UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS-NOVEMBER-2023
SOCIAL STUDIES
STANDARD THREE
Time 1:30 Hours
Pupil’s Name.......................................................................................................
Instructions
- This paper consists of TWENTY FIVE questions
- Answer all questions in each section
- Ensure clarity in your work
- Don’t attempt to cheat
- All communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
SECTION A
- The name of our country is (A)Dodoma (B)Kenya (C) Tanzania (D) Uganda
- There are _______ main components of the government. (A)Two (B)Three (C)Four (D)Five
- The source of heat on the earth is _______ (A)rain (B) clouds (C)the sun (D)the moon
- National leaders have contributed to the following except (A)Maintaining unity and Peace (B)security and solidarity in our country (C) war among nations (D)development of health, education and other sectors
- For one to be a leader in our country you have to be _______ by peoples (A)elected (B)appointed (C)president (D)approved
- Planting trees is way of _____ the environment (A)protecting (B)destroying (C)for keeping harmful organism (D)environmental degradation
- The father of the nation is ________ (A)Mwl. Julius K. Nyerere (B)John Joseph Pombe Magufuli (C)Edward Moringe Sokoine (D)Ali Hassan Mwinyi
- We respect our leaders because _______ (A) They lead Tanzanians in implementing development plans (B)They are older than ourselves. (C)They remind us about our responsibilities (D) They pay school fees for our children.
- A family that consist of mother, father and children is called _______(A)nuclear family (B)good family (C)orphan family (D)single parent family
- Wearing a heavy Jacket, sweater is a sign of ___________ (A)good weather (B)cold weather (C)hot weather (D)Warm weather
- One of the following is not a way of maintaining good relationship (A)respecting (B)being attentive to your friend (C)helping your friend (D)abusing your friend
- The unwanted waste which you throw away is called ______ (A)residual (B)Garbage (C)rain gauge (D)dust
- The following are elements of weather except ____ (A)Temperature (B)rainfall (C)rain gauge (D)sunshine
- Why do we study social studies (A)To know how to greet people
(B) To be a teacher (C) To know how to help people in different activities
(D) To know our environment and how to use and protect them
- The Capital city of Tanzania is __________ (A)Dodoma (B)Dar es Salaam (C) Arusha (D) Mwanza
- Mr. Mushile is the ward education officer therefore MR. Mushile work in _____sector.
- education (B) health (C) Business (D)Transport
- Mr. John lives near Lake Victoria. Which opportunity is likely to be found their (A)livestock keeping (B)fishing (C)lumbering (D)farming
SECTION B: Matching items
COLUMN A | COLUMN B |
- The first president of Tanzania
- The second President of Tanzania
- The third President of Tanzania
- The fifth president of Tanzania
| - Dr John Pombe Magufuli
- Mwl Julius K. Nyerere
- Benjamin William Mkapa
- Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
- Ali Hassan Mwinyi
|
SECTION C: STRUCTURE
- Food shelter and clothing are __________ needs
- The instrument used to measure temperature is _____________
- The planet where human being live is called _________
- Mr. John wanted to know how to read and write. Which place would you advice him to go __________
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UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIZ
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MID TERM EXAMINATIONS
SOCIAL STUDIES
STANDARD THREE
Time 1:30 Hours
Pupil’s Name.......................................................................................................
Instructions
- This paper consists of TWENTY FIVE questions
- Answer all questions in each section
- Ensure clarity in your work
- Don’t attempt to cheat
- All communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
SECTION A
- Answer items (i) to (v) by choosing the correct answer and writing its letter in the space provided.
- What is environment conservation?
- Pollution
- Protect our self
- Is way of protecting the environment danger or damage
- All things around us
- ____________.is the degree of hotness or coldness of a body object or place
- Humidity
- Temperature
- Rainfall
- Clouds
- ____________is everything that is around us
- Environment
- School
- Home
- Trees
- ____________.is the special place where people where people learn or get education
- Hospital
- Market
- School
- Home
- One of the following does not found in the school environment
- Desks
- Chalks
- Lion
- Teacher
- _____________is a condition of the atmosphere in a particular time and place
- Culture
- Environment
- Weather
- Wind
- _____________-means the total way of life in a particular society
- Song
- Tradition
- Culture
- House
- The basic needs we obtain from the environment are____________.
- Forms
- Cattle
- Shelter, food and clothes
- Food only
- Father and mother are called_____________.
- Parents
- Children
- Aunt
- Uncle
- The following are the element of weather EXCEPT one which is___________-
- Temperature
- Rainfall
- Humidity
- Vegetable
Match the items of list A with correct answer in list B
List A | List B |
- 9th December 1961
| - Dizziness and body rashes
|
- Signs of hot weather
| - School Environment
|
- Planting trees and proper disposal of waste
| - Materials for clearing
|
- Teachers, buildings, play grounds, Plants and furniture
| - Tanganyika got independence
|
- Brooms, gloves, Gumboots pangas
| - Environment conservation
|
Match the items in the List below with the correct responses in the list besides to get the meaningful sentence.
