SECTION A

1. Name the major line of latitude in Uganda.

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2. Where do we find oil wells in Uganda?
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3. How does the key help a map reader?
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4. In which way do forests support wild animals?
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5. Of what use is a rain gauge to a farmer?
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6. Draw the map of a table in the space below.

7. Which country lies to the north of Uganda?

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8. State one danger that can result from deforestation?
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9. Give one reason why exporters of flowers use aeroplanes.
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10. Suggest any one method used by farmers living in hilly areas to control soil erosion.
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11. How many countries are neighbours of East Africa?
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12. Name the major cash crop grown on the slopes of Mt. Elgon.
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13. Give any one reason why it is difficult to travel by boat on river Nile between Jinja
and Pakwach.
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14. Give any one use of the Indian Ocean to the people of East Africa.
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15. Give any one reason why poachers hunt elephants.
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16. Which group of foreigners was the first to come to East Africa?
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17. In which part of Uganda did the British establish their rule first?
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18. Why did Sir Samuel Baker fight slave trade in Acholi land?
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19. In which part of Uganda did Semei Kakungulu help the British to establish their rule?
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20. Why did the Nilotics start mixed farming whn they came to East Africa?
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21. Who was the king of Buganda when the 1900 Buganda Agreement was being signed?
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22. Why is it important for Uganda to be a Member of the East African Community?
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23. Give any one reason why it is necessary for Uganda to have one local national
language.
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24. Give any one reason why it is important to have a museum in a country.
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25. Why did the people of Uganda form political parties during colonial rule?
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26. Which similar attitude did Kabaka Mwanga and Omukama Kabalega have towards the
British rule?
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27. Why is Dr. L.S.B. Leakey remembered in East Africa?
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28. Give one reason why Benedicto Kiwanuka is remembered in the history of Uganda.
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29. State one political contribution of the Bachwezi to Uganda.
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30. What is culture?
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31. How are the members of Parliament chosen?
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32. Who designed the Uganda National Flag?
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33. What is the motto of Uganda?
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34. Name the most common system of electing leaders used in Uganda.
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35. How does government earn income from exports?
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In each of the questions 36 to 40, answer Either a Christian Or an Islamic
question but not both. No marks will be awarded to any one who attempts both
alternatives on a number.
36. Either: What was God’s purpose of creating Adam?
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Or: Who delivered the message from Allah to Muhammad?
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37. Either: Why does a Christian repent to God after sinning?
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Or: Why does a Muslim repent to Allah after sinning?
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38. Either: Why did Jesus Christ come to earth?
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Or: What is Zakat?
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39. Either: Why was King Herod not happy with the birth of Jesus?
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Or: What is the importance of a Friday to a Muslim?
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40. Either: Name the Sacrament which helps to strengthen the faith of a Christian.
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Or: Name the pillar of Islam which is fulfilled by only those Muslims who are
able.
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SECTION B
41 Study the map of East Africa below and answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the ethnic group which entered through the route shown by the arrow.
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(b) How are the economic activities in areas labelled A and B similar?
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(c) Name the sea port marked with letter C.
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(d) Who is the President of country X?
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42a) Write EAC in full.
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(b) Mention any one organ of the EAC.
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(c) Name one financial institution of the EAC which has its headquarters in Kampala.
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(d) What is the work of Hon. Margaret Nantongo Zziwa in the EAC?
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43a) What title is given to each head of the following organs of government?
(i) Legislature _____________________________________________________
(ii) Judiciary _____________________________________________________
(b) Which organ of government decides whether one has broken the law or not?
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(c) How is the work of the police different from that of a magistrate?
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44a) What is a surplus budget?
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b) In which way is a surplus budget better than a deficit budget?
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(c) Name the official responsible for making a budget of a school.
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(d) Suggest one way a farmer can improve on his income.
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45 (a) Give any one way in which rain is important to the community of farmers.
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(b) Give any two ways in which the scarcity of rain affects farmers.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________
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(c) What can farmers do to stop relying on natural rainfall as a source of water?
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46(a) Give two reasons why the government of Uganda carries out population census.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________
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(b) Give two problems faced by people who carry out population census.
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47. a) Why did Kabaka Mutesa I invite missionaries to Buganda?
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(b) How did the missionaries contribute to the development of Uganda?
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________
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(c) Which group of missionaries was the first to arrive in Uganda?
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48a) Write COMESA in full.
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(b) State any two reasons why COMESA was formed.
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________
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(c) What is a common market?
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49a) What is communication?
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(b) Mention two means of communication suitable for sending messages to many people
at the same time.
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(c) Name the means of communication which is not suitable for the illiterates.
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50a) Give two main tourist attractions in Bwindi National Park.
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(b) Give two reasons why tourism is referred to as an invisible export.
(i) ___________________________________________________________________
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In each of the questions 51 – 54, answer Either a Christian Or an Islamic
questions but not both in a number. No marks will be awarded to a any one who
attempts both alternatives in a number.
51. Either:
(a) What is Holy Matrimony?
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(b) Where do people get Holy Matrimony?
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(c) Who gives Holy Matrimony?
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(d) Why do Christians receive Holy Matrimony?
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Or:
(a) Give any two ways in which a Muslim prepares for Salaat.
i) ___________________________________________________________________
ii) ___________________________________________________________________
(b) For what reason can a Muslim miss Salaat?
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(c) Why were the early Muslims facing Jerusalem during Prayer?
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52. Either:
Gospel books talk about the life of Jesus Christ. Write down any four gospel books in
the Bible.
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________
(iii) ________________________________________________________________
(iv) ________________________________________________________________
Or:
Write down the four holy books as used in Islam.
(i) ________________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________________
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________

