Second Term Examination Social Studies Primary 5 (Basic 5) Exam Questions

SOCIAL STUDIES 

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 

PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A 

INSTRUCTIONS – Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. Which of these is not a factor of production?

[a] Land

[b] Labour

[c] Volcano

2. Modern ways of saving money does not include ____________.

[a] holes

[b] insurance

[c] bank

3. One of these is not a problem of living together.

[a] bad feeling

[b] disagreement

[c] sharing things together

4. Which of these is not an example of an organization?

[a] A crowd of people

[b] A family

[c] A church

5. A person who wants develop good saving habit must not be ____________.

[a] disciplined

[b] lazy

[c] prudent

6. Unemployment is ____________.

[a] having a menial job

[b] having a job that does not pay well

[c] not having a job that earn

7. ____________ are not a source of income.

[a] Wages

[b] Taxes

[c] Salaries

8. ____________ is paid to workers at regular intervals, usually, monthly.

[a] Wages

[b] Salaries

[c] Commission

9. ____________ means working or aching together to achieve a particular aim.

[a] organisation

[b] Cooperation

[c] Politics

10. The act of keeping valuable things is called ____________.

[a] resource wastage

[b] resource preservation

[c] poverty

11. To open an account, commercial banks do not need your ____________.

[a] passport

[b] identification card

[c] bible

12. Human being and animal can survive without water.

[a] true

[b] false

[c] maybe

13. The movement of people and goods from one place to another is called ____________.

[a] deportation

[b] communication

[c] transportation

14. ____________ is not a types of electronic communication devices.

[a] Drum

[b] Internet

[c] Telephone

15. Who is a leader? ___________________________________________

SECTION B

Attempt all questions. 

QUESTION 1

A. Define Employment.

___________________________________________

B. List 4 causes of unemployment.

i. ____________________________________________

ii. ____________________________________________

iii. ____________________________________________

iv. ____________________________________________

QUESTION 2

A. Differentiate between wages and salaries.

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

 

B. List 2 reason some people earn higher salaries than others.

i. ____________________________________________

ii. ____________________________________________

QUESTION 3

A. Define Electronic communication.

___________________________________________

b. State 3 uses of electronic communication. 

i. ____________________________________________

ii. ____________________________________________

iii. ____________________________________________

QUESTION 4

A. What is transportation?

___________________________________________

B. State 2 forms of land transportation.

i. ____________________________________________

ii. ____________________________________________

5. Explain the meaning of land transportation.

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