CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES KAMPALA

MID TERM I EXAMINATION 2024

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

Name:

Stream: _Signature:_

Read and follow these instructions carefully:

The paper has two sections: A and B FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY
1. Section A has 40 questions (40 marks)

2. Section B has 15 questions (60 marks) Qn. No MARK SIGN

3. Answer ALL questions. All answers to both Sections 1 – 10

A and B must be written in the spaces provided. 11 – 20

4. All answers must be written using a blue or black ball 21 – 30

point pen or ink. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil. 31 – 40

5. Unnecessary crossing of work may lead to loss of 41 – 43

marks. 44 – 46

6. Any handwriting that cannot be easily read may lead 47 – 49

to loss of marks. 50 – 52

53 – 55
7. Do not fill anything in the boxes indicated;
TOTAL
For Examiner’s use only.

COMMENT TO THE CANDIDATE

Turn over
 SECTION A
1. Name any one cardinal point on a compass direction.

2. Name the biggest ethnic group in Uganda.

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3. Give the main duty of police in your community.
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4. How are market places important to people in our community?
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5. Name the instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall at a weather station.

6. Which ministry controls all schools in Uganda?

7. State any one crop grown in swampy areas.

8. What is a seasonal river?

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9. How is a veterinary doctor useful to a community?

10. Identify any one social service provided in our district.

11. Give the name of the bird drawn below.

12. Of what use was the fire to early man?

13. Mention one symbol of a clan.

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14. Why do farmers harvest their crops in the dry season?

15. Mention the quickest type of transport.

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16. Suggest one crop from which we get cooking oil.
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17. Give one way in which people in hilly areas control soil erosion.

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18. Why should policemen wear uniforms while at work?

19. What title is given to the political head of Kampala City?

20. Suggest the main work of the people who live in areas with fertile soils?

21. In the space below, draw the diagram of a mallet.

22. Mention one symbol of a school.

23. Which lake in Uganda is known for salt mining?

24. What is a community?

25. Mr. Kamau’s family consists of father, mother and their children.
Identify the type of Mr. Kamau’s family.

26. To which ethnic group do the Iteso belong?

27. Where in Uganda is hydro-electric power generated?

28. On which mountain do we find Margherita peak?

29. Mention any one tourist attraction you know.

30. Why do people cut down trees?

31. Write any one dangerous cultural practice.

32. Name the local language which most people in central Uganda speak.
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33. Who was the beautiful daughter of Nyamiyonga?

34. Why do we stand up when singing the National Anthem?

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35. Which tree provides us with bark cloth?

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36. What is the main economic activity done in market places?
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For questions 37 to 40, answer EITHER the Christian OR Islamic question but
not both. No marks will be given to a pupil who attempts both alternatives.
37. Either: Where did God put Adam and Eve to live?

Or : Where did God put Adam and Hawa to live?

38. Either: Name the person who was swallowed by a big fish but came out alive.

Or: Name the prophet who was swallowed by a big fish but came out alive.

39. Either: Why did Jesus come on earth?

Or: Why did Allah get annoyed with Adam and Hawa?

40. Either: Give one example of leaders in a church.

Or: Give one example of leaders in a mosque.

SECTION B
41 (a) What is weather?

(b) State any two elements of weather you know.

(i) _
(ii)
(c) Which type of season is suitable for plant growth?

42 (a) What do we call a big block of land that rises high above the sea-level?
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(b) Give one problem faced by the people in mountainous areas.

(c) Write two uses of mountains to man.

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43. (a) Write the product from the following animals:
(i) sheep _
(ii) goat _ _
(iii) cow _
(iv) pig _
44. (a) What are basic needs?
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(b) Give any two basic needs of man.
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(ii) _
(c) Give any one way through which people get their basic needs.
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45. Complete the table given below.
Raw material Product
Timber
(i)
(ii) clothes

(iii) Skins and hides

(iv) butter, yoghurt and cheese

46. (a) Draw the map symbols for these features.

swamp dam quarry waterfall

47. (a) What is child abuse?

(b) Give three forms of child abuse.

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
48. Study the climatic table below and answer the questions that follow.
Months J F M A M J J A S O N D
Temperature 0C 28 20 19 24 28 16 30 29 32 30 27 20
Rainfall 250 200 195 280 100 85 -- -- -- 150 240 300
(a) Name the two elements of weather shown on the table above.
(i)
(ii)
(b) In which month would a farmer carry out the preparing of land?
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(c) Give one use of rain to man.

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49 (a) what is the major bank in Uganda?
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(b) Give two examples of commercial banks in your district.
(i)
(ii)
(c) Why do people keep money in banks?

50. Match people with their responsibilities correctly.

Doctor helps pregnant women to deliver safely.
Teacher grows crops.
Farmer treats patients in hospitals.
Mid-wife teaches pupils in schools.
(a) Doctor
(b) Teacher
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(d) Mid-wife _
For questions 51 to 55, answer EITHER the Christian OR Islamic question but
not both on one number.
51. EITHER:
(a) How many apostles did Jesus have?
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(b) Name any three apostles of Jesus Christ.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Or:
(a) Write down any two pillars of Islam.
(i)
(ii)
(b) Who was the father of Prophet Muhammad?

(c) In which town was Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) born?

52. Either:
(a) How does a Christian become a member of God’s family?

(b) Why do Christians repent?

