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.
(a)_________________

(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.
(a)_________________

(b)_________________

(c)_________________

(d)_________________
4) Explain the four methods of controlling weeds.
(a)_________________
(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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