Third Term Examinations Primary 4 Agricultural Science
THIRD TERM
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
CLASS: PRIMARY 4
Underline the correct answer
1)_________________is used to clear land and cutting wood (a)Cutlass (b)Axe (c)Hoe
2)_________________is used for weeding, making heaps, beds and ridges (a)shovel (b)hoe (c)spade
3)_________________is used for transplanting seedlings from nursery bed to the field. (a)Hoe (b)Shovel (C)Hand trowel
4)_________________is used for cutting down trees and spitting woods. (a)Cutlass (b)Pick axe (c)Axe
5)_________________are made up of scissors like metal blades and used for trimming ridges. (a)shears (b)sickle (b)pick axe
6)_________________are used to give farm animal feed and water (a)Troughs (b)scoop (c)plates
7) Cast net is also called_________________net (a)throws (b)hook (c)scoop
8)_________________is used to carry farm produce. except (a)Canoe (b)Basket (c)Barrow (c)Chair
9) Unwanted plants in an area are called_________________ (a)water leaf (b)weeds (c)fungi
10)_________________is the act of removing unwanted plant. (a)weeding (b)mulching (c)Harvesting
11)_________________serves as feed to animals (a)spear grass (b)weed (c)Plants
12) Using certain insect to destroy weeds is________________method of control (a)Biological (b)Natural (c)Cultural
13) The use of herbicides to kill weeds is a_______________method control (a)Physical (b)Biological (c)Chemical
14) Mulching and crop rotation are examples of _________________method to control weeds. (a)Cultural (b)Biological (c)Mechanical
15)_________________can be used on large farms to eat up unwanted plants (a)Cutlass (b)Cultivator (c)Cows
16)_________________is an example of weeds (a)Spinach (b)Bitter leaf (c)Carpet grass
17 _________________ use canoe to carry fishing nets and fishes. (a)Fishermen (b)Fish mongers (c)Captain
18)_________________is a small metal container with one wheel at the front and two handles that is used to carry sand or fertilizer on the farm (a)Motor bike (b)Wheel barrow (c)Harvesting knife
19)_________________is made up of a curved sharp metal blade and short wooden handle used for harvesting rice and cocoa. (a)Hand trowel (B)Sickle (c)hammer
20)_________________is used for digging land and stony soils. (a)Pick axe (b)mallet (c)shovel
21)_________________is used to level vegetable beds (a)Garden forks (b)Rake (c)Hand fork
22) Weeds can be found on land and on_________________ (a)field (b)water (b)house
23) Weeds compete with crop plants for water and______________from the soil. (a)nutrients (b)Photosynthesis (c)Sunlight
24)_________________is used for pruning branches of trees. (a)sickle (b)pruning saw (c)hack saw
25)_________________are the instruments that farmers used on the field (a)farm produce (b)farm animals (c)farm tools
Supply the correct answers in this section
1)_________________is used for light tillage and loosing of the soil.
2)_________________has a short wooden metal handle and prongs and its used for harvesting groundnut
3)_________________is used for splitting woods
4)_________________is the covering of crops with dry leaves to prevent scorching of sun.
5)_________________is the trimming of the plant edges to give shapes.
6)_________________is made up of curved and sharp metal hook, line, pole and sinker
7)weeds can be found on_________________
and in_________________
8)_________________is usually set at the bottom of the water
9)_________________protect the soil from dryness.
10) Some weeds are used to_________________our environment
11) Crop rotation, planting of weed – free seeds are examples of_________________method to control weeds
12) The use of cutlass, hoe etc is ________________method of controlling weeds
13)_________________is the agro chemical to kill weeds
14) Farm tools should stored in a _________________place.
15)_________________is used for moving small loads of soil, potted plants and seedlings.
THEORY KAttempt All)
1a) What is animal farm tools?
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b) Give at least four (4)examples of animal farm tools.
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(b)_________________
(c)_________________
(d)_________________
2) mention at least four (4)crop farm tools and their uses.
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(b)_________________
(c)_________________
(d)_________________
3) What are weeds?
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b) Give at least four importance of weeds.
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(b)_________________
(c)_________________
(d)_________________
4) Explain the four methods of controlling weeds.
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(b)_________________
(c)_________________
(d)_________________
5) Explain or describe three animal farm tools.
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(b)_________________
(c)_________________
b) List two types of fishing hook _________________
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