53. Either:
(a) What does the term lent mean?
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(b) How long does the lent period take?
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(d) Of what importance is lent to the followers of Jesus?
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Or:
(a) What does the term saum mean?
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(b) What do we call prayers a Muslim says at night during Ramathan?
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(c) Give any two reasons why a true Muslim should fast.
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(ii) ________________________________________________________________
54. Either:
(a) How did Jesus meet His death?
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(b) Where did Jesus meet His death?
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(c) Give two strange things that happened when Jesus died.
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Or:
(a) Who was the beloved son of Prophet Ibrahim?
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(b) Why did Allah love Prophet Ibrahim?
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(c) Write any two lessons we learn from the actions of Ibrahim.
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55. Either:
(a) Who told Mary that she was going to be the mother of Jesus?
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(b) Which people were the first to know about the birth of Jesus?
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(c) What were the above people doing when they got the good news?
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(d) How did the people mentioned above reach the birth place of baby Jesus?
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Or:
(a) Which group of foreigners introduced Islam in Uganda?
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(b) Name any two places of historical importance in Islam in Uganda.
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(c) Name the king of Buganda who killed the people who had converted to Islam.
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Marking guide for P6 SST End of term I 2013 29. They introduced a centralized system of
administration.
1. Equator
30. The way of life and social organization of a
2. Around Lake Albert
group of people.
3. A key helps in interpreting symbols.
31. They are elected by people through the
4. Forests provide food (shoots, tubers, leaves
ballot.
etc) to some wild animals/Forests act as
32. Grace Ibingira.
homes (habitats) to some animals.
33. FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY.
5. A rain gauge helps a farmer to know the
34. Ballot
amount of rain received in an area.
35. Some experts are taxed by
6.
government./Government gets income from
7. South Sudan
direct sales of commodities abroad e.g.
8. Soil erosion/increase in surface
electricity/gold/oil.
temperature/reduction in rainfall amount.
36. Either: To worship/adore Him./To look after
9. Flowers are perishable which need fast
God’s creation.
means to the market.
Or: Angel Jibril.
10. Terracing/contour ploughing/strip cropping
37. Either: To able to get salvation.
11. Eight
Or: To be able to go to Jannah.
12. Arabica coffee (Reject: coffee)
38. Either: To save people from sins.
13. Due to waterfalls (Karuma)/Fast running
Or: Alms giving.
water.
39. Either: He thought that Jesus had come to
14. It helps in trade (transporting goods from
take over his kingdom.
Asia and Europe)/Beautiful beaches/Ports to
Or: It is the day for Jummah prayers.
handle imports and exports
(congregational obligatory prayer)
15. In order to get elephant tusks.
40. Either: Holy communion.
16. The Arabs.
Or: Hajj (Hijja)
17. Central/Buganda
SECTION B
18. The slave traders were mistreating people in
41. –
Acholi land/The people of Acholi were
(a) Nilotes/Nilotics
suffering too much.
(b) Both areas grow Arabica coffee and
19. Eastern Uganda
bananas./In both areas crop growing
20. They found the land fertile/Influenced by the
takes place.
people they found in East Africa.
(c) Mombasa.
21. Kabaka Daudi Chwa II
(d) H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta.
22. To improve on trade/To co-operate with the
42. –
neighbours/To improve on transport and
(a) East African Community.
communication network/To create more job
(b) Secretariat/Summit/Council of
opportunities.
ministers/EALA/E.A court of Justice/
23. To make communication easy in the country.
(c) East African Development Bank (EADB)
24. To be able to keep the history of a
(d) Hon. Magaret Nantongo Zziwa is the
country./To enable studies about the past of a
speaker of the East African Legislative
country.
Assembly. (EALA)
25. To be able to struggle for self rule./To follow
43. –
the British system of administration.
(a) (i) Speaker
26. Both Mwanga and Kabalega had a negative
(ii) Chief Justice.
attitude towards British rule.
(b) Judiciary.
27. He discovered the fossils of early man at Old
(c) The Police arrests law-breakers/keeps
Vai George.
order whereas the magistrate punishes
28. He was the first chief minister after Uganda
offenders (Law breakers)
attained self rule.
44. –

