SUREKEY EXAMINATIONS BOARD

PRIMARY FOUR LPTE PREPARATION SET II

2023
SOCIAL STUDIES WITH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Time Allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

School Admission No. Personal No.

Pupil’s Name: ……………………………………..………………………..………………………..

Pupil’s Signature: …………………………………………………………..……………………….
School Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………..
District Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………

Read the following instructions carefully:

FOR EXAMINERS’
1. Do not forget to write your school or USE ONLY
district name on the paper.
Qn. No. MARKS EXR’S
2. This paper has two sections: A and B. NO.
Section A has 40 questions and section B
1 – 10
has 15 questions. The paper
has 12 printed pages. 11 − 20
3. Answer all questions. All working for both
21 – 30
sections A and B must be shown
in the spaces provided. 31 – 40
4. All answers must be written using a blue or
black ball point pen or ink. Any work written 41 – 43
in pencil will not be marked.
44 – 46
5. Unnecessary changes in your work and
handwriting that cannot be read 47 – 49
easily may lead to loss of marks.
6. Do not fill anything in the table indicated: “For 50 – 52
Examiners’ use only” and boxes inside the
53 – 55
question paper.
TOTAL

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 SECTION A: 40 MARKS

Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each

1. Name any one domestic animal kept for beef.

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2. Name the landform that covers the largest part of your district.
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3. Give any one local way of preserving fish from going bad.
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4. Name any one country that boarders Uganda.
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5. What is the direction of Lake Kyoga form Lake Victoria?
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6. Mention any one economic activity that is carried out on Lake Katwe.
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7. Give one way children can help to keep security at home.
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8. Which weather instrument helps farmers to know the amount of rainfall
received in their area?
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9. Mention any one place in your area where people can buy basic needs.
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10. Name any one tribe that belongs to the Bantu in Uganda.
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11. How does the heading of a map help a map reader?

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12. How are trees in a school compound useful to pupils?
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13. Name any one food crop that grows well in swamps.
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14. How are nimbus clouds useful to farmers in your Sub-county?
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15. What does the road sign below mean?

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16. Why is air transport used by very few people in your district?
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17. State any one way of getting leaders in your school.
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18. Name any one of the tools used in schools to change from one daily
activity to another.
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19. Why are pupils advised to burn polythene bags and plastics at school?
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20. Name the school symbol that locates a school.
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21. State any one problem an area would face if it received no rain for a long
period of time.
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22. State any one use of a village radio in our community.
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23. Give the meaning of the term vegetation.
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24. Name the highest mountain that has snow in Uganda.
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 The diagram below shows a method of farming practiced in mountainous
areas. Use it to answer questions 25 to 27.

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Planted trees
Planted crops

25. Name any one method of farming practiced in the mountainous area above.
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26. Give one reason why people plant trees on the above mountain slopes.
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27. Name the line of latitude marked 00.
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28. How are the Bagisu similar to the Bakonzo in terms of settlement?
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29. Which type of family excludes uncles?
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30. How are class rules and regulations important?
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31. State any one way a father can control poverty in his home.
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32. Give any one use of water in industries.
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33. What was the main occupation of the Bantu?
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34. Name any one Island district found in Lake Victoria.
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35. State any one way the Local Council One (L.C I) committee promotes
security in the community.
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For each of the questions 36 to 40, answer Either the Christian OR Islamic
questions but not both. No marks will be awarded to a candidate who attempts
both alternatives in a particular number.

36. EITHER:
Name the son of Jacob who was sold by his brothers to Egyptian traders.
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OR:
Name the son of Prophet Yaqubu who was sold by his brothers to Egypt.
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37. EITHER:
How did Abraham show his faith to God?
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OR:
How did Prophet Ibrahim show his faith to Allah?
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38. EITHER:
What was the work of Matthew before he became an apostle?
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OR:
What was the work of Hadijah, the wife of Prophet Muhammad?
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39. EITHER:
How can a Christian child show kindness to the sick people?
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OR:
How can a Muslim child show kindness to the sick people?
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40. EITHER:
Why is the Bible called a book of generations?
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 OR:
Why is the Koran called a book of all generations?
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SECTION B: 60 MARKS
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each.

41. a) Mention any two examples of cultural leaders in the community.

i) ……………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………….
b) How do cultural leaders come to power?
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c) State any one role of cultural leaders in the community.
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42. a) Write down any two advantages of having very many pupils in
a school.
i) …………………………………………………….………………………………
ii) …………………………………………………………………………………….
b) State any two problems caused by having a very big number of
pupils in a school.
i) ………………………………………………………………………………..……
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………..

