LELA BLOSSOM SCHOOLS

1st Continuous Assessment Test

First Term 2023/2024 Session
Class: JSS Three Subject: Social Studies
Duration: 40 Mins Instruction: Attempt all
questions
NAME: __________________________________________ DATE: ______________________

1. Conflict resolution techniques aim to: 5. Which of the following is an example of

A. Escalate conflicts an interpersonal conflict?
B. Prolong conflicts A. A country at war with another nation
C. Solve conflicts peacefully B. A dispute between friends over a toy
D. Create more conflicts C. A disagreement between political parties
D. A conflict between neighboring countries
2. What is the term for a situation where two
or more parties reach an agreement through 6. Which of the following is an effective way
negotiation and discussion? to combat cultism in schools?
A. Mediation A. Encouraging open communication
B. Conflict escalation B. Promoting secrecy and exclusivity
C. Arbitration C. Ignoring the issue
D. Conflict resolution D. Isolating potential members

3. Which of the following is a way individuals 7. What should you do if you suspect
can promote peace in their communities? someone is involved in a cult?
A. Encourage open communication and A. Report your suspicions to the authorities
understanding B. Join the cult to gather evidence
B. Advocate for more conflicts and disputes C. Keep it to yourself
C. Promote violence and aggression D. Confront the person directly
D. Isolate themselves from others
8. ____ help to shape our attitudes?
4. What is the primary characteristic of a A. Disease
conflict situation? B. Values
A. Cooperation and harmony C. Desire
B. Disagreement and tension D. Diviner
C. Silent agreement
D. Companionship 9. One of the causes of poverty in Nigeria is
A. bad leadership
B. citizen
C. election
D. good leaders
10. ______ has become a most affective A. To escalate conflicts
and disturbing canker worm in Nigeria? B. To prolong conflicts
A. Building C. To find peaceful solutions and restore
B. Corruption harmony
C. Efficiency D. To promote violence and aggression
D. Effectiveness
17. What is the primary purpose of cultism?
11. One of these is a feature of good family A. Social networking
reputation. B. Academic excellence
A. Good name C. Brotherhood and camaraderie
B. family tree D. Criminal activities
C. ingredient
D. elastic 18. Who is responsible for regulating and
controlling the money supply in most
12. Which of the following is NOT a countries?
common characteristic of cults? A. The central bank
A. Secrecy B. The president
B. Rituals and initiation ceremonies C. The Ministry of Finance
C. Promoting peace and unity D. The World Bank
D. Oath of allegiance
19. One can get inspired by one of the
13. ______ is the strong desire to acquire following
money and other possession for the sake of A. truancy
acquiring it? B. honesty
A. Good will C. poor reading habit
B. Greed D. doing things in wrong ways.
C. Reward
D. Social institution 20. Social Studies is a subject taught
A. in primary and secondary schools only
14. A good citizen is one who is ____. B. secondary schools
A. willing and able to bring about C. at all levels of education in Nigeria
transformation B. a rebel in the streets D. at colleges of education only
C. a truant
D. weak and lazy 21. What does the term "peace" generally
refer to?
15. Conflict can arise due to differences in: A. Conflict and tension
A. Opinion, values, and interests B. Harmony and absence of violence
B. Silence and isolation C. Competition and rivalry
C. Agreement and harmony D. Disagreements and disputes
D. Agreement and cooperation

22. Which of the following is NOT a form of

16. What is the goal of conflict resolution? peace?
A. Negative peace A. To maximize government revenue
B. Positive peace B. To ensure social justice
C. Inner peace C. To promote individual wealth
D. Political peace D. To maintain political stability

23. What is the role of diplomacy in 29. Which sector of the economy includes
maintaining peace between countries? agriculture and mining?
A. Promoting conflict and war A. Primary sector
B. Preventing communication B. Secondary sector
C. Promoting dialogue and negotiation C. Tertiary sector
D. Ignoring international issues D. Quaternary sector

