Candidate Name : Date :

Academy Zenith
Grade – 8 (Pre GED course)
Final Exam * This exam paper is
prepared as similar as
possible to GED exam
Social Studies format.

40 questions l 70 minutes Total score : 200 points

Directions: Answer the following questions. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer. For
other questions, follow the directions preceding the question.

1(a) . Forming an opinion about something without proper knowledge or experience is called :
(A) discrimination (B) arbitration (C) prejudice (D) comparison

1(b) . The language we learn from people who raise us is known as our:
(A) mother tongue (B) natural language (C) brother language (D) non-native language

2 . What does stereotype mean?

(A) a group of people who are of a similar age and share a similar background and experience.
(B) the process of learning the behaviour that is acceptable within a society.
(C) a fixed and over-simplified way to view a particular person, group or thing.
(D) a person or group’s well-being ; measured in terms of health, happiness and prosperity.

* Questions 3(a) and (b) are based on the following passage:

Western cultures place a lot of emphasis on the individual and are known as ‘individualist’. Self-
identity is often based on a person’s abilities, characteristics and achievements. In many Asian and African cultures
there is a strong emphasis on groups and the cultures are described as ‘ collectivists’ . Self-identity develops based
on a person’s place within groups, such as the family. Different ideas about self identity affect the way people
behave and relate. This is important when thinking about how people from different cultures interact.
3(a). Self-identity of Europeans and Americans based on ( a person’s abilities / the family ) , therefore they are
described as (individualist / collectivist ) .
3(b). Which of the following statements is BEST describing?
(A) Different ideas on self-identity doesn’t affect the way people behave and relate.
(B) Ideas on self- identity is important when thinking about how the people from different cultures interact.
(C) The behaviours of the people absolutely show their self-identity
(D) Self-identity is mostly depending on the cultures and behaviours of the people.
4. What does UNESCO stand for?
(A) United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation.
(B) United Nations Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
(C) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
(D) United Nations Economical, Socialism and Cultural Ornganisation.

5. A major reason for today’s culturally diverse societies is human migration. People have always migrated.
Which of the following statements is LEAST describing of migration nowadays.
(A). People migrated to find food, land for settlement and resources.
(B). The reason to search for work and a better life.
(C) People need to migrate to escape from conflict.
(D) People have to flee from mistreatment.

6. Given words are mentioning some types of culture and choose the correct words for each sentences.
Cultural diversity, Cultural diffusion, Cultural integration, Cultural pluralism, Cultural assimilation, Americanisation
(a). When elements of culture, including language, clothing or food spread from one culture to another.
Ans :_____________
(b) It happens when a person who moves to the USA learns to share American values, customs and beliefs.
Ans:_____________
(c) It is a process in which two cultures blend together without having give up their own cultural characteristics.
Ans: ____________
(d) It occurs when smaller groups live within a larger society that has a dominant culture.
Ans: ____________
(e) It happens when an individual or a group adopts characteristics of another group’s culture.
Ans : ____________

* Question 7 is based on the following passage:

People respond differently to cultural diversity. For some, it is positive – they may believe that cultural diversity
provides them with a richer and more varied experience of life. For some, it is negative – they may believe that
cultural diversity or a dominant culture threatens their own culture. A positive attitude to cultural diversity in part
from feeling secure in our own self-identity and cultural diversity. This allow us to view other cultures with
openness and understanding, rather than feeling threatened by them.
7. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct TWO statements of showing “Positive Attitude”
(A) You think that you can feel threatening when you see or communicate with the people from different culture.
(B) Discrimination on religion and racism.
(C) You feel nothing or feel well even though when you are in foreign country in which you have to communicate
with other nationalities or people from different cultures.
(D) You do not feel well when large religious groups underrate the people from small religious groups.
Questions 8(a) ~ 8(d) are based on the following passage:

8 (a). Morocco was under the control of France and Spain until ________ .
8 (b). One of the native languages of Morocco which is now compulsory in Moroccan schools is ___________.
(A) Arabic (B) Berber (C) French (D) English
8. (c) Which language is mostly and mainly used in Morocco.
(A) Arabic (B) Berber (C) French (D) English
8. (d) The second highest population group in Morocco is ________.
(A) Arabs (B) Berbers (C) Spanish (D) English

9 (a). A decorative style of handwriting which has an important role in Islamic art and architecture.
(A) Cartography (B) Calligraphy (C) Arabesque pattern (D) Astronomy

9 (b). Botany is the study of .

(A) Ancient buildings (B) Plants (C) Plants and animals (D) UV rays

10 . The Bedouin were known for:

(A) settling in one place (B) fighting successful wars
(C) trading in silk and cloth (D) moving from place to place to find food and water.

