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RIO CLARO EAST SECONDARY SCHOOL

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2024

END OF TERM EXAM

TEACHERS: MS. BEDDEO & MR. STURGE

FORMS: 2:1 2:2 & 2:3

SOCIAL STUDIES

TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

NAME: _________________________________ CLASS_____________________

INSTRUCTIONS

 v This paper consists of TWO sections

 v In section ONE there are FORTY (40) multiple choice questions.
Answer ALL questions in section ONE on the multiple choice
answer sheet provided.
 v There are FOUR (4) questions in section TWO.
Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.

Section A
1. Which of the following terms is used to identify a mother, father and
their children living under one roof?
(a) Extended family
(b) Nuclear family
(c) Single parent family
(d) Reorganized family

2. Which of the following terms is used to identify a father and his

child living under a roof?
(a) Extended family
(b) Single Parent family
(c) Sibling Family
(d) Nuclear Family

3. Which of these descendants in the Caribbean are more likely to

celebrate Divali?
(a) Indians
(b) Africans
(c) Chinese
(d) Portuguese

4. Some adolescents challenge the views and attitudes of adults.

Such a situation is usually associated with
(a) Peer pressure
(b) Babylon Systematic Ideology
(c) Generation gap
(d) Sibling rivalry

5. In the Phillipe family, after the marriage ceremony, it is customary

for the couple to move into the house of the bride’s family. This
situation is known as
(a) Child Abuse
(b) Matrilocal household
(c) Divorce
(d) Equalitarian

6. Which of the following household types would be LEAST likely to

have adult members?
(a) Single parent
(b) Nuclear
(c) Sibling
(d) Joint

7. “A man must pay equal attention to his many wives.” In what type
of family would this statement be true?
(a) Annulment
(b) Monogamous
(c) Polygamous
(d) Divorce

8. Which of the following causes divorce?

(a) Financial trouble
(b) Having children
(c) Happiness
(d) Financial stability

9. Maxine Pilgrim was told she had to get married to Jacob Williams by
her parents. She never met Jacob before in her life. This is an example
of

(a) Extended Family

(b) Exogamy
(c) Arranged marriage
(d) Divorce

10. During the harvest, the whole family takes part in reaping the
crop.

The statement above refers to the family as an

(a) Agent of procreation
(b) Agent of socialization
(c) Economic unit
(d) Emotional support group

11. Which of these factors is a characteristic of a formal group

(a) As unofficial leader
(b) Mismanagement
(c) An elected leader
(d) Always helps the community

12. Which of these are the three types of leadership styles?

(a) Democratic, Laissez-faire and Greater Antilles
(b) Democratic, Authoritarian and Laissez-faire
(c) Emperor, King and Prime Minister
(d) Joker, Lesser Antilles and Laissez-faire

13. Most Caribbean countries practice

(a) Democracy
(b) Anarchy
(c) Despotism
(d) Authoritarianism

14. An informal group is usually

(a) Large, permanent and organized
(b) Small, casual and spontaneously formed
(c) Homogenous, co-operative and distinct
(d) Functional, practical and prestigious

15. A country’s budget has a surplus when the revenue is

(a) Greater than expenditure
(b) Equal to expenditure
(c) Less than expenditure
(d) Sufficient to finance development

16. The resources of a country are Best described as

(a) The minerals that are found there
(b) The minerals found and the crops grown
(c) All living and non-living things that can be used
(d) The substances which are imported to increase production

17. There are three types of workers in contemporary Caribbean

society. Which group represents these types?
(a) Consumer, banker, elementary
(b) Marketing, trade, junior
(c) Hard, soft, medium
(d) Primary, secondary, tertiary

18. Which of these countries the capital is Puerta D’Espagna (Port of

Spain)?
(a) Barbados
(b) Jamaica
(c) Guyana
(d) Trinidad and Tobago

19. Which of these countries the capital is Georgetown?

(a) Jamaica
(b) Haiti
(c) Trinidad and Tobago
(d) Guyana

20. In any individual country, which part, most likely, would you find
the highest population of people?
(a) The capital
(b) The coast
(c) Heavily forested areas
(d) In the middle of the country

21. Which of these people can’t be employed in a business?

(a) A vagrant on Charlotte Street
(b) An individual serving a prison sentence
(c) A 75 year old man
(d) A young man over 21 years of age

22. What term is used to describe the process of helping people to

choose a career that is related to their potentials, interests, needs and
ambitions?
(a) Marijuana apprenticeship
(b) Job training
(c) YTEPP
(d) Career guidance

23. An improvement in the standard of living for a family can come as

a result of
(a) Lending money to plenty people
(b) Spending more money on your desires than needs
(c) Proper budgetting
(d) Stressing over responsibilities