24. Which international organization plays a 30. Inflation is the rise in the general price
key role in peacekeeping and conflict level of goods and services over time. What
resolution? does deflation refer to?
A. World Trade Organization (WTO) A. A decrease in the general price level
B. United Nations (UN) B. An increase in the general price level
C. African Union (AU) C. Stagnation in the economy
D. North Atlantic Treaty Organization D. A decline in production
(NATO)
31. Which economic system relies on
25. The following are some of the private ownership and market forces to
advantages of living together as a family allocate resources?
except ____. A. Capitalism
A. protection B. Socialism
B. happiness C. Communism
C. happenings D. Feudalism
D. unity
32. Who is responsible for regulating and
26. Public training starts from the ____. controlling the money supply in most
A. school countries?
B. church A. The central bank
C. mosque B. The president
D. home C. The Ministry of Finance
D. The World Bank
27. The continuity of family tree is
maintained from one generation to another 33. Which of the following is not a factor of
through _______. production?
A. Production A. Land
B. Manufacturing B. Labor
C. Prayers C. Money
D. Reproduction D. Capital

28. What is the main goal of the national

economy?
34. The exchange rate measures the value 39. What is the primary role of the World
of one country's currency relative to Bank?
another. What happens when a country's A. To provide humanitarian aid
currency appreciates? B. To promote international tourism
A. It becomes stronger and can buy more C. To provide loans and support for
foreign goods development projects in low and middle-
B. It becomes weaker and can buy fewer income countries
foreign goods D. To regulate international trade
C. It has no impact on international trade
D. It leads to hyperinflation 40. Which of the following is a characteristic
of a mixed economy?
35. _______is the mainstay of Nigeria A. Government owns all resources
economy before she discovered crude oil in B. Government has no role in the economy
the late 1950’s C. Both private and public ownership of
A. Mining resources coexist
B. Farming D. Government controls all international
C. Manufacturing trade
D. Fishing
41. What is the role of communication in
36. What is the term for the total amount of resolving conflicts?
money in circulation in an economy? A. Escalating conflicts
A. Money supply B. Ignoring conflicts
B. National debt C. Facilitating understanding and resolution
C. Fiscal policy D. Causing physical fights
D. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
42. Which conflict resolution technique
37. _____involves activities that extract raw involves bringing in a neutral third party to
materials from the soil, sea and from the help settle a dispute?
space A. Mediation
A. Tertiary sectors B. Escalation
B. Secondary sectors C. Avoidance
C. Primary sectors D. Aggression
D. Quaternary sectors
43. ______has to do with economic
38. _____refers to the skill and qualities of activities that involve conversion of raw
people available and ready to work within materials into finished products.
the economy A. Primary sectors
A. Human resources B. Secondary sectors
B. Natural resources C. Tertiary sectors
C. Capital resources D. Quaternary sectors
D. Earthly resources
44. What is the potential consequence of C. Advantage
being involved in a cult? D. Help
A. Improved social status
B. Academic success
C. Legal trouble and danger
50. Lack of readiness can bring about
D. Enhanced career opportunities
____ in marriag
A. happiness
45. The acronym NAFDAC means
B. divorce
A. National Agency for Drugs and
C. growth
Administration Control
D. help
B. National Agency for food and Drug
Administration and Control
51. The process of binding contract
C. National Agency for Federal
between a man and a woman that joins
Department and Administration Control
them together can be known as
D. National Agency for Food and Drugs
A. Culture
Administration
B. Marriage
C. Drugs
46. Who among these should not
D. Relationship
dispense drugs?
A. Pharmacist
B. Doctor 52. All these are functions of marriage
C. Medical consultant except ____.
D. Mid wife A. Companionship
B. Help
47. Which of the following attitudes is C. Procreation
exhibited by drug addicts? D. Fight
A. Friendly and patient
B. Intelligent and orderly 53. Drug abuse has grave
C. Negative and violent consequences on
D. Obedience to rules and regulations A. a community
B. a state
C. a nation
48. The family is an important source of D. all of the above
A. fight
B. war 54. Marriage brings about ____as
C. unity husband and wife show their care for
D. trouble one another.
A. quarrel
49. The process through which the B. fight
father and mother bring forth young C. happiness
ones similar to them can be known as D. hatred
A. Unity
B. Reproduction
55. The study of man and his 61. ______ is the consumption of drugs for
environment can be known as purposes other than they are made for
A. Civic Education A. Drug illiteracy
B. Drug trafficking
B. Social Studies
C. Drug consumption
C. Physical Education
D. Drug Abuse
D. Basic Science
62. ________ is not a moral value
56. One activity of cult group is A. Disobedience
A. acting stage plays B. Honesty
B. harming other people
C. Loyalty
C. dressing to impress others
D. Commitment
D. driving that car expertly
63. ________ are stereotyped to be more
57. Of all the reasons for cultism emotional, less rational, prone to tears.
