PARADISE EDUCATION CENTRE

PRE-MOCK EXAMINATION
HISTORY
FORM 4
Time; 3hours Date; 17/08/2021
Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of nine (9) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and three (3) questions from section C.
3. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination
room.
4. All drawings should be in pencil.
5. Write your Name on every page of your answer booklet(s).

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 SECTION A (20 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the items (i) - (xv), choose the correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

i. Man lived by hunting and gathering mainly in the:-

A. Early Stone Age.
B. Bronze Age.
C. New Stone Age.
D. Iron Age.

ii. The term “Boer trek” was meant for

A. The movement of Ngoni people from interiors to the cape of South
Africa.
B. The movement of Dutch people from Holland to South Africa.
C. The movement of Dutch farmers from Cape to the interiors of South
Africa.
D. The settlement of British settlers to the Cape.

iii. The Maseko - Ngoni group which settled in Songea was led by…
A. Shaka
B. Mputa
C. Mbelwa
D. Mpangala

iv. The following describe the major forms of feudal relations in the interlacustrine
region….
A. Nyarubanja, Busulu and Ubugabire
B. Ubugabire, Serfdom and Busulu system
C. Slavery, Umwinyi and Communalism
D. Ntemiship, Serfdom and Nyarubanja

v. Kangaba was a small kingdom that developed into a large empire known as…
A. Yoruba
B. Mali
C. Songhai
D. Ghana

vi. The average difference of age between parents and their children is called
A. Period
B. Age
C. Family tree
D. Generation

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vii. The United Nations specialized agency responsible for the refugees is the;
A. UNHCR
B. UNDP
C. UNEP
D. WHO

viii. Who discovered the earliest skull of man in Olduvai George?

A. David Livingstone
B. Vasco Da Gama
C. Charles Darwin
D. Dr. Louis Leakey

ix. A duration of time based on mankind, economic activity and type of tool used
by that particular time is referred to as:
A. Oral traditions
B. A period
C. Stone Age
D. An Age

x. Although slave trade contributed much to the rise of the British Industrial
capitalism it was finally abolished by Britain due to:-
A. Interaction between the people of Europe and Africa
B. Civilization among the people of Africa
C. French sugar was selling cheaply in Europe because the French were
using slave while the British sugar was expensive.
D. Britain had few patrol ships and personnel

xi. As a solution to the economic crisis that arose between the 1970’s and the
1980’s African countries adopted.
A. Economic liberalization
B. Economic privatization
C. Centralized economy
D. Economic survival Programmes

xii. Through excavation we get the knowledge of

A. Digging
B. Linguistic
C. Artifacts
D. Archaeology

xiii. Charles Darwin propounded evolution theory, he existed from

A. 1709 – 1882
B. 1809 – 1892
C. 1809-1882
D. 1807-1882

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 xiv. The oldest or earliest system of social relations characterized by absence of
exploitation, lack of surplus as well as classless is called:
A. Communalism
B. Communism
C. Feudalism
D. Slavery

xv. Under feudalism the feudal lords exploited the serfs in three ways or forms
which are:
A. Exploitation, oppression and humiliation
B. Military, courts and prisons
C. Labour rent, payment in kind and money
D. Taxation, forced labour and brutal administration

2. Match the descriptions in List A with the corresponding answer in List B by writing the
letter of the correct response beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.
List A List B
i) Mputa Masseko A. The Hamerton treaty signed
B. The Moresby treaty was signed
ii) Axum and Nok C. The death of Sunni Ali
D. Led to the Nguni speaking people who
iii) Mwinyi Mkuu crossed Zambezi and went along the side of
lake Nyasa.
iv) 1492 E. Feudal system practiced in Buganda
Communities
v) Mvunjo and Busulo F. Important iron smelting centres around
200B.C
G. The greatest landlord who ruled Zanzibar
H. Leader of Mali empire
I. SILABU
J. Devonshire white paper

SECTION B (35 MARKS)

3. Answer the following questions briefly;

i. Show the differences between Scramble and Partition.

ii. Show the differences between Berlin conference and Great Depression.

iii. Show the differences between Barter trade and Long distance trade.

iv. Show the differences between Ngoni migration and Mfecane war.

v. Show the differences between Association policy and Assimilation policy.

vi. Show the differences between Colonial economy and Colonialism.

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4. Arrange the following statements in chronological order by writing number 1 to 6 beside
the item number.
i. People (traders) organized themselves in groups known as CARAVANS.
ii. It involved the people of Northern Africa (The Berbers and Tuaregs) and the people
of Western Sudan (the area to the South of the Sahara Desert)
iii. Trans Sahara trade was the trade conducted across the Sahara Desert.
iv. Historical evidence shows the Trans-Sahara trade was in progress from as early as
the 1st century AD.
v. The Trans-Sahara trade reached its climax between the 8th and 16th AD.
vi. The goods involved in the trade were; gold, salt, silk cloth and Arabic books.

5. Draw a sketch map to show societies that practiced feudalism in East Africa.

SECTION C (45 Marks)

Answer three (3) questions from this section.

6. Discuss the role played by the social and welfare association in the struggle for
independence in African States.

7. Why the abolition of slave trade was protracted in East Africa? (6 points)

8. Give the reasons for Samore Toure’s resistance. (6 points)

9. With vivid examples explain the types of handcraft industries during the pre-colonial era.
(6 points)

PREPARED BY SIR JOHN EDWARD (BAED-HONS)

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