Primary 4 (Basic 4) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM SOCIAL STUDIES EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4)

SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions 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 – 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.

ANSWER KEY

SECTION A

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

SECTION B

1a. Family is a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption.

1b. Nuclear family: father, mother and children.

Extended family: includes grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins.

2a. Culture is the total way of life of a people.

2b. Language, Dressing, Food, Religion

3a. Religion simply means belief in God or gods.

3b. Similarities of religion

I. Belief in God

II. Practice of worship

III. Teaching of good morals

4a. Marriage is the legal union of a man and a woman as husband and wife.

4b. Types of marriage

I. Traditional marriage

II. Court marriage

III. Christian marriage

IV. Islamic marriage

5a. Problems of marriage

I. Lack of money

II. Quarrels

III. Infidelity

IV. Lack of understanding

5b. Solutions

I. Love and tolerance

II. Communication

III. Respect for each other