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100 real JSSCE (Junior WAEC / BECE) questions from 2026, every one with a worked solution. Practise them timed, on the web, on Android, or offline on desktop.

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Questions held
100
Years covered
1
Questions per paper
50
Time allowed
60 min
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Sample History questions, answered.

Taken straight from the papers below — one from each of the most recent years, with the answer marked and the reasoning written out.

JSSCE History 2026 · Question 1
The father of History is ______
  1. Herod
  2. Herodotus — correct answer
  3. Herbert Macaulay
  4. Lord Frederick Lugard
Worked solution
Herodotus, the Greek writer of the 5th century BC, is called the 'father of History' for his systematic account of the Greco-Persian wars.
JSSCE History 2026 · Question 2
Greece is in ______ continent.
  1. South America
  2. North America
  3. Africa
  4. Europe — correct answer
Worked solution
Greece is a country in southern Europe.
JSSCE History 2026 · Question 3
Which of the following does not associate with History?
  1. Geology — correct answer
  2. Archaeology
  3. Anthropology
  4. Sociology
Worked solution
Archaeology, anthropology and sociology are social/human sciences closely related to History; geology is the study of rocks and the earth's structure.
JSSCE History 2026 · Question 4
History is a dialogue of past, present and future while story telling is only for ______
  1. present
  2. future
  3. past — correct answer
  4. elders
Worked solution
Story telling only recounts the past, while History links the past to the present and the future.
JSSCE History 2026 · Question 5
The narrative account of an event or sequence of events, which may be real or imaginary, is ______
  1. History
  2. Story telling — correct answer
  3. Chronology
  4. Rumour
Worked solution
Story telling is the narration of an event or sequence of events, real or imaginary; History deals only with verifiable past events.
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2026
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How JSSCE History is set.

JSSCE (Junior WAEC / BECE) sets 50 questions in History, answered in 60 minutes — about 72 seconds a question. Practising against that clock is the part most candidates skip, and it is the part that costs marks.

We hold 100 published History questions spanning 2026. You can practise any single year’s paper, or sit a full timed mock that mirrors the real interface — the navigator, the flags and the auto-submit included.

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