YEKA SUB CITY ADMINISTRATION

EDUCATION OFFICE
SOCIAL STUDIES MODEL EXAMINATION
TH
FOR GRADE EIGHT (8 )

January/2024G.C Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tir/2016E.C

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 60 TIME ALLOWED:- 1 HOUR

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS SOCIAL STUDIES EXAMINATION. IN THIS

EXAMINATION, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 60 MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS. CAREFULLY SELECT THE BEST ANSWER AND BLACKEN
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DIRECTION ONE:- Read the following question carefully and Choose the best
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 answer from the given alternative and write your answer on
the answer sheet.

1. The layer of rock bend down ward is called?

A. monocline C. syncline
B. anticline D. stalactite
2. Among the following which one is wrongly matched?
A. Rockies -North America C. Atlas – North America
B. Alps – Europe D. Andes – South America
3. An earthquake magnitude measuring 5 to 7 is:
A. Moderate to strong C. Major
B. Minor or light D. Great
4. Type of volcanoes they are dead volcanoes that are not expected to erupt in
the future:
A. Daily volcanoes C. Dormant volcanoes
B .Extinct volcanoes D. Active volcanoes
5. Which one of the following is not an agent (causes) of physical weathering?
A. Rain action C. Plant and animal action
B. Temperature change D. frost action
6. Which one is not intrusive land form in volcanism process?
A. Batholith C. Dyke
B. laccolith D. caldera
7. What is the strongest force of erosion in the desert area?
A. Water C. Moisture
B. Wind D. Altitude
8. Which one of the following correct order from lower to upper?
A Troposphere -----Stratosphere----Mesosphere ------Thermosphere
B, Thermosphere---Mesosphere----- Stratosphere--- -Troposphere
C, Troposphere--- Thermosphere---- Mesosphere----Stratosphere
D, Stratosphere---- Mesosphere----- Troposphere--- Thermosphere
9. The combination of gases, suspended dust particles and condensed droplets
in the atmosphere is:
A. Atmosphere C. Aerosols
B. Hydrosphere D. lithosphere
10. According to the following, which one are the major gases of earth’s
atmosphere?
A. Oxygen & Nitrogen C. Argon & Carbon di oxide
B. Helium & Neon D. Methane & Krypton
11. One of the following gases is protecting the earth from ULTRA-VIOLET
RADATION from the sun?
A. Oxygen C. Ozone
B. Nitrogen D. Helium
12. Which atmospheric layer are electrically charged particles?
A. Exosphere C. Ionosphere
B. Stratosphere D. Mesosphere
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 13. The transfer of heat through molecular contact within and between bodies is:
A. Radiation C. Friction
B. Conduction D. Convection
14. The type of rainfall occurs when two air masses (warm and cold) meet
together is called?
A. Relief C. Orographic
B. Convectional D. Frontal (cyclonic)
15. The process by which liquid water is converted into gases is called?
A. Sublimation C. Deposition
B. Evaporation D. Evapotranspiration
16. One of the following is an instrument measuring wind direction?
A. Anemometer C. Seismography
B. Thermometer D. wind vane
17. The moment at which the center of the visible sun is directly above the
equator is called?
A. Equinox C. Altitude
B. Solstice D. Latitude
18. The horizontal movement of ocean water which is caused by winds and
differences in temperature is called?
A. Distance from the sea C. Altitude
B. Ocean current D. Latitude
Based on the following climatic data for a hypothetical station, answer questions no 19
and 20.

Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Temp. 14 18 21 26 22 27 25 24 24 21 18 17
R.F(mm) 12 27 56 84 117 161 244 286 138 62 15 9

19. What is the annual march (range) of temperature the station?

A.12 B. 13 C. 20.5 D. 21.5
20. What is the annual average (mean) temperature the station?
A. 23.5 B. 20.4 C.21.4 D. 13
21. Which one of the following are Semitic language families?
A. Tigrigna C. Somaligna
B. Afan oromo D. Sidamigna
22. One of the following is not factors for cultural change.
A. Religion B. Technology C. Environment D. Globalization
23. Which one of the following belongs to non-material culture?
A. Houses C. Beliefs
B. Tools D. Clothing
24. A set of organized beliefs practices and systems that are related the belief
and worship of god is:
A, Race B, language C. Culture D. Religion
25. The increasing of interconnections among individuals across nations and
their people is called?
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 A. Globalization C. culture
B. Technology D. Language

