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SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS

(100 MARKS)
2024 END OF TERM THREE FORM ONE EXAMINATION
Time allowed: 2 hours

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (20 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section by encircling the correct answer. Each question carries
1 mark

Mr. Chakachadza raised up three children D. Education

alone because their mother went to Zambia 3. Which of the following institutions
for further studies. Use this information to registers deaths?
answer questions 1 and 2. A. Registrar Generals Office
B. Hospitals
1. What type of a family is this
C. District Commissioner’s Office
A. Nuclear
D. Schools
B. Single-parent
4. What should a person do to prevent bad
C. Extended
smell from his or her body?
D. Hybrid
1. Cleaning the genitals
2. Which of the following factors influence
2. Washing clothes
the nature of the family?
3. Brushing teeth
A. Culture
4. Combing hair
B. Religion
A. 1, 2 and 3
C. Resources

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B. 1, 2 and 4 D. Vandalism
C. 1, 3 and 4 9. Thing that must be done regularly in life
D. 2, 3 and 4 in order to keep healthy are known
5. Which of the following is not the as___________
responsibility of both males and A. Good health
females? B. Personal hygiene
A. Child bearing C. Good health habits
B. Drawing water D. Balanced diet
C. Cooking food 10. Which of the following in not a vice?
D. Building houses A. Intolerance
6. What would be the best way of B. Disobedience
disposing off waste paper? C. Patience
A. Burning D. Arrogance
B. Recycling 11. Which of the following exerts pressure
C. Burying on the available resources
D. Storing A. Rapid population growth
7. Which of the following symbols of B. Deforestation
national identity in Malawi? C. Destruction of catchments areas
1. Constitution D. Creation of squatter settlements
2. Malawi Law Commission 12. Which of the following virtues is
3. National Flag necessary for one not to contract
4. Coat of Arms sexually transmitted infections?
A. 1, 2 and 3 A. Tolerance
B. 2, 3 and 4 B. Honesty
C. 1, 3 and 4 C. Charity
D. 1, 2 and 4 D. Self-control
13. Which one is a community based
8. Identify an effect of positive peer
organization?
pressure
A. The World Bank
A. Good performance
B. World Food Program
B. School drop out
C. National Bank
C. Suicide

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D. Neighborhood Watch 17. Which of the following classification of

resources comprise of things in the
Faith is a Form 1 student at Bande
environment not made by human
Community Day Secondary School. Of late
beings?
she does not want to be in the company of
A. Artificial resources
her friends because she feels like a failure
B. Material resources
because of performing poorly in one of the
C. Natural resources
tests. This has led to loss of interest in
D. Human resources
school. Use this information to answer
18. Which of the following is not a factor to
question 14 and 15
consider when creating sound budget?
14. Faith has a problem of________
A. Add up your income
A. Poor performance
B. Make proper budget
B. Peer pressure
C. Estimate expenses
C. Lack of self-awareness
D. Figure out the difference
D. Low self esteem
19. Which of the following is not a cause of
15. Which of the following skills should
national conflict
faith use to deal with the problem?
A. Land disputes
A. Assertiveness
B. Religious differences
B. Critical thinking
C. Marriage
C. Problem solving
D. Ethnic rivalry
D. Peer resistance
20. What term refers to a set of rules for
16. Which one is an acceptable moral and
governing a country?
value?
A. Democracy
A. Generosity
B. Treaty
B. Indiscipline
C. Policy
C. Gossip
D. Constitution
D. Quarrel

SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS (50 MARKS)

Answer all the questions in this section

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21. (a) Define the term family

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(b). Describe the composition of the following types of families
i. Nuclear family
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ii. Single parent family
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c. Mention any two ways of Acquiring Income in the family
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22. (a) Explain any two factors that promote population growth
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b. Outline any two roles of citizens in the provision and care for social services
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c. State any two organizations that provide social services
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d. Explain any two effects of high population growth on resources
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23. (a). Give any two types of National Identities
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(b). Explain any two ways in which Nations depend on each other
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(c). What are the sources of Unwritten Constitution. Give two
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(d). List any two real examples of countries with written Constitution
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24.(a). Identify any two situations of peaceful Co-existence in Malawi
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(b). Explain any two causes of conflict in the community and Nation
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(c). Outline any two acceptable Moral and Ethical codes of conduct
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(d). Define the term Citizen

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(e). Describe any one type of Citizenship
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25. (a). Give any two physical changes that take place in both boys and girls
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(b). Explain any two effects of being an irresponsible adolescent
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(c). State any two examples of good health habits
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(d). Outline two forms of peer pressure
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SECTION C: ESSAY QUESTIONS (30 marks)

Answer both questions in this section
a. With examples, explain any five effects of National conflicts (15 marks)
b. Explain any five techniques for resisting negative peer pressure (15 marks)
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