43. a) What term is given to mean the freedoms children must enjoy
to live a better life?
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b) Give any two ways freedoms of children are violated in the society.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………...
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
c) State any one cause of violation of children’s freedoms.
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44. Study the map of Uganda below and use it to answer the questions that
follow.

a) Name lake marked M.

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b) Mention any two economic activities carried out on Lake marked M.
i) ……………...…………………………..………………………………………………
ii) …………………………………………………………………….........................
c) Identify any one element of a good map on the map drawn above.
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45. a) Mention any two components of planted vegetation.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………
c) State any two ways of caring for planted vegetation at home.
i) ….………………….………………..…………………………………………………
ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………….
46. a) State any two roles of security organs in our district.
i) ………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Give any two problems faced by the security organs while
performing their duties.
i) …………………………………………………………………………….………………
ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………….

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47. a) Mention any two weather instruments found at a weather station.
i) ……………………………………….…………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) Name the wooden house where delicate weather instruments are kept
at a weather station.
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c) Which element of weather helps farmer’s crops to grow well?
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48. The diagram below is of a National flag that is raised in most of schools
Compound. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the country whose flag is shown above.

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b) Name any two colours you usually see on the above flag.
i) ……………………………………………..…………………………………………
ii) ……………………………….……………………………………………………….
c) Name one group of people that are usually responsible for raising up
the above flag every morning on school assemblies.
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49. a) Write down any two common accidents at home.

i) ………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………….

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 b) State any two ways children can be protected from accidents at home.
i) ……..……………………….………………………………………………….……….…
ii) ………………………………………………………………………………….………….

50. a) Apart from a school signpost, name any two other school symbols.
i) ……………………………………………….…………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………….......
b) Give any one way a school is important to the community around it.
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b) State any one way school symbols are important to community
members.
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For each of the questions 51 to 55, answer EITHER the Christian OR Islamic
questions but not both. No mark will be awarded to a candidate who attempts
both alternatives in a particular number.
51. EITHER:
a) According to the Bible, who was the first female to live in the garden
of Eden?
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b) From what did God create the first female on earth?
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c) Name the first two sons of the first female God created.
i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………..
OR:
a) According to the Quran, who was the first female to live on earth?
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b) From what did Allah create the first female on earth?
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c) Name the first two sons of the first female Allah created.
i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………..
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52. EITHER:
a) Mention any two examples of good leaders in the Old Testament.
i) …………………………………………………………..………………………………
ii) ……………………………………………….............................................
b) Name the leader in the Old Testament who baptized the Messiah.
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c) Write down any one quality of a good religious leader.
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OR:
a) Mention any two examples of good leaders in the Koran.
i) …………………………………………………………..………………………………
ii) ……………………………………………….............................................
b) Name the leader in the Koran who built the Holy Kaaba.
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c) Give any one quality of a good Muslim leader.
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53. EITHER:
a) Who was the mother of Jesus Christ?
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b) In which town did Jesus Christ grow up from?
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c) Give any one activity that Jesus Christ was involved in as a child.
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d) Why did God send Jesus Christ on earth?
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OR:
a) Who was the mother of Prophet Muhammad?
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b) In which town did Prophet Muhammad grow up from?
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 c) Give any one activity that Prophet Muhammad was involved in as
a child.
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d) Why did Allah send prophets like Muhammad (P.B.U.H) on earth?
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54. EITHER:
List A below shows some of the days God took while creating the Universe
And List B shows what God created on those days but in wrong order.
List A List B
First day God created the sky
Second day God created man
Third day God created land, sea and plants
Sixth day God created light.
Match correctly the day in List A to the right creation in List B.
i) First day ………………………………………………………………………..
ii) Second day ………………………………………………………………………..
iii) Third day ………………………………………………………………………..
iv) Sixth day ………………………………………………………………………..

OR:
List A below shows some of the days God took while creating the Universe
And List B shows what God created on those days but I wrong order.
List A List B
First day Allah created the sky
Second day Allah created man
Third day Allah created land, sea and plants
Sixth day Allah created light.
Match correctly the day in List A to the right creation in List B.
i) First day ………………………………………………………………………..
ii) Second day ………………………………………………………………………..
iii) Third day …………………………………………………………………………..
iv) Sixth day …………………………………………………………………………...

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55. EITHER:
a) Name the special book God revealed for Christians to use in prayers.
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b) Name any two writers of the book named in a) above.
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ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
c) Apart from being used in prayers, give one other reason why God
revealed the above named special book.

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OR:
a) Name the special book Allah revealed for Muslims to use in prayers.
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b) To whom did Allah reveal the following special books?
i) Injir ………………………………………………………………………………
ii) Zabur ………………………………………………………………………………
c) Apart from being used in prayers, give one other reason why Allah
revealed the above named special book.
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