Primary Sciences Model Answers

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2011 PRIMARY SCIENCES
SECTION A (40 marks)
AGRICULTURE
1. Which of the following can prevent scaly 5. Which of the following is not a function of
leg mites in chickens roots?
A. Cleanliness of the “khola ” A. Holding the plant in the soil
B. Collecting eggs in time B. Taking in water and mineral salts
C. Raising young birds away from older C. Storing food for the plant
ones D. Manufacturing food for the plant
D. Dusting pesticides onto feathers of 6. Which of the following is a characteristics
chickens of loam soil?
2. Which of the following activities is A. It holds moderate amount of water
involved in land preparation? B. It has small air spaces
A. Banking C. It has little amount of nutrients
B. Making box ridges D. It is difficult to till
C. Weeding the land 7. A farmer can cope with risks in farming
D. Harvesting business by
3. Which of the following could help control A. Growing local varieties of crops
leaf spot in groundnuts? B. Enterprise diversification
A. Using recommended spacing C. Practicing monocropping
B. Uprooting the diseased plants D. Keeping one variety of animals
C. Practicing crop rotation 8. To which of the following sub-branches of
D. Early planting animal husbandry do ducks belong?
4. Which of the following is a sign of A. Apiculture
pneumonia in goats? B. Fishculture
A. Dullness C. Poultry
B. Lameness D. Olericulture
C. High fever 9. Which of the following characteristics of
D. Coughing cattle is suitable for dairy production?
A. Short legs
B. Rectangular shape B. To maintain plant growth
C. Large udder C. To improve the quality of flowers
D. No horns D. To improve the soil fertility
10. Cassava cuttings are planted at angle in 15. Which of the following is an advantage of
order to prevent chemical control of weeds?
A. exposure to direct sunlight A. It improves the soil fertility
B. them from being blown by wind B. It avoids the risk of damaging crops
C. termites from attacking the cuttings C. It softens the soil
D. them from rotting D. It makes the crop resistant to diseases
11. A fish pond has 100 fish weighing 100kg
.Calculate the amount of feed needed per 16. Why should farmers be encouraged to
day. grow leguminous trees?
A. 1kg A. They provide enough shade
B. 5kg B. They act as windbreaks
C. 20kg C. They provide quality timber
D. 500kg D. They increase nitrogen content in the
soil
12. The method of applying fertilizer on either
sides of a plant is called 17. Which of the following methods of
A. Dollop propagation can be used for planting
B. Foliar bananas?
C. Banding A. grafting
D. Broadcasting B. suckers
13. Which of the following vegetables is a C. cuttings
tuber? D. budding
A. Beetroot
B. Cucumber 18. Which of the following methods prevent
C. Cowpeas rabbits from developing blisters on their
D. Cauliflower skin?
14. Which of the following is a reason for A. avoiding overcrowding
pruning flowers? B. keeping the “Khola” dry
A. To control pests C. isolating the rabbits

D. vaccinating the rabbits 20. Which of the following is an advantage of
19. Why should seedlings be transplanted late using a deep litter ‘khola’ in keeping
in the afternoon? chickens?
A. to reduce labour A. It is easy to collect eggs
B. to control pests and diseases B. Chickens can find feed for themselves
C. to avoid lodging C. Less labour is required in caring for the
D. to avoid wilting chickens
D. It does not need expensive material to
construct
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
21. Which of the following is considered B. Air cannot pass in and out of the lungs
when costing toys? C. A person breathes in contaminated air
A. The day was manufactured D. A person breathes using the mouth
B. The quantity of the owner only
C. Attractiveness of the finished product 25. Name the technology which is used to
D. Colour of the toy make distant objects look bigger.
22. Which of the technologies could be used A. Mirror
to preserve fruits? B. Microscope
A. Baking C. Periscope
B. Salting D. Telescope
C. Smoking 26. Which of the following helps to regulate
D. Canning body temperature
23. Blood vessels which carry blood to the A. Water
heart are called B. Minerals
A. Capillaries C. Proteins
B. Veins D. Carbohydrates
C. Arteries
Figure 1 is a diagram showing one of the
D. Ducts
methods of separating mixtures. Use it to
24. “Smothering” can be defined as a situation
answer the question 27 and 28.
where
A. Air cannot get into the mouth or nose

27. Which of the following methods of 31. Which of the following make the male part of
separating mixtures is shown in the diagram? the flower?
A. Solvent A. 1 and 2
B. Decanting B. 1 and 4
C. Filtration C. 2 and 3
D. Sieving D. 3 and 4
28. What name is given to the liquid labeled X? 32. What happens to the part labelled 2 after
A. Solvent fertilization?
B. Filtrate A. It becomes a fruits
C. Sediment B. It forms an ovary
D. Distillate C. It falls off
29. Which of the following mixtures can be D. It becomes larger
separated by winnowing? 33. Which of the following is the most effective
A. Grains and husks way of controlling HIV and AIDS
B. Sand and salt A. Using condoms
C. Water and paraffin B. Abstinence
D. Sand and iron filings C. Being faithful to a partner
30. Swelling of the body due to the accumulation D. Not sharing skin cutting instruments
of water is a sign of 34. Which of the following is an example of an
A. Marasmus omnivore?
B. Kwashiorkor A. Hyena
C. Malaria B. Goat
D. Scurvy C. Lion
D. Chicken
Figure 2 is a cross- sectional of a flower. Use
35. Why should a person with nose-bleeding
it to answer Questions 31 and 32.
problem include a lot of fruits in the diet?
A. To strengthen the veins
B. To stop nose bleeding

C. To increase the amount of blood in the
body
D. To help in the clotting of blood
Figure 3 is a diagram of person with a
deficiency disease. Use it to answer
Questions 36 and 37
38. Name the angle labelled P

A. Angle of incidence
B. Angle of refraction
C. Angle of reflection
36. Name the disease the person is suffering from D. Angle of emergence
A. anemia 39. Which property of light is demonstrated in
B. scurvy the diagram ?
C. goitre A. Light can be refracted
D. bilharzia B. Light can be reflected
37. Which of the following could help to prevent C. Light travels in straight lines
the disease ? D. Light rays can be converged
A. Proteins 40. Including carrots in the diet helps in
B. Iodised foods A. the development of strong teeth
C. Carbohydrates B. building resistance against rickets
D. Fats and oils C. preventing the bleeding of gums
Figure 4 is a diagram showing a path of ray D. improving the eyesight
of light passing through a block of glass .Use

it to answer Questions 38 and 39
SECTION B (60 Marks)
AGRICULTURE
41. a. State the two main branches of Agriculture. (2 marks)

 crop production

 animal production
b. Mention any two risks associated with farm business and explain how each risk reduces a farmer’s profit
(4 marks)
 price changes : a decrease in the price for the produce reduces the profits or results in a loss
 weather changes: drought can resulting in wilting of crops
42. a. Give any two disadvantages of skyloo toilet (2 marks)
 expensive to build
 difficult to separate urine from faeces
b. Describe how grinding of millet on a quern is done (2 marks)
 Grains are placed on mother stone and sliding the daughter stone over the mother stone by
forward and backward movements
43. a. State any two ways in which water from wells could be made safe for drinking (2 marks)
 adding chlorine or water guard
 boiling it
b. Explain any two beneficial effects of microorganisms in the production of crops (4 marks)
 help in decomposition of organic matter which is source of nutrient to crops
 help in fixation of nitrogen
44. Why should the following be done when making compost manure ?
(i) Applying a layer of chicken manure .(2 marks)
 for it to decomposefast
(ii) Turning the heap every seven days (2 marks)
 to mix well
45. Table 1 is a substitution table of the meaning of soil fertility
Capacity of soil support plant growth and development
Ability contribute high crop yield
Construct any four definitions of soil fertility from the table

i. Capacity of soil to support plant growth and development
ii. Capacity of soil to contribute to high crop yield
iii. Ability of soil to support plant growth and development
iv. Ability of soil to contribute to high crop yield

46. a. Give any one reason why farmers keep poultry (1 mark)
 source of food
b. Table 2 shows breeds of chickens and number of eggs laid in week
BREED OF NUMBER OF EGGS

CHICKEN
Hyline 30
Stabro 10
Black Australorp 15
(i) Which breed of chicken is most suitable for egg production ?

