Revision PRIMARY 6 Agric First Term Week 12

Subject : 

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Term :

FIRST TERM

Week:

Week 12

Class :

PRIMARY SIX

 

Previous lesson : 

The pupils have previous knowledge of people in Agriculture 

Topic :

Revision

 

Answer The Following Questions

 

CLASS: PRIMARY 6                                       

 

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

 

NAME:………………………………………………………………………………

1._______ is the uppermost part of the earth that supports plants growth

(a) land                (b) floor         (c) soil

 

2.The ______ men originally started faming (a) early   (b) bush  (c) superior

 

3.___ soil is used for the construction of roads and bridges (a) clay (b) humus (c) sandy

 

4.______ provides raw materials for industries (a) music (b) agriculture (c) act

5.The downward movement of water is faster in_____ soil (a) sandy (b) clay (c) loamy

6.Farm building include the following except _____ (a) poultry (b) pen (c) office

7.A farm tool that is used to apply water to animals is called ___________

(a) headpan         (b) waterpan              (c) frying pan

 

8. Which of the following human activities does not reduce the benefits of forest resources ______ (a) afforestation (b) bush burning       (c) hunting

 

8. Domesticated birds are kept for ______ production (a) fish (b) feather (c) egg

9.The part of the plant that is fixed deep down in the soil is the _________

(a) root     (b) shoot        (c) leaf

 

10.Which of the following is not a forest product ____ (a) firewood (b) steel (c) timber

11.Which of the following animals is used as a beast of burden ____

(a) sheep              (b) horse                    (c) donkey

 

12.Plant take in gas through the _____ (a) lungs (b) stomata   (c) spiracle

13.The process by which green plants lose water is called _____

(a) evolution       (b) transpiration       (c) colouration

 

14.One seed leaf is called_____ (a) monocotyledon (b) polycotyledon (c) dicotyledon

15.The process by which a pollen grain is carried from the anther to the stigma of a flower is called ____ (a) pollination (b) power       (c) stigma

 

16.A farming system whereby a farmer grows only one type of crop on a piece of land is called ____ (a) mixed farming (b) monocropping   (c) pastoral farming

 

17._____ are animals that have back bones and mammary glands

(a) reptiles           (b) mammals             (c) birds

 

18.These are farm animals that are cold blooded and live in water ______

(a) mammals       (b) fishes       (c) ruminants

 

19._______ consists of a flat metal blade and long wooden handle

(a) cutlass            (b) rake          (c) watering can

 

20. Snakes, crocodiles, alligators and lizards are all examples of ____

(a) reptiles           (b) mammals             (c) amphibians

 

21. The following are agents of weathering except___ (a) rainfall (b) wind (c) duster

22. _____ are animals that cause damage to farm animals (a) pests (b) rock (c) danger

23. A piece of land is said to be on lease to a farmer when the land is ____

(a) inherited from the fatter (b) given for a specific period on rental basis

(c) purchased on credit

 

24. Soil texture is described as the _____ (a) distribution of the different sizes of soil particles (b) Rate at which water moves through the soil (c) the degree to which air aerates the soil

 

25. The device that help to stabilize heat in an incubator is the ____

(a) thermometer              (b) hydrometer         (c) thermostat

 

26. Poaching is prohibited in game reserve to ______________

conserve wildlife (b) starve hunter (c) reduce wildlife population

 

27. The early men were mainly ____ (a) wanderers (b) traders  (c) teacher

28. The following are simple farm tools except ______ (a) harvester (b) axe (c) cutlass

29, ……………. is the rearing of animals and planting of crops for man’s use . (a)Biology (b)Agriculture (c) Accounting

30. Agricultural produce are also used as raw materials for industries (a) True (b) False (c) not sure

 

Part B:

1. Mention four simple farm tools

2. Explain the following terms

• Afforestation
• Deforestation
• Monocropping
• Mixed farming

3. a) Mention two food crops

b.) Mention two cash crops

4) Mention four methods by which farm produce may be preserved

1. ._________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
4. __________________

5) Mention four factors that are necessary for germination of seed.

• _________________
• _________________
• _________________
• _________________