THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM ONE ANNUAL EXAMINATION

TIME: 2:30hours          NOV, 2024

INSTRUCTION

- This paper consists of section A, B, and C with a total of eleven (10) questions. 

- Answer all questions in section A, and B and one (1) questions from section C 

- Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheet. 

CIVICS F1 ANNUAL 2024

1. For each of the items (i) – (x) choose the correct answer from alternative given

i. The lowest court in the hierarchy of the Tanzania court system which exercises Jurisdiction within the respective district is 

A. Primary court 

B. High court 

C. Residential magistrate court 

D. District court 

ii. After realizing massive failure in civics subject, the concerned teacher ad students set together and discussed on the means to end the issue at hand where students were required to write explanation. Which stage in solving problem was consulted?

A. Generating alternatives

B. Agreeing to a solution

C. Identify the problem 

D. Defining the problem 

iii. Which component in the coat of arms signifies the fertile land of Tanzania?

A. Two human figures, man and women

B. Red band/portion on the shield 

C. Peak of mountain Kilimanjaro

D. Sea waves and human figure

iv. Why is Uhuru torch race vital in Tanzania 

A. It unifies all people in Tanzania 

B. Improves physical endurance of people 

C. It sensitize people is vote in general election 

D. Shows authority of state and presidency 

v.  .................. is the organ within village which comprises of not less than 15 an not than 25 member 

A. Village Assembly

B. Village ground

C. Village council

D. Village meeting

vi. The headmaster of Turiani secondary school was announcing to the student on the student on how to develop an ability to appreciate themselves. As a civics expert, what is Headmaster reffering to

A. Empathy 

B. Self-control

C. Self-Esteem

D. Assertiveness

vii. Jackline was born in Rwanda, one of his parents is a citizen of Tanzania. What kind of citizenship that would best fit Jackline if she intends to claim Tanzania citizenship?

A. Citizen by birth 

B. Citizen by descent

C. Citizen by naturalization 

D. Dual citizenship

viii. The stability of a family is a result of the strength of the bond among family member, therefore a strong family is characterized by the following except;

A. Fighting each other

B. Encouraging each other

C. Having positive attitude

D. Communicating openly

ix. The freedom where the country has to govern itself both internally and against external order is called;

A. Nationalism

B. Liberty 

C. Union

D. International Sovereignty

x. Jabil is lacking one of his hand and he cannot see properly as other human beings. To which special group is he belonging?

A. Elderly 

B. Physical handicapped

C. Refugee and homeless

D. Less fortune people

2. Match the phrases in List A with correct term in List B, and write the letter of correct answer on the spaces provided.

SECTION B

3. Outline five function of village council.

4. Write five advantage of team work.

5. Explain five consequence of not obeying road signs.

6. Explain five component of a Nation.

7. National festivals are important component way of life to people of Tanzania. Explain five importance of celebrating National festival.

8. It is better to solve problem earlier. Outline five steps to follow when solving problems.

9. Citizenship is very important in a country. Educating people of Chogoro village on importance of citizenship.

SECTION C (15 MARKS)

10. As an officer from Ministry which deals with the union matters of the United republic of Tanzania propose five measure that can be taken to improve the union stability in Tanzania.

PRESIDENT OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES 

COMPETENCE BASED ASSESSMENT

011 CIVICS FORM ONE 

ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS NOV – 2023 

Time: 2:30 Hours

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer all questions.
3. Section A and Carry fifteen (15) marks each and section B carries seventy (70)marks
4. All answers must be in blue or black ink
5. All writings must be in blue or black ink.
6. All communication devices, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the assessment room.
7. For each of items (i) – (x) Choose the correct answer from given alternatives and write its letter in box provided.

1. The members of family are insisted that they should not fight or insult one another or show scorn. We can say these member live in

1. Love
2. Respect
3. Peace
4. Cooperation

ii. Obedience of laws of the country for everyone to live in peace and harmony is referred to as

1. Personal responsibility
2. An economic responsibility
3. Civil responsibility
4. Political responsibility

iii. An organ of state which is used to maintain preserve, enact laws so as to keep peace and order is referred to as

1. Police
2. Army
3. Policy
4. Court

iv. Juma failed his exam but used his cognitive ability to select a course of action from his several possible alternatives to solve problem he had through that action he succeed. Which type of skill was this?

