1st Term Exams Civic Education Primary 4
Examination: First Term Civic Education for Primary 4
CLASS: Primary 4
SUBJECT: Civic Education
NAME: _____________________________________
Part A: Objective Questions
- ________ are the accepted standards or moral conduct by which members of a society live and relate with one another.
(a) Politics
(b) Science
(c) Values
(d) Games - Listening to their people’s view or opinions will make us ________ their views.
(a) Against
(b) Adore
(c) Language
(d) Respect - The two main ways of respecting other peoples’ views are ______ and ________.
(a) By shouting and cursing
(b) In words and action
(c) By war and fighting
(d) By law and order - Respecting other people’s views helps the society in the following ways except ________.
(a) It brings peace and harmony to the society
(b) It makes people feel safe and happy
(c) It brings envy and troubles to the society
(d) It helps people learn from each other - There are ________ and ________ values.
(a) Marriage and customs
(b) Wrong and good
(c) Positive and negative
(d) Constituted and authority - Examples of positive values are ________ and ________.
(a) Abusing elders and fighting in the neighborhood
(b) Respect for human life and constituted authority
(c) Laziness and idleness
(d) Pride and greed - ________ is the freedom and legal right one has to be a member of a particular country.
(a) Court wedding
(b) Political party
(c) Citizenship
(d) International passport - The following are the ways to acquire citizenship except ________.
(a) By birth
(b) By naturalization
(c) By political party
(d) By descent - The common feeling of shared value by a group of people is called ________.
(a) Nepotism
(b) Capitalism
(c) Communalism
(d) Feudalism - The attributes of communalism are the following except ________.
(a) Togetherness
(b) Love
(c) Co-operation
(d) Individualism - The third tier of government is called ________.
(a) House of Assembly
(b) Local Government
(c) State Government
(d) Federal Government - The grass-root government is __________.
(a) Federal Government
(b) State Government
(c) Local Government
(d) House of Lords - Local government is important to the people because they provide the following services except ________.
(a) Spreading bribery and corruption
(b) Bringing government near to local people
(c) Taking care of town planning
(d) Promoting the culture of the people - There are ___________ local government areas in Nigeria.
(a) 500
(b) 677
(c) 774
(d) 866 - The head of the local government is called ________.
(a) Councilor
(b) A judge
(c) Chairman
(d) A doctor - The state government is the _______________ level of government in Nigeria.
(a) First
(b) Fourth
(c) Third
(d) Second - The state government is headed by a __________.
(a) Senator
(b) Chairman
(c) Governor
(d) President - The type of government which is headed by a king or Queen is called ________.
(a) Presidential System of Government
(b) Military System of Government
(c) Monarchical System of Government
(d) Democratic System of Government - ______________ is regarded as the best form of government.
(a) Feudalism
(b) Oligarchy
(c) Democracy
(d) Military - __________________ is the head of government in a parliamentary system of government.
(a) The Chairman
(b) The Councilor
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) The Senate Leader - A system of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf is called ________.
(a) Direct Democracy
(b) Representative Democracy
(c) Monarchy
(d) Dictatorship - The Nigerian constitution guarantees every citizen the right to ________.
(a) Bear arms
(b) Own slaves
(c) Fair trial
(d) Oppress others - The national symbol that represents the Nigerian people’s unity is the ________.
(a) National Anthem
(b) National Flag
(c) National Pledge
(d) Coat of Arms - An example of a communal activity is ________.
(a) Individual farming
(b) Personal wealth accumulation
(c) Village development project
(d) Private business ownership - A democratic government operates on the principle of ________.
(a) The rule of few
(b) The rule of many
(c) The rule of law
(d) The rule of none - Civic responsibility includes the following except ________.
(a) Voting in elections
(b) Paying taxes
(c) Respecting laws
(d) Evading taxes - The Nigerian national flag has ________ colors.
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five - The government arm responsible for interpreting laws is the ________.
(a) Executive
(b) Legislative
(c) Judiciary
(d) Police - The duty of a citizen to their country includes ________.
(a) Ignoring national issues
(b) Defending the nation
(c) Disrespecting the law
(d) Hoarding resources - The organization responsible for ensuring that elections are free and fair in Nigeria is the ________.
(a) National Assembly
(b) Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
(c) Supreme Court
(d) Federal Government
Part B: Theory Questions
- a.) What is democracy?
b.) What is government?
- a.) Mention four rights people can enjoy under a democratic government.
(i) ____________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________
(iii) ____________________________________
(iv) ____________________________________b.) By what means can a democratic government come to power?
- a.) What are values?
b.) __________________________ and _________________________ are two types of values.
- a.) List three ways of acquiring citizenship.
(i) ____________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________
(iii) ____________________________________b.) List four attributes of communalism.
(i) ____________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________
(iii) ____________________________________
(iv) ____________________________________