MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

2015 GRADE SIX NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

SOCIAL STUDIES - PAPER 1

June 04, 2015

30 Marks

TIME: 50 Minutes

Answer ALL Questions

Read the Following Instructions Carefully

1.

This paper has 30 questions. You have 50 minutes to

Answer them.

2.

Each question has four possible answers: A, B, C, D

3.

Read each question carefully then choose the correct

answer.

4.

On the answer sheet, find the number of the question you

want to answer.

5.

Shade the circle with the letter of the answer you have
chosen.
Sample Question:
The highest point of land in Antigua is:
A. Fig Tree Hill
C. Shirley Heights
B. Mount Obama D. the Highlands

The correct answer is Mount Obama, so on your answer sheet you should shade
the circle containing the letter B.

6.

If you want to change your answer, be sure to erase your

old answer completely and fill your new choice.

7.

If you cannot answer a question, omit it and go on to the

next one. You can come back to the harder question later.

8.

Your score will be the total number of correct answers

-11. Who is the Governor General of Antigua and

Barbuda?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Dame Louise Lake Tack

Sir Dr. Rodney Williams
Sir James Carlisle
Sir Wilfred Jacobs

2. The Member of Parliament for the St. Johns

City West constituency is
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.

Honourable Melford Nicholas

Honourable Dr. Winston Baldwin Spencer
Honourable Steadroy Benjamin
Honourable Gaston Browne
What was the theme for the 2014
anniversary of independence in Antigua and
Barbuda?

A. Antigua and Barbuda: One Family; Moving

towards a Secure Future
B. Antigua and Barbuda: One Family;
Celebrating with Pride, Vision and Integrity
C. Antigua and Barbuda: One Family; Uniting
for a Cleaner, Greener More Productive
Nation
D. Rebuilding Our Nation with Togetherness,
Commitment and Perseverance
4. Which of the following about drought is
correct?
A.
B.
C.
D.

No rain for long periods

Occurs only in deserts
Affects only plants
Causes green hillsides

5. Name the virus that is transmitted by the

Aedes Egypti mosquito, which has affected a
large number of people in Antigua and
Barbuda recently.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Ebola
Malaria
Chickungunya
Yellow Fever

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6. The tropical weather system which

affected Antigua and Barbuda on
Monday, October 13th, 2014 was
A.
B.
C.
D.
7.

Tropical Storm Arthur

Tropical Storm Gonzalo
Tropical Storm Bertha
Tropical Storm Fay
Most one day visitors to Antigua and
Barbuda come on

A.
B.
C.
D.
8.

cargo vessels
airlines
cruise ships
railways
What is the name of the cruise liner
which has returned to Antigua and
Barbuda in 2014, after it had stopped
calling at our port many years ago?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Costa Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line
Celebrity Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line

9. The oral stories, varieties of local dishes,

and dialect that have been passed on to
us by our ancestors help to make up
Antigua and Barbudas
A. government
B. culture
C. habitat
D. economy
10. Which of the following is a renewable
resource?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Crude oil
Natural gas
Wood
Coal

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-2Questions 11 and 12 refer to the following photo.

11. This appliance was once popular in Antigua

and Barbuda. What is its name?
A. model boat
B. goose
C. kettle
D. plane

13. Sarah is looking at a map showing the

different physical landscape features of
Barbuda. What type of map is Sarah looking
at?
A. Dot Map
B. Pictograph
C. Contour Map
D. Topographic map

14. The proverbial saying time longer than

rope or empty vessels make the most
noise is a part of our
A. customs
B. gossiping
C. culture
D. art form
15. Mr. Johnson is a farmer in Antigua and
Barbuda. Which community would he most
likely live in?
A. Grays Farm
B. Villa
C. Ovals
D. Urlings
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12. What was it used for?

A.
B.
C.
D.

To shave off wood

As an ornament
To keep water
To iron clothes

16. Danny, a fisherman from Wilikies was

lost at sea. He made contact with his
cell phone to the Antigua and Barbuda
Coast Guard for rescue. What
information would he have to give the
Coast Guard for them to find his exact
location?
A. Latitude and longitude
B. Compass direction
C. The hemisphere in which he is located
D. His height above sea level
17. Which two lines of latitude run through
South America?
A. The Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer
B. Tropic of Cancer and the Equator
C. The Equator and Tropic of Capricorn
D. Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic
Circle
18. Which factor limits the growth of a
population?
A. Available space
B. Good food supply
C. No predators
D. Disease
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19. Mr. Josiah buys goods from abroad

regularly and sells to supermarkets and
stores. Mr. Josiah can be described as
a/an
A.
B.
C.
D.

retailer
importer
exporter
food processor

22. Some of the Caribbean countries are

depending on the Citizenship by
Investment Program (CIP) to help their
economy. One disadvantage of this
program is
A.
B.
C.
D.

20. When Antigua and Barbuda trades with

Japan and Canada, which currencies are
used?
A. Yen and Canadian dollar
B. Yen and Pound
C. Canadian dollar and Yuan
D. Pound and Euro
21. What is causing global warming?
Too much carbon dioxide is in the
atmosphere
B. Too much oxygen is in the atmosphere
C. Too much drought is taking place around
the world
D. There are too many factories in the world

it can generate large amounts of revenue

it can help to create employment for
citizens
it may open the doors to having
questionable people obtaining citizenship
it opens the doors for major foreign
investors to set up their business in their
country

23. Which of the following individual is being

a good citizen?
A.
B.

A boy beating a vagrant

A teenager using abusive language to an
elderly person
C. A teacher abusing a student
D. A businessman providing hot meals for
homeless people
24. Why do people who live in some areas
form a neighbourhood watch?

A.

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A.
B.

To spy on neighbours they dont like

To make it easier to set up dancehall
sessions
C. To prevent violence during general
elections
D. To reduce and prevent the occurrence of
crime in their area

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25. Which of the following do the Royal Police

Force of Antigua and Barbuda and the
Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force
protect?

28. Kareem is a little slow in class, so the

teacher has to spend more time with him
so he can learn. The other students can
show tolerance by

A. The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda

B. The citizens of Antigua and Barbuda
C. Members of parliament
D. Ministers of government

A.
B.
C.
D.

26. Which of the following statements is an

example of political prejudice?

29. We can take precaution to lessen the

effects of natural disasters because
A.

A. There are some excellent politicians.

B. My church can do no wrong.
C. My party did all the good in the country.
D. We often do not know the real heroes.

being patient while the teacher explains

to Kareem
grumbling about too much time being
given to Kareem
cursing Kareem about how stupid he is
laughing at Kareems weaknesses

B.
C.
D.

Most of the times we get advance

warning
They are man-made problems
People expect natural disasters to occur
once a year
There is nothing much to worry about

27. Which of the following groups is most

likely to benefit from cruise ship arrivals to
Antigua?

30. What do we use foreign exchange for? To

A.

B.

Restaurant operators, taxi operators, and

hoteliers
B. Restaurant operators, taxi operators, and
craft vendors
C. Restaurant operators, hoteliers, and craft
vendors
D. Taxi operators, hoteliers, and craft
vendors
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A.

C.
D.

buy things from other countries that

we do not produce ourselves
get Eastern Caribbean dollars at
Western Union
make the Eastern Caribbean Currency
Bank stronger
sell things to other countries that
cannot produce these things for
themselves

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