REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
LUANGWA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL
END OF YEAR TEST - 2023
SOCIAL STUDIES
GRADE 6
NAME:___________________________________________
SECTION A
1) Throwing rubbish in the river and dams
causes_________________pollution
a) air b) environment c) land d) water
2) The money needed to start a business is called_____________
a) capital b) expenditure c) loss d) profit
3) What is the fastest mode of transport? __________
a) a bicycle b) a car c) a train d) an aeroplane
4) Which one of the following is a quality for a leader?
a) disobedience b) honesty c) laziness d) marriage
5) The resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated on __________
a) Christmas day b) easter Sunday c) Palm Sunday
d) good Friday
6) The major economic activity in Copperbelt province is __________-
a) fishing b) forestry c) mining d) poultry
7) The court which deals with very small cases in Zambia is known as ___
a) local court b) magistrate court c) high court d)
supreme court
8) A plain is a _________________
a) a low-lying flat land b) a flat mountain c) a river
valley d) a swampy area
9) Rivers that flow throughout the year are called _________ rivers
a) permanent b) temporal c) seasonal d) small
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10) The line drawn on a map joining place of the same amount of rainfall
are known as ____________ a) isohyets b) pressure c)
annual rainfall d) mercury
11) A maximum and minimum thermometer is used to show the highest
temperature and the lowest temperature of the day of within 24
hours.it is also known as_________________
a) six’s thermometer b) barometer c) windvane d)
mercury
12) ___________ is the place where weather instruments are kept
a) wind sock b) anemometer c) weather station
13) Name the two main rivers in Muchinga province ____________
a) Luangwa and Chambeshi b) Kafue and Luena c)
Zambezi and Luangwa
14) Study the weather instruments below and answer question that
follows.
a) b)
c) d)
which of the above instrument is used to measure wind direction?
___________________________________
15) Forests are very important because they give off _________________
a) carbon dioxide b) hydrogen c) oxygen
d) plants
SECTION B, ANSWER THE ALL QUESTION BELOW
16) What is the tourist capital of Zambia? ___________________
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17) ___________________ is the weight of force exerted on an object
18) What is humidity?
________________________________________________________
19) A dry and wet bulb thermometer is also known as
______________________________________________
20) The word bible means_________________________________________
study the map of Zambia below and answer question that follows
21) Lake marked X ______ was built mainly for _____________________
a) domestic water supply b) fishing
c) hydroelectric power d) irrigation
22) The river marked P is ________________
a) Kafue b) Luangwa c) Luapula d) Zambezi
23) Area s is famous for growing _____________________________
a) cassava b) pineapple c) sugar d) tea
24) Highlands marked T are ____________
a) Mafinga b) makutu c) Mbala d) Mulonga
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25) Town z has seen growth in its population because of ______________
a) farming b) fishing c) mining d) quarrying
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