.
(2mks)
i. ………………………………………………………………………………………

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ii. ………………………………………………………………………………………

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19. State two factors that led to the development of the Indian Ocean slave trade. (2mks)

a) ……………………………………………………………………………………
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b) .........................................................................................................................

20. A social studies teacher asked Grade 8 learners to make a library research on factors

influencing population distribution in Africa. Give four factors they would include in

their research. (4mks)

a. …………………………………………………………………………………..
 b. ………………………………………………………………………………….

c. ………………………………………………………………………………….

21. Grade 8 learners went on a fieldwork to a weather station. Give four methods that
they used to collect the data. (4mks)

a. …………………………………………………………………………………………...

b. …………………………………………………………………………………………

c. …………………………………………………………………………………………

d. …………………………………………………………………………………………..

22. Grade 8 learners were put in groups and tasked to discuss the contribution of the Nile

Valley agriculture to world civilization.

a) Give three contributions of Nile Valley agriculture to world

civilization. (3mks)
i. ………………………………………………………………………………………

ii. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

b)State two importance of domestication of plants and animals in Africa. (2mks)

i. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

ii. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

23. Grade 8 learners were given an assignment to research in the library about human
rights.

a) Give the meaning of the term "human rights". (1mk)

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24. Give three classifications of human rights as stipulated in the human rights
instruments. (3mks)
a. ………………………………………………………………………………………
b. ………………………………………………………………………………………
c. ………………………………………………………………………………………
 25. State three characteristics of human rights. (3mks)
a. ………………………………………………………………………………………
b. ………………………………………………………………………………………
c. ……………………………………………………………………………………..

26. List two economic activities of early man during the stone age period (2 Marks)
a) ……………………………………………………………………………….
b) ……………………………………………………………………………….
27. State two ways in which early man obtained food (2 Marks)
a) ………………………………………………………………………………
b) …………………………………………………………………………………
28. Why did early man live on trees? (1 Marks)
a) …………………………………………………………………………………
b) ………………………………………………………………………………
29. Explain five ways in which Homo erectus attempted to improve his life (5 Marks)
a) ……………………………………………………………………………………
b) ……………………………………………………………………………………
c) …………………………………………………………………………………
d) ……………………………………………………………………………………
e) ……………………………………………………….…………………………