GOPHERWOOD ACADEMY

GRADE SIX EXAMINATIONS, 2021

AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PAPER 1
TIME: 1hour 45 minutes

1. What do we call chickens reared for meat? A. broilers B. layers C. pullets D. ducks
2. The by-products of poultry are ……….
A. eggs and meat B. manure and feathers C. pelts and fur D milk and cheese
3. New knowledge in agriculture is created by …………
A. agronomists B. teachers C. researchers D. farmers
4. Safety in agriculture when using chemicals is achieved by ………….
A. spraying early in the morning B. spraying on a cloudy day
C. putting on protective clothing D. using chemicals with green labelled containers.
5. External parasites can be controlled by …….
A. dipping B. injection C. vaccination D. boiling
6. A way of giving support to tomato plants is called……
A trellising B moulding C hardening D bolting
7. A disease that is likely to affect lactating cows is………
A. rhye neck B. mastitis C. coccidiosis D. mereki’s disease
8. Which region in Zimbabwe is most likely to snow under extreme temperatures?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 1 D. 2
9. Which is the most likely activity for a farmer in hot dry season?
A. relaxing and holiday making B. harvesting summer crops
C. growing winter wheat D. supplementary feeding
10. One disadvantage of mulching is that it……....................
A. conserves moisture B. does not conserve moisture
C. harbours pests D. improves soil fertility
11. Always improve legume as a principle of ……….
A. crop marketing B. crop rotation C. crop protection D. crop harvesting
12. A farmer applies compound D fertilizer at the rate of 200 kg per hectare. How much
fertilizer does she apply in a bed 5m long and 1m wide?
A. 50g B. 100g C. 150g D. 200g
13. What determines the farming region?
A. temperature and gradient B. the soil type
C. people in an area D. temperature and rainfall patterns

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14. Study the table below and answer the question that follows

peas A Potato Onion

Which crop is labelled A?

A. bean B. rape C. tomato D. carrots

15. An example of a production record is ………..

A. planting date B. expenditure C. income D. profit
16. Which type of farming is practised at Tanganda Tea Estate in Chipinge?
A. diversified B. mixed C. specialised D. subsistence
17. Agriculture is a primary industry because it provides ………
A. ready to eat products B. raw materials C. income D. clothing
18. Which one is an agricultural enterprise?
A. fireguard B. tree felling C. well digging D. apiculture
19. The commonest source of draught power in communal lands is ……..
A. animal power B. human power C. tractor power D. wind
20. The practice of cloud seeding improves the occurrence of ……….
A. rainfall B. cool temperatures C. wind D. high temperatures
21. The energy which moves as waves is ……...........
A. electrical B. kinetic C. potential D. Sound

22. What will happen to the two magnets?

SP NP SP NP

A. repel B. attract C. move away D. move apart

23. Electricity generated from water is called……….................

A. thermal B. nuclear C. Solar D. hydro
24. ……. stores energy in the magnetic field.
A. resistor B. transistor C. diode D. inductor
25. The male sex cells are produced in the ……..................
A. penis B. ovary C. testes D. Scrotum

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Study the diagram below questions 26 and 27

A + D

26. Which letter on the diagram above represents a battery?

27. What do you think is the reason for the bulb not to light?

A. the battery has no power B. The bulb has a fault

C. The circuit is incomplete D. The wiring is a plastic

28. The emission of gases from the industries and factories into the atmosphere causes ……
A. erosion B. global warming C. weathering D. siltation
29. …………. is an effect of water pollution.
A. Saving marine life B. Reducing plant growth
C. Spreading water borne diseases D. Proper plant growth
30. Where does blood collect oxygen? From the……..
A. mouth B. lungs C. all parts of the body D. small intestines
31. Absorption of water takes place in the …………
A. large intestines B. stomach C. small intestines D. lungs
32. The energy stored in fuels is called………
A. chemical B. potential C. kinetic D. heat
33. Which of the following appliances converts electrical energy to heat energy?
A. computer B. stove C. fan D. television
34 ………….. is another name for computer programs.
A. hardware B. processor C. software D. malware
35. Which one is an input device?
A. printer B. scanner C. speaker D. projector
36. The type of network topology shown below is called………………

A. bus B. mesh C. star D. ring

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37. Storing information on the internet is called…….
A. backup B. cloud C. internet D. Wi-Fi
38 .The columns in database are called……….
A fields B records C queries D tables
39. The scratch interface is made up of all of the following except……….
A. stage B. library C. block editor D. query
40. Laptops stores information on a ……..
A. keyboard B. Screen C. hard drive D. mouse

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