BASIC 5

SECTION A

HOME ECONOMICS

Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. ___________________ is not a type of surface in the home.

[a] Cement

[b] Road

[c] Floor

2. Which of these cleaning agents is used for cleaning the back of pot?

[a] detergent

[b] egg shell

[c] banana peel

3. A way of ensuring cleanliness and safety in the kitchen is called ___________________.

[a] kitchen pollution

[b] kitchen hygiene

[c] kitchen pollination

4. A ___________________ is a container for house hold refuse.

[a] pot

[b] mop

[c] dustbin

5. Packers should be washed with soapy water and dry in the sun.

[a] true

[b] false

[c] maybe

6. Which of these is not used or needed for cleaning the floor of a kitchen?

[a] dustbin

[b] mop

[c] brush

7. ___________________ is the process of cooking food by simmering in a closed vessel.

[b] frying

[c] boiling

8. The process of preparing food by heating it is called ___________________.

[a] salad

[b] cooking

[c] icing

9. Which of these is not possible?

[a] roasted salad

[b] roasted plantain

[c] roasted maize

10. Baking is done in ___________________.

[a] refrigerators

[b] ovens

[c] cookers

11. One of the following cannot be baked.

[a] bread

[b] rice

[c] cake

12. All these ingredients are needed in making moi moi except ___________________.

[a] melon

[b] beans

[c] onions & pepper

13. ___________________ is not a way of preventing household pest.

[a] Maintaining good hygiene

[b] Keeping house well ventilated

[c] Rearing of household pest

14. Cover all food in the kitchen.

[a] true
[b] false

[c] maybe

15. Which of these is not a reason for cleaning surfaces at home?

[a] to damage them

[b] to remove them

[c] to make them attractive

SECTION B

Attempt all questions.

1. What is roasting?

___________________________________________________________________

b. List 3 things that can be roasted.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

2. Define baking.

___________________________________________________________________

b. Mention 3 things that can be bake.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

3. Identify 2 disadvantages of baking.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

b. State 5 items of cooking yam.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

IV. ______________________________________

V. ______________________________________
4. What is kitchen hygiene?

___________________________________________________________________

b. List 5 kitchen utensils.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

IV. ______________________________________

V. ______________________________________

5. List 4 common method of cooking pot.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

IV. ______________________________________
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

BASIC 5

SECTION A

COMPUTER STUDIES

Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. To type letters when using the keyboard, the _______________________ keys are used

[a] alphabetic

[b] numerical

[c] symbol

2. The longest key on the keyboard is the _______________________ key.

[a] F1

[b] space bar

[c] back space

3. The computer keyboard is a good example of _______________________ device

[a] output

[b] input

[c] repair

4. All these are input devices except _______________________.

[a] printer

[b] mouse

[c] scanner

5. The parts of a computer that can be seen and touched are called _______________________.

[a] software

[b] hardware

[c] seen ware

6. A mouse is an input device that controls the movement of the _______________________ on a

[a] colours

[b] cursor
[c] keyboard

7. A mouse is an example of application software.

[a] true

[b] false

[c] maybe

8. Which of these is not a way of caring for computers.

[a] regular dusting

[b] keeping computers in well ventilated room

[c] littering of computer room

9. Turn _______________________ the computer when it is not being used.

[a] off

[b] on

[c] around

10. All these are sections of keyboard except _______________________.

[a] alphanumeric keys

[b] numeric keys

[c] alphafunction keys

SECTION B

Attempt all questions

1. What is mouse?

__________________________________________________________________

b. List 4 parts of mouse.

I. ______________________________

II. ______________________________

III. ______________________________

IV. ______________________________

2. Write short notes on these; Click and Dragging.

Click _______________________________________________________________

Dragging __________________________________________________________
3. State 3 reasons for taking care of computer.

I. ______________________________

II. ______________________________

III. ______________________________

4. List 4 keys on keyboard and explain them.

I. ______________________________

II. ______________________________

III. ______________________________

IV. ______________________________

5. Draw a mouse, keyboard and monitor.

Mouse ____________________________________________________________

Keyboard __________________________________________________________

Monitor ____________________________________________________________
CIVIC EDUCATION

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A

Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. _______ is not a problem associated with bad leadership.

[a] progress

[b] mismanagement

[c] insecurity

2. One of these is not component of civic education.

[a] voting

[b] government

[c] terrorism

3. Government provides all these except _______.

[a] security

[b] poverty

[c] social amenities

4. Civic education helps us to know about our _______.

[a] health

[b] body

[c] society

5. A person who is loyal to his/her country is also _______.

[a] arrogant

[b] disobedient

[c] patriotic

6. Loyalty to one’s country promotes _______.

[a] terrorism

[b] progress
[c] underdevelopment

7. There are _______ arms of government.

[a] 5

[b] 4

[c] 3

8. A member of a state , either native or naturalized is a/an _______.

[a] citizen

[b] terrorist

[c] alien

9. Which of these is not a national agency showing loyalty.

[a] Nigeria Army

[b] Nigeria Police force

[c] Boko Haram

10. Which of these is not an arm of government?

[a] executive

[b] Legislative

[c] educative

11. Civic education helps us to know about government.

[a] may be

[b] false

[c] true

12. _______ is a moral or legal obligation

[a] right

[b] duty

[c] court

13. Which of these is not a consequence for disloyalty?

[a] hatred

[b] disunity

[c] honesty
14. The _______ arm of government is the law making arm of government.

