Interactive Revision Paper 30 — FY8E Social Science (New Format)

1. UNICEF was created mainly to help

A. farmers B. miners C. soldiers D. children and mothers

✔ Answer: D

2. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established in

A. 1946 B. 1947 C. 1944 D. 1945

✔ Answer: C

3. NATO is best described as a

A. military defence alliance B. trade bloc C. space agency D. charity

✔ Answer: A

4. The World Environment Organisation (WEO) protects

A. shipping lanes B. natural diversity of plants and animals C. world money D. internet cables

✔ Answer: B

5. Samoa, Tonga and Easter Island are home to the

A. Micronesians B. Melanesians C. Caucasoids D. Polynesians

✔ Answer: D

6. People with straight black hair and inner eye folds — such as the Japanese and Chinese — are called

B. Caucasoids C. Negroids D. Australoids

✔ Answer: D

7. The i-Taukei are the indigenous people of

A. Fiji B. Samoa C. Tonga D. Kiribati

✔ Answer: A

8. Fijians established their identity as a Pacific community mainly through

A. shared language and cultural practices B. modern technology C. adopting foreign customs D. isolating from others

✔ Answer: A

9. UNICEF was created by the UN General Assembly on 11 December

A. 1950 B. 1946 C. 1945 D. 1948

✔ Answer: B

10. The FAO of the United Nations works hard to defeat

A. unemployment B. hunger C. illiteracy D. disease

✔ Answer: B

1. 1993 - free trade in Europe

✔ Answer: A

2. 1944 - global financial stability

✔ Answer: B

3. 1945 - peace and security

✔ Answer: C

4. 1948 - health for all

✔ Answer: D

5. 1946 - children's fund

✔ Answer: E

6. 1949 - defence alliance

✔ Answer: F

businessman named Henry Dunant. After seeing the suffering of soldiers at the Battle of Solferino, Dunant organised local people to care for the wounded. Today the Movement works in almost every country of the world. Its volunteers bring food, clean water, shelter and medicine to families hit by cyclones, floods and war. During Cyclone Winston in 2016, Red Cross teams in Fiji helped rebuild homes and delivered relief supplies to thousands of people.

1. In which year was the Movement founded?

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2. Who founded the Red Cross?

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3. What did Dunant do after the Battle of Solferino?

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4. Name TWO things volunteers bring to disaster zones.

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5. Name ONE way the Red Cross helped Fiji.

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1. World War II was from

A. 1939 to 1954 B. 1939 to 1940 C. 1939 to 1945 D. 1939 to 1950

✔ Answer: C

2. The first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan was

A. Benazir Bhutto B. Indira Gandhi C. Mother Teresa D. Jiko Luveni

✔ Answer: A

3. People who study the past are called

A. geologists B. inventors C. scientists D. historians

✔ Answer: D

4. The Commonwealth Games of 1942 and 1946 were cancelled because of

A. a pandemic B. World War I C. a global depression D. World War II

✔ Answer: D

5. Which of these is an economic development in Fiji?

A. degrading of roads B. destruction of hospitals C. effects of natural disasters D. construction of bridges

✔ Answer: D

6. The first person to walk on the moon was

A. Herbert Armstrong B. Yuri Gagarin C. Neil Armstrong D. Edwin Aldrin

✔ Answer: C

7. The first President of Fiji was

A. Ratu Penaia Ganilau B. Ratu Timoci Bavadra C. Ratu Kamisese Mara D. Ratu Wiliame Katonivere

✔ Answer: A

8. Bill Gates became famous as the founder of

A. Microsoft B. Google C. Facebook D. Apple

✔ Answer: A

1. Melanesians are the light-skinned people of the Pacific.

T True F False

✔ Answer: F

2. The South Pacific Games were first held in 1930.

T True F False

✔ Answer: F

3. Lines running from North to South on a map are called latitudes.

T True F False

✔ Answer: F

4. The problems of pollution cannot be solved overnight and need everyone’s help.

T True F False

✔ Answer: T

5. Conscious choice saves time.

T True F False

✔ Answer: T

6. UNICEF was created by the UN General Assembly on 11 December 1946.

T True F False

✔ Answer: T

1. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 19. (2 marks)

✔ Answers: 1939 and 1945

2. The first South Pacific Games were held in (city) in 19. (2 marks)

✔ Answers: Suva, 1963

1. Who is the person in the photograph?

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2. Why is he famous?

