First Term Examination Social Studies Primary 4 (Basic 4) Exam Questions

 

SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS 

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

CLASS – PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) 

 

 

VOLUME 1 (NEW) SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE 

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

1. Good governance brings about _______.

[a] empowerment

[b] riot

[c] war

 

2. Making wrong decisions by government can cause _______.

[a] unrest

[b] employment

[c] growth

 

3. __________ governance is free of abuse.

[a] Bad

[b] Crazy

[c] Good

 

4. _______ is one of the people that govern the society.

[a] Thugs

[b] Governor

[c] Liars

 

5. In democracy leaders are chosen by _______.

[a] voting

[b] coup

[c] decree

 

6. The president of Nigeria is _______.

[a] Olusegun Obasanjo

[b] Bola Ahmed Tinubu

[c] Mahammadu Buhari

 

7. ________ governance uses democracy rule.

[a] Top

[b] Democratic

[c] Bottom

 

8. Governance structure means _______.

[a] board of directors

[b] board of trustees

[c] All listed

 

9. _______ is a structure in governance.

[a] Forward audit

[b] Internal audit

[c] Back audit

 

10. _______ makes the laws.

[a] Executive

[b] Judiciary

[c] Legislative

 

11. Good governance brings about _______ in the country.

[a] peace

[b] riot

[c] protest

 

12. Provision of jobs is a characteristics of _______ governance.

[a] bad

[b] poor

[c] good

 

13. An attribute of good governance is _______.

[a] openness

[b] fraudulent acts

[c] unloyalty

 

14. How many tier of government do we have in Nigeria?

[a] 2

[b] 3

[c] 6

 

15. _______ is the duty of the local government.

[a] Collection of bribes

[b] Collection of rates

[c] Destroying

 

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the question in this section. 

QUESTION 1

A. What is Governance?

B. Write out three people that govern the country.

 

QUESTION 2

A. Define good governance.

B. Good Governance brings about _______, _______ and _______.

 

QUESTION 3

A. State the types of Governance

B. List three functions of Government.

 

QUESTION 4

A. What is Governance structure?

B. Mention 5 characteristics of good governance.

 

QUESTION 5

A. What is Government?

B. State the three arms of government.

 

 

VOLUME 2 SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE 

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

1. _______ family consist of uncles, aunties and grandparents

[a] Extra large

[b] Nuclear

[c] Extended

 

2. _______ teaches us moral and values.

[a] Stealing

[b] Fighting

[c] Family

 

3. The brother of your father or mother is called _______.

[a] cousin

[b] uncle

[c] nephew

 

4. The children of our uncles and aunts are our _______.

[a] nieces

[b] nephew

[c] cousin

 

5. _______ is when a man married to one woman.

[a] Monogamy

[b] Polygamy

[c] Polygandry

 

6. Caring for one another is one of the _______ to the problems of married people.

[a] causes

[b] solution

[c] cruelty

 

7. Infertility can lead to _______ in marriage.

[a] problems

[b] solution

[c] love

 

8. Marriage is ordained by _______.

[a] man

[b] teacher

[c] God

 

9. The ways of life of people is called _______.

[a] unity

[b] character

[c] culture

 

10. People have different custom because of their differences in _______.

[a] rainfall

[b] names

[c] histories

 

11. _______ is a similarity among all Religions. the

[a] The belief in God

[b] Love of money

[c] Love of food

 

12. The major ethnic group in Nigeria are _______, _______ and _______.

[a] Tiv, ljaw, egun

[b] Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa

[c] Kanuri, Ijaw, ilaje

 

13. Religion is the belief in _______.

[a] existence of spirit

[b] existence of God or gods

[c] existence of man and woman

 

14. Some of our culture object are preserved in the _______.

[a] ocean

[b] mosque

[c] museum

 

15. The main religion of most people in northern Nigeria is _______.

[a] Christianity

[b] lslam

[c] Tradition

 

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

QUESTION 1

A. Define Marriage.

B. State the 2 types of marriage and explain.

 

QUESTION 2

A. What is culture?

B. State three customs and traditions of culture that should be retained.

 

QUESTION 3

A. Religion simply means _______.

B. Mention the 3 types of religion and their practices.

 

QUESTION 4

A. Family is _______.

B. List and explain the types of family.

 

QUESTION 5 – Who are these people to you?

A. Cousin

B. Niece

C. Nephew

D. Uncle

 

 

VOLUME 3 – SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE 

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

1. _______ family consist of father, mother and the children.

[a] Marriage

[b] Nuclear

[c] Extended

 

2. A group that related by blood, adoption of manage is  _______.

[a] club

[b] union

[c] family

 

3. The brother of your father or mother is called _______.

[a] cousin

[b] uncle

[c] nephew

 

4. The children of our uncles and aunts are our _______.

[a] nieces

[b] nephew

[c] cousin

 

5. The legal union of man and woman as husband and wife is _______.

[a] courtship

[b] marriage

[c] fellowship

 

6. Polygamy is when a married to _______ at a time.

[a] a wife

[b] many wives

[c] a ghost

 

7. Caring for one another is one of the _______ to the problems of married people.

[a] causes

[b] solution

[c] cruelty

 

8. The ways of life of people is called _______.

[a] unity

[b] character

[c] culture

 

9. The major ethnic group in Nigeria are  _______, _______ and _______.

[a] Tiv, ljaw, egun

[b] Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa

[c] Kanuri, Ijaw, ilaje

 

10. Which of these pattern of dressing not a Nigerian?

[a] shirt and trouser

[b] babariga

[c] Agbada

 

11. People have different custom because of their differences in _______.

[a] rainfall

[b] names

[c] histories

 

12. Some of our culture object are preserved in the _______.

[a] church

[b] mosque

[c] museum

 

13. Religion is the belief in _______.

[a] existence of spirit

[b] existence of God or gods

[c] existence of man and woman

 

14. _______ pray five times daily.

[a] Traditional worshipper

[b] Christians

[c] Muslims

 

15. _______ is a similarity among all religions.

[a] the belief in God

[b] love of money

[c] love of food

 

SECTION B – THEORY 

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

QUESTION 1

A. Define family.

B. State 2 types of family and explain.

 

QUESTION 2

A. Define culture.

B. Give 4 elements of culture.

 

QUESTION 3

A. Religion simply means _______.

B. Write 3 similarities of religion?

 

QUESTION 4

A. Marriage is _______.

B. Give 4 types of marriage.

 

QUESTION 5

A. Write 4 problems of marriage?

B. Mention 3 ways of solving marital problems.