____are the deadliest A. Teenagers
A. parental background and peer group B. Children
influence C. Women
B. drug use and handling of arms and D. men
ammunition
C. poor leadership and marginalization 64. The deities worshipped by traditional
D. injustice and exposure to foreign worshippers is referred to as
value A. Ota
B. Ogun
58. Which of these is a consequence of C. Ifa
cultism? D. Orisa
A. Breakdown of law and order
B. Promotion of peace 65. Gender stereotype encourages _____
C. Successful passing of exams A. stigma
D. Promotion of cooperation
B. hardwork
C. boldness
59._____ is the best solution to cultism.
D. achievements
A. Killing all existing cultist
B. Closing down all schools where
cultism is practiced 66. _______ is the sense of knowing what is
C. Providing good national leadership right and what is not right
D. Seizing the license of arms importers A. value understanding
B. Social understanding
60. An institution which deals with the C. Understanding value
production and distribution of goods and D. Value clarification
services is
A. Political institution 67. The Tiv call God_____
B. Religious institution A. Anados
C. Legal institution B. Tamari
D. Economic institution C. Mahu
D. Oghene
68. The Islam has ————- pillars of
worship 75. There are basically ——— types of
A.3 marriage
B. 2 A. 3
C. 5 B. 2
D. 7 C. 4
D. 5
69. The Ijaws call God
A. Tamara 76. Both male and female have all but one
B. Takwa in common
C. Mahu A. potentials
D. Anados B. genitals
C. body parts
70. The outward expression of our belief in D. feelings
God is also known as ——-
A. fasting 77. Breaking of swing chain is a type of
B. godliness accident in the
C. religious practices A. house
D. belief B. recreation center
C. mosque
71. A sudden occurance of an unpleasant D. school
event which causes injury or death is called
A. Emergency 78. All but one are the importance of value
B. Accident A. They make us have positive influence on
C. Unplanned others
D. Happenings B. They help us to make money
C. They help in goal setting
72. According to Islam the Quran is D. They make us happy and fulfilled
considered to be a book that contains
A. the verbatim word of God 79. One’s ability to know one’s principles
B. the word of prophet Isa and standards is
C. words of the Imam A. knowledge
D. words of the angels B. protecting values
C. understanding values
73. A child enjoys all but one in the family d. value clarification
A. protection
B. provision 80. _____is an organized collection of belief
C. rejection system and cultural system where humanity
D. education relates to divinity.
A. Religion
74. ______ are principles and standards B. Spirituality
which guide human actions C. Worship
A. principles D. prayer
B. value
C. standard
D. life style
81. All are the harmful effects of stereotypes D. ensuring we cover our food properly
on women except
A. women are less assertive than males. 87. Islam originated from
B. they experience a drop in self-esteem A. Mecca
and more likely to be depressed B. Saudi Arabia
C. they are more likely to abandon C. South Africa
educational aspirations. D. Sudan
D. they break free and help others who are
victims 88. One of the harmful effects of gender
stereotype is
82. Right attitude and values can be learnt A. Self confidence
through B. Self esteem
A. family upbringing C. Drop in self-esteem and desperation
B. school D. Boldness
C. mass media
D. all of the above 89. The Islamic marriage is called
A. Hadiat
83. All but one are examples of harmful B. Nikkai
substances. C. Hajid
A. Fake products D. Hadith
B. Expired products
C. Contaminated products 90. The effect of lack of readiness for
D. Prescribed drugs marriage include
A. Adultery
84. One of these is not a way of preventing B. Death
the intake of harmful substance. C. Adoption
A. Buy only food, drinks and drugs
approved by NAFDAC. 91. Who is the founder of cultism in Nigeria
B. Avoid buying snacks that have been schools.
exposed to sun and dust. A. Dr. Sosanya
C. Eating stale food when you are too busy B. Prof.Jega
to make new meals. C. Prof Remi Sobande
D. Obey the rule of hygiene always D. Prof Wole Soyinka

85. One of the gender roles of female 92. Social studies helps students
includes understand:
A. pray for the home A. only their own culture
B. bread winner B. only their own country
C. discipline the children C. global issues and diverse cultures
D. home making D. only scientific concepts

86. We can prevent intake of harmful

substances by
A. praying for the food
B. saving the food
C. freezing our food
93. Who is your uncle? D. Single-parent family
A. Your immediate brother from your
father’s other wife 100. What is the primary role of parents in
B. Your sister’s son the family as a primary group?
C. Your mother’s brother A. Providing financial support
D. Any male member of your household B. Providing emotional support and
guidance
94. Your niece is C. Managing household chores
A. A person who is nice to you in the family D. Providing healthcare
B. Your brother’s female child
C. Your uncle’s daughter 101. How does a primary group like the
D. Your uncle’s son family differ from a secondary group?
A. Secondary groups are smaller in size.
95. Which of the following is NOT a key B. Secondary groups have stronger
component of social studies? emotional bonds.
A. History C. Primary groups are typically long-lasting
B. Economics and involve intimate relationships.
C. Science D. Secondary groups are always based on
D. Geography formal organization.

