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2020 STAY AT HOME SOCIAL STUDIES MODEL EXAM FOR GRADE 8
NAME________________________ SECTION __________ ROLL. No___________
NUMBER OF ITEM: 60 TIME ALLOWED: 1 HOUR
I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVES
1. Which one of the following civilization developed the present day of Tunis?
A. Egyptian civilization
B. Carthagian civilization
C. Persian civilization
D. Inca civilization

2. Which one of the following is not true about sedimentary rocks?

A. Coal, Natural gas, Petroleum are some examples
B. They contain layers
C. They contain fossils
D. They contain metallic minerals

3. Which one is wrong about longitudes?

A. They measured from east to west
B. Their origin is equator
C. They are shown by lines called meridians
D. Time is always vary with longitudes

4. Which imaginary lines can tell us how far we are the North and South of the Equator?
A. Latitude
B. Longitude
C. P.M
D. G.M

5. Which historical event took first?

A. Colonization
B. World war first
 C. The beginning of industrial revolution
D. Emergence of New ideas

6. Which one of the following is not matched correctly?

A. Persia___ present day of Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina
B. Darics ____ Persian gold money
C. Zoroaster____ who introduced the Persian religion
D. Ahura Mazda_____ the Persians god

7. Which one of the following West African pre- colonial state replaced Mali?
A. Songhai
B. Ghana
C. Funji
D. Zimbabwe

8. What will be the time in 48*E if the time 45*W is 5:20 pm?
A. 11:32 pm
B. 10: 08 Am
C. 11: 32 Am
D. 11: 08 Pm
9. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A. 1917___ USA joined World War first on the side of allied powers
B. 1914-1918____ World War First
C. 1870- 1871____ the Franco- Prussian War
D. 1917___ the assassination of Arechiduck Franz Ferdinand

10. IF the scale statement 1CM to 0.3 km is changed into representative fraction it gives___
A. 1: 30,000
A. 1: 300,000
B. 1: 3000
C. 1: 3,000,000

11. The process by which world temperature increasing is called______________

A. A. Greenhouse effect
 B. Global warming
C. Desertification
D. Pollution

12. One of the following is not correctly matched?

A. Folding____ bending of the earth___ Compression
B. Faulting ____ cracking of earth ____ Tensional force
C. the Great East African rift valley formed by faulting
D. Faulting, folding, Earth quake ____ Exogenic forces.

13. Which one of the following is true about external forces?

A. They level the ups and downs.
B. They are the result of compressional force.
C. They drive energy from the interior part of the earth.
D. They are called exogenic forces

14. What was an event that changed the military balance shifted to the allied and led to the defeat
of the central powers?
A. USA joined the allied powers
B. German’s war plan was failed
C. Italy was left from the central power
D. All are correct answers

15. Which one is not the characteristics of globalization?

A. Increasing inter connections among individuals across nation and their people.
B. Less or no interdependence among people of different nations.
C. Greater exchange and sharing information, culture, economic resource and technology.
D. Reduction and removal of barriers between national borders.

16. Which one of the following is not correctly paired?

A. Prophet Mohammed the founder of Islam.
B. Quraysh tribes who support Prophet Mohammed.
C. Hijra the flight of Prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Medina and the first Hijra
Was 622 AD.
 D. Mecca the place where Mohammed was born.

17. What is the R.F equivalent of the S.S ½ cm to 4 km?

A. 1: 800,000
B. 1: 200,000
C. 1: 20,000
D. 1:400,000

18. Which one of the following rocks does not contain fossils?
A. Lime stone
B. Coal
C. Granite
D. Sand stone

19. The environment in Africa where variety of wild animals including antelopes, giraffe,
elephant and zebra exist in
A. Tropical rain forest
B. Mediterranean vegetation
C. Desert and semi-desert areas
D. Savannah grassland

20. Which one of conservation method is NOT used to reduce carbon monoxide production?
A. Use of private cars
B. Treatment of industrial waste
C. Use of mass transport
D. Removal of pollutants by purification

21. Which of the following best characterizes the second industrial revolution?
A. The introduction of steam ships
B. The introduction of steam as a source Power
C. The introduction of telegraph service
D. The introduction of railway

22. Which of the following European country introduced the first railway service?
 A. France
B. Germany
C. Britain
D. Italy

23. In 1900 the Ethiopian population was 11.8 million and it reached 53.48 million by 1994.
What we can conclude based on this information?
A. Stagnant population growth.
B. Inaccurate population growth rate.
C. Slow population growth
D. Four times more population in the country.

24. Which one of the following the following is not a biological factor that controls population
growth?
A. Birth rate
B. Mortality rate
C. Migration
D. Fertility rate

25. Which is wrong about UNO?

A. There are 193 member states in the present UNO.
B. It was founded to replace the former League of Nations.
C. UNO was founded at the end of First World War.
D. The charter of UNO was signed by 51 countries.

