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Give the term to the following questions.

1. The period in life between puberty and adulthood. ____________________


2. A man and woman living together by mutual consent but legally committed to each other.

__________________________


3. Wooing with a view to marriage.________________________


4. A legal dissolution/termination of a marriage. ______________________


5. Promise of marriage. The female symbolically wears a ring as an announcement of such a

promise. _______________________


6. Parents, child/children living with other relatives such as grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins etc.

_______________________


7. A union in which a male or female partner does not share residence but they meet at regular

intervals either at the home of the male or female for sexual intercourse and perhaps share some

obligations. ______________________


8. A country that has a President as its Head of State is known as a/an

(a) Proletariat

(b) Oligarchy

(d) Monarchy

(d) Republic


9. The government of a country assists in providing the family with

(i) Formal educational opportunities

(ii) Religious training

(iii) Housing accommodation

(iv) Preventative medical services


(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) only

(b) (i), (ii) and (iv) only

(c) (i), (iii0 and (iv) only

(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only.


10. Population refers to

(a) the number of people between the ages of one to sixty-five

(b) The number of people residing in the rural areas

(c) The number of people living in industrial areas

(d) The number of people in a geographic area.


11. What does the “democratic process in choosing a government” mean?

(a) The freedom of the electorate to stay at home on polling day

(b) Choosing a government through free and fair election.

(c) The freedom and independence of the judiciary

(d) The freedom for any number of political parties to contest an election.



12. Which of the following is a voluntary organization?

(a) Rastafarianism

(b) Police Service

(c) Fire Service

(d) Scouts


13. One of these is not a problem caused by a large population:

(a) Pollution

(b) Diseases

(c) Low level of education

(d) Employment


14. “Genealogy” may best be described as:

(a) The study of the descent of persons from ancestors;

(b) The study of the characteristics of genes;

(c) The study of the characteristics of chromosomes;

(d) The study of the characteristics people inherits from ancestors.


15. When there is an absence of government in a country, this is known as:

Democracy

Oligarchy

Anarchy

Autocracy.


16. A citizen is in prison for a long time without trial. This is an infringement of his:

Family Life

Human Rights

Civil Rights

Democratic Rights.



1. Explain why reproduction is an important part of the life cycle. 

2. In an animal cell, what is the name of the outer part which protects the cell?

3. _ _ _ holds the genetic information of living things. 

4. What is chlorophyll?

5. The ______ is a major source of vitamin D. 

6. The lack of vitamin ______ can lead to night blindness. 

7. What is the purpose of Vitamin K?

8. A ____________ is always at the beginning of any food chain. 

9. Define the term 'drug'. 

10. What is addiction? 
10b. Explain why addiction is difficult to overcome.

11. name a major organ that is affected by alcohol abuse. 

12. Give 2 sources of caffeine. 




Quiz Day!

1. What country has won the most World Cups?

2. What Netflix show had the most streaming views in 2021?

3. Which 2 countries are currently at war?

4. Who is the current president of the United States?

5. Name 2 actors/actresses in the Wakanda series. 

6. What is the name of the black woman who is a tennis superstar ad holds many international tennis titles? 

7. List all the parishes of Barbados. (1 mark per correct answer)

8. Which country is so large that it borders 14 nations and crosses 8 time zones?

9. In what month is Christmas celebrated?

10. What is the most popular fast food chain in Barbados?  

11. What is Earth's largest continent?

12. What is a raisin originally?

13. Name ay 2 characters in the movie 'Lion King'. 

14. What is the tallest mountain in the world?

15. How many centimetres are there in a metre?






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