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P.5 MIDTERM TWO EXAMINATIONS 2024
SOCIAL STUDIES
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

NAME:

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY.

Date
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B
Read the following instructions carefully:
TOTAL
1. The paper is made up of section A and B.
2. Section A has 40 short answer questions (40 marks).
3. Section B has 15 questions (60 answers).
4. Answer ALL questions. All answers to both section A and B must be written in the
spaces provided.
5. All answers must be written in blue ink.
6. Any handwriting that cannot easily be read will lead to loss of marks.
7. Unnecessary alteration of work may lead to loss of marks.
8. Do not write anything in the box indicated examiner’s use only.

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 SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Name any one symbol of a school.
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2. Which physical feature covers the largest part of Uganda?
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3. State one reason why people cut down trees.
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4. What are physical features?
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5. Why is Uganda referred to as “a land locked” country?
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6. How is vegetation important in your compound?
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7. In which region of Africa is Uganda found?
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8. State the opposite direction of South West.
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9. Write C.A.O in full.
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10. How is a hospital important to the people in the community where it is found?
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11. Name the line of latitude marked O .0

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12. Which country borders Uganda to the East?
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13. In the space below, draw a map symbol for a dam.

14. State one role of the father in a home.

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15. Give one way the school garden is important in a school.
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16. Which local council member is directly responsible for the children’s affairs?
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17. State the main work of the police force.
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18. State one way we can control soil erosion in hilly areas.
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19. Why should a map have a scale?
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20. What is a plateau? ___ ________________________________________________________________
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21. What is the major line of longitude marked 0o?
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22. Which title is given to the political head of a district?
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23. Name the largest lake in Uganda.
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24. State one way the school library helps the learner at school.
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25. Give one reason why people drain swamps in your community.
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26. State one way the government of Uganda can control road accidents.
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27. How can rivers be dangerous to the people who live near them?
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28. How are the political leaders chosen?
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29. What is transport? __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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30. Mention the most common type of transport used in Uganda.
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31. Which type of forests provides us with hard wood?
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32. Why do the people of Kapchorwa keep very many donkeys?
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33. Name the raw material used to make cigarettes.
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34. Apart from Buvuma district, name the other Island district in Uganda.

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35. What is deforestation?

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For Religious Education questions, answer Either the Christianity or Islamic

but not both.
36. Either: What is faith? ___ ________________________________________________________________
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Or: What is faith? ___ __________________________________________________________________
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37. Either: Who was the father of Isaac?
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Or: Who was the mother of Prophet Muhammad?
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38. Either: On which mountain was Moses given the Ten Commandments?
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Or: Who wrote the Tauret?
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39. Either: Whom did God give the Ten Commandments on Mountain Sinai?
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Or: Who wrote the Injir?
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40. Either: Name any one person in the Bible who had great faith.
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Or: Who was the first Prophet in Islam?
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SECTION B
41. Name the social service centre where each of the social services is provided.
i) Medical care __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ii) Education __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
b) Name one group of people which provide each of the following social services.
i) Security __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
ii) Transport __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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42. Use the sketch map of Uganda to answer the questions that follow.

a) Draw the Equator line on the map.

b) Name mountain marked a.
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c) Why is the peak of mountain marked b always with snow?
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d) Name one tribe that live on the slopes of the mountain marked c.
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43. Match the following correctly.
List A List B
a) Busoga Kabaka
b) Toro Omukama
c) Ankole Omugabe
d) Buganda Kyabazinga

a) Busoga __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
b) Toro __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
c) Ankole __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
d) Buganda __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

44. Mention any four basic needs of man.

i) ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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 iii) ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iv) ___ _____________________________________________________________________________

45. a) Name the largest natural forest in Uganda.

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b) Give two ways how forests can be useful to us.
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c) Name one problem which people who stay near thick forest may face.
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46. a) Name the longest river in Uganda.
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b) What are seasonal rivers?
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c) Mention one use of rivers to people.
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d) State one major problem the people near rivers may face.
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47. What are cash crops?
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b) Name the type of coffee grown by the Bagisu on the slopes of mountain Elgon.
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c) Name any one product from cotton.
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48. a) What are lines of latitudes?
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b) Name the line of latitude marked:
i) 23 ½° North _ _________________________________________________________
ii) 0° __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iii) 23 ½ 0 South _ _________________________________________________________
49. a) Name the highest mountain in Uganda.
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b) How were each of these mountain formed?
i) Mountain Elgon: ______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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 ii) Mountain Rwenzori: _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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50. a) Write down any two modern ways of communication.

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b) State any two traditional ways of communication.
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For Religious Education questions, answer Either the Christianity or Islamic

but not both.
51. Either: On which day did God create Adam?
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b) Why did God send Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden?
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c) Name the two sons of Adam and Eve.
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Or: On which day did Allah create Adam?
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b) Name the two sons of Adam and Hawa.
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ii) ____ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
c) Apart from Adam, name any one thing that was created by Allah.
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52. Either: Match the following correctly.
List A List B
Noah - Stole the blessings of Esau
Moses - built an ark to avoid floods
Isaac - was given the Ten Commandments
Jacob - was a son of Abraham
i) Noah __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ii) Moses __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iii) Isaac __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iv) Jacob __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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 Or: Write four Holy books in Islam.
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iv) ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

53. Either: On which mountain did Noah’s ark rest?

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b) Name two of Noah’s sons.
i) ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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c) Why did God instruct Noah to build the ark?
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Or: a) Why do Muslim go for Juma prayers?
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b) Name two daily prayers said by Muslims.
i) ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
ii) ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
c) On which day do Muslims go for Juma prayers?
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54. Either: What is parable?
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b) Give any two examples of parables.
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c) Why did Jesus Christ use parables in his teachings?
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Or. a) Identify one pillar of Islam.
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b) State three impurities in Islam.
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55. FOR BOTH
a) State two similar beliefs in both Islam and Christianity.
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b) Give two differences between Moslems and Christian.

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i) ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
ii) ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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