FRIENDSHIP COLLEGE GIRLS

MOCK EXAMINATIONS 2022

SOCIAL AND MODERN STUDIES
GRADE 7

Duration: 1 hour
NAME OF CANDIDATE

INDEX NUMBER

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions in the question paper itself.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name and Index Number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 100.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

For Examiner’s Use

Question Number Total Marks Candidate’s Marks

1 25
2 15
3 20
4 10
5 30

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1. Multiple Choice Questions: Choose the correct answer and write in the spaces where
provided.

1. Who was our first Prime Minister?

A. Sir John Shaw Rennie
B. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
C. Sir Robert Farquhar
D. Sir Chin Chung Kong

2. Who was our first President?

A. Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo
B. Sir Abdul Raman Osman
C. Sir Philip Roy
D. Sir Thomas Decean

3. …………………….. has the lowest population.

A Rodrigues
B Tromelin
C Mauritius
D Saint Brandon
4. On a timeline, A.D stand for …………………………..
A Anno Domini
B Before Christ
C Before Caesar
D Before Columbus

5. The Arab traders sailed in their boats known as ………………………

A sailors
B dhaws
C dhows
D Astrolabe

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 6. Which one is a mountain range in Mauritius?
A. Moka Range
B. Flacq Range
C. River Range
D. Central plateau

7. In which year the British captured Mauritius from the French?

A. 1721
B. 1800
C. 1810
D. 1982

8. An _______________ is any area of land which is entirely surrounded by water.

A. island
B. place
C. urban
D. continent

9. Which ocean is Mauritius found?

A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean

10. Which island of our republic is found to the East of Mauritius?

A. Agalega
B. Saint Brandon
C. Tromelin
D. Rodrigues

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 11. What does EEZ stand for?
A. Exclusive Economic Zone
B. Economic Exclusive Zone
C. Extended Economic Zone
D. Economic Extended Zone

12. Which of the following is an example of man-made features?

A. Seas
B. Roads
C. Hills
D. Rivers

13. Which of the following is an example of coastal environment?

A. Crater
B. Tropical Forest
C. Sandy beach
D. Savanna

14. How do we call the living part of a coral which is made up of tiny animals?
A. Rainfall
B. Layers
C. Skeletons
D. Polyps

15. Agalega and Saint Brandon are coral islands made of __________.
A. metal
B. sand
C. rock
D. fire

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 16. When dead corals are broken into smaller pieces by the action of __________, they
become sand.
A. waves
B. fire
C. air
D. events

17. In which year Mauritius became an independent country?

A. 1820
B. 1968
C. 1722
D. 1730

18. Which one is a natural feature?

A. House
B. Hospital
C. Mountain
D. School

19. Most of the reefs grow in _____________ waters.

A. cold
B. hot
C. dirty
D. shallow

20. Which one of the following is not a district of Mauritius?

A. Reunion Island
B. Flacq
C. Pamplemousses
D. Black River

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 21. What is the capital of Mauritius?
A. Port Louis
B. Savanne
C. Grand Port
D. Black River

22. Rocks are broken down into smaller pieces and decay to become ___________ .
A. water
B. leaves
C. sand
D. soil

23. Which one of the following is a continent?

A. Bay of Bengal
B. Seychelles
C. Asia
D. Mauritius

24. Polyps produce a hard rock made of calcium carbonate known as _____________ .
A. slideshow
B. limestone
C. pioneers
D. compass

25. Which one of the following is an example of inland environment?

A. Cliffs
B. Pebble beach
C. Tropical forest
D. Sandy beach
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 True or False

1) Archaeologists study objects and things left behind by people living currently in their
house.

2) Objects found by archaeologists during excavations are kept in museums.

3) Primary and secondary sources are ways for historians to know about the past.

4) Secondary sources refer to first-hand information about events.

5) Sieve is used to shift dirt to catch small objects.

6)Shovel is used to remove the top layer of sod and for digging.

7) Trade in the Indian Ocean exist only recently.

8)The boat used by the Arab traders to reach the west coast of India was known as
dhows.

9)The Arabs dominated trade in the Indian Ocean.

10) Alexandria was an important market place to sell goods to the Europeans.

11) Migration is the movement of people within the same area for settlement.

12) It is believed that the Indonesians people migrated to Madagascar.

13) Yams, coconuts, banana and sugar cane plants were brought to Madagascar.

14)The People living in Madagascar speak the Malagasy language.

15) People who migrated to Madagascar were mainly from Borneo, Sumatra and Java
from Indonesia.

2. State whether the following statements are True or False.

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 3. Fill in the blank with given words below:

Spices, India, Vasco Da Gama, cooking, colonisation, sugar cane, 1710, Mauritz Van Nassau,
Robert Farquhar, medicinal

a) The name of the Portuguese explorer who discovered the sea route to the East is
____________________________.
b) The main commodity that the European were looking for in the Indian Ocean is
________________________
c) The name of the country where this commodity was found is
__________________________
d) The reason why this commodity was important are_________________________ and
_______________________________ purposes
e) ___________________________ is when a new group of people takes control of
territories or countries.
f) The Dutch sailors landed on the Island in 1598 and named it as Mauritius in honour of
their prince___________________________
g) The Dutch introduced _____________________ on the Island.
h) The Dutch abandoned Mauritius in ________________________
i) The first British Governor was Sir _____________________________

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4. Complete the table below. Tick (✓) the ways land is used in these settlements.
Settlement Residential Commercial Industrial Recreational Agricultural

La Laura

Goodlands

Quatre Bornes

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Port Louis

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5. Structured questions
(a) List the 4 main elements of Culture. [4]
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(b) What is meant by the term ‘values? [2]

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(c) State 3 most important values for you. [3]

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(d) Give 4 examples of norms that you have learnt at home. [4]
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(e) List 5 ways of expressing traditions and customs. [5]

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(f) Name 2 examples of cultural heritage of historical places in Mauritius which remind
us of our ancestors and their contributions. [4]

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(g) State 2 protected heritage sites in Mauritius. [2]

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(h) Give 3 main factors which contribute in changing the way we live. [6]
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