Highlands Primary School

2012 Grade 7 Mid Year Exams

General Paper 1

1. The children who were twins were ______

A. Moses and Aaron B. Joseph and Benjamin C. Isaac and Esau D. John and James

2. When King Herod decided to kill baby boys, Joseph and Mary took Jesus to____
A. Israel B. Ghana C. Egypt D. Palestine

3. A hero of faith is ______

A. Noah B. David C. Jonathan D. Paul

4. What was Jesus’ first miracle?

A. raising Lazarus B. raising Jairus’ daughter
C. changing water to wine D. putting demons into swines

5. The parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee teaches us to be _______
A. careful B. humble C. watchful D. honest

6. The Christians worship in a _______

A. temple B. mosque C. synagogue D. church

7. Mother Theresa said the worst disease of all is______

A. starvation B. plague C. malnutrition D. being unwanted

8. The Passover feast is celebrated in memory of _____

A. the coming of the Holy Spirit B. the death of Jesus
C. the death of first borns D. the setting free of Israelites from Egypt

9. _____ was named Israell by God.

A. Abraham B. Isaac C. Jacob D. Adam

10. People talk to God through _____

A. singing B. crying C. praying D. worshipping

11. A person who helped the orphans in Zimbabwe was ____

A. Jairos Jiri B. Matthew Rusike C. Margaret Hugo D. Sally Mugabe

12. Jesus once remained behind when he visited ____

A. Bethlehem B. Jerusalem C. Nazareth D. Judea

13. Who among these was a tent maker?

A. Matthew B. Luke C. John D. Paul

14. The parable which teaches about caring for others is the parable of the
A. good Samaritan B. ten virgins C. talents D. seeds and sower

15. The Second Chimurenga war in Zimbabwe began in _____

` A. 1980 B. 1890 C. 1966 D. 1893

16. The hero of first Chimurenga war is ____

A. J. Tongogara B. J. Nkomo C. J. Chinamano D. Mkwati
17. What is processed in a barn?
A. cotton B. maize C. tobacco D. sugarcane
18. Where would you find offices and banks
A. industrial area B. residential area C. rural area D. commercial area

19. Which of these is a natural fibre?

A.sheep B. viscose C. cotton D. nylon

20. The Members of Parliament belongs to the _____ arm of government.

A. Executive B. Judiciary C. Legislature D. Courts

21. Who enforces the laws in the country?

A. The President B. Prison Services C. Police Force D. Members of parliament

22. Money paid by workers to the government is called ___

A. instalments B. income tax C. NASA D. taxi

This is a diagram of a knife

23. Part B is called ______

A steel B. handle C. blade D. cut

24. Part A could be made of _______

A. wood B. clay C. bark D. paper

25.

This road sign shows mind ____

A. children going to school B. children playing
C. children crossing the road D. children on sports day

26. When transporting maize from Mutoko to Harare silos, farmers use______
A. railway system B. buses C. scotch carts D. lorries

27. Shortage of shelter in urban areas is caused by _____

A. shortage of land B. overpopulation C. lack of water D. electricity shading

28. Zimbabwe depends on the seaports of ____ or its imports and exports.
A. Mozambique B. Malawi C. Botswana D. China

29. Which of these is a waterborne disease?

A. bilharzia B. malaria C. tuberculosis D. cancer

30. We can preserve fish by ____

A. boiling B. frying C. tanning D. tinning
31. Plants need ____ to make their food.
A. fire B. carbon monoxide C. oxygen D. chlorophyll

32. Leaf 2 legume fruit

The crop missing at 2 is
A. maize B. groundnuts C. beans D. carrot

33. Clean water can be collected from

A. a protected well B. a flowing river C. a broken water pipe D. a filtered water tank

A B C D

34. The best tree to cut for the sawmill is _______

35. One of the natural resources of Zimbabwe is ___

A. thermal power B. maize C. coal D. clothes

36. Which of these animals is a grazer?

A. white rhinoceros B. elephant C. black rhino D. giraffe

37. Food in the body is digested in _______

A. the mouth, stomach and intestine B. lungs, heart and mouth
C. heart, liver and stomach D. the whole body

38. Which of these is an indigenous tree?

A. eucalyptus B. gum tree C. mukwa D. wattle

39. If you are HIV positive you should not_____

A. share a toilet with other people B. eat food with a lot of sugar
C. have many sexual partners D. share razor blades to sharpen pencils

40. A disease that has no cure is ______

A. polio B. goitre C. herpes D. syphilis

41. When grass plant is grazed it ____

A. is uprooted B. looses all its leaves C. looses many leaves D. stops growing

42. Farmers in Chiredzi want to grow a cereal crop they are not able to irrigate, they should choose
A. rapoko B. groundnuts C. soya bean D. sugar cane

43. In a food chain and food web, the producer is the ______
A. sun B. locust C. plants D. man

44. A ____ is an example of a scavenger.

A. lion B. vulture C. baboon D. snake

45. To measure the amount of rainfall at a particular place we use ____

A. cup anemometer B. wind vane C. barometer D. rain gauge
46. ______ causes water pollution.
A. burning grass B. smoke from factories C. chemicals from industries D. cholera

47. The heart of any animal is made up of ______

A. muscles B. fat C. steak D. bones

48. Which leaf belongs to the tree plant?

A B C D

49. Which of these is an example of a food chain?

A. Banana compost plant
B. Egg chick hen
C. Man woman child
D. Seed chicken man

50. The air we breathe out contains

A. more carbon dioxide than in the air breathed in B. only carbon dioxide
C. only oxygen D. same amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Highlands Primary School
2012 Grade 7 Mid Year Exams
General Paper 2

SECTION A

There are four questions in this section. Answer question 1 and any other two questions in the
spaces provided on the question paper.

