MID TERM TEST FIRST TERM PRIMARY 6 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

NAME:                            CLASS: PRIMARY 6            SUBJECT: Agricultural Science

SECTION A   

OBJECTIVES

1. Animals that live around us are called ______ animals (a) wild   (b) bush   (c) wicked  (d) domestic
2. _________ is the top layer of the earth on which plants grow. (a) rock  (b) soil  (c) cement  (d) floor
3. Domestic fowl are called __________  (a) poultry (b) wild birds     (c) mammals 
4. Name two things that we can get from animals;  ____________ and ____________
5. Processing Agricultural produce involves ____________  (a) changing them from raw forms to more useful forms      (b) destroy them       (c) leaving them in their raw forms 
6. A place where Agricultural produce are often taken to for sale is the ________.         (a) mosque     (b)     market    (c) school
7. The act of buying and selling agricultural produce is called _______ (a) processing      (b) trading (c) transformation
8. Agriculture serves all these purposes EXCEPT. (a) creation  of jobs for people        (b) sources of     income for people       (c) sources of hunger for people        (d) provision of foreign exchange.

    Mention any two fruit that are medicinal ____9_____________ and ____10_____________

11. All these people earn income through agriculture EXCEPT.  (a) vets       (b) florists   (c) accountants (d) farmers
12. Farmers that rear animals are called _______ (a) pastoral farmers          (b) horticulturists              (c) animal producers
13. Mention two animals reared in your locality _________________ and _________________
14. A farmer that grows vegetables is called ________ (a) vet    (b) horticulturist       (c) animal rearer
15. Who is a Fish Monger? (a) a person who eats only fish (b) a person who sells fish (c) a person who     cuts and sells meat 
16. Fish farming involves _________ (a) eating fishes (b) rearing fishes     (c) killing fish
17. The first tools used by the early men in agriculture is called ________

    (a) sharp digging stick    (b) rake     (c) cutlass         (d) tractor

18. Farming originated in the near __________ (a) east (b) west     (c) village     (d) community
19. Among the early men in Agriculture are _________ (a) veterinarians  (b) hunters   (c) horticulturists (d) fishermen
20. Climate is made up of all these EXCEPT. (a) sun (b) rainfall     (c) light     (d) temperature
21. All these are distribution of crops EXCEPT _____(a) rain forest (b) bush (c) savannah (d) semi arid
22. _________ is a major factor in distribution of plant and animals.

    (a) land fall     (b) sun fall     (c) rain fall     (d) wind fall

23. Common vegetable crop are ____________, ______________, ______________ and ___________
24. Nursery bed is used in the nursery to raise ____________. (a) crops (b) seedlings (c) plant (d) soil
25. All these are example of post planting operation EXCEPT _______

    (a) manuring        (b) watering and mulching         (c) staking      (d) application of fertilizer

26. _________ is the method of raising some crawling plants above the soil level in order to prevent     the plants from been damaged. (a) sowing of seeds      (b) mulching        (c) staking        (d) planting
27. __________ is needed for optimum yield of tuber crops.
28. Cassava matures within _________ to _________ months

    (a) 5 to 7     (b) 7 to 12     (c) 8 – 10     (d) 12 – 18

29. Pest can be controlled by _____________ (a) spraying insecticides     (b) apply chemical         (c) pouring     water         (d) set on fire
30. Example of tuber crops are _______________, _____________, ____________ and ____________

THEORY

1a.    Define Agriculture?

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1. Mention four(4) importance of Agriculture.

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1. Mention five(5) group of people involved in Agriculture.

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1. Mention 4 Agricultural produce and the products into which they can be manufactured.

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2a.    Who is a Horticulturist?

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1. What is Climate?

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1. List five(5) crops found in your locality.

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1. List five(5) animals found in your locality.

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3a.    Name Farm tools used in Land Preparation.

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1. What is the correct spacing for cassava planting?

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1. How would you know that a yam plant is matured?

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4a.    List 4 Pre-Planting activities.

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1. List 5 Post-Planting coperation.

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