THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN SECONDARY

EDUCATION 2006
(Level 1)

SOCIAL STUDIES

TIME: 90 MINUTES

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SECTION II

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 INSTRUCTIONS

Read the following carefully:

1. This paper consists of two (2) sections - Section I and Section II.
Section I contains forty (40) Multiple Choice questions.
Section II contains five (5) Open Response questions.

2. Answer ALL questions in Section I on the Multiple-Choice answer sheet

provided and FOUR (4) questions from Section II on the pages provided at
the end of this booklet.

3. Complete the following on the cover of your booklet:

- Student’s Name
- School’s Name
- School’s ID
- Student’s number

4. Fill in the following information on the Multiple-Choice Answer sheet using a

2 HB pencil only:
- School’s Name and ID
- Student’s Name
- Student’s Number
- Date of Birth

5. Record your answers for Section I on the Multiple - Choice answer sheets
provided by shading the selected answer completely.

6. If you must change your answer, erase your first answer completely and then
shade your new answer.

7. Do not:

- Write anything on the top and sides of these sheets with a pencil or a pen
- Staple
- Punch holes
- Bend the corners
- Tear
- Or make stray marks on the answer sheet

8. If you are finished before time is called, go back and check your work.

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 SOCIAL STUDIES
SECTION I
MULTIPLE CHOICE

Answer all questions in this section. For each question, select the correct answer and
shade the letter to the corresponding question in the answer sheet provided.

1. My physical self is made up of the way

3.
A. I think and make decisions
B. I express emotions
C. my body looks
D. my friends and I play.

2. FAMILY TREE

Mary † Peter The photo above represents an

example of

A. church groups
Joan † Steve David Jenny Susan † Dean B. formal groups
C. peer groups
D. informal groups

Vicky Joy Sherwin Derek 4. David made a scaled drawing of his

neighbourhood and included compass
Key: † Married directions. This drawing is called a

What is the relationship of Joan to Derek in the A. map

Family Tree above? B. site
C. symbol
B. title
A. Cousin
B. Aunt-in-law
C. Grandmother
D. Aunt

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5. Keisha has an allowance. While she needs a A. 100
calculator, she would like to buy new B. 125
clothes to attend her best friend’s birthday C. 145
party. What should Keisha do? D. 150

A. Buy new clothes for the birthday party

B. Ask her parents to purchase the calculator
for her 8. The pie chart below represents problems
C. Buy the calculator and use clothes she experienced at a particular school.
already has
D. Borrow money from a friend at school

6. For Christmas gifts, Lisa would like to purchase Absenteeism Drug

electrical items. A store is offering a 20% Use
discount; she must
Gambling
A. purchase the items before the sale ends and
save money Vandalism
B. ensure she keeps her bill and see the
manager if a problem arises
C. check the items at the store before
purchasing them and keep the bill
D. check the items before purchasing, get a What is the most prominent problem?
warranty/guarantee, keep the bill 8.
A. Vandalism.
7. B. Gambling.
C. Absenteeism
D. Drug use
Number of Persons Living in a Village
By Age
250
200 9. The economy of a country could no
150
longer support the increasing number of
residents. This brought about a debate as
100 to what would be an effective measure in
curbing this problem. The BEST way to
50 respond to this situation is
0 0-10 11-20 41-50 >50
21-30 A. community living
Age B. family planning
C. migration
The Bar Chart above shows the number of D. immigration
Persons living in a small village and their
ages. The number of persons in the 21- 30
age group is

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10. There has been no water in the village for more 13. In order for a Bill to be made into law
than two weeks. What should be the villagers’ in Trinidad and Tobago, it must have
first response to this situation? final approval from the

A. Complain to their Member of Parliament. A. Leader of the Opposition

B. Picket the office of the Prime Minister. B. President of the Senate
C. Block the road with old cars. C. Prime Minister
D. Refuse to pay the WASA bill. D. President of the Nation

14. Rita and Paul were living in Grenada

for several years and have two kids.
Use the Diagram Below to Answer Questions 11 Paul, a citizen of Trinidad and
and 12. Tobago wants to return home with
his family. What would qualify Rita,
a Grenadian citizen, to become a
27 Mt. Bey citizen of Trinidad and Tobago?
26 A. Descent and Marriage
B. Descent and Naturalization
25
C. Birth and Naturalization
24 Ara Rio D. Marriage and Naturalization

