KPASSA D/A JHS ‘B3’

TEST ONE
FORM ONE (1)
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES

NAME………………………………………………DATE……………
Answer all questions in this section
1. The term adolescence means.
A. Growing into maturity
B. Giving birth
C. Thinking like an old man
D. Becoming physically strong
2. The brave warrior was nicknamed ‘Red Hunter’
A. Ndewura Jankpa
B. Na Gbewa
C. Tohazie
D. Dariziogo
3. Which of the following is not an ethnic group in Ghana?
A. Dagomba
B. Hausa
C. Gonja
D. Fante
4. The original home of the Ewe was.
A. Ho
B. Keta
C. Ketu
D. Kpando
5. The first Europeans to arrive in the Gold coast.
A. British
B. Dutch
C. Portuguese
D. Danes
6. Colonization mean to
A. Control a country’s people
B. Obtain resources from country
C. Trade with a country
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 D. Fight on behalf of a nation
7. The British came to the Gold Coast
A. Tourist
B. Teachers
C. Engineers
D. Traders
8. All are positive effect of colonialism except
A. Establishment of school
B. Introduction of English language
C. Taste for foreign goods
D. Growth of towns
9. Which of the following prevents desertification?
A. Overgrazing
B. Shortage of water
C. Excessive use of fuel wood
D. Afforestation
10. Desertification is caused by
A. Afforestation
B. Excessive rainfall
C. Overgrazing
D. Irrigation
11. Bush fire often occur during the
A. Rainy season
B. Harvesting season
C. Cold season
D. Harmattan season
12. The Dagombas are decendants of
A. Ndewura Jankpa
B. Samori
C. Babatu
D. Gbewa
13. The mole-Dagbani ethnic group migrated from
A. The northern part of Mauritania
B. The southern part of Mali
C. East of lake chad
D. West of Senegal
14. Our environment is made up of

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 A. Plants and animals
B. Roads and rivers
C. Natural and man-made things
D. Only non-living things
15. Adolescent chastity means
A. Having early sex
B. Denying the father of a pregnancy
C. Adolescent motherhood
D. Abstaining from early sex
16. A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing is called
A. Mental health
B. Reproductive health
C. Mental development
D. Physical development
17. The Gonja in Ghana migrated from
A. Gambaga
B. Mande
C. Mamprugu
D. Goa
18. The title of the paramount chief of Dagomba is
A. Nayin
B. Ta-Na
C. Yagbonwura
D. Otumfuo
19. The buying and selling of human across the trans-Atlantic ocean is called
A. Human trade
B. Trans-Atlantic slave trade
C. Slave
D. Trade
20. The first Portuguese to arrive in the Gold Coast was
A. Joao De Santaren
B. John Lock
C. Don Diego D’Azambija
D. Frederick Luggared

SECTION B

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 Answer only two (2) questions from this section.
1. (a) What is colonization?
(b) State four (4) reasons why the Europeans came to Gold Coast
(c) Outline four (4) causes of environmental degradation

2. (a) What is environment?

(b) Outline four (4) ways by which the environment can be protected from degradation
(c) State four (4) characteristics that mark adolescence in boys and girls.

3. (a) State four (4) effects of colonization

(b) Identify four (4) reasons why Trans- Atlantic slave trade was abolished.