Grade 4 – Social Studies End of Year Exam – June 2023 – Read It Yourself Educational Resources

Choose the correct answer for questions. (1 mark each)

Who were the first inhabitants of Jamaica?

a. Tainos b. Caribs c. Spaniards d. Jews

2. Where did the Arawaks originate from?

a. Venezuela b. Brazil c. Hanover d. Cuba

3. What does the word ‘Taino’ mean?

a. Beautiful people b. Land of wood and water

c. Good and noble ones d. Island in the sun

4. Which of these routes did the ancestors of the Tainos most likely take to reach the Caribbean?

a. Antarctica, South America, North America, Caribbean

b. Australia, Africa, South America, Caribbean

c. Asia, Africa, North America, Caribbean

d. Asia, North America, South America, Caribbean

5. Which description best describes the appearance of the Tainos?

a. Curly hair, high foreheads and plump

b. Straight black hair, flat foreheads and straight noses

c. Brown-skinned, straight black hair and medium height

d. Flat foreheads, curly hair, very tall

6. Which of the following was NOT a part of the Tainos’ diet?

a. Cassava b. mutton c. lobster d. sweet potato

7. Which TWO names below are Chinese names?

a. Cuffy and Chang b. Campbell and Singh

c. Chin and Yung d. Williams and Henry

8. Craig’s grandmother loves to share old stories and proverbs with him. She is sharing her knowledge of _______________________.

a. Religion b. Folklore c. Colonization d. Civics

9. A hero should demonstrate all of the following qualities except.

a. Bravery b. unselfishness c. laziness d. loyalty

10. Select the best choice for a local hero. He or she would be someone who _________________

a. Works in your garden on Mondays

b. Provides hot meals for street people every Wednesday.

c. Operates a car wash on Sundays.

d. Gets paid to fix pipes in the neighbourhood on weekends.

11. Which national hero/heroine said he/she preferred death to slavery?

a. Sam Sharpe b. Paul Bogle c. Nanny of the Maroons d. George William Gordon

12. Which national hero/heroine was responsible for the Christmas Rebellion?

a. Samuel Sharpe b. Paul Bogle c. George William Gordon d. Alexander Bustamante

13. What does the abbreviation B.I.T.U means?

a. Bustamante Industrial Trade Union b. Black Individual Trade Union

c. Break It , Talk Up d. Buy Ital Trade Union

14. Which national hero/heroine died in England on June 10, 1940?

a. Nanny of the Maroons b. Paul Bogle c. Norman Manley d. Marcus Garvey

15. Which national hero/heroine said “Shoot me and let my people go.”

a. Norman Manley b. Alexander Bustamante c. Paul Bogle d. George William Gordon

Section B – Fill in the Blank

7. Use the words to fill in the blanks in the following passage. (7 marks)

Spain Africa India people region neighbours culture

We have many Caribbean ____________________. People in the Caribbean _____________ share a similar __________________. Most of the ________________ who came to the Caribbean, came from _________. Other people came from European countries, such as _______________________ and England; and Asian countries such as _____________________ and China.

Choose the correct answer for questions 8 and 9. ( 2 marks)

8. Cake is to the British as curry is to the _________________ ( Indians, Africans)

9. Jamaica is to English as Cuba is to ______________( French, Spanish)

Use the words below to complete questions. ( 5 marks)

scale, title, borders, compass rose key

To show direction on a map a _____________________________ or north point is used.

The edges of maps are marked by _______________________.

Every good map has a __________________________, usually found at the top, explaining what the map shows.

It must also have a _________________ which shows the symbols and colours used on the map to represent things on the ground.

This enables us to use the map to work out the actual distances between places. ____________

Use the words below to complete the passage. ( 5 marks)

Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Cuba, Sea, Island

Jamaica is an ___________________ which lies within the ____________________________ region. It is part of a large group of islands known as the ______________________________. It lies south of ___________________ and east of Haiti and is totally surrounded by the Caribbean ______________.

Choose a word from the list below to complete questions. ( 6 marks)

Mountain hill plateau valley plain river

A large area of flat land. _______________
Body of water that flows into a stream, sea or ocean. _____________________
An area of low land between two hills or mountains. _________________________
A high rocky area of land that comes out of the earth’s surface. ________________________
An area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it. _________________________
An area of raised land that is smaller than a mountain. ______________________

Section C

Name one importance of highlands and one importance of a lowlands. ( two marks) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is the name of the widest river in Jamaica?( 1 mark) _____________________________
Name the river that flows in an eastward direction. ( 1 mark) _____________________________
Observe the map below, write two countries of the Greater Antilles and two of the Lesser Antilles in the table. ( 2 marks)

Greater Antilles	Lesser Antilles

5. Name the three counties of Jamaica.( 3 marks)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What is the capital of Kingston? ( 1 mark) ___________________________________

7. List two elements of weather. ( 2 marks)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Name the instrument used to measure temperature. ( 1 mark)

______________________________________________________________________________________

9. Observe the diagram of the water cycle below and use the words to label it. ( 4 marks)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Collection, Condensation