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Tawanda and Tatenda were friends for years. One day Tatenda heard that his friend was gossiping about
him and his family. Without even finding the truth about this, Tatenda went straight to Tawanda and
slapped him three times in the face. Tawanda reported this to his parents who advised him that they were
going to sit down with Tatenda’s family so that they resolve their differences.

1a) What offended Tatenda? (1)

______________________________________________________________________________
b) What can you say about Tatenda’s action?
______________________________________________________________________________

c) Why did Tawanda not fight back? (1)

______________________________________________________________________________

d) What should the boys do to become friends again? (1)

______________________________________________________________________________

2a) How many men did Jesus choose to become his disciples? (1)
______________________________________________________________________________

b) Give names of two brothers who were fishermen? (1)

______________________________________________________________________________

c) Who of Jesus’ disciples was with him at Golgotha? ____________________________ (1)

d) Why was Jesus crucified? (1)

______________________________________________________________________________

3a) Name any two of Adam and Eve’s sons. _____________________________________________(1)

b) Who of the sons was jealousy? ___________________________________________________(1)

c) What did he do as a result of jealousy? _____________________________________________(1)

d) Who was asked by God to build an ark? _____________________________________________(1)

4a) The holy day for the Jews is ________________________________________ (1)

b) Name the supreme being o African Traditional Religion. ________________________________ (1)

c) Which apostle doubted the resurrection of Jesus? _____________________________________ (1)

d) What made him doubt? ________________________________________ (1)

e) How many days did Jesus stay on earth after resurrection before ascension?
SECTION B

Answer any three questions from this section

5a) A lace where crop grains are stored is _____________________________________(1)

b) Name the food nutrient we get from cakes.__________________________________ (1)
c) Give two examples of citrus fruits. _______________________________________________ (2)
d) What disease do you suffer from because of little food in the body? _____________________ (1)

6a) Name two army leaders of the First Chimurenga War.

_____________________________ and ____________________________ (2)

b) Give two reasons why the second Chimurenga war broke out.
_____________________________________________________________________________ (2)

c) When did Zimbabwe hold its first independence election (year)?__________________________ (1)

7a) Name any two arms of government of Zimbabwe.

_____________________________________________________________________________ (2)

b) Which animal is shown on the Coat of Arms? _______________________________________ (1)

c) Name a symbol that is found on both the Coat of Arms and the National Flag.
_____________________________________________________________________________ (1)

d) In which town do we find the Parliament House? ___________________________________ (1)

8a) Complete the table below

Material Source
Wool Sheep
Linen …………………………….
Silk ……………………………..
(2)

b) Give one reason why people wear clothes. _________________________________ (1)

c) What material did the stone age people use for clothing? ________________________ (1)

d) When ironing a silk garment I would use a ____________ iron. (hot, warm, cool) (1)

9a) What is the title for Zimbabwe’s national anthem? _________________________________ (1)

b) Who started the first mission in Zimbabwe? _________________________________ (1)

c) How many provinces are in Zimbabwe? _________________________________ (1)

d) In which town is the Zimbabwe International Telephone Exchange built?

_________________________________ (1)

e) On which date does Zimbabwe celebrate Unity Day? _________________________________ (1)

SECTION C

Answer any three questions from this section

10a) Name two things that dissolve in water and do not change the colour of water. (2)
________________________________________________________________________________

b) How do you change liquid water to gas state? _________________________________ (1)

c) Name two sources of clean water. _____________ and _______________________ (2)

d) Give two farming use of water. _____________ and _______________________ (2)

11a) Why are babies immunised as early as before five years?

____________________________________________________________________________ (1)

b) How does the body protect itself against germs? (1)

________________________________________________________________________________

c) Name any two sexually transmitted diseases. (2)

________________________________________________________________________________

d) Besides HIV/AIDS which other STD can not be cured? __________________________ (1)

e) At 9 months babies are immunised against which disease? _________________________ (1)

f) What can you do to prevent getting HIV/AIDS virus?

`_________________________________________________________________________ (1)

12a) Give two uses of electricity._______________________________________________ (2)

b) Look at the diagram of the dry cell. Name the charges marked A and B

+ A __________________ charge (1)

B _________________ charge (1)

-

c)
X
+ +

Y
In this simple circuit the parts labelled are X is _____________________________ (1)

Y is ______________________________ (1)

d) State why this circuit is not producing light? __________________________________________ (1)

13a) The diagram above represents body parts used for ____________________________________ (1)

b) Parts labelled A and B are called A ___________________________________

B ____________________________________ (2)

c) Name a body part that cleans the blood on the body. _________________________________ (1)

d) What protects the above parts from outside forces ___________________________________(1)

e) Name two waste products of the body. _____________________________________________ (2)