FIRST TERM EXAMINATION ON HISTORY FOR JSS2

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A AND SECTION B

SECTION A (OBJECTIVES)

1. The smallest lineage in the Tiv land was called ------- (a) Ityo (b) Okpara (c) Ojira (d) Igodomigodo

2. According to A.T Groove the Tiv were formally located at -------- before migrating to their current
location (a) In a Jungle in Asaba (b) At the foot-hill of Cameroon mountains (c) At the top of a hill in
Benin (d) In Badagry

3. Autobiographies are examples of-------- sources of history (a) Nursary (b) primary (c) secondary (d)
Tertiary

4. Which of these is not a periodical (a) textbook (b) magazine (c) newsletter (d) newspaper

5. ---------- is a public display of artifacts or works of art (a) Museum (b) Exhibition (c) Performance (d)
Expression

6. Oral tradition is limited to ----------- (a) bulletin (b) memory (c) government publication (d) white paper

7. ------- is a short message used for internal communication in an organization (a) A memorandum (b) A
memoranda (c) A news report (d) A bulletin

8. Another name for memorandum is (a) news (b) bulletins (c) memo (d) blue paper

9. ------- is referred to as a public display of artworks and historical materials (a) museum (b) library (c)
Archive (d) Historical site

10. Argungu festival is celebrated annually in ------- state (a) kebbi (b) Oyo (c) Edo (d) Anambra

11. -------- festival is commonly celebrated among the Igbo (a) New yam (b) New Eyo (c) New Ogun

12. History can be defined as --------- (a) the study of stories (b) the study of man-made stories (c) the
study of past events as related to man (d) any story that is properly told

13. The following are examples of oral traditions except (a) memories (b) legends (c) praise songs (d)
proverbs

14. A story can be defined as (a) Any account of an event weather fiction or non-fiction (b) A non-fiction
account of an event (c) A fiction account of an event (d) the study of past events as they relate to man

15. A major source of traditional source of history is (a) oral evidence (b) archaeology (c) textbook (d)
journal

16. ---------- is referred to as the father of history (a) Historian (b) Herodotus (c) the storyteller (d) the
teacher
17. A narration that is not factual is ----- (a) story (b) history (c) biography (d) true life stories

18. Which of the following is not a type of history (a) social history (b) Botanical history (c) Medical
history (d) political history

19. An account of someone's life written by someone else is called (a) biography (b) historical account
(c) autobiography (d) ghost writing

20. -------- is a short book (a) journal (b) periodical (c) monograph (d) Encyclopedia

SECTION B (THEORY)

1a. Explain the meaning of Non-centralised state. 1mark

b. State 5 characteristics of Non-centralised state. 3marks

c. Discuss the Origin of the Igbo. 2marks

d. Explain the migration history of the Oron. 2marks

2a. Discuss the Origin of the Tiv. 2marks

b. Explain the socio-political organization of the Oron. 2marks

c. Explain the migration history of the Annang people. 2marks

d. Explain the socio-political organization of the Urhobo. 2marks

3a. Mentioned 6 examples of Non-centralised state. 3marks

b. Explain the Origin of the Ibibio. 2marks

c. Discuss the socio-political organization of the Tiv. 3marks

4a. State the clans in the socio-political organization of the Ebira. 3marks

b. Explain the migration history of the Idoma. 2marks

c. Discuss the socio-political organization of the Annang. 3marks

5a. Discuss the Origin of the Ijaw. 2marks

b. Explain the 4 major groups in the socio-political organization of the Igbo. 3marks

c. State the 3 secret society in the socio-political organization of the Ibibio. 3marks