 Hyline
(ii) Use the information in Table 2 to complete the following bar graph

47. a. Mention two systems that are used in transmitting messages through telephones (2 marks)
 analogue
 digital
b. State the use of fax machine

 to send messages
 to receive messages
48. a. State any three functions of the human skeleton. (3 marks)
 give shape to the body
 give support to the body
 helps in locomotion
 protects delicates parts of the body
b. What is the difference between “complete ” and incomplete metamorphoses? (2 marks)
 Incomplete metamorphosis does not have the pupa stage while complete metamorphosis has pupa
stage
49. Classify the following animals as vertebrates and invertebrates :chicken ,mosquito , amoeba and man .
i. vertebrates :man, chicken (2 marks)
ii. invertebrates :mosquito , amoeba(2 marks)
50. a. Mention any two guidelines for planning meals for sedentary workers (2marks)
 food should be nutritionally balanced
 food should not contain too much fat and oils
b. Plan a meal that sedentary worker could take as lunch (4 marks)
 Nsima
 Boiled nkhwani
 Stewed nkhwani
 lemonade
51. a. Why is it important to improve indigenous technologies ? Give two reasons (2 marks)
 for easy handling
 to make it work easier
b. Explain any three ways of improving a traditional kitchen (6 marks)
 making drying rack
 constructing a mud stove
 making a kitchen with a window and a chimney
52. a. State any two technologies that could be used in marketing products (2 marks)
 computer
 fax machine

b. Give any one way in which a business person can solve the problem of unreliable supply of
commodities(1mark)
 raise enough capital so as to order in bulk
END OF QUESTION PAPER
SUGGESTED ANSWERS FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) A 15) D 29) A
2) B 16) D 30) A
3) C 17) B 31) D
4) D 18) B 32) C
5) D 19) D 33) B
6) A 20) C 34) C
7) B 21) C 35) A
8) C 22) D 36) C
9) C 23) C 37) B
10) D 24) B 38) B
11) D 25) D 39) A
12) C 26) A 40) D
13) A 27) C
14) C 28) B
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(100 MARKS)
SECTION A (40 MARKS )
AGRICULTURE
MODEL ANSWERS FOR PRIMARY SCIENCES COMPILED BY JULIUS KAMOZA PHIRI
1. Why is rosette a serious disease of ground D. Carbohydrates

nuts
A. Causes yellowing of leaves 6. Which of the following crops would require
B. Causes rotting of pods flood irrigation?
C. Reduces amount of oil in the A. Maize
groundnuts B. Rice
D. Restricts pod formation C. Cassava
2. How can a farmer control coccidiosis in D. Groundnuts
rabbits?
A. Keeping cage dry at all times Figure 1 is a diagram of an agroforestry
B. Vaccinating the rabbits regulary practice. Use it to answer Questions 7 and
C. Dusting the rabbits 8.
D. Deworming the rabbits
3. Which of the following is a product

formed from mulberries?
A. Soap
7. What is the name of the Agroforestry
B. Butter
practice?
C. Jam
A. Improved fallow
D. Medicine
B. Live fence
4. Which of the following structures can
C. Folder bank
conserve water for use on the farm?
D. Alley cropping
A. Terraces
B. Dams
8. Why do farmers practice this method of
C. Graded bunds
farming?
D. Storm drains
A. To control pests and diseases
B. To enable trees to grow well
5. It is important to add green vegetables to
C. To improve soil fertility
chicken feeds in order to provide
D. To improve the appearance of the
A. Vitamins
garden
B. Proteins
C. Fats

9. How can a farmer control dumping off in a C. It helps to ease work

nursery bed? D. It is cheap
A. Uprooting diseased plants
B. Correct spacing 13. What is the recommended method of
C. Light hoeing applying fertilizer in a woodlot?
D. Regular weeding A. Dollop
B. Banding
10. Why do farmers prune fruit trees? C. Foliar
A. To restricts growth D. Broadcasting
B. To improve the shape of the trees
C. To reduce competition for nutrients 14. Which of the following pesticides can be
D. To allow water to sink easily used to control weevils?
A. Sevin
Figure 2 is a diagram of farm implement. B. Marathion
Use it to answer Questions 11 and C. Dipterex
12 D. Actellic
Figure 3 is a diagram of common pests that

cause damage to groundnuts. Use it to
answer Questions 15 to 17.
11. What is the name of the implement shown

in the figure?
A. Cultivator
B. Ridger
C. Oxcart
D. Plough
12. What is the advantage of using the

implement?
A. It is used for all farm activities
15. Which pests attack groundnuts at storage
B. It is used on all classes of land
stage?

A. W and Y A. Virus
B. W and X B. Bacteria
C. X and Z C. Fungi
D. X and Y D. Protozoa
16. Which of the following letters represent a 19. Which of the following is a parasite for
rodent? fish?
A. W A. Earth worm
B. X B. Aphid
C. Y C. Round worm
D. Z D. frog
17. Which part of the plant does the pest 20. Why should a farmer grade fish before
marked X attack? selling them?
A. Roots A. To select fish for relish
B. Flowers B. For easy transportation
C. Leaves C. For easy storage
D. Pods D. To get the right price
18. Fowl pox is caused by

21. Which forces causes a ball that is thrown B. Distilling
upward to return to the ground C. Using a magnet
A. Frictional force D. Evaporating
B. Electrostatic force
C. Electric force 23. What is an echo
D. Gravitational force A. Reflected sound
B. Vibrating sound
22. Which of the following methods could be C. Loud sound
used to separate a mixture of sand and D. High pitched sound
small pieces 24. Why is the inner surface of a vacuum flask
A. filtering painted silver?

A. To beautify the flask D. Giving shape to the body

B. To reduce loss of heat through radiation
C. To reduce loss of heat through Figure 4 is diagram showing part of the
conduction human digestive track .Use it to answer
D. To emit more heat Questions 29 to 31 .
25. Night blindness is caused by lack of iron

A. Iron
B. Vitamin A
C. Iodine
D. Vitamin B
26. Which of the following are symptoms of

anaemia?
A. Tiredness and skin rashes 29. What is the function of the part marked Q?
B. Diarrhea and pale hands A. Directing food into the oesophagus
C. Tiredness and pale hands B. Directing food into the intestines
D. Diarrhoea and skin rashes C. storing food before swallowing

D. producing digestive juices
27. What do insects benefit from flowers?

A. Nectar 30. What would happen if food particles entered
B. Scent the part marked P?
C. Colours A. The person would vomit
D. Honey B. The person would be chocked

C. The person would be swallowed
28. Which of the following is a function of D. The food would be digested.
human skeleton?
A. Manufacturing nutrients 31. What name is given to the part marked O?
B. Holding the skin A. Tongue
C. Controlling sense organs B. Epiglottis

C. Wind pipe C. Because they do heavy work

D. Salivary gland D. To make them fat
Figure 5 is a diagram of a fish. Use it to answer

36. Which of the following is an advantage of a
the Questions 32 and 33.
traditional kitchen?
A. It is easy to maintain
B. It has a lot of storage facilities.
C. It has a large working area
D. It is well ventilated
32. What name is given to the part marked R? 37. Which of the following methods of cooking
A. Anal fin reduces loss of food nutrients?
B. Pectoral fin A. Baking
C. Dorsal fin B. Steaming
D. Pelvic fin C. Frying

D. Boiling
33. Which part is used for detecting sound?

A. R 38. Which of the following is the meaning of
B. S “disseminating information”?
C. T A. Spreading information
D. U B. Keeping information
C. Holding information
34. Drug and substance abuse can cause D. Hiding information
A. Choking
B. Smothering 39. Which of the following living things
C. Suffocation reproduce through binary fusion?
D. Brain damage. A. Worms

B. Anthropods
35. Why should meals for manual workers C. Plasmodia
contain a lot of energy giving nutrients? D. Molluscs
A. To prevent them from catching diseases

B. Because they lose most minerals

40. Which of the following diseases can be B. Malaria

prevented by practicing kitchen hygiene? C. Night blindness
A. Goiter D. Diarrhoea
SECTION B (60 marks)
AGRICULTURE
41. a. Mention any two major factors of agricultural production. (2 marks )
i. Land iii. Labour
ii. Capital iv. Management
b. Explain how soil fertility affects agricultural production. (3 marks)
 When the soil is fertile it will increase agricultural production

 When the soil is infertile it will decrease agricultural production
 Fertile soil support plant growth which increases yields
c. Explain the importance of having enough workers on a farm. (3 marks)
 Farming activities is done on time

 Work can be done fast
42. Classify the following vegetables as indigenous or exotic: “chisoso”, carrot, rape and
“bonongwe”
Indigenous: chisoso,Bonongwe (2 marks)
Exotic: Rape , Carrot (2 marks)
43. a. State any one improved variety of cassava. (1 mark)

i. Silira
ii. Maunjiri
iii. mkondezi
b. Explain why “supplying” is important in cassava growing. (2 marks)
 Helps to maintain plant population
 Helps to maintain yield of a crop
Figure 6 is a diagram showing a soil conservation measure on a steep slope.

44. a. Name the soil conservation measure. (1mark)

 terrace
b. How does the measure conserve soil? (2 marks)
 it reduces the speed of run-off

 it prevent soil erosion
45. Figure 7 is a diagram of a farm machinery
a. Identify the farm machinery. (1 mark)

 Treadle pump
b. Mention any two ways of caring for the farm machinery (2 marks)
 Putting it on dry place
 Tightening bolts and nuts
46. a. During a visit to a livestock farm, learners observed the following signs on one the animals;
rapid breathing, diarrhea and swollen lymph glands.
i. Name the disease the animal was suffering from. (1mark)
 East coast fever

ii. State any one way of controlling the disease.

