BEACON OF HOPE INFANT SCHOOL
GRADE FOUR MID-YEAR EXAMINATION, 2024
AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
JULY SESSION
PAPER 1
TIME: 1 HOUR 45 MIN
Instructions
1. Read all the instructions carefully.
2. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.
3. Use only an HB pencil for all entries on the answer sheet.
4. When you are told to start, choose one correct answer from the suggested answers and then
shade it very dark.
5. If you wish to change your answer, erase it completely with a pencil rubber and the shade
the new choice.
6. If more than one letter is shaded for any one answer, that answer will be regarded as
wrong.
7. If you do not understand the instructions ask the invigilator to explain them to you before
you start.
8. Answer all the questions on the answer sheet provided
1. Agriculture is the ____________
A. keeping of animals only
B. cultivation of plants only
C. growing of crops and keeping of animals
D. keeping of bees
2. Tools are classified according to _____________________
A. handle and blade
B. use
C. cutting tools
D. digging tools
3. Name the tool above
A. harrow
B. hoe
C. spade
D. rake
4. How many seasons are there in Zimbabwe?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 3
4. 5
5. Which one is the coldest season in Zimbabwe?
A. summer
B. Autumn
C. winter
D. spring
6. _________ is the main activity done during the hot, wet season
A. weeding
B. harvesting
C. shelling
D. making fireguards
7. The diagram shows soil components
Soil componets
25%
45%
25%
5%
A
B
C
4th Qtr
Name the part labelled C
8. Which soil has large or course particles
A. clay
B. sand
C. loam
D. mineral water
9. All these are types of erosion except
A. air bubble
B. splash
C. rill
D. gully
10. State one use of water in Agriculture
A. washing cars
B. bathing babies
C. washing plates
D. mixing animal feeds
11. ____________ is a natural source of water
A. spring
B. Dam
C. reservoir
D. weir
12. ________ is the primary source of both natural and men made sources of water
A. rain water
B. river
C. dam
13. _________ is an example of a wild plant
A. Rape
B. Tsunga
C. Black jack
D. Lettuce
14. What are the uses of ornamental plants?
A. increases energy
B. for making proteins
C. conserving water
D. decorative
15. _________ is a useful insect in agriculture
A. wasps
B. locusts
C. ticks
D. bees
C. dog
D. goat
16. Which animal is used for ploughing?
A. sheep
B. cattle
17. A combine harvester is a farm machinery that _________ crops such as wheat
A. harvests
B. plants
C. cultivates
D. sprays
18.
Name the implement above
A. combine harvester
B. tractor
C. knapsack spray
D. harrow
19. In agriculture we get _______ from selling crops and animals
A. manure
B. feather
C. money
D. leather
20. _______ are types of farm produce except
A. Beef and fruits
B. nuts and eggs C. vegetable and pork
D. chalks and pens
21. Name the type of tooth shown
A. incisor
B. canine
C. molar
D. premolar
22. An adult has a total of _________ teeth
A. 30
B. 32
C. 42
D. 52
23. Which one is not a natural structure?
A. house
B. hill
C. kopje
D. mountain
24. The diagram shows which form of energy?
A. Kinetic energy
B. Electric energy
D. Heat energy
25. _______ is a good conductor of electricity
A. Wood
B. rubber
C. plastic
D. metal
26. Name the material that can be attracted to a magnet
A. paper
B. iron
C. grass
D. wood
C. Potential energy
27. _________ refers to how smooth or rough something is
A. colour
B. texture
C. measurement
D. balance
28. Which disease is caused by drinking dirty water?
A. bilharzia
B. covid-19
C. cholera
D. malaria
29. ___________ is how hot or cold something is
A. rainfall
B. wind
C. humidity
D. temperature
30.
A claypot is made of ________
A. sand
B. clay
C. loam
D. metal
31. _____________ is not found in Zimbabwe
A. valley
B. waterfall
C. mountain
D. volcano
32. Plant and animal waste is used to make ___________
A. household waste
B. Compost
C. bottle
D. industrial waste
33. A _______ is both input and output device
A. keyboard
B. mouse
C. touchscreen
34. Four main parts of a computer
A. mouse, keyboard, monitor and compact disk
B. C.P.U, mouse, keyboard, mouse and compact disk
C. C.P.U, mouse, keyboard and monitor
D. mouse, memory card, compact disk and phone
D. printer
35. _______ enable the user to produce information on paper
A. mouse
B. projector
C. printer
D. scanner
36. Which software is used for presentation
A. MS Word
B. MS Excel
C. MS Publisher
D. MS Powerpoint
37. _________ is processed data which now has meaning
A. dictionary
B. information
C. data
D. composition
C. camera
D. save
38. Ctrl + C stands for
A. copy
B. complete
39. Which of the following is not a multimedia component
A. audio
B. movement
C. video
D. text
40. This icon represents ____________ in music
A. play
B. stop
C. playback
D. playnext
Answers
1. C
22. B
2. B
23. A
3. D
24. C
4. A
25. D
5. C
26. B
6. A
27. B
7. A
28. C
8. B
29. D
9. A
30. B
10. D
31. D
11. A
32. B
12. A
33. C
13. C
34. C
14. D
35. C
15. D
36. D
16. B
37. B
17. A
38. A
18. B
39. B
19. C
40. C
20. D
21. C