QUESTIONS

AGRICULTURE

1. _____________________________ soil is used for building and construction.
   
   1. Clay
   2. Sandy
   3. Loam
   4. Humus
2. The tool shown below is used for ___________________________________
   
   
   1. Cutting
   2. Slashing
   3. Digging
   4. Transplanting
3. Which soil remains water logged for long period of time after it rains? ___________________________________
   1. Loam
   2. Sandy
   3. Clay
   4. Silt
4. Which one of the following is not worn when handling small wild animals?
   
   1. Cloves
   2. Masks
   3. Gumboots
   4. Suit
5. The following are types of soil except;
   
   1. Sand
   2. Clay
   3. Manure
   4. Loam
6. The following are small wild animals that destroy crops. Which one is not?
   
   1. Dogs
   2. Monkeys
   3. Weaver birds
   4. Moles
7. Identify the farm tool shown below.
   
   
   1. Jembe
   2. Panga
   3. Spade
   4. Rake
8. The removal of unwanted plants is known as ________________________________
   
   1. prunning
   2. weeding
   3. uprooting
   4. thinning
9. The removal of excess vines from a plant is known as ___________________________________
   
   1. prunning
   2. mulching
   3. thinning
   4. weeding
10. Which one of the following is a domestic animal?
    
    1. Lizard
    2. Puppy
    3. Rat
    4. Hare
11. Which one of the following is a reason for eating fruits?
    
    1. Improves our skin
    2. Causes constipation
    3. To look bad
    4. Make us vomit
12. All the following are caring practices for fruit trees except?
    1. Drying
    2. Watering
    3. Prunning
    4. Weeding
13. We wear __________________________________  on the face when spraying crops.
    1. Apron
    2. face mask
    3. gumboots
    4. gloves
14. All the following are methods used to conserve water in soil except?
    1. shading
    2. drip irrigation
    3. mulching
    4. harvesting
15. Which one of the following is not a method used to keep away wild animals?
    1. Killing
    2. Fencing
    3. Scare crow
    4. Safe traps

HOMESCIENCE  

1. Which one of the following is a fragile utensil?
   
2. Which one of the following is not a hygiene practice?
   1. Washing hands
   2. wearing clean clothes
   3. Cleaning the utensils
   4. Making the house dirty
3. Which one is not a method of cooking?
   1. Eating
   2. Boiling
   3. Baking
   4. Roasting
4. This diagram is a tool used in needlework. It is called a ________________________________________
   1. Scissors
   2. Needle
   3. Tape measure
   4. Ruler
5. The following are factors we consider while buying a button. Which one is not?
   1. shape of the button
   2. colour of the button
   3. the shopkeeper
   4. colour of the garment
6. Which one of the following is not a personal item?
   1. Chair
   2. Handkerchief
   3. Towel
   4. Pant
7. Why are stockings not soaked in water?
   1. They dry easily
   2. They lose shape easy
   3. They get clean fast
   4. They are never dirty
8. Which one of the following is not a laundry process?
   1. Washing
   2. Drying
   3. Storage
   4. Buying clothes
9. Which one of the following types of food is not found in the group?
   1. Maize
   2. Beans
   3. Meat
   4. Milk
10. Mangoes and oranges are in the _______________________ food group
    1. Energy giving
    2. Protective
    3. Fats and oils
    4. Energy giving
11. Which one of the following is a cleaning material?
    1. fork
    2. plate
    3. dust pan
    4. thimble
12. Which one of the following is not used to clean shoes?
    1. shoe polish
    2. old newspapers
    3. soap
    4. boiled water
13. A needlework tool that is used to protect the thumb is called a _____________________________
    1. thimble
    2. thumb tack
    3. tape measure
    4. pin
14. Milk can be preserved by ________________________________________
    1. frying
    2. boiling
    3. steaming
    4. stewing
15. Which one of the following is not found in the kitchen?
    

MARKING SCHEME

AGRICULTURE

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. A
13. B
14. D
15. A

HOMESCIENCE

1. D
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. A

QUESTIONS

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. List two flowering plants. (2 marks)
2. Outline 3 precautions taken when handling harmful plants in the environment. (3 marks)
3. List 2 fungi in your locality. (2 marks)
4. Give 2 economic importance of fungi in the environment. (2 marks)
5. Define the following terms.
   1. Vertebrates - (2 marks)
   2. Invertebrates - (2 marks)
6. List any 3 sense organs in a human being.(3 marks)
7. Name the tooth drawn below. . (1 mark)
   
8. List 2 waterborne diseases.
9. Name 3 digital devices you know. (3 marks)
10. What is coding? _ (1 mark)
11.  State the three states of matter. (3 marks)
12. A grade five learner observed a burning candle through a bent pipe as shown below.
    