 Vaccination
 Regular dipping to controls ticks
c. State any two effects of diseases on animal production.
 Failure to eat
 Low milk production
 Low meat production
 Poor growth
 Death of animal
d. Give any two differences between dairy and beef cattle
 Dairy cattle produce milk while beef cattle produce meat
 Dairy cattle has triangular or wedge shaped body while beef cattle has block –
shaped body
d. Explain the importance of a balanced ration in chicken production.
 It provides all the needed nutrients in correct amounts for the chickens to be healthy
47. a.State any onecharacteristics of insect pollinated flowers. (1 mark)

 have large flowers
 have bright petals
 produce scent
b. Classify the following fruits as being dispersed by wind or animals: African daisy, mango,
dandelion and orange.
i. Dispersed by wind: African daisy , dandelion (2 marks)
ii. Dispersed by animals: mango , orange (2 marks)
48. Figure 8 is a diagram of an electric circuit

a. What type of circuit is shown in the diagram? (1 mark)
 Series circuit
b. What will happen to the bulbs when part Y is closed? (1 mark)
 The bulbs will produce light
c. Give a reason for the answer in 48.b. (1 mark)
 The circuit will be complete
d. What is the function of the part labelled X? (1 mark)
 Produce energy /power

49. a. List any three steps that are followed when designing technologies.
e. State any one problem of each of the following technologies.
i. Hoe:it needs a lot of energy to use it
ii. Fishing net: it’s difficult to repair
50. Explain how farmers can solve each of the following problems of marketing.
a. Lack of direct access to buyers:doing market research (1 mark)
b. High transportcosts:farmers must seek cheaper means of transport (1 mark)
51. Mention any three advantages of food processing. (3marks)

 It improves taste
 It improves the flavor
 It improves the appearance of food
52. a. Mention any two ways of improving the nutritional value of food (2 marks)
 Combining several foods when cooking

 Adding enriching food to dishes
b. Give any one nutritional meal for lunch. (3 marks)
 Beans stew
 Nsima
 Mixed fruit salad
c. Explain any two factors that are considered when planning a meal.
 The number of people

 Age
 Time of day
 Health status
MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS
AGRICULTURE (1-20)
1. D 15. A 28. D
2. A 16. C 29. A
3. C 17. D 30. B
4. B 18. B 31. D
5. A 19. C 32. C
6. B 20. D 33. B
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(21-
7. D 34. D
40
8. C 21. D 35. C
9. A 22. C 36. A
10. A 23. A 37. A
11. D 24. B 38. A
12. C 25. B 39. C
13. D 26. C 40. D
14. D 27. A

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SECTION A (40 MARKS)
AGRICULTURE
1. Quarantine means
A. Restricting movement of sick animals.
B. Killing disease-causing organisms
C. Feeding animals in a house.
D. Keeping animals which are resistant to 4. What is the name of the farm machinery?
diseases. A. Gourd
B. Winnower
2. Which of the following crops belongs to C. Leaf bag
“silviculture”? D. Flour sieve
A. Rape
B. Pumpkins 5. The farm machinery is used for
C. Blue gum A. Storing relish.
D. Marigold B. Preserving seeds.
C. Grinding millet
3. What happens when the supply of fish is D. Separating seeds
lower than demand?
A. Price of fish goes down 6. Which of the following is a way of tending
B. Less fish is bought flowers?
C. Price of fish goes up A. Drying
D. No fish is bought B. Trimming
C. Harvesting
D. Selling
Figure 1 is a diagram showing an indigenous
farm machinery. Use it to answer Questions 4
7. In which of the following records are the
and 5
daily activities on a farm shown?

A. Crop record
B. Layers record 10. What should a farmer do in order to avoid
C. Labour record the risk?
D. Field operations record A. Grow different crops
B. Plant maize with first rains
8. Which of the following is a sign of C. Apply fertilizers
overfeeding fish in a pond? D. Construct a fire break
A. Water changes to green
B. Fish swimming to the bottom of the 11. Which of the following procedures is
pond followed when budding?
C. Small amount of food floating A. Planting the bud in polythene tubes
D. Dead fish seen floating B. Planting the bud in the soil
C. Selecting a root on which to join a bud
D. Selecting a stem on which to join a bud
12. Which of the following practices can help to

control termites in agroforestry?
A. Fencing the garden
Figure 2 is a diagram showing a risk on
B. Scaring the termites away
maize. Use it to answer the Questions 9 and
C. Inter planting with garlic
10
D. Pruning the trees
13. Which of the following is an activity in

marketing?
A. Processing
B. Planting
9. The risk shown is C. Supplying
A. Diseases D. Harvesting
B. Fire
C. Pests 14. Which of the following is a sign of east
D. Drought coast fever in a cattle?

A. Sores on feet C. To carry the flowers easily

B. Diarrhea D. To prevent the flowers from wilting
C. Coughing
D. Loss of weight
Figure 3 is a diagram showing learners

15. To which class of vegetables do beans
managing woodlot. Use it to answer
belong?
Questions 19 and 20.
A. Root
B. Legume
C. Fruit
D. Leaf
16. Which of the following is the effect of

siltation in the garden?
19. Which of the following management
A. Blocks irrigation pipes
activities is being done by the learners?
B. Increases evaporation
A. Clearing the land
C. Reduces diseases
B. Making a fire break
D. Pollutes top soil
C. Planting trees
D. Weeding a woodlot
17. Which of the following is a breed of
rabbits?
20. The management activity helps to
A. Angora
A. Protect trees from pests
B. Africander
B. Increase number of trees
C. California
C. Control soil erosion.
D. Jersey
D. Protect trees from fire
18. Why should a farmer transplant flower

seedlings on cool day?
A. To reduce labour
B. To control pests and diseases

21. Energy of movement is called

A. Potential energy
B. Electrical energy
C. Kinetic energy
D. Chemical energy
22. Which of the following is an emotional 24. The type of lever is

change that takes place in boys as they A. First – order lever
grow up? B. Second –order lever
A. Experience wet dreams C. Third –order lever
B. Develop sexual feelings D. Fourth –order lever
C. Develop deep voice
D. Produce sperms 25. Which part represents the load?
A. S
23. Which of the following technologies is B. T
indigenous? C. U
A. Grinding stone D. V
B. Sewing machine
C. Cell phone 26. What name is given to the part of the eye
D. Electric kettle that controls the size of the pupil?
A. Cornea
B. Sclera
C. Retina
Figure 4 is a diagram showing one type of D. Iris
levers. Use it to answer Questions 24 and

25. 27. Which part of the following is an
example of a manual worker?
A. Farmer
B. Teacher
C. Doctor
D. Engineer

32. Some people can become vegetarians

28. Food rich in fibre should be included in because of
the diet in order to A. Gender
A. Strengthen the teeth B. Funeral rites
B. Prevent anaemia C. Age
C. Help in digestion D. Religion
D. Allow clotting of blood.
33. Which of the following materials is a
29. Rollers are used in inclined planes to mineral stain?
A. Avoid damaging the objects. A. Tar
B. Prevent the plane from breaking. B. Wax
C. Pull the object. C. Soot
D. Reduce friction. D. Ink
34. Which of the following pairs of

Figure 5 is a diagram showing a maize plant.
vertebrates are amphibians?
Use it to answer Questions 30 and 31.
A. Tortoise and toad
30. The roots labeled R and S are B. Toad and frog
A. Prop and aerial C. Frog and lizard
B. Prop and fibrous D. Lizard and tortoise
C. Aerial and adventitious.
D. Adventitious and fibrous 35. Which of the following parts of blood is
used for defending the body against
31. Which of the following is the main diseases?
function of the root labelled R A. Platelets
A. Supporting the plant B. White blood cells
B. Taking food from the soil C. Red blood cells
C. Storing food for the plant D. Plasma
D. Taking in air for the plant
36. What is the purpose of carrying out
scientific investigations?

A. collecting data through experiments D. Medulla oblongata

B. coming up with variables
C. designing the experiment 39. The advantage of using information and
D. finding out the truth about communication technologies in our
something everyday life is that it
A. Increases demand for unskilled
labour.
B. Increases demand for skilled labour
37. The population of mosquitoes can be C. Decreases demand for unskilled
controlled by labour
A. Draining stagnant water D. Decreases demand for skilled labour
B. Using the toilets
C. Taking anti-malarial drugs 40. When a bottle of perfume is brought into
D. Using mosquito repellents a room and opened, the perfume is smelt
at any point in the room. This shows that
38. Which of the following parts of the gases.
human brain is responsible for A. Have small particles
controlling balance? B. Increase in volume
A. Cerebellum C. Flow in all directions
B. Spinal cord D. Cannot be compressed
C. Cerebrum
SECTION B (60 MARKS)
AGRICULTURE
41. a. State any two ways in which agriculture is important. (2 marks)
i. Source of income
ii. Source of food
b. Arrange the following crops into “food crops” and “cash crops”: cotton, cassava, sunflower and
maize. (4 marks)
Food crops Cash crops

-cassava -sunflower
-maize -cotton
42. a. Name the two types of forests (2 marks)

 Natural Forest
 Artificial forest
b. Give any three characteristics of “exotic” trees (3 marks)
 Grows fast
 Are big in manage
 Ease to manage
C. Explain any one way in which trees reduce soil erosion
 slow down the speed of water flow hence reduce soil erosion
43. Figure 6 below is a diagram showing a farm tool. Use it to answer the Questions that follow.
a. Name the farm tool.

