FIRST TERM EXAMINATION BASIC FOUR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

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FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2020/2021

CLASS: BASIC FOUR SUBJECT:

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 

1. The growing of crops and rearing of animals is called _____ (a)music. (b)chemistry. (d)Agriculture.
2. The removal of excess water from the soil is known as _____ (a)drainage. (b)irrigation. (c)organic matter. (d)Leaching.
3. ______ is a plant that is grown by farmers. (a)Product (b)Placenta (c)Crop plant (d)Weed
4. Cocoa, rubber and cotton are examples of _____ crops. (a)white (b)food (c)cash (d)expensive
5. To which family of crops do rice, maize, millet and wheat belong? (a)Vegetable (b)Cereals (c)Tubers (d)Latex
6. The practice in which water is led from a stream or river onto farmlands through pipes is called (a)Canal (b)Erosion (c)Irrigation (d)Transpiration
7. The washing away of soil by rain water or wind is called _____ (a)Mulching. (b)Erosion. (c)Leaching. (d)Weeding.
8. _____ is an unwanted plant. (a)Seed (b)Weed (c)Crop (d)Dung
9. ______ are types of farm machines. EXCEPT (a)Tractor (b)Harvester (c)Plier (d)Miller
10. _______ machines are used to do work on a farmland. (a)Cleaning (b)Farm (c)Coming (d)Scattering
11. _______ activities are farming activities carried out before the planting of crops. (a)Pre- planting (b)|Post planting (c)Marketing (d)Tailored
12. Which of the following is not useful for working on the farm? (a)Fowls (b)Donkeys (c)Donkey (d)Cattle
13. Annual crops complete their life cycle within __ years. (a)2 (b)1 (c)3 (d)4
14. Which of these is an agent of weed dispersal. (a)Ice (b)Wind (c)Silo (d)Aeroplane
15. The uppermost layer of the earth on which plants grow is called _____ (a)soil. (b)field. (c)atmosphere. (d)troposphere.
16. Animal bones can be used as a source of _____ (a)vitamin. (b)calcium. (c)sulphur (d)zinc.
17. Fruits and vegetables can be kept in ____ (a)silo (b)barns (c)pots. (d)refrigerator.
18. Pre-planting activities are carried out _____ planting. (a)after (b)before (c)during (d)beside
19. A farmer should always harvest _____ crops. (a)seedling (b)immature (c)matured (d)spoilt
20. Marketing is the process of _____ agricultural produce. (a)storing (b)selling (c)damaging (d)poisoning

THEORY

1a.What is irrigation?

b. State two(2) methods of irrigation.

2a. Define weed.

b. Mention five (5) crops and their uses.

3. Explain each of the following;

i.Perenial crops:

ii. Annual crops:

iii. Biennial crops:

4.Give two (2) examples of each of the following:

i. Cereal crops;

ii. Legumes:

iii. Tuber and root crops:

iv. Spices:

v. Oil crops: