YEAR 5 SOCIAL STUDIES TIME: 1 Hour
DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes Educational Assessment Unit Annual Examinations for Primary Schools 2018 YEAR 5 SOCIAL STUDIES TIME: 1 hour Name: __________________________________ Class: __________________ 1. Let’s celebrate. Read the following festive days and fill in the blanks. The first one is given as an example. Carnival The feast of St Mary Eco Skola Prize day My elder sister’s wedding The birth of my cousin My younger brother’s birthday a) This celebration is held in all of Malta. Carnival b) This feast is celebrated in some _______________________________ towns and cities across Malta and Gozo. c) These two are celebrated at school. _______________________________ _______________________________ d) These three are family feasts. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ (1 mark x 6 = 6 marks) Social Studies – Year 5 – 2018 Page 1 of 9 A typical festa decoration - Valance Fireworks 2. Let’s celebrate our local town or village feast. Underline the correct words. The first one is given as an example. a. In many Maltese and Gozitans towns and villages, we celebrate traditional feasts every year, mostly during (winter, summer, autumn). b. Many festa celebrations are organised by the church and the (band clubs, football clubs, school councils). c. The streets and squares are decorated with lights, streamers and (palm trees, valances, cribs). d. During the feast days, religious ceremonies are held in the (parish church, school yard, Local Council offices), whilst popular band marches take place in the streets. e. During the festa the locals are encouraged to go out to meet others, to talk and to (celebrate, fight, get drunk) as good and well-mannered citizens.
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