Ox cart
b. Name the part labelled Z.
 Yoke
C. What are the functions of the parts labelled X and Y? (2 marks )
X : it is where goods are loaded

Y : roll on the ground so that the cart can move
44 .Table 1 shows an example of a physical farm record. Use it to answer the questions that follow:
TABLE 1
CROP PLOT NO. HECTARE YIELD (KG/HA)
Cassava 1 1 2500
Maize 2 1 20000
Sweet potatoes 3 1 25000
a. Identify the physical farm record (1mark)

 Yield record
b. Which crop had the highest yield ? (1 mark)
 sweet potatoes
c. Calculate the amount of money the farmer obtained if maize was sold at K40.00 per
kilogramme. (2 marks)
Total yield : 20,000kg
Total amount : 20,000 x K40
: K800000.00
45.a. Give any two supplementary feeds that can be given to fish in a pond. (2 marks)
 Wheat bran
 Brewery wastes
 Chopped vegetables
 Molasses
 Maize bran
b. Explain one effect of parasites on fish (2 marks)
 Reduce the growth rate of fish

 Cause loses in fish farming enterprise
46.Figure 7 is a diagram showing an external parasite of goats. Use it to answer the Questions that
follow.
a. Identify the parasite Mite (1mark)

b. Explain any one effect of the parasite to goats. (2 marks)
 suck blood
 cause irritation
c. State any two ways of controlling the parasite. (2 marks)
 general hygiene of the goat house
 spraying the animals with chemicals
47. a. Write down the two ways of classifying animals.

 According to the food they eat
 According to their skeletons
b. Construct a food chain of the following living things:
Birds, grass and grass hoppers.

Grass Grasshoppers Birds
48.a. (i) Define “bleach” in laundry.
 chemical substance used for whitening non-colour fast clothes (1mark)

(ii) Name two types of fabrics in which bleaches are used. (2marks)
 Natural fibres

 synthetic fibres
b. State any two ways of marketing toys (2marks)
 advertising
 organizing a showcase
 making a display of the finished products
c. Give any two examples of information and communication technology (2 marks)
 cellophane
 radio
49. a. State one way of separating each of the following mixtures
i. solutions : evaporation (1 mark)
ii. rice and iron particles : magnetism (1 mark)
b.Explain the advantage of dissolving sugar in hot water . (2 marks)
 it dissolves fast in hot water than in cold water
50.a. Figure 8 is a diagram showing a human arm .Use it to answer the questions that follow .
i. Name the bone joint labelled X (1mark)

 elbow joint
ii. Name the tissues that join bones M and N (1 mark)
 tendons
c. Explain how the arm is able to bend (2marks)
 when the biceps muscles contract they pull the bones of lower arm forward and the
arm bends at the elbow joint.
51.a.Complete the table by writing the food nutrient in a column B that can help to treat the
disease in column A (3 marks)

COLUMN A COLUMN B
DISEASE FOOD NUTRIENT
Rickets Vitamin D
Anaemia Vitamin C
Goitre Iodine
b.Giveone reason why it is important to breastfeed babies
(2 marks)
 breast milk provides required nutrients to the baby
52. Figure 9 is a diagram showing methods of cooking .Use it to answer the questions that follow
a. Identify the cooking methods labeled X and Y

X: baking (1 mark)
Y: roasting (1mark)
b. Give any two advantages of the cooking method labeled Y (2 marks)
 food looks attractive
 a cheap method of cooking food
 flavour of the food is improved
 only few soluble nutrients are lost
1. A 3. C 5. D
2. D 4. B 6. B

7. D 19. B 31. A
8. A 20. D 32. D
9. C 21. C 33. A
10. B 22. B 34. B
11. D 23. A 35. B
12. M 24. C 36. A
13. A 25. A 37. A
14. A 26. D 38. A
15. B 27. A 39. B
16. A 28. C 40. C
17. A 29. C
18. D 30. B
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AGRICULTURE
1. Which of the following crops grows well B. to kill fish predators

in clay soil? C. to reduce temperature of water
A. Rice D. to feed the fish
B. Cassava
C. Beans 3. Which of the following activities is a
D. Groundnuts method of weeding?
A. Thinning
2. Why should a farmer add manure to a B. Supplying
fish pond? C. Banking
A. to improve growth of planktons D. Mulching

4. Which of the following is a deficiency 7. Which of the following marketing

sign of phosphorus in plants? function helps farmers to know what
A. Yellow leaves they want to buy?
B. Poor root development A. Selling
C. Immature fruit fall B. Grading
D. Stunted growth C. Processing
D. Advertising
Figure 1 is a diagram showing a farm
implement. Use it to answer questions 5 and 6.
8. Which of the following is minor plant
nutrient?
A. Potassium
B. Chlorine
C. Nitrogen
D. Phosphorous
9. Which of the following trees can be used
in an agroforestry?
5. What is the name of the farm A. Blue gum
implement? B. Gmelina
A. Maize sheller C. Leucaenas
B. Farm cart D. Mangoes
C. Shovel
D. Wheel barrow 10. Which of the following is a
6. Which of the following parts would characteristics of a good cock for
require greasing during maintenance? breeding?
A. J A. Blunt beak
B. K B. Strong body
C. L C. Wide moist vent
D. M D. Roomy body

11. Why is sun drying of fish important to a

farmer? 15. Hand weeding is recommended when
A. To sell the fish quickly the weeds are
B. To cook the fish easily A. Very close to plants
C. To share the fish easily B. Very far from plants
D. To improve quality of the fish C. Tall
D. Young
12. Which of the following factors should be
considered when choosing a site for a 16. Which of the following methods can be
vegetable garden? used to treat fleas in chickens?
A. Water supply A. Using piperazine
B. Slope of the land B. Dusting pesticides into feathers
C. Price of vegetables C. Applying petroleum jelly on legs
D. Size of the seed D. Keeping the chicken house clean
Table 1shows a financial record of
13. Which of the following methods can poultry production .Use it to answer Questions
help to control parasites of fish in a 17 and 18
pond? INCOME EXPENDITURES
A. Drying the pond Date Details Amount(M Date Details Amount(M

K) K)
B. Fencing the pond
01/01/11 Sold 100 2000.00 04/01/1 Bought 2 1000.00
C. Setting traps
egg @ k20 1 drinkers
D. Scaring them away each @k500 each
01/01/11 Sold 10 7000.00 05/01/1 Bought 10 30000.00
chickens 1 bags of feed
14. Which of the following is a characteristic @k700 @ K3000.00
each each
of indigenous trees?
A. Grow fast
17. What were the total sales
B. Withstand drought
A. K3000.00
C. Have soft wood
B. K9000.00
D. Big in size
C. K30000.00

D. K31000.00 C. Fodder banks

18. The farmer’s loss was D. Alley cropping
A.K 3000.00 20. Hardening off in vegetable production is
B.k5000.00 important in order to allow seedlings to
C.22000.00 A. Resist pest and disease attack
D.K37000.00 B. Withstand hot conditions in the
19. A system of agroforestry in which trees garden
that are used as feed for livestock C. Absorb water easily
alternate with arable crops is called D. Withstand
A. Live fence
B. Improved fallow
21. A dislocated joint is a joint where B. Moon

C. Fire
A. there is clicking of bones
D. Bulb
B. there is torn ligaments 24. Making food palatable means:
A.Preserving the food
C. bones are broken.
B. Killing germs on the food
D. bones have come out of place C. Improving taste of the food
D. Improving appearance of the food
22. Which organ inthe body stores excess
food? Figure 2 is a diagram showing a type of worms.
use it to answer questions 25 and 26.
A. Liver
B. Lung
C. Stomach
D. Kidney
23. Which of the following is an indirect
source of light.
A.Star
25. What is the name of the worm?

A. Round worm A. Weighing objects

B. Tape worm B. Unscrewing bolts
C. Pain worm C. Lifting heavy objects
D. Hook worm D. Transferring
30. Caustic soda is a chemical used when

26. Which of following is a symptom of
making
infection by the worm?
A. Pain in the stomach A. Floor polish
B. Patient looks pale B. Crayons
C. Diarrhea C. Cleaning powder
D. Swollen belly D. Soap
27. What is the function of a switch in an 31. Which of the following materials is an
electric circuit of a torch? example of synthetic fibre?
A. Converts electrical energy to light A. Nylon
B. Protects the circuit B. Cotton
C. Controls the flow of electricity C. Silk
D. Produces electricity D. Wool

32.Which of the following preservation
28. Which of the following diseases cannot technologies removes water from the
affect the breathing system of food?
human beings? A. Canning
A. Bronchitis B. Salting
B. Cancer C. Bottling
C. Jaundice D. Freezing
D. Asthma 33.Which following is not the effect of poor

nutrition on the nation?
29. Which of the following is a function of a A. Decreased risk of illness
jack? B. High mortality rate among children

