CHIMUTU ZONE EXAMINATION BOARD

2022- 2023 END OF TERM ONE EXAMINATION FOR STD 5

PRIMARY SCIENCE
(100 MARKS)
Time allowed: ………………
Date: …….../………/2022
NAME OF CANDIDATE: _______________________________________________________________
(Surname first)
NAME OF SCHOOL: __________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS
 Write your name before you start answering questions
 Circle the letter representing the correct answer in section A
 Write your answer in the spaces provided in section B

SECTION A

AGRICULTURE B. Source of feed for farm animals

1. Which of the following is a sub- branch of C. Cools the soil
agriculture under animal production? D. Dries farm produce
A. Agronomy C. Silviculture 7. Which of the following is a non- living thing
B. Poultry D. Olericulture A. Grass C. Soil
2. Production of flowers only is B. Pest D. Animals
A. Agronomy C. Horticulture Figure 2 is a diagram showing farm tools.
B. Olericulture D. Floriculture Use it to answer question 8 and 9
3. Which of the following is an example of
apiculture?
A. Bees C. Dorper
B. Chicken D. Malawian goat
Figure 1 is a diagram showing a farm
animal. Use it to answer question 4
8. Identify the farm tools
A. Axe and slasher
B. A hoe and a rake
C. A panga knife and hand fork
D. Panga knife and a hoe
9. Which of the following is the use of farm tool
B?
4. Identify the farm animal A. Cutting maize stalks
A. Goat C. Sheep B. Lifting seedlings
B. Cattle D. rabbit C. Collecting trash
5. Which of the following is the importance of D. Digging soil
Agriculture at family level 10. The following are food crops except:
A. Source of raw materials A. Maize C. Rice
B. Source of foreign exchange B. Tobacco D. Cassava
C. Source of enjoyment 11. Identify the district which grows bananas
D. Source of food A. Salima C. Ntcheu
6. Which of the following is the importance of soil B. Mulanje D. Dedza
in the agricultural environment? 12. Which of the following is not a farm animal?
A. Holds crop plants

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 A. Fish C. Pig B. Simple pendulum
B. Duck D. Dog C. Catapult
13. Which of the following is an exotic tree? D. Gong
A. Msuku C. Mlombwa 22. Which of the following is the last stage of the
B. India D. Tsanya scientific investigation
14. Which of the following is a characteristic of A. Making conclusion
indigenous trees B. Making prediction
A. Grow fast C. Knowing the problem
B. Are soft D. Carrying out the investigation
C. Withstand drought Figure 4 is a diagram showing a type of
D. Demand more care worms. Use it to answer question 23 and 24
15. One way of improving indigenous trees is:
A. _____ cutting down of trees
B. Setting bush fire
C. Weeding
D. Growing trees uniformly
16. Which of the following farm tools is used for
harvesting rice 23. What is the name of the worm
A. Slasher C. Watering can A. Hook worm C. Round worm
B. Hoe D. Sickle B. Tape worm D. Earth worm
17. Which of the following element of the 24. Identify the signs and symptoms of the worm
agricultural environment provides manure for A. Nausea C. Abnormal pain
plant growth. B. Anaemia D. Dry cough
A. Animals C. Wind 25. Which of the following is an example of energy
B. Sunlight D. Soil giving food?
18. Which of the following is a leaf vegetable A. Bwemba C. Potatoes
A. Peas C. Tomato B. Meat D. Beans
B. Egg plants D. Nkhwani 26. Which of the following technologies is an
19. Everything surrounding crops and farm animals example of indigenous technologies
is called” A. Torch C. Catapult
A. Environment B. Wheel barrow D. Cell phone
B. Farm produce 27. Which of the following technologies is not used
C. Crop husbandry practices for communication?
D. Agricultural environment A. Radio C. Fax
20. Farmers grow cash crops mainly for : B. Printer D. Television
A. Food C. Exchange 28. The energy which an object acquires if it is
B. Enjoyment D. Sale raised above the ground is called
A. Kinetic energy
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
B. Chemical energy
Study the figure 3 below and answer question 21
C. Potential
D. Electrical
29. The status of the body being able to function
properly is called.
A. Health C. Energy
B. Food D. Food taboo
30. Which of the following is a bad food habit.
A. Eating variety of foods
B. Eating three meals a day
C. Eating from the same plate with small
21. What is the name of the figure above children
A. Sew saw D. Eating food in separate dishes

