Innovative gardening is about being creative and shrewd in gardening. 

This page is a full-on guide to everything you need to know about innovative gardening, including;

• What is Innovative gardening?
• What is innovative gardening in agriculture
• Quick facts about innovative gardening
• Importance of innovative gardening
• How to prepare an innovative garden
• Types of innovative gardening methods
  • Vertical Gardening
  • Horizontal Gardening
  • Multi-storey Farming Using Dam liners
  • Sack garden
  • Wick irrigation garden
• Other innovative gardening ideas 
  • Expandable step gardens
  • One Pot Garden
  • Square Foot Gardening
  • Gutter Gardens
  • Tyre garden
  • Sky Planters
• Transplanting seedlings
• Gardening practices on vegetables in the innovative gardens
• Harvesting vegetables from innovative gardens
• Importance of innovative gardens for Grade 5 learning - Kenya
• Revision exercise on Innovative Gardening with answers

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Innovative Gardening

What is innovative gardening - In Agriculture, innovative gardening is about being inventive in how you efficiently utilize what you have around you to grow and cultivate plants that you can use in your home or that you can sell.

Innovative gardening is basically applying new technology and methods in Agriculture. Innovation in terms of how and where your crops are grown.

The plants that you can grow in your innovative garden range from horticultural plants like flowers to indigenous food crops like spider weeds, arrow roots, cassava, sorghum and sweet potatoes and vegetables like kale (Sukuma wiki) and spinach.

Can you name more indigenous food crops ?

Quick facts about innovative gardening

• Innovative gardens can be used to grow crops on small spaces of land.
• They are innovative ways of growing crops in small spaces.
• We can grow our own food using innovative gardens.
• Sacks can be arranged in small flower gardens or along the paths.
• The bottles can be placed on vertical walls to make vertical gardens.
• Plastic tubes can also be placed along vertical walls and held with clips.
• Bottles can also be hanged vertically on the roof of the balcony.
• People with a small piece of land can use innovative gardening to grow crops.
• Innovative gardening is a way of conserving water.
• Innovative gardening contributes to environmental conservation by re-using some materials such as plastic bottles that would pollute the environment.
• Waste plastics, wires, metals and wood can be reused to practise innovative gardens.
• Innovative gardening enables families to obtain food at all times.
• Innovative gardening can be done at home.
• The community can learn innovative gardening practices.
• The environment is kept clean by collecting and reusing plastic bottles, metals and wires from construction sites.
• Water at home is used economically to grow the crops.

From these quick facts can you identify some importances of innovative gardening?

Importances of innovative gardening

• Produces vegetables and fruit.

• Saves money.

• Less rubbish ends up in landfills.

• Encourages "reduce, reuse, and recycle"

• Enhances record-keeping abilities.

• Contributes to the protection of the environment.

• Livens up of dull places/space, including workplaces or shops or parks.

• Encourages responsible living

Some examples of innovative gardening methods:

Vertical and Horizontal Gardening

What is a vertical innovative garden?

• Vertical gardening is crowing crops above the ground. This is used to minimize the space for practicing crop production. It can be used in places where is enough land to practice gardening on a large piece of land. This practice also save water.
• Vertical innovative gardens occupy smaller ground space than the horizontal gardens.
• Some horizontal gardens do not need containers.
• The importance of vertical gardening is that it is easy to control weeds, pest and diseases. Crops produced from vertical gardens are also clean because they don’t get into contact with soil.
• Leafy vegetables such as kales and spinach are harvested when they large enough to use for cooking. They are carefully plucked using hands to avoid uprooting the whole plant.
• Fruit vegetables are plucked when they are ripe. Tomatoes should be carefully picked when they are ripe.

Activity 1

Finding out differences between vertical and horizontal innovative gardening.

Use digital devices or print resources to find information on innovative gardening.

Let us Find Out
Working in groups

Look at the types of innovative gardening practices in the following pictures:

1. From the pictures, identify vertical innovative garden and horizontal innovative garden.
2. What differences can you see between the vertical and the horizontal innovative gardens?
3. Which of the two types of innovative gardening practices use a lot of ground space?
4. Use magazines, newspapers or library books to get information on innovative gardening.
5. Photocopy the information from newspapers and magazines, cut them out and paste them in exercise books.
6. Label the pictures pasted in the album.
7. Name the album “innovative gardening.”
8. Share your findings with the other groups.

Let us understand

1. Vertical innovative gardens occupy smaller ground space than the horizontal gardens.
2. Some horizontal gardens do not need containers.
3. The album created from the print resources can be used to store information on innovative gardening. 
4. The album can be used to present the same information when needed.

Working in groups

1. Name type of crops suitable for the vertical innovative gardening.
2. Name the crops suitable for the horizontal innovative gardening.
3. Describe innovative gardens which need more ground spaces. 
4. In groups, discuss the innovative gardening practices you would practice at home.

Note:

• Deep rooted crops are suitable for horizontal innovative gardening.
• ​There are many ways in which innovative gardening can be practiced.

Multi-storey Farming Using Dam liners

• The multi-storey gardens are constructed using dam liner materials with a 0.5-1mm thickness. They are cut into different sizes and fastened using bolts and nuts at the ends to form circular rings with a diameter of 4ft.
• The soil around the terrace is mixed with the less acidic and fine goat manure on a 1:1 ratio. The base of the garden is wider to make the multi-story gardens stable.
• The storeys reduce in size by 2-4 inches upwards, forming a pyramid-shaped structure with terraces that allow for the smooth flow of water downwards. The storeys rise to a maximum of 6 or 8 terraces from the ground. Therefore, the farmer can choose to grow different crops on each terrace.
  
