3rd Term Exam Questions Pry 5 Agric

THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 

CLASS: PRIMARY 5 SUBJECT: AGRICULTUAL SCIENCE

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………

1. The uppermost layer of the earth surface in which plants grow and animals live is known as ________ (a) soil  (b) stone  (c) rock
2. There are _________ types of soil  (a) 2  (b) 5  (c) 3
3. A doctor trained to take care of farm animals and treat them when sick is known as ________ (a) veterinarian (b) surgeon (c) dentist 
4. Farm animals are also referred to as _______ (a) livestock (b) live animals (c) stock animals
5. ______ is the process of rearing animals in a proper way for good growth and production (a) animal farm (b) animal husbandry (c) animal husband 
6. One of the following is not a requirement for livestock management? (a) famine (b) housing (c) clean environment 
7. ________ is the stage at which the young animals stop sucking breast milk from their mothers. (a) weaning (b) brooding (c) culling 
8. Which of these animal lays eggs? (a) goat  (b) chicken (c) rabbit
9. The chicken raised for meat production are called _______ (a) layers (b) chicks (c) broilers 
10. The young chicken is called  _______ (a) chicks (b) rooster (c) hen
11. The process of separating sick animals from the healthy animals is known as _______ (a) culling (b) weaning  (c) cuddling 
12. Which of the livestock is referred to as layers? (a) meat producers  (b) milk producers (c) egg producers.
13. Which of the following is an example of diary animal? (a) turkey (b) cow (c) fish 
14. There are ________basic system of rearing farm animals. (a) two (b) three (c) five 
15. The system of rearing and keeping of birds indoors all year round is known as ______ (a) extensive system (b) semi-intensive system (c) intensive system
16. Which of the following system of rearing farm animals is an example of semi-intensive system? (a) the fold system (b) deep litter system (c) battery cage system
17. A pest causes _____ to crops (a) peace (b) damage (c) protection 
18. Monocots are plants with ______ seed leaf (a) two   (b) three (c) one 
19. The process of removing excess seedling of maize per stand is called _______ (a) weeding (b) thinning (c) supplying 
20. The animal with four compartment stomach are called _______ (a) non-ruminant (b) ruminant (c) dairy 
21. Rice, maize and millet are examples of _____ crops (a) tuber (b) cereal (c) vegetable
22. The classification of crops based on life span is divided into _______ (a) 3  (b) 2  (c) 5
23. Crops that complete their life cycle within two years or seasons are called _______ crops (a) perennial (b) annual (c) biennial 
24. ______ and ______ are examples of crops with two seed leaves. (a) maize and millet (b) beans and groundnut (c) guinea corn and sugarcane
25. The specific needs for young animals include the following except _______ (a) adequate medication (b) clean water (c) dirty environment 
26. An example of igneous rock is _______ (a) granite  (b) sand stone (c) shale 
27. All the following are examples of ecto-parasites except _______ (a) tick (b) lice (c) tapeworm 
28. A _____ is an example of work animal (a) camel (b) dog (c) chicken 
29. Fungal disease can be controlled using _______ (a) fungicides (b) insecticides (c) pesticides
30. All the following are examples of ruminant animals except _________ (a) sheep (b) rabbit (c) goat 

Section B

1 .Mention four basic requirements for live stock management? 

1. ____________________________________ (II) _____________________________________

(III) ___________________________________ (IV) _____________________________________

2(a) What is animal husbandry? ____________________________________________________

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2(b) Give two examples of animals that can be reared on the farm? (i) _____________________

(ii) ______________________________

3(a) What are farm animals? _______________________________________________________

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3(b) Give two examples of each classes of farm animals? 

(i) Dairy animals: ________________________, _________________________________

(ii) Egg laying animals: ____________________________, _______________________________

4(a) Define weathering? ___________________________________________________________

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4(b) Mention two agents of soil formation? (i) __________________________________________

(ii) _________________________________________________

5(a) What are domestic animals? ____________________________________________________

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5(b) Give four examples of domestic animals? (i) _______________________________________

(ii) ____________________________________ (iii) ___________________________________

        (iv) _______________________________________