ADDIS KETEMA SUB CITY EDUCATION OFFICE GRADE 8TH 2ND SEMESTER MODEL EXAMINATION

FOR GRADE EIGHT SOCIAL STUDY MAY 2015E.C

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I Choose the best appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and set your answer on answer
sheet.

1. It is a type of fold in which all rock layers bend in the same direction.
A. Monocline C. Syncline
B. Anticline D. Normal
2. The largest rift valley in the world is found between,
A. Europe and America C. Africa and Asia
B. South America and Europe D. Australia and Asia
3. Mount Zequala is a very good example of ,
A. Lava C. Fissure
B. Vent D. Crater
4. Is a type of volcanoes have erupted again?
A. Active volcanoes C. Extinct volcanoes
B. Dormant volcanoes D. Magma
5. Which one is the following second most abundant gas on Earths atmosphere?
A. Nitrogen C. Oxygen
B. Argon D. Neon
6. Which atmospheric layer has three fourth of mass?
A. Stratosphere C. Thermosphere
B. Mesosphere D. Troposphere
7. The air that surrounds the earth is called –––
A. Aerosols C. Trace gases
B. Atmosphere D. Dust particles
8. Which type of erosion is Affected gentle slope?
A. Running and eroding C. Rill erosion
B. Sheet erosion D. Gully erosion
9. What is the primary source of heat for the earth and its atmosphere?
A. Sun C. Isolation
B. Moon D. Radiation
10. It is common in the middle and high latitudes
A. Relief Rain fall C. Frontal rainfall
B. Convectional rainfall D. Orographic rainfall
11. The horizontal movement air is called–––––––
A. Atmosphere C. Air pressure
B. Wind D. Weather
12. The normal lapse rate decrease of temperature with height is per 1000m,
A. 3.60C C. 6.40C
B. 4.6 0C D. 6.20C
13. Largely spoken in the western part of the country mainly Gambella and Benshangul region?
A. Cushitic language C. Nilo-Saharan language
B. Omotic language D. Semitic language
14. Which one is not included in culture?
A. Language C. Values
B. Religion D. Human race
15. Among the following one is to help in Character building values of a person?
A. Cultural diversity C. Human race
B. Values and Ethics D. Ethnocentrism
16. Which one is material culture?
A. Belifes C. Traditional dance
B. Language D. Obelisk
17. Which one of the following is primary economic activity;
A. Manufacturing C. Forestry
B. Transportation D. Tourism
18. Which one is True about secondary economic activity?
A. It is the oldest economic activity C. It’s giving services,
B. The activity of human labor changed to mashin D. It’s smokeless industry
19. Which type of transport is cheap and convenient for transporting bulky goods over long distances.
A. Air transport C. Rail way transport
B. Water transport D. Land transport

