PENEMENE PRIMARY SCHOOL

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE PAPER 1

GRADE 3 END OF YEAR EXAMINATION 2022

Section A

1. If a man has many wives, we call this a ________________ family.

A. Nuclear
B. Polygamous
C. Child headed
D. Monogamous
2. People do not eat ____________ of their totems.
A. Meat
B. Totems
C. Names
D. People
3. Christians believe _______ and ______ maintain family unity.
A. Hurt and bad luck
B. Pain and fear
C. Sickness and labour
D. Love and forgiveness
4. After seven day a Muslim baby,s hair is _________________
A. shaved
B. plaited
C. dyed
D. combed
5. _______________ is an old people’s home in Bulawayo.
A. Batanai
B. Entembeni
C. Rugare
D. Greendale Cottage
6. At funerals people gather to ______________ the bereaved.
A. laugh at
B. comfort
C. obey
D. listen
7. A person who had bad behaviour can ______ and have good behaviour.
A. lie
B. run
C. grow
D. change
8. self-awareness helps you make good________
A. girl
B. boy
C. decisions
D. house
9. The day for rest in African tradition is known as _____________
A. Chisi
B. Rest
C. Sabbath D. Saturday
10. Which creature is regarding as the water spirit?
A. Mhondoro
B. Lion
C. Njuzu/mermaid
D. Nyaminyami
11. What are Christians?
A. Believers in prophets
B. Believers in Christ
C. Believers in life after death
D. Believers in ancestors
12. The bible is arraged into chapters and_________
A. verses
B. books
C. units
D. paragraphs
13. Jews believe in _______ God.
A. four
B. two
C. three
D. one
14. Muslim’s holy book is a _______
A. Bible
B. Koran
C. Directory
D. Torah
15. Every citizen has _____________
A. a home
B. family
C. rights
D. friends
16. Conflict occurs when people____________
A. hide from each other
B. love each other
C. disagree
D. run from each other
17. Who has a duty to love our country?
A. Parents
B. Police
C. Soldiers
D. Everyone
18. _______ is a sign of good morals.
A. Being polite
B. Throwing rubbish on the ground
C. Stealing
D. Beating others.
19. Fondling a child’s private parts is ___________
A. Neglect
B. Being poor
C. Sexual abuse
D. Ignorance
 20. __________ is a form of sexual abuse.
A. Neglect
B. Touching a child’s private parts
C. Starvation
D. Beating

SECTION B

21. A hero or heroine ___________________.

A. is proud
B. is greedy
C. makes sacrifices
D. puts themselves first
22. A deceased person is a ____________ person.
A. Living
B. Dead
C. Working
D. Lazy
23. Relatives from your mother’s side are ________.
A. Paternal
B. Grandparents
C. Cousins
D. Maternal
24. What should friends do to make up their friendship after an argument?
A. forgive each other
B. ignore each other
C. report to the teacher
D. fight
25. Who composed the national anthem?
A. Simon Chimbetu
B. Oliver Mtukudzi
C. Professor Mutsvairo
D. Professor Moyo
26. We learn ____________ from the national school pledge.
A. the colours of the flag
 B. the zimbabwe bird
C. war
D. to love and respect our country
27. Rights are ___________________
A. getting everything you want
B. the division of labour
C. chances in life
D. needs that a person must have
28. Which of these cannot be found on a birth certificate?
A. name
B. date of birth
C. sex
D. date of death
29. Who built Great Zimbabwe?
A. The Khoisan
B. The Ndebele
C. The Shona
D. The Bushmen
30. Why did people of long ago live in caves?
A. It was cheap
B. That was the only type of shelter then
C. It was important
D. They were strong
31. At the museums we learn ____________.
A. cultural heritage
B. bad behaviour
C. hatred
D. laziness
32. A place where orphans are kept is called ___________.
A. a hospital
B. an orphanage
C. an old people’s home
D. a jail
33. ____________ is not a food crop.
 A. Tobacco
B. Maize
C. Beans
D. Potatoes
34. __________ is a mineral used in generating electricity.
A. Coal
B. Asbestos
C. Gold
D. Diamond
35. Why ambulances do sounds their sirens?
A. They love making noise
B. To communicate to other drivers to give way
C. To show off
D. They will be carrying dead people
36. An example of an email address is ________________
A. Chuma@mail
B. a chuma gmail
C. chuma@mshade .com
D. a chuma.com
37. ____________ can be both work and leisure.
A. basket making
B. cutting trees
C. mining
D. welding
38. What does a tailor do?
A. bakes bread
B. cooks sadza
C. makes clothes
D. mends shoes
39. The planting of trees is called __________.
A. deforestation
B. afforestation
C. desrts
D. concervation
40. Migration is ________________
A. the staying of people
B. the movement of animals
C. the movement of people only
D. the movement of people and animals from one place to another