Zimbabwe ZIMSEC Grade 7 — Social Science (7050)

In Zimbabwean family heritage, what is a totem?

• AA clan symbol, often an animal or plant, that names a family line and links relatives
• BA school subject code printed only on a ZIMSEC timetable
• CA house number issued by a city council
• DA bus route used only in Harare

What is the main social purpose of the totem system in Zimbabwean families?

• ATo replace national identity cards at every shop
• BTo identify related clans and discourage marriage between people who share the same totem
• CTo set the price of maize at the Grain Marketing Board
• DTo choose the words of the national anthem each year

The indigenous processing tool called a duri (Shona) or umgigo (Ndebele) is best described as a:

• AFishing net used on Lake Kariba
• BSewing machine used in a clothing factory
• CWooden or carved mortar used with a pestle to pound grain
• DMetal plough pulled only by a tractor

What is a guyo (Shona) or imbokodo (Ndebele) used for?

• ACarrying water from a borehole
• BRoofing a kitchen hut with grass
• CMeasuring a field before planting
• DGrinding grain into meal on a lower grinding stone

Which food is an indigenous Zimbabwean staple prepared from maize or small-grain meal?

• ASadza (isitshwala)
• BSushi rolled only with raw sea fish
• CA baguette baked as French street bread
• DMaple syrup poured as a main meal

Who usually teaches a child family norms such as greeting elders and sharing food?

• AOnly foreign tourists passing through a park
• BParents, grandparents and other family members at home
• COnly a bank manager in another town
• DOnly a sports coach from a different country

A family genealogy is best described as:

• AA weekly shopping list for the kitchen
• BA weather forecast for the planting season
• CA record of how relatives are connected across generations
• DA school sports fixture for one term

Which event is a family gathering in Zimbabwean heritage?

• AA learner sitting a private exam alone
• BA person riding a commuter omnibus without speaking
• CA secret bank password being changed
• DA wedding, funeral or bira that brings relatives together

In a Zimbabwean extended family, relatives may include:

• AGrandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins as well as parents and siblings
• BOnly classmates who sit in the same row
• COnly workmates at a distant factory
• DOnly strangers met once at a bus rank

Why do many Zimbabwean families avoid killing or eating their totem animal?

• ABecause every animal in Zimbabwe is illegal to eat
• BBecause the totem animal is treated with respect as a symbol of the clan and its ancestors
• CBecause totem animals have no meat or nutritional value
• DBecause only foreign tourists are allowed to hunt any animal

Mutupo (Shona) and isibongo (Ndebele) both refer mainly to:

• AA ZIMSEC paper code such as 7050
• BA commuter-omnibus route number
• CA clan totem or family praise identity
• DA mine-shaft number on the Great Dyke

In many Shona and Ndebele families, a child usually inherits the totem from:

• AThe nearest grocery shop
• BA random animal seen on the way to school
• CThe name of the provincial capital
• DThe father's family line

Besides naming relatives, a second purpose of the totem system is to:

• AOrganise marriage rules so close clan relatives do not marry one another
• BReplace every birth record kept by the Registrar General
• CDecide which river a village is allowed to drink from
• DFix the national school-pledge wording

Duri/umgigo is to pounding grain as guyo/imbokodo is to:

• AWeaving a sleeping mat only
• BSmelting iron in a furnace only
• CGrinding grain into meal on a stone
• DHerding cattle to a dip tank only

The smaller upper stone rubbed on a guyo/imbokodo is commonly called a:

• ABadza, used for hoeing fields
• BJeko, used for cutting grass or grain stalks
• CPfumo, used as a hunting spear
• DHuyo, the hand-held grinding stone

Which indigenous kitchen utensil is a clay pot used to cook relish or store water and beer?

• AHari
• BMugoti
• CRusero
• DTsvimbo

Family norms and values highlighted in the junior Heritage syllabus include:

• AWasting food so that visitors feel unimportant
• BIgnoring elders when they greet you
• CRespect, hospitality, discipline and care for life
• DHiding from every community duty

A child-headed family, as named in the junior syllabus, is one in which:

• AEvery child still has two parents living at home
• BOnly grandparents live in the homestead
• CThe household exists only because it owns a shop
• DA child or adolescent has become responsible for younger siblings after parents are absen…

Why are indigenous foods such as mhunga, rapoko (zviyo) and nyimo important heritage?

• AThey are locally adapted crops that families have grown, stored and cooked for generations
• BThey can only be imported from Europe
• CThey cannot be eaten by people
• DThey replace all minerals in Zimbabwe's mines

Local heroes and heroines in the family-and-community topic are people who:

• AMust live permanently overseas to be remembered
• BAre remembered only if they never worked
• CAre remembered for serving or protecting the community, including local as well as nation…
• DExist only as fictional cartoon characters

Indigenous religious practices in many Zimbabwean families may include:

• ADeleting all family names so ancestors are forgotten
• BBanning every family gathering
• CReplacing all food with stones
• DHonouring ancestors (midzimu/amadlozi) and ceremonies such as rain-making or a bira

Indigenous hunting tools historically used in Zimbabwe include:

• ASpears, bows and arrows, and snares
• BHoes, axes and planting sticks
• CGrinding stones, mortars and winnowing baskets
• DClay pots, gourds and reed mats

Which indigenous farming tool is still widely used to till and weed Zimbabwean fields and gardens?

• AThe sickle (jeko)
• BThe axe (demo)
• CThe hoe (badza)
• DThe winnowing basket (rusero)

In the Grade 7 list of family types, a nuclear or monogamous family is best described as:

• AA man with several wives living in one homestead
• BA school class that shares a teacher
• CA queue of strangers at a bus stop
• DTwo parents and their children living as one household

Family aspirations in the junior syllabus refer to:

• AThe hopes a family has for education, work, health and a better life
• BOnly the colour of the kitchen walls
• COnly the name of the nearest river
• DOnly the final score of a football match

How can the totem system support conservation of some wild animals?

