Environmental Homework Activities - CBC Grade 3

QUESTIONS

STRAND 1: ENVIRONMENT AND ITS RESOURCES
Answer all questions
Look at the picture below

1. Give two problems people living in the area shown above face
   1. 1. ......................................................................
      2. ......................................................................
2. Too much rain cause .....................................  (drought, floods)
3. A lot of sunshine causes .....................................
4. Arrange the letters below the show some things that cause unfavourable weather
   1. airn .....................................
   2. iwnds .....................................
5. What happens when there are floods?
   1. .....................................
   2. .....................................
   3. .....................................
6. When there is a flood animals lack ..................................... (grass, legs, houses, sunshine, water )
7. Which one among the following cannot be affected by drought? ..................................... (rocks, maize, dog)
8. Look at the following. Which one cannot be affected by floods?
   
9. The villagers of Budalangi were asked by the government to move to higher grounds. The weather condition was likely to be .....................................

Write YES or NO

10. We should cross flooded rivers .....................................
11. Flood destroys schools. .....................................
12. Which weather conditions are shown by the symbols below?
    
13. Give two ways of keeping safe during cold conditions
    1. ..........................................................................
    2. ..........................................................................
14. Name three methods of making water clean for use at home
    1. ..........................................................................
    2. ..........................................................................
    3. ..........................................................................
15. A ..................................... can be used to filter dirty water (paper, piece of cloth).
16. Match the soil characteristic with the soil type
    

    Soil characteristics	Soil type
    Course particles	clay
    Fine when touched	loam
    Had medium texture	sand

17. The Best soil to plant a tree nursery is ................................................... (clay, loam, sand)
18. The soil that feels rough is ................................................... (clay, sand, loam)
19. ................................................... is the roughness or smoothness of soil. 
20. Say whether the plants below are edible or non-edible.
    
21. ...................................................are non-thorny plants which are also eaten (potatoes, Aloe vera, sisal) 
22. Which of the following plants is edible? ................................................... (cactus, pyrethrum, onions)
23. Paw paws are examples of ................................................... foods (edible, non-edible)
24. Give three safe ways of handling thorny plants
    1. ...................................................
    2. ...................................................
    3. ...................................................
25. Circle plants nan.es from the grid below
    
26. Match the plants with where they grow
    

    papyrus	In the garden
    spinach	Dry areas
    sisal	Wet areas

27. ...................................................is the largest source of water. (well, lake)
28. Fill the table
    

    Animal	The food we get from it
    bee
    chicken
    cow
    pig
    sheep

29. We take care of animals by ................................................... them (poaching, feeding)
30. What is the animal doing?
    
31. Give the uses of these animal
    
32. Look at the picture below
    
    Name the sources of heat shown above
33. Bull fighting is a ................................................... involving animals (war, sport)
34. Match the sources of heat with their uses
    

    Electric cooker	Ironing clothes
    Sun	Lighting at Night
    Charcoal iron box	Drying clothes
    Solar bulb	Cooking food

    Say CORRECT or INCORRECT for number 35-37 
35. We should not insert metal objects in sockets ...................................................
36. We can touch open electric cables with our bare hands ...................................................
37. We sould switch off electric bulbs during the day ...................................................
38. Write down two things that cun luuse fire ut home
    
    1. ...................................................
    2. ...................................................
39. We take care of animals by ...................................................them. (poaching, feeding) 
40. Bull fighting is a ...................................................involving animals. (war, sport)

STRAND 2: SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

1. Write down three things that make the market dirty
   1. ...................................................
   2. ...................................................
   3. ...................................................
2. Clean market keeps away bad sm ....  ....  ....
3. R....ts and fl ....  .... s like dirty places.
4. We should throw li .... .... er into the bin.
5. If we do not clean our markets we will have fewer b....y....rs
6. Give three ways of keeping the market clean
   1. ...................................................
   2. ...................................................
   3. ...................................................
7. Write the name of safe areas that are free from danger in the circles
   

Say TRUE or FALSE

8. We should not accept gifts from strangers. ...................................................
9. it is safe to use an abandoned road when going home.  ...................................................
10. We should accept lifts from strangers. ...................................................
11. Give examples of dangerous places in the balloons above
    
12.  Always use the ................................................... crossing when crossing a busy road.
13. People walking on foot are called ...................................................
14. People driving vehicles are called ...................................................
15. What do the road signs below show?.
    
