SOCIAL STUDIES THIRD TERM EXAMINATION JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS JSS 1 (BASIC 7) EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES

INSTRUCTION – CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE OPTIONS A – D

1. Communicating ones feelings while respecting the rights of others is called _______.

(a) aggressiveness

(b) manipulation

(c) obligation

(d) assertiveness

2. Components of social studies does not include _______.

(a) sociology

(b) economics

(c) history

(d) French

3. All are types of family except _______.

(a) compound

(b) extended

(c) spiritual

(d) nuclear

4. _______ is a gang behavior that is in our educational institutions where members are involved in oath taking.

(a) Boys scout

(b) Girls brigade

(c) Religion

(d) Cultism

5. A technique in abstinence is _______.

(a) SMART

(b) SUAT

(c) SWET

(d) SWAT

6. The total ways of life of a group of people that makes them different from others is called _______.

(a) church

(b) culture

(c) adaptation

(d) marriage

7. Examples of social issues in Nigeria are the following except _______.

(a) cultism

(b) HIV/AIDS

(c) honesty

(d) drug abuse

8. HIV/AIDS can be spread through the following ways except _______.

(a) sleeping with an infected partner

(b) breast feeding

(c) unsterilized sharp objects

(d) blood transfusion

9. HIV/AIDS victims are simply referred to as _______.

(a) PVLWA

(b) PWLHA

(c) PWHLA

(d) PLWHA

10. _______ involves the use of creative problem solving skills.

(a) Conflict

(b) Tradition

(c) Marketing

(d) Negotiation

SECTION B – FILL IN THE GAPS

11. Those beliefs in the African setting that are common held but not true are called _______.

12. STI and STD mean _______ or _______.

13. The NYSC was established in the year _______.

14. The process by which individuals acquire the language, beliefs, values and technical skills of his/her society is referred to as _______.

15. Types of man’s environment are _______ and _______.

16. _______ is referred to as the bringing together of different parts so that they can function as one.

17. The Nigerian national flag was designed by _______ in the year _______.

18. Four examples of social issues in Nigeria are _______, _______, _______ and _______.

19. One sure way of helping people living with HIV/AIDS is to show them _______.

20. Nigeria is a country with _______ major ethnic groups, others are called _______ she speaks over _______ languages, with _______ local government areas.

SECTION C – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Answer four (4) questions only. Question one is compulsory.

QUESTION 1

A. What is social studies?

B. Using pencil, draw a well labeled diagram indicating all the components of social STUDIES.

C. Write out the second stanza of the Nigerian national anthem as well as the anthem of Award international secondary school. Take note of your spellings.

D. State the motto of the Nigerian coat of arms.

QUESTION 2

A. Define the term Assertiveness.

B. How is manipulation different from passiveness?

QUESTION 3

A. What is cultism?

B. List four characteristics of cultism in Nigeria.

QUESTION 4

A. What do you understand by social issues?

B. List and explain four causes of social problems in Nigeria.

QUESTION 5

A. What is abstinence?

B. Explain the technique involved in dealing with sexual abstinence.