SOCIAL STUDIES MONTHLY ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL STUDIES MONTHLY ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL STUDIES MONTHLY ASSESSMENT
CLASS SIX ‘A’ JULY, 2024 (2ND WEEK)
- Choose the most correct answer and write its letter in the space provided
- ( ) The leader who organized Hehe to fight against German invasion after Berlin conference was known as ___
- Samori Toure
- Mtwa Mkwawa
- Koitale Arap Samoi
- Hendrick Witbooi
- Mtemi Isike
- ( ) The second phase of liberation struggle in Africa against colonial rule involved the formation of worker’s, peasants and religious associations. In which year was Tanganyika Territory African Civil Servants (TTACSA) established? __
- 1929
- 1922
- 1954
- 1922
- 1957
- ( ) Who was the leader of Watch Tower church in Malawi during the struggle against colonial rule in Africa? __
- Joyce Leshina
- John Chilembwe
- Ben Ngemela
- Carl Peters
- Saimon Kibangu
- ( ) During which phase of liberation struggle in Africa were the political parties formed? __
- First phase
- Second phase
- Third phase
- Fourth phase
- Fifth phase
- ( ) Who was the Chairperson of Pan-African Movement Conference held in Manchester in 1945 as one among the external factors for the rise of African modern nationalism? __
- Kwame Nkurumah
- George Padmore
- Namdi Azikiwe
- Julius Nyerere
- Ahmed Ben Bella
- ( ) Dedan Kimath and Warihui Itaka were the ex-soldiers who catalyzed the liberation struggle in which country after the Second World War? ___
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Tanganyika
- South Africa
- Namibia
- ( ) There were three methods used by the Africans to struggle for their political independence from the colonialists. Which method was used by Egypt, Libya and Zanzibar? __
- Armed struggle
- Negotiations
- Warfare
- Revolution
- Discussion
- ( ) The political party that led Ghana to achieve her political independence in 1957 was known as? ___
- MPLA
- SWAPO
- CPP
- ANC
- FNL
- ( ) The main objectives of SADC are: eradicating poverty, strengthening peace and security and raising the life standard of the citizens of the member states. In which was SADC established? __
- 1992
- 1990
- 1999
- 2000
- 2002
- ( ) Who was the leader of Nandi resistance in Kenya? ___
- Jomo Kenyatta
- Dedan Kimath
- Warihui Itaka
- Koitalel Arap Samoei
- Samori Toure
- ( ) Mandika people in West Africa opposed the French invasion under the leadership of ___
- Samuel Maherero
- Samori Toure
- Mtwa Mkwawa
- Hendrick Witbooi
- Ben Ngemela
- ( ) Angola, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde were the colonies of?
- Spain
- Portugal
- Germany
- Britain
- France
- ( ) In which year did Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere retire willingly from power? __
- 1999
- 1985
- 1964
- 1962
- 1960
- ( ) In 1960 Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere was appointed to be the Chief Minister of Tanganyika under the Colonial government. In which year was he appointed to be the Prime Minister of Tanganyika? __
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964
- ( ) Countries which had few settlers, strong indigenous political institutions and they were under the United Nations Trusteeship Council used which method to get their political independence from the colonialists? __
- Armed struggle
- Warfare means
- Negotiation means
- Revolution means
- Bloodshed means
- Match the given countries in list A with the years when they achieved their political independence in list B
| LIST A | ANSWERS | LIST B | |
| i. | Tanganyika | 1963 | |
| ii. | South Africa | 1962 | |
| iii. | Namibia | 1975 | |
| iv. | Angola | 1961 | |
| v. | Ghana | 1994 | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1957 |
SECTION B: SHORT ANSWERS
- Mention three methods used by the Africans to struggle for their political independence after the Second World War
- ___________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________
- ___________________________________________________
- Mention three main reasons for the use of armed struggle to attain African political independence after the Second World War
- ________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________
- In which year was TAA transformed into TANU? _____
- The Pan-African Freedom Movement for East and Central Africa (PAFMECA) was established in which year? _____
- Mention two foreign agencies which are facilitating Neo-Colonialism in Africa by providing grants and loans with high interests to the African countries
- ________________________
- ________________________
SECTION C: PICTURE INTERPRETATION AND SIMPLE CALCULATION
- Study the following picture then answer item i-iii

- The African hero shown in the above picture was known as ____________________
- Write the date, month and year when the shown African hero died _______________
- Under which political party did the above African hero liberate his country? _______
- Study the following data then answer the given questions
| Days | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
| ℃ | 23 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 32 |
- Calculate the weekly range of the given data _____________________________
- Which element of weather was recorded in the given table? __________________