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PRESIDENTS OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MUFINDI DISTRICT COUNCIL AND MAFINGA TOWN COUNCIL

HISTORY MIDTERM EXAMINATION APRIL 2022

FORM ONE

INSTRUCTIONS TIME: 2:30 HOURS

1. This paper consists of sections A,B and C.

2. Answer all questions from section A and B and TWO questions from section C.
3. All writings must be black or blue ink except drawings which must be in pencil.
4. Write your index number on every page of your answer sheet.

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SECTION A
1. For each of the items (i-x) choose the correct answers among the given alternatives and write its letter on
the space provided
i. The process of handing down historical knowledge by the word of mouth from one generation to
another generation is called
A. Historical information
B. Oral tradition
C. Anthropology
D. Linguistics
ii. History is about
A. Man’s activities through various stages of his development
B. How colonialists came to East Africa.
C. The actions of great men in society
D. The actions of heads of state and government
iii. The following is the major or mostly used source of historical information for students in secondary
schools
A. Oral tradition
B. Archives
C. Written records
D. Museums
iv. The technological order of events is usually shown in the following EXCEPT
A. Time chart
B. Time line
C. Family tree
D. Carbon 14
v. The scientific method of determining dates of the remains of plants and animals is called
A. Anno Domino (AD)
B. Common Era (CE)
C. Carbon 14
D. Age
vi. The famous archeologist in East Africa who discovered the skull for early man at Olduvai Gorge
A. Dr. Louis Leakey
B. Archaeologist
C. Artifacts
D. Olorge sailie
vii. And average difference in age between parents and their children is called
A. Period
B. Age
C. Family tree
D. Generation
viii. One of the limitations of the written records as a source of historical information is
A. Are given by elders
B. Are mostly reliable
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C. Can be used by literate people only

D. Serve as stores of variety information
ix. Millennium is a period of …………………………. Years.
A. 10 years
B. 1000 years
C. Many years
D. One hundred years
x. The study of remains of past materials through scientific analysis is called
A. Archives
B. Museums
C. Historical sites
D. Archaeology

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ANSWERS

2. Match the items in list A with those of list B by writing the letter of the correct answer in the given box.

LIST A LIST B
i. Kondoa Irangi A. Historical sites
ii. Barter trade B. Poems, jokes, music, proverbs
iii. Oral tradition C. Paintings and drawings
iv. Duration of 100 years D. Exchange of goods with goods
v. The Hadzabe, Sandawe, Khoisan E. Dodoma
and Pygimies F. Decade
vi. Audial visual source of history G. Museums
vii. Cultural practices H. Millennium
viii. Kalenga in Iringa I. Famous hunters and gatherers
ix. Archaeological sites J. Films and television
x. Anno Domino K. Radio and magazines
L. Cultural practices and narration of past
events
M. Example of museums
N. Olduvai Gorge, Mikindani and Koobi For a
O. Zero year
P. Years after the birth of Jesus Christ.

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LIST B

3. Study the sketch map of East Africa below and name the historical sites numbered 1-5
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4. Write TRUE for the correct statements and FALSE for the incorrect statement in the space provided.
i. A century is a duration of one thousand years……………………………….
ii. The skull of early man was discovered at Olduvai Gorge……………………………..
iii. Both Rusinga island and Nsongezi are historical sites found in Kenya………………………………
iv. An expert who studies and explains the remains of early mankind is called archaeologist………….
v. Carbon 14 is a scientific method of detecting enemies from distant……………………………
vi. The objects that were made by early man were called artifacts…………………………..
vii. Language studies is among the methods used to determine dates……………………………..
viii. Archaeology is the only method of obtaining historical information………………………………
ix. Anno Domino means years before Christ…………………………….
x. Tanganyika attained independence earlier than Kenya and Uganda……………………………..

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SECTION B
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Answer all questions

5.
a) Arrange the following statements in chronological order by writing number 1 to 5 in the box provided
i. In so doing he developed science and technology
ii. History explains man’s struggle to master his environment
iii. For example the people who lived in Engaruka long time ago controlled their terracing
iv. History shows the changing relationship between man and man in course of material production
v. In this struggle man continually learn how to design fashioned better tools.

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b) complete the following statements with the correct historical facts

i. …………………………………………………….. and ……………………………………………………… are the types of oral
tradition
ii. Art, music, poems and jokes are the examples of………………………………………………………….
iii. Koobi, Fora, Isimila, Engaruka and Kariandusi are examples of ………………………………………………….
iv. Name the source of history which is useful to both literate and illiterate
societies…………………………………………………….
6. Historians use several methods to determine when exactly the event occurred. Outline four methods used.
i. ………………………………………………………………………………………..
ii. ………………………………………………………………………………………..
iii. ………………………………………………………………………………………..
iv. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer only TWO questions from this section

7. Explain briefly the following terms

a. History
b. Oral tradition
c. Agriculture
d. Museums
e. Barter trade
8. In a debate one speaker proposed that “in this modern world we don’t need history” Use your history
knowledge to oppose the statement by using five points.
9. Explain with five points the methods through which historical information can be obtained.