SOCIAL STUDIES FIRST TERM EXAMINATION JSS 1

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SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES           TIME: 1HR 30MINS            CLASS: JSS 1

Instruction: Answer all questions on this section.

OBJECTIVE PART

1. A nuclear family is divided into……(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 6
2. Man influences his environment through the aid of (a) Science and Technology (b) Valley and mountains (c) Technical expertise (d) Science.
3. Niece, cousin, uncle and grandmother are members of ____ family (a) Nuclear (b) Natal (c) Extended (d) Polygamous.
4. Which of the following subject is NOT one of the subjects that makes up social studies? (a) Physics (b) Economics (c) Government (d) History.
5. The family is an example of (a) Primary social group (b) Secondary social group (c) Tertiary social group (d) Education institution
6. In Nigeria, nuclear family is common among the (a) Muslims (b) Educated elite (c) Traditional believers (d) Hausas
7. The first attempt to develop social studies was conducted in………………  (a) 1920(b) 1863 (c) 1960 (d) 1963
8. Nigeria has more than……. ethnic groups (a) 400 (b) 300(c) 50 (d) 200
9. Abuja is to Nigeria as _____ is to Ghana (a) Jos (b) New york (c) Accra (d) Ethiopia.
10. The systematic way of acquiring knowledge through observation and experiment is………   (a) family (b) Technology (c) social studies (d) Science
11. The Ijaws and Ilajes take…………. as their occupation (a)  fishing and farming (b) teaching  (c) carpentry (d) tailoring
12. The full meaning of UNICEF is………………(a) The United Nations International children Emmergency Fund (b) The National Intense Children Education Fund (c) Accra (d)United Nations Commissioner Educational Fund
13. The first social group of a child is……………(a) school (b) mosque (c) family (d) society
14. ……….. is a gift from God (a) Food (b) Love (c) Hatred (d) Malice
15. All these are examples of material culture except………….. (a) language (b) music (c) religion (d) art work and craft
16. A family where couple act as parents is called………..(a) single parent family (b) double parent family (c) foster family (d) monogamous family
17. A family made up of a man, more than one wife and their children is called………….. (a) extended family (b) monogamous family (c) polyandry family (d) polygamous family
18. Culture is dynamic means………….. (a)  culture is from one generation to another (b) culture changes (c)  culture s static (d) culture grows
19. There are ……….. major ethnic group in Nigeria (a) 3 (b)  4 (c) 2 (d) 5
20. The NPE makes Social Studies a compulsory subject in the year…………… (a) 1981 (b) 1888 (c) 2009 (d)1781
21. The first school that makes an attempt to develop Social Studies in Nigeria is………….(a) Elias International School (b) Oke odo secondary school (c) Accra  model Secondary School(d) Ayetoro Comprehensive High School
22. The full meaning of SOSAN is……………(a) Social Studies Association Of Nations (b) The Social Studies Association Of Nigeria (c) Society Studies Association Of Nigeria (d)The Social Studies Agent of Nations
23. The ‘Man’ in the definition of social studies connotes……………..(a) student (b) environment (c) animal (d) human being
24. ……………… is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes (a) Environment (b) Technology (c)  School (d) Science
25. Nigeria gain her Independence in the year……………(a) October 22nd 1860 (b) October 1st 1960 (c) November 1st 1960 (d) October 2nd  1960
26. Children of …………. Take more responsibilities both for themselves and others.………………(a) small family size (b) foster family (c) the rich (d) large family size 
27.  The act committed in violence of law is………….. (a) Culture (b) Socialization (c) Crime (d) Family
28. The most important unit of the society is………….. (a) Family (b) Friendship (c) Crime (d) social organization
29. All these are causes of crime in Nigeria except………….. (a) poverty (b)  Education (c) depression  (d) over-population
30. All are examples of natural environment except……….(a) valleys (b) mountains (c) houses (d) oceans

SECTION B

Instruction: Answer three (3) questions only.

1. Define  Social Studies?
2. Explain 5 impact of Science and Technology to Man
3. Highlight 5 subjects that makes up Social Studies 
4. Define Socialization
5.  Explain the three (3) types of Socialization
6. State five (5) agents of Socialization
7. Define Culture
8. Explain the types of culture with examples
9. State 5 characteristics of Culture
10. What is Friendship
11. Explain 3 types of Friendship
12. Highlight (5) behaviors that could destroy Friendship
13. Define a Family
14. List  the types of  family and explain any two
15. Highlight (3) roles of each member of the family