Instructions
Read each question carefully. For the multiple-choice questions, circle the letter of the best possible answer. Review your answers before finishing.
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions
Circle the best answer of your choice. (22 marks)
- Which family size is the best to look after?
- A. a small size family
- B. a big size family
- C. no family at all
- D. a big and small size family
- Some countries encourage people to have fewer children. This is called
- A. town planning
- B. family planning
- C. school planning
- D. village planning
- One of the advantages of having a small family is that
- A. it is expensive to look after
- B. there is too much noise in the house
- C. it is easy and cheaper to look after
- D. it will be boring
- All of the statements below make a good happy family except one. Which one?
- A. Children do not have to obey their parents if they don't want to
- B. Each member of the family respects each other
- C. The home is full of laughter and music
- D. The home is always open to receive friends and neighbours
- Families are joined together in a larger group called
- A. family planning
- B. family lines
- C. a family relationship
- D. a family tree
- There are ____ main types of families.
- A. 5
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
- Another way to show a family tree is to use a circle O to represent:
- A. a male
- B. children
- C. a female
- D. a person who died
- A family tree diagram is also known as:
- A. a pictogram
- B. a bar chart
- C. a column graph
- D. a kinship diagram
- Calling members of your nuclear and extended families by names such as father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, cousins and grandpa is an example of a:
- A. family relationship
- B. family celebration
- C. family budget
- D. happy family
- Your relationship with your brother would be:
- A. father and son
- B. sister and brother
- C. mother and daughter
- D. brother and brother
- The biggest community that we belong to is:
- A. the world community
- B. the village community
- C. the family of humankind
- D. the school community
- By learning about sharing the resources amongst every one hundred people, we can conclude that the world's wealth:
- A. is shared equally
- B. is shared more than its population
- C. is shared with everyone
- D. is not shared equally
- An example of "the world in our school" is:
- A. our teachers from other countries
- B. our students from Vanuatu
- C. our teachers from Vanuatu
- D. our traditional food from Vanuatu
- Which of the items below does not connect you to the world?
- A. rice
- B. laplap, a Vanuatu traditional baked food
- C. television
- D. mobile phone
- The island of Mataso is:
- A. 10 kilometres long
- B. 20 metres long
- C. 2 kilometres long
- D. 1,000 metres long
- According to interviews done by the students, Goodwill school's history started in the:
- A. Prima area
- B. Freshwota area
- C. Namba 3 area
- D. Switi area
- One of the following is Goodwill's facility. Which one?
- A. a hall (basketball court)
- B. a swimming pool
- C. a gymnasium
- D. a bakery
- The principal and the school board are all part of the:
- A. school facilities
- B. school organisation
- C. school location
- D. school population
- Every student, teacher, cleaner and other workers of the school make up the:
- A. School Organisation
- B. School Facilities
- C. School Population
- D. School History
- The first big community Vanuatu belongs to is
- A. The World Community
- B. The Southern Hemisphere Community
- C. The Village Community
- D. The Pacific Community
- Family planning on how to spend money from their income is called
- A. family planning
- B. family budget
- C. family celebration
- D. family roles
- One of the following is the chief's special role to play in a traditional marriage in the island of Tanna. Which one?
- A. Judge the fighting between the bride and bridegroom
- B. Advise the couple
- C. Make an arranged marriage between the boy's and the girl's parents
- D. Pay for the pigs for exchange gifts
Answer Key & Explanations
Answer Key
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- B
- C
- A
- B
- B
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- D
- A
- D
- A
- D
- A
- B
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- A
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- D
- B
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Explanations
1. Which family size is the best to look after?
Answer: A. a small size family. A smaller family generally requires fewer resources (money, food, space), making it easier and less expensive for parents to provide care, attention, and opportunities for each child.
2. Some countries encourage people to have fewer children. This is called
Answer: B. family planning. Family planning is the practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births. This is often done through education and access to contraception.
3. One of the advantages of having a small family is that
Answer: C. it is easy and cheaper to look after. This relates to question 1. With fewer children, a family's income can go further, and parents may find it less demanding to manage daily life.