96. Your paternal grandfather is your 102. What does "intergenerational" mean in
A. father’s father the context of the family as a primary
B. mother’s father group?
C. cousin’s father A. Interactions between different age groups
D. friend’s father within the family
B. Interactions between neighbors
97. Which of the following is NOT a function C. Interactions between siblings
of the family as a primary group? D. Interactions between friends
A. Socialization of children
B. Providing emotional support 103. What is the term for a family that
C. Managing a business consists of parents and only one or two
D. Transmitting cultural values children?
A. Large family
98. Illegal methods of students to pass an B. Extended family
exam is called ______ C. Small family
A. corruption D. Nuclear family
B. malpractice
C. fraud 104. People with dangerous belief are
D. examination Malpractice A. cultist
B. drug addict
99. What term is used to describe a family C. robbers
consisting of parents, children, and D. kidnappers
sometimes grandparents living together?
A. Nuclear family
B. Extended family
C. Blended family
 D. role learning
105. Origin of cultism is traceable to ______
A. Eje Confraternity 112. The form of Socialization which takes
B. Ogboni’s place in Schools and Religious places is
C. Sacred staff called_____
D. Pirate Confraternity A. primary Socialization
B. childhood Socialization
106. Forms of sexual practices include all C. secondary Socialization
except _____ D. peer group Socialization
A. un-necessary touching
B. masturbation 113. Tribal marks helps in ________ people
C. handshake A. identifying
D. kissing B. loving
C. meeting
107. Culture can be divided into ____ D. greetings
A. 2
B. 4 114. Seat belt should be worn every time
C. 5 by a _____
D. 3 A. motorist
B. cyclist
108. Nigerian’s encourage polygamy C. pedestrians
because of ______ D. student
A. increment in Salary
B. emergency 115. Fire extinguishers should be provided
C. farming Activities in strategic place like ______
D. education A. laboratories
B. toilet
109. The first agent of Socialization is C. field
A. church D. libraries
B. mother
C. friends 116. The major aim of cultism in Nigeria is
D. family to end ___
A. boko haram
110. At what stage of Socialization does a B. friendship
child acquire acceptable habits and good C. exam malpractices
morals? D. tribalism
A. Primary stage
B. Secondary stage 117. School food should be hygienically
C. Resocialization stage prepared and served to avoid _____
D. Family stage A. too much oil
B. food Poisoning
111. When a child learns under a pre – C. scarcity
planned teaching. This can be regarded as D. unwanted Stores
A. pre – planned learning
B. direct learning
C. accidental learning
118. ____ is the total way of life of a group
of people living in a particular environment 4. List and explain four dangers of cultism (4
A. Social group ½ marks)
B. Socialization b. Define
C. Family i. privatization (1 mark).
D. Culture ii. Commercialization (1 mark).
iii. Deregulation (1 mark).
119. Doing things in a wrong way for
personal benefit is called 5. Outline five advantages of privatization
A. corruption b. List five disadvantages of privatization
B. greed c. List three advantages of a mono-product
C. selfishness economy. (2 ½ marks each)
D. pride
D. kidnappers 6. What is economic reform? (1 ½ marks)
b. List and explain problems associated with
120. One of these is not a consequence of the economic reform measures in Nigeria (6
examination malpractice marks)
A. It makes us lose confidence in our ability
B. Poor education standards
C. Makes us get high scores
D. Will bring shame and disgrace when
caught

THEORY
ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS

1. Define conflict (1½ marks)

b. List four causes of conflict (3 marks)
c. Describe one key benefit of addressing
conflict in a timely manner within an
organization. (3 marks)

2. Define peace (1½ marks)

b. State and explain the types of peace. (3
marks).
c. List and explain three conflict resolution
strategies (3 marks).

3. What is cultism? (1½ marks)

b. state four reasons people join cult. (3
marks)
c. State five reasons why the Nigerian
economy should be diversified (3 marks)