BOTSWANA EXAM I NATIONS COU NCI L
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION
AGRICULTURE 06
Paper 1 October 2011
Marks: 60 Time: I Hour 30 Minutes
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2. Answer ALL questions,
3. Read allquestions carefully before attempting to answer them.
4. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
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Section B
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SECTION A (20 Marks)
Answer all questions.
1/ Which branch of agriculture does a farmer who grows beetroots and
oranges fall under?
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-/ 2. State two types of fertilizers,
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/3. Stateany two advantages of proteeting witd animals.
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4. Give two practices that can make the soilto be carried away easily.
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Complete the table below by giving one internal and one external parasite i
of farm animals,
lnternal parasite External oarasite
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The diagram below shows a farm animal feeding on crgp remains.
Use it to answer question 6.
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4. Which tool can be used to transplant vegetable seedlings to their final place
of growth?
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vzg. Complete the table below by naming one field crop and stating its spacing
requirements.
Field crop Soacino reouirements
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o State two reasons for avoiding clay soils when choosing a vegetable
garden site.
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Name three traditional bio-technology products.
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17. (a)
Describe how any two traditional bio-technology products
are produced.
Below is a graph showing the percentage amount of organic matter
contpined in soil types W, X and Y. Use it to answer question {8.
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1V. (a) Which soiltype will be easily waterlogged?
(b) Name the soil types represented by letters W and Y.
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(c) The soiltype represented by letter X has a moderate amount of
organic matter. Give two other characteristics of soil type X.
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Draw a livestock house showing a footbath.
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(b) Describe the footbath of a livestock house.
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(c) State how the footbath prevents people from bringing disease
causing organisms into the house.
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10. Why is it not necessary for a mixed farmer to frequently add organic
fertilizer to his soil? Give one reason.
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The diagram below shows a domestic animal.
Use it to answer question 11.
11. Give three ways in which the animal is important to Botswana.
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SECTION B
Answer all questions.
profile which is suitable
tz,/ with the aid of a well-labelled diagram, describe a soil
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Diagram
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DescriPtion
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question 13'
use the diagram of a farm tool shown below to answer
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(a) Name the tool.
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(b) State two uses of the tool.
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(c) Why should the tool be kept facing down?
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to perform a sirnilar task in large fields?
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14.-ti(a) Name one biological method of controlling pests in vegetable crops.
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(yi Describe the biological method of controlling pests named in 14 (a)."
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State two advantages ol any biological method of controlling pests.
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rls. ) (a ' Name two chicken breeds that are reared in Botswana.
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(b) State two uses of any chicken breed.
Breed
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Use the information below to answer question 16.
Mr Yoili owns a 2.5 hectare farm. He used 20 kg of maize seeds on
this piecB of land to produce food for his family.
y (a) Whidh type of record is used to keep the information given above?
(b) (i) Which system of farming is practiced by Mr Yoni?
(ii) State two advantages of the system of farming practiced
by Mr Yoni.
(c) How many kilograms of seeds did Mr Yoni use in one hectare?
Show your calculations below.
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