Primary 3 (Basic 3) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM SOCIAL STUDIES EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 3 (BASIC 3)

SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives, INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options. 

1. A group of people related by blood or marriage is ______.

[a] children in the market

[b] enemy

[c] family

2. The yoruba call God ______.

[a] Allah

[b] Olorun

[b] Chineke

3. Managing complexity can be solve by ______.

[a] hatred

[b] love

[c] fighting

4. Your brother’s daughter is your ______.

[a] nephew

[b] niece

[c] cousin

5. Patriotism means ______.

[a] love

[b] hatred

[c] height

6. What types of marriage is done in church?

[a] court marriage

[b] traditional marriage

[c] Christian marriage

7. ______ is the money a husband pay for her wife during the marriage.

[a] bribe price

[b] dance price

[c] bride price

8. What is religion?

[a] Praying to satan

[b] Going to church

[c] The ways and manner we worship our creator

9. The total ways of life of our people is ______.

[a] culture

[b] behavior

[c] character

10. ______ is the head of the family.

[a] mother

[b] sister

[c] father

11. When a man marries one wife, it is called ______.

[a] monogamy

[b] polygamy

[c] homosexual

12. An ______ lead prayer in mosque.

[a] lmam

[b] doctor

[c] pastor

13. The federal capital of Nigeria is ______.

[a] Lagos

[b] Abuja

[c] Akure

14. Who is your uncle?

[a] The brother of my father and mother

[b] the brother of my mother

[c] the brother of my uncle

15. ______ can cause problem to the extended family. 

[a] unity

[b] love

[c] conflict

SECTION B – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

1a. Define culture.

b. List the types of culture.

2. Traditional festival is ________.

b. Mention 3 types of festivals

3. Define marriage.

b. Mention 4 types of marriage.

4. What is religion?

b. List the main religion practices in our community.

5. Define Managing complexity?

b. List 3 types of difficulties.

ANSWER KEY 

SECTION A

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. A 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. C

SECTION B

1a. Culture is the total way of life of a people.

1b. Types of culture 

• Material culture

• Non-material culture

2a. Traditional festival is a cultural celebration observed by a community.

2b. New Yam festival, Eyo festival and Argungu festival

3a. Marriage is the union of a man and a woman as husband and wife.

3b. Traditional marriage, Court marriage, Christian marriage and Islamic marriage

4a. Religion is the way people worship their God.

4b. Christianity, Islam, Traditional religion

5a. Managing complexity means solving problems or dealing with difficult situations.

5b. Poverty, Conflict and Illiteracy