ADDIS ABABA CITY ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION BUREAU

ADDIS ABEBA
GRADE 8 Social Science MODEL EXAMINATIONS
2015E.C/ 2023G.C

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 60 TIME ALLOWED: - 1 HOURS

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS EXAMINATION Social Science .IN THIS EXAMINATION,

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 60 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. CAREFULLY SELECT
THE BEST ANSWER AND BLACKEN ONLY THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE ON THE
SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
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 INSTRUCTION-I READ THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CAREFULLY AND CHOOSE
THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE ANSWER FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is an external force that shapes the earth’s surface?
A. Faulting C. Earth quake
B. Weathering D. Folding
2. Which of the following is a fold mountain in Europe?
A. Andes C. Rockies
B. Alps D. Atlas
3. Which of the following is NOT the effect of earth quake?

A. The loss of human life

B. The destruction of property
C. The devastation of cities
D. The formation of hot water
4. .Which of the following would be correct if a student wanted to put the atmospheric layers in
a diagram from lower to upper in a sheet of paper?
A. Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere.
B. Mesosphere, Troposphere, stratosphere, and thermosphere.
C. Thermosphere, Mesosphere, stratosphere and troposphere.
D. Stratosphere, Mesosphere, troposphere and thermosphere.
5. The atmospheric layer that contains high concentration of ozone gas, the hottest and coldest
atmospheric layers respectively are
A. Mesosphere, stratosphere and troposphere
B. Mesosphere, Troposphere, stratosphere
C. Stratosphere, Troposphere and Mesosphere
D. Stratosphere, Mesosphere and troposphere
6. 6The average of all weather conditions of an area over a long period of time is called
A. Weather C. Climate
B. Rainfall D. Temperature
7. Which of the following factors that may NOT affect elements of weather and climate?
A. Altitude C. Cloud cover
B. Fertile Soil D. Distance from the sea
8. During the summer season of the northern hemisphere, Ethiopia experiences
A. The Bega season C. The winter season
B. The dry season D. The rainy season
9. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. Dega ---------------- Temperate C. Woina dega ----------- Tropica
B. Qolla --------------- Alpine D. Qolla -------------------- Desert

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 10. The difference between the temperature of the hottest and coldest months in a year is termed as
A. Annual mean temperature C. Annual range of temperature
B. Monthly mean temperature D. Daily mean temperature
11. Look at the following climatic data for the hypothetical station and answer the question that follow,

Month S O N D J F M A M J J A
Temperature 21 22 23 22 23 25 21 22 24 21 20 23
(0c)
Rainfall 80 75 70 56 12 40 90 130 100 40 150 180
(mm)
By referring to the above table, what is the annual average or mean of temperature and rainfall
respectively?

A. 21 .5 and 80. 3 C. 40 and 168

B. 22.25 and 85.25 D. 25 and 180
12. Which of the following is FALSE about Culture?
A. Its development has been underway for many years.
B. It has dynamic and changing nature.
C. It is socially transmitted and shared.
D. It is genetically transmitted by individuals
13. Which of the following is different from the others?
A. Houses C. Languages
B. Beliefs D. Values
14. A group of divers individuals from different cultures is called

A. Multiculturalism C. Monoculture
B. Cultural relativism D. Human race
15. Identify the language that doesn’t belong to the Omotic language group

A. Gamo Gofa C. Agnuak

B. Basketo D. Wolayta
16. Which of the following may NOT be the factor for culture change?
A. Globalization C. Contact with other cultures
B. B, Mass media D. the protection of cultural heritage
17. . One of the following could be the manifestation of respect for humanity and indigenous
knowledge
A. A belief in cultural pluralism and proud of one’s history
B. Appreciating foreign products and undermining local products
C. the loss of local and regional identity
D. the preaching and feeling of ethnocentrism
18. Which of the following economic activities is classified as primary economic activity?
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 A. mining C. Communication
B. manufacturing D. Transportation
19. . What can agriculture contribute to a country like Ethiopia?
A. to turn raw materials in to products using technology
B. to provide people with the most basic necessity
C. To avoid smokeless industry and protect environment
D. To obtain minerals from the earth and improve land transport
20. Since developed countries are practicing modern methods, they can produce large amount
using
A. large number of human power
B. limited share of the manufacturing industries
C. few number of human power
D. Channels of communication
21. A place where buyers and sellers can get together to facilitate the exchange of goods and
services is
A. Market C. Trade
B. Bartering D. Demand

