Basic Three Second Term Examination Agricultural Science
SUBJECT: PRE VOCATIONAL (AGRIC)
CLASS: BASIC THREE
NAME OF PUPIL:…………………………………………………………..
DATE ………………………
PART A
1. is the upper part of the earth that supports plant growth.
(a) Salt (b) Sun (c) Soil
2. formal soil
(a) Water (b)Rock (c) Cement
3.The process of breaking down rock to form soil is called
(a) Weather (b) Weathering (c)Snow
4. holds the roots of growing plants
(a) Sky (b) Soil (c) Shoe
5. provides water and nutrients for growing plants.
(a) Sky (b) Soil (c) Shoe
6. The most common types of soil are clay, sand and soil.
(a) Smooth (b) rough (c) loamy
7. soil is used for building bridges and houses (a) Smooth (b) Clay (c) Sandy
8. soil is closely packed and it is good for modeling pots
(a) Humus (b) Loamy (c) Clay
9. The best type of soil for farming is soil (a) Loamy (b) Clay (c) Sandy
10. soil has large air space (a) loamy (b) Clay (c) Sandy
11. soil heats up easily it can also be used to heat up groundnuts by women selling groundnuts. (a) Sandy (b) Clay (c) Loamy
12. is a type of soil (a)Clay (b) Glass (c)Table
13. The type of soil that is sticky when wet is called (a) Humus (b) Sand (c) Clay
14. is one of the organisms that live in the soil. (a) Goat (b) Lion (c) Earthworm
15. Bush burning improves soil fertility (a) True (b) False (c)Not sure
16. is the washing away of plants nutrients by rainfall
(a) Leaching (b) Weathering (c) Evaporating
17. Overgrazing exposes soil to harsh weather condition like excessive heat
(a) True (b) False (c) Undecided
18. is the washing away of soil surface by water or wind.
(a)Erosion (b) Transplanting (c) Executive Order
19. ` is one of the causes of soil infertility
(a) Fertilizer application (b) Cover crops (c) Bush burning
20. can expose farmland to erosion (a)Clean Clearing (b) Farm records (c)Poultry
PART B
THEORY
- Mention Four causes of soil infertility
- Mention three types of soil
- Mention four farm tool.