C. Low standards of living garments in laundering?

D. Strain on the country’s economy A. to improve stiffness
34. Which of the following are the B. to maintain size
mainparts of an embryo of a bean C. to improve shape
seed? D. to maintain shape
A. Plumule and tester 38. Which of the following food nutrients
B. Plumule and radical when included in the diet for children
C. Testa and cotyledon can prevent kwashiorkor
D. Radicle and cotyledon A. Vitamins
35. Which of the following instruments is B. Proteins
used to detect the beating of the heart? C. Carbohydrates
A. Microscope D. Minerals
B. Periscope 39. Blood should be screened before
C. Stethoscope transfusion in order to
D. telescope A. kill parasites
36. Which of the following statements are B. cool it
true about insect pollinated flowers? C. prevent anaemia
1. Flowers are usually small D. supply correct blood
2. Anthers are held firmly 40. Which of the following plants has
3. Have bright coloured petals creeping stems?
4. Produce large amounts of pollen A. beans
A. 1 and 3 B. maize
B. 1 and 4 C. cow peas
C. 2 and 3 D. sweet potatoes
D. 2 and 4
37. Why should starch be added to cotton

AGRICULTURE
41. a. List any three common pests of cassava. (3marks )
i. green spider mites
ii. white flies
iii. mice
iv. wild pigs
v. monkeys
vi. porcupines
b.State the importance of fermentation during cassava processing (2marks)
 it removes toxic substances from bitter cassava
 it improve taste
42. a. Give a reason why it is not recommended to apply fertilizers to groundnuts (2 marks)
 groundnuts fix nitrogen in the soil
b.(i) Name any three causes of soil erosion (3marks)
 cultivating along the river banks
 deforestation
 making ridges across the slope
(ii) Explain any one way in which soil erosion can lead to low agricultural production (2marks)
 soil erosion removes top soil which contains nutrients necessary for plants growth
43. a. Name any two causes of water pollution (2 marks )
 urination
 using chemicals when catching fish in rivers
b. Explain any one effect of water pollution on agriculture (2 marks)
 reduces work done by the farmer
 death of plants
c. Give one way in which farmers can achieve each of the following aims of agriculture :
(i) increasing yield per unit area (1 mark)
 a farmer can yield more by following recommended practices of growing crops and
raising animals

(ii) maximizing profits (1 mark)

 sell the products at a profit by selling graded products at the right time
44. a. Give any three ways of maintaining a panga knife (3 marks)

 sharpening
 replacing broken handle
 removing soil off the blade
 putting it in dry place
b.Name any one advantage of using heavy machinery on a farm (1mark)
 it does large area of work
45. a. Give any two products which can be obtained from milk . (2 marks)
 cheese
 chambiko
 yoghurt
b. What is the difference between “cross breeding”and “out breeding ”? (2marks)
 cross breeding means mating of animals of different breeds while out breeding is mating of
animals that are not closely related but belonging to the same breed
46. a. Give any two reasons why “chilunguni ”is suitable for fish farming in Malawi ? (2marks)
 survives in salty water

 tolerates wide range of temperature
 feeds on green plants
b. Why are farmers encouraged to construct medium fish ponds ? (2 marks)
 medium ponds are easy to manage

47. a. Define “environment.” (1 mark)
 refers to the total surrounding of living things
b .Classify the following plants into “flowering ” and “non flowering ” plants : beans ,mangoes
,fungi ,tomatoes and ferns . (5 marks)
Flowering plants Non Flowering plants
-beans -fungi
-mangoes -ferns
48. a . State any two advantages of a parallel circuit .

 its components can be controlled separately
 uses the total voltage from the source
b. Explain any one danger of light energy to people . (2 marks)
 light energy can cause eye defect such as short sight and long sight
49. Figure 3 is a diagram showing a lung model .Use it to answer the questions that follow.
a. What do the following parts represent in the respiratory system ?

(i) balloons : lungs (1mark)
(ii) glass tubing :wind pipe (1 mark)
b. (i) What happens to the part given in a (i) when the part represented by the rubber sheet
moves up ?
 air is forced out of the lungs (1 mark)
(ii) Give a reason for the answer in question b (i)
 The air pressure inside the chest cavity increases ,making it higher than the atmosphere
pressure (1mark)
50.a. State any two advantages of improved classroom technologies . (2 marks)
 materials are locally available

 encourage creativity
 assist in the teaching and learning process
b. Explainone way in which freezing preserves food . (2 marks)
freezing destroys survival of organisms which can destroy food.
51.a. Give any three reasons for keeping clean . (3 marks)
 to prevent diseases
 to avoid kitchen accidents
 to provide comfort to kitchen users
b. Explain one way in which each of the following practices is important in kitchen hygiene :
(i) covering food (2 marks )
 it prevent food contamination from germs
(ii) opening windows (2 marks)
 for good ventilation of air
52. a . Give any two reasons for covering food with plastic paper during steaming .
 to avoid the food to come in contact with water
 the food is cooked fast as plastic paper keeps heat (2 marks)
b.State any three good food habits (3 marks)
 Eating a variety of foods in meals
 cooking food using a variety of methods
 serving the best portions of food to vulnerable groups such as women and children
 breast feeding babies exclusively during the first six months
 eating three meals a day
 serving the right quantities of food to each family member
 eating food in separate dishes
END OF QUESTIONS
1) A 3) C 5) D
2) A 4) B 6) C

7) D 19) D 31) A
8) B 20) D 32) B
9) C 21) A 33) A
10) B 22) B 34) B
11) D 23) C 35) C
12) A 24) B 36) A
13) A 25) A 37) A
14) B 26) C 38) B
15) A 27) C 39) D
16) B 28) C 40) C
17) B 29) C
18) C 30) D
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2015 PRIMARY SCIENCES SECTION A (40 marks)
AGRICULTURE
1. Which of the following crops is D. witchweed

suitable for sandy soils ? 3. Which of the following is an effect of
A. tobacco cutting down trees carelessly ?
B. rice A. aforestation
C. cassava B. deforestation
D. beans C. agroforestry
2. Which of the following is not a D. re-aforestation
common weed in flower gardens ? 4. Which of the following is safely
A. galisoga measure when using a plough ?
B. black jack A. good working condition of the
C. star grass machine

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B. wear loose clothes B. sucks juices

C. use young oxen C. eats flowers
D. painting the plough before use D. eats roots
5. Why is vegetative cover important in 9. Which of the following layers of soil
crop production ? has most living organisms ?
A. it provides firewood A. sub-soil
B. it provides timber B. weathered rock
C. it reduces pests C. parent
D. it conserves soil D. nozzle cup
6. Why of the following is a new 10. Which of the following parts of a
material for paper production ? sprayer delivers the spray ?
A. cotton A. sieve
B. sugar cane B. plastic container
C. trees C. lance
D. hides D. nozzle cup
Figure 1 is a diagram of a flower pest 11. Which of the following conditions is
.Use it to answer Questions 7 and 8 not necessary for seed germination ?
A. temperature
B. air
C. water
D. soil
Figure 2 is a diagram of a farm animal
.Use it to answer Questions 12 and 13
7. What is the name of the pest ?
A. mealy bug
B. spider
C. white fly
D. slug
8. How does the pest cause damage to
flowers ?
A. cuts stems

15. Which of the following fertilizer

application methods is recommended
for flowers which are close together?
A. dollop
B. banding
C. broadcasting
D. banking
16. Which part of a plough cuts the soil
into a thin layers
12. What is the name of the animal ?
A. depth wheel
A. sheep
B. hitch
B. horse
C. hake
C. pig
D. share
D. cow
17. Which of the following is an
13. Which of the following is the
advantage of processing farm
advantage of keeping the animal ?
produce ?
A. source of transport
A. maintains the grade of the
B. source of meat
produce
C. source of milk
B. increases the supply of the
D. source of wool
produce
14. “Selection” as a method of improving
C. maintains the weight of the
local goats means
produce
A. mating related local goats with
D. increases the value of the produce
undesired characteristics .
18. Which of the following is not an aim
B. breeding of desirable
of agriculture as a business ?
characteristics of local goats of
A. increasing yield per unit area
the same breed
B. growing of crops mainly for sale
C. mating of local goats with other
C. reducing cost per unit area
cross breeds
D. maximizing profits
D. culling goats with undesirable
19. Which of the following is a sign of
characteristics
foot and mouth disease ?

A. sudden death 24. Which of the following can prevent

B. quick breathing the spread of cholera ?
C. salivation A. eating a balanced diet .
D. coughing B. washing hands before eating
20. Which of the following is a step in the C. draining stagnant water
procedure for grafting ? D. keeping patients in well ventilated
A. join the shoot to the root stock . room
B. plant both the shoot and root 25. Where does the exchange of oxygen
stock . and carbon dioxide take place in the
C. plant a cutting which has nodes . human body ?
D. make a T-slit on the stem . A. bronchiole
B. trachea
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY C. alveoli
21. Which of the following foods provide D. nostrils
the body with energy ?
A. fish Figure 3 is a diagram of an electric circuit
B. pumpkin leaves
C. honey
D. beans
22. Animals with jointed legs are known
as
A. molluses.
B. annelida.
C. nematodes . 26. Which switch(es) should be closed for
D. arthropods the bulb to light ?
23. Lack of iron in the diet causes A. S1 and S2
A. anaemia B. S1 and S3
B. scurvy C. S2 and S3
C. goitre D. S3 only
D. rickets

27. Which of the following is an A. central processing unit

advantage of preparing food by B. monitor
baking ? C. mouse
A. it preserves soluble nutrients D. printer
B. it is cheap Figure 4 shows a method of preserving fish .
C. it requires little attention Use it to answer Questions 33 and 34 .
D. it uses less fuel
28. Which of the following organs
regulates the amount of food
transported by blood in the body ?
A. heart 32. Airing clothes is done immediately
B. kidney after pressing in order to
C. lung A. loosen dirt
D. liver B. kill lice
29. Air sacs in the lungs are important C. make them look nice
because it is where D. dry them completely
A. the exchange of oxygen and 33. What name is given to this method of
carbon dioxide takes place preserving fish?
B. urea is excreted from body . A. smoking
C. carbon dioxide is mixed up with B. canning
oxygen C. sun-dying
D. the exchange of oxygen and urea D. salting
takes place 34. What is the advantage of this method
30. Which of the following is not a over the other methods of preserving
marketing technology ? fish?
A. newspaper A. it is cheap
B. flour sieve B. it controls diseases
C. telephone C. it is very hygienic
D. ox-cart D. it improves quality of fish
31. Which of the following is the input
device of a computer ?

