Grade 5 Agric, Science and Tech Paper 2

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PRIMARY CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL

END OF EXAMINATIONS 2023


GRADE 5 : AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PAPER 2
TIME : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

NAME : ____________________________________________________________
Instructions to the Candidates
• Read all the instructions carefully before you start writing.
• This paper has 4 sections
• Write answers on the spaces provided.
Section A
There are five questions in this section.
Answer all questions.
Section B
There are three (3) questions in this section.
Answer any two (2) questions in this section.
Section C
There are three questions in this section
Answer any two questions.
Section D
There are two (2) questions in this Section.
Answer any one question.

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SECTION A
Answer all five (5) questions in this section.
1a) What are cash crops? [1]
___________________________________________________________________
b) Give two examples of cash crops in Zimbabwe
i) ________________________________________________________ [1]

ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]

c) State any two examples of grass plants.


i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
2a) Write any one example of a plant pest.
________________________________________________________ [1]
b) How do weeds compete with plants?
________________________________________________________ [1]
c) State any one way of controlling weeds in a nursery.
________________________________________________________ [1]

d) Give two places where one can sell seedlings.


i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
3a) Give two causes of veld fires
i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]

b) State any two ways of preventing veld fires .


i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]

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c) Why do veld fires spread fast on a windy day?
_________________________________________________________________[1]
[5 marks]
4a) In which unit is rainfall measured?
________________________________________________________ [1]

b) List any two hazards caused by global warming


i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]
c) What are micro organisms?
_____________________________________________________________ [1]
d) Give any one example of a micro organism.
______________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
5a) Name any two types of fertilisation
i) ______________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ______________________________________________________________ [1]
b) What is reproduction?
______________________________________________________________ [1]
c) Give two types of reproduction in plants.
i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
6a) What is the work of a digital photographer?
________________________________________________________ [1]
b) Which two gadgets do digital photographers use?
i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]
c) What is editing?
_____________________________________________________________ [1]

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d) What is a sequence?
____________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
SECTION B
Answer any two questions
7a) From which animal can belts be produced?
________________________________________________________ [1]
b) _____________________________is an animal which gives ivory. [1]

c) What is a bird sanctuary?


________________________________________________________ [1]
d) Why are birds kept in a sanctuary?
_____________________________________________________________ [1]

e) Write any one name of a game park in Zimbabwe


_____________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
8a) Give two sources of proteins for animal feeds.
i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]

b) Write 2 examples of processed feeds.


i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]

c) The picture shows a ______________________________________ [1]

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9a) What is drought?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
b) State any two effects of drought to plants and animals.
i) ________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]

c) Give two ways of controlling drought .


i) ________________________________________________________ [1]

ii) ________________________________________________________ [1]


[5 marks)
SECTION C
Answer any two questions
10a) What is global warming?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
b) Give any one cause of global warming
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
c) State the difference between weather and climate
_______________________________________________________________ [1]

d) Write any negative effect of global warming


_______________________________________________________________ [1]
e) What can be done to control global warming?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
11a) How do animals benefit from the soil?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]

b) Give any two building materials made from the soil


_______________________________________________________________ [1]

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c) Complete the food chain below [2]

PLANTS

Secondary Consumer Primary Consumer


d) Why are plants called producers in the food chain?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
12a) Explain each of the following terms.
i) Herbivore
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) Omnivore
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
iii) Carnivore
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
bi) What are decomposers?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
ii) One example of a decomposer is
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]

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SECTION D
Answer any one question
13a) What is the use of the CPU?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]

b) What is a network topology?


_______________________________________________________________ [1]

c) What is the name of the network topology shown?


_______________________________________________________________ [1]

d) Give one advantage of the network topology you have mentioned in (c)
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
e) What is a hub in network topology?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]
14a) What does ICT stands for?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
b) WAN stands for?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
c) Give any one template that you can use to create a game
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
d) Name one software that can be used to design a game
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
e) Why should there be levels when designing a game?
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
[5 marks]

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