Third Term Promotional Examination Primary 5 Agriculture Science
THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2017
CLASS: PRIMARY 5 SUBJECT: AGRICULTURE SCIENCE
NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………
1. Which of the following is not a tuber crop (a) yam (b) cassava (c) cocoa (d) cocoyam
2. _____ are animals that are kept by man on the farm for their product or by products
animal farm (b) farm animals (c) plant animals (d) domestic animals
3. A person specially trained to take care of and treat farm animals is called ____
doctor (b) veterinarian (c) veterinary (d) dentist
4. Millet and wheat are examples of ____ crops (a) tuber (b) fruit (c) vegetable (d) cereal
5. The specific needs for young animals include the following except _____
balanced diet (b) dirty environment (c) clean water (d) adequate medication
6. _____ is the removal of unwanted plants from the farm
weeding (b) planting (c) ridging (d) cleaning
7. All are procedures for rearing farm animals except _____ (a) providing shelter
providing food and water (c) providing adequate medication (d) exposing them to danger
8. ______ are animals or insects that causes damage to crops or livestock
pest (b) plants (c) fly (d) cockroaches
9. All are ways to prevent or control pests on the farm except ____
physical methods (b) cultural methods (c) chemical methods (d) feeding methods
10. _____ are insects or small animals that live on the bodies of farm animals and feed on them (a) parasites (b) non parasites (c) farm animals (d) domestic animals
11. All are some common pests and parasites of farm animals except ____
ticks (b) lice (c) worms (d) farm produce
12. All are signs of ill health in farm animals except ___ (a) inability to eat properly
inability to walk properly (c) loss of weight (d) ability to eat properly
13. Some common diseases of farm animals include the following except ____
Newcastle disease (b) pneumonia (c) sleeping sickness (d) cholera
14. All are effects of eating meat that is not well cooked except ____ (a) worms can attack the person (b) it can lead to vomiting (c) it can lead to death (d) it promotes good health
15. _____ is the rearing of animals and growing of crops for man use.
agriculture (b) fishing (c) planting (d) harvesting
16. All are foods that contains protein except ____ (a) beans (b) meat (c) fish (d) corn
17. ____ is the written accounts of important farm activities, facts, figures and observations for present and future use (a) farm records (b) farm book (c) farm work (d) note book
18. All are importance of farm records except ____ (a) farm records enable us to know the size of the farm (b) it enables us to know the items produced on the farm (c) it enables farmers to know whether he is making profit or loss (d) not to be serious with farm work
19. All are types of farm records except ___
farm diary (b) farm inventory (c) input record (d) not book
20. _____ is the process by which rocks break down to form small particles
soil formation (b) soil record (c) soil particles (d) soil planting
21. The best type of soil for planting is _____ (a) sandy (b) loamy (c) clay (d) none of the above
22. Cowpeas, soybeans and groundnuts are examples of ____ crops
cereal (b) legumes (c) tuber (d) vegetables
23. ______ are crops grown to beautify our surroundings
ornamental crops (b) flower (c) planting (d) vegetables
24. Balanced diet is the meal that contains all the necessary food in the right ____
proportion (b) food (c) unbalanced (d) unserved
25. Crops that are sold in other to make money from it is called ____
cash crops (b) food crops (c) money crops (d) vegetables
26. _______ agriculture involve the use of large land for farming activities
subsistence (b) commercial (c) gardening (d) harvesting
27. Animal husbandry is the management of ____
birds (b) domestic animals (c) farm animals (d) food
28. The organism in which the parasite lives is called ____
host (b) hostess (c) hostile (d) hosting
29. Ectoparasite live _____ the body of animals (a) in (b) on (c) under (d) between
30. Monocotyledon plants have ____ seed or cotyledon (a) one (b) five (c) three (d) six
Section B
1. Mention three effects of eating infected meat or animals
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(c) ________________________________
b.) Explain and give examples
Carnivorous animals _____________________________________________________
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Herbivorous animals _____________________________________________________
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Omnivorous animals _____________________________________________________
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2. Explain farm animals
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b.) List any three specific needs for young animals
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
3. What is farm record
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b.) List three importance of farm record
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(c) ________________________________
4. What do you understand by animal husbandry
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b.) State any three requirements for livestock management
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(c) ________________________________
5. What do you understand by weed
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b.) List two effects of weed to plant
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