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31. Which of the following foods provide protein to B. Limited capacity
the body C. Difficult to target
A. Oranges C. Irish potatoes D. Require animals to operate
B. Fish D. Sugarcane 36. The following are example soft technologies
Figure 5 is showing an indigenous technology used in communities except
use it to answer question 32 and 33 A. Fertilizer C. Plough
B. Hoe D. Pendulum
37. The ability to do work is :
A. Potential C. Technology
B. Kinetic D. Energy
38. Which of the following is a food nutrient that
we can get from food groups
32. Identify the indigenous technology
A. Proteins C. Staples
A. Catapult C. Hoe
B. Fruits D. Vegetables
B. Bow and arrow D. Motor and pestle
39. Identify the meaning of the term parasite
33. Identify the use of the indigenous technology
A. Organism that cause malaria
above
B. Organisms that live and feed on other
A. Shelling maize C. Storage
organisms
B. Hunting D. Construction
C. Organisms that eat plants
34. Which of the following is one of the uses of
D. Organisms that cause diarrhoea
sound energy?
40. Which of the following is a way of controlling
A. Cooking C. Communication
hookworms
B. Lighting D. ironing
A. Eating a variety of foods
35. Which of the following is the problem of
B. Improper use of toilets
fertilizer as a technology?
C. Cook meat and fish thoroughly
A. Expensive
D. Wear shoes
SECTION B (60MARKS)
AGRICULTURE
41. (a) State any two branches of agriculture
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b) What is agriculture?
_________________________________________________________________________________1mark
(c) State any two importance of agriculture
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
42. (a) Outline any three major elements of the agricultural environment
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________________
iii. __________________________________________________________________________3marks
(b) State the uses of the following farm tools
a. A hoe __________________________________________________________________________
b. A sickle_________________________________________________________________________
c. A rake ____________________________________________________________________3marks
43. (a) State any two crops grown in Malawi
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b) Mention any two cash crops grown in Malawi
i. ________________________________________________________________________________

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 ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
44. Figure 6 shows a cash crop. Use it to answer question A and B

(a) Name the crop

______________________________________________________________________________1mark
(b) What is the use of the crop
______________________________________________________________________________1mark
45. (a) outline any four trees grown in Malawi
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________________________________________
iv. __________________________________________________________________________4marks
(b) State any two types of trees
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c)What are farm tools?
_________________________________________________________________________________1mark
46. (a) Name any four farm animals
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________________________________________
iv. __________________________________________________________________________4marks
(b)State any two substances under animal production
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

47. (a) What is scientific investigation
_________________________________________________________________________________1mark
(b)Mention any two stages of a scientific investigation
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
48. (a) Give any two signs and symptoms of tapeworm
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b)Write any two ways of preventing hookworms
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks

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49. (a) What is food?
_________________________________________________________________________________1mark
(b)Mention the three main functions of food
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________________
iii. __________________________________________________________________________3marks
(c)Give two reasons why it is important to eat variety of foods
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
50. (a) Write any two types of energy
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b)Explain the uses of the types of energy mentioned in 50(a) above
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
51. (a) Mention any two indigenous technologies
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b) Explain any two importance of the indigenous technologies
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. __________________________________________________________________________2marks
52. (a) State two problems of
i. Oxcart__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b)Write one stage of designing new technologies
i. ___________________________________________________________________________1mark
(c)What is technological innovation?
_________________________________________________________________________________1mark
53. (a) Mention any four food nutrients found in food
i. ________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________________________________________
iv. __________________________________________________________________________4marks
(b)What are food taboos?
_________________________________________________________________________________1mark

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