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SCIENCE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following animal feeds is not a pasture?

a)

Lucerne.

b)

Oats.

c)

Kikuyu grass.

d)

Star grass.

2.

A pasture land is usually set aside for feeding of the following groups of animals except

a)

Poultry.

b)

Sheep.

c)

Goats.

d)

Cattle.

3.

The size of a paddock made by a farmer can be determined by all the following factors except

a)

type of grass.

b)

prevailing weather conditions.

c)

the size of the land.

d)

direction of wind.

4.

Chantal classified animal feeds into two groups as shown in the table.

What factors did Chantal consider while grouping the feeds?

a)

Fodder crops and pastures

b)

Concentrates and conserved feeds

c)

Proteins and carbohydrates

d)

Dry feeds and moist feeds

5.

_______________is the other name given to commercial animal feeds.

a)

Silage.

b)

Conserved feeds.

c)

Concentrates.

d)

Fodder.

6.

Which one of the following types of animal feeds is a fodder crop?

a)

Banana stem.

b)

Wheat bran.

c)

Star grass.

d)

Nandi setaria.

7.

Which one of the following foods can be preserved using drying, smoking and salting?

a)

Spinach.

b)

Milk.

c)

Fish

d)

Maize germ.

8.

Which one of the following is not a method of preserving food?

a)

Sun drying.

b)

Freezing.

c)

Frying.

d)

Using honey.

9.

Which one of the following is not a modern method of preserving food?

a)

Drying.

b)

Pasteurisation.

c)

Canning.

d)

Salting.

10.

The animal feed that is dried and stored for future use is referred to as

a)

Fodder.

b)

Hay.

c)

Silage.

d)

Concentrate.

11.

The following are characteristics of a certain type of animal feed.

i) Low temperature.

ii) Dry.

iii) High nutrient quality.

The type of animal feed described above is_________

a)

roughages.

b)

silage.

c)

hay.

d)

concentrates

12.

The method of keeping fruits and vegetables in tins for preservation is called ________

a)

freezing.

b)

canning.

c)

pasteurization.

d)

bottling.

13.

________ is a type of animal feeds that is cut and then preserved in silos without drying.

a)

Hay

b)

Silage

c)

Concentrates

d)

Fodder

14.

A person suffering from cholera should be

a)

vaccinated.

b)

treated with antibiotics and given plenty of fluids as well.

c)

given mineral supplements.

d)

allowed to prepare food for others.

15.

Pastures or fodders crops that are harvested and stored to be used in times of scarcity are called ____________________

a)

concentrates.

b)

hay.

c)

silage.

d)

conserved feeds.

16.

Baraka, a Standard Six boy, at Lions Primary School exhibited the following symptoms.

i) Produced diarrhoea with mucus.

ii) Become severely dehydrated.

iii) Lost consciousness.

The boy was likely to be suffering from

a)

typhoid.

b)

malaria.

c)

cholera.

d)

Bilharzia.

17.

The diagram below shows a type of grazing method.

The method shown has the following advantages except

a)

the pasture is given time to re-grow

b)

helps to control parasites.

c)

ensures even distribution of manure.

d)

it is not easy to collect manure.

18.

Which of the following food preservation methods cannot be carried out at home?

a)

Canning.

b)

Drying.

c)

Smoking.

d)

Freezing.

19.

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of commercial feeds?

a)

Some are given as the only feeds.

b)

Some are given together with other feeds.

c)

They are mainly to increase yields.

d)

Only given to dairy cows.

20.

Atieno noticed that some bits of soil had been removed from the soil along the roof of their house. The type of soil erosion noticed by Atieno is________

a)

rill erosion.

b)

spatter erosion.

c)

gulley erosion.

d)

sheet erosion.