26. Which one of the following are economic activities is not classifieds primary
economic activity?
A. Agriculture C. Tourism
B. Forestry D. Fishing
27. An activity that is concerned with extraction of minerals is;
A. Fishery C. Mining
B. Forestry D. Manufacturing
28 .The agricultural economies in the developing countries are characterized by?
A. More farming people and more production
B. More farming people but less production
C. Few farming people and less production
D. Few farming people but more production
29. Which one of the following refers to a tertiary economic activity?
A. producing final goods C. the extraction of minerals
B. The provision of service D. processing of raw materials
30. The activity pertain to adding values already existing products by changing
their form through processing is
A. Primary economic activity C. Secondary economic activity
B. Tertiary economic activity D. Quaternary economic activity
31. The activity which turns raw materials into products by using machine is:
A. Fishery C. Mining
B. Agriculture D. Manufacturing
32. Among the following which one is known as smokeless industry?
A. Fishery C. Agriculture
B. Tourism D. Transportation
33. The intersection point of the supply and demand curves is called?
A. Quantity products C. Market equilibrium
B. Excess demand D. Excess supply
34. Which one of the following is not supply problem?
A. surplus (Excess supply) C. poor storage facility
B. wrong weight and mass D. problem of duplicating goods
35. The purchase and selling of goods in larger quantities is called
A. Retail trade C. whole sell trade
B. Internal trade D. External trade
36. The amount of goods that buyer willing and able to purchase is:
A. surplus C. supply
B. Demand D. trade
37. All are correct about benefits of trade except one
A. Higher tax revenue C. Specialization & division of
labor
B. Low production cost D. Wrong weight and measure
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38. A place where buyers and sellers can get together to facilities the exchange
of goods and services is?
A. Trade B. Demand C. Market D. Supply

39. Which type of trade involves selling of domestic manufactures goods to

another country?
A. Export trade C. Entrepot trade
B. Import trade D. Internal trade
40. Which one of the following quantities supplied is greater than quantity
demand?
A. Excess demand C. Surplus
B. Shortage D. Producer
41. The Government income from taxes and non-tax sources is
A. Tax C. Government revenue
B. Profit D. Demand
42. When the first traditional tax system was introduced in Ethiopia?
A. The regime king of Zerayacob C. The regime of Hailesalssie
B. The regime of Emperor Menelik II D. The regime of Derg
43. The konso people are known for;
A. shelter belt C. Terracing
B. strip cropping D. contour ploughing
44. A careful wise, efficient and sustainable use of natural resources is known
as:-
A. Distraction C. Conservation
B. Degradation D. Production
45. The resources that can be generated again once they are used are;
A. resource conservation C. resource utilization
B. non -Renewable resources D. Renewable resources
46. Planting of new trees where none existed before is known as?
A. Strip cropping C. Reforestation
B. Afforestation D. Check dam
47. Which one of the following is not the factor that affects wildlife?
A. Deforestation C. Over grazing
B. Illegal hunting D. Reforestation
48. All of the following is importance of forest resources except one?
A. Environmental equality C. Maintaining ecological balance
B. Pollution of air D. Supply of raw materials
49. Which one of the following is not the benefit of water conservation?
A. Increase pollution C. Useful for recreation
B. Minimize drought D. Preserves environment
50. Which one of the following is different from the others?
A. Petroleum C. Water
B. Gold D. Coal
51. Planting tree at the edge of the farmland to protect the soil from wind
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erosion
A. Reforestation C. Crop rotation
B. Shelter belts D. Terracing
52. Why is the sustainable utilization natural resource necessary?
A. To promote extravagance
B. The inexhaustible nature of resources
C. To ensure sustainable development
D. To increase government expenditure
53. Which one of the following are not the main factors that affect the
utilization of natural resource
A. Skill man power C. Afforestation
B. Availability of capital D. Availability of resource
54. The following are the consequences of the unwise use of natural resources
EXCEPT
A. The loss of forest covers C. The protection of water from
pollution B. The extinction of species
D. The depletion of minerals
55. Which one is the consequence of unwise utilization of natural resources?
A. Soil fertility C. Wildlife protection
B. Forest conservation D. Water shortage
56. Among the following which one is the longest river in the world?
A. Nile C. Congo
B. Amazon D. Mississippi
57. The study of inter-state politics regarding the management of shared water
resources is:
A. Hydro politics C. nuclear politics
B. Geopolitics D. space politics
58. Which one of the following is the most politically significant river in Africa?
A. Abay River C. Tekeze River
B. Congo River D. Mississippi River
59. Which of the African countries may not have significant interest over the
water of the Nile basin?
A. Algeria C. Ethiopia
B. Egypt D. Kenya
60. Among the following countries which are historically benefited by Nile River?
A. Sudan and Ethiopia C. Tanzania and Burundi
B. Egypt and Sudan D. Egypt and Ethiopia

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