1. Which of the following is incorrect? All living things can A. feed B. grow C. move about D. respire E.

reproduce

2. Animals which have backbones are called A. Chlorophyll B. Invertebrates C. Spines D Reptiles E.
Vertebrates

3. This is not true about amphibians A. They are warm blooded. B. They have skin. C. They lay eggs in
water. D. They are cold blooded. E. They can jump.

4. One of these is plant food from the air. A. Bacteria. B. Nitrogen. C. Lime. D. Iron. E. Humus

5. The removal of extra seedlings from a standing bunch is A. weeding B. mulching C. Planting D.
Transplanting. E. Thinning.

6. Which of the following is classified under body building food? A yam. B. Coconut. C. Okro. D. egg. E.
Maize.

7. Which of the following food is rich in vegetable protein?A. Garri B. Beans C. Rice D. Yam E. Meat.

8. The skull is found in the A. Leg B. arm. C. Feet. D. Head. E. Ankle

9. Food is cooked by using one of the following methods. A. Boiling. B. Freezing. C. Salting. D. Smoking.
E. Drying.

10. For proper ventilation, a house must have. A. Toilets and bathrooms. B. Furniture and carpet. C.
Roof and floor. D. Kitchens and pantries. E. Doors and windows

11. Which of these diseases is contagious? A. Headache. B. Cough. C. Small pox. D. Malaria. E. AIDS
1A Due, which is used to colour cloth, shouldhave a pleasant colour

A.

B.

C.

B.

A.

E Which of the following is used in making cement?A. limestoneasbestos

16. A torch will not light unless it has

a batteryC. acircuit

A.

is....

A.
dissolve in waterstick to the cloth

A.

a bulb

20. Amagnet will not attract..

C.

A. an iron nail

D.

17. Electricity does not flow through rubber, so rubber is.A. an insulatora conductor

E.

18. Aluminium, copper, iron and lead are all...

metalsminerals

order of size, they become.

A.
B.

petrol

23.

charcoal

A.

C.

a razor blade

D.

D.

petrolwood

19. A black shiny solid which is dug out of the ground in Enugu

wind
clay

D.

lead

D.

D.

C.

D.

D.

E.

D. magnetic

E. a bulb, battery and circuit

a circuit

22. Which of the following is not a fuel?

a condenser

non-metals

coal

lead

minute, hour, week, light yearlight year, minute, hour, weeklight year, week, hour, minuteminute, hour,
light year, weekminute, light year, week, hour

a bulb and battery

1. When the units week. ninute, hour, light year, are placed in ascenang

a paper clip

a kobo

not fade in the sun

Soil ifomed from rocks by the action of

do all the above

coalcement

E. iron ore

C. the weather

D. machines

E.

E.

E.

non-electic

plastics

E. apin

antimony
kercsene

WOms

68

A. the sun passes directly between the earth and the moon.B. the earth passes directly between the
moon and the sun.Ca satellite passes directly between the earth and the moon.D.the moon passes
directly between the earth and the sun.E. Mars passes directly between the earth and the moon.

A.

..5.A. 104°FB. 98,4°F

A.

B.

.ree.. 7.

C.

A.

4
B.

B.

can run fast

are strong

.8.

spoils its appearance

An eclipse of the sun taks

Normal body temperature is ...

is caused by water

A. meat

weakens it
wood

lion

petrol

COW

eggs

Animals have canouflage so that they ..

wink

Which is not a fuel?

We try to prevent iron from rusting, because rustmakes it heavier

LIST: A good

in water

see colours

C. 32FD. 0C
C.

D.

following questions 13-17.

B. the weatherC. poor

C.

D. soilE

....11. A small plant will grow if its roots areA cut off

enrichcoal

C.

are not easily seen

Which of these is a herbivorous (grass-eating) animal?

D.
can see well

cementD. Coal

D.

D.

.........12. We have two eyes so that we canC. look beautiful

E.

C.D.

dogfish

gives tetanus

Which of the following foods can give rise to overweight?.C.orangesgarri

in oil

in air

D. still see if one eye is wounded

E.

E.

E.