11. Choose the correct word and put in the suitable sentence. The words are given below.

Astrolabe, Code breaker, Astronomer, Mathematician, Altair

(a) A person who can read the coded messages using mathematical pattern. Ans: ____________

(b) A person who locate the position of planets and stars. Ans : ___________

(c) A device which could be used to identify stars or planets Ans : ____________

(d) One of the brightest stars name after Arabic astronomer Ans: ____________
12. The given map shows the spread of the Islamic Empire under the Umayyad Caliphate. Label the following map

with the correct words which are given below.

* Grey colour is showing the sea and White colour is showing the land.

Mediterranean Sea , Arabian gulf, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, North Africa , Arabian Peninsula, Persia

(D)
(E)

(A)
(C)

(B)

(F)

Answers : (A) (B)

(C) (D)

(E) (F)

* Questions 13 ~ 15 are based on the following passage:

There were many battles between Muslim armies and the forces of the Byzantine Empire (the Eastern Roman

Empire) . The Muslim forces laid siege to Constantinople in Turkey for three years – between 674 and 677 CE – but in

the end they were unsuccessful. To defend the caliphate against Byzantines, Muawiya developed a powerful navy,

which he used in battles in the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. When the caliphate conquered new regions,

they established naval bases in strategic locations, such as Cyzicus in north-western Turkey.

13. What is the main purpose of Muawiya developed a powerful navy?

(A) He needed to use in sea battles against Byzantines.

(B) He had to defend the caliphate against Byzantines.

(C) He wanted to siege to Constantinople.

(D) He wanted to establish naval bases in strategic locations.

14. How do you understand about strategic location according to the passage?

(A) It is a best place for establishing or building the new empire.

(B) It is an important geographical location for military and political situations.

(C) It is a very important place for international trade routes.

(D) It is a place where many resources are available.

15. What does “Siege” mean?

(A) a military strategy which involves surrounding a town or building .

(B) a war between people in same country.

(C ) a country or region under the control of another country

(D) None of above

16. What was the major error of Ptolemy’s map?

(A) Wrong coordinates of major cities.

(B) Atlantic and Pacific Ocean as land-locked sea.

(C) Incorrect cartography system

(D) All of above

17 (a) . (Ptolemy map / Musa al-Khwarizmi map) is better to use for traders and travellers .

17 (b). Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi was known as greatest scholar in__________.

(A) cartography (B) geography (C) calligraphy (D) astronomy

18 (a). What does carbon footprint means?

(A) The layer of gases surrounding the Earth’s surface.

(B) A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed millions of years ago from the remains of living organisms.

(C) The amount of harmful greenhouse gases that one person, building, city or object creates.

(D) Gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere which leads to global warming.
18 (b) . The word ‘transcontinental’ means:

(A) A breakfast made of different types of food.

(B) a group of countries that have all got the same name.

(C) a piece of land that is surrounded by water on most sides.

(D) crossing more than one continent.

19. A human activity that DOES NOT contribute to greenhouse gases is:

(A) Cutting down trees (B) producing cement

(C) burying rubbish underground (D) riding a bicycle to work

* Questions 20 ~ 22 are based on the following passage:

Hydroponic is a technique for growing food using very little water. In traditional farming, the soil provides plants

with the nutrients that they need. Hydroponic systems do not need soil. Instead, nutrients are added to water that

is delivered directly to the plants’ roots. Traditional farming methods use 400 litres of water to grow 1 kilogram of

lettuce. Hydroponics uses only 20 litres of water. In addition, over 80% of the water used can be recycled.

20. Choose the correct STATEMENTS for ADVANTAGES of hydroponics.

(A) Less water is used than in traditional agriculture and water can be reused.

(B) Hydroponic farmers need to be extremely skilled.

(C) Growing crops is not limited to certain seasons.

(D) Food can be grown almost anywhere.

(E) Fewer people employed In this type of food production so the local population may lose jobs.

(F) Large amount of good can be grown on small areas of land.

21. ‘Hydroponics’ is a way of

(A) Growing crops using animal hair. (B) growing crops using huge amount of water.

(C) growing crops without soil. (D) growing crops in space.

22. The unused water from each crop is collect and reused in hydroponics. What type of water it is?

(A) Blue water (B) Green water (C) Grey water (D) Black water
23. There are 118 elements in the periodic table, and 70 of these can be found in mobile phone. These include 16

of the 17 ‘________’ elements, which are difficult to mine.

(A) metals (B) non-renewable metals (C) rare earth (D) natural

24. As polar ice sheets and glaciers melt, and increased temperatures cause sea water to expand, sea levels rise.

The increase is small (on average 3.2mm per year) but it could have a huge impact on coastal communities

around the world. The Nile delta is especially at risk from rising sea levels.

Arrange the following sentence in order according to the passage.

