LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION
NAME: _________________________________
CLASS: BASIC 5
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
DATE:

SECTION A: Objectives
1. Soil is formed when ____ is broken down into smaller pieces. (a)
earth (b) buildings (c) plastics (d) rocks
2. Soil is made up of all these except (a) life (b) water (c) organic matter
(d) air
3. ____ is the degree of the hotness or coldness of a body. (a) wind (b)
thermometer (c) temperature (d) humidity
4. Microorganisms help in the _____ of plants and animals remains. (a)
growing (b) decomposition (c) earth (d) feeding
5. The process of soil formation is known as ____ (a) procession (b)
weathering (c) soiling (d) forming
6. There are ____ processes of soil formation (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
7. All these are examples of the chemical processes of weathering
except (a) solution (b) hydrolysis (c) oxidation (d) reduction
8. There are ____ classes of crops (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 8
9. Based on form, _____ have broad bases and parallel veins (a)
seedlings (b) dicots (c) seeds (d) monocots
10. The ____ of a crop is the period taken to grow the crop, from
the period of planting to the period of harvesting. (a) life tree (b) life
span (c) crop cycle (d) spanning
11. All these are annual crops except (a) maize (b) rice (c) cassava
(d) groundnut
 12. _____ crops are rich in protein. They are cultivated for human
consumption and as fodders for animals. (a) legumes (b) cereals (c)
tubers (d) vegetables
13. Based on their edible parts, vegetables are grouped into all
these except (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) bulbs
14. _____ are plants that add flavor to the food that we eat. (a)
latex crops (b) spices (c) beverages (d) forage crops
15. All these are categories of crops based on uses except (a)
drugs (b) ornamental crops (c) oil crops (d) cereals

SECTION B: Theory
INSTRUCTION: Answer any three (3) questions. 10 marks each.
1. (a) Define weathering
(b) Mention three (3) agents of soil formation
2. (a) List the three (3) major processes of soil formation.
(b) Mention four (4) soil organisms that help in soil formation.
3. Fill in the following crops in their appropriate places: maize, cassava,
beans, rice, onions, coconut, potato, groundnut, tomatoes, and
oil palm.

Cereal Tuber crops Legumes Vegetables Oil crops

crops

4. Based on the following classes, give the different categories:

(i) Forms:
(ii) Life span/cycle:

5. List out five (5) categories of crops based on uses.