• The importance of this innovation is that it provides a solution to water scarcity. With less water and using this method, one can ensure food security, effective water utilization, and effective land utilization. Can be used when there is limited land space.
• The dam liners have a longer lifespan of over ten years as they are ultraviolet-heat treated.
• Allows smooth water flow downwards and lasts for ten years compared to sacks or old mosquito nets widely used by Kenyan farmers.
• You can plant vegetables like kales, Sukuma, carrots, onions, indigenous vegetables and other vegetables.
  

Sack garden

• A sack garden is a type of horizontal and vertical garden
• A sack garden is created by taking a breathable sack like a ‘gunia,’ putting stones horizontally at the bottom, then packing the bag with soil mixed with manure and compost. Put a vertical tube at the center packed with stones to help you build the middle vertical column as you keep packing the bag with the soil mixed in with manure. Water the bag thoroughly, on top of the stone column and the sides of the bag. The soil must be well moist. Make holes that are 15 cm apart around the bag. Do not make holes in the stone layer at the bottom of your bag. Carefully place plants into the hole and on top of the sack. Be careful not to damage the plant roots. Water the plants well, and you are done. Your sack garden is ready.
  
• Mixing compost manure with top soil makes soil fertile for innovative gardens
• Stone columns allow water to flow to the lower level of the sack.
• Holes are made to enable water to drain. 
• Sack garden can be arranged to form vertical or horizontal innovative gardens.
• Like multi-storey farming, sack gardening allows you to grow more plants in less space. This is because the sacks prevent the root systems from spreading too far and inhibiting the growth of other plants.
  
• The primary advantage of growing your plants in a sack or bag seems to be that they grow in an isolated environment. You know exactly what type of soil they are growing in, and you ultimately control what goes in it. Since the plants grow in much more isolated spaces, the risk of animals and pests (such as slugs) is significantly lower.
• By growing your plants in sacks, you can place them very close to each other without having to worry about that. As a result, you can grow more plants in less space.
  
• Since you use sacks or bags to grow your plants, virtually no cleaning is also involved.
• As the amount of direct sunlight that reaches your garden changes throughout the growing season, quickly moving your plants can come in handy if some are getting too much direct sunlight during the warmest months of summer.
  

Wick irrigation garden

• This farming helps better utilize water and upcycling plastic water bottles. Numerous plastic bottles are being used in Kenya today; reusing these water bottles as planters is a great way to help the environment.
• You can grow any vegetable or herb in the bottle.
• It is a simple hydroponic system that is relatively easy to make. It utilizes a reservoir of water to feed and water the plants in place of soil.
• It uses an absorbent wick to pull moisture into the growing medium, self-watering the plant(s). This works by capillary action: as moisture in the growing medium is taken up by the plant roots or lost to evaporation, the wick will continually pull water from the reservoir below, replenishing the moisture.
• This method significantly reduces the time you need to water your plants manually.

• Plastic bottles are used to make vertical gardens when placed or hanged on wooden frames or walls.
• Plastic bottles can also be painted on the outside to make them colourful.
• Painted plastic bottles can be arranged along pathways to form horizontal innovative gardens.
   
• Plastic pipes can be used to make vertical and horizontal innovative gardens for planting vegetable seeds.
  

Other innovative gardening ideas

Expandable step gardens

One Pot Garden

Square Foot Gardening

Gutter Gardens

Tyre garden

Sky Planters

Transplanting seedlings

1. Seedlings to be transplanted should have a ball of soil around the roots.
2. Seedlings should be transplanted late in the afternoon or when it is cloudy.
3. Seeds sown in the plastic pipes should be given little water to avoid flooding them.

Gardening practices on vegetables in the innovative gardens

• Thinning
• Weeding - uprooting all roots from the innovative garden
• Watering
• Removal of diseased plants by uprooting them from the innovative gardens.

Remember to:

• Avoid damaging the roots of the vegetable crops during weeding and thinning
• Take care not to apply too much water to the plants.
• Weeds should be uprooted as soon as they appear.
• Record keeping is important for the gardening practices.

Harvesting vegetables from innovative gardens

• Only mature vegetables are harvested.
• Onion bulbs become large while leaves bend and dry off.
• Cabbage heads become firm.
• Kales, spinach, coriander, lettuce, pigweed and black nightshade are harvested when the leaves grow large.
• Avoid damage to the vegetables when harvesting.
• The vegetables are weighed after harvesting.

Importance of innovative gardens for Grade 5 learning

Students to understand that:

• Innovative gardening helps us carry out different practices responsibly.
• Some of the materials used at home can be recycled and used on the innovative gardens.
• Record keeping skills are important in a gardening project.

Revision Exercise on Innovative Gardening Questions and Answers

Questions

1. Vertical innovative gardens occupy………………………….. space than horizontal innovative gardens. (More, less).
2. Identify whether the innovative gardening practices below are horizontal or vertical gardenning
   1. 
   2. 
   3. 
   4. 
3. Re-using plastic bottles for innovative gardening helps us:
   1. Increase water sources
   2. Control soil erosion
   3. Conserve the environment
4. Which one of the following materials is not suitable to make a soil container for innovative gardens?
   1. Metal pipes
   2. Wooden boxes
   3. Sacks
   4. Plastic bottles
   5. Writing paper
5. Identify the type of innovative garden shown in the following pictures.
   1. 
   2. 
   3. 
   4. 
   5. 
   6. 
   7. 
   8. 
   9. 
   10. 
6. Harvesting kales from the innovative gardening is done when:
   1. Leaves are large
   2. Leaves turn yellow
   3. Leaves are small