Figure 5 is a diagram showing a method of 2. temperatures of the solvent

family planning .Use it to answer Questions 3. size of container
35 A. 1,2 and 3
and 36. B. 1,2 and 4
C. 1,3 and 4
D. 2,3 and 4
38. What name is given to the process
when gases change into liquids ?
A. evaporation
35. What is the name of this method of B. condensation
family planning ? C. melting
A. norplant D. freezing
B. tubal ligation 39. In dim light the iris makes the pupil
C. Spermicides bigger in order to allow
D. vasectomy A. more light to get in .
36. What name is given to the part B. less light to get in
marked Q? C. a person to see small objects
A. Oviduct D. a person to see objects at a
B. vagina distance
C. ovary 40. Which of the following is a way of
D. uterus preserving flowers ?
37. Which of the functions affects the A. pressing them with a hot iron
speed at which a substance dissolves B. sun drying
? C. dipping them in warm water
1. size of particles D. air drying
SECTION B ( 60 MARKS )
AGRICULTURE
41. a. Name any three stages in the water cycle .
 evaporation
 transpiration

 condensation
42. A learner wanted to find out if soil contains air. The learner had the following materials for
conducting the experiment: clear plastic bottle, jag and soil sample.
a. Name one material the learner forgot to include on the list of materials
 water
b. Why did the learner use a clear plastic bottle?
 to enable to see the bubbles ( 1 mark)
c. What would be the evidence to show that soil contains air? (1 mark)
 bubbles coming out from the soil
43. Explain any one way of maintain a farm cart. (2 marks)

 replace worn –out parts
 grease bearings regularly
44. a. Give any four characteristics of a good animal house.
b.Classify the following breeds of goats according to their use: Boer, Gaddi, Somali,
Angora and Kamori.
Meat breeds : Somali ,Boer
Wool breeds : Angora ,Kamori ,Gaddi (5 marks)
45. a. What is the difference between “demand “ and “supply”? (2 marks)
Demand is the quantity of a commodity required by buyers while supply is the
quantity of a commodity available for sale (2 marks)
b. Give any three problems of agricultural marketing. (3marks)
 bulkiness of farm produce
 seasonality of produce
 perishability of products
46 .a. Explain how basin method of irrigation works (2marks)
 water is led to basins through furrows
b. Explain any two ways in which irrigation is important to a farmer. (4 marks)
 avoid risk of hunger

 helps farmers to grow crops several times a year

47. Explain how each of the following indigenous technologies could be improved .
An arrow :can be improved by using a piece of bamboo fitted with feathers (2marks)
A pestle : can be improved by carving the middle part for easy grip and handling (2marks)
48. Figure 6 is a diagram showing a longitudinal section of the human heart .
a. Name the part labelled X (1mark)

 pulmonary artery
b. State the function of the part labelled Z
 carries blood from heart to all parts of the body (2marks )
c. Explain the effect on a human being if the heart stopped pumping blood . (3 marks)
 It will lead to instant death as food and oxygen will not be supplied to all parts
of the body (3 marks)
49. Learners observed that bees were flying around flowers .Their teacher asked them to carry
out a scientific investigation to find out why bees visit flowers .
a. Name the problem to be investigated (1 mark)
 Why bees visit flowers
b. State the second and third steps the learners would use when conducting the
investigation (1 mark)
i. Second step: (1 mark)
 making a prediction
ii. Third step : ( 1mark)

 planning the investigation

c. Give any two resources the learners would use when conducting the investigation
 plant with flowers
 plant without flowers
50. Explain the importance of advertising in marketing toys (2 marks)
 toys are sold fast
 more money can be made
51. a. Give any two cultural practices that can lead to the spread of HIV .( 2 marks)
 wife inheritance
 fisi
b. Explain any one way in which HIV and AIDS has affected the provision of health services
in Malawi . (2 marks)
 congestion at the hospital due to AIDS patients
 lack of medicine to meet the demand of those suffering from HIV and Aids
52. a . Define “under nutrition ”. (1mark)
 it means lack of essential nutrients in the body
b. Explain one effect of eating excess carbohydrates .
 it causes obesity which lead to high blood pressure (2 marks)
c. The Table below shows how a learner classified different food items .
PROTECTIVE FOODS ENERGY GIVING FOODS BODY BUILDING FOODS

Potatoes Pawpaw Grasshoppers
Bonongwe Mice
i.Name any one food item which was wrongly classified (1mark)
 Potatoes
ii.Classify the food items correctly :
Protective : Bonongwe ,pawpaw (2 marks)
Energy giving : potatoes (1 mark)

Body building : grasshoppers ,mice (2marks)
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1) C 15) C 29) A
2) D 16) D 30) B
3) B 17) D 31) C
4) A 18) D 32) D
5) D 19) C 33) C
6) C 20) A 34) A
7) A 21) C 35) B
8) B 22) D 36) D
9) D 23) A 37) B
10) D 24) B 38) B
11) D 25) C 39) A
12) B 26) B 40) A
13) A 27) A
14) B 28) D
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SECTION A (40 marks )
AGRICULTURE
1. Which of the following is a sun-branch of A. Agronomy

agriculture under animal production? B. Apiculture

C. Olericulture 5. Which of the following is not a physical
D. Silviculture farm record?
A. Field operation records
2. The principle of “substitution of inputs” B. Labour records
helps to solve the problem of C. Crop records
A. How to produce D. Sales records
B. What to produce
C. Where to sell 6. Which of the following is a characteristic of
D. When to sell clay soil?
A. Feels coarse
3. Which of the following factors of B. Has medium air spaces
production refers to work done by people? C. Feels sticky when wet
A. Capital D. Has large air space
B. Land
C. Labour 7. Why is it important to have box ridges in a
D. Management garden?
A. They hold water
B. They control pests
Figure 1 is a diagram showing one of the
C. They increase soil fertility
marketing functions.
D. They control weeds
8. Which of the following activities can

reduce pests and diseases in a tree
nursery?
4. What marketing function is involved here? A. Watering
A. Buying B. Mulching
B. Advertising C. Supplying
C. Transporting D. Weeding
D. Storage
9. When should pruning of trees be done?

A. During the dry season 13. Why should some seeds be put in hot
B. During the rain season water first before sowing?
C. At the beginning of rain season A. To kill the pests
D. At the end of rain season B. To prevent diseases
C. To soften the seed coats for easy
10. Which system of agro-forestry involves germination
planting trees and shrubs along the D. To prevent the pests from entering
boundaries of arable crops? the seeds
A. Fodder bank
B. Live fence 14. Which of the following is a characteristic of
C. Alley cropping a natural forest?
D. Improved fallow A. Trees are grown for purpose
B. Trees grown without uniformity
C. Trees are cared for
Figure 2 is a diagram showing a pest of
D. Trees are properly spaced
cassava. Use it to answer Questions 11 and 12.
15. Which are the following ways can improve

soil fertility?
A. Practicing crop rotation
B. Practicing mono cropping
11. What is the name of the pest?
C. Cultivating land every year
A. Mouse
D. Making ridges along the slope
B. Hare
C. Monitor lizard
16. Which of the following is the use of
D. Otter
a rake
A. Loosening soil
12. How can a farmer control the pest?
B. Lifting seedlings
A. Weeding the garden
C. Leveling beds
B. Planting cassava early
D. Making holes
C. Using resistant varieties
D. Trapping the pest

17. Why should a farmer paint a A. Pumpkin
wheelbarrow? B. Pawpaw
A. to reduce friction C. Sweet potato
B. to make it strong D. Banana
C. to prevent rusting
22. Which of the following is an example of a
D. to attract customer
vegetable stain?
18. Why should a fish pond have the
A. Tea
deepest end of 1.5 m and the shallow end of 1
B. Egg
m deep?
C. Milk
A. To allow the growth of water plants D. Paint
B. To avoid parasites from multiplying
23. What type of force is produced as a result
C. To avoid predators from reaching the
of rubbing two objects
fish
D. To create space for the growth of fish A. Gravitational force
B. Magnet force
19. What type of feed is given to a day old
C. Frictional force
broiler?
D. Elastic force
A. Layers marsh
B. Growers marsh
Figure 3 is a diagram showing changes of state
C. Finisher marsh
of matter. Use it to answer Questions 24and
D. Starter marsh
25
20. What type of house is recommended for Solid P liquid Y
chickens kept under free range system?
24. What process is represented by the letter p
A. Deep litter ?
B. Semi intensive
A. Melting
C. Battery cage
B. Freezing
D. Traditional
C. Condensation
21. Which of the following crops has an erect D. Evaporation
stem?