24. What is a characteristic of an involuntary group?

(a) Not having a choice
(b) People of similar age
(c) Having a choice
(d) Red Cross

25. What is a characteristic of a voluntary group?

(a) Not having a choice
(b) People of similar age
(c) Having a choice
(d) Red Cross

26. A peer group is a

(a) Group of people of similar age
(b) Group of people who sell pears
(c) Group of people who consists of two people
(d) Miracle

27. Which can be used to save money?

(a) Schools
(b) Hospitals
(c) Court houses
(d) Banks

28. Who is the Opposition Leader of Trinidad and Tobago

(a) Kamla Persad Bissessar
(b) Paula Mae Weekes
(c) Randolph Rollins
(d) Kamla Johnson

29. Trinidad is popularly known for

(a) Oil and gas
(b) Bauxite
(c) Cotton
(d) Bananas

30. Trinidad and Tobago is popularly known for

(a) Huge infrastructure
(b) Many rivers
(c) Carnival
(d) Fancy cars

31. What is precipitation?

(a) Rainfall
(b) Avalanche
(c) Rivers
(d) Seas
32. What is evaporation?
(a) Water turning into rain
(b) Water converting into gas
(c) Water turning to condense milk
(d) precipitation

33. What is condensation?

(a) When evaporated particles of water become clouds because of the
removal of heat
(b) Condense milk sandwich
(c) When atoms condense
(d) Soil wearing away

34. What is soil erosion?

(a) The wearing away of water
(b) The wearing away of houses
(c) The wearing away of soil
(d) The World ending

35. What is a tsunami?

(a) A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of
water in an ocean.
(b) Wind blowing water
(c) Volcano under water
(d) An alcoholic drink

36. What is a volcano?

(a) Fire coming from a stove
(b) Openings or vents, where lava, tephra and steam erupt onto the
Earth’s surface
(c) Fire rising from an explosion
(d) A forest fire
37. What is a hurricane?
(a) Hurrying to eat a piece of sugar cane
(b) Destroying carnivores
(c) Land hurrying down during a light storm
(d) A system of showers and thunderstorms with minimum winds of
74 mph or greater
38. What is a river?
(a) It is a natural freshwater stream that flows on land or
inside caves towards another body of water
(b) It is a group of people swimming
(c) Water flowing out of a pipe
(d) water going only underground

39. What is the sea?

(a) A small mass of water
(b) A large body of salt water
(c) A large body of sugar water
(d) A small mass of sea salt

40. What is a hill?

(a) A high level of bills
(b) A low level of land
(c) A landform that extends above the surrounding terrain
(d) A deep valley
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Question 1

 (a) Define the following terms.

Formal group ______________________________________________________________

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(3 marks)

Informal group.

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(3 marks)

(b) Give ONE example of each type of group listed.

 Examp
Type
le

Formal

Informal

Primary

Seconda
ry

(4 marks)

(c) You are a leader of a club in your school.

Suggest THREE (3) activities to help keep the group members together.

Activity
1 ____________________________________________________________________________
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Activity 2

______________________________________________________________________________
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Activity 3

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________

(6 marks)

(d) Describe THREE (3) benefits you may gain as a member of a Debating
Club.
 Benefit
1 ____________________________________________________________________________
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Benefit
2 ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Benefit
3 ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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(6 marks)

Question 2. (a) Define the following terms:

(i) Unemployment _________________________________________________________

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(ii) Under- employment

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(iii) Self – employment

______________________________________________________________________________
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(6 marks)

(b) Describe THREE (3) ways unemployment can affect a family life.
(I)___________________________________________________________________________
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(II)___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________ (III)_______________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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(6 marks)

(c) Suggest TWO (2) ways an employer can encourage employees to

perform at their best.

(I)___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________

(II)___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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(4 marks)

3. (a) Define the terms

Budget _____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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(2marks)

(ii) Define the term Need and list one example of a basic human need.

______________________________________________________________________________
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(ii) Define the term Want and list one example of a common want.

______________________________________________________________________________
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(4 marks)

(b) Identify TWO (2) events that could hinder people from saving.

Event
1 ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Event 2

______________________________________________________________________________
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(4 marks)

(c) Suggest TWO (2) ways in which a family could reduce spending and
save money.

(i)___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________

(ii)___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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(6 marks)

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4. The youths of today cannot survive without cell phones. Give THREE ways
(2 positive and 1 negative OR 2 negative and 1 positive) in which cell
phones have impacted on communication among young people.

I. ________________________________________________________________
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II.________________________________________________________________

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III.________________________________________________________________

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(6marks)

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