    He was unable to see the light because (1 mark)
13. Below is a human breathing system.  (3 marks)
    
    Name the labelled parts.
    H -  ........................... K -  ........................... L -  ...........................
14. List any 2 common external body parasites. (2 marks)

Assessment Rubrics - Science and Technology

AGRICULTURE

1. What is soil erosion?(1 mark)
2. Outline 3 ways of recovering soil.(3 marks)
3. Give 3 ways of conserving water in farming practices.(3 marks)
4. List any 2 climbing fruits in the environment.(2 marks)
5. Outline 4 ways of caring for young climbing fruit plants. (4 marks)
6. Give a product that we get from each of these animals. (4 marks)
   1. Cow 
   2. Goat
   3. Poultry -
   4. Sheep
7. Identify the type of soil described below. (4 marks)
   1. The soil that is best in drainage is :
   2. The best soil for modelling is
   3. The best soil for farming is
   4. The soil with fine particles is
8. Name the following gardening tools. (2 marks)
   1. 
   2. 
9. Outline 3 importance of container gardening. (3 marks)
10. List any 4 crops that can be grown in a container garden. (4 marks)
11. What is transplanting? (1 mark).

Assessment Rubrics - Agriculture

HOMESCIENCE

1. What is pre-teen?(1 mark)
2. List 4 changes that take place during pre-adolescence in boys.(4 marks)
3. Mention 2 factors to consider when choosing clothes and shoes for pre-adolescents. (2 marks)
4. Give 3 importance of using time well. (3 marks)
5. List any 4 effects of wasting time. (4 marks)
6. What is a communicable disease? (1 mark)
7. State any 4 cleaning materials and tools used for cleaning surfaces in the house. (4 marks)
8. List any 3 communicable diseases. (3 marks)
9. What is wise buying as used by a consumer? (1 mark) 
10. Outline 4 safety precautions to obser 'e when buying items. (4 marks)
11.  Write a group of any foods that make up a balanced diet. (1 mark) 
12. State 2 materials for cleaning the house. (2 marks)

Assessment Rubrics - Homescience

MARKING SCHEME

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Beans, maize , pawpaw and rice
2. Wear gloves
   Do not taste plants you do not know
   Wash hands after handling plants
3. Mushroom, toadstool, mould 
4. Used as food
   Used to make medicine
5.                  
   1. Animals with backbone
   2. Animals without backbone
6. Nose, tongue, eyes, ears, skin 
7. Molar 
8. Bilharzia, Cholera, Dysentry, Typhoid 
9. Laptop, smart phone, computer, tablet 
10. Use of symbols to represent information
11. Solid, liquid, gas 
12. Light travels in a straight line 
13. H-Trachea K-Lungs L-Diaphragm 
14. Lice, bedbugs

AGRICULTURE

1. Carrying away of top soil by water or wind
2. -Building gabions
   -Mulching
   -Planting trees 
3. Using drip irrigation
   -Digging dams for collecting water
   -Tuming off taps when not in use 
4. Passion fruits
5. -Weeding
   - Fencing
   - Spraying using chemicals
   - Pruning
6.                    
   1. Milk, meat, hide
   2. Milk, mutton, mohair
   3. Eggs, meat
   4. Mutton, wool
7.              
   1. sand
   2. clay
   3. loam
   4. clay
8.                      
   1. Jembe
   2. Slasher
9.  -can be practised where there are no farms
   -helps us to get vegetables
   -helps us to save money because we can get vegetables without buying
10. Cabbage, kale, carrot, beans 
11. Removal of a seedlingfrom a nursery and plant in the farm

HOME SCIENCE

1. The period just before adolescence
2. -Voice breaks
   -Shoulders broaden
   -Wet dreams
   -Growth of pubic hair
3. -Size
   -Colour
   -Cost
4. -Make us active
   -We accomplish what we are expected in time
   -Enables us avoid conflict
5. -Makes us lazy
   -Leads to conficts
   -Work compile
   -Affects our mental growth
6. Disease that can easily spread from one person to another
7. Mop, broom, dustpan, rag
8. Tuberculosis, Cholera, Common cold
9. Buying important items first 
10. -Buy durable items
    -Buy items that are not costly
    - buy items that are not expiring soon
    - Check condition of item "before buying
11. Any group with carbohydrate, protein and vitamins 
12. Broom, dustbin, dustpan

HOMESCIENCE

1. Write down two emotional changes that take place in pre-adolescents       (2mks)
   1. ______________________________________
   2. ______________________________________
2. Fill in the table below using examples of common communicable diseases that affect people. (8mks)
   

