P6 SST & RE Mid-Term One

SECTION A (40 MARKS)

1. Give any one element of a map that helps a map reader to know direction of places.
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. Name any one country that formed the East African Community of 1967.
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. Write down the largest physical feature in Uganda.
_________________________________________________________________________________
4. Why is Rwanda and Uganda facing the same challenges while carrying out trade?
_________________________________________________________________________________
5. State any one danger of a volcanic eruption.
_________________________________________________________________________________
6. Why is 8th March of every year a public holiday?
_________________________________________________________________________________
7. What is vegetation?
_________________________________________________________________________________
8. Mention one of the commonest legends in Uganda.
_________________________________________________________________________________
9. Give one reason why people of long ago migrated.
_________________________________________________________________________________
10. What is the advantage of social services in a country?
_________________________________________________________________________________
11. State any one type of work people do in our country Uganda.
_________________________________________________________________________________
12. Give one quality of a good leader.
_________________________________________________________________________________
13. Write any one of the groups of people who provide social services in our country.
_________________________________________________________________________________
14. Why did Rwanda and Burundi join the East African Community?
_________________________________________________________________________________
15. Write one importance of trees in the school compound.
_________________________________________________________________________________
16. Name the European explorer who entered Uganda from the mouth of River Nile.
_________________________________________________________________________________
17. What is population growth?
_________________________________________________________________________________
18. State one problems facing Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).
_________________________________________________________________________________
19. Who designed the Uganda National Flag?
_________________________________________________________________________________
20. Give one importance of East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).
_________________________________________________________________________________
21. Mention one way vegetation affects the climate of East Africa.
_________________________________________________________________________________
22. The teacher was moving to class in the morning facing East. Where was the shadow of the teacher?
_________________________________________________________________________________
23. Why was the East African Community revived?
_________________________________________________________________________________
24. Give one solution to the problems facing land locked countries.
_________________________________________________________________________________
25. Give one reason why the colonialists used physical features when fixing boundaries in East Africa.
_________________________________________________________________________________
26. Who introduced the first cotton seeds in Uganda?
_________________________________________________________________________________
27. Which road sign allows pedestrians to cross busy roads safely?
_________________________________________________________________________________
28. State the political party which led Uganda to independence?
_________________________________________________________________________________
29. What does the kob represent on the Uganda's Coat of Arms?
_________________________________________________________________________________
30. Why is a rain gauge important at a weather station?
_________________________________________________________________________________
31. State any one challenge faced by farmers in Uganda.
_________________________________________________________________________________
32. How is a school important in a community?
_________________________________________________________________________________
33. Give any one social service center in your country.
_________________________________________________________________________________
34. When was the Uganda National Flag first hoisted?
_________________________________________________________________________________
35. Who is the top most political leader at sub-county level?
_________________________________________________________________________________

For questions 36-40, answer either Christianity or Islamic BUT NOT BOTH.
36. Either: Name one Christian religious leader in your community.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Or: Name one Muslim religious leader in your community.
_________________________________________________________________________________
37. Either: Why did God send Jesus on earth?
_________________________________________________________________________________
Or: Why did Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) leave Mecca to Medina?
_________________________________________________________________________________
38. Either: What term is used to refer to the fasting period of Christians?
_________________________________________________________________________________
Or: What term is used to refer to the fasting period of Muslims?
_______________________________________________________________________________
39. Either: Mention any one miracle performed by Moses.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Or: Mention any one miracle performed by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
________________________________________________________________________________
FOR BOTH
40. Which religion did Ugandans follow before the coming of foreigners?
________________________________________________________________________________

