Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises the Grade 7 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 designed for Grade 7 learners. 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: Disciplines within Social Studies (e.g., Geography).
      • Social Cohesion and Diversity: Promoting peaceful coexistence and respecting diversity.
      • Historical Trade: Main goods in the Indian Ocean slave trade (slaves), types of trade (e.g., barter trade from an image), significant goods in Trans-Saharan trade (e.g., gold).
      • Human Evolution and Early History: Identifying modern man from images, primary ways early humans obtained food (hunting and gathering), examples of archaeological artefacts (e.g., stone tools), ancient irrigation methods (e.g., Shadoof irrigation in Egypt), ancient Egyptian kingdom structures (pyramids), ancient writing systems (hieroglyphics).
      • Entrepreneurship and Careers: Entrepreneurial opportunities related to Social Studies (e.g., basketry).
      • Weather and Climate: Weather instruments (e.g., rain gauge).
      • Map Reading Skills: Understanding map scale.
      • Population and Settlement: Factors discouraging settlement (e.g., harsh climatic conditions), factors influencing population distribution (e.g., fertile land).
      • History of East Africa: Early visitors to the East African coast.
      • Sources of Historical Information: Identifying oral sources (e.g., traditional songs).
      • Values and Personal Well-being: Positive ways to cope with stress, values for building trust (e.g., loyalty).
      • Child Rights and Citizenship: Basic rights of a child (e.g., protection from harm), responsibilities of a good citizen in school.
      • Conflict Resolution: Common causes of conflict among learners, peaceful methods of resolving disputes (e.g., mediation).
      • Cultural Exchange: Benefits of cultural exchange between communities.
      • Emotional Literacy: Identifying moods from emoticons.
  • SECTION B (80 marks)
    • This section consists of structured and essay-type questions, covering map skills, human rights, history, geography, and citizenship.
    • Map Reading and Interpretation: Based on a sketch map of "Katana Area," questions involve determining direction, measuring distance using scale, identifying settlement patterns, naming map features, and deducing reasons for settlement.
    • Human Rights: Identifying basic rights of a child at home and school.
    • Physical Geography of Africa: Identifying major mountains (e.g., Mt. Elgon, Mt. Kenya, Ruwenzori) and water bodies (e.g., Lake Turkana, Indian Ocean) on a map of Africa.
    • Early Human History: Uses of fire by early humans, characteristics of Zinjanthropus.
    • Conflict Resolution: Simple methods for learners to resolve disagreements peacefully.
    • African Cultures: Aspects that constitute a community's culture.
    • Natural Resources: Identifying natural resources found in Kenya.
    • Geography of Kenya (Map-based): Identifying a mined mineral, a city, a river, and a neighboring country from a map of Kenya.
    • Family Values: Highlighting values that promote good family relationships.
    • Sources of Historical Information and Ancient Kingdoms: Identifying examples of historical sources (written, oral, archaeological, audio-visual), identifying ancient African kingdoms on a map (Ancient Egypt, Kingdom of Kongo, Great Zimbabwe), and explaining Arab cultural influence on the Kenyan coast.
    • Ancient Egyptian Civilization: Factors influencing the growth of the Egyptian kingdom and naming Egyptian technologies (mummification, hieroglyphics, pyramids).
    • Economic Activities and Money: Discussing benefits of agriculture, functions of money, and characteristics of barter trade.
    • Population Studies: Calculating population density and identifying Kenya's population pyramid from diagrams.
    • Responsible Citizenship: Stating learner responsibilities for school cleanliness.
    • Physical Geography (Volcanicity and African Features): Identifying a volcanic mountain from a diagram and a Kenyan example, naming parts of a volcano, and identifying features on a map of Eastern Africa (e.g., Lake Turkana, Mt. Kilimanjaro).
• File Size:

  1.99 MB
• Length:

  19 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 7
• Subject:

  SOCIAL STUDIES
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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