Here are free Primary 1 Nigerian History first term exam questions and answers for teachers, parents and pupils. The questions follow the NERDC first term scheme of work, and the answers are at the bottom of this page.

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Primary 1 Nigerian History First Term Examination

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes  |  Total: 60 marks

Section A: Objective Questions (20 marks)

Choose the correct answer from the options A to D. Each question carries ½ mark.

1. History is the story of the ____.

(A) future    (B) past    (C) moon    (D) sea

2. Which of these is history?

(A) what will happen tomorrow    (B) a dream    (C) a joke    (D) what happened yesterday

3. Last year is part of ____.

(A) history    (B) the future    (C) tomorrow    (D) next week

4. We study history to know about our ____.

(A) toys    (B) families and the past    (C) games only    (D) sweets

5. Old people can tell us stories about the ____.

(A) future    (B) moon    (C) stars    (D) past

6. A family tree shows the members of a ____.

(A) school    (B) market    (C) family    (D) farm

7. History helps us to know where we ____.

(A) sleep    (B) come from    (C) play    (D) eat

8. Your father’s father is your ____.

(A) grandfather    (B) uncle    (C) brother    (D) cousin

9. We learn from the past so that we can make ____ decisions.

(A) bad    (B) good    (C) sad    (D) silly

10. Your mother’s mother is your ____.

(A) grandmother    (B) aunt    (C) sister    (D) niece

11. A group of people living together in an area is a ____.

(A) family tree    (B) river    (C) community    (D) school bag

12. The people living next to our house are our ____.

(A) strangers    (B) enemies    (C) visitors    (D) neighbours

13. Which of these people helps us in the community?

(A) a thief    (B) a bully    (C) a doctor    (D) a stranger

14. A police officer helps to keep us ____.

(A) hungry    (B) sick    (C) safe    (D) dirty

15. A teacher helps us to ____.

(A) learn    (B) fight    (C) steal    (D) sleep

16. Which of these is a major ethnic group in Nigeria?

(A) English    (B) French    (C) Chinese    (D) Yoruba

17. The three major ethnic groups in Nigeria are Hausa, Igbo and ____.

(A) Ghana    (B) Kenya    (C) Yoruba    (D) Benin Republic

18. People from different ethnic groups in Nigeria are all ____.

(A) Nigerians    (B) Ghanaians    (C) strangers    (D) enemies

19. We should ____ people from other ethnic groups.

(A) fight    (B) laugh at    (C) insult    (D) respect

20. Nigeria has ____ ethnic groups.

(A) one    (B) two    (C) no    (D) many

21. We go to the ____ to learn.

(A) market    (B) school    (C) hospital    (D) police station

22. We go to the ____ when we are sick.

(A) market    (B) hospital    (C) palace    (D) park

23. We buy and sell things at the ____.

(A) market    (B) hospital    (C) school    (D) church

24. Muslims pray in a ____.

(A) mosque    (B) market    (C) hospital    (D) park

25. Christians worship in a ____.

(A) mosque    (B) church    (C) market    (D) palace

26. A traditional ruler lives in a ____.

(A) market    (B) hospital    (C) school    (D) palace

27. People meet to discuss community matters in the ____.

(A) community hall    (B) bathroom    (C) kitchen    (D) farm

28. The fire service helps to put out ____.

(A) rain    (B) sun    (C) fire    (D) wind

29. Children play in ____.

(A) hospitals    (B) police stations    (C) parks and playgrounds    (D) kitchens

30. An old building that reminds us of the past is a ____.

(A) market    (B) kitchen    (C) monument    (D) car

31. Living together in peace means we do not ____.

(A) share    (B) help    (C) play together    (D) fight

32. Sharing our things with others shows ____.

(A) anger    (B) love    (C) pride    (D) greed

33. Accepting people who are different from us is called ____.

(A) tolerance    (B) quarrel    (C) fighting    (D) pride

34. Nigeria is one country with ____ people.

(A) only one kind of    (B) no    (C) angry    (D) many different

35. We are stronger when we stay ____.

(A) apart    (B) angry    (C) together    (D) alone

36. The colours of the Nigerian flag are ____.

(A) red, white, blue    (B) green, yellow, red    (C) green, white, green    (D) black, white

37. Nigerians speak ____ languages.

(A) many    (B) only one    (C) no    (D) two

38. Amala, tuwo and fufu are ____ in Nigeria.

(A) clothes    (B) foods    (C) languages    (D) cars

39. Agbada and wrapper are ____.

(A) foods    (B) clothes    (C) songs    (D) cars

40. Nigeria is ____ country with many people.

(A) two    (B) three    (C) no    (D) one

Section B: Theory Questions (40 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. (a) What is history? Give ONE example. [5 marks]

(b) Write TWO reasons why we study history. [5 marks]

2. (a) What is a community? Name THREE people who help us in the community. [5 marks]

(b) Name the THREE major ethnic groups in Nigeria. [5 marks]

3. (a) Name FIVE important places in our community. [5 marks]

(b) Write what we do at each place: (i) school (ii) hospital (iii) market [5 marks]

4. (a) Write THREE ways we can live together in peace. [5 marks]

(b) What are the colours of the Nigerian flag? [5 marks]

5. (a) Draw a simple family tree showing your father, mother and yourself. (b) Write TWO ways history helps us. [10 marks]

6. Nigeria is one country with many people. Write FIVE things that show we are different but still one nation. [10 marks]

Answer Key

Section A

1. B	2. D	3. A	4. B	5. D	6. C	7. B	8. A	9. B	10. A
11. C	12. D	13. C	14. C	15. A	16. D	17. C	18. A	19. D	20. D
21. B	22. B	23. A	24. A	25. B	26. D	27. A	28. C	29. C	30. C
31. D	32. B	33. A	34. D	35. C	36. C	37. A	38. B	39. B	40. D

Give ½ mark for each correct answer (20 marks).

Section B: Marking Guide

Question 1(a) [5 marks]

• History is the story of the past / what happened before (3)
• Example: what happened yesterday, last week or last year (2)

Question 1(b) [5 marks]

• Any two: to know about our families; to know where we come from; to learn from the past; to make good decisions (2.5 each)

Question 2(a) [5 marks]

• A community is a group of people living together in an area (2)
• Any three: doctor, nurse, teacher, police officer, farmer, trader, firefighter (3)

Question 2(b) [5 marks]

• Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba (5 marks shared)

Question 3(a) [5 marks]

• Any five: school, hospital, market, church, mosque, police station, fire station, park, palace, community hall (1 mark each)

Question 3(b) [5 marks]

• (i) learn (ii) treat the sick (iii) buy and sell (5 marks shared)

Question 4(a) [5 marks]

• Any three: share; respect others; do not fight; play together; help one another; say sorry (5 marks shared)

Question 4(b) [5 marks]

• Green, white, green (5)

Question 5 [10 marks]

• (a) Correct simple family tree with father, mother and child (6)
• (b) Any two: helps us know our families; know where we come from; learn from the past; make good decisions (4)

Question 6 [10 marks]

• Any five: different languages; different foods; different clothes; different ethnic groups; different religions; one flag; one national anthem; we are all Nigerians (2 marks each)

Accept other correct answers written in the pupil’s own words.

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