G. petroleumH. silver

E.

98.4-C

E.

are beautiful

kerosene

Select from the list the appropriate letters bearing the correct words to complete each of the

crocodile

green vegetables
E. in kerosene

E. judge distances

J. mineralsK.

machines

1. fumigate L rocks

B.

B.

A.

B.
A.

B.

..8.

A.

B.

This is one of the advantages of inter-ethnic marriage

12

Marriage failures

ethnic disunity

A.
Good Friday

This is not a public holiday based on religion.

Eid-El Fitri

U.S.A.

Francc

brother

aunt

ruled Nigeria before the Nigerian Independence.

South West winds

The son of my sister is my

North West winds

South East winds

D.
hides and skins

COCoa

C.

cotton

A. Lome

Easter SundayD. National Day October. 1

C.

D.

General Yakubu GowonGeneral Sani AbachaGeneral Olusegun Obasanjo

All the following except

C.

A. AsiaB.North America
marriage customsdivorce

B Abuja

P.

The winds which bring Harmattan to Nigeria are the

LatitudeLongitude

Britain

Japan

uncle

niece

The Universal Primary Education (U.PE) was introduced in Nigeria by.

The headquarters of ECOWAS is inC. Cairo

l1, Zinc is a mineral mined inA Jos B. Ewekoro C. Ibadan

E
D. North East windsE. None of the above.

E. wheat

E.

E.

E.

is the biggest contìnent in the world.South AmericaD. Africa

C. AxisD. Horizon

D. President Shehu ShagariE. President Nnamdi Azikiwe

are produced in Nigeria.D.groundnuts

14. Thhighest mountain in the world is Mt.

Kenya

D. Accra
D. Abakaliki

ethnic unity

Eid-El Kabir

Germany

nephew

13, The place where the earth and the skyappear to iheet is called

E.

E.

Dakar

Enugu.

Europe
Greenwich

Sina

B196

8.

9.

The Indirect Rule was introduced in Nigeria by

A
B

This is not one of the sources of current affairsHealth service

A.

James Robertson

Baden Pbwell

This is not one of the social services.A Electricity supplyHospitals

Dr Azikiwe

12. Coal originates from

A.

RadioTelevision

The twelve states in Nigeria were created byA.C. President ShagariGeneral GowonPresident Azikiwe D.
General Obasanjo

C.

13. The oceans of the world areA. 4

A.

14. The earth revolves fromA. north to southB. south to north

B.

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claysand

10. The longest river in Africa is RiverA. NileZaire C. Niger D. Benue E.11. Nigeria changed from sterling
currency to naira and kobo in the yearA.C. 1970D. 1973

C.D.

18. The following except

C.

17. The purpose of elections is to

Bad leadership

D.

Poor economy

C.

D.

forests and agricultural land

Newspaper

16. The green colour of the Nigerian Flag, representsgreen products of Nigerialoyalty and honesty

15. Nigerians have not learnt this from foreign cultures.A.ChristianityTraditional religion

WaterPatriotism

C.
D.

tree trunks

E.

mud

C. 6

north to eastwest to east

C. IslamD Music

Lord LugardPresident Shagari

D.E

win at elections
E.

in 1967.

E.

E.

Magazine

D. 7

General Abacha

Education

1975

in number
iron ore

be rich and wealthy C. understand other culturesE. hoose good leodsform political parties D.

Yobe

E. 8

east to west

E. Eating habits

Nigerian independencetruth and justice

are the causes of international conflicts.Boundary disputesE. Selzing of shipsHijacking of aeroplanes

B202

14.

20.

21.
15. All the following except

22.

All religious groups should avoid religious

A.

C. respect

16. The abbreviation G.P0. stands for

B
C

A.

E.

A.

C.

17. The U.N.O. was formed in the yearA 1940 B. 1945

conflicts
B.

C.

D.

living

tolerance

18. Which of the folowing is not a cause of unemployment?Lack of jobsD. Poor economyE. Few
industries

patriotism

service

General Police Officer

19. Acountry has unfavourable balance of payments when

General Paper OfficeGeneral Post Office

Industries using waterC. Faulty water pumps

Bad leadership
Lack of education

there is war.

there is employment.

