Question Papers – Primary 1 First Term History Week 2

Introduction to Question Papers – Primary 1 First Term History Week 2

This is primary 1 History question paper for first term. It contains standard multiple-choice questions. You can use this for either Assessment for Learning (AFL) or examination.

However, we only recommend that you use these questions along with our History lesson plan. Otherwise, check the questions and be sure to pick only the questions on contents you have treated with your pupils. This is to avoid discrepancies.

To The History Teacher

Depending on your school, you may do the following exercises with your pupils orally. We recommend that you explain these questions and the options in local dialect before you ask the pupils to choose options.

—- Lesson 1 (First Period Assessment) Questions —-

1. Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of ________________.
   1. France
   2. England
   3. America
   4. Nigeria
2. Napoleon Bonaparte was a great ____________.
   1. Lawyer
   2. Doctor
   3. Soldier
   4. Teacher
3. Which one of the following is not correct? If we know the history
   1. If we know the history behind important things, we will not respect them.
   2. If we know the history of good things, we will learn how to make them better.
   3. If we know the history of a problem, it will help us to solve it more easily.
   4. If we know the history behind our important culture, we will value it more.
4. Which one is not a reason why we study history?
   1. To be able to solve present problem
   2. To value the time we have now
   3. To be able to make the future better
   4. So that we can revenge the past
5. We become responsible members of the society by _____________________.
   1. solving the problems of the society to earn a living
   2. not following the rules of the society
   3. refusing to do our work
   4. creating problems for the society
6. What is the first step to solve a problem?
   1. Understanding the problem
   2. Recreating the problem
   3. Avoiding the problem
   4. All the options are correct
7. We understand a problem by ______________________.
   1. learning about its past
   2. forgetting about its past
   3. crying over it
   4. not thinking about it
8. What is the meaning of past in history?
   1. The time since the beginning of the world.
   2. Everything that has happened since the beginning of the world.
   3. Places, people, animals and plants that existed since the beginning of the world.
   4. All of the above.
9. Which one of the following does not belong to the meaning of history as the past?
   1. Your first day in Primary 1.
   2. The day you will finish University.
   3. Your best teacher in Kindergarten
   4. The time you were a baby that could not walk.
10. An object or event in the present time which shows stories that happened in the past are called ___________.
    1. provable
    2. evidence
    3. story
    4. history
11. Any story that does not have a proof is said to be a ______________.
    1. report
    2. rumor
    3. discussion
    4. preaching
12. Learning about the provable stories of the past describes history as __________________.
    1. the past.
    2. study of the past.
    3. the present.
    4. study of the present
13. What is the first thing to do if you hear a rumor of security threat?
    1. Ask for proof
    2. First avoid the threat
    3. Circulate the provable story
    4. Don’t believe the rumor

—- Lesson 2 (Second Period) Assessment Questions —-

1. Those who study and write about history are called ______________.
   1. Archeologist
   2. Historians
   3. Old people
   4. Scientists
2. “Sources of history” mean ________________.
   1. Where historians work.
   2. Where historians live.
   3. Where historians get history from.
   4. Where historians teach history.
3. How many major sources of history are they?
   1. 2
   2. 3
   3. 4
   4. 5
4. What are the two major sources of history?
   1. Primary and secondary
   2. Nursery and primary
   3. Secondary and university
   4. Primary and university
5. The time before human beings began recording history in writing is called ___________.
   1. historic time
   2. past time
   3. present time
   4. prehistoric time
6. The study of human history by studying the things that ancient people made, used and left behind is called _____________.
   1. history
   2. archaeology
   3. proof
   4. evidence
7. Which one is not among the primary sources of history?
   1. Artifacts
   2. Old letters
   3. Biographies
   4. Old drawings
8. Which one is not among the secondary sources of history?
   1. Historical criticism
   2. Biography
   3. Documentary film
   4. Artifacts

Summative Assessment

We recommend that you ask the entire questions. First of all, do this serially – in the order of the lesson; then randomly.