1. Decision making
2. Negotiation
3. Life skills
4. Assertiveness

v. As head of Ujamaa secondary school, where there is increased rate of misbehaviors, What would be the suggestion to combat such behavior?

1. Give priority to boys in education rather than girth
2. Punish student severely using corporal punishment
3. Encourage student to engage in bad peer groups
4. Encourage students to adhere to religious teachings

vi. ________ is the organ within the village which comprises of not less than 15 and not more than 25 members

1. Village Assembly
2. Village meeting
3. Village ground
4. Village council

vii. Ability to appreciate oneself is termed as

1. Empathy
2. Self-control
3. Self-esteem
4. Assertiveness

viii. Jackline was born in Rwanda; one of his parents is a citizen of Tanzania. What kind of citizenship would best fit Jackline If she intents to claim Tanzania citizenship?

1. Citizenship by birth
2. Citizenship by descent
3. Citizenship by Naturalization
4. Dual citizenship

ix. The freedom where the country has to govern itself both internally and against external Order is called.

1. Nationalism
2. Union
3. Freedom
4. International Sovereignty

x. Your friend Anne has started wearing lo-cut shorts or Mini-skirts to school, which is country to school rules and regulation. He or she advises you to do the same. This is an example of

1. Health relationship
2. Peer pressure
3. Good friendship
4. Cooperation

2. Match explanation in LIST A with Corresponding answer in LIST B to make sentences complete

SECTION B (70 Marks)

3. Suppose you are a marital counselor, state five things you would advice people living in marital life to adhere to

4. Mary thinks celebrating National political festivals is a Waste of time. Convince her on importance of National festivals

5. Briefly explain how road users can promote road safety

6. Outline the steps to follow when solving problems

7. Briefly explain problems associated with earlier marriage in children

8. Constitution is an important document in any country. Justify this statement

9. How do parents abuse the right of their children?

SECTION C (15 Marks)

10. You are a traffic police officer based in Mwanza. A Miembeni Primary School has invited you to give a talk on importance of obeying road signs. Use six points to enlighten the students.

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

COMPETENCY BASED SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

CIVICS FORM ONE

TIME 2:30 HoursNov 2022

Instructions

1.This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total often (10)questions.

2.Answerallquestions in sectionA, Bandone (1)question in sectionC.

3.Section A carriesfifteen (15)marks, section B carriesseventy (70)marks and section C carriesfifteen (15)marks.

4.Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials arenotallowed in the examination room.

5.Write yourAssessment Numberon the top right hand side of every page.

SECTIONA: (15 Marks)

Answerallquestions in this section

1.For each of the items(i) - (x),choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.

(i)Mr. Juma is a worker in a certain private company. His work requires him to apply critical thinking and deep decision making. Which one of the following deviates from Mr. Juma’s work?

A.Car pulling

B.Teaching

C.Architectural designing

D.Treating a patient.

(ii)Which of the following is the official seal or stamp of the government of Tanzania?

A.Coat of armsC. National anthem

B.National identityD. Public holiday

(iii)The bill of rights was included in the constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania so as to:

A.Ensure that the bills of rights are abused by the constitution

B.Ensure that human rights are guaranteed by the constitution

C.Make people violate human rights

D.Make people happy with the constitution

(iv)The ability of an individual to express his/her opinions before the public without fear is called

1. Problem solving
2. Self confidence
3. Self-skills
4. Assertiveness

(v) A type of citizenship acquired when one of the applicant’s parent is a citizen of Tanzania:

A.Citizenship by registration

B.Citizenship by birth

C.Citizenship by inheritance

D.Citizenship by descent

(v)The kind of a family where children quickly learn to earn a living in a society is called:

A.Extended family

B.Nuclear family

C.Couple family

D.Single parent family.

(vi)Magadula is among the youths with dishonesty and arrogance at Kimbunga Secondary school. This disqualifies him to be loved by his teachers. Which of the following does Magadula fit?

