NAME OF SCHOOL: WISE OWL LEARNING CENTRE

CANDIDATE NAME: CHIDANGWARA ETHAN

CENTRE NUMBER:
CANDIDATE NUMBER:
PROVINCE: MASHONALAND EAST
DISTRICT: MARONDERA
LEVEL: GRADE SEVEN
SYLLABUS TOPIC: FARMING TOOLS
SUBTOPIC: BASIC FARMING TOOLS
CALA TYPE: PEN AND PAPER
CALA TITLE: TOOLS
 PART A: DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS
Tool: A tool is a device worked by hand or by machine
Agricultural tools: Tools that are used in agriculture such as sickle, hoe and spade.

PART B: NAME SIMPLE TOOLS USED IN AGRICULTURE

Cutlass

Hoe

Axe

Rake

Shovel

Spade
 PART C: WRITE THE USES OF THE TOOLS IN DETAIL

NAME OF TOOL USE OF TOOL

 CUTLASS  Pre-planting activities ex cutting of
grass
 Planting of some plant seeds
 HOE  Soil digging
 Removing weeds
 AXE  Chopping and shaping wood
 Rake  Levelling soil
 Gathering dead leaves
 Breaking down large lumps of soil
 Shovel  Transporting soil
 Making shallow trenches
 Spade  Loosening soil
 Edging flower beds or lawns
 PART D: SELECT ANY ONE TOOL OF YOUR CHOICE AND EXPLAIN HOW IT CAN BE
MAINTAINED SO THAT IT CAN LAST LONGER AND ALSO WORK WELL
HOE

The maintenance of this tool can be done through painting which prevents rust, sharpening to keep it
sharp to make it more efficient, Drying to make sure wood does not rot. Other than ways that have
importance in use you can also make sure that your hoe is kept well in a storeroom on a tool rack.
After use, wash and dry your tool to avoid an unclean storeroom.
PART E: CONCLUSION GIVE THREE ADVANTAGES OF USING TOOLD IN AGRICULTURE
It makes manual labour easier
It reduces the amount of time spent on activities
It makes more efficient work