One of these is not a means for telecommunicationA. Radio B. CarC. Television

D. worship

E. co-operation

her imports are more than exports

One of these is not among the causes of water shortage in Nigeria.A. Drought

D. disloyalty

Wash him with cold water.

E. sense of duty

Remove his clothes.

23. This is not a type of house

D. Geology and Petroleum OfficerE. None of the above

Pull him out of the electric wire.

Bungalow

You are at home with your younger brother. What is the first thinq you should do ifhe has an electric
shock or electrocution?

Buffalo

Switch off the electric curent.

Storeyed building

are our duties to Our country

Use a knife and cut the electric wire.

1950

E
D

E.

D. 1955

her exports are more than imports.her exports and imports are equal.

D. Stilt house

E. 1960

D. Telephone E. Fax

Lack of spare parts for machinesPoor economy

Block of flats

ics
ergy

Vest

city

12 The conveying of electricity through wire on poles Over considerable distance is

known as.

13 Which of the following is NOT a cottage industry?

A.

B
14 When ironing our dresses, we need all these EXCEPT

A.

A.

trans-currenttrans-electricity

A.

15. Copper is very widely used in engineering because it does not.alummagnetise C. melt

B.

B.

Basket weaving
17. Users of goods produced are called

Car manufacturing

16. The most important mineral for making cement isA. alum B. clay C. gypsum D. limestone

A.

brush

B.

Source of heat

18. Copper and zinc form an alloy called

C.

AthermometerB fuse

Consunmersmarketers

Brass

Bronze
C. trans-electricityD. transmission

apply preservatives

apply cellulose

C. Cloth dyeingMat making

cover it up

D.

red palmn oil water

C.D.

odorant, sievepotash, wax

19. The instrument that controls the flow of electricity in fridge and electric iron iscalled

Fire extinquisher

Spare tyre
21. Powder making does norequire these materials:

C Jerry cans of fuel.

C. producersD. retailers

C. DuraluminD. Lead

tablethread

C thermostatD. barometer

D.

E.

D.

you want your wood to be free from insect attacks, what would you do to it?

E.

22 Car and lorry drivers should not have this in their vehicles.
D.

E.

D. roll

transportation.

E. Pot making.

E.

water.

E. igneous rock

E rust.

E. wholesalers

E. zinc

drive the insects awayapply gum.

.easily

sieved cassava. containergrinder, filter.

E. transformer

Spanner and screw driver setsJack.

105

23

This is a bad habit for vehicle drivers.smoking while drivingovertaking by the leftovertaking correctly

A.

C.

24. These are not farm toolsA hoe, axe, shears, diggermattock, head pan, rakeC. pick-axe, saw, matchet

25. These are dangerous to farm lands.crop rotation and mulchingerosion and leaching

A. file documents
B. keep records

C. leave margins

A.

water, gum raisinsoap dye, odorantC. palm oil, mould

manure and fertilizer

C.

26. It is not necessary for a good typist to know how to:

29. Mixed farming meansA.

A.

C. fishing and crafts

C.

30. Blood is to the human body as

A.

27. These materials are not needed for bar soap production.

electricianmotor-mechanicplumber

C.

mixed croppinganimal husbandry

A.

31. These treat and care for sick animalsVeterinarians

B.

fuel

28. Who uses the anvil, bellows and fire-place in his workshop?

engine partsengine ol

Co-operative societiesDrovers

D.
E

ElectricianLawyer

D.

C.

E.

D.

D.

E.

D.E.

D.

E.

D.
E.

D.

E.

32. Which one does not belong to the group?

D.

E.

D.

stopping at zebra crossingdriving with both hands

E.

micrometer, chisel, drillwatering can, knife, cutlass

weeding and wateringridging and transplanting.

BakerFitter

draw and paint welanswer phone calls.

caustic soda, stining woodgrinder, wax.

stenographerblacksmith.

crop farming and livestock keepingpastoral farming and metal work

is to an engine.brake fluid

water.

Commercial farmersSubsistence farmers

Welder