Assessment: Memorandum

Grade 7
Term 1
Marks : 50

Section A
Question 1 :

Choose the correct answer and write ONLY the letter next to the question number

1.1 D  (2)
1.2 B  (2)
1.3 C  (2)
1.4 C  (2)
1.5 B  (2)

Total Question 1: 2X5=10

Question 2 :
2.
2.1. C 
2.2. E 
2.3. A 
2.4. B 
2.5. D  (5 x2 =10)

Total Question 2:10

TOTAL SECTION A: 20

Section B
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Question 3:

3. Answer the following Questions

3.1. Rural.  (1)
3.2.
 Poor people cannot afford luxury items. 
 They can barely pay for the food and things they need. 
 Advanced education and proper health care is some of the things they cannot
afford. 
 Social and sport clubs are also only available for the rich. 
(Accept any TWO) (2)
3.3.
 Maintenance and building of roads. 
 Provision of water to the residents of the town or city. 
 Building and maintenance of school in the district. 
 Infrastructure for electricity and communication. 
 Building and maintenance of hospitals and clinics. 
(Accept any four) (4)
3.4.
 Identify target areas for growth. 
 Provide better infrastructure. 
 Provide skills development and training. 
 Help disadvantaged groups. 
 Support informal businesses. 
(Accept any four) (4)

3.5.
 Producing curios for tourists to generate an income. 
 Provide service such as accommodation guides etc. for tourists. 
(Accept any relevant answer) (2)

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3.6.
 Travel is expensive and difficult. 
 Easy to live off the land but less job opportunities. 
 Unskilled workers receive lower wages. 
 Difficult to communicate due to different languages. 
 Limited opportunities for education and training. 
 Housing is cheap and affordable. 
(Accept any relevant answer) (2)

Total Question 3: 15

Question 4:

4.
4.1. Identify the sectors of the economy represented by A, B and C and give a short desciption of
each sector. Use the table as guide for your answer: (9)
PICTURE SECTOR DESCRIPTION
A Primary Sector Focus on the extraction of raw materials from
the earth. 
B Secondary Sector Focus on the manufacturing of raw materials
into products. 
C Tertiary Sector It is involved in providing a service and it is
also called the service sector. 

4.2.
 Resources are limited. 
 It must be used wisely to satisfy everybody’s needs and wants. 
 One of the resources that we have to use wisely is water. 
 Producers must be encouraged to use better methods of production to save resources. 

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 (Accept any FOUR) (4)

4.3.
 Reduce the goods and services you use to conserve the environment. 
 Reuse as much products as possible, like plastic bags, food scraps. 
 Recycle all waste by taking it to recycling plants. 
(Accept any TWO) (2)

Total Question 4: 15
Total Section B: 30
TOTAL OF PAPER: 50

LOWER ORDER QUESTIONS MIDDLE ORDER QUESTIONS HIGHER ORDER QUESTIONS

30% 40% 30%

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QUESTION TOTAL QUESTION TOTAL QUESTION TOTAL
1.1 – 1.5 10 2.1-2.5 10 3.4 4
3.1 1 3.3 5 3.5 2
3.2 2 3.6 2 4.2 4
4.1 3 4.1 6 4.3 2

TOTAL 16 TOTAL 22 TOTAL 12

% 32 % 44 % 24