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

41. (a) Write EAC in full.
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Apart from Rwanda, mention any other country that joined the East African Community in 2007.
________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give one objective of the East African Community.
________________________________________________________________________________
(d) Where is the East African Development Bank located?
________________________________________________________________________________
42. (a) What is a landlocked country?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Besides Uganda, name any one other landlocked country in East Africa.
________________________________________________________________________________
(c) State any one challenge faced by land locked countries in East Africa.
________________________________________________________________________________
(d) How does promotion of air transport help to develop East African countries?
________________________________________________________________________________
43. (a) Name the line of latitude marked 0°.
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) State any one function of lines of latitude to a map reader.
________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Why are lines of latitude called imaginary lines?
________________________________________________________________________________
(d) Name the major line of longitude.
________________________________________________________________________________
44. (a) Give the reason why the people of Mbale see the sun earlier than those of Kampala.
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) John was facing North and suddenly turned 90° clockwise. Find John's new direction.











(c) The Greenwich Mean Time is 1:00am, what time will it be 30° East of the Greenwich Meridian?











(d) James was going to school in the morning and his shadow was on his right hand, which direction was he taking?
________________________________________________________________________________
Study the map below and answer the questions that follow.


(a) Name the country marked with letter A.
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) State the capitaL city of the country marked B.
________________________________________________________________________________
(c) What is the major cash crop grown at island marked C. 
________________________________________________________________________________
(d) Name any one island district in Uganda.
________________________________________________________________________________
46. (a) What is a national constitution?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) What is a parliament?
________________________________________________________________________________
c) Give two importance of a national constitution in a given country.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
47. (a) How was Lake Victoria formed?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Which mineral is got from Lake Katwe?
________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Apart from being sources of minerals, give any two other uses of lakes to people.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
48. (a) What is the place of origin for the Nilotics?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Name any one tribe under the Nilo-Hamites in Uganda.
________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give any one effect for the migration of the Nilo-Hamites in Uganda.
________________________________________________________________________________
(d) State any one contribution of the Bachwezi in Uganda.
________________________________________________________________________________
49. (a) What is vegetation?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Give any two economic importance of forests to people.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Which vegetation zone covers the largest part of Uganda?
________________________________________________________________________________
50. Match the following correctly.

List AList B
Rain GaugeWind speed
BarometerHumidity
AnemometerRainfall
HygrometerAir pressure

(i)Rain Gauge:
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(ii)Barometer:
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(iii)Anemometer:
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(ii)Hygrometer:
_________________________________________________________________________________________

For Religious Education questions, answer either Christianity or Islam BUT NOT BOTH.
51. Either: (a) What is uniqueness?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(b) State any one type of uniqueness.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give any one way how people are unique from others.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(d) What term is used to mean people who are between ten and nineteen years of age?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Or: (a) What is uniqueness?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(b) State any one type of uniqueness.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give any one way how people are unique from others.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(d) What term is used to mean people who are between ten and nineteen years of age?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
52. Either: (a) How many apostles did Jesus have?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Who was the first apostle of Jesus Christ?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Besides the above mentioned apostle, name any two other apostles of Jesus Christ.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
Or: (a) Who is a caliph?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Who was the first and immediate caliph of Prophet Mohammed?
________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Besides the above mentioned caliph, name any two other caliphs.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
53. Either: (a) What is a talent?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) State any two talents.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give any importance of talents to people.
________________________________________________________________________________
Or: (a) What is a talent?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) State any two talents.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give any importance of talents to people.
________________________________________________________________________________
54. Either: (a) Who received the ten commandments?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Write down any two of the ten commandments.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
(c) How do the ten commandments promote Christianity?
________________________________________________________________________________
Or: (a) Who received the torah?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Write down any two pillars of Islam.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
(c) How do the pillars of Islam promote the Islamic faith?
________________________________________________________________________________
55. For Both
(a) What is suffering?
________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Mention any two forms of suffering at school.
(i) ________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give one cause of suffering at school.
________________________________________________________________________________

Hello! It is I, Teacher Jesse Paul. I warmly welcome you to my educational site. Let me hope that you will enjoy all the services with which I shall provide you. Just in case you come across any mistake on this website, please don't hesitate to contact me. You can either give me a phone call or send me an SMS. Thanks in advance.