Grade 6 Agriculture T2 2020

ONE WAY SCHOOL
GRADE 6
AGRICULTURE ASSESSMENT
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer all the questions on a separate answer sheet.
2. If more than one letter is written for any one answer, that answer will
be regarded as wrong.
1. The sinking of water into the ground is called _______
A. evaporation B. transpiration C. runoff D. infiltration
2. Water pollution ______ A. causes floods B. causes growth of vegetation
C. makes soil fertile D. contaminate drinking water
3. The rapid growth of plant life in water bodies ultimately leading to the death of
aquatic life from lack of oxygen is called ______ A. fertilization B. pollination
C. eutrophication D. infiltration
4. Which one of the following is a major factor affecting agriculture in Zimbabwe?
A. Rainfall B. Soil C. Temperature D. Vegetation
5. Which of these is classified as large animal?
A. rabbit B. pig C. broilers D. layer
6. Which of these crops is only grown for cash?
A. Maize B. Wheat C. Cotton D. Sorghum

7. This tool is ________
A. an axe B. a rake C. a shovel D. a knife
8. Tools are coated with oil so that they do not ________
A. rust B. break C. wear fast D. harm
9. Which of these tools is used for cutting?
A. sprayer B. horse-pipe C. watering can D. bow-saw
10. Select a crop which is not used for manufacturing stock feed.
A. maize B. wheat C. tobacco D. cotton
11. Zimbabwe is divided into _____ seasons.
A. Six B. five C. four D. two
12. Poultry and rabbits produce meat as __________
A. by-products B. products C. organic matter D. materials
13. An instrument used to measure rainfall is a ________
A. B. C. D.
14. A brooder should ensure that chicks have _______
A. protection and water B. food, warmth and curtains C. water,
entertainment and protection D. water, warmth, food and protection

15. Why are chicks transferred from a brooder to a deep liter house at four
weeks? A. they can fly B. they can keep themselves warm C. they can
make their own food D. they are always fighting
16. Which feature is not present in a deep liter house?
A. carpet B. door C. wire mesh D. roof
17. The solid wall of a deep liter house is built facing the prevailing wind direction
to____
A. block the sun B. protect the birds from strong wind C. keep thieves away
D. protect birds from hail
18. An example of a drought resistant crop is ……………………
A. maize B. tobacco C. cotton D. sorghum
19. Two internal parasites in poultry are
A. roundworms and red mites B. lice and tapeworms C. fleas and termites
D. roundworms and tapeworms
20. What are some of the symptoms of a bird affected by leg mites?
A. constant running and increased appetite B. constant scratching and swollen legs
C. ulcers on skin and swollen eyelids D. loss of appetite and diarrhea
21. Which constituent is represented by letter X?
A. water B. air C. Organic matter D. Mineral matter

22. Which type of soil has larger particles?
A. loam B. clay C. sand D. silt
23. Name the part of plant which absorbs nutrients from the soil.
A. leaves B. roots C. stem D. bark
24. Farmers should look after the soil because it is _____
A. wealth B. alive C. organic D. porous
25. The breaking down of rocks to form soil is called _____
A. weathering B. erosion C. deforestation D. rainfall
26. _____ is an agent of weathering.
A. Soil B. Wind C. Food D. Building
27. What causes soil erosion?
A. farming B. planting trees C. stream bank cultivation D. irrigation
28. NPK stands for Nitrogen, Phosphorous and _______
A. carbon B. copper C. boron D. potassium
29. What pollutes soil?
A. water B. litter C. air D. potassium
30. One way to prevent soil erosion is ______
A. mulching base soil B. burning grass C. overgrazing D. not farming
31. Soil moisture returns to the atmosphere through the process of ________
A. evaporation B. Infiltration C. Respiration D. not farming
32. An example of moisture conservation method is ________
A. irrigation B. harvesting C. field crops D. mulching
33. Water is found in three states which are liquid, solid and _______
A. air B. soil C. water D. gas
34. Which of the following can be used as mulch in vegetable beds?
A. grass B. tins C. sand D. asbestos

