Grade 4 Agriculture Topical Questions Homework
Grade 4 Agriculture Topical Questions Homework
Grade 4 Agriculture Topical Questions Homework
AGRICULTURE
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(a) Which soil will hold the water for a long time? Give one reason.
(b) Which one holds the water for the Shortest time?
3. Gathure wanted to grow maize crops. Which was the best soil for this activity?
5. (a) Aisha visited her grandparents and realized that her grandfather was using animal beddings and
vegetable leftover to make manure. Which type of manure was this?
9. What is humus?
EXERCISE 2
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b) Which are the best materials that can be used for mulching?
EXERCISE 3
1. Write down three small wild animals which can destroy crops.
3. Apart from scaring the animals away, which other methods can be used to prevent the animals from
destroying crops?
EXERCISE 4
3. State two ways of taking care of seedlings which are still in a nursery bed.
4. What is transplanting?
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9. Why are farmers advised to cut off any diseased plant in the farm?
10. Write down any two farming tools which are needed during transplanting?
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(a) Legumes
(b) Cereals
(c) Vegetables
(a) Spinach
the community?
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EXERCISE 7
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(a) Jembe
(b) Panga
(d) Trowel
2. Discuss the reasons of using each tool for its right purpose.
(a) A wheelbarrow
(c) A machete
REVISION EXERCISE 8
(a) Sowing
(c) Thinning
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(b) A rake
(d) A trowel
8. How can the farmers ensure that the garden tools are well maintained?
10. State two protective measures which should be taken when using farm tools and equipment's
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3. Why do you think clay soil does not allow water to pass through easily?
(a) Papers (b) Stones (c) Kitchen waste (d) Polythene bags
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A. Bottle irrigation
B. Sprinkler irrigation
C. Drip irrigation
D. Watering
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10. Do you think a scarecrow helps farmers to keep animals away? Give a reason
12. List down the ways in which farmers can keep away the animals which destroy their farm produce.
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15. Discuss the places where we can obtain fruit tee seeds?
17. Anita observed and noticed that her mother was sprinkling ash during preparation of compost manure.
What was the importance of the ash?
19.
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(d) What is the essence of watering seedlings in the morning or in the evening?
(a) transplanting
(b) seedling
(c) weeding
27. Which tools and equipment's does one need during transplanting
29. What do you think should be done to improve the conditions of these fruit trees?
30. How can you prevent monkey from eating mangoes from your school farm?
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(b) Which type of soil has fine particles and holds a lot of water?
5. Amanda wanted to water her seedlings. Which was the best time to carry out this activity?
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11.
(b) How can a farmer take care of the above cereal crop?
(a) Sowing
(b) Trenches
(c) Shovel
13. Why is it advisable to use a watering can to water seedlings instead of a hose pipe?
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16. Draw and name the farm tool which is used for levelling?
17. Kipkoech wanted to carry manure to his farm. What was he supposed to use?
18. Discuss the safety measures which should be observed when handling farm tools and equipment.
22, Why is it important to make small holes at the bottom of a container before planting?
23. Discuss the ways in which we can take care of container gardens?
27. Draw and name one small animal which can destroy crops.
29. Put each in the right group kales, tomato, apple, cabbage, pawpaw, lemon, carrot, orange.
Fruits Vegetables
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1. Which type of soil has large particles and holds less water?
4.
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11. Discuss the importance of watering seedling in the moming or in the evening?
13. Why should we reduce the amount of water when preparing seedlings for transplanting?
15.
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(b) Write down the crops and fruits which can be destroyed by the above animals.
(c) How can we prevent the animals from eating the fruits?
16. How does drip irrigation help to conserve water in a fruit garden?
17. Do you think mulching prevents weeds from growing in a nursery bed? Discuss.
18. How do you take care of the fruit trees in your garden?
20. Print a male and a femaie goat and mount them on your exercise book.
26. State ways in which you can prepare seedlings for transplanting.
27. Write down ways of protecting the fruit tree seedlings from damage.
28. State the importance of harvesting fruits or other farm products appropnately.
29. Explain tow differences between a beef cow and a dairy cow.
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(a) Sowing
(b) Transplanting
(c) Weeding
(d) Pruning
5. Draw, name and colour two types of vegetables found in your locality.
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A. Proteins
B. Vitamins
C. Carbohydrates
D. Nutrients
(a) mulching
(b) watering
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14. A __ is used for scooping and moving loose matenals such as sand soil.
16. State the use of the diagonal stick wtuch is put when preparing compost manure
17. Which safety measure should you observe when using a Jembe?
18. What is the importance of reading the manufacturing instruction before using any agricultural
chemical?
19. List down two types of crops which can be grown in sacks
21. Discuss the steps of preparing a container garden for sowing tiny seeds.
23. Discuss ways in which you can spent the money you get after selling your farm produce.
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26. Which type of crop do well in areas that have a lot of water
28. State the importance of soil in farming 29. If you are a farmer which type of soil will you prefer for
growing crops?
30. List down materials which can be used to prepare compost manure/
(a) Clay
(b) Loam
(c) Sand
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11. Amani keeps dairy animals what does she get from these animals.
15. Discuss the suitable materials which can be used to make compost manure.
16.
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20.
21. List down three animals which can Cause serious damage to crops
24.
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(b) List down ways in which you can take care of these seedlings?
27. Why is it advisable to avoid weeding when the soil is too wet
30. Which farm tool is used to lift seedlings from a nursery bed?
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MODEL PAPER 6
1. Use this table to answer the questions. Soil Ability to hold water
Clay
Sand
Loam
(holds little amount of water, holds a lot of water, holds some water)
2. Which type of soil has fine particles and very slippery when it rains?
4. Draw a potato.
10. How can you prepare harvested crops for human consumption?
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17.
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23. What is the importance of shaking off soil from weeds when one is weeding?
24. List down the materials which can be used for mulching.
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2. How can you keep the small wild animals away from a crop gardens?
5. What is mulching?
13.
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28. List down the safety measures which should be observed when using a panga.
30. Mary's grandparents live on hills. How do they prepare their land for planting fruit trees?
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3. What Is transplanting?
4. Draw two farm tools and equipment which are required during transplanting process.
8. Which farm tool can be used to break the big soil lumps during nursery bed preparation process
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How can the scarecrow prevent this monkey from eating maize crops?
16. State the advantages of using metallic pipes rather than plastics pipes
20. List down four materials which can be used to make a scarecrow.
21. How can you store photos of small wild animals that destroy crops?
22. How can farmers live better with small wild animals?
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28. Give three examples of tiny seeded crops which and be planted through sowing.
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4. What happens to crops if the soil does not allow water to pass through to the roots?
11. Give two examples of crops which can be watered through drip irrigation
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13. Which is the best type of irrigation for large scale farmers. Give reasons.
15. Kathure saw a troop of monkeys on her farm. Each monkey was on top of the guava trees eating the
fruits. What was the best thing for her to do?
17. Which precaution should you observe when cleaning farm tools and equipment?
23. State two domestic animals and write down their uses.
26. Why are farmers encouraged to cut off diseased branches from trees?
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(a) Cereal
(b) Legume
(c) Sowing
4. Draw and colour your favourite fruits. Which is the best season for harvesting potatoes?
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14. Kennedy visited his fruit garden and found that some of the fruit trees had withered. What was the
best thing for him to do?
17. Discuss the safety measures which should be observed when cleaning farm tools and equipment.
18.
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A. legume
B. fruit
C. vegetable
D. cereal
(a) A Jembe
(b) A panga
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