THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION.
CLASS: PRIMARY 5
SUBJECTS: SOCIAL STUDIES
NAME:…………………………………………….
Section A : Objective Questions
1. The younger elder brother of our mother or father is __________ (a) Nephew (b) Aunt (c) Uncle
2. A male child of our brother or sister is called __________. (a) Cousin (b) Nephew (c) Niece
3. The children of our uncles and aunts are known as _________ (a) Cousins (b) Nephews (c) Step sister
4. All the following are the obligation of other members of the family except ________ (a) Caring for one another (b) Teaching one another (c) Fighting one another
5. A place where people live in is called ________. (a) office (b) House (c) Popular
6. _________ relates to the cleanliness of our body and environment. (a) Personal hygiene (b) Personal belonging (c) Personal power
7. ___________ is the total number of people occupying a country (a) Population (b) Production (c) Output-input
8. __________ is the taking of drugs and other substances without the advice of doctors. (a) Drug taking (b) Drug pushing (c) Drug abuse
9. _________ is when dirty substances are released into the air and makes it unsafe. (a) Land pollution (b) Water pollution (c) Air pollution
10. The movement of people and goods from one place to another is ____________. (a) Communication (b) Transportation (c) Telegraphs
11. The materials used for further production is ___________. (a) Requirement (b) Resources (c) Republic
12. The situation in which a person has a job he/she is doing to earn income is called __________. (a) Employment (b) Deployment (c) Unemployment
13. The opposite of employment is ____________. (a) Deployment (b) Under employment (c) Unemployment
14. ___________ are paid to professional workers at the end of the month (a) Salaries (b) Wages (c) Income
15. ______ are paid to unskilled workers on a daily or weekly basis (a) Income (b) Output (c) Wages
16. The system of passing information from one place to another is referred to as _______ (a) Communication (b) Commandment (c) Community
17. __________ means the conditions and practice that help us to maintain health and prevent the spread of disease (a) Hygiene (b) Organic (c) Production
18. An increase in population will lead to an increase in the _______ for houses (a) Supply (b) Demand (c) Equilibrium
19. A good house must be ________ (a)Spacious (b) Controlled (c) Polite
20. The way of life of people is known as ________ (a) Culture (b) Creation (c) Company
21. People customs and tradition can be seen in the following except ___________ (a) Dressing style (b) Dancing steps (c) Fighting
22. The state of being a parent is called _________. (a) Partner hood (b) Parenthood (c) Brotherhood
23. All the following are values that foster responsible parenthood except ________ (a) Love (b) Concern for others (c) Hatred
24. The coming together of a man and woman to become husband and wife is known as _______ (a) Marriage (b) Welding (c) Burial
25. __________ means a group of people who come together to manage the communication’s resources in order to satisfy both individual and group goals (a) office (b) organization (c) co-operation
26. The act of keeping money for future use is known as _____ (a) service (b) savings (c) travelling
27. The large amount of money used to start up a business is called _________ (a) capital (b) carpenter (c) guarantor
28. The growth process that take place in the human body is known as ___________. (a) physical offspring (b) physical development (c) physical policy
29. The following are types of pollution except _______ (a) land pollution (b) leaching (c) water pollution
30. Another word for hygiene is ___________. (a) dirtiness (b) environment (c) cleanliness
SECTION B : THEORY
1. Mention three customs that should be changed
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
iv. ____________________________
v. ____________________________
b. List three benefits of living together
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
2a. Mention four causes of unemployment
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
b. List three forms of land transportation
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
3a. Mention four Organization in the community
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
iv. ____________________________
b. List three characteristics physical development in children at pre-adolescent stage
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
4a. Mention three things to do to keep our bodies physically fit
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
b. List three factors that hinder the growth in children
i. _____________________________
ii. _____________________________
iii. ____________________________
5a. Name four types of houses
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
iv. ____________________________
b. Mention three reasons why many people do not own a house in Nigeria?
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________