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Form 5 Social Mock Exam 2020
Form 5 Social Mock Exam 2020
a. Monogamous
b. Polygyny
c. Polygamous
d. Islamic
2. Sharon can be easily identified as the head of her household and makes all their major decisions. This family is
described as?
a. A patriarchal family
b. A feminist family
c. A matriarchal family
d. Equalitarian family
3. Substance abuse is considered a social issue because the behaviour associated with it
(i) Is considered by the majority of society to be undesirable
(ii) Directly and indirectly affects a large number of people
(iii) Is difficult to solve
(iv) It is not considered by a large number of people to be a societal problem
4. Which of the following situations can change a nuclear family into a sibling household?
a. A divorce
b. Death of one parent
c. Desertion by one parent
d. Migration of both parents
9. Beth and her friends usually enjoy hanging out at the mall on Saturday evenings. This best describes:
a. A primary group
b. An informal group
c. A secondary group
d. A peer group
16. Standards of behaviour that are socially accepted but of no moral significance are called?
a. Laws
b. Folkways
c. Moral codes
d. Mores
17. The ideas considered as right or wrong held by a particular society are called?
a. Moral codes
b. Folkways
c. Mores
d. Laws
18. A group of people at a stadium watching a football game can be classified as?
a. An assembly
b. A crowd
c. A gang
d. An audience
19. If persons are found spying in a country, they will be tried for?
a. Espionage
b. Treason
c. Conspiracy
d. Illegal entry
22. High unemployment, political instability and crime are all examples of?
a. Push factors
b. Pull factors
c. Low standard of living
d. All of the above
26. In some Caribbean countries, decreasing death rates are a recent trend because of?
(i) Improved health facilities
(ii) Increased crime rate
(iii) High living standards
(iv) Increased birth rates
32. All of the following are legacies of slavery and plantation life except?
a. Fathers neglecting their children
b. The visiting type relationship
c. The matrilocal family
d. The matriarchal family
33. In the Caribbean all of the following are grounds for divorce except?
a. Cruel and unfair treatment of a spouse
b. Legal separation over 2 years
c. Extra marital affairs
d. A spouse working overseas for part of the year
The community of St. John’s wants to build a homeless shelter. Peter insists that it is the responsibility of the
government.
35. If Peter agrees to the construction of the homeless shelter, he would be considered
a. Concerned
b. Cooperative
c. Respectful
d. Ignorant
36. After living in Europe for several years, Susan returned to Trinidad speaking with an accent, dressing and
behaving differently. The aspect of Susan’s personality most affected was her?
a. Social progress
b. Moral conviction
c. Personality
d. Physical maturity
40. The number of males to females in a country’s population is normally referred to as?
a. Population size
b. Total population
c. Labour force
d. Sex ratio
41. The ________________ is the average number of persons living in an area or country
a. Fertility rate
b. Population
c. Crude birth rate
d. Labour force
“The lack of job availability in my country has forced me to leave and find work in another country. Jobs are easy to find
in your country. I am able to find a job that pays very well.”
44. “in the Caribbean, Theresa moves from Trinidad and Tobago to settle permanently in Barbados.” This is an
example of?
a. International migration
b. Domestic migration
c. Regional migration
d. Urban-Rural migration
45. When a country experiences an excess of births over deaths, it is called?
a. Natural decrease
b. Over-crowding
c. Natural increase
d. Baby boom
46. The excess of the number of deaths in a country over the number of births in a given year is called?
a. Natural increase
b. Depopulation
c. Migration
d. Natural decrease
50. Country Y has a population of 5 million and with 50,000 births per year experiences a birth rate of 10 per 1000
females. This statement BEST describes?
a. Crude death rate
b. Life expectancy
c. Crude birth rate
d. Net migration
51. Which of the following characteristics of a population is not evident from a population pyramid?
a. Age structure of the population
b. Sex structure of the population
c. Religious structure of the population
d. Dependency ratio
52. The most important goal of the trading agreements within CARICOM will be?
a. To increase contact and travel time among citizens of CARICOM countries
b. To enlarge market shares for larger territories
c. To enhance and promote the economic development of the region
d. To decrease the price of imports
53. The Organisation of Easter Caribbean States (O.E.C.S) is best described as?
a. A group of Caribbean countries trading together
b. A small group of CARICOM countries with similar beliefs
c. A group of CARICOM countries with similar domestic policies
d. A sub grouping of countries within the CARICOM group
54. Some people migrate, then invite their relatives to migrate as well. This time of migration if referred to as?
a. Urban migration
b. International migration
c. Chain migration
d. Push-pull migration
55. The statement which best describes an employed person would be?
a. A person between the ages 15 to 65 who is self employed
b. Someone who is in the labour force and actively working
c. Persons in the labour force who works for the government
d. All women who work outside of their home
57. For survival which one of the following industries mainly depends on the exploitation of non-renewable
resources?
a. Lumbering
b. Tourism
c. Fishing
d. Bauxite mixing
58. The most widely used energy source in the Caribbean is?
a. Hydro-electric power
b. Water
c. Sunlight
d. Petroleum
59. Infant mortality refers to?
a. The death of babies during childbirth
b. The birth of new-born babies
c. The death of children in a particular year
d. The death of babies under the age of one