4. All of the statements below make a good happy family except one. Which one?
Answer: A. Children do not have to obey their parents if they don't want to. Healthy family structures rely on mutual respect, which includes children respecting the guidance and rules set by their parents for safety and wellbeing. Options B, C, and D all describe positive aspects of a happy family life.
5. Families are joined together in a larger group called
Answer: B. family lines. Family lines, or lineage, refer to the ancestry and descent from common relatives, connecting multiple families into a larger kinship group or clan.
6. There are ____ main types of families.
Answer: B. 2. In social studies, the two primary family structures discussed are the nuclear family (parents and their immediate children) and the extended family (which includes relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins living together or nearby).
7. Another way to show a family tree is to use a circle O to represent:
Answer: C. a female. In standard kinship diagrams (family trees), a circle is used to represent a female, and a square or triangle is used to represent a male.
8. A family tree diagram is also known as:
Answer: D. a kinship diagram. "Kinship diagram" is the more formal or technical term used in social studies and anthropology for a family tree. It maps out family relationships.
9. Calling members of your nuclear and extended families by names such as father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, cousins and grandpa is an example of a:
Answer: A. family relationship. These titles (father, sister, etc.) define each person's specific connection and role within the family structure. They are the words we use to describe our family relationships.
10. Your relationship with your brother would be:
Answer: D. brother and brother. This question asks to identify the type of relationship. If you have a brother, and you are also a boy, the relationship is "brother and brother." If you were a girl, the relationship would be "sister and brother" (B), but (D) is one of the correct possibilities.
11. The biggest community that we belong to is:
Answer: A. the world community. We belong to many communities (school, village, nation), but the largest and most inclusive community is the global or world community, which includes all people on Earth.
12. By learning about sharing the resources amongst every one hundred people, we can conclude that the world's wealth:
Answer: D. is not shared equally. Studies on global wealth distribution consistently show that a small percentage of the population holds a very large percentage of the world's wealth, meaning resources are not shared equally among everyone.
13. An example of "the world in our school" is:
Answer: A. our teachers from other countries. This phrase refers to the presence of global connections within a local place. Having teachers from other countries brings different cultures, languages, and perspectives directly into the school, connecting students to the wider world.
14. Which of the items below does not connect you to the world?
Answer: B. laplap, a Vanuatu traditional baked food. Rice is a global food staple, while television and mobile phones are technologies that connect us to global information and people. Laplap, however, is a specific traditional food from Vanuatu, representing a local, rather than a global, connection.
15. The island of Mataso is:
Answer: C. 2 kilometres long. Mataso is a small island in Vanuatu. Its actual length is approximately 2.4 km, making 2 kilometres the closest and most accurate answer.
16. According to interviews done by the students, Goodwill school's history started in the:
Answer: B. Freshwota area. This question is based on specific local knowledge about a particular school's history, likely learned during a class project.
17. One of the following is Goodwill's facility. Which one?
Answer: A. a hall (basketball court). This is another question based on specific knowledge of Goodwill School. A multi-purpose hall that can be used as a basketball court is a common facility in many schools.
18. The principal and the school board are all part of the:
Answer: B. school organisation. School organisation refers to the structure of leadership and management. The principal (head of the school) and the school board (governing body) are key parts of this structure, not the physical facilities or the total population.
19. Every student, teacher, cleaner and other workers of the school make up the:
Answer: C. School Population. The population of any place, including a school, refers to all the people who are part of it.
20. The first big community Vanuatu belongs to is
Answer: D. The Pacific Community. While Vanuatu is part of the World Community, the question asks for the "first big community." This refers to its immediate regional group. As an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, its primary regional community is the Pacific Community (also known as SPC).
21. Family planning on how to spend money from their income is called
Answer: B. family budget. A budget is a plan for managing income and expenses. When a family creates this plan, it is called a family budget. This is different from "family planning" (A), which relates to the number of children.
22. One of the following is the chief's special role to play in a traditional marriage in the island of Tanna. Which one?
Answer: B. Advise the couple. In many traditional cultures, including on Tanna, a chief's role as a respected elder is to provide wisdom, guidance, and advice to the new couple to ensure a strong and successful marriage within the community. While they may mediate disputes later, their primary ceremonial role is to advise.