Half-Yearly Exams Maria Regina College Scholastic Year 2016 / 2017

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Half-Yearly Exams Maria Regina College Scholastic Year 2016 / 2017 Social Studies Half-Yearly (2016/2017) MARKING SCHEME Year Five Fishing and Aquaculture Exercise A 1. false 2. false 3. true 4.

1 Half-Yearly Exams Maria Regina College Scholastic Year 2016 / 2017 Social Studies Half-Yearly (2016/2017) MARKING SCHEME Year Five Fishing and Aquaculture Exercise A 1. false 2. false 3. true 4. true 5. false 5 x = 5 marks Exercise B December, kannizzata/kannizzati, palm, fishing net/net, fishery 5 x = 5 marks Exercise C 1. kajjikk 2. yacht 3. trawler 3 x s = 3 marks Exercise D 1. Accept three valid answers. E.g.: - there are many risks at sea, such as bad weather - the job is very difficult and tiring - days away from the family - after days at sea, they might not have a good catch and the fishermen won t get paid - since fishermen catch fewer fish than before, they make less profit - boats and fishing equipment are very expensive - competition with neighbouring countries 3 marks Social Studies Year Five Marking Page 1 of 5 Febraury 2017

2 2. Aquaculture is the rearing of fish in ponds and tanks for food. 3. Overfishing is when more fish are caught then allowed. 4. Accept two valid answers. E.g.: - the fish will not have enough time to reproduce - there will be a lack of fish which means less work for fishermen - certain species of fish can become extinct 2 marks Play Exercise E 1. Ancient u Modern 2. Zeus 3. only men 4. four 5. take part 6. green 7. disciplines 8. Rio de Janeiro 8 x = 8 marks Exercise F 1. Flame/ Olympic torch 2. They represent the unity between the five continents of the world 3. Games on land and sea, boat and bicycle races, short races, swimming, football, tennis, basketball, dance, judo, weight lifting, volleyball, horse jumping etc 4. The Marathon 5. Tokyo / Japan 2 marks 3 marks Social Studies Year Five Marking Page 2 of 5 Febraury 2017

3 Exercise G 1. true 2. false 3. true 4. false 5. false 6. true 7. true 6 x 1mark = 6 marks Exercise H 1. Accept every correct description of a chosen traditional game. 2. Accept every sentence that gives a correct benefit of playing games. 5 marks 5 marks From caves to skyscrapers Exercise I Exercise J 1. caves 2. Għar Dalam 3. tools 4. penthouse 5. Accept every answer that makes sense. Picture 1: Cave/ Għar Dalam Għar Dalam is found in Birzebbuga. The first people that came to Malta went to live there. Picture 2: Villa A villa is a large house with many commodities. Picture 3: Farmhouse Today many buildings like these are being made more comfortable and modern and are called converted farmhouses. (5 x 1mark = 5 marks) Social Studies Year Five Marking Page 3 of 5 Febraury 2017

4 Picture 4: Girna We find this building in the countryside. In the past, farmers used to keep their tools here. Exercise K 1. Houses out of Malta 2. Natural caves are 3. Megalithic structures means that 3 they are built from large stones. 5 beams made of wood. 2 formed in the rocks. 4. Limestone is 6 concrete. 5. To make ceilings of houses in the past, they used 6. Today the ceilings of our houses are made from 1. are not built in the same way as houses in Malta. 4 the stone that is use to build houses in Malta. (5x = 5 marks) Social Studies Year Five Marking Page 4 of 5 Febraury 2017

5 Exercise L 1. Temple builders used stone balls to transport the limestone blocks. 2. Skyscrapers are very tall buildings. 3. You cannot make noise so as not to bother the people living in the same block of appartments. Exercise M 4. The phrase converted farmhouse means when you arrange a farmhouse to make it into a more comfortable and modern place for living. 1. Advantage: More space/ You can have a large yard or garden. (4 x = 4marks) Disadvantage: You must clean more than one floor/ You will have stairs. 2. Advantage: All rooms will be on one floor. Disadvantage: Not enough space/ You must go up a lot of stairs if you don t have a lift/ No garden or yard. 3. If I lived in a cave I wouldn t have all the commodities I have at home today. (3 x 2 marks = 6 marks) Social Studies Year Five Marking Page 5 of 5 Febraury 2017

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