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Title ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science Online Mock 5 - 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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Question 1

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which group is part of an extended family?

Select one answer.

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

A. Parents and their children only
B. Learners in one class
C. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins
D. Workers in one company

Question 2

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Ubuntu/Unhu/Vumunhu mainly promotes which value?

Select one answer.

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

A. Selfish competition
B. Ignoring neighbours
C. Keeping every skill secret
D. Humanity, respect and care for others

Question 3

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which local authority commonly provides services in a rural district?

Select one answer.

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

A. Rural district council
B. Football club
C. School prefect body
D. Private household

Question 4

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Why is the Constitution described as the supreme law?

Select one answer.

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

A. It is used only by schools
B. Other laws must agree with it
C. It changes every week
D. It applies only during elections

Question 5

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Why are State powers separated among different institutions?

Select one answer.

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

A. To delay every public service
B. To end citizen participation
C. To remove all written laws
D. To provide checks and prevent abuse of power

Question 6

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt In which province is Great Zimbabwe National Monument?

Select one answer.

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

A. Mashonaland Central
B. Matabeleland North
C. Masvingo
D. Harare Metropolitan

Question 7

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What was a central aim of the Second Chimurenga?

Select one answer.

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

A. To increase colonial control
B. To achieve majority rule and independence
C. To close all rural schools
D. To replace farming with mining

Question 8

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which pair is associated with the First Chimurenga?

Select one answer.

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

A. Mbuya Nehanda and Sekuru Kaguvi
B. Cecil Rhodes and David Livingstone
C. Robert Moffat and Charles Darwin
D. Jameson and Lobengula only

Question 9

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is heritage?

Select one answer.

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

A. Only newly imported goods
B. Only modern office buildings
C. Valued culture, places and traditions passed between generations
D. Any item thrown away after use

Question 10

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt How can a museum best preserve a fragile artefact?

Select one answer.

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

A. Leave it outdoors in rain
B. Allow everyone to handle it
C. Paint over its old surface
D. Store and display it under controlled conditions

Question 11

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which occupation belongs mainly to primary production?

Select one answer.

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

A. Crop farming
B. Banking
C. Retailing
D. Advertising

Question 12

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does an entrepreneur do first when planning a useful product?

Select one answer.

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

A. Copies a price without research
B. Identifies a need or problem
C. Borrows without a plan
D. Ignores potential users

Question 13

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which transport mode is often suitable for moving large amounts of bulk goods over land?

Select one answer.

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

A. Bicycle
B. Motorcycle
C. Wheelbarrow
D. Rail

Question 14

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which is an example of electronic communication?

Select one answer.

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

A. Smoke signal
B. Hand-delivered note
C. Email
D. Road marking

Question 15

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt A settlement that develops mainly along a road is described as what?

Select one answer.

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

A. Dispersed
B. Linear
C. Circular only
D. Underground

Question 16

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Why is proper sanitation important in a settlement?

Select one answer.

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

A. It reduces the spread of disease
B. It increases litter
C. It blocks clean water
D. It removes the need for clinics

Question 17

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is desertification?

Select one answer.

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

A. The building of a dam
B. The cleaning of a city street
C. The degradation of productive dry land
D. The formation of morning mist

Question 18

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which action is an example of recycling?

Select one answer.

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

A. Throwing bottles into a river
B. Burning plastic in the open
C. Buying an item and wasting it
D. Turning used paper into new paper products

Question 19

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which approach is most useful for resolving a disagreement peacefully?

Select one answer.

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

A. Calm dialogue and listening
B. Threats and insults
C. Spreading rumours
D. Damaging property

Question 20

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does active listening involve?

Select one answer.

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

A. Planning an insult while someone talks
B. Paying attention and responding to the speaker’s message
C. Changing the subject immediately
D. Talking over the speaker

Question 21

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which is a recognised right of a child?

Select one answer.

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

A. To damage community property
B. To avoid every household duty
C. To bully younger children
D. To receive education and protection

Question 22

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does gender equality mean?

Select one answer.

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

A. Giving one gender every opportunity
B. Treating ability as unimportant
C. Providing fair rights and opportunities regardless of gender
D. Forcing everyone to choose the same career

Question 23

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which feature is central to a democracy?

Select one answer.

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

A. Leadership without accountability
B. Citizens choosing representatives through elections
C. Only one person making every law privately
D. No freedom to express lawful views

Question 24

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does the rule of law require?

Select one answer.

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

A. Everyone, including leaders, is subject to the law
B. Only visitors obey laws
C. Laws apply only at night
D. Leaders may ignore every court

Question 25

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 26

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 27

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 28

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 29

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 30

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 31

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 32

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 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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 37

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 38

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 39

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 40

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

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