   Skin diseases	Respiratory diseases	Insect transmitted diseases	Immunisable diseases
   a) _______________   b)________________	a) _________________  b)_________________  c) _________________	a) ___________________	a) _______________    b)________________

3. Write down three aspects of good grooming (3mks)
   1. ______________________________
   2. ______________________________
   3. ______________________________
4. What is an advertisement?(1mk) __________________________________________________________
5. List two types of media that can be used in the advertisement of new product. (2mks) 
   1. _________________________________
   2. _________________________________
   3. _________________________________
6. Identify the materials the following surfaces are made of     (4mks)
   1.  
      ______________________________
   2.  
      ___________________________
   3.  
      _____________________________
   4.  
       _______________________________
7. Chebet a pre-adolescent girl has been given money by her parents to buy christmas clothes and shoes. What factors do you think she is supposed to consider when choosing her shoes and clothes?  (4mks)
   1. _______________________________________
   2. _______________________________________
   3. _______________________________________
   4. _______________________________________
8. _____________________________ involves making a buying decision in the right manner. (1mk)
9. Use the words in the box to fill in the gaps (4mks)
   

   expiry date, impulse buying, shopping list, compare prices

   1. It is always important to check the _____________________________ of the items you are buying.
   2. Planning for items to buy helps to avoid ____________________________________
   3. Use your _________________________________ when buying items that you need.
   4. You save money when you _____________________________________ and buy a similar item at a cheaper price.
10. ______________________ is a nutritional deficiency disease and disorder that is caused by lack of enough proteins in the diet (1mk)
    (Total marks 30)

AGRICULTURE

1. Grade five learners at Jikaze primary school started a club of planting climbing fruit trees. Imagine you are asked to advise them on ways of managing those climbing fruit trees to ensure they grow strong and heathy, give them five activities they can undertake to manage their climbing fruit trees (5mks)
   1. _____________________________________
   2. _____________________________________
   3. _____________________________________
   4. _____________________________________
   5. _____________________________________
2. List three climbing fruit trees grade five learners are likely to plant in question 1 above (3mks)
   1. ______________________________________
   2. ______________________________________
   3. ______________________________________
3. Write two planting materials for climbing fruits the grade five learners can use to plant their climbing fruit trees in question 1 above. (2mks)
   1. ______________________________________
   2. ______________________________________
4. Five grade tive learners made placards of various domestic animals 
   
   Identify the domestic animals mentioned by the five learners. (5mks)
   1. Joseph  ___________________________
   2. Andy _____________________________
   3. Asha ._____________________________
   4. Jerry ______________________________
   5. Kamau _____________________________
5. Name the following gardening tools and equipment  (5mks)
   1.  
      __________________________________
   2.  
      ____________________________________
   3.  
      ___________________________________
   4.  
      _____________________________________
   5.  
      _______________________________________
6. Define the following terms (8mks)
   1. Run off ___________________________________________________
   2. Soil recovery ________________________________________________________
   3. Soil conservation __________________________________________________________________
   4. Soil erosion _____________________________________________________________
7. Draw and colour a diagram showing mulching in plants. (2mks)
   

MARKING SCHEME

HOMESCIENCE

1.  
   1. shyness
   2. mood swings
2.  
   • Skin diseases - ringworms, scabies
   • Respiratory - coughs, colds, corona virus, T.B,
   • Insect transmitted - malaria
   • Immunisable - measles, chicken pox.
3. Exercises, personal hygiene, dressing, care of clothes, etiquette ( any 3)
4. It is a public notice that promotes a product or a service.
5. Notice board, posters, billboards, word of mouth, phones, newspapers, radio, television (any 2)
6.  
   1. wood
   2. tile
   3. cement
   4. glass
7. shape and size, comfort, weather, age, colour, occasion, price (any 4)
8. Wise buying
9.  
   1. expiry date
   2. Impulse buying
   3. Shopping list
   4. Compare prices
10. Kwashiorkor

AGRICULTURE

1. watering, mulching, applying manure, weeding, training.
2. passion fruits, raspberry, fruits, gooseberry fruits, grapes, kiwi fruits  (any 3)
3. seeds, stem cuttings.
4.  
   1. horse
   2. donkey
   3. pig
   4. dog
   5. cat
5.  
   1. garden fork
   2. pruning shears
   3. watering can
   4. garden trowel
   5. garden insecticide sprayer
6.  
   1. The excess water that flows on the ground surface after heavy rainfall
   2. The process of collecting soil from the depostition sites and using it to replace the lost top soil.
   3. Process of preventing the loss of the top layer of soil from erosion or contamination
   4. It is the carrying away of the top soil from one place to another
7. Picture of mulched plant.