END OF TERM TWO EXAMMINATION, 2025
P.5 SOCIAL STUDIES
Time Allowed 2 hours 15 minutes
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Sate the importance of a key on a map.
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2 Give any one reason why John Hanning Speke was sent to Uganda.
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3. Give the meaning of the road sign drawn below.
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4. State any one importance of lakes to people.
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5. Give any one factor which favours crop growing in areas with Equatorial
Climate.
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6. Give any one example of mountains formed by faulting in Uganda.
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7. Give any one reason why the Bantu tribes settled in the Interlacustrine
Region in East Africa.
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8. Why do farmers practice contour ploughing in the highland areas of
Uganda?
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9. Give any one way people benefit from a hospital located in their
community.
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10. State any one reason why most people in rural areas cannot use a
television for communication and entertainment.
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11. Write any one factor which favours the growth of thick forests around
Lake Victoria.
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12. What is the opposite direction of northeast?
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13. Give any one way Africans in Uganda demanded for independence from
colonialists.
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14. Give the meaning of barter trade.
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15. Why did Kabaka Muteesa I invite missionaries to come to Buganda?
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16. Mention the source of raw material is used for making pots?
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17. State any one problem caused by swamp drainage in Uganda.
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18. Name the condition of weather which is good for farmers to winnow
their harvested crops?
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19. How is compass useful to a pilot?
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20. Give any one reason why the British promoted cash crop growing in
Uganda.
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21. Give any one way how people will benefit from mining crude oil around
Lake Albert.
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22. Mention any one advantage of living in an extended family than a
nuclear family.
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23. Name any one example of play materials children make at school.
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24. Give one reason why people migrate from one village to another.
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25. How is a notes board useful to pupils at school?
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Study the diagram below and answer numbers 26 and 27.
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P P
26. Name the feature marked A.
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27. Name the forces marked P.
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28. Give any one reason why the people in Bunyoro staged Nyangire
rebellion.
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29. In which way does Uganda benefit from Kenya while importing and
exporting goods?
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30. Give any one importance of game parks in Uganda.
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31. State any one way how children can help to improve family income.
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32. Why is Mountain Elgon called an extinct volcano?
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33. Give any one reason why people keep their money in commercial banks.
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34. Give any one way in which people use land without destroying it.
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35. Mention any one economic contribution of the Bachwezi in Uganda.
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For questions 36 to 40, answer either Christianity or Islam but NOT BOTH
alternatives in one number.
36. Either: Who was the mother of Jesus Christ?
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OR: Who was the mother Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
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37. Either: Give any one reason why Christians fast.
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OR: Give any one reason why Moslems fast.
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38. Either: How did God test the faith of Abraham?
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OR: How did Allah test the faith of Prophet Ibrahim?
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39. Ether: Mention any one example of leaders in the church.
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OR: Mention any one example of leaders in the mosque.
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40. Either: What was the work of Jesus when He was a child?
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OR: What was the work of Prophet Muhammad when he was a child?
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SECTION B
41. Study the map of Uganda below and answer questions about it
a) Name the game park CCC on the map.
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b) How is Lake V similar to R in their way of formation?
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c) State any one characteristic of the climate experienced in the shaded area
MM.
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d) Name the mountain S on the map.
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42. a) Give one reason why River Nile flows from Lake Victoria towards Lake
Albert.
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b) In which way does River Nile contribute to the growth of industries in
Uganda?
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c) Give any two examples of power stations built on River Nile in Uganda.
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43. a) Give any two reasons why the government is creating more districts in
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b) Name any one city in Uganda apart from Kampala.
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c) Which ministry in Uganda is responsible for creating new districts?
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44. a) Give any two examples of trees found in natural forests.
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b) Write any two characteristics of natural forests.
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45. a) Mention any two examples of social services provided in our district.
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b) Give any two problems faced by government when providing social
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46. Study the diagram below and answer questions about it.
a) Name the negative environmental practice which has been represented in
the picture.
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b) Give any two problems caused by the environmental practice represented
in the picture.
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c) Give any one cause of the environmental practice represented in the
picture.
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47. a) Give any two reasons why Britain colonised Uganda.
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b) State any one way how kings in Buganda and Tooro reacted towards
colonial rule.
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c) Mention any one positive result of colonial rule in Uganda.
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48. a) Give any two ways how the police promotes law and order in Uganda.
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b) Draw any two tools used by the police to maintain security.
49. a) Give one reason why Africans in Uganda formed political parties
during colonial rule.
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b) Name any two political parties that were formed in Uganda during
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c) Mention any one problem Africans’ political parties faced during colonial
rule.
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50. a) What was the original occupation of the Plain Nilotes who migrated
into Uganda.
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b) Give any one reason why Plain Nilotes settled on the plains of Uganda.
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c) Mention any two results caused by the Plain Nilotes when they migrated
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For questions 51 to 55, answer either Christianity or Islam but NOT BOTH
alternatives in one number.
51. Either: a) who was the first king of Israel?
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b) Give two qualities of a good Christian leader.
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c) Give any one duty of religious leaders in Christianity.
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OR: a) who was the first caliph in Islam?
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b) Give any two qualities of a good Muslim leader.
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c) Give any one duty of religious leaders in Islam.
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52. Either: a) Mention any two sins committed by Christians.
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b) Give any two effects of sin to Christians.
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OR: a) Mention any two sins committed by Muslims.
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b) Give any two effects of sin to Muslims.
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53. Either: a) How did Abraham show his faith in God?
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b) In which way did God test the faith of Abraham?
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c) Give any two advantages of faith to a Christian.
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OR: a) How did Prophet Ibrahim show faith in Allah?
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b) In which way did Allah test the faith of Prophet Ibrahim?
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c) Give any two advantages of faith to a Moslem.
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54. Either: a) Give any two ways Christians worship God in church.
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b) Give any two ways Christians benefit by worshiping God.
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OR: Give any two ways Moslems worship Allah in the Mosque.
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b) Give any two ways Moslems benefit by worshipping Allah.
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55. For both: a) Mention any two similar beliefs of Islam and Christianity.
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b) Give any two differences between Christians and Moslems in their
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