35. Which of the following is a method of water harvesting?
A. watering B. tap water C. reservoir tank D. irrigation
36.What comes out when water is boiled?
A. hot water B. warm water C. water vapour D. heat
37. What is a parasite? A. an organism without a place to live
B. an organism which lives and feeds in/ on a host C. is a host D. an infected animal
38. The following are external parasites except ________
A. roundworm B. flea C. louse D. scaly leg mite
39. ……………………….causes bad smell to come out of polluted water.
A. Raw sewage B. Dumped rubbishes C. Industrial waste D. Fertilizers
40. EMA stands for
A. Economic Management Approach
B. Early Maturity Assessment
C. Environmental Management Authority
D. Easy Management Approach.
Use the following diagram to answer questions 41 and 42
41. Part C is a ______
A. tap root B. Branch C. flower D. stem
42. Which part of the tree absorbs the sunlight? A. root B. stem C. leaves
D. branches
43. Which of these is an example of fruit vegetable?
A. cabbage B. tomato C. carrot D. lettuce
44. ______ should be controlled because they compete with plants for nutrients.
A. weeds B. cabbages C. Potatoes D. insects
45. Where does pollination take place?
A. roots B. stem C. flower D. Leaves
46.
This agrochemical colour code means _______
A. caution B. poison C. dangerous D. very dangerous
47. A fruit tree plantation is called an _______
A. orchard B. Forestry C. Garden D. farm
48. Pests are controlled using _____
A. insecticides B. pesticides C. herbicides D. crops
49. A pest which eats maize leaves is called……………………….
A. cutworm B. maize stork borer C. army worm D. red spider mite
50. Which of the following is an indigenous tree?
A. gum tree B. Cyprus C. Wattle tree D. musasa tree.

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1. Answer all the questions on a separate answer sheet.

1. The sinking of water into the ground is called _______

A. evaporation B. transpiration C. runoff D. infiltration

2. Water pollution ______ A. causes floods B. causes growth of vegetation

C. makes soil fertile D. contaminate drinking water

aquatic life from lack of oxygen is called ______ A. fertilization B. pollination

4. Which one of the following is a major factor affecting agriculture in Zimbabwe?

A. Rainfall B. Soil C. Temperature D. Vegetation

5. Which of these is classified as large animal?

A. rabbit B. pig C. broilers D. layer

6. Which of these crops is only grown for cash?

A. Maize B. Wheat C. Cotton D. Sorghum

A. an axe B. a rake C. a shovel D. a knife

8. Tools are coated with oil so that they do not ________

A. rust B. break C. wear fast D. harm

9. Which of these tools is used for cutting?

A. sprayer B. horse-pipe C. watering can D. bow-saw

A. maize B. wheat C. tobacco D. cotton

11. Zimbabwe is divided into _____ seasons.

A. Six B. five C. four D. two

12. Poultry and rabbits produce meat as __________

A. by-products B. products C. organic matter D. materials

13. An instrument used to measure rainfall is a ________

14. A brooder should ensure that chicks have _______

A. protection and water B. food, warmth and curtains C. water,

entertainment and protection D. water, warmth, food and protection

make their own food D. they are always fighting

16. Which feature is not present in a deep liter house?

A. carpet B. door C. wire mesh D. roof

D. protect birds from hail

18. An example of a drought resistant crop is ……………………

A. maize B. tobacco C. cotton D. sorghum

19. Two internal parasites in poultry are

D. roundworms and tapeworms

C. ulcers on skin and swollen eyelids D. loss of appetite and diarrhea

21. Which constituent is represented by letter X?

A. water B. air C. Organic matter D. Mineral matter

A. loam B. clay C. sand D. silt

A. leaves B. roots C. stem D. bark

24. Farmers should look after the soil because it is _____

A. wealth B. alive C. organic D. porous

25. The breaking down of rocks to form soil is called _____

A. weathering B. erosion C. deforestation D. rainfall

26. _____ is an agent of weathering.

A. Soil B. Wind C. Food D. Building

27. What causes soil erosion?

A. farming B. planting trees C. stream bank cultivation D. irrigation

28. NPK stands for Nitrogen, Phosphorous and _______

A. carbon B. copper C. boron D. potassium

29. What pollutes soil?

A. water B. litter C. air D. potassium

30. One way to prevent soil erosion is ______

A. mulching base soil B. burning grass C. overgrazing D. not farming

A. evaporation B. Infiltration C. Respiration D. not farming

32. An example of moisture conservation method is ________

A. irrigation B. harvesting C. field crops D. mulching

A. air B. soil C. water D. gas