FAITH JUNIOR SCHOOL-KASENGE

PRIMARY SIX EXAMS

SOCIAL STUDIES MID TERM THREE 2023-SET 2
Time Allowed: 2 Hour 15 minutes

Name:_______________________________________

Read the following instructions carefully.

1. This paper has two sections ‘A’ and ‘B’

2. Section A has 40 questions (40 marks)
3. Section B has 15 questions (60 marks)
4. Attempt ALL questions.
5. All answers to both sections A and B MUST be written in the spaces
provide.
6. All answers MUST be written using a black or blue ball-point pen or
ink. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil.
7. Unnecessary alteration of work may lead to loss of marks.
8. Any handwriting that cannot easily be read may lead to loss of marks
FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY
QN. NO. MARKS TOTAL MARKS
1 – 10
11 – 20
21 – 30
31 – 40
41 – 50
51 – 55
TOTAL

SECTION ‘A’ (40 Marks)

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1. Name one symbol used to identify a school.
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2. Mention the largest ethnic group in East Africa.
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3. Why do most rift-valley lakes have salty water?
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4. Give any one factor that led to the collapse of the East African Community.
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5. Which African country tried to colonize Uganda?
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6. How are game parks important to a country?
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7. If it is 7:00am in Ghana, what will it be at a place 45˚ east?
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8. Name the country which neighbours Kenya to the North.
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9. Why is Mombasa hotter than Jinja?
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10. Identify any one activity carried out during dry season.
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11. List down the raw material for making cement.
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12. How is the formation of Mt. Moroto similar to that of Mt. Elgon?
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13. Give one reason why most explorers came to East Africa.
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14. State any one way one becomes a citizen of Uganda.
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15. Why is East Africa taken to be the cradle land of man?
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16. Give one reason why Arabica coffee cannot do well in Luuka District.
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17. In the space below, draw a map symbol of a hill.

18. In which way was the work of LEGCO similar to that of parliament of Uganda today?
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19. State any one importance of national parks in Uganda.
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20. How is a sign post important to a school?
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21. Name the discovery that enabled early man to live in caves.
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22. Give any one role of a speaker of parliament.
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23. Mention the social service that is provided by doctors in a country.
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24. Name one country that joined the East African Community in 2007.
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25. Which group of people introduced the idea of salt mining in East Africa?
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26. How does a boy become a man among the Bagishu community of Uganda?
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27. Mention any one way how fire was useful to early man.
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28. Give one reason why Uganda National Congress was formed.

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29. Name any one building material which can be got from a lake.
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30. How did Ethiopia become a landlocked country?
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31. Give one symbol of the East African Community.
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32. Why do people in Mombasa town see the sun earlier than those in Kasese town?
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33. State any one duty of a good citizen.
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34. Give one reason why the Portuguese built Fort Jesus at Mombasa.
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35. Mention any one bad practice during elections in your community.
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36. State any one reason for coming of foreigners to East Africa.
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37. Why is Pubungu still remembered in the history of Uganda?
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38. What is the main inland port on L. Albert?
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39. Mention one factor that can influence the climate of an area.
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40. What role was played by Sir Apollo Kaggwa during the 1900 Buganda Agreement?
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SECTION ‘B’ (60 Marks)

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41. (a) What is a common market?
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(b) State any two ways in which common markets are important to the member states.
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(c) Name the common market that brings East African countries together.
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42. (a) Give one reason why the Uganda railway was constructed.
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(b) Why did Africans refuse to provide labour during the construction of the Uganda
railway?
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(c) What role was played by the following during the construction of the Uganda
railway?
(i) Sir George White House;
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(ii) Colonel Patterson;
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43. (a) What is an ethnic group?

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(b) Name the last Bantu tribe to enter East Africa through the southern direction.
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(c) Give any two causes of the Bantu migration into East Africa.
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44. (a) How was the discovery of iron helpful to the early man?
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(b) Mention any two ways early man obtained food.

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(c) Name the first animal to be tamed by early man.

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45. (a) Who is a missionary?
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(b) State two reasons why the missionaries came to East Africa.
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(c) Name the place where Bishop Hannington was murdered.

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46. (a) Name any one game park in Uganda known for mountain gorillas.
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(b) Give two importance of game parks to the government of Uganda.
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________

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(c) Why are most game parks found in the Savannah grassland?
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47. Match the list of weather instruments and their uses.

(i) Rain gauge : ___________________________________________

(ii) Barometer : ___________________________________________

(iii) Wind vane : ___________________________________________

(iv) Anemometer : ___________________________________________

48. (a) What id decentralization?

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(b) Give any two ways people benefit from the policy of decentralization.
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(c) State any one role played by the Resident District Commissioner.
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49. (a) Study the sketch map of East Africa below carefully and use it to answer the
questions that follow.

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 (a) Name the country marked A.
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(b) How was lake marked with letter B formed?
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(c) Give one cause of low population in the area marked C.
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(d) How is part marked P economically important to Uganda?
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50 (a) What are traditional cash crops?
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(b) Give any two examples of traditional cash crops.
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(c) State any one reason why the government of Uganda is encouraging people to
grow more food crops.

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51. The diagram below is an illustration of a material used during an election process.

(a) Name the above material.

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(b) Which government body of Uganda uses the above material?

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(c) Who is the current chairperson of the electoral commission?

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(d) Give the meaning of the term ‘by-election’.
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52 (a) State any two reasons why LEGCO was set up during colonial rule.
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(b) Why were the natives of Uganda unhappy with the activities of LEGCO before
1945?
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(c) Mention any one first Africans to join on LEGCO.
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53 Study the climatic table below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

(a) What was the hottest month of the year?

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(b) Name the month that received the highest amount of rainfall.
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(c) How can people living in this climatic region maintain this type of climate?
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(d) Calculate the temperature range according to the table.

54 (a) Name the group of foreigners who constructed Fort Jesus at Mombasa.
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(b) How is Fort Jesus important to the government of Kenya?
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(c) State any two reasons for the coming of the Portuguese to the Coast of E. Africa.
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55 (a) Mention any one term of the 1900 Buganda Agreement.
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(b) What name was given to the portion of Buganda land that belonged to the queen
of England after the 1900 Buganda Agreement?
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(c) Write down one effect of the 1900 Buganda Agreement.
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(d) Why did Sir Apollo Kaggwa sign the 1900 Buganda Agreement?
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