Grade 3 Heritage – Social Studies Revision

1 A family tree is important to know your ________________________ .

A origin B friends C classmates D trees
2 The totem for most people in Zimbabwe is taken from the _____________ side.
A mother’s B uncle’s C brother’s D father’s
3 Which of the following is a reptile which is used as a totem?
A Flying ant B dove C python D lion
4 A deceased person is a ____________ person.
A living B dead C working D lazy
5 At funerals, friends and relatives ____________ the dead.
A laugh at B play with C mourn D eat with
6 A good friend is______________.
A a liar B an honest one C a thief D a bully
7 Relatives from your father’s side are ____________.
A paternal B grandparents C cousins D maternal
8 What do you call your sister’s daughter?
A aunt B daughter C nephew D niece
9 When playing games _____________ is expected.
A tolerance B rudeness C cheating D fighting
10 What do most cultures lay in the grave before lowering the body?
A reed mats B carpet C plastic papers D logs
11 The national school pledge encourages us to_____________.
A love our country B be lazy C sing D love war
12 Which of the following is not a national event?
A Heroes Day celebrations B Sporting day at school C Independence Day celebrations
D Defence Forces Day celebrations
13 On which day of every year do we celebrate Heroes Day?
A first Saturday of December B 18 April C second Monday of August D second Tuesday of August
14 Why do we celebrate Independence Day on 18 April every year?
A That is when we remember heroes and heroines B That is when the whites went away
C That is when war stopped D That is when we got independence
15 How many colours are on the Zimbabwe national flag?
A six B five C eight D seven
16 We recite the national school pledge at __________.
A birthday parties B funerals C weddings D schools
17 In the national school pledge we commit to______________.
A mothers and fathers B Chimurenga/Umvukela C natural resources D honesty and dignity of hard work
18 Every child has a right to have _____________.
A sweets B a lot of money C a birth certificate D a marriage certificate
19 Which responsibility goes with the right to education?
A making noise in class B writing when you want C bullying others D learning
20 Division of labour is the ____________ of duties.
A not doing B leaving C doing alone D sharing
21 Nowadays cooking can be done by _______________.
A boys only B girls only C both boys and girls D babies
22 Which of these cannot be found on a birth certificate?
A name B date of birth C sex D date of death
23 Harvested crops are kept in a _________.
A granary B garage C airport D classroom
24 Which is the odd one out?
A kennel B pigsty C kraal D house
25 What material was used to build the Great Zimbabwe?
A granite B mud C dagga D cement
26 Rock paintings in the Matopo Hills show _____________.
A that paint is nice B that caves are shelter for animals C that caves are strong D How people of long ago lived
27What are shrines? They are places of _____________.
A education B playing C entertainment D worship
28 People who offer their help for free are called__________.
A volunteers B the needy C government D economically disadvantaged
29 A place where orphans are kept is called _______________.
A a hospital B an orphanage C an old people’s home D a jail
30 We do not get information from ______________.
A teachers and soldiers B school children C pamphlets and newspapers D newsprint and bond paper
31 Where is tin mined in Zimbabwe?
A Hwange B Penhalonga C Kamativi D Zvishavane
32 Which is the odd one?
A diamond B coal C gold D soil
33 _________________ is not a food crop.
A Tobacco B Maize C Beans D Potatoes
34 Solar energy is from ____________.
A water B vegetation C sunlight D coal
35__________________ is a food crop.
A Maize B Tobacco C sugarcane D cotton
36 Which mineral is used in generating electricity?
A gold B asbestos C coal D tin
37 A _____________ is not a livestock.
A sheep B goat C cow D lion
38 Which of these means of transport is used by people in urban areas?
A scotch carts B commuter omnibuses C donkeys D sledges
39 Why do ambulances sound 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
40 Where do you expect to find computers?
A In a bank B In the garden C In buses D In the soccer ground
41 A _____________ sends and receives printed messages over telephone?
A fax B letter C magazine D newspaper
42 Why is there a big demand for transport during the Christmas holidays?
A Many people will be travelling B Money will be there C People will be resting
D Transport will be old
43 An example of an email address is _______________.
A Chuma@mail B a chuma gmail C achuma@mshade.com D achuma.com
44 Which statement is true?
A river is a man-made leisure facility B Leisure facilities are for lazy people
C Mountains are a natural leisure facility D Leisure is for rich people only
45 What does a tailor do?
A bakes bread B cooks sadza C makes clothes D mends shoes
46 On a farm we expect to see __________.
A a stadium B sick people C tractors D buses
47 Communities should provide _____________ for people to relax.
A norms and values B work C leisure facilities D hospitals
48 When is the national tree planting day in Zimbabwe?
A first Saturday of December B last week of December C first Sunday of December
D last Saturday of December
49 Lack of water causes__________.
A plants to grow very well B plants to dry C a lot of water D fields to have many crops
50 Paper is made from ___________.
A grass B soil C flour D wood