26. Which one of the following is wrongly associated?

A. Hamlet Tiny rural settlement
B. Population density total area divided by its population
C. Metropolis London, New York
D. Population distribution the spread of people

27. What is the area of the square S= 5cm with the scale of the map is 1:150,000?
A. 56.25 km2
 B. 15km2
C. 156.km2
D. 150.25km2

28. Which of the following characteristics of is not related to good governance?

A. Power is on the hands of officials
B. Division of power and authority
C. Respected human rights
D. Transparency and accountability

29. Given the linear scale as 6cms to 24.5kms. What will be the areal scale of it?
A. 6cm2 to 24.5 km2
B. 36cm2 to 600.25km2
C. 36cm2 to 12.25km2
D. 12cm2 to 49km2

30. Which one of the following is not related with the formation of sedimentary rocks?
A. Fuel minerals like natural gas, petroleum, coal
B. Erosion, deposition, weathering
C. Compaction, sedimentation, cementation
D. Metallic minerals like gold, copper, iron

31. Cuneiform for Mesopotamia _______________________ for china.

A. Papyrus
B. Daggers
C. Hieroglyphics
D. Logography

32. Which one of the following types of erosion occurs when heavy rain fall rushes down a steep
slope?
A. A. wind erosion
B. river erosion
C. gully erosion
D. sheet erosion
33. The Persian king who was assumed to be the representative of their god called Ahura Mazda
was______________
A. Alexander the great
B. Cyrus the great
C. Charles the great
D. Charles Lewis

34. Which one of the following is not true about continent of Africa?
A. Africa has compact shape.
B. 2/3 of Africa is found in North of equator.
C. Isthmus of Suez canal connect Africa with Europe.
D. Africa accounts 20.2 percent of the earth’s land.

35. One of the following is not the characteristic of developed countries?

A. Very high per capital income
B. Very low fertility rate
C. The presence of heavy industries
D. Very high population growth rate

36. The ‘’ Allied powers’’ during the Second World War consisted of:
A. Germany, Japan and Italy
B. Britain, France, Russia, and USA
C. Japan, Russia and USA
D. Austria Hungary and Germany

37. The area of the triangular figure that has 6cm height and 7cm base on the map with the scale
1:50,000. What would be the area?
A. 10.5 km2 C. 5.25 km2
B. 3.5 km2 D. 9km2

38. W/ro Mulumebet Emiru received her flying instruction in an aircraft called____________
A. Tiger Moth C. Lufthansa
B. RAF D. Air bus
39. ______________ refers to the local non- governmental organization established by Ethiopia
women to promote gender equality.
A. EWLA C. GATT
B. CEDAW D. Beijing plan of action

40. The UN specialized agencies like FAO, WHO, UNESCO are found under _______________
A. Economic and social council C. Secretariat
B. Trusteeship council D. The general assembly

41. Among the following mountains one is not formed by folding?

A. Andes C. Rockies
B. Himalayas D. Kilimanjaro

42. the most accepted and logical type of scale is:

A. S.S C. G.S
B. R.F D. L.S

43. In this century, the world temperature has risen by__________

A. 0.5 OC C. 33 OC
B. 0.4 OC D. 4 O

44. What makes some natural resources indirectly available? It because of:
A. They can last indefinitely.
B. They required knowledge and skill to make use of them.
C. They can be replaced more rapidly.
D. They can be finished and not easily replaced.
45. Building are being eroded by chemical action caused by__________
A. Depletion of ozone C. Global warming
B. Acidic rain D. Melting of ice

46. BBC news reported that the LMT is 7pm behind, what will be the longitudinal location as
you heard?
A. 105 OW C. 105 OE
B. 75 OE D. 75 OW
47. Which one of the following is not true about ancient Carthage?
A. Carthage was destroyed by Egyptians.
B. It was rich trading center.
C. It was founded by Phoenician people.
D. Phoenicians developed their alphabet which consisted 22 symbols.

48. In the 19th century industrial revolution created all of the following new ideas in Europe
except___________
A. Liberalism C. Slave trade
B. Democracy D. Pluralism

49. ____________ was the first people who established republic form of government.
A. Americans C. Egyptians
B. Latin’s D. Phoenicians

50. Which one of the following is not true about the 19th century long distance trade?
A. Salt bar (amole) was widely used as medium of exchange.
B. The major area of supply was South Western Ethiopia.
C. The dominant merchants of the trade were Christians.
D. Long distance trade served as a means of economic relations among the Ethiopian people.
51. The ‘’Triple Alliance’’ was a military alliance formed between:
A. A. Germany, Austria- Hungary, Italy C. Britain, Russia, France
B. B. Italy, Russia, Austria D. Britain, Italy, France
52. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere consists of ozone?
A. Troposphere C. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere D. Thermosphere
53. Which one of the following is an indirectly available of natural resource?
A. Water C. Air
B. Soil D. Mineral
54. Which one of the following is a wrong combination?
A. Masai Herdsmen_______Kenya and Northern Tanzania.
B. The two fishing ground in Ethiopia ______lake and ocean.
C. The two conditions for urban settlement_____ site and situation.
 D. Flower and coffee_________ commercial cash crops in Africa.
55. The earliest European colonial powers in Africa were?
A. Spain and Portuguese C. Britain and France
B. Germany and Italy D. Italy and Britain
56. . Which of the following statement correctly defines water pollution?
A. Natural ability of water to clean itself
B. Undesirable change in the quality of water
C. Treatment and reuse of water
D. Conservation of poor quality of water
57. Which of the following is Incorrect about HIV/AIDS?
A. Biologically, girls are more susceptible to HIV.
B. Young women particularly aged 10-24 are at risk for having HIV.
C. VCT and ABC rules are prevention methods of HIV/AIDS.
D. The infected people are equally benefit in uneducated communities.
58. Rocks can be classified based on their_____________ .
A. Color and size C. Shape and size
B. Age and origin D. quality and quantity
59. Which statement can describe metamorphic rocks?
A. They are formed through the process of deposition.
B. They are changed rocks underground by high temperature and pressure.
C. They are made up of cooled magma.
D. They are composed of organic element.
60. Who were the Sherpas?
A. The people who followed Hinduism religion.
B. People who belongs to Afro-asiatic language family.
C. People from India.
D. People migrated from the Kham region in eastern Tibet.

SET BY: Mr. W