FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: Primary 6
SUBJECT: Agricultural Science
NAME: ___________________________________________

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Choose the correct answer from the options provided.

1. Yams can be preserved in the ____________.
   (a) Bags
   (b) Silo
   (c) Barn
2. Grains are stored in the _______.
   (a) Silo
   (b) Barns
   (c) Refrigerator
3. Which of the following is not a method of preservation?
   (a) Smoking
   (b) Boiling
   (c) Bottling
4. One of these can be stored in bags?
   (a) Tomato
   (b) Maize
   (c) Orange
5. Factors that may hinder preservation include the following except ________.
   (a) Temperature
   (b) Moisture
   (c) Crops
6. The water content of crops can be removed or reduced by ________.
   (a) Bagging
   (b) Sun drying
   (c) Salting
7. _________ was the job of early men.
   (a) Teaching
   (b) Farming
   (c) Butchering
8. Agriculture provides employment for the following except _______.
   (a) Doctors
   (b) Fishermen
   (c) Butchers
9. Which of the following is not the activity of crop farmers?
   (a) Planting crops
   (b) Feeding fish
   (c) Weeding
10. One of these animals is not a source of power to farmers?
    (a) Lions
    (b) Camels
    (c) Donkeys
11. Young fish reared in ponds are called _________.
    (a) Pond fish
    (b) Fingerlings
    (c) Small fish
12. Which of the following is a medicinal herb?
    (a) Pawpaw leaf
    (b) Lettuce
    (c) Cabbage
13. The rearing of fish is called _______.
    (a) Fishing
    (b) Fisherman
    (c) Fishery
14. A farm product that provides heat is _______.
    (a) Electric stove
    (b) Firewood
    (c) Gas cooker
15. Early people were _______.
    (a) Wanderers
    (b) Hunters
    (c) Fruit gatherers
16. Yam, maize, and rice are regarded as ________.
    (a) Raw materials
    (b) Food products
    (c) Medicinal crops
17. The process of growing trees is called ______.
    (a) Planting of crops
    (b) Afforestation
    (c) Deforestation
18. Cutting down of trees in the forest is called _______.
    (a) Deforestation
    (b) Afforestation
    (c) Cultivation
19. We can process cassava into _______.
    (a) Garri
    (b) Moimoi
    (c) Poundo yam
20. The early people ate ______ as food.
    (a) Fruits
    (b) Grains
    (c) Yams
21. Which of the following is not a source of food?
    (a) Farm
    (b) Market
    (c) Forest
22. The process of drying fish and meat to preserve them is called ______.
    (a) Freezing
    (b) Smoking
    (c) Salting
23. Which of these is an example of a cash crop?
    (a) Cocoa
    (b) Okra
    (c) Rice
24. The process of keeping food fresh for future use is called _______.
    (a) Storage
    (b) Preservation
    (c) Cooking
25. Which of the following is an example of an oil crop?
    (a) Groundnut
    (b) Mango
    (c) Cassava
26. Which of these is not a source of farm power?
    (a) Water
    (b) Bull
    (c) Lion
27. Food stored in the refrigerator is kept _______.
    (a) Fresh
    (b) Rotten
    (c) Dry
28. Which of the following is an example of a tuber crop?
    (a) Cocoa
    (b) Yam
    (c) Mango
29. One of the following is an animal product?
    (a) Cow skin
    (b) Maize
    (c) Groundnut
30. Crops like groundnut and oil palm are called ______ crops.
    (a) Root
    (b) Oil
    (c) Tubers

SECTION B: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

31. What is preservation?
    

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32. Mention two factors that may hinder preservation.
    (i) ________________________________________________________
    (ii) ________________________________________________________
33. Define agriculture.
    

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34. State two people who work in agriculture.
    (i) ________________________________________________________
    (ii) ________________________________________________________
35. Mention four methods of preserving food.
    (i) ________________________________________________________
    (ii) ________________________________________________________
    (iii) ________________________________________________________
    (iv) ________________________________________________________
36. Mention two foods that can be stored by refrigeration.
    (i) ________________________________________________________
    (ii) ________________________________________________________
37. What are grains?
    

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38. Mention four examples of grain foods.
    (i) ________________________________________________________
    (ii) ________________________________________________________
    (iii) ________________________________________________________
    (iv) ________________________________________________________
39. Mention four examples of oil crops.
    (i) ________________________________________________________
    (ii) ________________________________________________________
    (iii) ________________________________________________________
    (iv) ________________________________________________________
40. State four examples of tuber crops.
    (i) ________________________________________________________
    (ii) ________________________________________________________
    (iii) ________________________________________________________
    (iv) ________________________________________________________

SECTION C: FILL IN THE BLANKS

41. Crops like yam and cassava are called __________ crops.
42. __________ is a type of preservation that removes moisture from food.
43. The main source of food for humans comes from __________.
44. __________ and __________ are examples of perishable foods.
45. One of the uses of trees is for making __________.
46. A person who specializes in fish farming is called a __________.
47. The opposite of afforestation is __________.
48. __________ and __________ are major types of farming.
49. The process of keeping grains in a dry place to prevent spoilage is called __________.
50. A farmer who keeps animals such as cows and goats is called a __________ farmer.

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:

• Answer all questions.
• Write neatly and legibly.
• Ensure your answers are correct before submitting.