1ST TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 1HR 30MINUTES
CLASS: GRADE 6 SUBJECT: HISTORY
Name: ________________________________________________________________
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
INSTRUCTION: Choose the appropriate option to answer the below questions
- _______________ was born in the town of Ikenne on March 6, 1909 (a) Sir Herbert Macaulay (b) Chief Obafemi Awolowo (c) Mallam Aminu Kano (d) Sir Tafawa Balewa
- _________ was the political party formed by Chief Obafemi Awolowo (a) Action Group (b) Northern People’s Congress (c) People’s Democratic Party (d) National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
- ____________ was one of the seven people who won scholarship in 1946 to study at the university of London’s Institute of Education (a) Sir Tafawa Balewa (b) Mallam Yunusa Seriki (c) Mr Ibrahim Terah (d) Mallam Aminu Kano
- Which of these nationalist is related to Usman Dan Fodio? (a) Sir Herbert Macaulay (b) Chief Obafemi Awolowo (c) Mallam Aminu Jerah (d) Alhaji Ahmadu Bello
- Chief Obafemi Awolowo left for the united kingdom to go and study ___________ (a) banking and finance (b) law (c) engineering (d) medicine
- Ahmadu Bello’s first wife was _________ (a) Hafsatu (b) Imo (c) Aisha (d) Lubabatu
- All these nationalists fought for Nigeria’s independence except (a) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe (b) Chief Obafemi Awolowo (c) Alhaji Shehu Shagiri (d) Mallam Aminu Kano
- ___________ was the Newspaper established by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (a) punch newspaper (b) business day (c) Nigerian Tribune (d) Linda Ikeji’s blog
- Obafemi Awolowo was just ____________ years old when his father died (a) four (b) seven (c) ten (d) fifteen
- Alhaji Ahmadu Bello was born on _________ (a) March 6, 1909 (b) November 16, 1904 (c) November 14, 1864 (d) June 12, 1910
- _____________ became the first premier of Northern Nigeria (a) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (b) King Jaja of Opobo (c) Alhaji Ahmadu Bello (d) Mallam Aminu Kano
- ___________ formed the NTA in march 1948 (a) Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (b) King Jaja of Opobo (c) Alhaji Ahmadu Bello (d) Mallam Aminu Kano
- NTA as stated above means (a) Nigeria Television Authority (b) Northern Teachers Association (c) National Television Association (d) Noted Technical Administration
- Nigeria was granted independence from the ____________ empire (a) Borno (b) British (c) Belgium (d) Barbados
- In what year, did Nigeria become a republic? (a) 1960 (b) 1961 (c) 1962 (d) 1963
- Whose face is on the twenty naira note? (a) Gen Yakubu Gowon (b) Major General Aguiyi Ironsi (c) Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe (d) Gen Murtala Mohammed
- The dominant party in the Northern region during the first Republic was (a) Action Party (b) Action People’s Congress (c) Alliance for Democracy (d) Northern People’s Congress
- _____________ married Hannah Idowu Dideolu in 1937 (a) Chief Obafemi Awolowo (b) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (c) Aminu Musa Yaradue (d) Herbert Macaulay
- The current president of Nigeria is (a) Alhaji Shehu Shagari (b) Muhammadu Buhari (c) Sani Abacha (d) General Olusegun obasanjo
- The face on the five naira note is (a) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (b) Alvan Ikoku (c) various ethnic groups in Nigeria (d) Gen Abudusalami Abubakar
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer only two questions. Each question carries equal marks
1a. Describe three (3) nationalist activities of Chief Obafemi Awolowo
- The Enugu Airport is called _______________________
2a. List three (3) lessons from Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe’s life
- State three (3) nationalist activities of Mallam Aminu Kano
3a. Write a brief history about Alhaji Ahmadu Bello
- What lessons you learnt from his life?
