Primary 4 Pre-Vocational Studies Third Term Examination Questions

Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 marks)

Instruction: Answer all questions.

Agricultural Science

1. ________ are simple instruments used by farmers to make farm work easier. (a) Farm tools (b) Food nutrients (c) Menu (d) Table manners
2. The ________ is called a cutting tool used for clearing grasses and small plants. (a) basket (b) rake (c) cutlass (d) water trough
3. An example of a digging tool is ________. (a) basket (b) fishing net (c) sickle (d) hoe
4. Which of the following is a farm equipment? (a) Yam (b) Feeding trough (c) Rice (d) Menu
5. All of these are cutting tools except ________. (a) axe (b) cutlass (c) head-pan (d) sickle
6. Which is NOT a carrying tool? (a) Head-pan (b) Pick axe (c) Wheelbarrow (d) Basket
7. The main reason for using farm tools is ________. (a) to waste time (b) to spoil crops (c) to dirty the farm (d) to make farm work easier
8. The correct step in caring for farm tools after use is ________. (a) wash, clean and dry them (b) keep them in mud (c) throw them outside (d) leave them in rain
9. Which of these is not a gathering tool? (a) Basket (b) Rake (c) Cutlass (d) Garden-fork
10. Axe is used mainly for ________. (a) carrying water (b) cutting wood (c) feeding animals (d) planning meals
11. ________ is used for gathering leaves, grasses and rubbish on the farm. (a) Fishing trap (b) Feeding trough (c) Hook and line (d) Rake
12. The ________ is called a container used to give water to animals. (a) water trough (b) pick axe (c) sickle (d) menu
13. An example of an animal farm tool is ________. (a) breakfast (b) fishing net (c) rice (d) yam
14. Which of the following tools is used for catching fish? (a) Hook and line (b) Garden-fork (c) Hoe (d) Head-pan
15. Farm tools should be stored in a cool, dry place to prevent ________. (a) menu planning (b) eating (c) growth (d) rusting
16. All of these are ways of caring for farm tools except ________. (a) drying after use (b) washing after use (c) leaving them wet (d) rubbing oil on metal parts
17. Blunt edges of farm tools should be ________. (a) buried (b) soaked in water (c) sharpened (d) broken
18. Rubbing oil on metal parts of farm tools helps to prevent ________. (a) feeding (b) rusting (c) meal planning (d) digestion
19. Which is NOT an animal farm equipment? (a) Water trough (b) Feeding trough (c) Basket (d) Cutlass
20. The correct use of a wheelbarrow is to ________. (a) carry farm materials (b) feed poultry directly (c) catch fish (d) cut grasses

Home Economics

21. ________ is anything we eat or drink that helps the body to grow and stay healthy. (a) Rust (b) Rake (c) Food (d) Hoe
22. The ________ is called a useful substance in food needed by the body. (a) basket (b) cutlass (c) head-pan (d) nutrient
23. An example of carbohydrate food is ________. (a) yam (b) sickle (c) water trough (d) fishing net
24. Which of the following is a reason for eating food? (a) To dirty the table (b) To grow and stay healthy (c) To rust tools (d) To spoil meals
25. All of these are connected with good food habits except ________. (a) washing hands before meals (b) washing hands after meals (c) eating with dirty hands (d) using good table manners
26. Which is NOT a function of food? (a) Giving energy (b) Maintaining health (c) Helping growth (d) Causing rust
27. The main reason for eating carbohydrates is ________. (a) to catch fish (b) to give energy (c) to clean farm tools (d) to sharpen tools
28. The correct step in meal planning is ________. (a) include all necessary nutrients (b) avoid balanced meals (c) ignore food nutrients (d) plan only one type of food always
29. Which of these is not a food source? (a) Rice (b) Protein food (c) Hoe (d) Yam
30. Food nutrients help the body to ________. (a) become weak always (b) spoil tools (c) rust quickly (d) work properly
31. ________ is the lack of one or more nutrients in the body. (a) Deficiency (b) Carrying (c) Mechanization (d) Gathering
32. The ________ is called the list of food to be served at a meal. (a) sickle (b) menu (c) farm tool (d) trough
33. An example of body-building food is ________. (a) head-pan (b) axe (c) rake (d) protein food
34. Which of the following foods gives energy? (a) Feeding trough (b) Rice (c) Basket (d) Fishing trap
35. Adequate diet means ________. (a) food that contains the needed nutrients in the right amount (b) eating only yam every day (c) eating without washing hands (d) food without nutrients
36. All of these should be considered when planning meals except ________. (a) daily meals (b) balanced food choices (c) making the food dirty (d) including all nutrients
37. Which is NOT a daily meal? (a) Breakfast (b) Lunch (c) Dinner (d) Rusting
38. A balanced meal for the day should include ________. (a) only one food always (b) different nutrients needed by the body (c) dirty water (d) farm tools
39. Deficiency disease may occur when a person ________. (a) plans meals well (b) eats adequate diet (c) lacks important nutrients (d) washes hands before eating
40. The correct table manner before and after meals is to ________. (a) wash hands (b) leave the table dirty (c) eat with dirty hands (d) waste food

