LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL

FORM FOUR. APRIL 2022

COMPREHENSIVE II CIVICS EXAM `.

SECTION A. (15MARK)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. Choose the letter of the most correct answer.

i. How can you characterize family which displays strong love, morals, respect and
peace?
a. Single parent family
b. Modern family
c. Stable family
d. Traditional family
e. Patriarchy family.
ii. Mr Simba has two children, a girl and a boy. Both children have been selected to
join secondary school but he has decided to marry off the girl. How could you
describe Mr. Simba’s decision.
a. Gender blindness
b. Gender equality
c. Gender discrimination
d. Gender equity
e. Gender mainstreaming.
iii. Which among the following institutions is responsible for preserving the national
treasures of Tanzania?
a. The national sports council
b. The national arts council
c. The national film censorship board
d. The national tourism board
e. The department of museum, antiquities and national archives.
iv. Mr.Mgusi the chairperson of Kurimi village displays the village income and
expenditure report on the wall outside his office before every annual village
assembly meeting. Which among the following democratic principles was the
chairperson fulfilling?
a. Political tolerance
b. Civic responsibility
c. Citizen participation
d. Anti-corruption
e. Transparency.
v. Which of the following is a moral right?
a. The right to marry
b. The right to vote
c. Freedom of expression
d. Freedom of assembly
e. The right to fair trial.
vi. What is the attribute of a person who registers as a voter for the election of the
president and Members of the Parliament in your province?
a. A good citizen
b. A visionary citizen
c. A democratic citizen
d. A charismatic citizen
e. A responsible citizen
vii. As an expert in civics, what advise will you give to the government of Tanzania to
ensure a healthy motherhood and manageable population growth?
a. Promote immunization
b. Promote hygienic health education
c. Promote reproductive health education
d. Promote environmental education
e. Promote policy on national education and training.
viii. Which of the following is a correct set of non union matters in the united republic
of Tanzania?
a. Defense, security, prison and police
b. Primary education, secondary education, and technical education
c. External affairs, industrial licensing, external trade and borrowing
d. Higher education, research and statistics.
e. Meteorology, aviation and air transportation.
ix. The headmaster of your school is not satisfied with the academic performance of
the school in the form two national assessment examinations. Which of the
following type of life skills will you recommend to improve the academic
performance of the school?
a. Teamwork
b. Negotiation skills
c. Empathy
d. Forming friendship
e. Peer teaching
 x. Robbie is a public servant in one of the government departments which uses
public office for personal gains. How could you term Robbie?
a. A corrupt worker
b. An intelligent worker
c. A smart worker
d. A creative worker
e. A genius worker

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2. Match the items in list A with the correct response in list B by writing the letter of the
corresponding response beside the item number in the answer sheet provided.

LIST A.
i. Zanzibar constitution introduced a bill of rights and made the house of
representative more representatives.
ii. Eighth constitutional amendment introduced the multiparty system in
Tanzania.
iii. The interim constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania
iv. The Tanganyika independence constitution enacted.
v. The constitutional amendment provided for a presidential candidate with
the highest but not the majority of valid votes to get elected.
vi. The Tanganyika Republican constitution enacted
vii. One party state constitution enacted
viii. The Zanzibar independence constitution enacted
ix. Zanzibar constitution introduced house of representatives and election for
the first time
x. The interim union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika constitution enacted

LIST B.

a. 1961
b. 1962
c. 1963
d. 1964
e. 1965
f. 1966
g. 1967
h. 1971
 i. 1974
j. 1977
k. 1978
l. 1979
m. 1984
n. 1992
o. 2000

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SECTION B.

Answer all questions in this section

3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Suicide is one of the critical problems of adolescent today. This disastrous act is committed for
different reasons. Some adolescents often feel that death is the only way out of intolerable
situations. Those terminally ill and those incapacitated by serious illness or injuries commit
suicide to avoid further pain. Yet others commit suicide to draw attention, to teach those who
hurt them a lesson and to punish them for the shame they might have caused to others.

Most adolescents who commit suicide do as a reaction to previous distressing events. Such
common events include conflicts with the adolescents’ families, their failure to live up to the
parents or guardian’s expectations and adolescents failure to develop adequate interpersonal
relationships within their families. These events often lead to suicide signals such as threatening
to commit suicide or displaying actual tendencies to suicide and serious suicide attempts
whereby the adolescents survives or leads to actual suicide.

The signals of suicide among adolescent include previous attempts, threat to commit suicide,
feelings of alienation and loneliness and the presence of mental illness especially depression.
Other signals are lack of adequate impulse control, unexpected severe and prolonged stress and
negative emotions.

Question.

a. Provide a suitable title for the passage.

b. What is the attitude of some adolescents towards death?
c. Mention any two factors from the passage that compel some youths to commit suicide
d. List down two signals among the adolescents
 e. What is the attitude of the author towards suicide tendencies among the adolescents?

4. Judiciary is among the three organs that make up the government in Tanzania. Being an
independent organ, it has its functions. What are its functions? (five points)
5. If you are to deliver a talk on the forces of globalization to your community, which five
driving forces will you consider.
6. Tanganyika and Zanzibar united in 1964 to form Tanzania. This union is said to be very
beneficial to Tanzanians. Defend this view by using five points.
7. As an expert in Civics, propose to urban authorities five ways to address the challenges
facing informal sector. (Five points)
8. In which way does globalization contribute to social economic development of Tanzania?
(Five points)
9. Which types of life skills will you recommend to your friend who is not getting along
well with his friends? Give five points.
10. What are factors that may lead to the loss of country’s sovereignty? Five points

SECTION C. 45 Marks

Answer all questions in this section.

11. Giving six points, convince your community on the need to preserve and promote
Tanzanian culture
12. Census in Tanzania is done after every ten years; the last census was done in 2012.
However, there are many Tanzanians who have the tendency of avoiding being
enumerated because of poor traditional beliefs. As a student with enough civic
education, explain the worthiness of census. Six points
13. Explain the impacts of covid-19 on the social and economic developments in Tanzania.