Second Term Examination History Primary 1 and Primary 2 Exam Questions

HISTORY 

PRIMARY SCHOOLS EXAM QUESTIONS 

PRIMARY 1 AND PRIMARY 2

PRIMARY 1 HISTORY 

INSTRUCTION – Circle the correct answer.

1. _______ is the use of knowledge to invent new devices or tools.

A. Sports

B. English

C. History

D. Technology

2. _______ means peaceful togetherness.

A. Unity

B. Violence

C. Horror

D. Joy

3. A woman who does brave things to help others is a

A. villain

B. hero

C. heroine

D. character

4. A man who does brave things to help others is a _______.

A. villain

8. hero

C. heroine

D. character

5. _______ means to treat fairly.

A. Respect

B. Greedy

C. Selfish

D. Obey

6. _______ is to do what one should.

A. Duty

B. Respect

C. Unity

D.Selfish

7. A _______ is a sacred object or place.

A. city

B. village

C. shrine

D. building

8. Christians worship at a _______.

A. bus

B. temple

C. church

D. mosque

9. Putting others’needs before your needs is being _______.

A.mean

B. selfless

C. greedy

D. selfish

10. You should always _______ your elders.

A. disrespect

B. respect

C. laugh at

D. leave

11. _______ gained independence from Great Britain in 1960.

A. Nigeria

B. Sri Lanka

C. India

D. USA

12. _______ freed his people during the Yoruba Civil War.

A. Herbert Macaulay

B. Saraibi Ogedengbe

C. Ovonnramwen Nogbaisi

D. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

13. _______ was the first Nigerian woman to drive a car.

A.Margaret Ekpo

B. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

C. Kudirat Abiola

D.Hajiya Gambo Sawaba

14. Heroes and heroines are important because they _______.

A. help people

B. work

C. fight

D. yell

15. We celebrate _______ culture during the Eyo festival.

A. Yoruba

B. Hausa

C. Igbo

D. Ijaw

16. Muslims worship at a _______.

A. church

B. temple

C. mosque

D. school

17. The Lagos theatre festival celebrates _______.

A. cooks

B. swimmers

C. artists

D. basketball players

18. A _______ is a group of people who live in the same area.

A. community

B. school

C. friendship

D. family

19. History is the study of people, places, and events from the _______.

A. future

B. present

C. moon

D. past

20. The freedom to rule one’s own country is called _______.

A. history

B. independence

C. government

D. state

PRIMARY 2 HISTORY 

INSTRUCTION – Circle the correct answer.

1. Heroes are people from _______ who do good deeds.

A. movies

B. history

C. comic books

D. the city

2. Hajia Gambo Sawaba fought for _______ rights in Nigeria.

A. women’s

B. animals’

C. everyone’s

D. men’s

3. We look up to heroes because of their _______.

A. dangerous acts

B. bravery

C. power

D. fame

4. Nigeria gained _______ because of its heroes.

A. money

B. nothing

C. independence

D. fame

5. Chief Obafemi Awolowo brought _______ Western Region of Nigeria.

A. free education

B. better medicine

C. natural resources

D. new businesses

6. Heroes show us _______ we would like to have in ourselves.

A. good qualities

B. ideas

C.everything

D. special powers

7. Professor Dora Akunyili lessened the amount of _______ in Nigeria.

A. crime

B. education

C. diseases

D. fake drugs

8. A _______ is the smaller than city.

A. continent

B. country

C. town

D. state

9. _______ is a city in Lagos State.

A. Ikeja

B. Kano

C.Gombe

D. Ekiti

10. _______ is a town in Lagos State.

A. Ikorodu

B. Badagry

C. Niger

D. Kwara

11. Which is NOT a popular job in Lagos?

A. filmmaker

B. engineer

C. banker

D. marketing manager

12. Pampers Private School is a/an _______ in Lagos.

A. college

B. university

C. secondary school

D. primary school

13. Epe is a _______ in Lagos State.

A. community

B. town

C. city

D. state

14. A woman who is a hero is called _______.

A. hera

B. heroes

C. heroine

D. heroe

15. Pan-Atlantic University is in _______.

A. Lagos

B. Kwara

C. Kaduna

D. Kano

16. A _______ is a person who goes to live in a new place.

A. settler

B. voyager

C. heroe

D. explorer

17. _______ is a study that focuses on the location of countries and cities.

A. English

B. Science

C.Geography

D. History

18. _______ is the study of the features of a piece of land such as the mountains and rivers.

A. Geography

B. Topography

C. National Values Education

D. Mathematics

19. _______ is about improving society to meet each individual’s

needs.

A. Social development

B. Political development

C. Social Studies

D. Economic development

20. Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh helped slow the spread of _______ in Nigeria.

A. ebola virus

B. crime

C. the flu

D. medicine