AGRICULTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PAPER 1
MID-YEAR NAPH EXAM GRADE SEVEN 2023
1. What do we call chickens bred 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. Agronomist 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 labeled 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 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 fertliser at the rate of 200kg 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. soil type and
animals kept C. people in an area. D. temperature and rainfall pattern
14. Study the table below and answer the question that follows
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Peas A potato Onion
Which crop is labelled A?
A. Bean B. rape C. tomato D. carrots
15. What name is given to a layer which protects the earth from heat energy?
A. global layer B. ozone layer C. sky D. clouds
16. Which type of farming is practiced in region 2?
A. diversified B. mixed C. specialized D. intensive
17. The commonest source of draught power in communal lands is ……….
A. animal power B. human power C. tractor power D. wind
18. The picture below shows a tool used for cutting. What is the
name of the tool?
A. mattock B. hoe C. pick D. sickle
19. Weathering is the ……………..
A. breaking down of rocks and stones. B. decomposition of plant matter C. average daily
condition of the atmosphere D. release of green house gases leading to climate change
20. The diagram below shows a method used by farmers to propagate fruit trees. The method
is called …………
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A. ground layering B. budding C. air layering D. grafting
21. The diagram shows a four figure grid reference
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Hospital
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20
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01 02 03 04 05 06
What is the position of the hospital?
A. 0605 B. 0630 C. 0530 D. 3003
22. The figure below shows the horizons in the soil profile. What is letter C?
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A. gravel B. subsoil C. parent rock D topsoil
23. Pure water can be obtained after ………..
A. filtration B. distillation C. dissolving. D.winnowing
24. Electricity generated from water is called …………….
A. thermal B. nuclear C. solar D. hydro
25. The male sex cells are produced in the ………
A. penis B. ovary C. testes D. scrotum
Study the diagram below questions 26 and 27
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. a battery has no power B. the bulb has a fault C. the circuit is incomplete
D. the wiring is a plastic.
28. Which of the following is water related sport?
A. soccer B. rugby C. diving D. cricket
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29. Which one is not an effect of a veld fire?
A. destruction of property B. loss of animal life.
C. damages the environment D. improves soil fertility
30. Where does blood collect oxygen?
A. mouth B. lungs C. all parts of the body D. small intestines
31. The diagram below represents the main organ for ………………..
A. circulatory system B. respiratory system
C. transpiration D. dilution
32. Which of the following appliances converts electrical energy to heat energy?
A. computer B. stove C. fan D. television
33. Photosynthesis is a process by which ……………
A. green plants and other organisms use sunlight to produce food from carbon dioxide and
water.
B. dry plants and other organisms use sunlight to produce food from carbon dioxide and
water
C. green plants use sunlight to produce food from carbon dioxide and oxygen
D. green plants use sunlight to produce nutrients from carbon dioxide
34. A ……… protects the appliance.
A. plug B. chord C fuse D. bulb
35. Laptops store information on a ……..
A. keyboard B. screen C. hard drive D. mouse
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36. To protect computers from dust one can use …………………
A. disk defragmentation B. antivirus soft ware
C. protective covers D. error checking
37. Storing information on the internet is called ……
A. backup B. cloud C. internet D. Wi-Fi
38. Virus are a threat to computers. Virus can be detected through the use of …..
A, a scanner B. a temporary file C. a computer network D. an antivirus software.
39. Which programe is used to create spread sheet?
A. Ms Word B. Ms Excel C. Ms Access D. Ms Power Point
40. Some Grade sevens applied for Form One vacancies online. This is called …………..
A. e-marking B. e-learning. C. e- commerce D. e-registration