A.Absenteeism

B.Proper behavior

C.Improper behavior

D.Humbleness

(vii)The traffic signs which enable pedestrians to move across the road safely are called?

A.Zebra crossing signs

B.Hazard signs

C.Triangle signs

D.Traffic jams signs

(viii)The name of the current Chief Justice of the High Court and the Court of Appeal in Tanzania is called:

A.Prof. Adeladus Kilagi

B.Prof. Joyce Ndalichako

C.Prof. Ibrahim Juma

D.Prof. Rwekaza Mkandala

(ix)Which of the following is a ruling party in Tanzania?

A.CHADEMA

B.ACT -WAZALENDO

C.CHAMA CHA MAPINDUZI

D.NCCR - MAGEUZI

(x) The situation where one sex is treated either better or worse than the other is called:

A.Gender analysisC.Gender discrimination B. Gender equityD. Gender blindness.

2.Match the explanations inLIST Awith their correspondence inLIST Bby writing the letter of the correct response below the corresponding item number in the table provided;

SECTION B: (70 Marks)

Answerallquestions in this section

3.As student of form two class advise your community the importance of studying civics:

4.Working hard increase country productions which make economy grow. In what ways does work contributing on national development? (five points)

5.List down five (5) examples of mental works

6.Mention five (5) constitutions adopted by Tanzania since independence.

7.Outline five (5) measures to correct improper behavior in our society.

8.With five (5) points mention sources of life skills.

9.It is better to solve problems immediately. Give five steps to follow

SECTION C: (15 Marks)

10. Explainsix (6)causes of road accidents in Tanzania

THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

MINISTRY OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ANNUAL EXAMINATION SERIES

CIVICSFORM-1

2020

Duration: 2:30 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS.

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of seven (7) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and one (1) question from section C
3. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
4. All writing must be in blue or black ink.
5. Calculators, cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number at the top right corner of every page.

SECTION A (20 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the items (i) – (ii), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.

(i) A situation whereby there is equal opportunities to both men and women in different social and economic needs is referred to as

1. Gender identity
2. Gender blind
3. Gender gap
4. Gender balance

(ii) The ability to take and feel the problems of others as your own problems is known as

1. Assertion
2. empathy
3. sympathy
4. awareness

(iii) Which of the following is not among the individual life skill?

1. Assertiveness
2. Self - awareness
3. Negotiation
4. Coping with stress

(iv) Actions or manners that are acceptable to all members of the community are called?

1. Adulthood behaviour
2. Proper behaviour
3. Adolescent behaviour
4. Members behaviour

(v) Why work is important?

1. It sustain life by producing and distributing services.
2. It sustain life by producing and processing goods and services needed.
3. It sustain life by processing services and goods unwanted in the society.
4. It sustain life by producing both goods and food eaten by families.

(vi) The ability of an individual to understand and live in peace and harmony in the society is called.

1. Technical life skills
2. Personal life skills
3. Individual skills
4. Social skills.

(vii) The ability to make the best choice out of many available options is referred to as

1. Problem solving
2. Decision making
3. Critical thinking
4. Proper behaviour

(viii) The process of exercising fairness and justice to both sexes is called

1. Gender discrimination
2. Gender issues
3. Gender equality
4. Gender equity

(ix) A situation where there is a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or that can only move very slowly is known as

1. Traffic jam
2. Traffic warden
3. Traffic
4. Traffic queue

(x) Which of the following represent the important conditions for a stable marriage?

1. Openness, tolerance and love
2. Trust, love and arrogance
3. Transparency, trust and wealth
4. Agreement, high education and honest

(xi) A state of being free from danger when using roads is known as

1. Road marks
2. Road accident
3. Road safety
4. Traffic signs

(xii) What does the blue colour in the Tanzania national flag represent?

1. People
2. Mineral deposits
3. National freedom
4. Water bodies

(xiii)Tanzania national currencies include

1. bank notes and foreign currencies
2. foreign currencies and coin
3. coin and bank notes
4. US dollar and pound.

(xiv) Road accidents can be avoided in Tanzania through

1. construction of tarmac roads
2. observing traffic regulations
3. employing well trained traffic police
4. employing more magistrates.

