OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

STANDARD FOUR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

SOCIAL STUDIES-2020

SECTION A

1. Answer items (i) - (viii) by choosing the correct answer and writing its letter in the space provided.

(i) Why is agriculture considered the backbone of the economy of the United Republic of Tanzania?

1. Agriculture is loved by many people.
2. Agriculture attracts many tourists.
3. Agriculture employs many people.
4. Agriculture promotes mining.

(ii) How does the United Republic of Tanzania benefit from mining?

1. Earning foreign exchange
2. Increase in crop yield
3. Increase in number of animals
4. Increase in forests

(iii) Which of the following effects of environmental degradation is not caused by mining?

1. deforestation
2. increased rainfall
3. water pollution
4. presence of huge holes in the ground

(iv) Which of the following is a benefit of national parks and game reserves in Tanzania?

1. Increasing national income
2. Getting manure for agriculture
3. Increase in number of poachers
4. Getting fertile land for agriculture

(v) Why is it not allowed to use poison and dynamite in fishing?

1. Dynamite fishing kills many fish at a time.
2. Dynamite fishing makes fishermen get great losses.
3. Dynamite fishing traps big fish only.
4. Dynamite fishing causes unemployment of fishermen.

(vi) Which of the following minerals are found in Tanzania Only?

1. Tanzanite
2. Gold
3. Diamond
4. Limestone

(vii) Which of the following actions is important in reclamation of land destroyed by mining activities?

1. Keeping many animals
2. Cleaning the land
3. Irrigating the land
4. Planting trees

(viii) Which of the following economic activity results from forestry?

1. Production of cereals
2. Fishing
3. Bee keeping
4. Mining.

2. Answer question (i)-(vi) by matching the functions of weather instruments in Group A with the names of the weather instruments in Group B by writing the letter of the correct answer in the spaces provided.

3. Read the conversation below and then answer the questions that follow by writing the correct answer in the spaces provided.

Dihenga: How are you?

Masatu: I am fine.

Dihenga : To which tribe do you belong?

Masatu: I belong to the Sukuma, how about you?

Dihenga : I belong to the Zaramo tribe.

Masatu: I saw you dancing a traditional dance at a certain ceremony yesterday.

Dihenga : We were dancing a traditional dance called Mdundiko. Which traditional dance do you love?

Masatu: I also love Mdundiko because it makes bodies fit.

Dihenga : Do you love greeting people in your community?

Masatu: Yes, most of the time I greet various people in my community.

Dihenga : How do you greet people in your community?

Masatu: We greet each other by shaking hands, and you?

Dihenga : I like to greet people by hugging them.

Masatu: Ooh! Congratulations.

Dihenga : Thanks.

Questions:

(i) To which tribe does Masatu belong?

(ii) Which method of greeting people does Dahenga prefer?

(iii) Which traditional dance is played by the Zaramo?

(iv) According to the conversation above, which tribe greets people by shaking hands?

(v) Mention one benefit of dancing "Mdundiko" traditional dance.

(vi)How did the conversation between Masatu and Dihenga start?

(vii) What have you learnt from this conversation?

4. Write what the following symbols represent on a map

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