Third Term Examinations Primary 6 Agricultural Science

THIRD TERM

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE                 CLASS: PRIMARY 6

1)    Rabbits are kept in         (a)pens  (b)hutches  (c)kennels  (d)sties 

2)    Rabbits are             animals (b)herbivorous  (b)carnivorous   (c)omnivorous   (d)ovivorous 

3)    All of these are feeding materials for rabbit except (a)Hay  (b)Grasses  (c)Cereal grains  (d)Beans 

4)    The act of giving birth in rabbit is called (a)Mating  (b)fertilization  (c)kindling  (d)pollination 

5)    In rabbits, pregnancy period last for             days  (a)50 to 54 days (b)40 to 43   (c)30 to 33 (d)20 to 25 

6)    A general term for birds such as turkeys, ducks, geese, hens, etc is             (a)poultry  (b)battery (c)litters (d)pride 

7)            involves the provision of heat to developing chicks (a)feeding  (b)brooding  (c)kindling (d)mating 

8)    Fowls reared for meat are called         (a)layers  (b)broilers  (c)pullets  (d)none of the options 

9)    The system of rearing fowls that involve the use of cage is called         (a) Deep litter system (b)battery cage system (c)brooding system  (d)none of the options 

10)    White leghorn and black leghorn are examples of             breed (a)egg-laying  (b)Heavy breed (c)Dual-purpose  (d)Local breeds 

11)    Light Sussex is an example of             (a)Dual purpose breeds (b)Heavy breeds (c)local breeds  (d)egg-laying breeds 

12)            is used for defecting fertile eggs in poultry animals (a)Candler (b)DE beaker  (c)nesting box  (D)Egg tray 

13)    The             is used to reduce the lengths of beaks in poultry animals (a)Candler  (b)DE beaker  (c)Drinkers (d)Feeders 

14)    One of these is an example of disease in poultry animals (a)Measles  (b)Tuberculosis (c)New castle  (d)Herpes 

15)            is the process of removing sick or unproductive birds from the flock. (a)Kindling (b)mating (c)brooding (d)culling 

16)            is a record of all the daily activities on a farm (a)farm inventory (b)farm diary (c)input record (d)production record 

17)    This record is a detailed list of all the assets and liabilities in a farming business (a)farm diary  (b)production records (c)farm inventory  (d)input record 

18)    The farm record that contains all the materials such as seeds, fertilizers, herbicides, feeds, drugs, etc. (a)input record (b)farm inventory (c)production record (d)farm diary 

19)    The farm record that contains the detailed account of the yield of the crops and products from the farm animals (a)farm dairy (b)farm inventory (c)production record (d)input record 

20)    One of these is a type of drug given to fowls (a)pipperazine  (b)paracetamol (c)coflin   (d)Aspirin 

21)    All of these are symptoms of a diseased bird(fowl) except         (a)nasal discharge (b)bloody diarrhoea  (c)swollen face (d)strong wings and legs 

22)    Rhode Island Redm (RIR) is a             (a)Wild breed (b)Heavy breed (c)Dual –purpose breed (d)local breed 

23)    A young MALE fowl below one year is called         (a)Pullet  (b)Cock  (c)hen (d)cockerel 

24)    The special box under which chicks obtain heat is called             (a)brooder box (b)layer box  (c)broiler box (d)none of the above 

SECTION B 

1)    A male rabbit is called a                  

2)    A female rabbit is called a                  

3)    A male fowl is called a                  

4)    A female fowl is called a                  

5)    A young FEMALE fowl below one year is called a                

6)    An example of a fowl that is a HEAVY BREED is              

7)    Fowls reared for their eggs are called                

8)    The two main feeds of fowls are                 and                

9)    The two types of intensive system of rearing fowls are                 and                  

10)    The type of intensive system of rearing fowls that involves keeping them in a large, well – ventilated and closed house is      

11)    The following materials are used in the             (intensive) system of rearing fowls: straws or sawdust or wood shaving 

12)    Two examples of FEEDs for rabbits are             and                

13)    Do we carry or lift up rabbit by their ears? Yes or No              

14)                are records of all the activities that take place on the farm within a period of time. 

15)    An example of drug that can be given to fowls is              

SECTION C 

1)    State six types of farm records :

    (i)                        (iv)                   

    (ii)                        (v)                   

    (iii)                            (vi)                     

2)    State the three types of system of raising fowls 

    (i)                          (ii)                      (iii)               

3a)    What is culling?                                                                       

1. b) State any two breeds of chicken 

    (i)                    _____________         (ii)                    _________________

4)    State four qualities of a rabbit good for rearing 

    (i)                            ________________    (ii)                            __________

    (iii)                            ________________    (iv)                            ___________