First Term Examination History Primary 2 (Basic 2) Exam Questions

HISTORY EXAM QUESTIONS 

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

PRIMARY 2 (BASIC 2) 

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – C in this section. 

1. The Awori people are part of ______.

[a] Nigeria

[b] Ghana

[c] South Africa

2. The Ijebu people are ______.

[a] Yoruba

[b] Hausa

[c] Igbo

3. Who left the palace of king Oduduwa?

[a] Olofin

[b] Prince Bola

[c] Prince Olu

4. Tradition is passed down from ______.

[a] person to person

[b] school to school

[c] farm to farm

5. One of those is an indigenous people of Lagos State.

[a] Igbo

[b] Awori

[c] Hausa

6. ______ is also part of Lagos state.

[a] Lekki

[b] Oyo

[c] Ado – odo

7. What people do to earn a living is called ______?

[a] occupation

[b] education

[c] sport

8. ______ is taking someone or something from one place to another.

[a] Transportation

[b] Promotion

[c] Party

9. ______ is one of the occupation of people of Lagos state.

[a] Fishing

[b] Fighting

[c] Farming

10. The southwest Nigeria is a ______ region.

[a] Hausa

[b] Igbo

[c] Yoruba

11. _______ is an ethnic in the south – south of Nigeria.

[a] Delta

[b] Lagos

[c] Ogun

12. Ethnic group is a group of ______.

[a] people

[b] chairs

[c] animals

13. ______ people eats Tuwo shinkafa.

[a] Hausa

[b] Yoruba

[c] Igbo

14. The people of the ______ eats amala.

[a] South East

[b] North West

[c] South West

15. Lagos is a ______ in Nigeria

[a] hut

[b] city

[c] bush

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

1. What is tradition?

2. Define occupation.

b. List 3 types of occupation.

3. Mention two indigenous people of Lagos state.

4. What is an ethnic group?

5. Mention food eaten by these people:

A. South – south

B. South – west