Soil is very good for planting.

EDU DELIGHT TUTORS (NURSERY & PRIMARY)

  FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: PRIMARY 4                                              

SUBJECT: AGRIC SCIENCE  

NAME:………………………………………………………………………

Instruction: Answer all questions.

1.)   The types of soil are ___________, ____________ and __________ (a) black, red and blue soil (b) sandy, clayey and loamy soil (c) paper, rubber and candle (d) pepper, brandy and cupboard

2.)   _________ soil is very good for planting. (a) clayey (b) sandy                       (c) loamy (d) humus

3.)   Soil is formed when ________ breaks down into tiny particles.                     (a) rain (b) wind (c) rock (d) soil

4.)   _________ is responsible for the breaking down of rock. (a) birds                     (b) rats (c) monkeys (d) weather

5.)   Soil is said to be fertile when __________ (a) it contains all the plant food in right proportions (b) it is highly chemicalized (c) it is watery (d) it is bushy

6.)   _________ is the washing away of plant food from the soil by water. (a) drying (b) frying (c) leaching (d) burning

7.)   __________ is the covering of the surface of the soil between plant with materials such as grasses, leaves and palm frond. (a) Erosion             (b) mulching (c) overgrazing (d) Manuring

8.)   The process of applying manure and fertilizer to the soil is known as _____________ (a) Overgrazing (b) Leaching (c) Mulching                     (d) Manuring

9.)   _____________ is the system of leaving a farm land to rest for  two or three years before growing crops on it. (a) Bush burning (b) Crop rotation (c) Bush fallowing (d) Mulching

10.)                     __________  is made up largely of decayed vegetable matter  (a) sandy  soil (b) clayey soil (c) loamy soil (d) red soil  

          11) Sandy soil is made up of____________(a) watery particles (b) tiny             particles (c) dusty particles (d) mulching particles

12.)                     Soil is classified into _______ (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4

13.)                     The soil loses its fertility through the following except __________ (a) burning of the bush (b) erosion (c) overgrazing               (d) manuring

14.)                     Reasons for processing foods include the following except _________________ (a) it improves usage of food (b) it improves the value of food (c) it improves the poisonous agents (d) it prepares food for storage

15.)                     Reasons why we preserve our food include the following except  __________________ (a) To retain the freshness of the food               (b) To reduce loss of quality of the food (c) To prolong the food shelf life (d) To improve the bitterness of the food

16.)                     Smoking is a method of ____________ (a) clearing the food         (b) spoiling the food (c) preserving the food (d) breaking the food

17.)                     One of the ways to improve soil and its yields is ____________ (a) by adding pepper (b) by adding stone (c) by adding fertilizers and manure (d) by adding oil

18.)                     Food stuffs can be preserved in a bag so that they can be _____________ (a) spoilt (b) rough (c) stored for a long time (d) cold

19.)                     Sun drying is a method to preserve the following foods except _____________ (a) peeled cassava (b) peeled yam (c) fish (d) stone

20.)                     One of the local farm implements is  ___________ (a) blade     (b) tractor (c) hoe (d) needle

  Section B: Theory

1.)  What is soil?

2.)  List three factors that help in the formation of soil.

3.)  What is erosion?

4.)  List four causes of loss in soil fertility