Answers

1. Less
2.                           
   1. Both horizontal and vertical
   2. Both horizontal and vertical
   3. Horizontal
   4. Horizontal
3. Control soil erosion
   Conserve the environment
4. Metal pipes
   Writing paper
5.                       
   1. Sack garden
   2. Vertical and horizontal bottle garden
   3. Vertical garden
   4. Horizontal garden
   5. Sack garden
   6. Vertical and horizontal bottle garden
   7. Sack garden
   8. Horizontal garden
   9. Vertical and horizontal bottle garden
   10. Sack garden
6. Leaves are large

Questions

Science and Technology

1. Identify the phase of the moon drawn below
   
2. Grade six Science and Technology teacher threw a ball up in the dir. The ball came back and hit the ground hard.
   Which force acted on the ball?
3. A class set up an experiment like the one shown below.
   
   What are they investigating?
   
   The illustration below shows the changes of states of matter.
   
4. Name the process marked Z.
5. Which letter represents evaporation?
6. Write one example of acids
7. A child was diagnosed with the following signs and symptoms:
   1. Severe diarrhoea that resembled rice water.
   2. Constant vomiting.
   3. dehydration.
      Which disease was the child likely to be suffering from?
8. What is the use of a printer in computing?
9. Mwamba was typing a document on Word. On which part of his computer was the document displayed?
10. How helpful is a cursor during typing?
    
    Use the flow chart below to answer the following questions.
    
11. Which plant is wrongly classified?
12. Give one example of plants that can replace x
    
    Use the diagram below to answer questions 13-15.
    
13. Give the function of part P
14. Which letter represents the sternum?
15. Name the part marked R.

 Agriculture

1. What is soil erosion? . (2 mks)
2. Name three types of soil erosion? (3 mks)
3. State three ways of controlling soil erosion? (3 mks) a)
4. What is a seedbed . (2 mks)
5. Draw two tools used in preparing a seedbed? (4 mks)
   
   
   
6. What is the difference between splash and sheet erosion? (4 mks)
7. Name four types of indigenous foods. (4 mks)
8. State three uses of domestic animals? (3 mks)

Home Science

1. Write the procedure used for laundering a white cotton shirt.
2. What is the use of a pin cushion in stitching?
3. Write one safety precaution to observe during needlework.
   
   Kambua saw the following care labels in some clothes she was laundering. State the meaning of each label.
4.      
    
   _________
5.       
   
   ___________
   
   Write one method of cooking  each of the following foods.
6.      
   
7.    
   
8.    
   
9. Below is a diagram showing a cooking stick.
   
   Which material has been used to make the utensil above?
   Use the given words to classify the crops drawn below.
   Cereal Legume Vegetable
10.        
         
    _______________
11.      
    
    ________________   
12.      
    
    _______________
       
13. Okoyo's fingernails are pale. He also gets very tired after doing simple tasks. Sometimes, he feels dizzy. Which nutritional deficiency disorder is Okoyo likely to be suffering from?
14. Maimuna asked a health care specialist the cause of kwashiorkor. Which correct answer was Maimuna given?
15. Write the procedure used for cleaning ,the top of a plastic table.

Physical Health Education

1. State the steps of performing a bunch start? (2 mks)
2. What is meaning of commitment in games and sports? (2 mks)
3. Describe a drop finish technique when in races. (3 mks)
4. Name two local games that involve racing? (2 mks) 
5. Name two materials you can use to improvise a ball. (2 mks)
6. What is a strain? . (1 mk)
7. Name parts of the body where a strain may occur. (3 mks)
8. Write three field athletic events. (3 mks) 
9. State two passes in socccer. (2 mks)

Social Studies

Use the map of Waba area to answer questions1 - 5,

1. Of which religion are people of Waba area likely to be?
2. What is the main function of the railway line in Waba area?
3. By which means of transport are tourists visiting the game reserve in Waba area likely to leave the reserve?
4. What is the direction of Kanga market from the northern bridge?
5. Who is the administrative head of Waba area?
6. Write one condition under which a Kenyan can be allowed to vote.
7. Write one similarity between the early forms of government in Maasai and Ameru.
8. How have tourists been important to the economy of our country?
9. Describe the population distribution illustrated below.
   
10. How important is wildlife in our country?
    Write three factors that favour dairy farming in Kenya
11. _____________________________
12. _____________________________
13. _____________________________
14. After how long does Kenya hold general elections?
15. How is democracy practised inyour school?
16. After a dispute between Yuda and Zama, it ended up that Yuda stabbed Zama to death. Which of Zama's right did Yuda mainly violate?
17. Name the National symbol drawn below.
    
    Write two ways through which a person can become a Kenyan citizen
18. _______________________
19. _______________________
20. Name one product that results from dairy farming in Kenya.
    
    Use the map of Kenya below to answer the following questions
    
21. Name the feature marked W
22. What is the economic importance of the feature marked X to our country?
23. Which is the slowest means of transport?
    
    Name the following means of communication.
24.      
    
    ____________
25.    
    
    ____________
26.  
    
    ____________
27. Draw a road sign that means "Roundabout ahead" 
    
    Identify the following means of transport
28.         
    