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 (a) A type of budget where income is greater
than expenditure. 51. Either:
(b) A surplus budget enables saving unlike a a) Marriage in a church.
deficif budget./A surplus budget leads to b) Churches
development unlike a deficit budget. c) Pastors/Reverands
(c) Headteacher. d) To bear children/To have company/To
(d) By growing high yielding have blessed union
crops./Growing a variety of Or: (a) Preparing the place for salat/Getting
crops./Looking for better markets. ablution/Dressing decently/Facing
45. – Qubra/Paying attention (Niyyat)
(a) Rain helps to water farmers’ crops. (b) When very sick/During
(b) Crops dry up in gardens/Low crop menstruation/While in deep sleep/
yields/Poverty/Shortage of water for (c) It was in the direction of the Qibra (It
domestic use. was their sacred place)
(c) By using/resorting to irrigation farming. 52. Either:
46. – Mathew/Luke/John/Mark.
(a) To know the number of people in Or: Quran/Injir/Dauda/Zabur
Uganda./To plan for the people of 53. Either:
Uganda./To determine the population (a) Lent is the fasting period for Christians.
structure of Uganda./To know the rate of (b) 40 days.
population growth in Uganda. (c) Palm Sunday
(b) Ignorance of the people/Some people (d) They repent/Strength their faith.
conceal information/Bad roads/Weather Or: (a) Fasting
changes/Hostility of people. (b) Taraweeh
47. – (c) To get rewards/blessings./To
(a) He wanted guns to fight his enemies./He fulfill one of the pillars of Islam.
wanted his people to learn literacy and 54. Either:
numeracy skills. (a) Jesus was crucified.
(b) Built schools/Hospitals/Trained practical (b) At Golgotha.
skills. (c) A curtain in the temple tore into
(c) C.M.S Church Missionary pieces/Darkness during day./There
Society/Protestant Missionaries. was tremor.
48. – Or:
(a) Common market for Eastern and (a) Ismael
Southern Africa. (b) Prophet Ibrahim had strong faith in
(b) To promote trade./To allow free Allah.
movement of people and goods./To (c) Obedience to Allah./Being faithful to
organise regular investments/To promote Allah.
peace, security and stability. 55. Either:
(c) An area where goods and factors of (a) Angel Gabriel.
production are able to move freely. (b) The shepherds.
49. – (c) They were keeping their sheep.
(a) The sending and receiving of messages. (d) They were guided by a star.
(b) Radio/Television Or: (a) The Arabs.
(c) Newspapers. (b) Kibuli/Old Kampala mosque/Kawempe
50. – Mbogo.
(a) Mountain gorillas/Thick forests (c) Kabaka Mutesa I.
(Equatorial forests)
(b) It is a service to mostly people from
abroad./It brings in foreign exchange.