HISTORY JSS 1 FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1. History promotes
A unpatriotic activities corrupt activities
B. Corrupt practices
C. cultural heritage
D. misunderstanding acts
2. ____is the study of social activities and institutions in the past
A.
B,
A. sacred history
B. Diplomatic history
C. Military history
D. Social history
3. ____is the branch of history that deals
with the study of international relations between nations
A. Diplomatic history
B. Military history
C. Cultural history
D. Political history
4. ______can be based on fiction or real facts
A. History
B. Argument
C. Story telling
D. Discussion
5. The word history was derived from the _____
word
A. Latin
B. Greek
C. Hebrew
D. Arab
6. The society we live in has been fashioned by
those who
A. came before us
B. came after us
C. who know what is happening
D. all of the above
7. The person that studied history is referred to as
A. oral tradition
B. history
C. historiography
D. historian
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8. History is centered on three cardinal things
which are
A. time, man, weather
B. present, past, future
C. man, society, past
D. artifacts, story, sources
9. The study of how history differs and has
changed over time is called historiography
A.. Historiography
B. history
C. Historian
D. oral tradition
10. History allows individuals to ___
A. sleep well
B. understand his or her past
C. be strong
D. be assertive [the_ad id=”57209″]
11. The story telling history is quite recent
A. Current
B. Long
C. Recent
D.long
12. Before man learned to write, he had to rely on his ___ to learn anything
A. memory.
B. strength
C. effort
D. pen
13. The stories we were told as children that stuck with our entire lives will continue to be passed
down from ___ serving the same benefits as it did for us
A. us
B. history
C. generation
D. families
14. All these are varieties of story except
A. legend
B. ode
C. myths
D. fables
15. The word “sources” in history refers to the records from which historian obtained
A. books
B. the future
C. written documents
D. information
16. Historian depends on sources in order to
understand
A. their discipline
B. mother language
C historical events
D. . other disciplines
17. A primary source is an eye witness account of
the
A. event
B. future
C. general information
D). lawyer’s account
18. Primary sources serve as ___for historians
A. total material
B. raw material
C. archaic material
D. ancient material
19. Artifacts are ___ objects
A. local
B. handmade
C. special
D. divine [the_ad id=”40090″]
20. All these are historical sources except
A.document
B.picture
C.sound recording
D. inquiry
21. All these are primary sources of history except ___
A. journal
B. artifact
C. oral tradition
D. legends
22. The testimony of words of mouth passed from one generation to another is
A. folklore
B. myths
C. legend
D. oral tradition
23. One of the disadvantages of oral source of
history is
A.truthfulness
B. popularity
C.exaggeration
D. reflection
24. Which of these primary source is found at an archaeological excavation?
A.legend
B.artifacts
C. journal
D. folklores
25. All these are secondary sources of history
except
A.textbook
B.journal
C. biography
D. folklore
26. ____is an account of a person’s life written or recorded by that person
A. Autobiography
B. Biography
C. Legend
D. Folklore
27. Which of the following is not a way of
accessing sources of History?
À. Exhibition
B. Excursion to historical sites
C. Laboratory
D, Library
28. Importance of historical sites include the
following except
A.entertainment and educative
B.adventure into wilderness
C.tourist attraction
D. promotion of cultures and traditions
29. Importance of cultural festivals include the
following except
A.promotion of national integration
B.promotes economic development
C. attracts foreign tourists
D. discourages traditions and customs
30. An account of someone’s life written by
another person is called
A. biography
B. historical account
C. autobiography
D. legend. [the_ad id=”40092″]
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31. The importance of History to individuals are
all these except that
A.it motivates and inspires
B. it teaches us how to discover our
world
C. It confuses individual’s senses of judgment
D. it provides insights on how to develop
our culture
32. All these are advantages of Newspaper as a
source of History except
A. it is very cheap to get
B.it is easy to access
C. it is easy to use
D.it is inaccurate
33. Argungun fishing festival is celebrated state
annually in___ state
A.Ogun
B.Kebbi
C. Osun
D. Edo
34. ____festival is commonly celebrated
among the Igbo
A. New Yam
B.New Eyo
C. New Ogun
D. Nekwagh-Hir
35. A major type of traditional source of history is
A.archaeology
B. textbook
C.oral evidence
D. journal
36 ——— is a set of books that give information
on many aspects of a subject.
A. Magazine
B.Textbooks
C. Biography
D. Encyclopedia
37. All these are historical sources
A. document
B.inquiry
C. sound recording
D. picture
38. Those who dig artifacts and old remains of people who lived in a place long time ago for the purpose of research are called
A.historian
B. diggers
C. archaeologist
D.historiography
39. The first museum in Nigeria was established
by
À. Kenneth Murray
B. Lord Lugard
C.Batins Solomon
D. James Kenedy
40.The first museum in Nigeria was established in
the year
A.1914
B. 1942
C. 1943
D. 1982. [the_ad id=”40091″]
41. In which of these town was the first museum
established?
A.Ibadan
B.Jos
C.Benin
D.Ile-Ife
42. In Nok art, all these parts are usually pierce
except
A.eye
B.ears
C. nose
D. lips
43. NOK culture is located in
A. Benin city
B. Kano
C. Kaduna
D. Ilé ìfẹ́
44. ___ is the first society in the sub Sahara Africa to really develop iron work
A. Nok art
B. Benin art
C. Ìfẹ́ art
D. Terracotta culture
45. Nok got its name from a small village named
A. Culture
B. Arts
C. Noke
D. Nok
47. The Nok culture was discovered in the year
À. 1958
B. 1928
C..1948
D. 1938
46. It was ___who named the art works of Nok after the village
A. Lugard
B. Flora Shaw
C. Bernard Fagg
D. Ooni of ìfẹ́
47. The Nok culture was discovered in the year
A.1958
B. 1928
C.1948
D.1938
38. The first discovery of Nok was made by
Colonel John Dent Young
A.Colonel Jamad Young
B. Colonel Young Shaw
C. Colonel Lugard Ala
D. General Young
49. The two major Nigerian rivers are
and
A.Lagos, Kwara
B. Benue, Katsina
C.Niger, Benue
D. Anambra, Cross River
50. Which of these is NOT an indigenous means of communication?
A.Drum beats
B.Gun shot
C. Town crier
D. Courier
History of history – Edu Delight Tutors 1. What is history?
INSTRUCTION:
ANSWER QUESTION 1 AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS
SECTION B
QUESTION 1 IS COMPULSORY
1a.Define History?
1b. State two importance of History to the individual, society or nation
1c. State two differences between History and storytelling
1d. State the three sources of History
1e. List three significance of Nok culture.
2a. Draw the map of Nigeria and show the location of Nok
2b. Define historical site
2c. State two importance of historical sites
2d. Mention two historical sites in your country.
3a. State six types of history
3b. Give two disadvantages of oral sources/tradition
4a. List three significance of NOK art
4b. Draw the map of Nigeria and show the location of the Nok
Location of NOK on the map of Nigeria