    __________________
29.   
    
    _________________
30.    
    
    _________________

Christian Religious Education

1. Joseph worked for an Egyptian official called?
2. We should always not trust?
   (strangers, visitors, neighbours)
3. State one thing that happens when a child is disobedient?
4. The first people to be created were ________ and ______________
5. The sign that God showed Noah when He promised him that He will not destroy the world with flood is the (1 mk)
6. In which occasion did Jesus weep?(1 mk)
7. The lesson that Christians learn from the miraculous catch of fish is that they should be

Match the followin verses from the sermon on the mountain. (3 mks)

11. Zacchaeus was a ____________
12. Who interpreted Pharaoh's dreams?
13. Who was the nephew to Abraham?
14. When angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, Elizabeth was how many months expectant of John?____________________ . (1 mk)
15. Jesus performed his first miracle in . (1 mk)

Islamic Religious Education

1. What does Allah's attribute Al- Aalim mean?
2. Write one positive way of using a smartphone.
3. Write one miracle performed by prophet Issah.
4. When is Taraweh performed?
5. state one nullifier of swalah
6. State the role of angels Munkar and Nakir
7. In which city did the unity between the Muhajirun and the Ansa take place?
8. Which of the daily five swalahs falls between Fajr and Asr?
9. According to prophet' hadith who should seek knowledge?
10. How many angels are mentioned in the Q'uran?
11. What does sabr mean?
12. Why are muslims discouraged from begging?
13. Write one unislamic activity that might take place during a wedding
14. What is the importance of performing Qabliyah and Ba'diyah prayers?
15. Why should muslims emulate angels in their daily activities?

Music

1. State three importance of songs? (3 mks)
2. Angela was seen singing the song with a gloomy face. What was the mood of the song? . (2 mks)
3. State four types of songs? (3 mks)
4. Name three digital devices that can be used to record when performing a song? (3 mks)
5. Trio is a word used in performance. What is its meaning? (2mks)
6. Name three events when folk songs are performed? (3 mks)
7. Write the french rythm for the following notes. (4 mks)
   1. Semibreve
   2. Minim
   3. Crotchet
   4. Quavet
8. Write four elements of music. (4 mks)

Art & Craft

1. Moho is the best painter in both Grade six East and West. Which job opportunity is he likely to get after school in relation to his ability in Art?
   Name the following types of
2.      
        
3.     
   
4. Re-construct the letters below in the space provided.
   
5. Proportionally, draw a human hand.
   
6.  Name one product of claywork.
7. Create a tonal value on the strip below.
   
8. Draw and colour an item that can be made using sisal fibres
   
9. We use ________________ to stick cutouts on surfaces during cutting and pasting technique
10. How do we obtain tertiary colours?
    
    Write a pair of colours that will produce the given secondary colours when mixed.
11. Orange:
12. Green:
13. Purple:
    Name two items you nay need for carving.
14. ____________________________________
15. ____________________________________

Marking Scheme

Science and Technology

1. New moon
2. Gravity
3. Convection in liquids
4. Condensation
5. X
6. mark any correct answer eg, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid etc
7. Cholera
8. Producing hard copies
9. Monitor
10. Guide the typist
11. Fern
12. Student to give an non-flowering plants eg ferns, mosses and liverworts
13. Protects the brain
14. Q
15. Hip bone 

Agriculture

1. Soil erosion removal of top layer of soil from one part to the other.
2.      
   1. Splash
   2. sheet erosion
   3. rill
   4. gulley erosion
3.        
   1. Maintain a healthy perennial plan, cover
   2. Mulching
   3. Planting a  cover crop
   4. Placing crushed stone, wood chips and other similar materials in heavily used areas where vegetation is hard to establish and maintain.
4. Seedbed or seedling bed is local soil environment in which seeds are planted.
5. _______
6.        
   1. Pig weeds
   2. black night shade
   3. indigenous cereals such as millet and sorghum
   4. indigenous root crops such as yams and cassava.
7.          
   1. Gives us food such as milk, meat eggs
   2. home protection
   3. helps in doing chores such as ploughing

Home Science

1. Leaner to write
2. For keeping pins
3. Leaner to write
4. Do not iron
5. Do not use warm water beyond the shown temeparture
6. student should write appropriate method of preparing the food
7. student should write appropriate method of preparing the food
8. student should write appropriate method of preparing the food
9. Wood
10. vegetable
11. legume
12. cereal
13. anaemia
14. lack of proteins
15. learner to write.

Physical Education

1. "On your marks"
   "Set" - Heel presses forward
2. a desire/ willingness/ resolve to continue in participation of a sport/ activity.
3. Athlete bends both arms backwards and tries to touch on the tape on the finishing line with the chest, when the finishing line is just one step ahead.
4. Many an apporprriate games eg hide and sek, tag, etc
5.      
   1. Sisal fibre
   2. Papers
   3. Pieces of cloth
6. To injure, overuse, misuse or exert excessive pressure.
7. Legs, Knees, feet and back
8.      
   1. Long jump
   2. Discuss
   3. Javeline
9.          
   1. Push pass
   2. Wall pass
   3. Outside the foot pass

Social Studies

1. Christians
2. Transporting coffee berries to the factory
3. air
4. Southwest
5. Governor
6. Being over 18 years of age
   Being a registered voter
7. Both had divine rulers- (laibon for the maasai and mugwe for the am,eru) who also acted as religious leaders.
8. Ensuring flow of foreign exchange
9. Nucleated
10. It boosts our economy
11. High rainfall, therefore there is food for cattle in highland areas.
12. Low temperatures, good for survival of exotic breeds
13. Fertile soils- for planting grass and other feeds
14. 5 years
15. Learner to state
16. Right to life
17. Court of arms
18. Learner to write
19. Learner to write
20. Learner to name - milk
21. L. Turkana
22. Fishing
23. Water
24. Newspaper
25. Television
26. Radio
27. Learner to draw
28. Aeroplane
29. Ship
30. Bus