(c) Give any two symbols of a Christian family.

(i) _
(ii)
Or:
(a) Why do Moslems circumcise boys?

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 (b) Why do Moslems repent?
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(c) Give any two symbols of a Moslem family.
(i)
(ii)
53. Either:
(a) List any four Gospel books in the Bible.
(i) (ii)
(iii) (iv) _
Or:
(a) Write the four holy books in Islam.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
54. Either:
(a) In which book of the Bible do we find the story of Moses?

(b) On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?

(c) Write any two commandments of God.

(i)
(ii)
Or: (a) Who received the Holy Qur’an?
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(b) Where was the person above when he received the Holy Qur’an?
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(c) Identify any two parts of the Holy Qur’an.

(i)
(ii)
55. Either:(a) What is a sin?

(b) What should we do when we commit a sin?

(c) List down any two examples of sins.

(i) _
(ii)
Or: (a) What is the work of Imam?

(b) Name any three daily prayers of Muslims.

(i) _
(ii)
(iii) _
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 P.4 SST MID TERM I 2024 MARKING GUIDE
1. North/south/East/West 35. Ficus/Mutuba tree
2. Bantu ethnic group 36. Trading
3. To enforce law and order 37. Either: Eden
4. People get food from markets/Markets Or: Paradise
provide income to the government. 38. Either: Jonah
5. Rain gauge Or: Prophet Yunus
6. Ministry of Education and Sports. 39. Either: To save people from their sins
7. Sugarcane, Rice, Yams Or: Adam & Hawa disobeyed Allah.
8. A river which flows during wet season and 40. Either: Reverends/lay leaders/chairpersons
dry up in a dry season. of committees
9. Treats sick animals. Or: Imaams/Sheikhs
10. Education, Health, security, transport, SECTION B
communication 41. –
11. Crested crane (a) Is the state of atmosphere at a given time
12. For hunting or place.
13. Name/Drumming/totem (b) Wind/rainfall/clouds/sunshine
14. There is enough sunshine to dry their (c) Wet season
harvests. 42. –
15. Air transport (a) a mountain
16. Sunflower/cotton seeds (b) land slides/soil erosion
17. Terracing/contour ploughing/mulching/ (c) tourist attraction/source of minerals.
strip cropping 43. –
18. For identification/To look smart/For (i) Mutton/wool
uniformity. (ii) Meat/skin/milk
19. Lord Mayor (iii) Meat/skin/milk
20. Farming (iv) pork
21. 44. –
(a) Are the things man cannot live without.
22. School badge/uniform/sign post/school (b) Food/shelter/clothes/medical care/etc
flag/school anthem (c) Through trade/farming/fishing/mining etc
23. L. Katwe 45. –
24. A group of people living & working (i) Chairs/tables/desks/benches
together. (ii) Cotton
25. Nuclear family (iii)Drums/shoes/belts
26. Nile Hamites (iv)milk
27. Bujagali – Jinja/Nalubaale – Jinja. 46.
28. Mt. Rwenzori
29. Kasubi tombs/Uganda Museum/Kabaka’s
lake/Kasenyi landing site/Entebbe swamp dam quarry waterfall
airport/UWEC
30. To get wood/To get land for settlement/To 47. –
burn charcoal. (a) Is the denial of a child his or her rights.
31. Circumcision/tattooing/Detoothing (b) Child battering/defilement/beating
32. Luganda 48. –
33. Nyamata (a) Rainfall/Temperature
34. To show respect to the National Anthem (b) July, August, September

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 (c) It provides water for domestic use/it (a) ……
waters our crops. (b) ……..
49. – (c) ……..
(a) Bank of Uganda
(b) Stanbic/Centenary/Bank of
Baroda/Diamond 55. Either:
Trust/Orient/KCB/Standard Chartered (a) Anything against God’s will/An act
(c) To be safe from thieves/For future use/ disobeying God
To prevent overspending. (b) We should repent
50. – (c) Murdering/stealing/adultery/worshipping
(a) Treats patients in hospitals idols.
(b) Teaches pupils in schools Or:
(c) Grows crops (a) He leads prayers in the mosque/counsels
(d) Helps pregnant women to deliver. Muslims.
51. Either: (b) Aswir/Isheal/Magarib/zuhr
(a) Twelve apostles.
(b) Simon Peter/Andrew/James/John/
Thadeaus/Phillip/Judas Iscariot/Thomas
Or:
(a) Making pilgrimage to Mecca (Hijja)/
Believe in one Allah & Muhammad His
messenger (Shahadah)/Fasting during the
month of Ramadhan (Saum)/Pray five
times a day (Salat) Alms giving (Zakat)
(b) Abdallah
(c) Mecca
52. Either:
(a) Through Baptism
(b) To be forgiven
(c) Bible/cross/Rosery
Or:
(a) To be clean/to control the spread of
disease.
(b) To be forgiven
(c) Qur’an/moon & star
53. Either:
(a) Mark/matthew/Luke/John
Or: Qur’an/Zabur/Tauret/Injir
54. Either:
(a) Exodus
(b) Mt. Sinai
(c) Observe the Sabbath and keep it Holy/Do
not commit adultery/Do not commit
murder/Do not make false
accusations/Do not desire someone’s
wife or property/Respect your mother
and father/ etc
Or:

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