25. How could the change of state of matter A. have no nector
labelledY be useful to human beings B. have bright petals
C. produce scent
A. Drying clothes
D. anthers are held firmly
B. Brewing beer
C. Forming rain 30.Whichof the following parts of a computer
D. Preserving food is used to enter information into the
processor?
26. Which of the following sense organs is
used for touching? A. Cursor
B. Keyboard
A. Nose
C. Monitor
B. Skin
D. Mouse
C. Tongue
D. Ear 31. A substance in which something dissolveis
called
27. Which of the following machines used the
A. Suspension
principle of levers?
B. Solution
A. Pulley
C. Solute
B. Wedge
D. Solvent
C. Screw
D. Spanner 32. Which of the followingis a modern food
preservation technology?
28. The heart pumps blood to the rungs

A. Sun drying
through
B. Salting
A. Vena cava
C. Canning
B. Aorta
D. Smoking
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Pulmonary vein 33. Which of the followingtechnologies can
help to conserve the environment?
29. Which of the following is a characteristic
of wind pollinated flowers? A. Solar panel
B. Mortar and pestle

C. Bow and arrow A. Plasma
D. Canoo B. Veins
C. Platelets
34. Which of the followingis the method of
D. Red blood cells
processing maize?
38. Why do invalids require little
A. Washing
carbohydrates and fats in their diets?
B. Salting
C. Pounding A. They are fat people
D. Chopping B. They have damaged tissues
C. They use less energy
35. Which of the followingdisease can be
D. They have weak bodies
prevented by draining stagnant water around
the home?
39. Which of the following is the main way of
A. Bilharzia contracting HIV and AIDS?
B. Sickness A. Sexual intercourse
C. Cholera B. Sharing razor blades
D. malaria C. Using unsterilized injections
D. Piercing ear using the same needle
36. Which of the following groups of people is
40. Lack of vitamin A in the diet can cause
mostly affected by rickets?
A. Scurvy
A. Pregnant women B. Beri-beri
B. Young children C. Diarrhoea
C. Elderly people D. Night blindness
D. Manual workers
37. Which of the following is not a

composition of blood

AGRICULTURE
41. a. List any three cash crops grown in Malawi (3 marks)
 Coffee
 Tea
 tobacco
b. Give any two ways in which agriculture is important to the nation (2 marks)
 source of food
 source of income
 source of employment
c. State any two risks in a farm business (2 marks)
 fire
 floods
42. a . List any two activities involved when preparing land for growing fruits . (2 marks)
 site selection
 making holes for planting
b. Name the type of irrigation suitable for each of the following crops :(2 marks
i. Rice: flooding irrigation (1 mark)

ii. Fruit trees basin irrigation (1 marks)
c. Give a reason why watering of seedlings before transplanting is important (1mark)
t o soften the soil for easy transplanting
43. a Name any two factors to consider when designing an agro_ forestry plot

b. Give a reason why :
(i) thinning of seedlings is important in an agro_ forestry plot.
 To reduce competition between the plants for nutrients , air ,water ,space
and sunshine
(ii) trees with a large canopy should be widely spaced in an agro_ forestry plot
 large canopy can make other trees not to grow well
C (i) Write down any two examples of flowers that can be used as medicine.
 perinkle
 aloe vera
 dahlia
(ii) Give any two reasons why pruning is important in flowers.
 improve quality of the flowers

 restrict growth
 train the plants
44. a. Name one use of a sprayer on the farm.
 for spraying chemicals such as pesticides
b. state any two safety measures when using the sprayer.
 wearing gloves and protective clothes when using the sprayer

 do not smell the nozzle
45. a List any two products that can be made from milk.
 cheese
 yoghurt
 chambiko

b. Write down any two characteristics of cattle suitable for milk production
 big udders
 big in size
46. Name any three animal husbandry practices
 housing
 feeding
 breeding
 disease and parasite control
47. a. List any two agents of seed dispersal
 water
 wind
b. Give a reason why seed dispersal is important.
 it reduces competition for food

48. a. Name any two groups of vertebrate animals.
 Reptile
 Birds
 Mammals
b. Classify the following animals into two omnivores and carnivores:
chicken, snake, pig and hawk.
Omnivores: chicken , pig
Carnivores:snake , hawk (4 mark )
49.a. Draw an electric circuit with two cells, a switch and two bulbs in series.
(4 marks)

b. Figure 4 is a diagram showing a student who is about to blow bottles labelled P , Q
containing different columns of air. Use it to answer the questions that follow.
i. What is the aim of the experiment? (1 mark)

 To find out how air column affect the pitch of sound
ii. Which of the bottles will produce the lowest sound? (1 mark)
 R
iii. Give a reason why one of the bottles will produce the lowest sound? (1 mark)
 because bottle R has longest air column
50. aI.Name two examples of refuse at home? (2 marks)
 Dust
 Water from bathrooms
 Dry leaves
II. Give two reasons why refuse disposal is important in the home? (2 mark)
 To prevent the spread of diseases
 To avoid bad smell
 To make surrounding look attractive
b Figure 5 is a diagram showing a technology for domestic use. Use it to answer the question
that follows.
I. Identify the technology. (1 mark)

 Sieve

II. Give any one use of the technology. (1 mark)
 Used for separating solids substances
c. How would each of the following materials be set into vibration?
i. Drum :by beating (1 mark)
ii. Whistle: by blowing (1 mark)
51.a. Give any two meals in a day? (2 mark)

 Breakfast
 Lunch
 Supper/dinner
b. Name any two factors that should be considered when planning meals. (2 marks)
 Age
 Health status
52. Complete the table by filling in food nutrients against the food eaten.
TYPE OF FOOD EATEN FOOD NUTRIENT
Fish Proteins
Rice Carbohydrates
Nkhwani Vitamins B
(3 mark)
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SECTION A (40 MARKS)
AGRICULTURE
1. Which of the following is a 4. Which part of the crop is attacked by

characteristic of sand soil? the pest?
A. Holds a lot of water A. Grain
B. Feels sticky when wet B. Leaf
C. Has large particles C. Stalk
D. Has medium air spaces D. Root
2. Which of the following is a way of 5. Which of the following activities takes

maintaining hand trowel? place during land preparation?
A. Oiling A. Ploughing
B. Sharpening B. Weeding
C. Painting C. Banding
D. Washing D. Thinning
Figure 1 is a diagram of a crop attacked by a

6. Which of the following is a sign of new
pest. Use it to answer the Questions 3 and 4.
castle disease in chicken?
A. Sores on feet
B. Blood in droppings
C. Loss of balance
D. Blue wattles
3. Identify the pest. Figure 2 is a diagram of a fish predator. Use

A. Weevil it to answer Questions 7 and 8.
B. Army worm
C. Locust
D. Stalkborer.

7. What is the name of the predator? B. Slasher

A. Otter C. Handtrowel
B. Grey heron D. handfork
C. Monitor lizard 11. Which of the following is the use of the
D. King fisher tool?
A. Leveling a nursery bed
8. Which of the following ways control B. Loosening soil in a vegetable
the predator? garden
A. Setting traps C. Lifting seedlings from a seed bed
B. Scaring it D. Harvesting vegetables
C. Destroying its nest
D. Applying lime
Figure 4 is a diagram showing a method of
fruit propagation. Use it to answer
9. To which sub-branch of agriculture
Questions 12 and13.
does the growing of both fruits and
vegetables belong?
A. Olericulture
B. Pomoculture
C. Floriculture
D. Horticulture
12. Identify the method of fruit
Figure 3 is a diagram of farm tool. Use it to
propagation.
answer Questions 10 and 11.
A. Grafting
B. Budding
C. Suckers
D. Cuttings
13. Which of the following fruits can be

10. What is the name of the farm tool?
propagated by the method?
A. Rake
A. Bananas
B. Pineapples A. To reduce weed growth

C. Granadillas B. To dissolve soil nutrients
D. Avocado pears C. To reduce spread of diseases
D. To control soil pests
17. Which of the following is a
Figure 5 is a diagram of one of the risks
characteristics of a good cock for
associated with farm business. Use it to
breeding?
answer Questions 14 and 15.
A. Roomy body
B. Strong legs
C. Bright eyes
D. Moist vent
18. Which of the following types of soil is
suitable for vegetables?
A. Loam soil
B. Sandy soil
14. Identify the type of risk shown in the C. Sandy loam soil
diagram. D. Clay soil
A. Floods
Figure 6 is a diagram of a common pest of
B. Fire
groundnuts. Use it to answer Questions 19
C. Weather change
and 20.
D. Pests and diseases
15. Which of the following is a way of
managing the risk?
A. Market research
B. Enterprise diversification
C. Contract production 19. What is the name of the pest?
D. Insurance A. Termite
16. Why is it important to water B. Grasshopper
vegetables in field beds? C. Beetle