Christian religious Education

1. Potiphar
2. Strangers
3. be punished, parents become unhappy
4. Adam and Eve
5. rainbow
6. when Lazarus died
7. Obedient
8. Happy are those who mourn God will comfort them
9. Happy are the pure in heart, they will see God
10. Happy are the peace makers. God will call them His children
11. Tax collector
12. Joseph
13. Lot
14. 6
15. Cana

Islamic Religious Education

1. all - knowing
2. mark appropriate answer
3. mark appropriate answer
4. After Isha during Saum
5. mark appropriate answer
6. questioning the dead
7. Madina
8. Dhuhr
9. Everyone
10. 25
11. patience
12. it encourages laziness
13. mark appropriate answer
14. To get rewards from Allah
15. To live sacred lives

Music

1. It makes one creative
   It makes learning more enjoyable
   It plays with emotions
   It helps to develop linguistic skills of children
   Develops listening skills
   induces movement in children
2. Sad mood
3. Patriotic, topical, sacred, western
4. phone, tablet, camera

Art & Craft

1. Learner to state.
2. Glove puppet.
3. String puppet
4. Learner to reconstruct
5. Learner to draw
6. Learner to name
7. Learner to create
8. Learner to draw an colour
9. Glue
10. By mixing secondary and primary colours
11. Red, yellow
12. Blue, yellow
13. red, blue
14. Learner to name
15. Learner to name

Questions

Science and Technology

1. Complete. the table below by naming four parts of a plant and their functions. (8 mks) 
   

   Part of the plant	Functions

2. Draw the following roots. (4 mks)
   

   Fibrous root	Tap root

3. State two medicinal plants found in your locality. (2 mks)
4. Name three plants with fibrous root system. (3 mks)
5. Mammals are examples of animals with a backbone and constant body temperature. State three examples of animals in these group? (3 mks)
6. State an invertebrate with three body parts?____________________. (1 mk)
7. What is sound pollution? (3 mks)
8. A grade five student was seen doing the following activity. What was the student investigating? (1 mk)
   

Agriculture

1.  Write one example of indigenous crops in Kenya.
2. State one way of taking care of a vegetable nursery.
3. In order to earn income, what can Kiprotich do with his surplus vegetable seedlings?
4. Below is an indigenous food crop grown in Kenya.
   
   State the nutrition importance of the crop above
   
   State the functions of each of the following domestic animals
5. Pig
6. Dog
7. Camel 
8. Write one example of a climbing fruit tree.
9. Write one use of sandy soil.
10. The illustration below shows a climbing fruit tree.
    
    Write the function of the structure marked W
11. How can a farmer use a scarecrow in his farm?
12. Write one-way of dealing with moles in the farm.
13. Name the type of irrigation shown below.
    
    Name the following' gardening equipment.
14.     
     
    _____________________ 
15.      
    
    _____________________

Home science

1. A person going through puberty is referred to as? . (1 mks)
2. Name four good grooming habits. (4 mks)
3. You were asked to advice fellow students on physical exercises. State three physical exercises for an adolescent. (3 mks)
4. State three importance of physical exercise. (3 mks)
5. Fill the table below by naming three examples in each case. (6 mks)
   

   Body building foods	Protective foods

   
    
6. It's important to wash hands regularly. State three instances when one Must wash hands? (3 mks)
7. State accessories used by adolescents? (4 mks)
8. Name three embroidery stitches, (3 mks)
9. State three types of media you can use to achieve after decorating your apron. (3 mks)

Physical Education

Name the sports items drawn below

1.      
           
2.      
   
3. The following are activitiesinvolved in hurdles
   1. Clearance
   2. Approach
   3. Flight
   4. Take off
      Arrange them in order beginning with the first one.
4. In which sports activity do we practise elongated started?
5. The technique shown below is used in Frisbee. Name it.
   
6.  When practising handwalk, which parts of our bodies do we hold high?
7. Why are long jump pits filled with materials?
8. What is the last activity in long jump?
9. Straddle and straddle cross is a common technique in ___________ work.
10. Draw a volleyball field in the space provided
         
    Write two examples of passes used in soccer.
11. _______________________________
12. _______________________________
13. How many players are there in one soccer team?
    Write two contents of a first aid
14. _______________________________
15. _______________________________

Social Studies

1. The general flow of rivers in Mwakitu area is towards?
2. The settlement in Mwakitu area can be described as
3. The plantation in Mwakitu grows?
4. What is the direction of the church from the plantation?
5. The growing of tea in Mwakitu area indicates that the climate is
6. River Susi has _______________ tributaries.
7. Who is the head of Mwakitu area ______________________?
8. State 3 elements of the map. (3 mks)
9. Name two countries found in East Africa. (2 mks) 
10. Name three arms of the National Government of Kenya. (3 mks)
11. Differentiate between a latitude and a longitude? (1 mk)
12. Name three main physical features in Kenya? (3 mks)
13. What is the meaning of a climate?
14. Identify the three major language groups in Kenya. (3 mks)
15. Write two ways one can become a Kenyan citizen. (2 mks)

Christian Religious Education

1. What is the other name for the Lord's table?
2. Write one gift of the Holy Spirit.
3. Write one quality of a good friend.
4. Write one result of unhealthy boy-girl relationship.
5. When Jesus Christ baptised, a voice came from heaven saying
6. What is the lesson Christians learn from Jesus' parable of the lost sheep?
7. When Jesus fed the multitude, how many baskets of food remained?
8. In which mountain did the contest between Elijah and the prophets of Baal take place?
9. During the call of Moses, in which form did God appear to him?
10. State one way through which king Solomon used the wisdom he asked from God.
11. Write one example of commonly abused drugs in Kenya.
12. When Jesus portrayed His power over nature, on which vessel were they travelling?
13. Which Christian value do Christians learn from the story of the friend at midnight?
14. Write one way of taking good care of school property.
15. Which of Jesus' parables teaches Christians about the kingdom of heaven?

