SPECIALISTS JUNIOR SCHOOL.

GRADE 5 MID-YEAR EXAMINATION, 2023.

AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY.

PAPER 2.

JULY 2023. TIME : 1HOUR 30 MINS

Instructions to Candidates
• Read all the instructions carefully before you start writing.
• This paper has 4 Sections
• Write answers on spaces provided.

Section A

There are five questions in this Section.

Answer all questions.

SECTION B

There are three (3) questions in this section.

Answer any two (2) questions.

SECTION C
There are three (3) questions in this Section.

Answer any two (2) questions.

SECTION D
There are two (2) questions in this Section.

Answer any one question from this Section

SECTION A
Answer all five (5) questions in this Section.

1a) Two reasons why Agriculture is important to the nation are [2]
______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

b) Name three crops that can be made into mealie meal [3]

i._______________________ ii._____________________ iii. _____________________ [5

Marks]

2a) Which tool can be used to turn compost? [1]

______________________________________________________________________

b) What is the advantage of using tools? [1]

______________________________________________________________________

c) State two safety precautions when using cutting tools

[2]
i)________________________________ ii) __________________________________

d) Name any one Agricultural activity ____________________________________ [1] [5 Marks]

3a) The picture shows ___________________________________ irrigation. [1]

b) State one advantage of using efficient irrigation [1]

_____________________________________________________________________

c) List three ways of conserving water in Agriculture [3]

i) _________________________________________________________

ii)_________________________________________________________ iii)

_______________________________________________________

4.
 a) The picture shows a ______________________________________________ [1]

b) Name two instruments in the picture [2]

i) _____________________________ ii) _____________________________________

4c) Which instrument is used to measure [2]

i) humidity _________________________________________________

ii) wind speed? ________________________________________________ [5 Marks]

5a) Name the device in the picture ______________________________________ [1]

ii) What is the device used for? [1]
___________________________________________________________________
b) Give any two storage devices [2]
i) _____________________________________ ii) _____________________________

c) Where should computers be stores at school? [1]

______________________________________________________________________ [5
Marks]
SECTION B

Answer any two questions

6a) Name two types of erosion [2]

i) ____________________________________ii)_________________________________

b) Two causes of soil erosion are [2]

i) __________________________________ ii) __________________________________

c) Suggest one way of preventing soil erosion [1]

______________________________________________________________________[5 Marks]

7. Look at the soil compositions that follows.

a) Name two components of soil [2]

i) ______________________________ ii) _____________________________________ b)

Which two soil components are of the same proportion [2]

i) ______________________________ ii) _____________________________________

c) What is organic matter? [1]

______________________________________________________________________[5 Marks]

8a) Trees can be grown from [2]

i) _________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________

b) Trees that are not originally from a country are called ________________ [1]
c) Name any two indigenous fruits [2]

i) _______________________________________________________________

ii) ____________________________________________________________[5 Marks]

SECTION C

Answer any two questions

9a) Water is made of tiny units called __________________________[1]

b)Water can be found in three physical states [3]

i) _____________________________

ii) _______________________________

iii) ______________________________

c) Name one storage facility that you know

____________________________ [1] [5 Marks]

10.

a) What is evaporation? [1]

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________
b) Name the source of heat in the picture [1]

_______________________________________________________________________

c) The invisible water particles are also called [1]

________________________________________________________________________

d) Water evaporates faster from a _____________________________________ surface. [1]

e) Water that evaporates from boiling kettle into the air is called [1]

__________________________________________________________________ [5 Marks]

11. Name the parts on the diagram

A.
__________________________________________________________ [1] B.
__________________________________________________________ [1]

C. __________________________________________________________ [1]

b) Digestion starts in the _________________________________________ [1]

c) How does the food move in the digestive tract?

 _________________________________________________________________ [1] [5
Marks]

SECTION D – ICT (10 Marks)

Answer any one question.

12) Define

i) uploading _________________________________________________ [1]

ii) downloading _______________________________________________ [1]

b) Name any two input devices [2]

i) ______________________________ ii) ________________________________

c) A portable computer is also known as ___________________________ [1] [5 Marks]

13. When using a computer , state the functions of

i) monitor ________________________________________ [1]

ii) Computer processing Unit (CPU) ___________________________ [1]

b) Three functions of a computer are

i) _______________________________________ ii) _____________________________ iii)

_______________________________________