PLEROMA INTERNATIONAL HIGH

SCHOOL
SUMMER HALF TERM ASSESSMENT
2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CLASS: YEAR 8 DURATION: 1 HOUR

NAME:
SECTION A: Objectives
7. Any organism that depends on another
Instruction: Choose the correct answer by
organism for food and shelter is known as a
circling.
A. pathogen. C. parasite.
1. The disease of cattle that can be transmitted B. pest. D. predator.
to man is 8. Trypanosomiasis is a cattle disease that is
A. Brucellosis. C. Anthrax. transmitted by
B. Rinderpest. D. Foot and mouth. A. tick. C. mosquito.
2. Which of these crops is propagated B. tsetse fly. D. flea.
vegetatively 9. Coccidiosis is NOT a common disease of
A. Cassava. C. Cowpea. A. goats. C. cattle.
B. Oil palm. D. Rice. B. poultry birds. D. weed.
3. An organism which causes diseases to farm 10. All of the following are important fishing
animals is referred to as tools except
A. hostage. B. parasite. A. net. C. baskets.
C. pathogen. D. pesticide. B. hook. D. sickle.

4. One of the commonest endo-parasite found 11. Which of the following crops is propagated
in pig is called by rhizome?
A. tick. C. lice. A. Yam. C. Ginger.
B. mite. D. tapeworm. B. Tomato. D. Potato.
5. A disease vector refers to 12. Plantain is an example of plant that
A. disease carrying organism. propagate by
B. another name for pathogen. A. Bulb C. sucker.
B. tuber. D. stem.
C. disease organism.
13. A farm tool used for harvesting heads of rice
D. carrier of disease causing organism.
is the
6. The following methods are preventive A. shear. C. rake.
measures of disease infestation except B. sickle. D. hand fork.
A. use of resistant breed. C. quarantine. 14. Which of the following is not an animal
B. eradication. D. vaccination. disease?
A. Coccidiosis. C. New castle.
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15. Diarrhea stained with blood is a symptom of
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A. trypanomiasis. C. coccidiosis.
B. brucellosis. D. aspergillosis. __
16. Which method of preservation involves the III. The possession of
application of salt to a food substance to
reduce microbial growth _________________________________
A. Canning. C. Salting. __
B. Pasteurization. D. Smoking.
IV. The possession of
17. Which of the following are the cheapest
methods of preserving fish? _________________________________
A. Salting and sun drying. __
B. Freezing chilling.
C. Smoking and canning. V. Fishing is
D. Salting and freezing. _________________________________
18. Which of the following materials is not
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allowed in harvesting of fish?
A. Baskets. C. Traps. _________________________________
B. Nets. D. Chemicals.
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19. The organ for respiration in fish is called
A. gills. C. lateral lines.
2. You are made the new manager of Fredrick
B. scales. D. anal fin.
Farms Limited which deals in livestock and
20. Which of the following belongs to aquatic
crop production. However you discovered
habitats?
A. Goat. C. Oyster. that some livestock are down with some
B. Horse. D. Rabbit. diseases. How can you save the situation?
(a) Outline 5 general methods farm animal’s
diseases can be prevented and controlled.
SECTION B:
(5marks).
INSTRUCTION: Answer all the questions. (30
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1. Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. (10 _______________________________________
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Fishes are able to live very well in water _______________________________________
because they have developed special adaptive _______________________________________
features which helps them to live successfully in _______________________________________
aquatic environments. Some of the most _______________________________________
important factors which enable fish to live in _______________________________________
water are: _______________________________________
I. The possession of _______________________________________
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(b) With your knowledge in agriculture
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differentiate between ecto-parasites and
 endo-parasites and identify five ecto-
parasites and ention five sights of endo-
pararsites (5 marks).
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SECTION C: THEORY
INSTRUCTION: Answer any two (2)
questions:
1(a) List six simple farm tools and mention their
uses. (6marks)
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1(b). Mention four fishing tools (4marks)
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2(a) Explain the two types of crop propagation
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vegetative propagation (6 marks)
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3.(a) Define the following ( 2 marks each)
Pathogen
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Parasite
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Pest
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Disinfect
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Disease
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