Rising sea levels , Extreme weather , Greenhouse effect, Disappearing ice

(a) _____________ (b) ____________ (c)___________ (d)__________

25. What CANNOT be happened due to global warming?

(A) Heat wave threatened the lives of many happened

(B) it will be flooded on coastal areas.

(C) Huge ice sheets will completely melt in North pole summer

(D) Plants and tree will live long due to extreme heat.

26. Given statements are describing about the producing and forming of greenhouse gases. Choose the correct

greenhouse gas suitable with the given statements.

Carbon dioxide, Methane , Nitrous oxide

(a) It is produced naturally, for example by animal respiration and by volcanic eruptions and release into the

atmosphere. Ans :_________

(b) It is released by tiny organisms in the soil and the oceans. Ans :__________

(c) It is released from animals as the digest their food, and form wet vegetation decays. Ans :___________

27(a). A group formed for the benefit of all its member is called

(A) Colony (B) alliance (C) constitution (D) common market

27(b) . Schools are example of a :

(A) Primary informal social group (B) Secondary informal social group

(C) Primary formal social group (D) Secondary formal social group.
28. Given table show the current and projections for generation of urban waste by region.

Use the data in the table and your chart to help you answer these questions.

(a) Which region is predicted to produce the most urban waste in 2025 ? __________________

(b) What is the projected increase in tons of waste produced per day in the Middle East and North Africa?__________

(c) What is the current total urban population (in millions) of South Asia Region? _____________

(d) What is the current urban waste generation in capital produce per day in East Asia and Pacific region?__________

29. Ministries, departments and government agencies are responsible for different areas. They develop and carry out

polices created by the executive branch of government.

Given words are ministries of government. Choose the correct ministries according to their activities.

Ministry of finance, Ministry of education, Ministry of agriculture , Ministry of justice, Ministry of transport.

(a)It mainly focuses on the nation’s food security. ________

(b) It develops policies to help students to achieve and to prepare them for employment. ________

(c) It ensures that the law is enforced equally and that justice is delivered. ________

(d) It is responsible for providing a safe efficient, convenient and accessible transport system. _________

(e) It operates , controls and regulates all aspect of the country’s financial infrastructure. _________

30. Uranium releases energy when its atoms are split in a process called (nuclear fission / nuclear fusion).
31. Given words are showing the levels of government in the United States of America. The USA has a federal

system of government. Choose the correct words of system of government with suitable statements.

Federal , State , County city

(a) Each state has its own government which decides on matters for the citizens within the state. _________

(b) Local governments run such things as the police and fire departments, courts, public schools. _________

(c) The federal government makes laws that apply to the whole country. __________

32. Citizen need to be able to use a range of thinking skills. Choose the correct thinking skills and match with the

suitable statements.

Logical thinking , Critical thinking, Creative thinking

(a) It helps people to think of solutions to problems. ___________

(b) It allows people to assess the value of the available information. ___________

(c) It helps people to assess the arguments on both sides of an issue. ___________

33(a). What does common market means?

(A) Agreements that allows goods to move freely between countries without tariffs.

(B) Agreement that allows people to move freely from one country to another.

(C) Agreement between two countries.

(D) Agreement between three or more countries.

33 (b) . A charge placed on imports is called a :

(A) quota (B) tariff (C) embargo (D) fee

34. An agreement between three or more countries is a :

(A) Bilateral agreement (B) free trade agreement

(C) Multilateral agreement (D) global agreement

35. The first paper money was invented in ________

(A) American (B) China (C) Ottoman (D) Europe

• Questions 36 (A) ~ 36 (E) is based on the following passage:

36. If you own the furniture manufacturing industry and business, arrange and numbering the following procedure

according to the five main industry sector.

(e.g ; Primary sector – 1 , Secondary sector – 2 , Tertiary sector – 3 , Quaternary sector – 4 , Quinary sector – 5)

(a) Your sale team sells the furniture to the market. _________

(b) Chopping and transporting wood to the factory. _________

(c) You and your board of director do meeting and set target for furniture to produce cheaper. _________

(d) Your expert team get complaint from the customers about your products and your team have to fix it. _____

(e) Woods are made into furniture. ________

37. If there is low supply and high demand, the price will ( increase / decrease )

38. If there is a good supply but low demand, the price will ( increase / decrease )

39. Write ‘Increase’ and ‘Decrease’ oil price to the demand for oil in the following circumstances:

(a) The demand for hybrid and electric cars increases . ____________

(b) There is an increase in the production of plastics (which are made from oil) around the world. ___________

(c) There is an reduction in the production of crude oil around the world. _____________

(d) War and political conflict between Russia and Ukraine. ____________

40. The GCC (The Gulf Cooperation Council) countries place tariffs on any goods imported from

( member countries / non member countries)