16. People cross the road when the traffic lights turn ................................................... in colour 
17. Which colour warns people not to cross the road? ...................................................
18. Which colour alerts people and motorists to get ready? ...................................................
19. Colour the traffic lights below using the right colour
    
20. Dangerous places are ................................................... (safe, unsafe)
    Underline the unsafe places
21. Police station, forest
22. Home, coffee plantation
23. Vacated house, church 
24. Mosque. busy street
25. ................................................... keep away rats and snakes from our homes. (goats, sheep, cats) 
26. Animals kept at home are called ................................................... (wild animals, domestic animals)
27. Draw two things that you can use to clean a market
    

    a)

    b)

28. ...................................................is the way of life of a particular community (culture, language)
29. Name two cultural events
    1. ...................................................
    2. ...................................................
30. We care for the environment through ................................................... (fighting, planting trees, cutting trees) 
31. Which one of the following is not a sporting activity? ................................................... (bullfighting, spear throwing, harvesting)
32. Name two harmful cultural practices
    1. ...................................................
    2. ...................................................
33. An income generating activity helps us to make ................................................... (money, noise)

Use these words to fill the gaps
(Reduce, reuse, sorting, collecting, recycling)

34. Separating waste is called ...................................................
35. Using materials again is called ...................................................
36. Remaking new materials from waste is called ...................................................
37. Fetching water, and sweeping the compound are ................................................... of children. (responsibilities, ceremonies)
38. Poultry keeping project gives us  ................................................... and  ...................................................
39. Make a poster inviting your friends to an environmental day
    
40. How can you reuse the following items?
    1. Bottle tops  ...................................................
    2. Wires  ...................................................
    3. Old tyres  ...................................................

STRAND 3: CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

1. Write down ways plants can be destroyed
   1.  ...................................................
   2.  ...................................................
   3.  ...................................................
   4.  ...................................................
2.  Watering plants during the dry season is referred to as  ...................................................
3. Removing unwanted branches is known as  ...................................................
4.  ................................................... is removing plants not needed in the shamba.
5. Putting dry leaves under the plants to protect them from heat is  ...................................................
6. We tell people about plant protection to create  ................................................... (awareness, fear)
7. Why are plants important?
   1.  ...................................................
   2.  ...................................................
8. Look at the picture below
   
   What is causing distress to the animal?
9.  ...................................................are harmful plants that grow with useful plants.
10. Give three things we can do to protect plants.
    1.  ...................................................
    2.  ...................................................
    3.  ...................................................
11.  ...................................................destroys grass easily. (fire, water)
12. Doctors who treat animals are called  ................................................... doctor
13. List two signs of distress in animals
    1.  ...................................................
    2.  ...................................................
       Write CORRECT or INCORRECT for No. 14-17
14. A limping Carmel is in distress:  ...................................................
15. A cow with a dry nose is not in distress:  ...................................................
16. Cackling chicken are in distress:  ...................................................
17. A dog that keeps moving up and down its kennel:  ................................................... is in distress.
18. Write each sentence about animals under the headings below
    Cleaning their shelter             Painting them
    Beating them                          Treating them
    Chasing them                         Feeding them
    Starving them
    
    

    caring for animals	not caring for animals

19. We get F_ _ d from plants. 
20. Plants make our environment beau  ...................................................
21. Animals in distress may lack appe_ _ _ _
22. A cow produces m_ _ k
23. Match the name of waste with its type
    

    Waste	Type
    a) Orange peelings	metal waste
    b) dispose plastic bottles	animal waste
    c) broken glass cups	plastic waste
    d) empty fruit can	food waste
    e) cow dung	glass waste

24. How can a Grade 3 pudil dispose these wastes?
25. Papers: .................................................
26. Stones: .................................................
27. Vegetables .................................................
28. Leaves .................................................
29. From the below circle types of waste
    
30. Animais need ................................................. (cow dung, food) and (oil, water)
31. When animals are sick they should be  .......................................... (killed, treated)
32. ..........................................are special places where waste is thrown (Landfill, dust bin)
33. ..........................................makes plants to grow. (soil, people)
34. The..........................................of trees hold the soil together. (branches, roots)
35. Trees..........................................(speed, slow down) the speed of water as it flows over the land.
36. The carrying away of soil by water or wind is called ..........................................
37. Leaves and branches..........................................the force of rain (increase, reduce)
38. Manure that can be made from grass and banana leaves is known as..........................................manure
39. Give three examples of cover crops
    1. ..........................................
    2. ..........................................
    3. ..........................................
40. Give 2 examples of different platforms that can be used to communicate messages on managing waste. 
    1. ..........................................
    2. ..........................................

