EPMAFARA DISTRICT

AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

END OF YEAR EXAMS 2021
GRADE 3

Answer all questions

1. Agriculture is ______________________.
A. the hunting of wildlife C. the selling of fruits and vegetables
B. the harvesting of crops D. the growing of crops and keeping of animals
2. What is the importance of agriculture from the list?
A. Money, food, clothes C. buses, bicycles, motor bikes
B. Get cars, buy shops, dig wells D. irrigation, watering, food
3. How many parts does an axe have?
A. One B. two C. three D. four
4. Choose a material that is not used to make farm tools.
A. Metal B. wood C. rubber D. glass
5. How many seasons do we have in Zimbabwe?
A. Two B. three C. four D. five
6. Wheat in Zimbabwe is grown during the _______________ season.
A. Summer B. winter C. autumn D. spring
7. Which of the following plants is out of place?
A. Sunflower B. marigold C. sorghum D. maize
8. Under which cases of vegetables do the following belong; nyevhe/ulude ,
mowa/imbuya and mutsine/ucucuza.
A. Exotic vegetables C. ornamental vegetables
B. Indigenous vegetables D. horticulture vegetables
9. Which list comprises of local field crops?
A. Rapoko, sorghum, millet C. duranta, marigold, maize
B. Wheat, apples, bananas D. gum, mango, avocado
10.The growing and caring of trees is called ___________________.
A. Horticulture B. forestry C. ornamental cropping D. agriculture
11.Which animals give us manure?
A. Dog, cat, snake C. dog, people, cattle
B. cattle, chicken, goats D. dog, cat, cattle
12.Which list comprises of organic manure only?
A. Compound D, cattle manure, compost manure
B. Cattle manure, goat manure, compost manure
C. Urea, compound c, compound D
D. Chicken manure, urea, goat manure
13.Which of the following is not suitable for making compost?
A. Leaves B. plastic C. grass D. stones
14.Which statement best describes ornamental horticulture?
A. Plants with flowers C. growing of vegetables
B. Growing of decorative plants D. growing of fruit trees
15.Which type of soil is used when moulding?
A. Sand B. loam C. clay D. silt
16.What is the suitable height for a compost heap?
A. 1m B. 1,5m C. 1,2m D. 2m
17.Which livestock produces eggs?
A. Cows B. goat C. chicken D. pigs
18.The keeping of bees to produce honey is called _____________.
A. Forestry B. agriculture C. ornamental D. apiculture
19.Which set of equipment is out of place?
A. Wheelbarrow, pick C. lawnmower, rake
B. Knapsack sprayer, watering can D. oxcart, York
20.Select a crop which is a staple food and can also be sold as a cash crop.
A. Sugar B. cotton C. tobacco D. maize
21.We use _____________ to keep clean.
A. Toilets and soap B. water and toilets C. germs and water D. soap
and comb
22.To make water safe to drink we need to ____________ it.
A. Distil B. cool C. drink D. fetch
23.A renewable source of energy is ________________.
A. Liquid B. gas C. the sun D. petrol
24.Metal is a good _____________ of electricity.
A. Insulator B. conductor C. friend D. magnet
25.Red, yellow and _____________ are the primary colours.
A. Purple B. blue C. orange D. pink
26.Which of the following cannot live without water?
A. Schools and classrooms C. plants and grass
B. Animals and schools D. plants and animals
27.A temperature which is 34oC is said to be __________________.
A. Cool B. hot C. cold D. hottest
28. Decayed plant matter is called ________________.
A. Loam B. clay C. humus D. sand
29.Why do plants need roots?
A. To take in water and nutrients C. to take in water and fruits
B. To take in water only D. to take in nutrients only
30.How many pairs of legs do insects have?
A. Two B. three C. six D. four
31._____________ is an example of a natural resource.
A. Tap B. dam C. plastic D. water
32.Invertebrates are animals that have _______________.
A. Three main body parts C. no legs
B. no backbones D. no smell
33.What do we call the process of turning on a computer?
A. Turning B. pressing C. bar D. booting
34.After opening a program, it will be displayed on the __________.
A. Start bar B. task bar C. menu bar D. scroll bar
35.The start menu is found at the ___________ corner of your computer screen.
A. Centre B. top left C. bottom left D. bottom right
36.On which bar do we find an open program on a computer?
A. Vertical scroll bar B. horizontal scroll bar C. task bar D. status bar
37.This icon is called a __________________.

A. Switch off icon B. black line icon C. power icon D. energy icon
38.What is computer programming?
A. Writing instructions that are used by computers to do tasks
B. Instructions that perform tasks
C. Moving sprites
D. Reading notes
39.Sprites in scratch are found in the ______________.
A. Folder B. new sprite C. scratch D. sprite library
40.Which of the following is a search engine?
A. Amazon search B. google mail C. web page D. search box