Examination on Agricultural Science
Class: Primary 2
Term: Second Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. ________ crops grow food underground. (a) Tuber (b) Fruit (c) Ornamental
2. Which of these is not a tuber crop? (a) Yam (b) Rose (c) Cocoyam
3. The main reason for planting ornamental crops is for ________. (a) food (b) beauty (c) juice
4. Garri is a processed food made from ________. (a) yam (b) cassava (c) rose
5. All of these are uses of fruit crops except ________. (a) making juice (b) building houses (c) eating
6. An example of an ornamental crop is ________. (a) yam (b) hibiscus (c) rice
7. Which of the following is a fruit crop? (a) Mango (b) Cocoyam (c) Yam
8. The correct step in preparing pounded yam is to first ________ the yam. (a) plant (b) boil (c) water
9. Which of these crops does NOT grow its main part underground? (a) Yam (b) Cocoyam (c) Mango
10. Another name for crops grown for beauty is ________ crops. (a) fruit (b) tuber (c) ornamental
11. Which of these is a vegetable crop? (a) Yam (b) Tomato (c) Orange
12. What part of a yam plant do we eat? (a) Flower (b) Stem (c) Tuber
13. We can get juice from ________. (a) yam (b) rice (c) orange
14. A rose flower is an example of an ________ crop. (a) fruit (b) ornamental (c) grain
15. Pounded yam is made from ________. (a) cassava (b) yam (c) cocoyam
16. Crops that bear their fruits above the ground are called ________ crops. (a) tuber (b) fruit (c) grain
17. Yam, cocoyam and potato are examples of ________ crops. (a) fruit (b) tuber (c) ornamental
18. We use ornamental crops to ________ our homes. (a) destroy (b) decorate (c) hide
19. Which of these is a basic step in processing garri? (a) Boiling (b) Grating (c) Planting
20. Eating fruits helps our body to be ________. (a) weak (b) sick (c) healthy

SECTION B: THEORY (30 Marks)
Instruction: Answer any THREE questions.

1. (a) What are tuber crops? (2 marks)
(b) Give two examples of tuber crops. (3 marks)
(c) Mention two processed foods made from tuber crops. (3 marks)
(d) State one use of tuber crops. (2 marks)

2. (a) Define ornamental crops. (2 marks)
(b) List two examples of ornamental crops. (3 marks)
(c) Explain two uses of ornamental crops. (3 marks)
(d) How are ornamental crops different from fruit crops? (2 marks)

3. (a) What are fruit crops? (2 marks)
(b) Give two examples of fruit crops. (3 marks)
(c) State two uses of fruit crops. (3 marks)
(d) Name one way fruits can be processed. (2 marks)

4. (a) Name one crop that grows its edible part underground. (2 marks)
(b) Give two differences between a tuber crop and a grain crop. (3 marks)
(c) Mention two things you need to do to care for a plant you just planted. (3 marks)
(d) What is ‘garri’ made from? (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (a) Tuber
Question 2 – ✅ (b) Rose
Question 3 – ✅ (b) beauty
Question 4 – ✅ (b) cassava
Question 5 – ✅ (b) building houses
Question 6 – ✅ (b) hibiscus
Question 7 – ✅ (a) Mango
Question 8 – ✅ (b) boil
Question 9 – ✅ (c) Mango
Question 10 – ✅ (c) ornamental
Question 11 – ✅ (b) Tomato
Question 12 – ✅ (c) Tuber
Question 13 – ✅ (c) orange
Question 14 – ✅ (b) ornamental
Question 15 – ✅ (b) yam
Question 16 – ✅ (b) fruit
Question 17 – ✅ (b) tuber
Question 18 – ✅ (b) decorate
Question 19 – ✅ (b) Grating
Question 20 – ✅ (c) healthy