Grade 7 BEST AGRICULTURE Answers
Grade 7 BEST AGRICULTURE Answers
Grade 7 BEST AGRICULTURE Answers
ANSWER BOOK
EXAMINATION 1
PAPER 1
1B 2C 3B 4A 5C
6D 7A 8B 9C 10 A
11 C 12 B 13 D 14 A 15 D
16 B 17 D 18 B 19 C 20 D
21 A 22 B 23 C 24 B 25 C
26 D 27 B 28 A 29 C 30 B
31 C 32 B 33 A 34 C 35 C
36 A 37 C 38 C 39 D 40 B
41 A 42 D 43 C 44 A 45 A
46 C 47 B 48 C 49 B 50 C
EXAMINATION 1
PAPER 2
2. (a) Weather is condition of atmosphere at a particular time hence climate is a systematic trend of
weather over long time.
(b) 5
(c) 5
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3. (a) Breaking down of rocks into smaller particles
(b) leaves, chemicals from industries and agriculture, human waste etc.
6.
7. (a) hoe
(c) blade
(b) Flower where fruits are made, development of seeds. Leaves for photosynthesis, for losing out
water. Stem for supporting branches, and for transporting water from roots to all parts. Roots for
storage of food and to anchor the tree.
9. (a) An orchard should be near water supply, accessible, good soil drainage, deep soils.
10. (a) During respiration plants take in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide and during
photosynthesis its vice versa.
(b) Physiology.
ii) Breathing
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iii) The loss of water by plants through leaves.
EXAMINATION 2
PAPER 1
1D 2B 3A 4B 5A
6C 7D 8C 9C 10 A
11 C 12 B 13 D 14 A 15 D
16 A 17 B 18 A 19 D 20 A
21 A 22 A 23 B 24 A 25 A
26 C 27 B 28 A 29 C 30 D
31 A 32 B 33 B 34 A 35 D
36 A 37 B 38 C 39 D 40 C
41 A 42 D 43 B 44 A 45 A
46 A 47 B 48 C 49 A 50 B
EXAMINATION 2
PAPER 2
1 (a) Agriculture
2 (a) Enrich the soil, improves water holding capacity, increases soil temperature for germination,
improves soil structure.
3 (a) Small scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers for sale.
(c) In diversified farming a farmer keeps different types of animals and grows a variety of crops
while in specialised farming a farmer keeps one type of animal or grows one type of crop.
5 (a) Mattock.
(c) storeroom.
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(d) Greasing, cleaning, mending, etc.
(c)
SECTION B
7 (a) i) spade, hoe, pick. Etc ii) saw, slasher, machete, etc iii) bucket, can, wheelbarrow.
(c) It is fragile.
9 choose any fruit vegetable and explain how it is grown, eg tomato, pepper, egg plant.
EXAMINATION 3
PAPER 1
1D 2B 3D 4C 5B
6B 7A 8C 9B 10 C
11 C 12 A 13 B 14 B 15 B
16 C 17 A 18 C 19 D 20 A
21 B 22 B 23 B 24 B 25 C
26 B 27 A 28 B 29 C 30 C
31 B 32 B 33 A 34 B 35 B
36 C 37 B 38 C 39 A 40 D
41 C 42 B 43 D 44 C 45 A
46 A 47 C 48 A 49 C 50 C
EXAMINATION 3
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PAPRE 2
SECTION A
2 (a) i) Trained worker. ii) a worker who has knowledge but was not trained e.g tractor drivers.
iii) no skill required.
4 (a) to improve aeration, to improve water holding capacity of the soil, to turn down residue for
decaying. etc
6 (a) Improves soil fertility, all soil nutrients are used fully, controls pests, improves yield.
SECTION B
EXAMINATION 4
PAPER 1
1B 2D 3A 4C 5A
6A 7C 8A 9C 10 D
11 C 12 D 13 C 14 A 15 C
16 B 17 D 18 C 19 D 20 B
21 B 22 D 23 C 24 B 25 D
26 A 27 C 28 B 29 B 30 A
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31 B 32 B 33 A 34 C 35 A
36 D 37 C 38 A 39 C 40 B
41 A 42 B 43 B 44 D 45 A
46 A 47 A 48 A 49 D 50D
PAPER 2
SECTION A
1 (a) i) Farming where the farmer grows crops and keep animals.
ii) Growing one type of crop or keeping one animal year after year.
