PLE Social Studies Revision — Free Practice Questions

Social Studies is one of the four subjects examined in Uganda's Primary Leaving Examination, sat by pupils in Primary Seven (P7). Fly PLE has 40 free Social Studies practice questions, each marked instantly with a worked explanation.

Sample Social Studies questions

1. 1. Maria was walking to the well at 5pm when she saw her shadow on her right. To which compass direction was she walking?

   • A. North✓
   • B. East
   • C. West
   • D. South

   Answer: North — A 5pm the sun is setting in the west so it casts shadows in the east. If she sees this on her right then it means she is facing in the north.

2. 2. Which latitude is marked 0 degrees on the map of Uganda?

   • A. Greenwitch
   • B. Equator✓
   • C. Tropic of Cancer
   • D. Tropic of Capricon

   Answer: Equator

3. 3. How does a map reader tell the meaning of symbols used in the map?

   • A. Compas
   • B. Scale
   • C. Title
   • D. Key✓

   Answer: Key

4. 4. Give any one reason why it is important to study sites where the early man lived.

   • A. To study religion
   • B. To study wild animals
   • C. To study history✓
   • D. To study crop growing

   Answer: To study history

5. 5. Why did Kabaka Mwanga order the killing of the Uganda Martyrs?

   • A. They had adopted a new religion
   • B. They were disobedient✓
   • C. They wanted to be martyrs
   • D. Most of them had converted to Islam

   Answer: They were disobedient