• AIt bans all farming in Zimbabwe
• BPeople who share an animal totem are taught not to kill or eat that animal, which protect…
• CIt replaces national parks with shopping centres
• DIt means every wild animal may be hunted freely

A polygamous family, which customary marriage practice in Zimbabwe can recognise, is:

• AA household with only one parent and children
• BA group of classmates who share lunch
• CA household in which a husband has more than one wife
• DAny family that has no children

Why do families keep praise names (zvidawo / izibongo) together with totems and genealogies?

• APraise names distinguish related clans that may share a broad totem and teach the family'…
• BPraise names replace every first name on a school register
• CPraise names are only cattle-brand codes used at a sale pen
• DPraise names are printed only as bus-ticket numbers

Local shrines and monuments matter to family and community heritage because they:

• AAre only petrol stations along a highway
• BAre only private bank vaults
• CAre only new shopping malls
• DMark places of ancestral, spiritual or historical memory that families visit and help pro…

Which statement best compares a duri/umgigo with a modern hammer mill?

• AThe mortar and pestle process grain at household scale; a mill does the same food job fas…
• BA duri is used only to crush gold ore at a large mine
• CA mill replaces all family cooking, so pots are no longer needed
• DNeither tool has any use in preparing food

Work at home for a Grade 7 learner in Zimbabwe may include:

• ASweeping, fetching water, washing dishes or helping with livestock
• BIssuing national passports at the Registrar's office
• CCommanding the national army
• DPrinting the country's banknotes

According to the junior work-and-leisure topic, people work mainly in order to:

• AAvoid sleep for as long as possible
• BEarn a living, support families and produce useful goods and services
• CCollect stamps and nothing else
• DHide from school forever

Which set lists occupations commonly found in Zimbabwean communities?

• APolar ice-cap explorer, deep-sea Arctic oil worker, and alpine ski instructor only
• BOnly jobs that exist on another continent
• CTeacher, nurse, farmer, miner, shopkeeper and artisan
• DOnly jobs that require leaving Africa permanently

Leisure time is best defined as:

• AOnly time spent fighting
• BOnly time spent destroying property
• CUnpaid forced labour after school
• DTime used for rest, play, sport, arts or worship after necessary work

Which is an indigenous Zimbabwean children's game taught in Heritage and Social Studies?

• ANhodo, tsoro or pada
• BVolleyball, tennis and hockey
• CChess, draughts and dominoes
• DCricket, rugby and golf

Tourism in Zimbabwe includes visits to places such as:

• ATable Mountain, the Kruger National Park and Robben Island
• BVictoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe, Hwange National Park and the Matobo Hills
• CMount Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti and Zanzibar
• DThe Okavango Delta, the Chobe River and the Makgadikgadi Pans

Occupational safety means:

• AWorking without rest until a person collapses
• BHiding every accident so that nobody learns from it
• CWorking in ways that protect people from injury, illness and dangerous tools
• DUsing broken tools on purpose to finish faster

Human capital in Zimbabwe is mainly:

• AOnly the gold still underground
• BOnly imported cars in a city showroom
• COnly empty unused buildings
• DThe knowledge, skills and health of the people

Employment creation in Zimbabwe can grow when people:

• AStart useful enterprises and add value to farm, mine, craft and tourism products
• BBurn workshops so that nobody can produce
• CBan all skills training
• DRefuse to serve any customer

Enterprise skills include:

• AStealing stock from a neighbour's shop
• BHiding all prices from yourself so you cannot plan
• CSpotting a need, planning, costing, making a product or service, and selling honestly
• DRefusing to keep any record of money

Sport, arts and culture become forms of work when:

• APeople destroy instruments so that nobody can perform
• BNobody ever practises a skill
• CThere is never any audience or buyer
• DPeople earn a living as players, coaches, musicians, dancers, sculptors or cultural guides

Responsible leisure for a Grade 7 learner includes:

• APlaying indigenous or modern games, reading, sport and visiting family without harming ot…
• BVandalising a classroom
• CBullying younger children after school
• DUsing harmful drugs because friends say it is fun

A modern game commonly played at Zimbabwean schools is:

• ANhodo
• BTsoro
• CSoccer or netball
• DPada

Why is tourism important to many Zimbabwean communities?

• AVisitors spend money on guides, lodges, crafts, food and transport, which creates jobs
• BTourism only closes farms and never employs anyone
• CTourism is only another word for gold mining
• DTourism has no money value at all

Which site is a world-famous natural attraction on the Zambezi at Zimbabwe's border with Zambia?

• ATable Mountain in Cape Town
• BMount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
• CThe pyramids of Giza in Egypt
• DVictoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya)

Great Zimbabwe is important to both heritage and tourism because it is:

• AA historic stone-city monument that shows the skill of early Zimbabwean builders
• BA newly built shopping mall in a suburb
• COnly a modern international airport terminal
• DOnly a Premier Soccer League stadium

Self-reliance as an enterprise idea means:

• ARefusing all education so that skills never grow
• BRefusing to help family members
• CUsing local skills and resources to create income instead of waiting only for a formal job
• DRefusing to sell any useful product

Why should workers know occupational safety on a farm, in a mine or in a workshop?

• ASharp tools, chemicals, fire, dust and heavy loads can injure people if used carelessly
• BSafety rules apply only in other countries
• CInjuries never happen at Zimbabwean workplaces
• DChildren must handle all chemicals without adult help