Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM AGRICULTURE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5)

AGRICULTURE EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

1. ______ are animal that can swallow food and bring it back to the mouth.

[a] militant

[b] important

[c] ruminant

2. There are ______ processes of soil formation.

[a] 3

[b] 5

[c] 6

3. Life stocks are ______ animals.

[a] farm

[b] forest

[c] water

4. Which of these is planted at the beginning of the rainy season?

[a] yam

[b] bananas

[c] palm nut

5. Which of these is an example of monocots?

[a] maize

[b] beans

[c] grass

6. Dicotyledon plants has ______.

[a] two cotyledon

[b] one cotyledon

[c] three cotyledon

7. ______ is a fruit crop.

[a] Yam

[b] Cassava

[c] Banana

8. An example of cloth making crop is ______.

[a] maize

[b] cotton

[c] okro

9. Legumes are ______.

[a] protein rich grains

[b] vitamin rich games

[c] sugar rich games

10. Dicotyledonous plants pollinate by ______.

[a] wind

[b] insects & birds

[c] animals

11. The uppermost part of the earth where plant grow is ______.

[a] soil

[b] salt

[c] sink

12. Which of these make soil formation possible?

[a] lighting

[b] weathering

[c] singing

13. ______ till the soil for farmers.

[a] Ant

[b] Earthworm

[c] Cricket

14. Crop with one setting is called ______.

[a] Multicotledon

[b] Monocotyledon

[c] Dicotyledon

15. _________ is a type of soil.

[a] loamy

[b] milky

[c] icy

SECTION B – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

1. What is farm animal?

b. List 4 examples of farm animal.

2. Mention four classification of farm animal.

3. What is soil?

b. Write 4 agents of soil formation.

4a. Define monocot and dicot crops:

b. Write 2 examples of each dicotyledonous plants.

5. Define:

i. Annuals crops ______

ii. Biennials Crops ______

iii. Perennial crops ______

ANSWER KEY

SECTION A

1. c 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. b 11. a 12. b 13. b 14. b 15. a

SECTION B

1. a. Farm animals are animals kept for use

b. Goat, cow, sheep, poultry

2. Ruminants, Non-ruminants, Poultry, Pets

3. a. Soil is top layer of earth.

b. Wind, water, organisms, weather

4a. Monocot = one seed leaf, dicot = two

b. Beans, mango

5. i. Grow in one year

ii. Grow in two years

iii. Grow more two years

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