Examination on Social Studies
Class: Primary 3
Term: Second Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. ________ is a state of being unhealthy. (a) Health (b) Illness (c) Happiness
2. Which of these is not a common symptom of illness? (a) Weakness (b) Fever (c) Laughter
3. The main reason for preventing illness is to ________. (a) save money (b) stay healthy (c) go to school
4. Which of the following is a common illness? (a) Malaria (b) Joy (c) Sleep
5. A disease caused by dirty food and water is called ________. (a) malaria (b) cholera (c) headache
6. All of these are ways to prevent common illnesses except ________. (a) eating balanced diet (b) playing in dirty water (c) keeping environment clean
7. Which of these is NOT a cause of road accidents? (a) Drunk driving (b) Obeying traffic rules (c) Over speeding
8. An example of an effect of road accident is ________. (a) joy (b) injury (c) peace
9. The correct step to prevent road accidents is to ________. (a) drive fast (b) obey traffic laws (c) play on the road
10. First aid is the ________ help given to an accident victim. (a) last (b) first (c) second
11. Which of the following is a basic first aid step? (a) Leaving the wound open (b) Cleaning the wound (c) Ignoring the victim
12. ________ is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. (a) Communication (b) Transportation (c) Saving
13. A bicycle is an example of ________ means of transportation. (a) ancient (b) modern (c) future
14. Which of these is not an importance of transportation? (a) Helps trade (b) Causes traffic jam (c) Moves people
15. The sharing of work among different people is known as ________. (a) communication (b) division of labour (c) saving
16. All of these are benefits of division of labour except ________. (a) faster work (b) better quality work (c) slower production
17. Sending and receiving messages is the meaning of ________. (a) transportation (b) communication (c) saving
18. Which of these is NOT a modern means of communication? (a) Drum (b) Telephone (c) Internet
19. Keeping money for future use is called ________. (a) spending (b) saving (c) borrowing
20. A reason for saving money is to ________. (a) buy unnecessary things (b) meet future needs (c) waste money

SECTION B: THEORY (30 Marks)
Instruction: Answer any THREE questions.

1. (a) What is illness? (2 marks)
(b) List two common symptoms of illness. (3 marks)
(c) Explain what “First Aid” means. (3 marks)
(d) State one basic step in giving first aid to an accident victim. (2 marks)

2. (a) Define road accident. (2 marks)
(b) Mention two causes of road accidents. (3 marks)
(c) List two ancient means of transportation. (3 marks)
(d) Give one importance of transportation. (2 marks)

3. (a) What is communication? (2 marks)
(b) Name two modern means of communication. (3 marks)
(c) State two reasons why people save money. (3 marks)
(d) Identify one method of saving. (2 marks)

4. (a) List two common illnesses. (2 marks)
(b) Describe two ways of preventing common illnesses. (3 marks)
(c) Explain the meaning of “Division of Labour”. (3 marks)
(d) State one benefit of division of labour. (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Illness
Question 2 – ✅ (c) Laughter
Question 3 – ✅ (b) stay healthy
Question 4 – ✅ (a) Malaria
Question 5 – ✅ (b) cholera
Question 6 – ✅ (b) playing in dirty water
Question 7 – ✅ (b) Obeying traffic rules
Question 8 – ✅ (b) injury
Question 9 – ✅ (b) obey traffic laws
Question 10 – ✅ (b) first
Question 11 – ✅ (b) Cleaning the wound
Question 12 – ✅ (b) Transportation
Question 13 – ✅ (b) modern
Question 14 – ✅ (b) Causes traffic jam
Question 15 – ✅ (b) division of labour
Question 16 – ✅ (c) slower production
Question 17 – ✅ (b) communication
Question 18 – ✅ (a) Drum
Question 19 – ✅ (b) saving
Question 20 – ✅ (b) meet future needs