MID-TERM I EXAMINATION 2019

PRIMARY FIVE
SOCIAL STUDIES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

Name: ________________________________________________________________

School Name: _________________________________________________________

FOR EXAMINER’S USE

Read the following instructions carefully: ONLY
1. The paper has two sections: A and B

2. Section A has 40 questions (40 marks)

3. Section B has 15 questions (60 marks) FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

4. Answer ALL questions. All answers to both Sections A

and B must be written in the spaces provided. Qn. No MARK SIGN

1 – 10
5. All answers must be written using a blue or black ball
11 – 20
point pen or ink. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil.
21 – 30
6. Unnecessary crossing of work may lead to loss of marks.
31 – 40
7. Any handwriting that cannot be easily read may lead to
41 – 43
loss of marks. 44 – 46
8. Do not fill anything in the boxes indicated; 47 – 49

For Examiner’s use only. 50 – 52

53 – 55
Turn over TOTAL
 SECTION A
1. Mention any one element of a good map.
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2. Name the season when farmers harvest cereal crops.
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3. Why do people visit Police posts?
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4. What is latitude?
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5. Where is salt mined in Uganda?
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6. Name any one district where the Equator passes.
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7. Why are there class rules?
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8. State any one activity that leads to soil erosion.
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9. In the legend of Kintu, who was the king of heaven?
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10. Give any one cause of road accidents.
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11. What do we use in order to locate places on a map?
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12. Apart from getting mutton, give one other product from sheep.
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13. What does the map symbol below mean?
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14. Why is there snow on top of Mt. Rwenzori?
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15. State any one cause of floods in urban areas.
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16. Write the title given to the traditional leader of Tooro.
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17. Why do people plant trees in their compounds?
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18. How is a blacksmith important in a community?
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19. Name the weather instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall.
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20. What do people in the rural areas do to meet their needs?
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21. Why do pupils wear school uniforms?
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22. Mention any one use of cotton fibre.
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23. Which means of transport is the best for transporting glass and flowers?
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24. In the space below, draw the road sign for children on the road.

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25. Write KCCA in full.
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26. Mention the ethnic group to which the Acholi belong.
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27. State the compass direction where the sun sets.
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28. Which country neighbours Uganda in the East?
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29. Mention one cause of child abuse.
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30. Name the sea port which handles Uganda’s goods that come from abroad.

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31. State one way in which migration affects population in towns.
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32. Give one bad method of fishing.
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33. How does a mountain affect climate?
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34. Mention the discovery which marked the end of the stone age.
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35. Which group of people are under the care of TASO?
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For each of the questions 37 to 40, answer EITHER a Christian OR Islamic question but not
both. No marks will be awarded to a pupil who attempts both alternatives.
36. Either: Where was Moses when God gave him the Ten Commandments?
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Or: Where was Muhammad when he received the first revelation?
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37. Either: Mention any one symbol of the Holy Spirit.
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Or: Mention any one symbol of a Muslim community.
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38. Either: How did St. Stephen express his faith in God?
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Or: How did Prophet Ibrahim express his faith in Allah?
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39. Either: Give any one type of authority in Uganda.
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Or: What did Prophet Muhammad teach Muslims about settlement of debts?
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40. Either: Give any one example of personal value.
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Or: Give any one example of Islamic values.
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SECTION B (60 MARKS)

41a) What is wind?
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(b) Name the weather instrument used to show direction of wind flow.
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(c) State any two uses of wind to man.
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42. Study the diagrams below and answer the questions that follow.
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(i) xxxxxxx xxxxxxx (ii) xxxxxxxxxx
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M xxxxxxx xxxxxx

a) Name the underground forces shown in M and N. N

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(ii) N ___________________________________________________________________
(b) Name the physical features which were formed as shown in the diagram.
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43. Study the map of Uganda below and answer questions that follow.

(a) Name the country marked X.

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(b) In which compass direction is country Y from Uganda?
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(c) On the map above locate the rift valley.
(d) Name the lake marked T.
44a) Name the largest lake in Uganda.
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(b) State two uses of lakes to people.
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(c) Why is it bad to build a house near a lake?
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45a) Name the bank which controls other Banks.
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(b) State two uses of a bank to people.
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(c) Mention any one commercial bank in your district.
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46. Match the map symbols below to the features they represent.
A (Symbol) B (feature)
(a) Sharp pointed hill
(b) Water canal
(c) Water dam
(d) Railway

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47a) What are basic needs?

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(b) Give any two examples of basic needs.
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(ii) _____________________________________________________________________
(c) How do people in villages get their basic needs?
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48a) Give any two crops grown on plantations.
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(b) Mention any two processing factories built within a plantation.
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49a) What title is given to the head of Uganda Police?
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(b) What is the work of Police officers who wear a white uniform?
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(c) Why is it good to obey leaders in our community?
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(d) Name the type of leaders who do work without being paid.
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50a) Write in full: NEMA
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(b) Mention the two types of environment.
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(c) State one way in which man is misusing wetlands.
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For each of the questions 51 to 55, answer EITHER the Christian OR Islamic questions but
not both. No marks will be awarded to a child who attempts both alternatives.
51. Either:
(a) How did Daniel express his faith in God?
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(b) Mention any two people who were burnt to death in Uganda because of their faith in
Christianity.
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(c) What lesson do you learn from the acts of Uganda Martyrs?
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Or:
(a) Name one Prophet and one Angel you know in Islam.
(i) Prophet: _____________________________________________________________
(ii) Angel: _______________________________________________________________
(b) State the difference between prophets and angels.
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(c) Which Prophet is remembered for deliverance of God’s people from suffering?
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52. Either:
(a) Who was the mother of Jesus?
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(b) Name the country in Africa where Jesus was taken.
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(c) Why was Jesus taken to the country named above?
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(d) Name the town where Jesus grew up.
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Or:
(a) What is the meaning of the word “Zilzalah”?
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(b) Give any two examples of bad deeds a Muslim should avoid.
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(c) The Holy Qu’ran is made up of 114 chapters (Surahs). Which number is
Surat Al-Zilzalah?
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53. Either:
(a) Who was the first person on earth?
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(b) From what did God create man?
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(c) How did the first person on earth get food?
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(d) Why did the first person on earth start to work hard?
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Or:
(a) Who was the founder of Islam?
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(b) Why was the founder of Islam not liked in Mecca?
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(c) To which city did he go when he left Mecca?
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(d) Which word is used to mean the movement of the founder of Islam from Mecca to
the city in (c) above?
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54. Either:
(a) Who did God tell to build the Ark?
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(b) On which mountain did the Ark rest after the heavy rains?
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(c) What sign did God use as a covenant between him and his people after the floods?
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(d) Why did God decide to destroy people with floods?
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Or:
(a) Who did Allah tell to build the Ark?
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(b) On which mountain did the Ark rest after the floods?
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(c) Why did Allah spare Nuhu from the floods?
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(d) Why did Allah punish people with floods?
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55. EITHER:
(a) Write any two books found in the New Testament.
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(b) Give any two reasons why Christians read the Bible.
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Or:
(a) What is resurrection?
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(b) State any three ways man can prepare himself for paradise.
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