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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE.
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MBEYA CITY COUNCIL – PANKUMBI SECONDARY SCHOOL.
FORM ONE HISTORY 1st MID –TERM EXAM, MARCH 2018.

TIME: 2:30 HOURS.
INSTRUCTIONS
 This paper consists of sections A, B and C.

 Answer ALL questions in sections A and B and only TWO in section C
 Write your name correctly at the top of every page
 ALL writing must be in black or blue inks, if necessary use a pencil for Drawings.
SECTION: A (30 Marks)
Answer all questions
1. For each of the following items choose the correct answer:-
(i) Who discovered the skull of the earliest ancestors of man in Olduvai Gorge?
(a) David Livingstone (b) Charles Darwin (c) Louis Leakey (d) Vasco Da Gama ( )
(ii) Olduvai Gorge is famous for:-
(a) Archival activities (b) archaeological findings (c) oral traditions (d) mixed farming ( )
(iii) History is about:-
(a) The work of Sir, Nyenyembe at Pankumbi secondary school (b) How colonialists came to
East Africa (c) Man’s activities through various stages of his development (d) How
Portuguese reached the coast of East Africa. ( )
(iv) The following is the source of History:-
(a) Evolution (b) Archives (c) Primitive Communalism (d) Machines ( )
(v) Oral tradition people who act as history teachers are :-
(a) Iron smith (b) fortune tellers (c) elders (d) rulers ( )
(vi) The following is the major or mostly used source of historical information for students in secondary
schools:-
(a) Oral tradition (b) archives (c) Literature (d) Museums ( )
(vii) Special places created to preserve historical information are known as:-
(a) Historical sites (b) Anthropology (c) Museum (d) Archaeology ( )
(viii) Which of the following is the famous local museum in Tanzania?
(a) Olduvai Gorge (b) Kalenga (c) Bagamoyo (d) Kilwa ( )
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(ix) The basic needs which man constantly struggles to obtain are:-
(a) Water, food and clothes (b) relationship, love and peace (c) Food, shelter and clothes (d)
Air, love and food. ( )
(x) Which of the following is the best method of fossil dating for objects which have stayed for several
millions of years?
(a) Before Christ (BC) Method (b) a microscope method (c) Carbon 14 Method
(d) Anno Domino (AD) Method. ( )
Answers;-
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x
2. (a) Match the items in LIST A with those in LIST B by writing the correct letter against the
corresponding question number.
LIST A LIST B
i. Proverbs, jokes and poems A. Communalism, Slavery and Feudalism
ii. The pre-colonial modes of production B. Feudalism
iii. Kinjekitile C. Historical sites
iv. Isimila D. Religious leader of Maji Maji war against

foreign domination in Tanganyika.
v. A system of life where land is owned by a
few people while the majority remains E. Isandhlwana
landless.
F. Oral Tradition
Answers;-
LIST A i ii iii iv v
LIST B
(b) Rearrange the following statements in a chronological order by writing their Roman number
in the table provided.
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i. This allowed him to devote some of his time on other activities such as craft and
trade.
ii. This was marked by the spread of agricultural communities in areas where there
were fertile, arable land and reliable rainfall.
iii. By then the Iron Age in East Africa had reached an advanced stage.
iv. With better and more durable iron tools, man’s capacity to produce beyond his
immediate subsistence requirements increased.
v. By about the 15th century, Village communities had emerged in various parts of
East Africa.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
SECTION: B (40 Marks)

Answer all questions
3. (a) The years and the important historical events that took place are shown in the table below. Write
the letter of the year against the corresponding event in the table provided.
EVENT YEAR
(i) The discovery of the skull of the earliest A. 1954

man at Olduvai Gorge.
B. 1907
(ii) The Berlin Conference.
C. 1959
(iii) The Arusha Declaration
D. 1967
(iv) Tanganyika got her independence.
E. 1822
(v) The end of Maji Maji war.
F. 1884 – 1885
G. 1962
H. 1961
EVENT i ii iii iv v
YEAR
(b) Complete each of the following statements with correct historical facts.
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(i) …………………………. Was the first mode of production that based on exploitation of man
by his fellow man in human history.
(ii) The study of a society’s cultural systems, behavior, beliefs and ideologies is
called………………………..
(iii) People whose work is to study and explain the remains which shows man’s physical
development, his activities and the tools made are called………………………..
(iv) A place where books, files, colonial and travellers’ records are kept is called………………..
(v) Rusinga Island and Nsongezi are both historical sites found in ………... and………………..
4. In each of the following statements, write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if the statement is
not correct in the space provided.
(i) History is about Yesterday, today and tomorrow………………..
(ii) One of the sources of Historical information is Stone Age………………..
(iii) Archaeology is the only method of obtaining historical information………………………
(iv) Tanganyika got independence earlier than Kenya and Uganda …………………….
(v) Mogadishu was the largest slave market in East Africa ………………
(vi) Carbon 14 is used in archaeology………………………
SECTION: C (30 Marks)
Answer two (2) questions from this section.
5. Briefly explain the following terms:
(i) Primitive Communalism (ii) Historian (iii) Historical sites (iv) Artifacts (v) Museum Curators.
6. Chipapa is a form one boy. He has been transferred to another school which is missing a history
teacher. Therefore he knows that there is only one source of historical information that is ORAL
TRADITION. Explain to him briefly the other five main sources of historical information.
7. Explain six (6) advantages of Museums.
“To God be the Glory”
Sir, Nyenyembe. D
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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MBEYA CITY COUNCIL – PANKUMBI SECONDARY SCHOOL.

FORM ONE HISTORY 1st MID –TERM EXAM, MARCH 2018.

 This paper consists of sections A, B and C.

i. Proverbs, jokes and poems A. Communalism, Slavery and Feudalism

ii. The pre-colonial modes of production B. Feudalism

iii. Kinjekitile C. Historical sites

iv. Isimila D. Religious leader of Maji Maji war against

SECTION: B (40 Marks)

(i) The discovery of the skull of the earliest A. 1954

(i) History is about Yesterday, today and tomorrow………………..

(ii) One of the sources of Historical information is Stone Age………………..

(iii) Archaeology is the only method of obtaining historical information………………………

(vi) Carbon 14 is used in archaeology………………………

SECTION: C (30 Marks)

Answer two (2) questions from this section.

5. Briefly explain the following terms:

7. Explain six (6) advantages of Museums.

“To God be the Glory”

From History Department

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