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ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science Online Mock 4 - Paper 1 Practice

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Title ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science Online Mock 4 - Paper 1 Practice

Description Original Grade 7 7050/01 Paper 1-style timed mock. Forty multiple-choice questions covering Identity, history, sovereignty, heritage, citizenship, rights, health, religion, transport, shelter, global issues, financial literacy and social services. No signup required; one attempt with an instant automatic score.

Total Marks 40 points

Duration 105 minutes

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Session Window Started 04 Sep 2026 04:13 and closes 04 Sep 2026 05:58.

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Question 1

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which is a likely effect of drug and substance abuse?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Guaranteed academic success
B. Improved judgement in every situation
C. Harm to health, relationships and decision-making
D. Automatic employment

Question 2

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt When is handwashing with soap especially important?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. After using the toilet and before handling food
B. Only after a school holiday
C. Only when hands look painted
D. Only once each month

Question 3

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which activity does NOT spread HIV?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Sharing contaminated needles
B. Unsafe contact with infected blood
C. Unprotected sexual contact
D. Sharing plates and cups

Question 4

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What should guide a learner when exploring careers?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Only a friend’s choice
B. Interests, abilities, values and reliable career information
C. One social-media rumour
D. A random guess

Question 5

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is the purpose of a household budget?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. To hide all income
B. To remove the need to save
C. To plan income, spending and saving
D. To increase every want

Question 6

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Why is saving useful?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. It helps prepare for future needs and emergencies
B. It guarantees that prices never change
C. It makes budgeting unnecessary
D. It removes every financial risk

Question 7

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which service is normally provided by a commercial bank?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Issuing school report cards
B. Repairing public roads
C. Running national elections
D. Keeping deposits and making payments

Question 8

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which practice protects a mobile-money account?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Writing the PIN on a public wall
B. Keeping the PIN secret and checking transaction messages
C. Lending the phone unlocked to strangers
D. Ignoring an unexpected withdrawal

Question 9

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is interest on savings?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. A compulsory school subject
B. A type of road sign
C. Money paid by a financial institution for using deposited funds
D. A discount on every product

Question 10

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which item is a need rather than a want?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Basic food
B. A second gaming console
C. Designer sunglasses
D. An expensive decorative case

Question 11

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is the sacred text of Christianity?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Torah
B. Quran
C. Vedas
D. Bible

Question 12

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is the sacred text of Islam?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Bible
B. Quran
C. Torah
D. Book of Common Prayer

Question 13

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is the sacred text associated with Judaism?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Quran
B. Tipitaka
C. Torah
D. Guru Granth Sahib

Question 14

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which practice may form part of Indigenous Religion in Zimbabwe?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Respect for ancestors and sacred natural places
B. Denying every community tradition
C. Using only imported ceremonies
D. Rejecting all oral history

Question 15

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does religious tolerance require?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Mocking beliefs that differ
B. Forcing one belief on everyone
C. Preventing peaceful worship
D. Respecting people’s lawful religious choices

Question 16

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which festival marks the end of Ramadan for Muslims?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Christmas
B. Eid al-Fitr
C. Passover
D. Diwali

Question 17

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which institution provides a public health service?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. A cinema
B. A football supporters’ club
C. A clinic
D. A private garden

Question 18

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is a non-governmental organisation?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. An organisation independent of government that works for stated social goals
B. A ministry department
C. A national court
D. An elected parliament

Question 19

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which service is commonly associated with the Red Cross?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Selling luxury goods
B. Running commercial mines
C. Writing every national law
D. Emergency and humanitarian assistance

Question 20

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is volunteerism?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Working only after being forced
B. Giving time and skills willingly to help others or a cause
C. Demanding payment before every community act
D. Avoiding all group responsibilities

Question 21

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which is a useful community volunteer project?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Blocking a clinic entrance
B. Damaging a water point
C. Cleaning a public area and separating waste
D. Spreading false emergency messages

Question 22

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which national symbol appears on Zimbabwe’s flag?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. The Zimbabwe Bird
B. A blue whale
C. A polar bear
D. A maple leaf

Question 23

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is Zimbabwe’s national motto on the coat of arms?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Peace and Prosperity
B. Forward Together
C. One Nation One People
D. Unity, Freedom, Work

Question 24

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt How many provinces does Zimbabwe have, including the two metropolitan provinces?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 16

Question 25

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is the capital city of Zimbabwe?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Bulawayo
B. Mutare
C. Harare
D. Masvingo

Question 26

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which statement correctly describes Zimbabwe’s location?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. It is a landlocked country in Southern Africa
B. It is an island in the Atlantic Ocean
C. It lies in North Africa
D. It has a coastline on the Indian Ocean

Question 27

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which country does NOT share a border with Zimbabwe?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Zambia
B. Mozambique
C. Botswana
D. Angola

Question 28

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which major river forms much of Zimbabwe’s northern boundary?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Limpopo
B. Zambezi
C. Save
D. Mazowe

Question 29

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt The Great Dyke is especially important for which resource?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Marine fish
B. Natural rubber
C. Mineral deposits
D. Coastal salt

Question 30

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which crop is a major commercial crop in Zimbabwe?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Tobacco
B. Seaweed
C. Coconut
D. Olive

Question 31

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is subsistence farming?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Farming only for export
B. Mining on farmland
C. Buying all food from overseas
D. Producing mainly for the farmer’s household

Question 32

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is barter trade?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Buying with a bank card only
B. Exchanging goods or services without money
C. Paying income tax
D. Saving at a bank

Question 33

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt On a conventional map, which direction is usually to the right?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West

Question 34

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which instrument helps a traveller find direction?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Compass
B. Rain gauge
C. Thermometer
D. Stopwatch

Question 35

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does a map key explain?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. The age of every reader
B. The price of the map
C. The weather next year
D. The meaning of symbols used on the map

Question 36

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which is a natural disaster?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. An oil spill caused by negligence
B. A tropical cyclone
C. A factory fire caused by unsafe wiring
D. A road collision

Question 37

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is a pandemic?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. A disease limited to one household
B. A shortage of school desks
C. An outbreak of disease across many countries or continents
D. A yearly sports event

Question 38

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What supports inclusion of a learner with a disability?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Removing barriers and providing reasonable support
B. Excluding the learner from every activity
C. Assuming the learner cannot contribute
D. Using insulting labels

Question 39

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What should a learner do after witnessing serious bullying?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Join the bullying
B. Record it for entertainment only
C. Keep it secret even when someone is unsafe
D. Report it promptly to a trusted adult

Question 40

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt How can a learner reduce the spread of false information online?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Forward every dramatic message immediately
B. Check reliable sources before sharing
C. Remove the source name
D. Add an invented detail

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