New Curriculum Third Term Social and Citizenship Studies examination for Primary 1

Class: Primary 1
Term: Third Term
Subject: Social and Citizenship Studies
Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 70

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

1. A positive attitude is shown by ________. (a) Being dishonest    (b) Being helpful    (c) Bullying others
2. Which of these is a good value? (a) Honesty    (b) Stealing    (c) Cheating
3. Telling the truth is an example of ________. (a) Greed    (b) Honesty    (c) Rudeness
4. A pupil who returns a lost pencil shows ________. (a) Selfishness    (b) Dishonesty    (c) Honesty
5. Respect helps people to ________. (a) Live peacefully    (b) Ignore others    (c) Quarrel more
6. Which action shows kindness? (a) Taking another person’s food    (b) Laughing at an injured friend    (c) Helping a younger pupil
7. Good values are important because they ________. (a) Encourage quarrels    (b) Build trust    (c) Make people unsafe
8. Which action shows responsibility? (a) Breaking shared property    (b) Blaming others for every mistake    (c) Completing an assigned task
9. If a pupil is in danger, the pupil should ________. (a) Hide from every adult    (b) Seek help from a trusted adult    (c) Keep the danger secret
10. Which person can help a child at school? (a) Unknown stranger    (b) Another very young child alone    (c) Teacher
11. If a fire starts in a room, a pupil should ________. (a) Run towards the smoke    (b) Move to safety and alert an adult    (c) Hide under a desk and keep quiet
12. Which place is safest when waiting for help? (a) A supervised safe area    (b) An unguarded riverbank    (c) A busy road
13. A secure environment is a place where people are ________. (a) Always afraid    (b) Exposed to danger    (c) Protected from danger
14. Which action helps make a school secure? (a) Leaving dangerous objects on paths    (b) Reporting broken gates to adults    (c) Allowing unknown people into class
15. Who should be told about a suspicious visitor at school? (a) Nobody    (b) Only another young pupil    (c) A teacher or security worker
16. Climate means the usual ________ conditions of a place over a long time. (a) Market    (b) Weather    (c) Traffic
17. Climate change involves long-term changes in ________. (a) Weather patterns    (b) School uniforms    (c) Class registers
18. Which activity can increase air pollution? (a) Planting trees    (b) Keeping drains clear    (c) Burning rubbish openly
19. Which activity helps care for the environment? (a) Burning plastic waste    (b) Planting a tree    (c) Throwing refuse into drains
20. One possible effect of climate change is ________. (a) Lighter classroom desks    (b) Longer school pencils    (c) Unusual heat or rainfall
21. Trees help our environment by ________. (a) Providing shade and cleaner air    (b) Producing plastic waste    (c) Blocking every rainfall
22. Which of these is wildlife? (a) Domestic table    (b) School chair    (c) Wild antelope
23. A forest is a natural home for many ________. (a) Wild animals    (b) Streetlights    (c) School buses
24. Wildlife conservation means ________. (a) Destroying natural habitats    (b) Protecting wild animals and their homes    (c) Hunting every animal
25. Which behaviour helps protect wildlife? (a) Avoiding destruction of animal habitats    (b) Burning every forest    (c) Catching every young wild animal
26. Money is used to ________. (a) Measure weight    (b) Tell the time    (c) Buy goods and services
27. Which currency is used in Nigeria? (a) Naira    (b) Cedi    (c) Dollar
28. Which of these is a form of money? (a) School timetable    (b) Banknote    (c) Exercise-book cover
29. Saving money means ________. (a) Keeping some for future use    (b) Throwing it away    (c) Spending every amount immediately
30. Which choice shows wise spending? (a) Buying unnecessary items before food    (b) Spending money meant for transport on sweets    (c) Buying needed school materials
31. Saving part of your money helps you to ________. (a) Pay for a future need    (b) Buy unnecessary things first    (c) Spend all your money immediately
32. Where can money be kept for future use? (a) Water bucket    (b) Savings box    (c) Refuse bin
33. Which of these is a need rather than a want? (a) Food    (b) A second toy    (c) Extra sweets
34. Good citizens help keep their environment ________. (a) Full of open fires    (b) Clean and safe    (c) Dirty and unsafe
35. Which action helps save money for a future need? (a) Keeping part of an allowance    (b) Spending everything at once    (c) Buying sweets before basic needs

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (b) Being helpful
Question 2 – ✅ (a) Honesty
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Honesty
Question 4 – ✅ (c) Honesty
Question 5 – ✅ (a) Live peacefully
Question 6 – ✅ (c) Helping a younger pupil
Question 7 – ✅ (b) Build trust
Question 8 – ✅ (c) Completing an assigned task
Question 9 – ✅ (b) Seek help from a trusted adult
Question 10 – ✅ (c) Teacher
Question 11 – ✅ (b) Move to safety and alert an adult
Question 12 – ✅ (a) A supervised safe area
Question 13 – ✅ (c) Protected from danger
Question 14 – ✅ (b) Reporting broken gates to adults
Question 15 – ✅ (c) A teacher or security worker
Question 16 – ✅ (b) Weather
Question 17 – ✅ (a) Weather patterns
Question 18 – ✅ (c) Burning rubbish openly
Question 19 – ✅ (b) Planting a tree
Question 20 – ✅ (c) Unusual heat or rainfall
Question 21 – ✅ (a) Providing shade and cleaner air
Question 22 – ✅ (c) Wild antelope
Question 23 – ✅ (a) Wild animals
Question 24 – ✅ (b) Protecting wild animals and their homes
Question 25 – ✅ (a) Avoiding destruction of animal habitats
Question 26 – ✅ (c) Buy goods and services
Question 27 – ✅ (a) Naira
Question 28 – ✅ (b) Banknote
Question 29 – ✅ (a) Keeping some for future use
Question 30 – ✅ (c) Buying needed school materials
Question 31 – ✅ (a) Pay for a future need
Question 32 – ✅ (b) Savings box
Question 33 – ✅ (a) Food
Question 34 – ✅ (b) Clean and safe
Question 35 – ✅ (a) Keeping part of an allowance