ZIMBABWE ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

Grade 7 Examination

SOCIAL SCIENCE 705/1

PAPER 1
JUNE 2024 SESSION

Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Read all instructions carefully.

2. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.

3. Use only any HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet.

4. When you are told to start choose one correct answer from the suggested answers
and shade it very dark.

5. If you wish to change your answer, erase it completely with a pencil rubber and then
shade the new choice.

6. If more than one letter is shaded for any one answer, that answer is regarded as
wrong.

7. If you do not understand the instructions ask the invigilator to explain them to you
before you start.

8. Answer all the questions on the separate answer sheet provided.

This paper consists of 11 printed pages

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1. Jay’s parents died in a car accident in 2021 leaving behind four
children. What is the name of Jay’s family?
A. nuclear
B. monogamous
C. polygamous
D. child headed
2. What do we call a child taken to your family legally?
A. foster
B. adopted
C. vulnerable
D. orphan
3. Who should care for the needy?
A. orphans
B. the handicapped
C. deaf
D. community
4. What builds a strong relationship in marriage?
A. anger
B. tolerance
C. emotions
D. ignorance
5. The artefact below belongs to which religion?

A. islam
B. indigenous
C. christianity
D. Judaism

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6. Which one is the Jewish dietary law?
A. halaal
B. pork
C. kosher
D. beef
7. Which religious practitioner calls people for prayer in Islam?
A. mugahidhi
B. muezzin
C. ulama
D. priest
8. Who is an Indigenous religious practitioner among the list?
A. Rabbi
B. Muezzin
C. Priest
D. Chief
9. Which Christian holiday marks the death and resurrection of Jesus?
A. Christmas
B. Easter
C. Pentecost
D. Passover

10. Which parable teaches us to use our talents wisely?

A. stewardship
B. debtors
C. lost sheep
D. lepers
11. Maya was forced to get married at an early age. Which international
Convention can assist her?
A. convention on disability
B. convention on citizenship
C. convention on human rights
D. convention on child rights

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12. Give the name of conflict which involves two or more people.
A. intra-personal conflict
B. interpersonal conflict
C. personal conflict
D. conflict management
13. What term is used to describe love and care for our parents?
A. generosity
B. stewardship
C. filial piety
D. benevolence
14. How can the negative impact of technology be reduced among school
children?
A. use search engines
B. use bus topology
C. use antivirus
D. use age restrictions
15. Which one is a potential perpetrator of child sexual abuse?
A. stranger
B. anyone
C. bully
D. street kid

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16. What should a good boy/girl relationship be based on?
A. hatred
B. tribalism
C. racism
D. respect
17. Which rite takes place 8 days after birth in Judaism?
A. death
B. circumcision
C. umbuyiso
D. first fruits
18. What is the best way of preventing HIV/AIDS in school children?
A. condomising
B. one partner
C. abstinence
D. family planning
19. A sick person who is in a critical communicable condition has been
discharged from hospital and sent home. What is the community expected
to do?
A. to pay towards funeral expenses
B. gossip about the illness
C. give financial and material support
D. exercise with the patient

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Study the diagram below.

20. What is the negative effect of peer pressure shown in the picture
above?
A. drug abuse
B. pollution
C. drought
D. poverty
21. What was the major role of Mbuya Nehanda in the liberation
Struggle?
A. giving food to the freedom fighters
B. providing weapons to fight the whites
C. composing liberation songs
D. encouraging people to fight the whites
22. Which one is a processing tool?
A. guyo/imbokodo
B. bow and arrow
C. fish trap
D. knobkerrie

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23. What is the name given to a stage when boys and girls undergo
bodily changes?
A. infants
B. adolescence
C. menstruation
D. patriotism
24. What is the legal age of consent in Zimbabwe?
A. 24
B. 21
C. 16
D. 18
25. What is the name of our national anthem?
A. Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe
B. Ngaikomborerwe nyika yedu yeZimbabwe
C. Kubva Zambezi kusvika Limpopo
D. Ishe komborera Africa
26. On Coat of Arms, which feature represents how we moved from war
to peace?
A. two kudus
B. gun and hoe
C. wreath
D. Great Zimbabwe

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27. The picture shows people resolving conflicts. Which arm of
government is responsible for this?

A. judiciary
B. executive
C. legislature
D. the senate

28. What is the first stage of law making process?

A. motion
B. bill
C. act or law
D. signing
29. What do we call elections to choose the president, house of
assembly and local authority?
A. senatorial
B. presidential
C. harmonized
D. parliamentary

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30. Which group of people build huts on stilts?
A. Ndebele
B. Tonga
C. Shona
D. Venda
31. What do we call a document which shows ownership of a
house?
A. title deeds
B. registration book
C. lease
D. tenant
32. Which heritage site outside Zimbabwe is associated with war of
liberation?
A. Njelele
B. Great Zimbabwe
C. Victoria Falls
D. Freedom Camp
33. Which type of rock was used to build the Great Zimbabwe
Monument?
A. granite rock
B. soapstone
C. sandstone
D. hard rock

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34. Who dedicated his life towards helping the disabled people in
Zimbabwe?
A. Mathew Rusike
B. Magret Hugo
C. Jairos Jiri
D. Mother Theresa
35. Chisa’s parents are deceased. Which government department
can assist paying her fees?
A. Social Welfare
B. Higherlife Foundation
C. UNICEF
D. Plan International
36. Which mode of transport is the best to ferry oil from Beira to
Zimbabwe?
A. air
B. rail
C. water
D. pipeline
37. Which one is a good road etiquette?
A. littering
B. drunken driving
C. observing road signs
D. cell phone calling

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38. Why is tourism important to a country?
A. it improves agriculture
B. it makes a country poor
C. it attracts poachers to a country
D. it brings foreign currency
39. Which SADC country has a monarchy government?
A. Eswatini
B. Zimbabwe
C. South Africa
D. Mozambique
40. State one way of preparing for examinations?
A. washing plates
B. loitering
C. digging in the garden
D. doing homework

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