Science/ Technology/ Agriculture Questions and Answers - Grade 5 End of Term 2 Exams Set 1

1. Grade five pupils had put water in different containers as shown below.
   
   They concluded that liquids do not have a  __________________________________
2. List two poor conductors of heat. 
   1. _______________________________
   2. _______________________________
3. Materials which do not allow any light to pass through them are called ______________________ materials.
4. Write three diseases that affect the breathing system.
   1. ________________________________
   2. ________________________________
   3. ________________________________
5. List two green non-flowering plants.
   1. ________________________________
   2. ________________________________
6. Importance of flowering plants.
   1. ________________________________
   2. ________________________________
7. Name four water borne diseases.
   1. _________________________________
   2. _________________________________
   3. _________________________________
   4. _________________________________
8. Write two laying mammals.
   1. ________________________________
   2. ________________________________
9. Animals with varying body temperature are called ___________________________________
10. Write three signs and symptoms of cholera.
    1. _________________________________
    2. _________________________________
    3. _________________________________
11. Muscles that hold the head up and move it in all directions are called ____________________________________
12. The 3Rs means:
    1. ______________________________________
    2. ______________________________________
    3. ______________________________________
13. Name three internal body parasites.
    1. ______________________________________
    2. ______________________________________
    3. ______________________________________

AGRICULTURE

1. A ___________________________ is a place where mature plants grow and are taken care
2. Write two reasons for using tools properly.
   1. ____________________________________
   2. ____________________________________
3. List three materials which can be re-used for gardening in places with little space.
   1. ____________________________________
   2. ____________________________________
4. Write down three importances of compost manure in the farm.
   1. __________________________________
   2. __________________________________
   3. __________________________________
5. List three examples of climbing fruits.
   1. ____________________________________
   2. ____________________________________
6. Why is a nursery bed raised above the ground? __________________________________
7. The process of collecting the deposited top fertile soil from deposition sites is called _____________________________
8. Identify the type of soil erosion below 
   
   
   
9. List two organic wastes used in making compost manure.
   1. ____________________________________
   2. ____________________________________
10. Write two farming practices that help to conserve water.
    1. _____________________________________
    2. _____________________________________
11. Write the small animal controlled using the repellant crop below. Onions
12. Grade five pupils grouped the following crops in the table below. 
    • maize 
    • rice
    • cowpeas
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    • beans
    • pumpkin
      

      Cereals	Vegetables

MARKING SCHEME

1. Definite shape
2.  
   • Plastic
   • Wood
   • Glass
   • Feathers
   • Cloth
3. Opaque
4.  
   1. Cold
   2. Asthma
   3. Pneumonia
   4. Tuberculosis
   5. Covid-19
   6. Coughs
5.  
   • Algae
   • Mosa
   • Fern
   • Pine
   • Cedar
   • Liverworts
6.  
   • Source of food
   • Control soil erosion
   • Soutrce of medicine
   • Source of firewood
   • Source of income
   • Beautify environment
7.  
   1. Typhoid
   2. Bilharzia
   3. Cholera
   4. Dysentry
8.  
   1. Duck billed patypus
   2. Spiny ant eaters
9. Cold blooded
10.  
    1. Body weaknesses
    2. Fever
    3. headache
    4. Vomiting and wateryDiarrhoea
    5. Loss of fluids and severe dehydration
11. neck muscles
12.  
    1. Reuse
    2. Recycle
    3. Reduce
13.  
    1. Roundworms
    2. Tapeworms
    3. Hookworms
    4. Pinworms

AGRICULTURE

1. Garden
2.  
   • Safety measure
   • Long lasting
3.  
   • Plastic containers
   • Bottles
4.   
   • Reduces waste
   • Saves on fertilizer
   • Enhances soil quality and nutrients
5. passion fruits, grapes, blackberries, kiwi fruits, raspberry fruits and gooseberry fruits.
6.   
   • It is possible to provide favourable growth conditions
   • Easy weed control
7. Soil recovery/restoration
8.  
   1. Splash erosion
   2. Gulley erosion
9.  plants materials, animal waste, food remains or kitchen wastes
10.  mulching, shading, and cover cropping
11.  Aphids
12.   
    

    Cereals	Vegetables
    Rice  Maize  Cowpeas  Beans	Sukuma wiki   Pumpkin