Junior Lyceum Annual Examinations 2008
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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) Social Studies – Year 4 Primary Schools – 2016 Page 1 of 8 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) Page 2 of 8 Social Studies – Year 4 Primary Schools – 2016 D. Write the names of the following localities in the columns named MALTA or GOZO depending on which island they are found in. Mġarr Marsalforn Mdina Mosta Victoria Valletta 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 Marsaxlokk Buġibba Rabat Gudja Marsalforn Siġġiewi Sliema Mdina (4) 3. Underline three (3) localities that are built on high ground: Mosta Buġibba Mellieħa Marsaxlokk Mdina Marsalforn Birgu 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 Floriana 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) END OF PAPER Page 8 of 8 Social Studies – Year 4 Primary Schools – 2016 .