MID TERM TEST FIRST TERM PRIMARY 5 prevocational studies

Class: Grade 5 Time: 112hr. Subject: prevocational studies

1. _____ means keeping food items in good condition (a) farming (b) cultivation (c) preservation 
2. The living and non-living things around us is referred to as ______ (a) environment (b) community (c) climate
3. In order to make the home neat and orderly, we must _______ it (a) scatter (b) disorganize (c) clean
4. Our environment is made up of two things namely (a) good/bad (b) big/small (c) living & non-living things
5. Stagnant water is a breeding place for ______ (a) lions (b) mosquito (c) reptiles
6. Which of the following is not a method of preserving farm produce? (a) smoking (b) eating (c) salting
7. The items to be smoked are usually placed on a ______ above the source heat (a) metal gauze (b) wooden plain (c) rubber surface
8. The following are items that cannot be smoked (a) fish (b) vegetable (c) meat
9. One of these is not a cleaning agent (a) mop stick (b) detergent (c) vinegar
10. Scouring powder is used to _____ (a) clean glass(b) whiten clothes (c) remove soot stains
11. A freezer is much colder than a refrigerator true/false
12. The following can be preserved in a bottle except (a) palm oil (b) vegetables (c) fruit juice
13.  One of these is not a way of cleaning the classroom (a) doing exercise (b) arranging tables and chair properly (c) sweeping the classroom
14. The chemical substances added to food for preservation is called _____ (a) preservatives (b) poison (c)detergent
15. Which of these is not a grain crop? (a) millet (b) rice (c) groundnut
16. ______ is the process of passing needle and thread in and out of fabrics in order to fasten them (a) tailoring (b) stitching (c) designing
17. The following are types of stitches except (a) temporary stitches (b) permanent stitches (c) accommodative stitches
18. Which permanent stitching is used to hold down the hem of garments? (a) running stitches (b) hemming stitches (c) herring bone stitches
19. Examples of decorative stitches involves the following except ______ (a) French knots (b) tailor’s tacks (c) satin stitches
20. _______ stitches are used to finish fabrics and to make rough edges neat (a) hemming (b) herringbone (c) running

THEORY

1. List 3 packaging materials and state at least two items that can be packaged in them each
2. State the steps to follow in making any type of stitch
3. What are additives?
4. Define preservation and state three (3) reasons for the preservation of farm produce
5. State three (3) reasons for keeping our environment clean