[a] executive

[b] judiciary

[c] legislative

15. What is the name of the senate president of Nigeria?

SECTION B

Attempt all questions

QUESTION 1

A. Define Civic Education.

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

B. List 3 component of Civic Education.

i. ________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________

iii. ________________________________________

QUESTION 2

A. Loyalty means ____________________________________________________

B. List 4 agencies which show loyalty 3. Define Government.

i. ________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________

iii. ________________________________________

iv. ________________________________________
QUESTION 3

State 3 arm of government.

i. ________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________

iii. ________________________________________

QUESTION 4

A. Identify 3 reasons division of power.

i. ________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________

iii. ________________________________________

B. Enumerate 3 things that can happen in a society.

i. ________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________

iii. ________________________________________

QUESTION 5

Mention 3 importance of government

i. ________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________

iii. ________________________________________
ENGLISH STUDIES

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS – PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5)

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

My name is Jire, l live with my parents and two brothers in Abuja. l am in primary five and my brothers,
Mayowa is in primary 3, My baby brother, Bode is only five months old. He stays at home with mother.

l go to a girl’s boarding school in Abuja. So l see my family only on weekends and during school holidays. l
share a dormitory with four other girls . We are all good friends and so l always have someone to talk to.
l never feel lonely when l am away from my friend. l love my school.

My teacher is Mrs Paul. She young and pretty but she is very strict. We cannot misbehave in her class
and we always do our home work. It is good that she is strict , because we all pay attention in class and
do well in ours exams.

QUESTIONS

a. Where do Jire’s parents live?

b. What are her brother’s names?

c. When does Jire see her family?

d. Where does Jire sleep during the week?

e. Do you think a strict teacher can be kind ? Why?

SECTION B

Fill in the gaps with the correct answer.

1. Hare ran ________________ while tortoise went ________________.

[a] quickly & slowly

[b] good & bad

2. The girl ________________ won the race, was excited.

[a] who

[b] which

[c] that

3. The girl ________________ when she saw the blood.

[a] faint

[b] help

[c] fainted

4. She was ________________ when the phone started ringing.

[a] sleep

[b] sleeping

[c] slept

5. My brother slept early ________________ he could get up early.

[a] so that

[b] because

[c] and

6. They stayed here overnight ________________ it was too late to go home.

[a] so

[b] since

[c] unless

7. She could read, couldn’t she?

[b] Yes, she could

[c] No, she cannot

8. ____________ is the longest ruler among the three.

[a] Who

[b] Where

[c] Which

9. Have you seen _____________ exercise book?

[a] Ade

[b] Ade’s

[c] Ades

10. l saw a ________________ of stars in the sky last night

[a] galaxy

[b] swam

[c] tribe

11. They poured ________________ water into vase.

[a] some

[b] a few

[c] big

12. Can l borrow ________________ calculator? ________________ is not working.

[a] you, my

[b] your , mine

[c] your, l
13. Halimah, with her friend, ________________ taking part in the contest.

[a] are

[b] have

[c] has

14. ________________ uncle of mine is visiting me next week.

[a] A

[b] An

[c] They

15. The timid boy finally sang a song in front of a ________________ of teachers.

[a] school

[b] tea

[c] staff

SECTION C

Attempt all questions

1. Use the words in the boxes to complete the sentences: who, which, when, where, that.

a. The man ________________ lives in the blue house old.

b. The cat ________________ had eight kittens, belongs to my sister.

c. We will find new homes for the kittens ________________ they are six week old.

d. The dog ________________ barks a lot chased the cat up the tree.

2. Circle the verb phrases below:

a. Flora bought cakes on the way to school.

b. The small baby drank from a bottle.

d. My friend, Rasta, sngs when he is happy.

3. Arrange these following sentences to make meaning:

a. good quality baskets are of Nigerian

b. Woman the beautiful is

c. is the taller Rita of the twins

d. the does how not teach know to teach

4. Use a, an or the in the sentences below:

a. Mr Ekwensi drove ________________ old silver BMW car.

b. Have you seen ________________ new school gates.

c. At 6 O’ clock in the morning, ________________ sunrises.

d. She gave me two mangoes and ________________ apple.

5. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct word from the brackets:

a. l was standing ________________ the road to ________________ tomatoes (buy, by).

b. The woman and his ________________ worked under the ________________ (sun, son).

c. The man ________________ his motorcycle on the ___________ (rode, road).

SECTION D

COMPOSITION

Choose one out of these three letters

1. Write a letter to your friend and tell him / her about your new school.
2. Write a letter to your local government chairman, tell him about the problem you are facing around
your community.

