DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION Department of Curriculum Management Educational Assessment Unit

Primary Schools’ Annual Examinations 2016

Year 4 Social Studies Time: One Hour

Name : ______Class: ______Maximum: 80 marks

A. First Aid. Fill in the blanks with the following words.

anyone class accident nose

moving prevent playing wound

First Aid means the first things we should do in case of an

______. Accidents can happen anywhere, in the street, at home, in

______, while we are

______, everywhere. Very often, first aid can be given by ______.

If someone is bleeding, we can stop the blood by applying pressure with our fingers on the ______. When we suspect that someone has a broken bone, we should avoid moving the injured person. When someone’s nose is bleeding, we should apply pressure on the upper part of the ______. We should never forget that we can ______many accidents from happening by simply avoiding danger.

(1 mark x 8 = 8 marks)

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B. Dangers. Underline the correct answer or fill in. 1. The sign on the right can be seen (in the yard, at sea, in a refrigerator, at a petrol station). (1) 2. In our homes we should be careful when using (aeroplanes, electrical appliances, birds, cars). (1) 3. Mention one danger we may come across on our roads: ______(2) 4. Mention one danger we may come across in a public garden: ______(2) (6 marks)

C. Write TRUE or FALSE in the blank squares. Number 4 is given as an example.

TRUE/FALSE Teachers help us by explaining again something we do not 1 understand immediately.

2 Police protect us from thieves who steal from our homes. We should phone the Local Council when persons are injured 3 in accidents. 4 The Students’ Council should discuss students’ private lives. FALSE Doctors teach us how to prevent illnesses, and when we are 5 sick, they help us get well again. Street cleaners see that we cross roads only at zebra 6 crossings.

7 We should report street lighting faults to the Local Council. We should have our teeth checked by a dentist every year, 8 and not wait until we have toothache. 9 We should never play on busy roads. (1 mark x 8 = 8 marks)

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D. Write the names of the following localities in the columns named or depending on which island they are found in.

Mġarr Marsalforn Victoria Harbour

MALTA GOZO

(1 mark x 6 = 6 marks)

E. Fill in the blanks or underline the correct answers.

1. Give the names of two islands forming part of the Maltese Islands.

(a)______(1)

(b)______(1)

2. Underline four (4) localities that are found by the sea:

Mosta Victoria Buġibba Rabat Marsalforn Siġġiewi Mdina (4)

3. Underline three (3) localities that are built on high ground:

Mosta Buġibba Mellieħa Marsaxlokk Mdina Marsalforn Iċ-Ċittadella Siġġiewi Sliema (3)

Social Studies – Year 4 Primary Schools – 2016 Page 3 of 8 4. On the following map, Malta is marked by the letter ______, Gozo is

marked by the letter ______, and Comino is indicated by the letter

______. (3)

5. Write the name of the capital city of Malta: ______(1)

6. Which number on the map shows Malta’s capital city? ______(1)

7. ______was Malta’s old capital city. On the map this

old capital city is shown by the number ______. (2)

8. Number 1 on the map shows (Valletta, Birgu, Mosta, Marsalforn). (1)

9. Malta’s Airport is found close to the locatlity of (Gudja, Siġġiewi,

Marsaxlokk, Żejtun). (1)

10. ______is a well-known Maltese fishing village.

On the map this fishing village is shown by the number ______. (2)

11. In Gozo, we find many fishermen in the locality of ______.

On the map this locality is shown by the number ______.(2)

Page 4 of 8 Social Studies – Year 4 Primary Schools – 2016 12. Number 4 on the map shows (Mġarr Harbour, the Grand Harbour,

Marsamxett Harbour, the Port of Marsa). (1)

13. Number 5 on the map shows (Valletta, Birgu, Siġġiewi, Iċ-Ċirkewwa). (1)

(24 marks)

F. Fill in the blanks with the given words:

Ħaż-Żebbuġ monument lyrics year National honoured remembered celebrate Psaila Anthem

The photo on the right shows the

______that was erected to commemorate Dun Karm ______.

We can see this monument in ______just before arriving in Valletta.

Dun Karm was born in ______.

He is mostly ______for the

______of the beautiful poem which he wrote and which has become Malta’s ______.

Every ______, on the 18th of October, we

______Dun Karm Day. It’s important that we celebrate this date so that students will continue to remember and learn from personalities that have ______their country.

(1 mark x 10 = 10 marks)

Social Studies – Year 4 Primary Schools – 2016 Page 5 of 8 G. Answer the following questions by underlining the correct answer or filling in the

blanks. The picture shows the monument dedicated to Dun Mikiel Xerri.

1. This monument is found in (Ħaż-Żebbuġ, Valletta,

Floriana, Gozo). (1)

2. Dun Mikiel Xerri was born in (Valletta, Gozo,

Ħaż-Żebbuġ, Floriana). (1)

3. Dun Mikiel Xerri died a martyr. He died trying to

save Malta from the French soldiers who were

treating the Maltese population badly. For this

reason, Dun Mikiel Xerri is considered (an athlete,

a politician, a patriot, a poet). (1)

4. What does Dun Mikiel Xerri teach us?

______

______(2)

5. Imagine you were present when Dun Mikiel Xerri was condemned to death. The

order came from France that Dun Mikiel Xerri is to be shot by a firing squad. He

had taken part in a plot to send away the French soldiers from Malta. Write down

two thoughts that probably crossed Dun Mikiel Xerri’s mind, when he was in the

prison cell, awaiting death.

(a) First thought:

______

______(2)

(b) Second thought: ______

______(2)

(9 marks)

Page 6 of 8 Social Studies – Year 4 Primary Schools – 2016 H. Mark with the symbol () the primary sources mentioned in the following list.

The first one is given as an example. You should mark three (3) primary sources.

1. An inventory (list) of books in Dun Mikiel Xerri’s library 

2. Dun Mikiel Xerri’s monument

3. A recording of Dun Karm Psaila reading his own poem

4. The trees in Ħaż-Żebbuġ parish square

5. A prayer book used by Saint George Preca

6. A recording of Saint George Preca preaching to an

audience

7. A poem about Ġgantija Temples

(1 mark x 3 = 3 marks)

Social Studies – Year 4 Primary Schools – 2016 Page 7 of 8 I. Read the following and then answer the questions.

Imagine you were living during the times of Saint George Preca.

Dun Ġorġ meets Fredu, a ten-year-old boy. Dun Ġorġ tries to persuade Fredu to attend the MUSEUM class that had just opened for boys in Ħamrun. Write a short dialogue of three sentences that took place between Dun Ġorġ and Fredu.

Dun Ġorġ ______

______

Fredu ______

______

Dun Ġorġ ______

______

(2 marks x 3 = 6 marks)

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