23 15. I. Political Parties nominate

candidates
10 11 12 13 14 II. Parties present their
manifestoes
11. In which grid reference is the town RIO located? III Electorates cast their
votes
A. 12 ; 24
B. 13 ; 24
C. 24 ; 12 A. electing a Speaker
D. 24 ; 13 B. choosing a Government
C. selecting a president
D. creating a political party
12. Using a 16 point compass, what direction is Mt.
Bey from Ara? 16. Which of the following is performed
by the Central Government?
A. North
B. East A. Collection of garbage
C. North East B. Maintenance of cemeteries
D. North-North East C. Issuance of food badges
D. Provision of protective
services

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17. Joshua is a fourteen year old student. Under the
United Nations Rights of The Child he benefits 19. CROWN COLONY
from the right to GOVERNMENT

A. adequate nutrition and

health care
REPRESENTATIVE
B. play and recreation GOVERNMENT
C. education and a name
D. love and attention

18.
Find them, help them
Or REPUBLIC
they will find us in our
homes, cars streets…..

Source; Trinidad and Tobago In the flow chart above, the missing
Newsday-14/06/ stage in the development process is

A. Associated Statehood
Which of the following “rights of the child” B. Independence
BEST applies to resolving the problem in the C. Internal Self Government
above statement? D. Proprietary System

A. Education and Love

20. One of the rallying cries of the 1970
B. Play and Love
Black Power Movement was
C. Food and Health Care
Discrimination. The success of their
D. Food and Education
struggle can be ascertained by more
workers

A. receiving higher wages

B. working forty hours per week
C. joining trade unions
D. of different races being
employed

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21. Carefully study the flow-chart and 24. While there are many unemployed
answer the question based on it. secondary school graduates, many
job vacancies exist. This suggests
that
I Planting tomatoes in fields
A. the number of graduates far
exceeds the number of job
II i Transporting opportunities
tomatoes to factory
the country has a shortage of
money and therefore job
III Factory producing tomato opportunities are scarce.
ketchup
many graduates do not
possess the skill and
IV Transporting tomato knowledge required for
ketchup to supermarkets these jobs

D. businessmen are unwilling to

V employ graduates who demand
Supermarket
high salaries.

At what point in the flow-chart will primary 25. Which of the following flow
workers be found? diagrams show the correct order in
which goods reach consumers?
A. I
B. I and II A. Manufacturing Extraction
C. II and III Packaging Marketing
D. IV and V
B. Extraction Manufacturing
22. Dalton’s Construction Firms recently celebrated Packaging Marketing
their 40th Anniversary. How many decades has
Dalton’s been in existence? C. Marketing Extraction
Manufacturing Packaging
A. 4
B. 10 D. Extraction Manufacturing
C. 40 Marketing Packaging
D. 100

23. The term ‘conservation’ refers to

A. the wise use of natural resources

B. the consumption of goods and services
C. land reclamation in the coastal areas
D. the cutting down of rain forests

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26. Gomez has been cultivating tomatoes in his 30. Quarrying in the Northern Range
garden for a long time. Recently, he noticed that
results in
the yield from this crop has been getting smaller
and smaller. What will you suggest to Gomez to A. noise, air and water pollution
improve his agricultural output from his garden? B. land, water and noise pollution
C. noise, land and air pollution
D. land, water and air pollution
A. Clear more land to plant tomatoes
B. Place tomato plants closer together in the
31.
garden
C. Plough the garden and re-plant tomatoes Silting up of Flooding
D. Plant a different crop on the land
?
waterways

27. One of the advantages of the use of technology in

agriculture is
Which of the following statements
would BEST complete the flow
A. increased yield since farmers have to work
diagram?
longer hours.
B. more forested areas can be cleared easily in
A. Cutting down of forest trees
a short time.
B. Improper garbage disposal
C. more people are needed to produce more
C. Increased annual rainfall
food.
D. Major oil spills
D. more work can be done in a shorter time.

28. The government was advised to diversify in spite

of very high oil prices. This advice was given 30 -
No. of People (X1000)

because of
25-
20 -
A. surplus money in the country
B. too much dependence on oil 15 -
C. the lack of skilled workers in the oil industry
10 -
D. the growing demand for petroleum products
5-
29. The wind is blowing at 120 km/hr. This wind 0 1 1 1 1 1
speed is experienced during a 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
A. tsunami GRAPH SHOWING RURAL-URBAN
B. tropical storm MIGRATION
C. hurricane
D. tropical depression
Which time period shows the highest
rate of migration from rural areas?

