THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION PRIMARY 5 SOCIAL STUDIES
THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2021
CLASS: PRIMARY 5
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
NAME:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
1.) _______________ is sending of information from one person to another
(a) communication (b) transportation (c) pollution
2.) The first railway line in Nigeria was built from Lagos to Ibadan in what year
(a) 1901 (b) 1909 (c) 1910
3.) The two major types of land transportation are ___________ and _________
(a) rail and air (b) road and rail (c) water and road
4.) The type of houses built in riverine or swampy area are called _____
(a) stilts (b) huts (c) concrete and brick
5.) _______________ is the total number of people living in a geographical location over a given period of time (a) pollution (b) population (c) participation
6.) Which of these is a natural disaster (a) falls (b) plane crash (c) earthquake
7.) ___________ is the closest planet to the sun (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury
8.) There are over ____________ different cultural ethnic groups in Nigeria (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 250
9.) A __________ is the legal union between a man and a woman to become husband and wife
(a) family (b) marriage (c) dating
10.) A ________ is someone who direct or guides others (a) boss (b) leader (c) apprentice
THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION CLASS: PRIMARY 6 SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS: PRIMARY 5 Second Term Examination
Social Studies Pry 2 First Term Examination
11.) Buildings with a floor on the ground is called ____ (a) duplexes (b) bungalows (c) skyscraper
12.) To communicate with many people at the same time, we use _____
(a) telephone (b) television (c) post office
13.) ____________ are substances which changes our mood and make us act strangely
(a) medicine (b) pain kill (c) drugs
14.) ______________ is the introduction of harmful substances into the environment
(a) pollution (b) respiration (c) excretion
15.) Smoking of cigarettes and tobacco can be very___ to our health (a) safe (b) dangerous (c) good
16.) _______ pollution is the release of contaminants into the atmosphere (a) water (b) air (c) land
17.) _______ can cause lung cancer and heart disease (a) eating good food (b) resting (c) smoking
18.) ____________ in the ability to understand and share other people’s feelings and emotions
(a) self control (b) empathy (c) self-esteem
19.) Most girls typically begin puberty at the age of _______ (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 13
20.) ___________ is the period when a child’s body undergoes dramatic sexual development
(a) adolescence (b) puberty (c) growth
21.) The condition passed from parents onto their children which hinder physical development is called ______ (a) hereditary (b) illness (c) malnourishment
22.) The fastest means of transportation is _______ (a) land (b) water (c) air
23.) There are ________ types of pollution (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
24.) The money borrowed from the bank to be paid back with interest is known as _________
(a) loan (b) capital (c) salary
25.) The full meaning of NLC is _____________ (a) National Labour Company
(b) Nigeria Labour Congress (c) National Labour Community
26.) __________________ is a sudden event that causes great damage or loss of life
(a) disaster (b) drainage (c) emergency
27.) Which of this country is not a member of African Union (A.U)?
(a) Nigeria (b) Morocco (c) Togo
28.) The headquarters of the United Nations is in _______
(a) New York City (b) Addis Ababa (c) Abuja, Nigeria
29.) The earth rotates on its own axis in ________ (a) 365 days (b) 24hours (c) 30days
30.) __________ is the total way of life and custom of people (a) culture (b) marriage (c) family
Section B
1.) Mention two types of family
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
b.) State three examples of STD’s:
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
2.) Who is drug abuse? ___________________________________________________________
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b.) Mention three effects of drug abuse
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
3.) Define population? ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b.) List three different types of houses found in towns and cities
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
4.) What is transportation? ________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b.) List the three types of transportation
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
5.) Define communication? ________________________________________________________
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b.) Complete these
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