SIR JOHN KENNEDY SCHOOL

GRADE 5 TERM 1 2020

AGRICULTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PAPER 2

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

SECTION A: AGRICULTURE (25 MARKS)

GRADE 5

AGRICULTURE

PAPER 2

Section A

Answer all questions in this section

1 a). What is agriculture? [1]

b) List two agriculture activities you know. [2]

2. Give the importance of agriculture to the

A) community

B) nation

C) family [3]

3. ------ is a crop that cannot be eaten, but can be sold for money. [1]

4a. Name any two cutting tools.[2]

5. a) Name any three rules when using tools. [3]

6a. What is weather? [1]

b. Name four elements of weather. [4]

7. Explain the importance of weather forecast to a farmer.[1]

b. Name the season in which most farmers grow their crops in

Zimbabwe.[1]

8. Why would maize seeds planted in winter not germinate?[1]

9. Were do we find weather instruments? [1]

10. Name the instrument used to measure:-

a) Rainfall [1]

b) Temperature [1]

11. b) Which type of soil is the most fertile? [1]

c) ---------- soil has more air spaces. [1]

SECTION B: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 15 MARKS)

12. In which part of the digestive system does chewing of food take place? (1)

13. What is digestion? (1)

14. Identify any one part of the digestive system. (1)

15. Identify two conditions that can increase the evaporation rate of water. (2)

16. Explain the following terms:

A) aquifier

B) gravity. ( 2)
17. Give two ways by which sewage can pollute water. (2)

18. Identify two effects of water pollution. (2)

19. State two ways of curbing water pollution. (2)

20. Name two diseases that can be a result of leaking sewage into underground sources? (2)

SECTION C: ICT (10 Marks)

21. Give one computer lab rule. (1)

22. Identify any two types of personal computey. (2)

23. The ....................... computer can handle over one thousand users at a time. (2)

24. The part of a computer used for pointing is the ................... (1)

25. The . ............... is known as the brain of the computer. (1)

26. .................. is an input device. (1)

27. The above icon is called the ............ (1)

28. The storage device used in phones and tablets is the ................ (1)