A. 1970- 1980
B. 1980 - 1990
C. 1990 - 2000
D. 2000 - 2010
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 y 36. A famous shoe manufacturer has
relocated his plant from the USA to a
X developing country because of high
labour costs. Which of the following
can be a NEGATIVE effect of this
action?
CC
A. More job opportunities in the
developing county
B. Exploitation of workers in the
developing country
Key C. Increased trade between
Land countries
Water D. Transfer of technology to the
developing country

37. The Principal of Prestige High

32. The feature labelled X is a(n)
School dismissed school early after
exhausting ways of getting water for
A. Continent
the school.
B. Island
C. Ocean
D. Peninsula The principal exercised
A. authority
B. discretion
33. The changes in societies and the world economy
C. power
that are a result of dramatically increased trade and
D. charisma
cultural exchange is referred to as

A. Communication
38.
B. Globalization
C. Technology “One man, one vote”
D. Competition
The above statement refers to
35. In which chronological order did the integration
movement take place in the Caribbean? A. colonialism
B. Independence
C. Democracy
A. Caricom, Federation, Carifta
D. Republicanism
B. Carifta, Federation, Caricom
C. Federation, Carifta, Caricom
D. Caricom, Carifta, Federation

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 40. John has been charged for drug
39. The arm of government responsible for presenting trafficking. In which court will the
the National Budget is the matter be tried?
A. Judiciary
B. Executive A. Magistrates Court
C. Legislative B. Court of Appeal
D. Financial C. Family Court
D. Caribbean Court of Justice

SECTION 11
This section consists of five (5) questions. Answer any four (4) on the pages provided at
the end of this booklet.

EVOLUTION AND CHANGE

1. (a) Draw the table below and match the following foods to the people who introduced it to our culture:
• Cassava Bread
• Aloo Pie
• Corn- Meal Coo –Coo
• Tea

People Food

Amerindian
European
African
Indian

(4 marks)

(b) (i) What do you understand by the term Amerindian Settlement? (2 marks)

(ii) Explain two ways in which Amerindian Settlements changed with the arrival of Columbus?
(4 marks)

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(c) Suggest three ways that the life of women in the 21st century differs from that of the Amerindian
woman? (5 marks)

INTEGRATION AND CO-OPERATION

2. (a) Explain the terms:

- Dependence
- Interdependence (2 marks)

(b) State three ways that Caribbean people cooperate at a non-political level. (3 marks)

(c) A CARICOM member state has experienced a natural disaster. As chairman of

CARICOM suggest what can be done by member states to assist. (5 marks)

(d) Use Figure I to below to answer the following questions

Fig I - Trinidad and Tobago Imports and Exports with some of its
Trading partners for January - March 2005 / TT$ Millions
Exports Imports

2500
Trade in Millions

2004
2000

1500

1000

339
500
241 311
118 137
12 12
0
Caricom Dom. Republic UK Japan
Trading Partner

(Source - Central Statistical Office)

(i) What can you conclude about Trinidad and Tobago’s trade with CARICOM?

(ii) What can you conclude about the Dominican Republic’s trade with Trinidad and Tobago?

(iii) What are two ways in which Trinidad and Tobago may benefit from trade with the UK and
Japan?
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 (iv) Explain one way in which Caricom states may be negatively affected from trade with
Trinidad and Tobago. (5 marks)

ECONOMIC RESOURCES

3. (a) State the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable resource and give two examples of each
in Trinidad and Tobago. (4 marks)

(b) Explain three economic consequences of the over exploitation of natural resources in Trinidad and
Tobago.
(6marks)

(c) Outline a three point plan you would propose to the government to reduce the effects of over
exploitation. (5marks)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

4. (a) Define the term ‘communication’ (1 mark)

(b) “I am monarch of all I survey

My right, there is none to dispute….”

The quotation above is an example of verbal communication. List three examples of non-verbal
forms of communication (3 marks)

(c) Explain three ways in which modern communication technology benefits the consumer. (6 marks)

(d) Your class is organizing a sale in school to raise funds to purchase important educational supplies.
Suggest to your classmates two ways they can advertise the sale. (5 marks)

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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

5. (a) Explain three of the following with the aid of a diagram for each.
- Peninsula
- Bay
- Strait
- Mountain
(6 marks)

(b) Mangroves are often destroyed for developmental projects such as building cinemas and shopping
centres. What are four consequences of this action on the environment? (4 marks)

(c) Heavy rains often result in severe flooding and property damage in villages and towns. DEVELOP A
PLAN that you would recommend to the Mayor or local government representative to prevent a recurrence
of this problem. Your plan should include at least five solutions to the problem. (5 marks)

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