GRADE 7 MID YEAR EXAMS

SOCIAL SCIENCE 1 2024

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?

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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?

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 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

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

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C. digging in the garden

D. doing homework

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