New Curriculum First Term Nigerian History examination for Primary 1

Class: Primary 1
Term: First Term
Subject: Nigerian History
Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (70 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

1. History is the study of ________. (a) Only the weather today    (b) People and events of the past    (c) Only what will happen tomorrow
2. A story about how your grandparents lived long ago is part of ________. (a) Family history    (b) Tomorrow’s timetable    (c) A shopping list
3. Which of these tells us about the past? (a) A future lesson plan    (b) A new school bell    (c) An old photograph
4. Why do we learn history? (a) To know about people and events of the past    (b) To predict every day’s weather    (c) To replace all school rules
5. Which person can tell a pupil about their family history? (a) A visitor who has never met the family    (b) Grandparent    (c) A stranger who knows nothing about the family
6. An old family photograph can help us remember ________. (a) People who lived in earlier times    (b) Tomorrow’s school meals    (c) Events that have not happened
7. Which activity helps us learn about our family history? (a) Ignoring older family members    (b) Destroying old photographs    (c) Listening to an elder’s story
8. Family history can tell us ________. (a) The weight of every book    (b) Where our family came from    (c) Tomorrow’s rainfall
9. Which information is part of a family identity? (a) Classroom wall colour    (b) School bell sound    (c) Family name
10. The people who lived before us are called ________. (a) New classmates only    (b) People of the past    (c) People of the future
11. A grandparent can tell a child about ________. (a) Every secret in the community    (b) An event that will happen with certainty next year    (c) Family events from long ago
12. Which word refers to something that happened earlier? (a) Past    (b) Future    (c) Next
13. Which word refers to what is happening now? (a) Future    (b) Present    (c) Past
14. Choose the correct family generation order. (a) Parent, child, grandparent    (b) Child, grandparent, parent    (c) Grandparent, parent, child
15. When telling a simple family history, we should begin with ________. (a) A random event from the middle    (b) The earliest event we know    (c) An event that has not happened
16. A useful family-history record is a ________. (a) Family photograph    (b) Shopping receipt from an unknown person    (c) Blank ruler
17. We can learn a good lesson from the past by ________. (a) Repeating harmful mistakes    (b) Ignoring the experiences of elders    (c) Remembering what earlier people did well
18. Which activity shows respect for family history? (a) Keeping old family records safely    (b) Tearing family photographs    (c) Mocking family stories
19. People in a community may include ________. (a) Only pupils of one class    (b) Traders, teachers and farmers    (c) Only people of one occupation
20. A community is a place where ________. (a) Nobody has neighbours    (b) Everyone must be related    (c) People live and work together
21. Which person helps teach children in the community? (a) Driver    (b) Teacher    (c) Tailor
22. Who usually sells goods in the market? (a) Trader    (b) Teacher    (c) Doctor
23. Which worker helps treat sick people? (a) Farmer    (b) Carpenter    (c) Health worker
24. A local government area is often written as ________. (a) LGA    (b) CCA    (c) PHE
25. People in one LGA may have ________. (a) Only one occupation    (b) Exactly the same family name    (c) Different jobs and cultures
26. Which of these is an important place in a community? (a) Private pencil case    (b) Health centre    (c) One person’s shoe
27. Where do people usually go to buy and sell goods? (a) Market    (b) Clinic    (c) Library
28. Which community place is used for learning? (a) Motor park    (b) School    (c) Market
29. A traditional ruler may be found in a ________. (a) Schoolbag    (b) Pencil case    (c) Community
30. Why should pupils learn the names of important local places? (a) To find useful services    (b) To avoid knowing their community    (c) To confuse visitors
31. Tolerance means ________. (a) Refusing to share a community    (b) Mocking different languages    (c) Respecting people who are different from us
32. Which behaviour shows tolerance? (a) Playing peacefully with pupils of different backgrounds    (b) Refusing to greet anyone from another town    (c) Insulting neighbours because of their language
33. Which action makes a community peaceful? (a) Starting quarrels between groups    (b) Cooperating with neighbours    (c) Damaging public property
34. People who remember the past can help us understand ________. (a) How life has changed    (b) The exact future weather    (c) The answer to every school test
35. Which place would you visit to learn about books and reading in your community? (a) Motor park    (b) Library    (c) Market

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (b) People and events of the past
Question 2 – ✅ (a) Family history
Question 3 – ✅ (c) An old photograph
Question 4 – ✅ (a) To know about people and events of the past
Question 5 – ✅ (b) Grandparent
Question 6 – ✅ (a) People who lived in earlier times
Question 7 – ✅ (c) Listening to an elder’s story
Question 8 – ✅ (b) Where our family came from
Question 9 – ✅ (c) Family name
Question 10 – ✅ (b) People of the past
Question 11 – ✅ (c) Family events from long ago
Question 12 – ✅ (a) Past
Question 13 – ✅ (b) Present
Question 14 – ✅ (c) Grandparent, parent, child
Question 15 – ✅ (b) The earliest event we know
Question 16 – ✅ (a) Family photograph
Question 17 – ✅ (c) Remembering what earlier people did well
Question 18 – ✅ (a) Keeping old family records safely
Question 19 – ✅ (b) Traders, teachers and farmers
Question 20 – ✅ (c) People live and work together
Question 21 – ✅ (b) Teacher
Question 22 – ✅ (a) Trader
Question 23 – ✅ (c) Health worker
Question 24 – ✅ (a) LGA
Question 25 – ✅ (c) Different jobs and cultures
Question 26 – ✅ (b) Health centre
Question 27 – ✅ (a) Market
Question 28 – ✅ (b) School
Question 29 – ✅ (c) Community
Question 30 – ✅ (a) To find useful services
Question 31 – ✅ (c) Respecting people who are different from us
Question 32 – ✅ (a) Playing peacefully with pupils of different backgrounds
Question 33 – ✅ (b) Cooperating with neighbours
Question 34 – ✅ (a) How life has changed
Question 35 – ✅ (b) Library