First Term Examination
Class : JSS 1
Subject : NVS ( Social Studies)
Duration : 1 Hour 30 minutes
Instruction : Answer all questions in section A.
Section A: Objective Tests
1. One of the functions of the family includes ____________. (a) procreation (b) starvation (c) conflict (d) demonstration
2. Which of the following is a type of social environment? (a) Nursery group (b) primary group (c) security group (d) force group
3. An important duty of the children in the family is to be __________. (a) naughty (b) disobedient (c) obedient (d) disrespectful
4. Man-made environment includes the following except __________. (a) houses (b) towns (c) mountains (d) factories
5. The method of learning social studies where students are organized for educational visits to see for themselves some of the things they have learnt in school is called ________. (a) interview method (b) excursion method (c) encoding method (d) research method
6. All are examples of secondary social group except _________. (a) home (b) workplace (c) school (d) church
7. Which of the following behaviour enhances friendship? (a) gossip (b) conflict (c) quarrel (d) honesty
8. _________ may cause accident on the road. (a) Good road (b) Bad road (c) Ring road (d) Smooth road
9. The smallest group in our social environment is the _________. (a) village (b) town (c) family (d) compound
10. _________ is made up of natural and man-made features that we can feel, see and touch around us. (a) social environment (b) physical environment (c) regional environment (d) general environment
11. _________ consist of a man, his wife and children. (a) extended family (b) compound family (c) nuclear family (d) father family
12. Which of the following is an environmental problem? (a) construction (b) volcanic eruption (c) road repairs (d) forestation
13. A body of water surrounded by land is a ________. (a) lake (b) island (c) valley (d) delta
14. A major river in Nigeria is ________. (a) River Abuja (b) River Oshodi (c) River Niger (d) River Lagos
15. Subjects related or found in the scope of social Studies includes the following except ________. (a) Biology (b) Geography (c) History (d) Anthropology
16. The following are environmental problems except __________. (a) bad roads (b) earthquakes (c) erosion (d) education
17. A land in between two mountains is called _________. (a) Valley (b) Hill (c) Mountain (d) Lokoja
18. The type of family in which the man has two or more wives is called _________. (a) monogamy (b) bí-family (c) polygamy (d) polyandry
19. Environmental problems can result in the following except ___________. (a) pollution (b) good health (c) flooding (d) accidents
20. Crude oil deposits can be found in _________ state. (a) Delta (b) Sokoto (c) Ogun (d) Kaduna
21. Accidents at home can be caused by _________. (a) pouring water on the carpet (b) keeping sharp Objects away from children (c) keeping the environment clean (d) none of the above
22.Jos, Plateau state is commonly known for large deposits of __________. (a) Gold (b) Tin ore (c) Columbite (d) Diamond
23. Social Studies is concerned with the study of _________. (a) origin of man (b) man and his environment as well as technology (c) weathering agents (d) manpower planning
24. The Head of the nuclear family is the _________. (a) oldest person in the family (b) mother (c) grandfather (d) father
25. There are ________ types of natural resources. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 6
26. Which of the following prepares food and keeps the house in order? (a) neighbour (b) granduncle (c) grandfather (d) mother
27. The two types of culture are _____________. (a) refined and unrefined culture (b) religion and tax culture (c) strong and weak culture (d) material and non-material culture
28. A social group refer to __________. (a) a group of people with common interests (b) people who fight regularly (c) people with different interests (d) people with no shared goal.
29. ___________ and ___________ are the two types of social environment. (a) primary and secondary social group (b) large and medium group (c) thin and fat group (d) higher and lower group
30. The following are examples of primary social group except __________. (a) family (b) peer group (c) kinship (d) kingship
SECTION B : Theory
Answer any three questions from this section.
1a. What is Social Studies?
1b. Write out two natural resources, their location and their uses
1c. List five methods of learning Social Studies
2a. Define Resources
2b. List four importance of social studies
2c. List two types of resources and explain them briefly
3a. Define family
3b. List and explain the types of family
3c. State three importance of family
4a. Identify and mention five subjects related to Social Studies.
4b. List the types of environment.
4c. What is an accident?