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3. Name ONE achievement of his career.

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4. State ONE influence sportspeople like him have on young Fijians.

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1. The south polar circle of the earth is the

A. Tropic of Capricorn B. Antarctic C. Arctic D. Equator

✔ Answer: B

2. The climate of a region determines

A. what plants grow and what animals live there B. the price of cars C. nothing D. the language people speak

✔ Answer: A

3. The best way to reduce solid industrial waste is by

A. recycling rubbish B. burning rubbish C. sharing rubbish D. burying rubbish

✔ Answer: A

4. The Tropic of Cancer lies at

A. 23.5° North B. 23.5° South C. 0° D. 90° South

✔ Answer: A

5. The sea or ocean affects the climate of a nearby place by

A. making it hotter B. moderating its temperature C. causing droughts D. nothing at all

✔ Answer: B

6. Land pollution can be reduced by

A. keeping noisy machines away B. re-planting trees C. chemical spills D. avoiding littering

✔ Answer: D

7. The Tropic of Capricorn lies at

A. 23.5° North B. 23.5° South C. 66.5° South D. 66.5° North

✔ Answer: B

8. The four climatic zones include the Polar, Temperate, Tropics and

A. Equatorial B. Capricorn C. Arctic Ocean D. Cancer

✔ Answer: A

9. Water pollution is caused mainly by

A. beeping vehicles B. industrial noise C. rubbish disposal in rivers D. loud music

✔ Answer: C

10. The Prime Meridian is zero degrees

B. temperature C. latitude D. longitude

✔ Answer: C

1. NGO that protects the oceans

✔ Answer: A

2. Burning of forests

✔ Answer: B

3. Chemicals that deplete ozone

✔ Answer: C

4. Planting of trees

✔ Answer: D

5. Gases that trap heat

✔ Answer: E

6. Rise in the Earth's average temperature

✔ Answer: F

1. State one way in which climate affects the daily lives of people.

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2. Explain one way to reduce the impact of global warming.

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3. Define the term natural disaster and give an example.

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1. A source or supply from which benefit is produced is known as

A. a product B. a service C. rubbish D. a resource

✔ Answer: C

2. A major contributor to economic development in Fiji is

A. littering B. tourism C. importing rubbish D. closing schools

✔ Answer: B

3. Which resource cannot be stored or saved for later use?

A. water tanks B. money C. gold D. time

✔ Answer: D

4. Globalisation has impacted Fiji and the Pacific by

A. banning tourism B. providing access to international markets C. isolating Fiji D. preventing foreign investment

✔ Answer: B

5. A good way to save money is to

A. buy new clothes weekly B. borrow for holidays C. spend more than you earn D. spend less than you earn

✔ Answer: D

6. A characteristic of resources is that they

A. have potential for depletion B. never run out C. are unlimited D. cost nothing

✔ Answer: A

7. The factor that greatly influences the interconnection of countries today is

A. rainfall B. deforestation C. pollution D. technologies

✔ Answer: D

8. Time management helps us to

A. set priorities B. waste time C. store time D. avoid school

✔ Answer: A

9. An advantage of globalisation is the

A. spread of technology and innovation B. end of farming C. rise in prices only D. loss of cultural identity

✔ Answer: A

10. The best way to avoid impulse spending is to

B. carry extra cash C. make a shopping list and stick to it D. shop when emotional

✔ Answer: B

1. Items needed for survival

✔ Answer: A

2. Money kept for the future

✔ Answer: B

3. Coal and oil

✔ Answer: C

4. Items we can live without

✔ Answer: D

5. Using resources wisely for tomorrow

✔ Answer: E

6. Energy from the sun

✔ Answer: F

budget. Two hundred dollars is kept for food, one hundred and fifty for rent, eighty for bus fares, seventy for electricity, and fifty for the children's school needs. Whatever is left is placed in a savings account at the bank. Because they spend less than they earn, the family survived a hard month when their father's work hours were cut, without borrowing a single dollar.

1. How much does the family earn, and how often?

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2. What is a budget?

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3. List TWO items in the Naidu family budget.

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4. Where do they keep their savings?

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5. Why did the family survive the hard month?

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