SOCIAL STUDIES FIRST TERM EXAMINATION PRIMARY 2

NAME: ____________________________

CLASS: PRIMARY 2
SUBJECT: Social Studies

Instruction: Answer all the questions.

OBJECTIVES (30 marks)

1. ___ is the study of man in relation to his environment.
   (a) Community
   (b) Social Studies
   (c) Man
2. Our environment is made up of living things and ____________.
   (a) animal
   (b) non-living things
   (c) cloud
   (d) boy
3. _____________ is the head of the family.
   (a) Father
   (b) Mother
   (c) Children
4. ______ is what we take into our mouth to strengthen or give us energy.
   (a) Poison
   (b) Gas
   (c) Food
5. ___________ people eat Tuwo Shinkafa.
   (a) Hausa
   (b) Yoruba
   (c) Igbo
6. ___________ is an example of food.
   (a) Amala
   (b) Stone
   (c) Toad
   (d) Orange
7. Who are those people that wear Buba?
   (a) Igbo man
   (b) Fulani men
   (c) Yoruba man
8. Igbo men use _________.
   (a) Agbada and fila
   (b) Wrapper and shirt
   (c) Blouse and scarf and cap
9. Big gown with veil belongs to _______.
   (a) Yoruba men
   (b) Yoruba women
   (c) Hausa women
10. Culture is __________.
    (a) Co-operation
    (b) People’s way of life
    (c) Family
11. ___________ is not part of culture.
    (a) Sleep
    (b) Music
    (c) Food
    (d) Ball
12. The Hausa men wear ____________.
    (a) Soro and gobi
    (b) Iro and buba
    (c) Babariga
13. There are ____________ main ethnic groups in Nigeria.
    (a) 5
    (b) 4
    (c) 3
14. ___________ is not an element of culture.
    (a) Food
    (b) Sleeping
    (c) Dressing
15. Religious belief is an aspect of culture.
    (a) True
    (b) False
    (c) No
    (d) I don’t know
16. Isi-Ewu is a traditional food of _____________ people.
    (a) Yoruba
    (b) Igbo
    (c) Egun
17. ___________ is a group of people related by blood.
    (a) Community
    (b) Family
    (c) Neighbour
18. ___________ prepares food for the family.
    (a) Mother
    (b) Father
    (c) Grandfather
19. Eating together as a family promotes _____________.
    (a) Unity
    (b) Co-operation
    (c) A & B
20. Parents have the chance of teaching their children table manners when family members eat together.
    (a) Yes
    (b) No
    (c) I don’t know
21. ___________ means an increase in the size of a living thing.
    (a) Death
    (b) Growth
    (c) Injury
22. Protein makes us _____________.
    (a) Grow
    (b) Weak
    (c) Strong
23. ___________ gives us energy.
    (a) Vitamin
    (b) Carbohydrates
    (c) Water
24. _____ are components in foods that make us grow and survive.
    (a) Parasites
    (b) Nutrients
    (c) Poisons
25. ___________ helps us in digestion of food.
    (a) Water
    (b) Protein
    (c) Carbohydrates
26. ___________ makes us grow well.
    (a) Balanced diet
    (b) Poor diet
    (c) Carbohydrates
27. There are ____________ classes of food.
    (a) 2
    (b) 4
    (c) 6
    (d) 1
28. ___ is the disease among children caused by lack of protein.
    (a) Headache
    (b) Rickets
    (c) Kwashiorkor
29. Examples of carbohydrate food is _____________.
    (a) Bread
    (b) Beans
    (c) Egg
30. Which is not a major ethnic group in Nigeria?
    (a) Hausa
    (b) Yoruba
    (c) Oyinbo

THEORY (30 marks)

1a. What is a family? (3 marks)

1b. Mention 2 types of family. (4 marks)

2a. What is Social Studies? (3 marks)

2b. List three things found in our environment. (6 marks)

3a. What do you understand by “Culture”? (3 marks)

3b. List 3 ethnic groups you know. (6 marks)

4. Match these Nigerian ethnic groups with the food they eat:
   • Ijebu: ___________
   • Hausa: ___________
   • Igbo: ___________
   • Calabar: ___________