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  The MS Word document comprises the Grade 8 Social Studies Mid Term 2 Exam 2025 with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  The exam paper, titled "SOCIAL STUDIES," is divided into two sections, A and B. The total time allocated for the paper is 1 hour 30 minutes. The exam is marked out of a total of 100 marks.

  The structure and content of the exam are as follows:

  • SECTION A (20 marks)
    • This section consists of 20 multiple-choice questions, each worth 1 mark.
    • Topics covered include:
      • Introduction to Social Studies: Key focus of geographical studies within Social Studies (e.g., people-environment relationship)[cite: 25, 26].
      • Citizenship and Governance: Respecting diversity[cite: 28, 29], ways of acquiring citizenship (e.g., registration)[cite: 62, 63].
      • Weather and Climate: Weather elements and instruments (e.g., rain gauge for precipitation)[cite: 31, 32], time calculation based on longitude[cite: 32, 33].
      • Early Human History: Primary ways early humans obtained food (hunting and gathering)[cite: 34, 35], types of archaeological evidence (e.g., stone tools as artefacts)[cite: 35, 36, 37, 38].
      • Personal Development and Social Issues: Positive ways to cope with stress[cite: 38, 39, 40], developing positive peer relationships[cite: 44, 45, 46], peaceful methods of dispute resolution (e.g., mediation)[cite: 56, 57, 58].
      • Settlement and Population: Types of settlements (e.g., dispersed)[cite: 41, 42], factors influencing population distribution (e.g., availability of fertile land)[cite: 67, 68, 69].
      • African History and Societies: Traditional political organization (e.g., Maasai age-set system)[cite: 42, 43, 44], causes of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (e.g., labor demand on plantations)[cite: 47, 48, 49], ancient civilizations (e.g., center of ancient Egyptian pharaoh's kingdom [cite: 50, 51, 52, 131]), Trans-Saharan trade goods (e.g., gold)[cite: 52, 53, 54], common causes of conflict between pre-1900 African communities (e.g., competition for resources)[cite: 64, 65, 66].
      • Values: Essential values for building trust (e.g., integrity)[cite: 54, 55, 56].
      • Map Reading: Identifying symbols for relief features (e.g., spot height)[cite: 59, 60].
      • Field Study: Useful tools for fieldwork (e.g., tape measure for erosion channels)[cite: 60, 61, 62].
  • SECTION B (80 marks)
    • This section consists of structured and essay-type questions.
    • Map Reading and Interpretation (based on "Waso Area" map): Determining direction, measuring distance using a given scale, identifying economic activities (e.g., farming, mining, sawmilling, trade) and relief features from map symbols and features[cite: 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77].
    • Human Rights: Identifying civil and political rights[cite: 77, 78].
    • Migration: Identifying types of migration (internal, international, rural-urban) and outlining pull factors attracting people to urban areas[cite: 79, 80].
    • Early Human Beings (Stone Age): Identifying types of tools used and ways the discovery of fire improved their lives[cite: 80, 81, 82, 83].
    • Conflict Resolution: Peaceful methods for resolving conflicts among learners (e.g., negotiation, mediation)[cite: 83, 84, 164, 165, 166].
    • Traditional African Societies: Social organizations of specific communities (e.g., Zulu people - age grades, lineage system, chieftaincy)[cite: 84, 85, 167, 168].
    • Study Skills: Outlining study skills that help learners perform better (e.g., note-taking, time management)[cite: 85, 86, 169, 170].
    • Family and Values: Highlighting positive values for maintaining good family ties (e.g., love, respect, honesty)[cite: 86, 87, 88, 171, 172].
    • Sources of Historical Information: Identifying types of non-written sources (oral traditions, archaeological artefacts, art, physical features); identifying a stage of early man (e.g., Homo Habilis from tool image) and its characteristics; naming the "father of evolution" (Charles Darwin); identifying Stone Age tools from images (spear, arrows, fire)[cite: 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181].
    • Population Dynamics: Factors contributing to high birth rates in some African societies[cite: 96, 97, 182, 183, 184].
    • The Earth: Theories about the origin of the Earth (e.g., Nebular Hypothesis, Big Bang); naming layers of the Earth (e.g., crust, mantle from a diagram)[cite: 98, 99, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189].
    • Climate: Characteristics of a Stevenson screen; naming weather instruments (anemometer, wind vane from images); explaining how factors like altitude, distance from the sea, and ocean currents influence climate[cite: 100, 101, 102, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200].
    • Democracy: Ways learners can participate democratically in school activities (e.g., electing representatives, voicing opinions)[cite: 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 204].
    • Traditional Trade and Economy: Identifying barter trade from an illustration; naming commonly exchanged commodities; explaining challenges of barter trade; stating uses of money[cite: 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213].
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• Level:

  Grade 8
• Subject:

  SOCIAL STUDIES
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