20. The large number of people in Ethiopia employed in,

A. Primary economic activity C. Quaternary economic activity

B. Secondary economic activity D. Tertiary economic activity

21. Which one is not a tertiary economic activity ?
A. Transport C. Tourism
B. Communication D. Mining
22. Which false statement on benefits of trade?
A. People meet face to face or on line market
B. It is buying and selling of goods
C. The actors of market more profit gain
D. Same of products for the local population.
23. The action of selling goods directly to consumers is called –––––––.
A. Internal trade C. Retail trade
B. External trade D. Wholesale trade
24. The situation in which quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied?
A. Demand C. Surplus
B. Supply D. Shortage
25. Which one is the actor of market are producer?
A. Consumer C. Seller
B. Cuyer D. Excess supply
26. Which regime proclamation number 77/1976 and 152/1978 changing the income tax structure an
agriculture activities?
A. Derg regime C. Haileslassie regime
B. Zerayacob regime D/ Transitional regime
27. Which one is not the benefits of tax?
A. Reduction in regional imbalances C. Encouragement of export
B. Capital accumulation D. To support individual wealth
28. Which one is conservation of natural resources?
A. Plant more trees C. More cultivation for crop
B. Agricultural expands D. Use for more
29. One of the following is not factors of natural resources?
A. Population C. Reduce emission
B. Poor farming practice D. Pollution
30. Involves the planting of two or more crops in the same field.
A. Crop rotation C. Strip cropping
B. Check dams D. Shelter belts
31. One of the following is not benefits of water conservation
A. It reduces political conflict C. Maintain ecological balance
B. Water conservation from municipal D. Reducing water quality
32. Which natural resources used to shelter of wild animal?
A. Air C. Mineral
B. Forest D. Petroleum
33. The major factors of wild animal that seeking for meat skin, fur, horn and ivory is––––––––
A. Deforestation C. Overgrazing
B. Illegal hunting D. Burning of forests
34. Which one is the results of unwise utilization of natural resources
A. Shelter belts C. Water shortage
B. Crop rotation D. Over population
35. Which navigator was reached Islands of Bahamas?
A. Vasco Da.Gama C. Amerigo vespucci
B. Christopher Columbus D. Ferdinund Magellan
36. The renaissance arose in Italy Because ––––––––––––
A. Italy was the center of Greco Roman culture C. Italy could defeated the alliance power
B. Italy was more developed country at the time D. Italy’s location found the center of Europe
37. An Italian wrote about ethics and government in his book the prince,
A. Johannes Gutenberg C. William Shakespeare
B. Nicola Machiavelli D. Leonardo davinci
38. Which one is True About the result of the reformation?
A. End of religious unity C. The more expand of orthodox religion
B. The council of Trent D. Industrial revolution
39. What was the immediate cause of ww.I?
A. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
B. Germany invaded Poland
C. Territorial causes of Germany
D. Nationalism
40. Which power was started WWII?
A. Allied power C. Triple Entente
B. Axis power D. Central power
41. USA dropping two atomic bombs over,
A. Tokyo and Beijing C. Berlin and Rome
B. Hiroshima and Nagasaki D. Sarajevo and keiv
42. Which that is Fought by propaganda, diplomacy, scientific and economic competition is
called ––––––
A. WWI C. Capitalist blocs
B. Communist blocs D. Cold war
43. Which one of the following is not the actors of slave trade?
A. Portugal C. Dutch
B. Spain D. Dhina
44. Which one is socially Impacts of slave trade?
A. It is increased insecurity C. Instability of economy
B. Political supremacy of tribes D. Strained most productive
45. Which African state was the colonies Spain?
A. Ghana C. Western Sahara
B. Libya D. Togo
46. The following one is incorrect relation resistance?
A. Kitawla movement East Congo C. Bataka Association Kenya
B. Nigro mission movement lower Congo D. Watch tower movement Nyasaland
47. Which AU summit drew the road map for implementation.
A. Sirte summit C. Lusaka summit
B. Lome summit D. A.A summit
48. The first president of Algeria after colonization was ––––––––––
A. Kwame Nkrmah C. Jomo Kenyata
B. Ahmad Ben Belle D. Nnamd Azikayo
49. Ras Gobena Dache defeated madadist force in the battle of ––––––––
A. Kufit C. Sar Wuha
B. Gute Dili D. Mattama
50. Emperor Yohannes lost his life,by Mahadist force in the battle of–––––––––
A. Wuchale C. Mattama
B. Sar Wuha D. Adwa
51. What was the agreement of emperor Yohannes and king menilek of shawa?
A. Hewtte Treaty C. Leche agreement
B. Wuchale Treaty D. Addis Ababa Treaty
52. Dejazmach Kinfu of Quara defeated Egyptian force at battle of ––––––––
A. Debarqi C. Sar Wuha
B. Wad kaltau D. Saati
53. Goshu Zewude the lord of Gojjam defeated by Tewodrosthe II in the battle of –––––––
A. Guramba C. Ayshal
B. Embanbo D. Darasge
54. In 1975 and 1976 Yohannes defeated the Egyptians at the battle of –––––– and––––– respectively.
A. Embabo and Guramba C. Gundat and Gura
B. Dogali and Ayshal D. Adwa and Ayshal
55. Which one is the following commodities exported item during 19thc and 20th c
A.Civet Musk C. Iron
B. Abujede D. Cheap manufacturing

56. The 1st bank of Ethiopia was known as,

A. Ethiopia commercial bank C. Zemzem bank

B. Hibret bank D. Abyssinia

57. Ras desta Damtew was defeated the battle of ––––––––––––––––

A. Dolo,odo and Genal Dorya C. Embobo

B. Metema D. Chelenqo

58. which one is human factors of climate change?

A. Desertification C. Urbanization

B. Drought D. Green house effect

59. The following one is the mitigation measures to taken into avoid the increase of pollutant

emission?

A. loss of biodiversity C. Greater use renewable energy

B. A rise in the sea level D. Global warning

60. Desertification is mainly caused by –––––––––––––

A. Deforestation C. Reforestation

B A forestation D. Terracing