END OF SECOND TERM EXAMINATION.

CLASS: GRADE FIVE

SUBJECT: HISTORY

1.A person who has lived a long time ago is know as

A. Fetish priest

B. Native

C. Ancestors

2.What was the most engaging occupation of our ancestors

A. Engineering

B. Fishing

C.Teaching

3. What was the major form of trading among our ancestors

A. Cash and carry

B. Bater trade system.

C. Human trade.

4.What was the mode of transport in the olden days

A.Foot

B. Car

C. Motor

5.What are the raw materials our ancestors use for housing

A. Sand and cement

B. Iron cods

C. Thatch and mud

6.Clothing in the olden days began with the use of......

A. Materials

B. Animals skin

C. Leather

7. Professor Francis Allotey was a brilliant....

A. Playwritter

B. Scientist and Mathematician.

C. Footballer

8.Kofi Anna was a ...

A. Diplomat

B. Doctor

C. Teacher

9.Efua Sutherland was a ...

A. Playwritter.

B. Mathematician

C. Nurse

10.Dr.Raphael Ernest Grail was very good at....

A. Designing

B. Sicence and Medicine.

C. Agriculture

11.Ozwald Boateng is known all over the world for his

A. Fashion designe.

B. Boxing

C. Sculpture

12.This famous person was born in Anyako and is now a very famous sculptor

A. Azuma Nelson.
B. El Anatsui

C. Abedi Ayew pele

13. Who has design a lot of beautiful buildings all over the world

A.Osibisa

B. David Adjaye

C. Azuma Nelson

14.professor Frimpong Boateng was the first

A.Fashion designer

B. Heart surgeon

C. Sculptor

15. Azuma Nelson was a/an

A.Architect

B. Boxer

C.Wrestler

16.Who was once the captain of the Ghana National team

A.Ozwald Boateng

B. Abedi Ayew Pele

C. Christian Dede

17.In which year was Ozwald Boateng born

A.16th February,1966

B. 28th February,1967.

C. 30 March,1924

18.Efua Sutherland was born on the

A .April 27,1924.

B. June 28,1925
C. June 27,1924

19. ........ was one of the first women to become a judge of the International Criminal Court

A. Efua Sutherland.

B. Akosua Agyapong

C. Professor Akua Kuenyehia

20.Daboya is mostly occupied by the people of

A. Gonja.

B. Dagomba

C. Akyem

21.Which ancient town was believed to have been visited by a leper?

A. Salaga

B. Daboya

C.Begho

22.The early settlers of kintampo were engaged in

A. Farming

B. Teaching.

C. Weaving

23.Who founded Begho market

A. Dr.Kwama Nkrumah

B. Kutu

C. Ndewura

24.Which ancient town was considered very fertile for farming

A. Densu

B.Black Volta

C. Dawhenya
25.The river in Dawhenya is called

A.Dawhenba

B. "Dawhe " and nya

C. Prampram

26. What was the major trading item in Salaga during the trans-Atlantic trade

A. Fish farming

B. Market for slaves

C. Bater trade

27. In which year did the Portuguese arrived in Gold Coast

A. 1477.

B. 1472

C. 1471

28. The following are places where our ancestors settled except

A. Kintampo

B. Techiman

C Dawhenya

29. The name Salaga comes from the Damango word called

A, Salegi

B. Saligi.

C. Gurma

30. The flag staff house was built to resemble the

A. Unbellara rock

B. Golden stool

C. Black star line

 SECTION B

Answer question 1 and any other three (3) .

QUESTION ONE

1.Write a short history about one the following legends.

(a) Azuma Nelson

(B) Osibisa

(C) Professor Frimpong Boateng

(d) Akua Kuenyehia

(e) Abedi Ayew Pele 10mks

QUESTION TWO

2.a Who is an ancestor?

b. Give any four (4) ways in which our ancestors lived.

C.State there(3) ways in which our ancestors lives differed from our lives today.

QUESTION THREE.

3a.The river in Dawhenya is known as........

b. State two families who first settled in Dawhenya.

c.List any four (4) item manufactured by the artisans in Begho.

d.State three(3) ancients towns and the region they can be found in Ghana.

QUESTION FOUR

4 a.Define the term History?

b .State three (3) importance of studying history.

c. State the sources of history and give three (3) examples each.

QUESTION FIVE

5 a.State any three (3) contributions if Kofi Annan in his time.

b. What was the role of Kofi Annan.

c. What was the position of Kofi Annan at the United Nations?

d.Daboya was originally occupied by......

e. State four (4) differences between life in the olden days and life today on the following ;

OLDEN DAYS TODAY

Trading

Clothing

Food

Mode of transport