ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science case studies
ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science is the Social Science component of Zimbabwe's Grade 7 examinations, written by candidates at the end of the primary school cycle. It is taken by learners in both government and independent primary schools and functions as a check on whether a pupil has grasped the history, geography and civic knowledge expected before entering secondary school. The ZIMSEC Grade 7 Social Science case studies are 5 cases and about 3,978 words.
1Planning a school field trip: choosing a route on a 1:50 000 map
A Grade 7 class is planning a trip to a farm outside their growth point. On the 1:50 000 map the school gate is at grid reference 452318 and the farm gate at 489296.
705 words, about 4 min2Two villages, one river: explaining rainfall and flood risk
Kondo and Mupfuti are two villages 18 km apart in the same district. Kondo sits at 1 450 m on the eastern side of a mountain ridge; Mupfuti lies at 900 m on the western side, in a broad valley.
816 words, about 4 min3Farmland or quarry: a community land decision
A communal ward has 400 ha of arable land farmed by 1 200 households. A company offers a 25-year lease on 150 ha for a granite quarry.
727 words, about 4 min4Reading a ward census: who left, who stayed, and what to do
Ward 12 counted 8 400 people in the 2022 census, down from 9 600 in 2012. Of those who left, 62% were aged 15–34 and 70% were male.
803 words, about 4 min5Where did the borehole money go? Rights and accountability in a school committee
A School Development Committee collected US 1 800 from parents at US 3 per learner to sink a borehole. At the annual general meeting the treasurer reports that US 1 250 has been spent, but produces receipts for only US 800.
927 words, about 5 min