Grade 5 Social Studies Diagnostic Task: #2

Which BEST describes a Municipal Corporation.

A group of people who_____.

• conducts business in a county

• manages the affairs of an entire constituency

• manages the affairs of areas within a parish

• conducts business in parishes on behalf of the Prime Minister

Who is the chairman of Municipal Corporations throughout Jamaica?

The _____.

• mayor

• councilor

• chief executive officer

• member of parliament

Local government elections are held to elect representatives for_____?

• school

• towns

• parochial divisions

• parish capitals

Which is done to ensure that casting votes in local government elections are done in secret?

• casting votes behind a booth

• placing the ballot in the ballot box

• hiding the ballot paper while you cast your vote

• casting your vote in the privacy of your home

Read the passage and answer the question below.

Which service is the Municipal Corporation offering?

• preventing busy streets

• regulation of public vending

• regulation of cities and towns

• maintenance of law and order in communities

Read the passage and answer the question below.

How will this change most likely affect the community members?

They may _____.

• have to travel to another community to get market goods

• not be able to locate the vendors to buy market goods

• have to pay more money for market goods

• eat less market goods

Look at the map.

If you are traveling from Jamaica to Guyana, what general direction would you be travelling?

• East north

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Northwest

Look at the diagram.

Which line of latitude runs through the country labelled X?

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Look at the diagram.

Which major line of latitude is closest to the South Pole?

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which is a common feature of lines of latitude and longitude?

They both_____.

• are used to tell the distance between places on a map

• are parallel lines that run vertically and horizontally

• are used to locate places on a map

• meet at the poles