SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2019 CLASS PRIMARY 4 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2019

CLASS: PRIMARY 4           

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

NAME:…………………………………………………

1.)   ___________ are ornamental plants  (a) bitter leaves (b) flowers (c) grasses (d) palm trees

.. 2.)   The chemical used to kill weed is known as ___________ (a) insecticide (b) pesticide (c) herbicide (d) fungicides

.. 3.)   Which of the following crop is propagated by seed (a) groundnut (b) cassava (c) onion (d) banana

.. 4.)   The use of seed to grow new plant is known as _______ (a) asexual propagation (b) vegetative propagation (c) sexual propagation (d) nursery

.. 5.)   Which of the following is an example of flowering plants (a) grasses (b) rose (c) fig (d) water leaf

.. 6.)   There are ______ factors of production (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5

. 7.)   The reward of land as a free gift of nature is _______ (a) salary (b) interest (c) rent (d) wages

. 8.)   ____________ is the act of trimming the vegetative plant parts to have good shape (a) pruning (b) mulching (c) weeding (d) staking

. 9.)   A _____________ is a person that grows flower (a) farmer (b) gardener (c) florist (d) potter

. 10.)    Which of the following is done before planting ornamental plants (a) watering (b) land clearing (c) weeding (d) sowing seed

. 11.)    __________ are organisms that is capable of causing economic damage to plant (a) pests (b) weeds (c) farm animals (d) winds

. 12.)    Which of the following is not an example of pest on the farm (a) birds (b) insects (c) lion (d) rodents

. 13.)    The final person whom the finished goods are distributed to is referred to as _________ (a) producers (b) retailers (c) consumers (d) manufacturer

. 14.)    All the following are processes used in vegetative propagation except _____  (a) grafting (b) cutting (c) budding (d) zygote formation

. 15.)    _______ are natural or synthetic chemical substances produced in form of powders or mixture used to enrich soil so as to promote plant growth (a) farmyard (b) green manure (c) fertilizer (d)

. 16.)    ___________ is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods (a) production (b) division of labour (c) distribution (d)

. 17.)    N.P.K means _______________ (a) calcium ammonium nitrate (b) nitrogen phosphorus potassium (c) single super phosphate (d) magnesium phosphate

. 18.)    How many weeks does it take the materials to decay into a compost (a) four to six weeks          (b) two to three weeks (c) seven to ten weeks (d) one to two weeks

. 19.)    Salary or wages is the reward for ____________ in the factors of production (a) labour (b) land (c) capital (d) entrepreneur

. 20.)    Which of the following is used to turn the soil over (a) cutlass (b) spade (c) axe (d) digger

Theory

1.)   What are ornamental plants  ________________________________

b.) Mention four examples of ornamental plants

(a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________            (d) ________________________________

2.)   Define crop propagation?

________________________________

b.) Give three examples of crops that are propagated

sexually                    ________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Asexually

(i) ________________________________

(i) ________________________________

(ii) _______________________________  (ii)

. _   3.)   What is production ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

b.) List four factors of productions

(a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________            (d) ________________________________

4.)   Compost manure are __________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

b.) State two method of preparing compost    (a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________

5.)   What are pesticides? _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

b.) Give three examples of crop pests

(a) ________________________________            (b) _______________________________

_ (c) ________________________________
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