O-Levels Heritage Studies Exemplar
O-Levels Heritage Studies Exemplar
O-Levels Heritage Studies Exemplar
SPECIMEN PAPER
1 hour
Additional Materials:
Multiple choice answer sheet Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
Soft clean eraser
TIME 1 hour
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided
unless this has already been done for you.
There are forty questions in this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four
possible answers, A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in
soft pencil on the separate answer sheet.
A is born.
B becomes an adolescent.
C begins to walk.
D is still in the mother’s womb.
A child headed
B monogamous
C polygamous
D single parent
A birth certificate
B birth record
C medical card
D Voter’s card
A Zimbabwe bird
B coat of arms
C Zimbabwean flag
D great Zimbabwe monument
A commitment
B integrity
C stigma
D transparency
A disaster management.
B climatic change.
C mitigation measures.
D air pollution.
13 The setting of the age of consent to sex at sixteen years has led to
A gender equity.
B decent marriages.
C white weddings.
D abuse of girls.
A boundary issue
B Jameson raid
C abuse of women
D forced taxation
A Chinhoyi caves.
B Great Zimbabwe.
C Njelele.
D Victoria Falls.
A feeling of rebellion.
B spirit of patriotism.
C craving for western culture.
D love for modernity.
A Tembwe.
B Nyadzonya.
C Freedom camp.
D Chimoio.
21 The most important natural resource for Zimbabweans in the rural areas is
A rivers.
B minerals.
C land.
D birds.
A making laws.
B debating laws.
C policy making.
D interpreting laws.
A transport.
B health.
C communication.
D allowances.
A kitchen.
B granary.
C land.
D mat.
A ACA.
B AIPPA.
C C S A.
D EMA
A human resources
B time management
C communication network
D capital constraints
A diamond rush
B gold panning
C copper mining
D stone quarrying
A magic.
B ceremonies.
C witchcraft.
D taboos.
A Cholera.
B Dysentry.
C Ebola.
D HIV/AIDS.
A Siltation of rivers.
B land pollution.
C soil fertility.
D water borne diseases.
Study the map below which shows child labour in the world and answer questions 39 and 40.
30 %
10 - 29%
10%
A Europe.
B Asia.
C America.
D Africa.
40 Suggest a reason why the continent you have chosen has the highest rate of child
labour.
A poor governance
B high employment rate
C high rate of population
D civil wars
TIME 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write your centre and candidate number on the top right hand corner of every page of this paper.
Check that all the pages are in the booklet and ask the invigilator for a replacement if there are duplicate
or missing pages.
Section A
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Section B
Answer any two questions.
Write your answers on the answer paper provided.
SECTION A
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(b) Demonstrate the importance of going through all the stages during
indigenous courtship.
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(c) Show how the indigenous courtship practice has been undermined by the
contemporary culture.
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(b) Show how learners can benefit from the use of indigenous
languages in the teaching and learning process.
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(c) Outline the measures that have been taken by the Zimbabwean
Government to promote the teaching and learning of indigenous
languages.
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4 (a) Study Figure 4.1 below and answer questions that follow:
(i) List any two factors that contribute to slum shelters like
the one pictured above.
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(b) Choose any one feature of the monument in 5(a)(ii) above and
explain three ways in which the feature is significant.
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(c) Show how the presence of national monuments can help to reduce
unemployment in Zimbabwe.
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COUNTRY RESPONSIBILITY
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SECTION B
(b) Analyse the ways in which Ndebele lives were affected by the defeat
of 1893. [6]
(c) Outline the measures taken by the Ndebele people in an attempt to solve
the problems created by the 1893 war. [6]
(b) Describe any three requirements for one to become a citizen of Zimbabwe. [6]
11 (a) Highlight the procedures observed in traditional death rites in Zimbabwe. [8]
(b) Explain the significance of birth and death rites to the Zimbabwean
indigenous society. [6]
(c) Outline measures that can be undertaken to prevent the disappearance of
indigenous death rites. [6]