Agriculture · Paper 1 · 2009
15 questions 🇹🇿 NECTA ✓ MSAgriculture · Paper 1 · 2009
15 questions
3-hour timed simulation · auto-graded · counts toward ranking
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Section A
List four characteristics of a good agriculture lesson plan.
- Characteristic 1 (1 mk)
- Characteristic 2 (1 mk)
- Characteristic 3 (1 mk)
- Characteristic 4 (1 mk)
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Mention four common tools used in poultry management and give one use of each.
- Tool 1 and its use (1 mk)
- Tool 2 and its use (1 mk)
- Tool 3 and its use (1 mk)
- Tool 4 and its use (1 mk)
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State four factors that affect the selection of livestock breeds for school farms.
- Factor 1 (1 mk)
- Factor 2 (1 mk)
- Factor 3 (1 mk)
- Factor 4 (1 mk)
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Outline four principles of crop rotation.
- Principle 1 (1 mk)
- Principle 2 (1 mk)
- Principle 3 (1 mk)
- Principle 4 (1 mk)
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Give four examples of instructional materials that can be improvised when teaching agriculture.
- Example 1 (1 mk)
- Example 2 (1 mk)
- Example 3 (1 mk)
- Example 4 (1 mk)
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Identify four benefits of integrating ICT in agriculture education.
- Benefit 1 (1 mk)
- Benefit 2 (1 mk)
- Benefit 3 (1 mk)
- Benefit 4 (1 mk)
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Section B
Describe five responsibilities of agriculture subject teachers in maintaining the school farm.
- Responsibility 1 (2 mk)
- Responsibility 2 (2 mk)
- Responsibility 3 (2 mk)
- Responsibility 4 (2 mk)
- Responsibility 5 (2 mk)
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Explain five key considerations when selecting a site for establishing a school vegetable garden.
- Consideration 1 (2 mk)
- Consideration 2 (2 mk)
- Consideration 3 (2 mk)
- Consideration 4 (2 mk)
- Consideration 5 (2 mk)
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Outline five ways in which agriculture education promotes environmental conservation.
- Way 1 (2 mk)
- Way 2 (2 mk)
- Way 3 (2 mk)
- Way 4 (2 mk)
- Way 5 (2 mk)
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Discuss five advantages of using demonstration as a teaching method in agriculture.
- Advantage 1 (2 mk)
- Advantage 2 (2 mk)
- Advantage 3 (2 mk)
- Advantage 4 (2 mk)
- Advantage 5 (2 mk)
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Explain five challenges that agriculture teachers may face in preparing and using teaching aids.
- Challenge 1 (2 mk)
- Challenge 2 (2 mk)
- Challenge 3 (2 mk)
- Challenge 4 (2 mk)
- Challenge 5 (2 mk)
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Describe five uses of records in the management of school agricultural projects.
- Use 1 (2 mk)
- Use 2 (2 mk)
- Use 3 (2 mk)
- Use 4 (2 mk)
- Use 5 (2 mk)
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Section C
You are preparing a lesson for Form Three students on "Soil Erosion." Write a summary of your lesson including: (a) Definition of soil erosion (b) Causes of erosion (c) Types of erosion (d) Control measures (e) Importance of erosion control
- Definition of soil erosion (3 mk)
- Causes of erosion (3 mk)
- Types of erosion (3 mk)
- Control measures (3 mk)
- Importance of erosion control (3 mk)
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As an agriculture teacher, write a report of a field visit to a local dairy farm. Include the objectives, activities carried out, what students learned, and recommendations for future visits.
- Objectives of the visit (3 mk)
- Activities carried out (4 mk)
- What students learned (4 mk)
- Recommendations for future visits (4 mk)
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Many students in secondary schools are not motivated to study agriculture. Write an essay explaining five causes of this problem and propose five ways to promote learners’ interest in agriculture.
- Five causes of lack of motivation (7 mk)
- Five ways to promote learners’ interest (8 mk)
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