Social Studies Primary 6 First Term Examination Questions
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS: Primary 6
SUBJECT: Social Studies
NAME: ___________________________________________
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Choose the correct answer from the options provided.
- Which of these countries doesn’t have influence on the Nigerian family?
(a) Canada
(b) Togo
(c) Britain - Foreign countries have influenced Nigerian families in the following ways except ________
(a) Language
(b) Dressing
(c) Sleeping - _________ are people who are engaged in a job either for themselves or working for someone in order to cater for their family.
(a) Travelling parents
(b) Working parents
(c) Lazy parents - A marriage between a Hausa man and a Hausa woman is referred to as ________ marriage.
(a) Intra-marriage
(b) Court marriage
(c) Inter-ethnic - If an Igbo man marries a Urhobo woman, this type of marriage is called ________
(a) Court marriage
(b) Intra-marriage
(c) Inter-ethnic - One of the following is an advantage of a working parent.
(a) They do not have enough time for their family
(b) They make money to cater for the family
(c) They have their babies in the care of neighbours or housemaids - A woman who has not yet married is called ___________
(a) Spinster
(b) Unmarried woman
(c) Bachelor - A man who has not yet married is called _________
(a) Unmarried man
(b) Bachelor
(c) Spinster - Religious intolerance is caused when ________
(a) People believe their religion is better than others
(b) People believe in the worship of one God
(c) People believe that all religions preach love - One of the following religions is not practiced in Nigeria?
(a) Christianity
(b) Islam
(c) Buddhism - Which of the following is a positive aspect of foreign culture on our values and beliefs?
(a) Internet fraud
(b) Education
(c) Mass accident - The following are disadvantages of foreign cultures on our values and beliefs except ______
(a) Eating canned food instead of fresh food
(b) Loss of interest in our traditions and customs
(c) Learning Western education - ________ are associations formed by groups of workers for the purpose of working to improve the welfare and conditions of service of their members.
(a) National union
(b) Trade union
(c) Teachers’ union - The money received after hourly or daily work is __________
(a) Wages
(b) Income
(c) Salary - The condition in which one has a job to do on a daily basis to earn a living is referred to as _________
(a) Job
(b) Employment
(c) Unemployment - Examples of trade unions are the following except _________
(a) NTA
(b) NUJ
(c) NUT - _______ is a condition in which one has no job to do on a regular basis.
(a) Unemployment
(b) Job
(c) Employment - The money a worker receives at the end of the month is called __________
(a) Wages
(b) Savings
(c) Salary - Parents’ and teachers’ responsibilities to children include the following except ________
(a) Supervising their studies
(b) Teaching them morals
(c) Allowing them to play all the time - _____ is the head of the family.
(a) Mother
(b) Father
(c) Aunt - The major cause of marital failure is ___________.
(a) Love and commitment
(b) Lack of trust and communication
(c) Honesty - The family is the ______ unit of society.
(a) Largest
(b) Smallest
(c) Richest - The act of a person being legally married to more than one spouse at a time is called _________.
(a) Monogamy
(b) Polygamy
(c) Courtship - _________ is the process by which knowledge, customs, and values are passed from one generation to another.
(a) Socialization
(b) Education
(c) Imitation - One of the effects of religious intolerance is ________.
(a) Peaceful coexistence
(b) War and conflict
(c) Unity - The Nigerian legal system does not recognize _______ marriage.
(a) Traditional
(b) Bigamy
(c) Court - One of the effects of a broken home is ___________.
(a) Good behavior in children
(b) Increased social vices
(c) High parental care - The cultural practice of naming a child is known as _________.
(a) Birth ceremony
(b) Wedding
(c) Burial - The process of training children to be responsible members of society is called ________.
(a) Parenting
(b) Schooling
(c) Playing - The major aim of a trade union is to __________.
(a) Increase unemployment
(b) Protect the welfare of workers
(c) Create conflict
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SECTION B: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
- What is inter-ethnic marriage?
- Give an example of inter-ethnic marriage.
- What is intra-ethnic marriage?
- Give an example of intra-ethnic marriage.
- Define culture.
- List four aspects of culture.
(i) ________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________
(iii) ________________________________________________________
(iv) ________________________________________________________ - Define marital failure.
- State two causes of marital failure.
(i) ________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________ - What is labour?
- The reward for labour is ________________________________.
SECTION C: FILL IN THE BLANKS
- The Nigerian marriage system recognizes __________ types of marriage.
- One negative effect of foreign culture on Nigeria is the loss of __________.
- The family where both parents work is called a __________ family.
- __________ is a situation where there is no employment opportunity.
- A man legally married to more than one wife practices __________.
- The major source of income for a family is __________.
- __________ is the process of selecting a partner before marriage.
- __________ is the head of a traditional family in Nigeria.
- __________ and __________ are major types of employment.
- __________ is an example of a traditional Nigerian festival.
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
- Answer all questions.
- Write neatly and legibly.
- Ensure your answers are correct before submitting.
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