Islamic  Religious Education

1. Name the five ulul Azm prophets.
2. Name two pillars of swalah. (2 mks) 
3. Write two miracles of Nabii Issa (as) (2 mks)
4. Name three nullifiers of saum. (3 mks) 
5. Give the meaning of the follow ing attributes of Allah ( 5WT). (2 mks)
   1. Al-Ghaffar
   2. Al-waahid
6. What is hadith'?

Music

1. Why do folk dancers use ornaments when dancing?
   Name the three parts of descant recorder.
2.     
3.    
4.    
   Put notes B, A and G against the correct solfa notes,
5. doh
6. re
7. mi
8. Name the wind instrument drawn below.
   
9. Study the diagram below.
   
   What is the function of the parts labelled W?
10. A whistle produces sound when
    Write two examples of percussion instruments
11. __________________________________________         
12. __________________________________________       
13. Tufanye sote bider is a line in Kiswahili Kenya National Anthem. In which verse is the line found?
    Write the French rhythms for the following.
14. Quaver
15. Crotchet

Art & Craft

1. What makes an object to be referred to as 2D? (1 mk)
2. Write your school's name in 3D. (4 mks)
3. What is weaving?. (1 mk)
4. Shade the following picture using stippling technique. (3 mks)
   
5. What is balance of forms?
6. State three elements of art? (3 mks)
7. Draw two tools used in drawing? (4 mks)
   
   
   
8. State two materials that can be used for weaving?(2 mks)
9. Name three traditional technique which can be used to decorate a carved cooking stick. (3 mks)
10. Name two weaving techniques. (2 mks)

Marking Scheme

Science and Technology

1.    
   

   Part of the plant	Functions
   Leaf	Allow exchange of gases
   Flower	It grows into fruit
   Roots	Holds the plant firmly in the soil
   Stem	Holds the plant upright

2.  Student should draw tap and fibrous roots correctly.      
3.      
   1.  Neem
   2. Cinnamon
4.   
   1. Onion
   2. Maize
   3. millet   
5.    
   1. Birds
   2. human being
   3. elephants
6. insects
7. It's the contamination of something
8. Force of gravity.

Agriculture

1. African Nightshade, Spider Plant, Amaranth, stinging nettle, pumpkin leaves, cowpeas and Slender Leaf etc
2. Mark any correct answer given
3. Sell them
4. Gives carohydrates
5. Food
6. Security
7. Food/ milk, carrying objects and people
8. passionfruit, kiwi fruit, grapes
9. building
10. to keep the plant upright/ support
11. to scare destructive animals
12. digginf trenches, planting barrier plants
13. Drip
14. Watering can
15. Wheelbarrow

Home Science

1. An adolescent
2.      
   1. Body cleanliness, dressing well, caring for clothes, cleaning your body every day.
   2. Washing your hands withsoap after going to the toilet.
   3. Brushing your teeth twice a day
   4. Covering your mouth and nose with a tissue ( or your sleeve) when sneezing or coughing
   5. Washing your hands after handling pets and other animals
3.       
   1. Playing volleyball
   2. Playing touch football
   3. Gardening
   4. Walking
   5. Shooting baskets
4.    
   1. Improves your memory and brain function(all age groups)
   2. Protect against many chronic diseases
   3. Aid in weight management.
   4. Lower blood pressure and improve heart health.
   5. Improve your quality of sleep
   6. Reduce feelings of anxiety and depression.
5. Body building           Protective
   Beef                          Mangoes
   Beans                        Kales
   Green grams             Water melon
6.       
   1. After visiting the toilet
   2. Before eating food
   3. When preparing to cook.
7. Jewelry , bangles, scarves, caps   
8.         
   1. Chain
   2. Satin
   3. Stem
9.        
   1. Radio
   2. television
   3. Magazine

Physical Education

1. Rounders Ball
2. Racket
3. Approach, take off
4. Athletics
5. Double ahnded rim catch
6. Legs
7. For safety
8. Landing
9. Rope
10. Learner to draw
11. backheel pass/through pass/ Forward-pass (mark correct any other appropriate answer)
12. through pass/backheel pass/ Forward-pass (mark correct any other appropriate answer)
13. 11
14. bandage/ scissors, cotton, spirit (mark correct any other appropriate answer)
15. Check 14 above

Social Studies

1. Southwest
2. Linear settlement
3. Tea
4. West
5. Cool and wet
6. One
7. Chief
8. Frame, tile compass, scale, key
9. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
10. The Executive, Legislature, Judiciary
11. Latitudes All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called parallels of latitudes.
    Latitudes are measured in degrees.
    Longitudes: The vertical lines running North-South join the two poles. They are called the meridians of longitude. They are spaced farthest apart at the equator and converge at a point at each pole.
12. Volcanic and block Rift Valleys, Lakes, Plains
13. Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
14. Cushites
    Bantus
    Europeans
    Nilotes
    Asians
15. Birth
    Registration

Christian religious Education

1. Eucharist
2. love/joy/ peace/ patience/ kindness/ goodness/faithfulness/ humility/ self-control/gentleness (mark any one)
3. trustworthy (mark any other appropriate answer)
4. pregnancy/ abuse/ STIs (mark any other correct answer)
5. This is my son with whom I am pleased
6. Calling christians to the church
7. 12
8. Carmel
9. Burning bush
10. Student should give appropriate answer
11. Student should give appropriate answer
12. Boat
13. Persistence in prayer
14. Student should give appropriate answer
15. Mustard seed

