Civic Education – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term

WEEK 5 – TOLERANCE

MEANING OF TOLERANCE 

Tolerance means respecting and accepting the opinions, beliefs, and differences of other people, even if they are different from your own.

 

EXAMPLES OF TOLERANCE

1. Accepting a friend’s religion even if it is different from yours.

2. Allowing others to speak and share their ideas in class.

3. Respecting people from different tribes or cultures.

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF TOLERANCE

1. Respect for others’ opinions and beliefs – Listening without mocking or arguing

2. Patience – Staying calm when people behave differently

3. Acceptance of differences – Understanding that people can be different

4. Fair treatment – Treating everyone equally

5. Avoiding discrimination – Not favouring one group over another

6. Peaceful behaviour – Choosing to solve disagreements without fighting

 

10 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON TOLERANCE

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. Tolerance means _____. 

A. respecting and accepting differences

B. fighting others

C. ignoring rules

D. being rude

2. Accepting a friend’s religion even if it is different from yours is an example of _____. 

A. selfishness

B. anger

C. laziness

D. tolerance

3. One characteristic of tolerance is _____. 

A. patience

B. hatred

C. disobedience

D. cheating

4. Treating everyone equally shows _____. 

A. discrimination

B. tolerance

C. rudeness

D. selfishness

5. Listening to others’ opinions politely shows _____. 

A. anger

B. quarreling

C. disrespect

D. tolerance

6. Avoiding discrimination is a sign of _____. 

A. tolerance

B. selfishness

C. hate

D. jealousy

7. Choosing peaceful solutions instead of fighting shows _____. 

A. anger

B. laziness

C. tolerance

D. rudeness

8. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of tolerance?

A. Patience

B. Acceptance of differences

C. Mocking others

D. Respect

9. Tolerance helps people to _____. 

A. live together peacefully

B. fight more often

C. argue always

D. ignore laws

10. Understanding that people can be different is a sign of _____. 

A. anger

B. hatred

C. disobedience

D. tolerance

Answer Key – 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. D