LIST A | LIST B |
- Railway
| -
|
- A water well
| -
|
- Church
| -
|
- Bridge
| -
|
- River
| -
|
Fill in the blanks to complete the following questions.
- The first present of our country is _______________
Mention two living things found in your Environment
- _______________
- _______________
Mention two things found in your School
- ________________________
- ____________________________
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
STANDARD THREE EXAMINATION SERIES
SOCIAL STUDIES
ANNUAL FOR 2022
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
SECTION A
- Answer items (i) – (viii) by choosing the correct answer and writing its letter in the space provided.
- During which season do we experience floods?
- Dry
- Short rains
- Long rains
- hot
- We measure distance on a map by using …………
- A rule and a thread
- A piece of wood
- A board
- Compass
- In the past, division of labour was based on ……….
- Gender and age
- The fame of a family
- The life of a family
- Gender and skin colour
- The two main types of fishing grounds in Tanzania are ……….. grounds.
- Net and dynamite fishing
- Inland and marine fishing
- Traditional and modern fishing
- None of the above
- Ali Hassan Mwinyi was the ………. President of Tanzania.
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- The source of information that is accessed by most people is …………
- Internet
- Radio
- Television
- Newspapers
- Which of the following is not among family events? …..
- Birth
- Wedding
- Birthday
- Independence
- Which of the following is not an element of weather? ……
- Humidity
- Rainfall
- Temperature
- Solar
- Match the items in Column A with the corresponding items in Column B
COLUMN A
- Defence and security
- Pluto
- Chief Mkwawa
- Wildlife
- Earth
- Lumbering
COLUMN B
- Was the leader of the Hehe
- One of the planets
- One of natural resources
- Production
- One of dwarf planets
- Build cooperation
- An opportunity in areas near the forests.
- Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
A leader is a person who guides and shows others way. Since the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar which took place on 26th April, 1964, Tanzania has been led by different presidents. The first president was Mwalimu Julius KambarageNyerere who led us from 1964 to 1985.
The second president was Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi who led u from 1985. He was then followed by President Benjamin William Mkapa who led us from 1995 to 2005. JakayaMrishoKikwete was the fourth president. He led us from 2005 to 2015. He was succeeded by Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli as the fifth president. He was well known for his slogan. “HAPA KAZI TU”. He died while in power on the 17th March, 2021. Samia Suluhu Hassan who by then was the vice president of Tanzania took office according to constitutional requirements. She is the current president of Tanzania.
Since 1995, Tanzania has experienced multiparty elections and all the six presidents have been elected from the ruling party; Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). We thank our Almighty God for all our presidents who lead us in peace and harmony.
Questions
- Who was the first president of Tanzania? …………
- For how long did the second president stay in office? ….
- The third president of Tanzania was …………
- How many countries united to form Tanzania? ………
- The slogan of the fifth president of Tanzania was …………..
- The first six presidents of Tanzania have been elected from ………..
- The union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar took place on ………..
- Study the picture below and answer the questions that follow.
- Which activity is taking place in the picture above? ………..
- The people in the picture are called …………….
- The largest ocean in Tanzania where the above activity takes place is called the ….
- Name the largest lake where the activity above takes place in Tanzania.
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UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
PRESIDENT’ S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MID TERM I EXAMINATIONS
SOCIAL STUDIES
STANDARD THREE
Time1:30 Hours
Pupil’s Name............................................................
Instructions
- This paper consists of TWENTY FIVE questions
- Answer all questions in each section
- Ensure clarity in your work
- Don’t attempt to cheat
- All communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room
SECTION A.
Choose the correct answer and write the letters in spaces provided;
- Two groups of things found in the environment are.....................and ....................a. flowers b. road and houses c. living things and non living things d. trees
- Living things are ....................and .................................... a. trees and cars b. stones and birds c. humans and animals d. animals and plants
- A tree is an example of; a. living thing b. non-living thing c. animal d. matter
- Bucket of water is also used during; a. eating b. cleaning class room c. playing football d. eating porridge
- Cutting down trees is a way of; a. keeping the environment clean b. destroying the environment c. afforestation d. making environment tide
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Mention three things found in your environment
- ..............................................................................................
- ..............................................................................................
- .....................................................................................................
Mention six things found in your home environment
- .................................................................................................
- .................................................................................................
- ................................................................................................
- .................................................................................................
- ...................................................................................................
- ...................................................................................................
Mention six Non-living things found in your home environment
- ..................................................................................................
- .................................................................................................
- ..................................................................................................
- ..................................................................................................
- ..................................................................................................
- ..................................................................................................
Write True or False
- Environment means plants only............................................
- Living things are made up of plants and animals..................
- A place where pupils go to learn is called a mosque...........