22. Which type of trade involves the purchasing of goods or services manufactured in foreign
countries?
A. Export trade C. Retail trade
B. Import trade D. Wholesale trade
23. What is the value or good thing that the Ethiopian people have in common?
A. Welcoming guests and feeling of Patriotism
B. Prejudice and discrimination of people with disability
C. Considering women as social burdens
D. Disrespecting the older people and children
24. Suppose a merchant living in a certain area or neighborhood mixes bananas and butter and
sells them to his customers to make more profit. What does this merchant’s action mean?
A. It is fulfilling consumer’s right
B. It is the provision of high quality products
C. It is selling products after the expiry date
D. It is both crime and malpractice
25. The amount of good that sellers are willing and able to sell is
A. Demand C. Producer
B. Supply D. Equilibrium price

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 26. A situation in which quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied is
A. Excess demand C. Competitive market
B. Excess supply D. Excess quality and quantity
27. All the income of the government from taxes and non taxes is termed as
A. Government expenditure C. Government revenue
B. Social service and charity D. Economic stability
28. Which of the following is NOT the benefit of tax?
A. To remove inequalities in income and wealth
B. To create employment opportunity
C. To support government activities
D. To prevent capital accumulation
29. Which of the following is convincing about the historical development of government
revenue and tax?
A. The first tax system was introduced during the reign of King Zere Yacob.
B. The education and health tax were cancelled during the reign of Haile Selassie.
C. Taxes during the Derg regime was limited to Cattle and Alcohol
D. There was no income tax amendment during the transitional government of Ethiopia
30. There were people living together in one area. The area where they live is comfortable and
has various natural resources. Therefore, because they thought that the natural resources in
the area were inexhaustible, they achieved socio-economic development for the time being
by using them as they wanted. But gradually, as the population in the area increased, their
growth slowed down. What is the reason for this?
A. proper use of natural resources
B. Renewable nature of natural resources
C. Unsustainable use of natural resources
D. Availability of abundant natural resources
31. . Which one of the following is different from the others?
A. Plants C. Copper
B. Animals D. Sunlight
32. . Which of the following factors that negatively affect the utilization of natural resources?
A. the Availability of plentiful resources C. the availability of capital
B. the advancement of technology D. the absence of infrastructures
33. . A community of X is cutting down trees to produce additional production and then restored
by replanting them a year later. What kind of natural resource conservation method did these
people use?
A. Contour ploughing C. Afforestation
B. Crop rotation D. Reforestation

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 34. Which of the following is useful for the conservation of water?
A. the expansion of urbanization C. the increase in economic activity
B. the rational use of ground water D. the supply of raw material
35. The following are the consequences of the unwise use of natural resources EXCEPT
A. the loss of forest cover C. the protection of water from pollution
B. the extinction of species D. the depletion of minerals
36. Which of the African countries may not have significant interest over the water of the Nile
basin?
A. Algeria C. Ethiopia
B. Egypt D. Kenya
37. Which explorer discovered the sea route to India and the Far East in 1498?
A. Amerigo Vespucci C. Christopher Columbus
B. Bartholomew Diaz D. Vasco da Gama
38. Which of the following is NOT the features of renaissance?
A. The study of ancient Roman and Greek languages
B. The study of human beings
C. the support of dogmatic ideas
D. the questioning of mind
39. The religious movement that led to the separation of Protestants from the Catholic Church
was
A. Renaissance C. Counter Reformation
B. Reformation D. the Council of Trent
40. Which of the following is the effect of Industrial revolution?
A. the invention of new machines replaced human labour
B. The growth of cities and towns
C. the emergence of social classes
D. the decline of democracy
41. .What was the immediate cause of the Second World War?
A. German troops invaded Poland
B. the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
C. Nationalism, Imperialism and militarism
D. the formation of the Alliance system
42. The ideological struggle between capitalism in the west and communism in the east is -------
A. Warsaw Pact C. Cold war
B. NATO D. Arms Race
43. The slave trade route that connected Africa, America and Europe is called
A. the Piratic slave trade C. the monopolistic slave trade
B. the Triangular slave trade D. the long distance trade

