SAHLA TUITION CENTER

HISTORY FIRST TERM EXAMINATION APRIL 2021

FORM ONE
Instruction
 This paper consists three sections A, B and C
 Answer all question from section A and B and two questions from section C
 Except for drawing that must be in pencil, all writing should be in blue/black ink
 All questions must be answered on this paper
 Write your registration number in every page of answer sheet.
Time: 2:00 hours 10th April, 2021

SECTION A (20 marks)

Answer all questions
1. Fill the following words with the appropriate words.
i. ……………. is a duration of twenty four hours.
ii. A week is a duration of ………………………….
iii. A ………………… is a duration of four weeks.
iv. A ………………… is a duration of twelve months.
v. A decade is a duration of ……………………….
vi. A ………………… is a duration of hundred years.
vii. A …………………….. is a duration of thousand years.
viii. A generation is the average difference between a …………….. and his/her ……………
ix. ……………. Is a period based on man’s economic activities and type of tools use.
2. Match the item in list A with corresponding answer from list B and write its letter only.
LIST A LIST B
i. Tanganyika become independent. A. 1962
ii. The First World War. B. 1939 – 1945
iii. Introduction of multipart’s in Tanzania. C. 1992
iv. Tanganyika become republic. D. 1961
v. The Second World War. E. 1914 - 1918

Answers
List A i ii iii iv v
List B

3. Write T for true statement and F for false statement in the space provided.
i. Anthropology is the study of society’s cultural system. ……………
ii. The Britain Conference was take place in 1884 – 1885. ……………
iii. Charles Darwin proposed a theory of evolution of man in 1809 – 1882. ……………
iv. Homo Sapiens Sapiens is a primitive organisms. ……………
v. The Old Stone Age is the last period of Stone Age. ……………
 SECTION B (40 marks)
Answer all questions
4. a) What do you understand by the term history?
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b) Mention any four importance of studying history.
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5. State the meaning of the following:
i. Oral tradition
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ii. Historical sites
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iii. Archives……………………………………………………………………………
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iv. Archeology…………………………………………………………………………
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v. Museums……………………………………………………………………………
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6. a) What is Linguistics?
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b) State three difference between written records and audio-visual records.
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7. Draw a map of Tanzania and show the location of five historical sites.

SECTION C: (40 marks)

Answer only two questions
8. a) Define evolution of man.
b) State two theories that explain the origin of man.
c) List down stages of man’s evolution.
9. a) Name two ways of oral tradition.
b) Satate four advantages and four disadvantages of oral tradotions.
10. a) What is stone age?
b) State four characteristics of Early Stone Age.
c) List five importance of fire during the middle stone age.
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