DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION Department of Curriculum Management Educational Assessment Unit
Primary Schools’ Annual Examinations 2016
Year 5 SOCIAL STUDIES Time: One Hour
Name : ______Class: ______Maximum: 80 marks
A. Underline the correct answers.
1. Great celebrations are held in all Maltese villages for (Carnival, Autumn, Easter,
the Village Festa).
2. During their celebrations, the Maltese like to
include (bands, honey, cars, carob trees).
3. The majority of these festas are held (in winter,
in summer, on Wednesdays, in autumn).
4. During feasts, bands play musical programmes (on
the church parvis, in churches, in fields, on a band stand).
5. During the village feast many decorative streamers are hung out (in church, in
houses, in streets, in fields).
6. Celebrations on the occasions of Village or Town Days are organised by the
(Scouts, Band Clubs, Church, Local Councils).
7. Unfortunately, during village feast celebrations, (everyone enjoys himself,
everyone is annoyed, we can admire decorations, we find piques among the
supporters of different band clubs).
(1 mark x 7 = 7 marks)
Social Studies – Year 5 Primary Schools – 2016 Page 1 of 9 B. Celebrations. Fill in the blanks with the given words.
religious September Regatta British suffered
end Valletta national Knights feast
We are known as the Maltese people. Together we form the Maltese Nation. It’s always an important occasion when we unite to celebrate a
______feast. National feast days are also national holidays people are off from work and school.
An example is the 8th of ______when we celebrate Victory Day. Although on Victory Day we celebrate the ______feast of the Birth of Our Lady, we also celebrate the national ______known as the
Otto Settembre. Otto Settembre commemorates the victory of the Maltese and the
______on the Ottoman Turks during the Great Siege.
The Great Siege monument is found in ______in front of the
Law Courts.
On Victory Day, we commemorate also the ______of the Second World
War. Malta was a ______colony and it was attacked by the Italians and Germans. Although the Maltese ______a lot they never surrendered
To commemorate these historical events, the ______is held on Victory Day. This consists of a series of boat races held in the Grand Harbour.
(1 mark x 10 = 10 marks) Page 2 of 9 Social Studies – Year 5 Primary Schools – 2016 C. Answer the following.
1. Mention a celebration which you like to
celebrate with friends.
______
______(1)
2. Do you like this celebration? ______(1)
3. Explain why you like or don’t like this celebration.
______
______
______(2)
(Total = 4 marks)
D. Draw a circle around the historical sites. Look at the example.
beautiful churches Mnajdra Temples the blue sea
Ħaġar Qim Temples ITS Ħal Tarxien Temples
Paceville Ġgantija Temples Buġibba
Ħal Saflieni Għar Dalam mobiles Hypogeum (1 mark x 5 = 5 marks)
Social Studies – Year 5 Primary Schools – 2016 Page 3 of 9 E. Look at the following chart. Then answer the questions by either underlining the correct answer or by filling in the blanks.
1. The chart shows the most popular (museums, activities, food, films) among
tourists during (one year, two years, three years, four years). (2)
2. Sightseeing was the most popular activity
done by tourists. The picture on the right
shows one way how tourists can go
sightseeing.
What is the system called?
______(2)
3. According to the chart, which activity is more popular, visiting museums or
visiting churches?
______(2)
Page 4 of 9 Social Studies – Year 5 Primary Schools – 2016 4. According to the chart, which activity is more popular, visiting historical sites or
visiting museums?
______(2)
5. In your opinion, why is visiting historical sites more popular than attending
musical concerts?
______(3)
6. Imagine you are a Spanish tourist visiting Malta for the first time. Mention two
places that you must visit.
(a) ______
(b) ______(2)
7. In your opinion, why is it very important to attract tourists
to Malta?
______
______
______
______(2)
8. Why do you think that studying foreign languages will help us to attract tourists to
Malta?
______
______
______(3)
Social Studies – Year 5 Primary Schools – 2016 Page 5 of 9 9. Three localties from the following list are very popular with tourists:
L-Imqabba Buġibba Is-Siġġiewi L-Imtaħleb Tas-Sliema Ħal Safi Ħal Kirkop Ħal Farruġ Marsalforn Santa Luċija Write the names of the three localities in the blank spaces:
(a) ______
(b) ______
(c) ______(3)
10. Mention one thing that tourists expect from us Maltese when visiting the Maltese Islands.
______
______(2) (Total = 23 marks)
F. TRUE or FALSE?
True / False 1 The initials ITS stand for Institute of Tourism Studies ITS is mostly popular with young English people studying 2 the German language. ITS is popular with students who wish to make a career in 3 the tourism industry. 4 At ITS we find both male and female students. 5 We can visit ITS in Saint Julian’s. 6 Children under 10 years can follow courses at ITS. At ITS students learn how they can offer good service to 7 tourists visiting the Maltese Islands. 8 At ITS you can study the Maltese language only. (1 mark 1 x 8 = 8 marks)
Page 6 of 9 Social Studies – Year 5 Primary Schools – 2016 G. Underline the correct answers. 1. Birgu, Mdina and the Citadel are all surrounded by (sea,
bastions, quarries, olive trees).
2. The Torri tal-Istandard is found in (Mdina, Birgu,
Siġġiewi, the Citadel).
3. Today in the Torri tal-Istandard we find a (police
station, auberge, parliament, information office).
4. The Cathedral of Malta is in (Birgu, Mdina, Valletta, Mosta).
5. In the Citadel in Gozo we can visit the (Hypogeum, Fort of St Angelo, Torri
tal-Istandard, Folklore Museum).
6. In Mdina, the Citadel and Birgu we can still find many (factories, narrow streets,
cathedrals, megalithic temples).
7. When the Knights of St John took over the government of Malta in 1530, they
made (Mdina, Birgu, The Citadel, Floriana) their capital city.
8. De Vilhena Palace is found in (Birgu, Mdina, the Citadel, Valleta) and it houses (a
Tourist Centre, an Archaeological Museum, a Natural History Museum, a hospital).
9. In (Mdina, Birgu, the Citadel, Floriana) we can visit an Archaeological Museum. (1 mark x 10 = 10 marks)
Social Studies – Year 5 Primary Schools – 2016 Page 7 of 9 H. Fill in the map.
Fill in the appropriate locality names in the blank spaces.
Mdina the Citadel Birgu
(1 mark x 3 = 3 marks)
I. Think before answering the following questions.
10. Why was Mdina very important for the Maltese in the past?
______
______
______
______(2)
Page 8 of 9 Social Studies – Year 5 Primary Schools – 2016 11. In your opinion, why is Mdina still very important for us today?
______
______
______(2)
12. Mention one important difference between Mdina and Birgu.
______
______
______
______(2)
13. Mention one physical feature of the Citadel which has remained unchanged from
the past.
______
______
______
______
______(2)
14. Mention one physical feature of Birgu, which has changed from the past.
______
______(2)
(Total = 10 marks)
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