First Term Examination History Primary 4 (Basic 4) Exam Questions

HISTORY

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) 

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE

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

1. The British colonized _____.

[a] Africa

[b] Nigeria

[c] Togo

2. A person that colonizes a country is called _____.

[a] colony

[b] colonized

[c] colonizer

3. _____ was the first president of Nigeria.

[a] Olusegun Obasanjo

[b] Nnamdi Azikwe

[c] Mahammadu Buhari

4. Colonial rule brought _____ to Nigeria.

[a] Western education

[b] Native education

[c] Ocean education

5. There are _____ early religions in Nigeria.

[a] four

[b] ten

[c] twenty

6. _____ is a region in Nigeria.

[a] Seaside

[b] Eastern

[c] Pacific

7. An administrative area is called _____-

[a] work

[b] office

[c] pacific

8. _____ is an ethnic group in the northern region.

[a] Ibibio

[b] Hausa

[c] Ikwere

9. The breakdown of Nigeria into regions began in _____ year.

[a] 1946

[b] 1948

[c] 1949

10. Rivers state is found in _____ region.

[a] Southern

[b] Northern

[c] Eastern

11. Mid western region has _____ ethnic group.

[a] Edo

[b] lgbo

[c] Igala

12. _____ is an example of a dominant ethnic group.

[a] Akoko

[b] Eko isale

[c] Awori

13. _____ is the capital of Nigeria.

[a] Ikeja

[b] Abuja

[c] Alakija

14. Who is the Governor of Lagos state ?

[a] Raji Fashola

[b] Jibola Dabor

[c] Babajide Sanwolu

15. We have _____ local government area in Nigeria.

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the  questions in this section. 

QUESTION A

A. What is colonial administration?

b. Who is a colonizer?

QUESTION 2. Write out the regions in Nigeria.

QUESTION 3. List three ethnic group in each region.

QUESTION 4. Write out one state found in each region. 

QUESTION 5. Define colony.