(b) When one project fails the farmer will still get yields from other projects, has high income base,
projects share risks.
2 (a) Horticulture.
It shows the farmer whether he/she is making profit or not, agriculture is business.
(c) $400+$118=$518.
4 (a) $420-$230=$130.
(b) Crop production, animal production, agricultural engineering, agricultural economics, soil
science etc.
SECTION B
7 (a) i) repairs farm machinery, makes farm infrastructure and roads. ii) finds new varieties of crops,
researches on diseases of plants.
(c) adds nutrients, improves soil structure, improves aeration, improves water holding capacity.
(d) clay.
(b) CMR beetle (blister beetle), cutworm, aphids, semi loppers, bean stem maggot, red spider mite,
heliothis bollworm and nematodes.
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9 (a) i) $66 ii) $250 iii) $16 iv) $332 v) $15
(b) $313
10 (a) it does not fully utilise the land, protection of animals is very minimum, it is difficult to identify
sick animal, young animals can be lost.
(b) animals get high nutritive value of food, easy to detect sick animals, no losses through
predators.
EXAMINATIN 5
PAPER 1
1D 2A 3A 4D 5A
6C 7D 8B 9D 10 C
11 A 12 A 13 D 14 C 15 B
16 D 17 A 18 C 19 A 20 C
21 A 22 D 23 D 24 D 25 B
26 C 27 C 28 A 29 C 30 D
31 C 32 B 33 C 34 C 35 A
36 B 37 D 38 C 39 A 40 D
41 C 42 D 43 B 44 C 45 B
46 A 47 B 48 A 49 B 50 D
PAPER 2
SECTION A
2 (a) wooden material will rot, metal tools will get rust.
(d) use the right tool for the right job, do not rush, sharpen it, wear protective clothes like
gumboots.
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(b) Running water, temperature changes, freezing water.
SECTION B
(c) roots to absorb nutrients, leaves for making food, stem to transport food from leaves to roots
and from roots to all parts, flowers for seed development.
(b) small living non leaf plants which grows on dwalas or rocks. They weaken rocks causing
weathering.
9 (a) it shows whether a famer is making profit, the farmer will decide on profitable projects, a
farmer can make changes, helps the farmer on how to use money.
(d) cuttings.
EXAMINATION 6
PAPER 1
1A 2B 3B 4B 5A
6B 7C 8B 9A 10 D
11 B 12 A 13 B 14 A 15 A
16 D 17 D 18 A 19 B 20 B
21 B 22 A 23 A 24 B 25 B
26 B 27 C 28 C 29 B 30 A
31 B 32 A 33 D 34 B 35 A
36 C 37 D 38 C 39 D 40 A
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41 B 42 A 43 A 44 A 45 C
46 C 47 C 48 C 49 C 50 C
PAPER 2
SECTION A
(b) watering animals, building farm structures, cleaning, watering plants etc.
5 (a) weather.
(b) temperature ___________thermometer, rainfall _____ rain gauge , humidity ___ hygrometer,
air pressure_____pascals etc.
SECTION B
7 Slaughtering of the animal, dressing, packing meat in packs for selling as meat is the product. Meat
can be sold to locals, feathers as by products can be used to make pillows, droppings are used as
manure.
9 (a) i) grass, leaves, stalks, soil. ii) sickle, pick, shovel. iii) 2m long, 1m wide, 1m high.
10 (a) dig the land and add organic matter, add basal cover, water the beds.
(b) i) marigold, dah lias, pausy ii) elephant ear, flame lily.
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(c) aphids, caterpillars, cutworms.
EXAMINATION 7
PAPER 1
1D 2B 3D 4D 5D
6D 7B 8B 9A 10 A
11 A 12 C 13 A 14 A 15 B
16 C 17 C 18 D 19 C 20 C
21 D 22 A 23 B 24 B 25 B
26 A 27 D 28 A 29 A 30 A
31 D 32 A 33 B 34 A 35 D
36 C 37 A 38 B 39 C 40 C
41 C 42 A 43 D 44 D 45 C
46 D 47 C 48 D 49 C 50 D
EXAMINATION 7
PAPRE 2
SECTION A
1 (a)
humidity Hygrometer
Temperature thermometer
(b) knots
2 (a) they help in decomposition of organic matter, fix in nitrogen, improves aeration.