- A garden is made up of flowers, grasses and classrooms.........
- Clean environment reduces pollution.................................................
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THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PRIMARY EXAMINATION SERIES
MID TERM EXAMINATIONS- MARCH 2021
SOCIAL STUDIES- STANDARD THREE
CURRENT RECOMMENDED FORMAT
TIME 1:30 HRS MARCH 2021
NAME…………………………... SCHOOL………………………...
INSTRUCTIONS
- This paper consists of two sections A, and B.
- The paper has a total of four questions which carry a total of 50 marks
- Answer all questions in all sections as per instructions given
- Use blue or black pen for writing and a pencil for drawing.
SECTION A
Answer all questions in this section
- This question consists of eight multiple choice questions, choose the best answer from the alternatives given.
- Environment is composed of two things which are ________________
- Living things and non-living things
- Animals and mountains
- People and natural vegetation
- Trees and birds.
- Which of the following is not found in the school environment?__________
- National flag
- School buses
- Train
- Desk.
- Animals kept at home are called _____________________
- Bird
- Wild animals
- Tamed animal
- Domestic animals.
- We get meat and milk from ________________________
- Lions
- Hyenas
- Cows
- Elephant.
- The total way of life of people is known as ___________________
- Tradition
- Custom
- Arts
- Culture
- When did Tanganyika get her independence _____________
- 1994
- 1963
- 1961
- 1960
- Protection of family property is the responsibility of _______________
- Children
- Mother
- Father
- All family members.
- The third planet from the sun is _________________________________
- Mercury
- Venus
- Saturn
- Earth.
- Match the items in LIST A with the corresponding word or phrase in LIST B
LIST B | LIST B |
- The first president of Tanzania
- The head of a family
- A person who heads a school
- A place where historical items are found
- A state of absence of rain
- An ancient leader among the Hehe
| - Mangi
- Nyerere
- Mother
- Father
- Headmaster
- Museum
- Archive
- Drought
- floods
|
SECTION B
This section consists of two questions, answer all.
- The following are the planets of the solar system
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Mass
- Saturn
- Earth
- Venus
- Jupiter.
Arrange the above planets starting from the one nearest to the sun.
- Study the figure shown below and answer the questions that follows;
- What name is given to above phenomenon?
- Mention two things which can cause above
- Give two effects of above phenomenon
- Suggest two ways that we can do to reduce the effect of above phenomenon.
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SOCIAL STUDIES- TERMINAL EXAMINATION-MAY
STANDARD THREE
TIME: 1:00 HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS
- This paper consists of FIVE questions in two sections A and B
- Answer all questions as per instructions given in each questions
SECTION A: (56 MARKS)
1. Answer items (i) – (viii) by choosing the letter of the correct answer and write it in the box provided
- All the things that surround us are termed as:
- Atmosphere
- Air
- Water
- Environment
- Which of the following things is NOT found in school environment?
- Classrooms
- Police station
- National flag
- Playground
- Which of the following is a non- living component of environment?
- Stone
- Animals
- Plant
- Bird
iv. One of the effects of destroying our environment is:
- Overgrazing
- Outbreak of diseases
- Availability of food
- Growth of plants
v. Which of the following clothes are worn during the hot weather?
- Vest and shorts
- Sandals and T-shirts
- Sweaters and jackets
- Mini skirts
vi. Which of the following is a way of protecting ourselves from hot weather?
- Playing on sun
- Avoiding taking bath
- Drinking too much water
- Drinking hot tea
vii. Which of the following are the signs of hot weather?
- Shivering and stomach ache
- Shivering and having pale fingers
- Sweating and thirsty
- Sweating and shivering
viii. We say it is cold when the temperature is:
- Very High
- Constant
- Very low
- Average
2. Match the cleanliness tools in LIST A with their uses in LIST B by writing the their correct answers in the brackets
LIST A | LIST B |
(i) Dustpan (ii) Hoe (iv) Slasher (v) Dustbin (vi) Broom (vii) Mop | - Is used for cutting tall grass
- Is used for mopping the floor
- Is used for collecting rubbish
- Is used for burning papers
- Is used for collecting rubbish
- Is used for keeping wastes
- Is used for digging the ground
- Is used for washing hands
|
SECTION B: (44 MARKS)
3. Fill in the blanks by supplying the correct answers
- The daily condition of the atmosphere observed at a particular place is known as
- The degree of hotness or coldness of an object or a place is called_____
- What is the name of an instrument used to measure temperature?_____
- What is the standard unit of temperature__________________
- The process of cutting down trees without replanting others is called__
- The condition of having no rain for a long period of time is known as___
- Write one advantage of a clean environment____________________
4. Observe the picture below then answer the questions that follow
a. What are the pupils shown on the above picture doing?______________
b. What type of environment is shown by the picture above?____________
c. Identify two tools that are used by the pupils on the picture above
d. Write down two things that are found in the environment shown by the picture above
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