SECTION B: THEORY (30 marks)

Instruction: Answer any THREE questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. Answer the following questions on farm tools and equipment.
(a) Define farm tools. (2 marks)
(b) State two uses of farm tools on the farm. (2 marks)
(c) Mention two cutting tools. (2 marks)
(d) Mention two carrying tools. (2 marks)
(e) State one use of a wheelbarrow. (2 marks)

2. Answer the following questions on animal farm tools and care of tools.
(a) Mention two animal farm tools. (2 marks)
(b) State one use of fishing net. (2 marks)
(c) Mention two animal farm equipment. (2 marks)
(d) State one reason for washing and drying tools after use. (2 marks)
(e) State one way of preventing rusting of farm tools. (2 marks)

3. Answer the following questions on food and nutrients.
(a) Define food. (2 marks)
(b) Define nutrients. (2 marks)
(c) State two reasons why people eat food. (2 marks)
(d) Mention two sources of carbohydrates. (2 marks)
(e) State one function of carbohydrates in the body. (2 marks)

4. Answer the following questions on meal planning and food habits.
(a) Define adequate diet. (2 marks)
(b) Define meal planning. (2 marks)
(c) State two factors to consider when planning meals. (2 marks)
(d) What is a menu? (2 marks)
(e) State two good food habits or table manners. (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme

Question 1 – ✅ (a) Farm tools
Question 2 – ✅ (c) cutlass
Question 3 – ✅ (d) hoe
Question 4 – ✅ (b) Feeding trough
Question 5 – ✅ (c) head-pan
Question 6 – ✅ (b) Pick axe
Question 7 – ✅ (d) to make farm work easier
Question 8 – ✅ (a) wash, clean and dry them
Question 9 – ✅ (c) Cutlass
Question 10 – ✅ (b) cutting wood
Question 11 – ✅ (d) Rake
Question 12 – ✅ (a) water trough
Question 13 – ✅ (b) fishing net
Question 14 – ✅ (a) Hook and line
Question 15 – ✅ (d) rusting
Question 16 – ✅ (c) leaving them wet
Question 17 – ✅ (c) sharpened
Question 18 – ✅ (b) rusting
Question 19 – ✅ (d) Cutlass
Question 20 – ✅ (a) carry farm materials
Question 21 – ✅ (c) Food
Question 22 – ✅ (d) nutrient
Question 23 – ✅ (a) yam
Question 24 – ✅ (b) To grow and stay healthy
Question 25 – ✅ (c) eating with dirty hands
Question 26 – ✅ (d) Causing rust
Question 27 – ✅ (b) to give energy
Question 28 – ✅ (a) include all necessary nutrients
Question 29 – ✅ (c) Hoe
Question 30 – ✅ (d) work properly
Question 31 – ✅ (a) Deficiency
Question 32 – ✅ (b) menu
Question 33 – ✅ (d) protein food
Question 34 – ✅ (b) Rice
Question 35 – ✅ (a) food that contains the needed nutrients in the right amount
Question 36 – ✅ (c) making the food dirty
Question 37 – ✅ (d) Rusting
Question 38 – ✅ (b) different nutrients needed by the body
Question 39 – ✅ (c) lacks important nutrients
Question 40 – ✅ (a) wash hands