(c) adds fertility, improves water holding capacity, improves soil structure.
(b) roots.
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4 (a) weeding, spraying herbicides,
(b) leaching.
SECTION B
7 here the learner needs to explain how rabbits or chickens are kept under the following headings;
housing, feeds, caring diseases which affect, control of diseases, products and by products, marketing
.
9 the answers given here differs with the areas of study on the party of the learner. However leaf
vegetables prefer winter.
10 (a) tree nursery need where there is reliable water supply, soils should be loam, away from astray
animals, etc
EXAMINATION 8
PAPER 1
1A 2B 3C 4A 5C
6B 7D 8A 9C 10 C
11 A 12 B 13 B 14 B 15 C
16 A 17 B 18 C 19 C 20 C
21 B 22 C 23 C 24 A 25 B
26 D 27 B 28 B 29 B 30 A
31 A 32 C 33 C 34 A 35
36 C 37 C 38 A 39 B 40 B
41 B 42 D 43 D 44 D 45 D
46 C 47 D 48 A 49 C 50 C
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EXAMINATION 8
PAPRE 2
SECTION A
1 (a) i) When one project fails another one will help, there is high income base, Spread of risks,
diseases can be controlled. ii) more experience is gained, requires low capital to start.
(b) floods can cause water logging, hail storm can damage crops, little rainfall causes wilting.
3 (a)
TOOL CLASS
Axe, saw, sickle etc Cutting tool
Pick Digging tool
Bucket, hose pipe etc Watering tool
(b) spade
SECTION B
(d) for micro-organisms to live, for plant roots to respire, improve organic matter decay.
(b) leaves are twisted at the edge, leaves are burnt at edges.
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10 (a) dry grass, wood shavings, sand etc.
EXAMINATION 9
PAPER 1
1C 2D 3A 4C 5B
6A 7A 8D 9C 10 B
11 C 12 C 13 B 14 C 15 C
16 C 17 D 18 B 19 A 20 D
21 A 22 A 23 C 24 C 25 C
26 A 27 B 28 D 29 D 30 B
31 D 32 B 33 B 34 D 35 C
36 A 37 A 38 C 39 B 40 D
41 C 42 D 43 A 44 B 45 B
46 A 47 D 48 B 49 C 50 A
EXAMINATION 9
PAPRE 2
SECTION A
2 Field crops; maize, sorghum, millet ctc. Garden crops; covo, rape, peas, cabbage etc
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10 To conserve moisture.
11 When the farmer make use of natural ecosystem for agriculture. Example is use of onions to expel
pests.
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13 Diarrhoea, cholera dysentery etc.
15 By hand
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SECTION B
1 (a) Cabbage
Beans
Tomato
Onion
Carrot
(c) Lemon
Orange _______dangerous
4 (a) They provide draught power, attracts tourists, provide food etc.
5 (a) To protect them from predators, for them not to run astray.
(c) Hatch
(d) Kindling
EXAMINATION 10
PAPER 1
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1C 2A 3C 4A 5B
6D 7B 8B 9A 10 A
11 D 12 B 13 A 14 A 15 D
16 A 17 B 18 A 19 C 20 A
21 A 22 A 23 A 24 B 25 A
26 A 27 C 28 A 29 C 30 D
31 C 32 C 33 B 34 B 35 C
36 D 37 C 38 A 39 D 40
41 D 42 D 43 C 44 D 45 B
46 A 47 B 48 A 49 B 50 A
EXAMINATION 10
PAPRE 2
SECTION A
3 (a) 4
(c) In Winter.
(d) Winter
(e) Summer.
(b) Clay
(c) Clay
(d) Sand
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(c) Human action
(d) True
(d) False
SECTION B
(b) making
(c) decorations
(e) sadza
(g) root
(h) leaf
(b) Nursery.
(c) A rake
(d) Hosepipe.
(g) An orchard
(i) oranges.
