GAIGEDI JUNIOR SCHOOL

GRADE 8 TERM 1 2024

MID-TERM ASSESSMENT
AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION
NAME:___________________________STREAM:_________DATE___________
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LEARNER
1. Write your name and stream on the spaces provided above
2. Answer all questions in blue or black ink
ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR EXAMINER’S USE
TOTAL SCORE
SCORE RANGE PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Exceeding expectation OUT OF 50
Meeting expectation PERCENTAGE
Approaching expectation
PERFORMANCE LEVEL
Below expectation

1. Name 3 methods used to conserve soil in an agriculture environment. (3mks)

a)____________________________________________________________________________________
b)____________________________________________________________________________________
c)____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Name 4 material used in construction of a poultry fold. (4MKS)
a)____________________________________________________________________________________
b)____________________________________________________________________________________
c)____________________________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Harman has reared poultry in a fold at his home. Identify 5 various practices which he must carry out when
rearing poultry in a fold. (5mks)
a)____________________________________________________________________________________
b)____________________________________________________________________________________
c)____________________________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________________________
e) _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. Name 3 type of innovative gardens. (3mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) __________________________________________________________________________________
5. We can identify various vegetables attached by crop pests through the following ways. Name at least 3 ways.
(3mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________
6. List3 common pests that damage vegetables. (3mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________
7. Give 5 benefits of an innovative garden. (5mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________________________
e)
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8. Amina was told by her parents to write down importance of processing fresh fish and dressing poultry
carcass for various purposes. State 2 importance she gave. ( 2mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
9. State 5 ways used to control pest and diseases on vegetable crops. (5mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________________________
e)
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10. Grace is a fish farmer from Lake Victoria. Identity five processes she carries out to prepare fresh fish for
transportation, storage and consumption. (5mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________________________
e)
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11. Identify four roles of a kitchen garden in food and nutrition security. (4 mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________________________
12. List four factors to consider when setting up a kitchen garden. (4 mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________________________
13. Name four food crops suitable for growing in a kitchen garden. ( 4mks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________________________