D. Aphid B. Rosette
C. Leaf bright
20. Which of the following crop is spread D. Black rot
by the pest?
A. Leaf spot
21. Which of the following diseases is Figure 7 is a diagram of a human brain. Use
associated with loose teeth? it to answer it to answer Questions 24
A. Anaemia and25.
B. Scurvy
C. Kwashiorkor
D. Marasmus
22. To which group of invertebrates do

snails belong?
A. Protozoa
B. Worms 24. Identify the part marked T.
C. Arthropods A. Spinal cord
D. Molluscs B. Cerebrum
C. Medulla oblongata
23. Which of the following problems of the D. Cerebellum
human breathing system may be
caused by covering one’s face with a 25. Which of the following parts controls
plastic bag? blood pressure?
A. Choking A. R
B. Smothering B. S
C. Asthma C. T
D. Tuberculosis D. U

26. Which of the following should not be

considered when using flowers to 30. Which of the following animals is a
improve the home? vertebrate?
A. Type of occasion A. Grasshopper
B. Size of the flower B. Protozoa
C. Shape of the table C. Molluscs
D. Colour of the flower D. Fish
27. Which of the following is a skin 31. Which of the following can conduct
disease? electricity?
A. Diarrhea A. Sugar solution
B. Scabies B. Salt solution
C. Tuberculosis C. Milk
D. Malaria D. Paraffin
28. Which of the following is a non 32. Which of the following people is a
flowering plant? manual worker?
A. Rice A. Manager
B. Fern B. Secretary
C. tobacco C. Labourer
D. peas D. Lawyer
29. Which of the following diseases can be 33. The term “decoding” means;
prevented by washing fruits before A. Imputing a messages
eating? B. Sending messages
A. Goiter C. Receiving information.
B. Malaria D. Interpreting a message.
C. Anaemia
D. Diarrhea

Figure 8 is a diagram showing a type of root

system. Use it to answer the Questions 34
and 35.
36. The name of the microscopic organism

is
A. Plasmodia.
B. Trypanosome
C. Amoeba
D. Octopus.
34. Identify the type of the root system. 37. To which group of invertebrates does
A. Fibrous root the organism belong?
B. Tuberous root A. worms
C. Tap root B. molluscs
D. Adventitious root C. anthropods
D. protozoa
35. Which of the following plants has this
type of root system? 38. Which of the following is a plant fibre?
A. Cassava A. Wool
B. Onion B. Linen
C. Beans C. Aluminium
D. Maize D. Silk
Figure 9 is a diagram of a microscopic

39. Which of the following methods can
organism. Use it to answer Questions 36
separate a mixture of iron fillings and
and37.
flour?
A. Filtration
B. distillation

C. magnetism A. Tiredness
D. winnowing B. Pale hands
40. Which of the following is a sign of night C. Bleeding of gums
blindness in a person? D. Dry and rough skin
SECTION B (60 MARKS)
AGRICULTURE
41. a. Define the term “farm records ” (1 mark)

 Farm records are written information that farmers keep on different activities carried out on the
farm .
b. State two ways in which records are important on a farm (2 marks)
 helps in making important decisions

 helps in budgeting
 helps in calculating profit or loss
c. Name any two factors of production . (2 marks)
 land
 labour
 management
 capital
42.a. Give any two farm tools for transplanting flower seedlings (2 marks)
 hand trowel
 garden fork
b.iName any one recommended method of weeding in an agro forestry plot (1mark)
 hoeing

ii. Give any two advantages of including indigenous fruit trees in agro-forestry plot(2marks)
c. State any two examples of weeds in a groundnut field.(2 marks)
 chisoso (black jack)

 khovani
 denje
 tares (namsongole )
43. a.(i) Define the term “irrigation” (1 mark)
 irrigation means supplying water onto a field to enable crops to grow
(ii) Describe how sprinkler irrigation is carried out. (3 marks)
 water is supplied to crops through pipes which has nozzles at one end to spray the water.
b. Name the disease of groundnuts that is controlled by each of the following methods.
i. Early planting : rosette

ii. Practicing crop rotation :leaf spot (2 marks)
c. State any one function of a rake. (1 mark)
 to level the vegetable beds
44. a. State any two characteristics of goats suitable for breeding. (2 marks)
 mature early
 to easy adopt to environment of Malawi
b. Give two examples of an improved broiler chicken breeds kept in Malawi.(2 marks)
 stabro
 Indian river
 ross

45. a. Give any two reasons why it is important to improve crop production on the farm.
 in order to increase the yield

 to increase the income (2 marks)
b. Explain any one way in which HIV and AIDS would affect the production of food at national level.
(2 marks)
 a farmer who is affected with HIV and Aids can work efficiently at the farm hence food
shortage
46. State any three disadvantages of free range system of keeping poultry. (3marks)
 predators catch the chickens

 difficult to collect eggs
 difficult to control breeding
47. a. Give any two agents of pollination . (2marks)
 wind
 animal
b. State any two characteristics of wind pollinated flowers. (2 marks)
 flowers are usually small

 have no scent
48. a. Give any two ways of caring for baby. (2 marks)
 immunizing the baby against diseases

 breast –feeding the baby
b. Explain any two factors to consider when planning meals for old people.(4marks)
 iron isneeded as elderly people may suffer from anaemia

 ensure a good supply of dietary fibre to help in the digestion of food
 meals should be served attractively

49. a.i. Give one reason for taking packed meals to school.
 ensures that one has a daily supply of food (1 mark)
ii.List three suitable materials used for carrying packed meals. (3marks)
 plastic paper
 banana leaves
 plastic bottles
 vacuum flasks
b. State any one disadvantages of food processing. (1 mark)
 loss of nutrients during the processing

 increase the cost of food
c. Name any two ways of cleaning a home
 sweeping
 mopping .
50. a. What is the difference between “a series” and “parallel” circuit? (2 marks)
 series circuit has one conducting path while parallel circuit has more than one conducting path
 series circuit uses one switch to control many components while parallel circuit each
component is controlled separately
b. State two reasons why it is important to report the findings of a scientific investigation.
 to communicate the findings of the investigations to those who did not take part in the
investigation
 to give the people the opportunity to learn the findings
C. State any two ways in which HIV and AIDS can be prevented. (2 marks)
 abstinence from sex

 avoiding having more than one sexual partner

d. State one reason why fabrics should be washed before dying.
 to remove dirt
 to soften it (2 marks)
51. a. Explain the difference between “steaming” and “boiling” method of cooking.
 steaming is cooking food in steam rising from boiling water while boiling involves cooking
food in boiling water until it is tender (2 marks)
b. Give any two characteristics of reptiles. (2marks)
 reptiles have scales

 reptiles crawls
52. a. Give any two factors that affect the rate of solubility of substances in water.(2marks)
 size of particles
 temperature
 nature of substance
b. Name any two common accidents that can take place in a kitchen. (2 marks)
 Scald
 burns
END OF QUESTIONS
Compiled by Julius Kamoza Phiri. Julius hails from Nkhata-Bay District.Currently , he is teaching at
Mpalapata F.P. School, Mdeka Zone , Blantyre Rural . Mobile number: 0881 803 865.E-mail:
juliekamoza@gmail.com or julius.phiri@cunima.ac/mw


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2011 PRIMARY SCIENCES

SECTION A (40 marks)

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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38. Name the angle labelled P

Figure 4 is a diagram showing a path of ray D. improving the eyesight

of light passing through a block of glass .Use

SECTION B (60 Marks)

41. a. State the two main branches of Agriculture. (2 marks)

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Capacity of soil support plant growth and development

Ability contribute high crop yield

Construct any four definitions of soil fertility from the table

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b. Table 2 shows breeds of chickens and number of eggs laid in week

BREED OF NUMBER OF EGGS

(i) Which breed of chicken is most suitable for egg production ?

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

b. State the use of fax machine

b. What is the difference between “complete ” and incomplete metamorphoses? (2 marks)

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2012 PRIMARY SCIENCES

SECTION A (40 MARKS )

1. Why is rosette a serious disease of ground D. Carbohydrates

3. Which of the following is a product

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9. How can a farmer control dumping off in a C. It helps to ease work

Figure 3 is a diagram of common pests that

11. What is the name of the implement shown

12. What is the advantage of using the

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18. Fowl pox is caused by

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A. To beautify the flask D. Giving shape to the body

25. Night blindness is caused by lack of iron

26. Which of the following are symptoms of

B. Diarrhea and pale hands A. Directing food into the oesophagus

C. Tiredness and pale hands B. Directing food into the intestines

D. Diarrhoea and skin rashes C. storing food before swallowing

27. What do insects benefit from flowers?

B. Scent the part marked P?

C. Colours A. The person would vomit

D. Honey B. The person would be chocked

28. Which of the following is a function of D. The food would be digested.

B. Holding the skin A. Tongue

C. Controlling sense organs B. Epiglottis

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C. Wind pipe C. Because they do heavy work

Figure 5 is a diagram of a fish. Use it to answer

A. Anal fin reduces loss of food nutrients?

B. Pectoral fin A. Baking

C. Dorsal fin B. Steaming

D. Pelvic fin C. Frying

33. Which part is used for detecting sound?

34. Drug and substance abuse can cause D. Hiding information