3. Write a composition on this; “ A female child is more useful than male child “
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

BASIC 5

SECTION A

MATHEMATICS

Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. In a class of 100 pupils, 50 are girls what percentage of the class are boys?

[a] 80 %

[b] 50 %

[c] 10%

2. Which of these ration is equal to 25 percent?

[a] 1 : 4

[b] 4 : 1

[c] 9 : 5

3. Increase 12 by 25%.

[a] 18

[b] 2

[c] 15

4. Decrease 15 by 20%

[a] 15

[b] 18

[c] 35

5. What is the formula for calculating simple interest?

[b] P X R X T

[c] 100 X T 100 P x R X T

6. A cubiod measures 2cm by 5cm by 12cm. What its volume?

[a] 19cm

[b] 84 cm

[c] 120 cm

7. The perimeter of a circle is called __________________.

[a] circumference

[b] area

[c] radius

8. Calculate the area of these triangle.

[a] 12 cm

[b] 24cm

[c] 36cm

9. A bag of cement weights 50kg. What is the weight of 4 bags of cements.

[a] 54k

[b] 200 kg

[c] 504 kg

10. Convert 3856 g to ______________ kg.

[a] 3.856

[b] 385.6

[c] 0.3856
11. A man walked from his home to the market, at a distance of 12km. He spent 4 hours, Find his
average speed.

[a] 1.24 km/h

[b] 3 km/h

[c] 8 km/h

12. ______________ means out of 100.

[a] Ratio

[b] Percentage

[c] Fraction

13. Express in the simplest form the ratio of 12 to 48.

[a] 4 : 12

[b] 1: 4

[c] 3 : 12

14. Change 75 % to a ratio in its lowest terms.

[a] 7 : 5

[b] 75 : 57

[c] 3 : 4

15. Which of these ratio is equal to 25 percent?

[a] 1 : 4

[b] 4 : 1

[c] 2 : 5
SECTION B

Attempt all questions

1. A trader bought a mattress for #235 and carried it in a taxi to his shop for #5.00. He then sold the
mattress for #260.00. How much profit did he make?

b. Grace bought a clock for #150.00 and sold it for #160.00, Find the
percentage gain?

2. A man borrowed #600.00 at annual interest rate 8 %. What is the interest after 5 years?

b. A dealer received #200.00 commission on goods sold for # 1,200.00.

i. What was his commission in percentage?

3. Find the perimeter of the shape below:

b. The diameter of a circular wheel is 70 cm. Find the circumference of the wheel
(Take π = 22/7)

4a. What is the volume of cuboid which is 12 cm long, 9 cm wide and 7 cm high?

b. lf the volume of a basin in 2,300 cm, how many litres of water can it hold?

5. Find the missing numbers:

a. ______ – 37 = 93

b. ______ + 5 = 75

c. 142 – ______ = 47

d. ______ – 1234 = 5796

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS – PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5)

SECTION A

Answer all the questions in this section.

Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. Animals that live around us at home are called _______________________.

[a] wild animals

[b] amphibians

[c] domestics

2. A domestic or tame animal kept for pleasure or companionship is called _______________________.

[a] pal

[b] pet

[c] peer

3. Which of these birds has the ability to mimic the human voice?

[a] eagle

[b] vulture

[c] parrot

4. The longest bone in the human body is the _______________________.

[a] skull

[b] rib

[c] femur
5. _______________________ is a soft tissue found in human beings and most animals.

[a] Blood

[b] Bone

[c] Egg

6. The shoulder and hip joints are examples of _______________________.

[a] fibrous joint

[b] ball & sockets joints

[c] fixed joints

7. _______________________ is the part of flowers stamen where pollen is produced.

[a] Stalk

[b] Petal

[c] Stigma

8. Water is a ____________________________________________________?

9. The process by which water turns into vapour is called _______________________.

[a] solidification

[b] evaporation

[c] sewage

10. Evaporated water becomes solidify through the process of _______________________.

[a] evaporation

[b] condensation

[c] purification

11. Which of the following is very important in the water cycle?

[b] star

[c] sun

12. A rock is a _______________________ material of the earth’s crust often exposed on the surface.

[a] weak

[b] hard

[c] soft

13. A major landmark rock in Abeokuta is _______________________.

[a] ldanre hills

[b] olumo rock

[c] zuma rock

14. _______________________ is not example of local materials used for making soap.

[a] water

[b] granite

[c] palm oil

SECTION B

Attempt all the questions in this section.

1. Define reproduction.

________________________________________________________________

b. State 4 examples of agent of pollination.

I. ________________________________
II. ________________________________

III. ________________________________

IV. ________________________________

2. Define Water.

________________________________________________________________

3. Explain what you understand by rock.

________________________________________________________________

b. Enumerate 3 types of rock.

I. ________________________________

II. ________________________________

III. ________________________________

4. List 3 properties of acid.

I. ________________________________

II. ________________________________

III. ________________________________

b. ldentify 2 types of acid.

I. ________________________________

II. ________________________________

5. What is acid?

________________________________________________________________

b. Mention 3 local materials for making soap.

II. ________________________________

III. ________________________________