Agriculture – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term

WEEK 11 – END OF THE TERM TEST

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 

1. Preservation means ______.

A. selling farm produce

B. keeping farm produce fresh for a long time

C. planting crops

D. keeping farm produce fresh for a long time

2. One major reason for preserving farm produce is to ______.

A. waste food

B. prevent spoilage

C. stop farming

D. increase insects

3. Which of the following is a method of preserving farm produce?

A. Weeding

B. Planting

C. Harvesting

D. Drying

4. Which of these can hinder preservation of farm produce?

A. Proper storage

B. Refrigeration

C. Insects and rodents

D. Drying

5. Which crop is best preserved by storage in barns?

A. Yam

B. Rice

C. Tomato

D. Orange

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 

6. What is preservation?

7. Mention one reason for preserving farm produce.

8. State one factor that hinders preservation of farm produce.

9. Name one method of preserving cereal crops.

10. Mention one method of preserving fruit crops.

FILL IN THE GAP QUESTIONS 

11. Removing water from farm produce to preserve it is called ______.

12. Rats and weevils are examples of ______ that destroy stored food.

13. Yam and cassava are examples of ______ crops.

14. Oil palm and groundnut are examples of ______ crops.

15. Tomato, pepper, and okra are examples of ______ crops.

ANSWER KEY

1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A

6. Preservation is the process of keeping farm produce fresh and safe for a long time.

7. To prevent spoilage.

8. Insects and rodents / Moisture / Poor storage.

9. Sun drying / Storage in silos.

10. Refrigeration / Drying / Bottling.

11. Drying

12. Rodents / Insects

13. Tuber (Root and tuber)

14. Oil

15. Vegetable