Islamic Religious Education

1. Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Issa (as), Muhammad(SAW)
2. refer to no. 1
3. refer to no. 1
4. refer to no. 1
5. refer to no. 1
6. Qiyam, rukuu, itidaal, sujuud, jalsa
7. refer to no. 6
8. Raised the dead, healed lepers/blind, 
   he spoke when he was very young
   (mark correct any correct answer)
9. refer to no. 8
10. Eating intentionally/ deliberately,
    drinking intentionally,
    vomiting intentionally
11. refer to no. 10
12. refer to no. 10
13. Forgive
14. The holy one
15. Hadith is what the prophet (SAW) said or the sayings of the prophet (SAW)

Music

1. To make the dance real
2. Head joint/ MIddle joint/ foot joint
3. Refer to no. 2
4. Refer to no. 2
5. G
6. A
7. B
8. trumpet
9. To let air out when playing
10. blown
11. Mark appropriate answer
12. Mark appropriate answer
13. 2^nd
14. ta
15. ta-te

Art & Craft

1. It has a length, width and height
2. Ensure the name is in 3D
3. It's a process in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.
4.    
   
5. Refers to how elements of art relate to each other within the composition
6. Line, shape, colour, value , space, form
7. The drawings should include items such as pen, pencils, crayons etc
8. Banana fibres, raffia, grass, sisal

QUESTIONS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

1. All things around us can be divided into two ______and______
2. The last stage of every animal is______ (growth, death, breath)
3. I have (42, 32, 22)teeth in my mouth.
4. ______polluted water does not make it safe for drinking. (Filtering, Boiling)
5. The three states of matters are______and______
6. Pouring soil out from a container is (filling, emptying)
7. Air pollution affect growth of plants. (True, False)
8. The shape of a ______varies with that of the containers. (solid, liquid, gas)
9. When an object remains on the surface of water, it is said to be (sinking, floating)
10. ______travels in a straight line ______ (Energy, Sound, Light)
11. Which properties of matter does not affect floating and sinking? (shape of the material, type of material, size of material)
12. Sound travels in______ direction. (two, three, all) 
13. ______materials allows light to pass through
14. Name the 4 types of clouds.
15. ______can not be done on a rainy day (Harvesting, Winnowing)

AGRICULTURE

1. ______is a place prepared for planting seeds to grow until they are harvested. (A gardener, Seedbed, Farm)
2. Name the three main types of soil ______,______and______
3. Which one of the following is not a benefit of domestic animals? (Source of food, Farming activities, Protecting their young ones)
4. Name three examples of tools and equipment used in gardening.
5. The following are carried out to maintain good conditions for health growth of our seedlings. Which one is not? (Mulching, Watering, Thinning, Harvesting)
6. Fruits are sources of many important nutrients in our bodies. Which type of nutrients is provided by fruits?(Vitamins, Minerals, Fibre)
7. Give three examples of legume crops.
8. Name three places where seeds could be obtained.
9. The following methods can be used for spreading tiny seeds evenly. Which one cannot? (Use of shaker, Use of sowing tool, By hands, Throwing the seeds)
10. Write three types of materials used for making compost manure. (Dry leaves, Cattle dug, Kitchen waste, Plastic bottles)
11. Name three ways of using water in farming activities. (Water crops, Give animals, To clean equipment, Spray pesticides)
12. The following are examples of leafy vegetables. Which one is not? (Carrot, Kale, Cabbage)

MARKING SCHEME

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. living/non-living 
2. death
3. 22
4. filtering
5. solid
   gas
   liquid
6. emptying
7. true
8. liquid 
9. floating
10. light
11. size of material
12. all 
13. transparent
14. nimbus/stratus
    cumulus/cirrus
15. winnowing

AGRICULTURE

1. Farm 
2. clay
   loam
   sand 
3. protecting their young ones 
4. jembe
   fork
   panga
5. harvesting 
6. vitamins 
7. beans 
8. throwing seeds
9. dry leaves
   vegetables grass
   farm waste 
10. watering
    irrigation
11. carrot

QUESTIONS

Soils and its uses

1. State three types of soils
   1. ....................................................................
   2. ....................................................................
   3. ....................................................................
2. Which type of soil allows a lot of water to pass through it? ....................................................................
3. Which type of soil has the smallest soil particles? ....................................................................

Write True or False

4. Clay soil drains the most water ....................................................................
5. Loam soil has the finest particles ....................................................................
6. Sand soil is used in building houses ....................................................................
7. Omodi wanted to make a pot. Which type of soil would you advise him to use? ....................................................................
8. ....................................................................soil has medium sized soil particles
9. Name one area where clay soil can be found in your locality. ....................................................................

Compost Manure

1. State any four materials that can be used to make compost manure
   1. ....................................................................
   2. ....................................................................
   3. ....................................................................
   4. ....................................................................
2. Compost manure makes the soil .................................................................... (weak, fertile)
3. Which one of these materials is not required when making compost manure? ....................................................................(Banana leaves, plastic bottle, maize stalks)
4. Why is compost manure good for farming? ....................................................................

Write true or false

5. We apply compost manure to make the soil more fertile ....................................................................
6. Compost manure kills sm all animals in the soil ....................................................................
7. Plastic bottles are needed to prepare compost manure ....................................................................