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EXAMINATION 11
PAPER 1
1B 2C 3C 4C 5D
6B 7A 8A 9B 10 B
11 D 12 B 13 A 14 A 15 B
16 A 17 B 18 D 19 B 20 B
21C 22 D 23 D 24 D 25 C
26 C 27 D 28 A 29 C 30 A
31 C 32 B 33 C 34 A 35 C
36 B 37 D 38 D 39 D 40 B
41 D 42 A 43 C 44 D 45 B
46 A 47 B 48 A 49 B 50 A
EXAMINATION 11
PAPRE 2
SECTION A
2 (a) ADVANTAGE: There is high income base, a farmer can rely on another crop if one crop fails
3 (a) i) A worker without any course. ii) A worker who had gone for a training at a college or
university. iii) A worker who is half trained like a tractor driver.
(b) Wear protective clothes/ do not spray on a windy day/ do not eat or smoke.
4 (a) 5
(c) Region 5
(b) Loam.
6 (a) weather is the condition of atmosphere at a given place and at a given time while climate
prevails over a long period.
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(b) Deforestation, human action.
(c) Tomatoes
(c) Improves soil fertility, improves water holding capacity, improves warmth.
(e) has good drainage, has nutrients, has good water holding capacity, soil living organisms.
SECTION B
7 (a) By recycling,
(d) For living organisms to live, for roots to respire, improves decaying.
8 (a) A farmer will decide weather he is making profit or not, to plan the type of crop to grow, to
decide on how to use money economically.
(d) inventory, production records, financial records, income and expenditure record.
9 a = organic matter, b = water or air, c = water or air and d = inorganic matter or mineral
matter.
(b) the main parts of a plant in agriculture are roots, leaves, stem and flowers. NOTE: there is no
mark for labelling parts like bark or branches.
(b) Putting seeds in a furrow or in a line as we do when making a nursery for cabbages.
(c) Promotes life for the living organisms in soil, improves soil fertility, improves water holding
capacity, improves aeration, improves recommended soil structure in general.
(d) Good aeration, water holding capacity, drainage . Also promotes life, has nutrients.
(e) Irrigation.
EXAMINATION 12
PAPER 1
1A 2C 3C 4A 5B
6A 7B 8D 9D 10 C
11 C 12 B 13 A 14 A 15 C
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16 C 17 D 18 C 19 A 20 C
21 B 22 A 23 C 24 C 25 C
26 A 27 B 28 D 29 C 30 C
31 B 32 C 33 D 34 A 35 D
36 B 37 D 38 C 39 A 40 B
41 B 42 C 43 A 44 B 45 C
46 B 47 C 48 B 49 B 50 D
EXAMINATION 12
PAPRE 2
SECTION A
(b) For employment creation, for providing food, improves foreign currency base, provide raw
materials for processing industries.
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(d) Sitting and making of farm structures such as roads and buildings, maintenance of farm
machinery.
2 (a) Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring. NOTE a child can opt to describe the season there is no
problem such as for one can say, Cold dry season.
3 (a) A diet which constitutes all the required nutrients in their correct proportion.
4 (a)
TOOL USE
(i) Spade Shallow digging
(b) Indigenous grow naturally in a country while exotic are brought from other countries.
(c) Provide wood, food for our animals, provide medicine, etc.
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6 (a) Physical, chemical, biological, mechanical.
(b) Running water, moving animals, acid rain. NOTE: wind only is not an agent but strong wind
carrying stones.
SECTION B
7 Here there is a variety of answers as the child can choose a leaf vegetable of choice.
(b) Carring include housing, supplying of clean water and food, medication, disinfecting houses,
scouting for pests and diseases, etc.
(c) Products differs with the type of small livestock. Processing include slaughtering, dressing,
and packing. By products include pelts, manure, feathers, etc.
9 (a) An orchard should be: near a good supply of reliable water, soils should be deep and well
drained, land should be of gentle slop, place should be free from roaming/ astray animals. Should
be in the proximity.
(b) Should be fenced, regular check up of pests, pruned, make basins, water them, spray, etc.
(c) Provide food, wood, medicine, reduce soil erosion, provide organic matter, etc.
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DATE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT DATE INCOME AMOUNT
12/01/17 100 crates eggs $700______
Quail chicks $100 11/06/17 at $7 each
2 bags growers
mash at $25 each $50_______
Chemicals $20
$700________
Total expenditure $330______ Total Income
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ii) $370 profit.
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