PRIMARY CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
END OF YEAR EXAMINATION 2023
GRADE 4 : AGRICULTURE , SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PAPER 2
TIME : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
NAME : ____________________________________________________________
Instructions to the Candidates
• Read all the instructions carefully before you start writing.
• This paper has 4 sections
• Write answers on the 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 questions in this section
Answer any two questions.
Section D
There are two (2) questions in this Section.
Answer any one question from this section.
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SECTION A
Answer all Questions
1a) List any two reasons why Agriculture is important
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(ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
b) Agriculture provides jobs. Write any one job in agriculture
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c) Give one example of a cash crop
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d) What is Apiculture?
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[5 Marks]
2.
According to the pie chart of soil components
a). Which is the largest soil component?
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b) By what percentage is water less than mineral water?
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c) What is the percentage of organic matter?
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d) Write any two characteristics of clay soil.
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ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
[5 Marks]
3a) What is soil erosion?
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(b) Write down the two human causes of soil erosion?
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ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
(c) State any two signs of soil erosion.
i) ______________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
[5 Marks]
4(a) Name one animal which feeds on meat.
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bi) Give any one example of animal that feeds on grass.
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(ii) Animals that feed on plants are called.
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(ci) Give any one animal that feeds on leaves
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(ii) Animals that feed on both meat and plants are called
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[5 Marks]
5a) What is an orchard?
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(b) Give any two examples of fruits.
i) ______________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
(c) Why are fruit trees important?
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(d) Give any one example of indigenous fruits.
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[5 Marks]
SECTION B
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
6a) What is a domestic animal?
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(b) List two examples of domestic animals.
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(c) Name two animals that are used for transport and draught power.
i) ______________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
[5 Marks]
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7. (a) Name one dairy product.
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(b) Which animal provides beef?
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(c) Give two examples of small livestock.
i) ______________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
(d) What is poultry?
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[5 Marks]
8 (a) What are farm implements?
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(b) Give any one example of farm implements.
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(c) Name any one cutting tool.
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(d) Give any one farm implement drawn by animals?
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(e) What name is given to the record of farm implements?
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[5 Marks]
SECTION C
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS
9(a) Water harvesting means.
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(b) Why is it important to harvest water?
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c) State two water borne diseases.
i) ______________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
(d) List one way that can be used to make water safe for drinking
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[5 Marks]
10 (a) What are the two groups of materials?
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(b) Name the materials used to make window panes
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(c) Name one object made from metal
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(d) Why do we use tools when we do work?
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[5 Marks]
11 (a) What is a landform?
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(b) Give any two examples of natural landforms.
i.______________________________________________________ [1]
ii. ______________________________________________________ [1]
(c) Why are landforms important?
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(d) Which country is to the east of Zimbabwe?
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[5 Marks]
SECTION D
Answer any 1 question in this section
12 (a) What is multimedia?
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(b) Give any two examples of multimedia.
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ii.______________________________________________________ [1]
(c) The two main graphical packages are.
i) ______________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ______________________________________________________ [1]
[5 Marks]
13 (a) Which software do we use when making presentations?
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(b) What is a virus?
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(c) Give any one example of a search engine
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(d) What does WWW stand for?
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(e) Give one example of a computer virus?
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[5 Marks]