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 44. . What happens when a weaker nation is controlled by a powerful nation?
A. Anachronism C. Colonialism
B. Freedom D. Dual rule
45. Which of the following is credible about colonialism in Africa?
A. All African countries were colonized
B. The system of administration was democratic
C. Ethiopian and Liberia were independent
D. African Religious and traditional forms supported colonialism
46. 4 When did the African Union officially establish?
A. 1963 C. 2000
B. 1958 D. 2002
47. Which historical event took place first?
A. the battle of Ayshal C. the battle of Guramba
B. the battle of Gorgora Bichen D. the battle of Darasge
48. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
A. the battle of Gura and Gundet --------- Yohannes IV
B. the battle of Adwa ----------------------- Menelik II
C. the battle of Embabo ------------------- Tewodrose II
D. the battle of Assam --------------------- Kassa Mircha
49. The first bank of Ethiopia was known as----------------
A. Commercial Bank of Ethiopia C. Construction Bank
B. Development Bank of Ethiopia D. Bank of Abyssinia
50. To which countries did Ras Teferi Mekonnen send young Ethiopians to study abroad
especially in the 1920’s?
A. Algeria and Morocco C. France and Egypt
B. Benin and Bulgaria D. China and India
51. Which of the following countries gave military equipment to Ethiopia during its war with
Somalia?
A. America C. China
B. Britain D. Russia
52. Emperor Yohannes IV’s confrontation with the Mahdists was the result of
A. his interest to restore the territory of Bogos
B. his faithful implementation of the Hewott Treaty
C. his refusal to allow free transit through Massawa
D. his attempt to control the Zeila trade route

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53. Why did the Italians defeated by the Ethiopian forces at the battle of Adwa?
A. the technological superiority of the Ethiopian army over the Italian army
B. faulty information, faulty map reading and underestimation of the Ethiopian army
C. the abrogation of both the treaty of Wuchale and Addis Ababa
D. the lack of unity and coordination on the side of the Italian army
54. .Which of the following patriot/s attempted to kill Marshal Graziani?
A. Ras Demta Damtew and Dejach Balcha Safo
B. Abraha Deboch and Moges Asgdom
C. Ras Abebe Aregay and Bekele woya
D. Zerai Deres and Abdissa Aga
55. Why did British want to support Ethiopia in the liberation struggle against Fascist Italy?
A. Italy’s entry in to WWII on the side of Hitler
B. Italy’s entry in to WWI on the side of Allied powers
C. Ethiopia’s geographical position in East Africa
D. Ethiopia’s strategic location to British interest
56. Which of the following is wrongly paired?
A. The Battle of Karamara ----------------- Colonel Mengistu
B. The Battle of Guti Dili ------------------- Ras Gobena
C. The Battle of Wada Kaltabu -------------- Dejach Kinfu
D. The Battle of Dogali ---------------------- Dejach Fikre mariyam
57. Which of the following is a natural factor responsible for climate change?
A. Urbanization C. Cloud
B. Nuclear war D. Ozone depletion
58. Which of the following is NOT the source of air pollution?
A. Industrial emission C. Emission from vehicles
B. Agricultural activities D. Afforestation activities
59. One of the following is the effect of deforestation ?
A. the preservation of biodiversity
B. the occurrence of Erosion and flooding
C. the existence of animal and plant species
D. the reduction of desertification
60. Which of the following is convincing about water scarcity?
A. It is the result of using water efficiently
B. It helps to solve sanitation problems
C. It may not have negative impact on rivers and lakes
D. It has a great impact on human health

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