Water

1. State the uses of water shown in each of the pictures below.
   
2. The type of irrigation shown below is called ....................................................................
3. The type of irrigation in the picture above water ....................................................................(wastes, conserves)

LIVING BETTER WITH WILD ANIMALS

1. The following are some of the animals that cause damage to crops. Name them.
   
2. An example of a wild animals that feed on chicken is ....................................................................(Rats, mongoose, moles)
3. Draw and colour a scarecrow that can be used to scare some wild animals.
   
4. ....................................................................destroy the roots of plants. (Birds, moles, leopards)
5. Name two materials needed when making a scarecrow
   1. ....................................................................
   2. ....................................................................

GROWING FRUITS

1. The putting of materials such as grass and maize stalks On a nursery bed to protect it from the heat from the sun is called .................................................................... (weeding, mulching, spraying),
2. The process of removing excess seedlings from a nursery bed is known as ....................................................................(Mulching, watering, thinning)
3. The process of removing unwanted plants in a nursery bed is called .................................................................... (Planting, weeding, mulching)
4. The process of moving a fruit seedling from a nursery to the main farm is called ....................................................................(Transferring, transplanting, transpiration)
5. Name the fruits in the pictures below;
6. We should remove excess branches from a fruit tree. .................................................................... (True or False)
7. What can be done to take care of a young fruit tree seedling after moving it from the nursery to the main farm? ....................................................................
8. What is the colour of the following fruits when they are ripe?
   1. Mango ....................................................................
   2. Tomato ....................................................................
9. Adding manure to fruit trees makes them .................................................................... (weak, healthy)
10. Why is it important to water fruit trees?  ....................................................................

FARM ANIMALS

1. Write the name of the animals and the products we get from them
   
2. Name any three farm animals found in your home
   1.  ....................................................................
   2.  ....................................................................
   3.  ....................................................................
3. Name two farm animals that give us eggs
   1.  ....................................................................
   2.  ....................................................................
4. Which of these animals helps in transporting heavy loads?  ....................................................................(Dogs, camels, goats)
5. Sheep are not kept for  ....................................................................(Mutton, milk, wool)
6. Draw and colour one farm animals kept for meat 
   

GARDENING PRACTICES

1. Which nutrients do we get from vegetables?  ....................................................................(proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates)
2. Name three examples of cereal crops 
   
   1.  ....................................................................
   2.  ....................................................................
   3.  ....................................................................
3. The pictures below show some common vegetables. Name them
   
4. Complete the table below
   

   	Name of vegetable	Part eaten
   a	Spinach
   b	Onion
   c	Cabbage
   d	Kales

5. Name three examples of legumes
   1.  ....................................................................
   2.  ....................................................................
   3.  ....................................................................
6. What care do carrots need while in a nursery bed?  ....................................................................
7. Which nutrients do we get from legume crops? ....................................................................(Vitamin, carbohydrates, proteins)

GARDENING TOOLS AND E UIPMENT

1. Name the following gardening tools
   
2. Why is it necessaryto clean gardening tools after use?  ....................................................................
3. Write two safety measures to observe when using gardening tools and equipment
   1.  ....................................................................
   2.  ....................................................................
   3.  ....................................................................
4. Which one of these gardening tools is used for digging?  ....................................................................(jambe, rake, spade)
5. Name any two gardening tools and equipment used in gardeniasg practices for carrots
   1.  ....................................................................
   2.  ....................................................................
6. 
   The gardening toot shown in the above picture is  ....................................................................
7. Write one use of a rake in a farm  ....................................................................

QUESTIONS

1. Grade 5 pupils were investigating on the best soil for modelling. Which answer did they give?
2. When making compost manure which activity helps in quick rotting of the compost heap? (Adding ash, Adding kitchen waste, Sprinkling water)
3. Which of the animals below can be classified as harmful
   1. Mongoose
   2. Dog
   3. Goat
4. The soil which holds very little water is
5. Write True or False
   Cotton grows very well in loam soil.
6. Draw a watering can for practicing drip irrigation.
7. Which of the following is NOT a use of water in the farm
   1. Mixing farm chemicals
   2. Watering animals
   3. Watering plants
8. Explain the use of a scare crow in a farm
9. Write 3 materials that can be used to make a scare crow (3mks) 
10. Write down 2 ways of soil recovery
11. ........................... is the carrying away of top fertile soil by water or wind. 
12. A ................. bed is a small raised area of land prepared to sow seeds. 
13. Write down two types of waste which should not be put in a waste pit.
14. What is the importance of mulching?
15. Removing the weak or thin seedlings to allow space for healthy growing seedlings is called (irrigation, transplanting, thinning)
16. Draw the tool used by a farmer for transplanting
17. What is the colour of unripe tomatoes?.
18. Write down two leguminous crops
19. Manure adds ................... to the soil.
20. Which animal gives us milk and mutton?

ANSWERS

1. clay soil
2. Adding kitchen waste
3. Mongoose
4. sandy soil
5. True
6. 
7. Mixing farm chemicals
8. to deter birds or other animals from eating or otherwise disturbing seeds, shoots, and fruit; its name derives from its use against the crow.
9. Grass clippings, hay, wood chips, leaves and rags
10. use of green manure (uprooted or sown crop parts incorporated or left on topsoil), cover crops, crop rotation and organic compost.
11. soil erosion
12. seed
13. old batteries, pesticides, paint, and car oil
14. Mulches conserve the soil moisture, enhance the nutrients status of soil, control the erosion losses, suppress the weeds in crop plants, and remove the residual effects of pesticides, fertilizers, and heavy metals. Mulches improve the aesthetic value of landscapes and economic value of crops.
15. thinning
16. 
17. green
18. beans, soybeans, peas, chickpeas, peanuts, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, tamarind, alfalfa, and clover.
19. nutrients / organic matter
20. sheep

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.