Salayish KG & Primary School 2016 Academic Year
First Semester Grade 7 Citizenship Education Mid Exam (20%)
Date: November 23/2016 Time Allotted: 20 Minutes Sex
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Name ___________________________________ Grade & Section ________ Roll
No_______
I. Write “True” if the statement is correct and “False” if it is incorrect.
________1. No state can be existed without a fixed territory.
________2. Ethiopia is bordered by Eretria on the west.
________3. The ability to tolerate the existence of opinions that one dis agrees with is
called tolerance.
________4. State is abstract and invisible.
________5. The people of a state have a single language and religion.
________6. The citizens of a state have certain rights and responsibilities.
________7. Ethiopia was the first country having the first written citizenship law in
1940.
________8. Both a legal status and a sense of identity is called citizenship.
________9. All countries are practice the same forms of government.
________10. Mutual respect and understanding are fostered by good citizenship
character.
II. Match items in column “A” with column “B”.
A B
________11. Population A. be superior and highest qualified to rule
________12. Democracy B. Use force to fulfill tasks
________13. Territory C. is operational arm of the state
________14. Monarchy D. is a set of people
________15. Government E. ruler is chosen by the citizens
________16. Aristocracy F. the monarch may be a king or queen
________17. Sovereignty G. an area or a certain portion of the state
________18. Dictatorship H. provide public services
I. Supreme authority of the state in internal
and external
III. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write your
answer in
the space provided.
________19. Which one of the following is not correct about state?
A. Governed by a single authority
B. operational arm of the state
C. An organized political community
D. The most powerful political society
________20. Which one of the following is correct about monarchy?
A. The throne is usually passed down to the eldest son
B. Force used to maintain power
C. There is power division
D. Power is vested in the hand of few person
________21. Which forms of government Ethiopia is practice now?
A. Dictatorship C. Monarchy
B. Democracy D. Aristocracy
________22. One of the following is not elements of state.
A. Territory C. Dictatorship
B. Population D. government
________23. Which of the following is not a necessary component of the state?
A. Sovereignty C. territory
B. Political party D. population
________24. Which elements of state refers to a group of people living together within
defined area?
A. Population C. government
B. Sovereignty D. Democracy
________25. Which of the following are not the functions of government?
A. Maintaining law and order C. providing national security
B. Did not make economic decision D. providing public service
________26. One of the following is not the difference between state and government.
A. State is only one component of the state C. state is stable
B. Government is visible and concert D. government comes
and goes
________27. ________ is a set of rules established by a community and governs the
community
A. Patriotism B. Law C. Responsibility D. citizen
IV. Fill in the blank space with appropriate word.
28. ___________________ is a political community that has a single authority.
29. Citizenship by soil is referred as _________________________.
V. Give short answer for the following question.
30. Write the 2 ways of losing citizenship.