(xv) Which of the following promotes proper behaviour among the youth?

1. Religious teaching
2. The police
3. The judiciary
4. The prisons

(xvi) The ability to think and come-up with new ideas and ways of doing things isreferred as

1. critical thinking
2. creative thinking
3. decision making skills
4. negotiation skills

(xvii) The man and woman in the Coat of arms represent

1.  Family
2.  Human labour
3.  Gender equity
4.  Unity and cooperation

(xviii) The event in which the national flag is hoisted at half-mast is

1. the independence day
2. the national misfortunes
3. the heroes day
4. the religious holidays

(xix) A village government is made up of

1.  adult population and village assembly
2. . village council and the chairman
3. . adult population and the chairman
4.  village assembly and village council

(xx) A feeling of loyalty and love for ones country is called

1.  Self-awareness
2.  Self-esteem
3.  Patriotism
4.  Empathy.

2. Match the items in List A with the correct responses in List B by writing the letter of the correct response below the corresponding item number in the table provided

3. For each of the statement (i) — (x), write Trueif the statement is correct or Falseif thestatement is not correct.

(i)Work promotes selfish attitude..........

(ii) One of the aspects of social skills is peer resistance................... 
(iii),One of the sources of local government revenue is development levy............. 

(iv) Tanzanian money is in the form of notes and pounds

(v) Positive peer pressure can lead to good performance in school 

(vi) Work is any physical activity that a person does to earn a living 

(vii) Female genital mutilation promotes child spacing.......

(viii) A youth who engage in unsafe sex lacks responsible decision making skills 

(ix) Obeying road signs reduces traffic jams on the road...

(x) Corruption is one of the human rights abuses

SECTION B (50 MARKS) 
Answer all questions in this section

4. Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 
Wild life refers to all animals and plants living in their natural environment. Wild life is very important resources to any country as it produces meat which is used by man as food. Other products from animals and plants include wood, far, skins and ornaments just to mention a few. 
The increasing population in Tanzania has also increased the consumption of wildlife products in the country. This has led to the increased destruction of the natural habitat of animals and plants. Therefore, there is a need for intentional measures to conserve it. Such measures are protecting natural vegetation, enforcing law, practicing modern game cropping, avoid poaching, animal control from diseases and enacting by laws of not endangering animals. 
Thus to conserve wild life in our environment it is also important to encourage game cropping in places where game species seem to be populated to reduce overgrazing and soil erosion. 
Questions
a) Suggest a suitable title for this passage 
b) According to the passage mention two effects of increased population in Tanzania to the animals and plants 
c) Outline two importance of wild life to mankind 

d) Suggest two measure to conserve the wild life in Tanzania 

e) State two advantages of game cropping in populated games 

5. Define the following concepts and for each give two points on its importance.

(a) Physical work

Definition………… ………………… ……………

Importance

(i)…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(ii)…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(b) National currency

Definition ………… ………… …………… ……………

Importance

(i)………………… ………………… …………………

(ii)………………… …………………… ………………

(c) National symbols

Definition ……………… ………………………

 Importance

(i)…………………… ……………… …………………

(ii)……………… ………………… …………………………

(d) Traffic signs

 Definition……………… ………………… ………………………

Importance

(i)……………… ……………… ………………

(ii)……………… ………………………………

(e) Problem solving technique

Definition………… ………………………

Importance

(i)………………………… …………………………………

(ii)………………………… …………………………………

(f) Promotion of human rights

Definition…………………… ………………………

Importance

(i)………………… ……………… …………………

(ii)………………… …………………………………

(g) National language

Definition… ………………… ………………………

 Importance

(i)…………………… ………………… ……………………

(ii)…………………… ………………… ………………………

(h) Responsible decision making

Definition ………………………… …………

Importance

(i)……………… ……………………………

(ii)……………… …………………………… 

(i)Responsible decision making

Is the ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions bases on ethical standards, safety concerns and social norms.

• Importance:

(i)Help one live in peace in the society.

(ii)Help in avoiding conflict of interest.

SECTION C (15 Marks)

Answer one (1) question form this section

6. Explain six problems associated with early marriage in the society.

7. Explain the importance of life skills to young people by giving six points.