Social Studies Primary 5 First Term Examination

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2017/2018

CLASS: PRIMARY 5 SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………

1. The total way of life of people is ______ (a) culture (b) family (c) institution (d) friend

2. The process whereby a lady runs away with a man with the intention to marry without the parent’s consent is ____ (a) wife inheritance (b) wife swapping (c) elopement (d) divorce

3. The group of people whose members are related by blood, marriage or adoption is called ___ (a) family (b) relative (c) marriage (d) friends

4. The following are examples of diseases that can be passed on through sexual intercourse except ____ (a) Malaria (b) Gonorhea (c) HIV (d) Herpes

5. How many types of marriage do we have (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

6. The UN is also known as _____ (a) United Nigeria (b) United Nations

(c) University of Nigeria (d) Universal Northerners

7. One of the responsibilities of parents is to _____

(a) steal (b) kill (c) abuse someone (d) pay our school fees

8. A state of being a parent is _____ (a) parenthood (b) president (c) marriage (d) love

9. The governor of Lagos State is _____

(a) Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (b) His Excellency Akinwunmi Ambode

(c) His Excellency Muhammad Buhari (d) Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu

10. Foreign policies are meant to _____ a country’s economic interest

Promote (b) destroy (c) pretend (d) neglect

11. How many states do have in Nigeria? (a) 40 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 37

Nigeria got her independence in the year ___ (a) 1963 (b) 1962 (c) 1906 (d) 1960

12. All are aspects of culture except ____ (a) food (b) language (c) dressing (d) fighting

13. _____ is important because it is through it family is raised

(a) marriage (b) marry (c) custom (d) time

14.HIV leads to ______ (a) gonorrhea (b) AIDS (c) Herpes (d) hepatitis

15. In polygamous marriage, the man is allowed to marry ____ wife

(a) one (b) three (c) as many as he can (d) four

16. One essential service provided by the government for the people include the following except ____ (a) schools (b) employment (c) biro (d) radio service

17. The capital of Edo State is _____ (a) Yenogoa (b) Benin (c) Delta (d) Kano

18. In one of the planets, the ___ is where human beings live (a) sun (b) moon (c) earth (d) star

19.A place where people meet to buy and sell goods is a__ (a) mall (b) shop (c) store (d) market

Section B

1. Explain the meaning of a responsible parent_______________________________________

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1b.) List out three things responsible parents should do for their children

(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________

(2a).Mention three services provided by the government

(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________

2b.) Give two reasons why government fails to provide some of the services

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(3a)Mention three languages spoken in Nigeria

(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________

3b.) Complete this

Religion Place of worship Book of worship

Islam __________________________ _______________________

Christianity __________________________ _______________________

(4a) Write five state in Nigeria (a) ________________________________

(b) ________________________________ (c) ________________________________

(d) ________________________________ (e) ________________________________

4b.) ECOWAS stands for _________________________________________________________

(5a)Explain the meaning of culture _________________________________________________

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5b.) List out five aspects of culture you know

(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________

(e) ________________________________