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GUNDURA PRIMARY SCHOOL

GRADE SEVEN APRIL ONLINE EXAMINATIONS, 2020

AGRICULTURE PAPER 1 00/03

MULTIPLE CHOICE. THURSDAY

APRIL ONLINE SESSION Time:1 Hour

Examiner: K.GUNDURA

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Read all instructions carefully.

2. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.
3. Use only an HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet.
4.. When you are told to start choose one correct answer from the suggested
answers and shade it very dark.
5. If you wish to change your answer erase it completely with a pencil rubber and
then shade the new choice.
6.. If more than one letter is shaded for any one answer, the answer will be regarded
as wrong.
7. If you do not understand the instructions ask the invigilator to explain them to
you before you start.
8. Answer all the questions on the separate answer sheet provided.

1) All of the following are career opportunities in Agriculture except;

A. lecturing B. research C. farm management D. astronomy
2) How are people self-employed in Agriculture?
A. they work as farm managers for companies
B. they work on Agriculture farms as employees
C. they grow food for their families and sell the surplus
D. they work in workshops owned by other people
3) Which crop is grown for fuel?
A. oranges B. beans C. nuts D. sugar cane
4) One crop grown for medicine is …………………..
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A. garlic B. tea C. maize D. groundnutChapter

Fig 1 Study the picture before attempting the question. It shows some garden tools

5) What tool is labelled C?

A. Hammer B. Brick C.Garden fork D. drill
6) What is the use of tool D?
A. To drill holes B. to level the ground C. To load material D To cut
7) What causes floods in rivers?
A. Wind B. heavy rain C. ice D. deforestation
8) What are the main agricultural activities done in summer?
A. ploughing, planting and weeding of crops
B. harvesting and packaging of crops
C. irrigating crops
D. shelling maize and ground nuts
9) Why are animals not so healthy in winter? Because;
A. Crops are green. B. Soil is wet.
C. There is plenty of grass. D. There is dry grass which is less nutritious.
10) Where are cattle kept so that they do not eat crops in the fields?
A. Pastures B. orchard C. paddocks D. rain
11) Which wild animals can eat up crops in the field?
A. Cattle B. baboons C. horses D. goats
12) There are …………………….. seasons in Zimbabwe.
A. Three B. five C. six D. four
13). Which other soil component has a percentage equal to water?
A. Air B. water C. organic matter D. mineral matter
14). Which soil component dissolves nutrients?
A. Air B. water C. soil organism D. mineral matter
15). How are soil organisms important?
A. They hold plant nutrients. B. They make roots transpire.
C. They improve soil structure. D. They promote germination.

16). What is the percentage of mineral matter in soil?

A. 25% B. 5% C. 20% D. 45%
17). One of these is a disadvantage of using inorganic fertilizer. Which one is it?
A. It is expensive. B. it takes long to manufacture.
C. It is made for specific crops. D. It is found everywhere.
18). Which one is a straight fertilizer?
A. Compound D B. urea C. farmyard manure D . g r e e n manure.
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19). Soil moisture goes to the atmosphere through the process of;
A. evaporation
B. transpiration
C. infiltration
D. irrigation
Study the diagram shown before attempting any question.

20). What follows just after cloud formation in the water cycle?
A Evaporation B. Condensation C.Precipitation D. Percolation
21). The rain water which falls on the ground and flows away is called;
A. flow away B. seepage C. runoff D. surface water
22). Which is a method of water harvesting?
A. reservoir tank B. tap
C .hose pipe with water flowing on to the ground D. cattle in dip tank
23) What is infiltration?
A. run off B. irrigation C. sinking D. erosion
24) The pollution levels in Zimbabwe are monitored by an organisation called;
A. ZINWA B. ZIMRA C. EMA D. ZESa
25) Which plant is grown for its fibre?
A. Garlic B. tomatoes C. pawpaw D. sisal
26) Where was the word paper derived from?
A. soft wood B. pawpaw C. papyrus D. reeds
27) The use of pine trees is;
A. To make clothes B. to make furniture C. to make fibre D. to make barriers

28) Which class of vegetables adds nitrogen to the soil?

A. Legume B. leaf C. fruit D. root
29) In which group of vegetables is beetroot?
A. Legume B. leaf C. fruit D. root
30) What part of the tomato plant is edible?
A. Root B. leaf C. fruit D. stem
31) Animal by-products are described as;
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A. Useful things we obtain from animals but which are not the primary
reason for rearing them.
B. Useful things that we primarily rear animals for.
C. Animal waste which is thrown away.
D. Milk which turns sour after being collected from cows
32) Which one is a product from pigs?
A. milk B. beef C. pork D. hides
33) All of the following are domestic animals with the exception of;
A.Ox B. goat C. Kudu D. sheep
Of the animals in question 33, which one gives us;
34) mutton?
A.Ox B. goat C. Kudu D. sheep
35) Game?
A.Ox B. goat C. Kudu D. sheep
36) Draught power?
A.Ox B. goat C. Kudu D. sheep
37)The purpose of using farm implements is to __________.
A. make work harder B. make work easier
C. show that you are lazy D. show neighbouring farmers that you have money
38) Which of these animals is not used to draw an implement?
A. goat B. cattle C. horse D. mule
39) Which implement is best used for making ridges by communal farmers?
A. mould board plough B. mould board ridger C. cultivator D. scotch cart
40) What is the function harrow?
A. To break soil lumps. B. To make holes for planting.
C. To till the land. D. To make furrows for planting seed.
41) Which implement is used to remove weeds from maize plants?
A. hoe B. mould board plough C. axe D. a saw
42) Which one of these is a mechanical device?
A. tractor B. trailer C. wheelbarrow D. a hoe
43) Agro business refers to __________.
A. the business of farming in modern day agriculture.
B. agricultural chemicals used on a farm
C. the growing of crops
D. business of lending money to lazy farmers.
44) When the farmer sells unprocessed is called;
A. farm retailing B. farm wholesaling C. farm produce D. farm production
45) Which of these is not sold at a local market for fresh farm produce?
A. vegetables B. fruits C. eggs D. hoes
A. Kudzanai farmers' market in Gweru B. Mbare Market in Harare
C. Sakubva in Mutare D. OK Supermarket
46) What is the advantage of trading at a local farmers' market?
A. The farmer can make his or her produce very expensive.
B. Transport costs for the produce are lower and perishable produce
reach the market while still fresh.
C. Everyone in town comes to buy.
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D. Giving change to buyers is not a problem.

47) Which food is non-perishable?
A. fresh milk B. fruits C. meat D. dry beans
48) Why do farmers sell their crops?
A. To get money. B. To donate their produce.
C. So that they can grow more. D. They do not know what they exactly want.

49) What is the traditional month of the Harare Agricultural Show and the
Zimbabwe International Trade Fare respectively?
A. August and April B. April and August
C. August and December D. April and September
50) Of what importance are the two shows mentioned on 49 above?
A. They present an opportunity for farmers and buyers to meet.
B. Members of the public get free farm produce.
C. Farmers can use the days as public holidays.
D. The police has a chance to arrest criminals as they come to the shows.
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