2022 BECE Social Studies Questions & Marking Scheme (Likely Exam Questions)

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2022 BECE Social Studies Questions & Marking Scheme (Likely Exam Questions)

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SECTION I
THE ENVIRONMENT
Answer One Question Only from this Section

  1. a) What is adolescent reproductive health? 4mks
    b) State four (4) benefits of staying chaste 8mks
    c) Identify four (4) effects of not being chaste 8mks

  2. a) Name four (4) festivals and the time each is celebrated in the year. 8mks
    b) Give one reason EACH for the celebration of the festival named in Q.2a) above 8mks
    c) List four (4) reasons why festivals are celebrated. 4mks

SECTION II
GOVERNANCE, POLITICS AND STABILITY
Answer One Question Only from this Section
  1. a) Write the full meaning of the following agencies of the United Nations (UN)
    1mk each
    i. UNESCO
    ii. UNICEF
    iii. WHO
    iv. IMF
    v. FAO

b) Mention five problems facing the United Nation (UN) 5mks

c) List any ten (10) members of ECOWAS 10mks

  1. a) What are Symbols of National Unity? 4mks
    b) State any four (4) symbols of national unity 4mks
    c) State and explain the symbols that make up Ghana’s Coat of Arms 12mks

 

SECTION III
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Answer One Question Only from this Section

  1. a) Draw a ……………………. and indicate five …………………. with their ………………. 11mks
    b) Giving appropriate examples, explain the following…………………………: 9mks
    i. …………………
    ii. ……………………..
    iii. …………………………

  2. a) What is ………………………..? 2mks
    b) Identify five (5) …………………………………… 10mks
    c) Outline four (4) ………………………………………..8mks

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2022 BECE Social Studies Questions – The Marking Scheme for Candidates and Teachers

 

MARKING SCHEME

Marking rule for examiners: The candidate must explain any four of these points clearly and support them with examples. If the candidate lists 4 to 8-word sentence answers, score each point 0.5

  1. a) Adolescent reproductive health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive and to its functions and processes.

Well explained 4mks, just simple sentence 0.5 of 1 for each point.

 

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b) Benefits of staying chaste
 Chastity brings honour to parents
 It brings about trust in marriage
 Freedom from STIs including HIV/AIDS
 Respect and approval from adults
 Gaining social acceptance and respect
 Gaining approval with God
 Keeping focus on goals in life
 Self-dignity
 Uninterrupted education
 Promotion of self-discipline

Marking rule for examiners: The candidate must explain any four of these points clearly and support them with examples. If the candidate lists 4 to 8-word sentence answers, score each point 0.5

c) Effects of not being chaste
 School drop-out
 Unwanted or teenage pregnancy
 Rejection from parents
 Contraction of STIs including HIV/AIDS
 Mistrust in marriage
 Disgrace or rejection by people in the community
Any four points explained = 8mks

  1. a) Festivals and the time each is celebrated in the year.
    I. Homowo –August
    II. Kakube -Last week of November
    III. Fetu-Afahye –September
    IV. Aboakyir –May
    V. Hogbetsotso –November

2022 BECE Social Studies Questions & Marking Scheme (Likely Exam Questions)

Marking rule for examiners: The candidate must explain any four of these points clearly and support them with examples. If the candidate lists 4 to 8-word sentence answers, score each point 0.5. Answers must communicate good information as required. Award less marks for mere one to four-word answers.

b) Reason for the celebration of each festival above
I. The people of Winneba celebrate Aboakyir to honour the Penkye Otu
Shrine.
II. Odwira is celebrated by the Akwamu people to cleanse and purify the
people and the town.III. Homowo by the Gas is celebrated in memory of a bumper harvest which
saved the people from famine.
IV. Kakube is celebrated by the people of Namdom to thank the gods of the
land and ancestors for the year’s harvest.
V. Hogbetsotso is celebrated by the Anlo people to remember how the
people escaped from Agokorli, their wicked king.
Any four points explained = 8mks
c) Reasons why festivals are celebrated.
 Festivals are celebrated to mark the beginning or harvesting of stable food
such as maize.
 Festivals are also celebrated to purify the land and its people by the chiefs
and Traditional Priests.
 They are also celebrated to renew our loyalty to chiefs and pay them
homage.
 Festivals are celebrated to review the past year’s mistakes and plan for the
future.
 Festivals are celebrated to educate the youth about their traditions and
customs.

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2022 BECE Social Studies Questions & Marking Scheme (Likely Exam Questions)
Any four points explained = 8mks
3. a) UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
WHO – world Health Organization
IMF – International Monetary Fund
FAO – Food and Agricultural Organization
2mks each =10 marks
b) Problems facing the United Nation (UN)
 Inadequate finance
 Differences among member nations
 The use of veto power
 Conflict between nations
 Large size of the organization
 Funding political unrests
 Lack of standing army
1 mk each = 5mks
c) Members of ECOWAS
 Ghana
 Togo Benin
 Senegal
 Gambia
 Guinea
 Sierra Leone
 Liberia
 Mali
 Nigeria
 Niger
 Cote d’ Ivoire
 Mauritania
 Burkina Faso
 Cape Verde
 Guinea Bissau
1mk each =10 marks

 

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