MARKING SCHEME

STRAND 1 

1.                      
   1. Death of animals 
   2. Lack of food and water
   3. Crops dry up
   4. Land gets dangerous cracks
2. floods
3. Drought
4.                            
   1. Rain
   2. Winds 
5.                            
   1. Crops are destroyed
   2. Buildings are destroyed 
   3. Loss of life 
   4. Causes landslides
6. Water, grass
7. Racks
8. 2nd one
9. Rainy 
10. NO 
11. YES 
12.                      
    1. Windy
    2. Cloudy 
    3. Sunny
13.                      
    1. Wearing warm clothes
    2. Wearing gloves
    3. earing waterproof shoes
    4. Wearing scarfs
14.                      
    1. Boiling
    2. Filtration
    3. Decanting
15. Piece of cloth
16. Course particles - Sand
    Fine when touched - clay
    Had medium texture -Loam 
17. Loam 
18. Sand
19. Texture
20. Banana-Edible
    sisal - non-edible
    Datura - non-edible
    Acacia - non-edible
    Coconut - edible
    Cabbage - edible 
21. Potatoes 
22. Onions 
23. Edible
24.                                
    1. Wearing gloves 
    2. Wearing gum boats
    3. Use hand shears to cut branches
25. Crossword 
26. Papyrus -Wet ares
    Spinach - In the garden
    Sisal - Dry areas
27. Lake
28. -Honey
    -Eggs and meat
    - Milk
    -Pork
    -Mutton
29. Feeding 
30. Pilling a cart 
31.                     
    1.  Protection
    2. For sports,Cultivating, provide milk, meat
    3. For sports 
    4. Provide transport / tourism
    5. Provides wool &  meat
    6. For food 
32.                                                  
    1. Sun
    2. Charcoal
    3. Gas.
    4. Paraffin
33. Sport
34. Electric ooker -  cooking food
    Sun-Drying clothes
    Charcoal Iron box - Ironing clothes
    Solar bulb - Lighting at Night
35. CORRECT 
36. INCORRECT 
37. CORRECT
38.                        
    1. Candle
    2. Petrol
    3. Kerosene
    4. Playing with match stick
    5. Electricity 
39. Feeding 
40. Sport

STRAND 2

1.                          
   1. Fruit peels
   2. Plastic bottles 
   3. rotten vegetables
   4. garbage
2. Smell
3. Rat, flies
4. litter 
5. buyers
6.                                
   1. Sweeping 
   2. Slashing long grass 
   3. Collecting rubbish
   4. putting litter in dust bins
7. Church, homes, Police station, Mosque
8. TRUE 
9. FALSE 
10. FALSE 
11. -Lonely Roads
    -Forested areas
    -Abandoned vehicles
    -Open pits
    -Vacated homes
    -busy street
12. Zebra 
13. Pedestrians 
14. Drivers 
15.                        
    1. Children Crossing
    2. Stop sign 
    3. Animal crossing
    4. Hospital
16. Red
17. Green 
18. Orange / Amber 
19. Colouring 
20. Unsafe 
21. Forest 
22. Collee plantation 
23. Vacated house 
24. Busy street
25. Cats 
26. Domestic animals 
27. Drawing
28. Culture
29.                                                
    1. Marriage ceremony 
    2. Naming Ceremony
    3. Initiation ceremony
30. Planting trees 
31. Harvesting
32.                            
    1. Female genital mutilation
    2. Wife inheritance 
    3. Early marriage 
33. Money 
34. Sorting 
35. Reusing 
36. Recycling 
37. Responsibilities 
38. Eggs, meat 
39. Poster
40.                
    1. Making wheels for toy cars 
    2. Making toy cars 
    3. Sandals

STRAND 3

1.                    
   1. When attacked by worms
   2. When attacked by diseases
   3. They lack water or get too much of it.
2. Irrigation
3. Prining
4. Weeding
5. Mulching
6. Awareness
7.                
   1. They protect the soil
   2. They provide food fou people and animals 
8. Carrying heavy loads
9. Weed
10.                        
    1. Watering them
    2. Fencing them
    3. Weeding
    4. Pruning
    5. Adding manure
    6. Spraying the plants 
11. Fire 
12. Veterinary
13.                  
    1. Making unnecessary noise
    2. Biting or fighting other animals 
    3. Coughing 
    4. Refusing to feed 
    5. Diarrhea 
    6. Shivering
    7. Excessive urination 
14. CORRECT
15. CORRECT 
16. INCORRECT 
17. CORRECT 
18.                           
    • Caring for animals
    • Cleaning their shelter
    • Treating them
    • Feeding them
    • Not caring for animals
    • Beating them chasing them
    • Painting them
    • Starving them
19. food 
20. Beautiful 
21. Appetite
22. Milk
23.                
    1. Food waste
    2. Plastic waste
    3. Glass waste 
    4. Metal waate 
    5. animal waste
24.                                
25. Recycle in 
26. Put them in a pile 
27. Compost pit 
28. Compost pit 
29. Crossword 
30. Food, water 
31. Treated 
32. Landfill 
33. Soil 
34. Roots 
35. Slow down 
36. Erosion 
37. Reduce 
38. Compost
39.                        
    1. Sweet potatoes 
    2. Grass
    3. Beans
40.                            
    1. Television
    2. billboards
    3. Magazines
    4. Newspaper
    5. Radio
    6. Internet