ZENGEZA 5 GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
2025 GRADE 7 MIDYEAR TEST
AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ICT PAPER 2
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in this section
1. (a) Define commercial farming.
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(b) How is agriculture important to the country of Zimbabwe?
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ii. …………………………………………………………………………………
(c) State one career in agriculture (1)
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(d) What is agronomy? (1)
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2. (a) Define deforestation (1)
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(b) State any one cause of deforestation. (1)
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(c) In which month is the Zimbabwe National Tree Planting Day (1)
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(d)Crop rotation is (1)
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e) How can farmers reduce plant or fruit damage from veld fire?
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3. (a) What is weathering? (1)
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(b) Organic matter is made up of .............. and............... remains (2)
(c) Give two types of weathering. (2)
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ii. …………………………………………………………………………………
4. (a) List two examples of chronic diseases (2)
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ii. ………………………………………………………………………………...
(b) State two ways of controlling hypertension. (2)
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(c) Covid 19 is caused by a ………………………………………. (1)
5a) The diagram above illustrates a ……………. type of network topology (1)
b) Name another type of network topology (1)
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c) Give one example of a search engine. (1)
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d) What do you need to be able to send and receive e-mails? (1)
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e) WhatsApp can be used to send and receive …………………………
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SECTION B
Answer any TWO questions in this section
6. a) Making water dirty such that it will not be fit for drinking is called (1)
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b) Water can be polluted by …………………….. [1]
c) What is photosynthesis…………….………………………..[1]
d) Condensation is [1]
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e) If you breathe on a window pane, what will you see on it? [1]
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7. a) The green colour of plants and tree leaves is called? [1]
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b) The function of the roots is to …………………………………… [1]
c) Define transpiration………...
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d) If you cover and tie some leaves with a transparent plastic pocket, what will
you discover the following day? [1]
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e) During photosynthesis which gas is taken in and which one is taken out ?[1]
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8. a) Give one example of crop pests [1]
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b) What is the effect of pests in crops? [1]
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c) Give one method that can a farmer use to control pests.
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d) Besides pests what else can damage crops? [1]
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e)What are agro-chemicals? [1]
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SECTION C
Answer any TWO questions in this section
9a) State one indigenous and one exotic method of preserving food. [2]
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ii. ………………………………………………………………………
b) What causes food to go bad? [1]
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c) Give one advantage of preserving food. [1]
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d) What are moulds?[1]
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10. a)A record of tools lost, taken and available is called
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b) Name two mainpower stations supplying electricity in Zimbabwe
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ii. …………………………………………………………………………………
c) List twouses of a shovel.[2]
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ii. …………………………………………………………………………………
11a) State theadvantage of mulching. [1]
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b) What is weathering? [1]
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c) Soil erosion is ………… …………………………………………………..[1]
d) Define animal husbandry.
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e) State one reason why wildlife is important to people and the nation.[1]
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SECTION D
Answer any ONE question from this section
12a) Namethe main mobile network provider in Zimbabwe.[1]
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b)Which network is faster in connection, 3G or 4G?
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c) What is a computer? [1]
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d) What is a computer virus? [1]
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e) How can users protect their computers from virus? [1]
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a) What isfriction?[1]
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b) How can you reduce friction?………………. ………………………………..
[1]
c) What is a tool rake used for? [1]
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d) What is climate? [1]
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e) Which branch deals with the repair of farm machinery?
[1]
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