THE LILONGWE URBAN DISTRICT EXAMINATION BOARD

2023 END OF THIRD TERM EXAMINATIONS FOR STD 6

PRIMARY SCIENCE
(100 Marks)
Time allowed: ……………
Date: ……./…../…….
NAME OF CANDIDATE: ________________________________________________________________
(Surname first)
NAME OF SCHOOL: ___________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper contains 6pages. Please check.
2. This paper has two sections A and B. section A consists of 40 multiple choice questions carrying
1mark each. Encircle a letter of your choice representing the right answer to each question. Section B
has 8 structures questions. Write your answers to this section on the question paper in the spaces
provided. The maximum number of marks for each answer is indicated against the questions.
3. Answer all questions
4. IMPORTANT
 Please make sure you have written your name, school name, on the question paper.
 Please hand in your filled-in question paper to the invigilator at the end of the examination

SECTION A (40MARKS)
MULTIPLE CHOICE

AGRICULTURE 5. The parts marked A and B are

1. To which sub branch of Agriculture does the A. Water and air
growing of crops belong: B. Bubbles and water
A. Horticulture C. Olericulture C. Lump of soil and air
B. Agronomy D. Floriculture D. Lump of soil and bubbles
2. Give any one way of improving the quality of 6. The presence of bubbles in the experiment
water above implies that:
A. Avoid cutting down trees A. The soil contains air
B. Construction of boreholes B. The soil has minerals salts
C. Provision of piped water C. The soil contains organic matter
D. Adding chroline to dirty water D. The soil has high acidic rate
3. Why is early land preparation important 7. Which method of irrigation is suitable for rice
A. Allows buried plants residues to rot production
B. Slows down the speed of running water A. Basic irrigation
C. Composed of one variety of trees B. Sprinkler irrigation
D. Attracts pests and diseases C. Flooding irrigation
4. Why do you call the act of birds eating each D. Drip irrigation
other? 8. Why are farm records important to a farmer
A. Culling C. Cannibalism A. Source of labour
B. Ventilation D. Contamination B. For budgeting and planning
Figure 1 is a diagram. Use it to answer C. Source of food
question 5 and 6 D. Collecting inputs
9. How can you control dumping off in a nursery
A. Reducing the frequency of water
B. Frequent weeding
C. Wrong spacing
D. Use of poor planting materials
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 B. Layers marsh
10. Why should farmers paint a wheel barrow? C. Starter marsh
A. To reduce friction D. Finisher marsh
B. To prevent rusting 20. Which of the following is a factor to consider
C. To make it strong when selecting goods seeds for planting
D. To attract customers A. Colourful C. Beautiful
11. Groundnuts and beans are examples of: B. Nice D. Purity
A. Roots C. Legumes
B. Cucumbers D. Flowers SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
12. What type of chicken house is recommended 21. Which of the following is the first stage of
for free range system scientific investigation
A. Tradition A. Making conclusion
B. Semi – intensive B. Knowing the problem
C. Battery cage C. Planning investigation
D. Deep litter D. Making predictions
13. How can termites be controlled in a woodlot? 22. Which of the following is a tissue which attach
A. Applying chemicals muscles to bones
B. Fencing the woodlot A. Tendon C. Triceps muscles
C. Chasing them away B. Femur D. Ligaments
D. Burning the bush 23. Mention one nutritional deficiency diseases
14. State one importance of soil to crops A. Malaria C. Marasmus
A. Building lakes B. Dysentery D. Tuberculosis
B. Holds the plants 24. Which of the following worms can be
C. Home of animals prevented by washing fruits before eating
D. Avoid pest and diseases A. Tape worms C. Hook worms
15. Which part of the maize is attacked by a B. Roundworm D. Earthworms
weevil 25. Which of the following foods can be preserved
A. Leaves C. Roots by both salting and drying methods
B. Stalk D. Maize grain A. Fish C. Maize
Figure 2 is a farm tool. Use it to answer B. Groundnuts D. Beans
question 16 and 17 26. How does guitar produce sound?
A. By blowing C. By shaking
B. By plucking D. By beating
27. The process whereby green plants make their
own food by using sunlight is called
16. Name the farm tool A. Pollination C. Photosynthesis
A. Rake C. Sickle B. Hypothesis D. Variable
B. Hand trowel D. Hand trowel Figure 3 is a diagram. Use it to answer
17. What is the main use of the farm implement? question 29 and 29
A. Cutting down of trees
B. Harvesting rice
C. For weeding crops
D. For pruning
18. A farmer collected 10 trays of chicken eggs, if
he sold all the eggs at K1000.00 per tray. How
much money did the farmer get?
A. K10 000.00 28. Which of the following letters represents the
B. K100 000.00 effort
C. K110 000.00 A. R C. T
D. K1000.00 B. S D. U
19. What type of feed is given to a day old 29. Which of the following ways could make the
broiler? work easier?
A. Growers marsh A. Using a shorter beam

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 B. Increasing the distance between T and B. Screw D. Spanner
U 36. The following are properties of liquids except
C. Increasing the distance between T and _____
S A. Can be compressed
D. Pushing the beam harder B. Definite shape
30. Name two types of refuse C. Can take shape of a container
A. Dry and wet D. Can be poured
B. Dry leaves and dust 37. The process of changing solids into gases is
C. Food waste and ashes called___________
D. Dry and cold A. Solidification
31. Which of the following is not a sense organ B. Freezing
A. Skin C. Ear C. Sublimation
B. Eye D. Mouth D. Evaporation
32. Which of the following is an example of 38. Which of the following is the reason for
omnivores pressing during laundering of garments
A. Lions C. People A. To remove wrinkles
B. Hyena D. Cattle B. To remove dirt
33. The ability to do work is known as C. To protect clothes from insects
A. Light C. Sound D. To ensure complete dryness
B. Energy D. Work 39. Mention two types of energy?
34. Which of the following are the main types of A. Heat and sun energy
meals B. Light and bulb energy
A. Dinner, chip and lunch C. Heat and light energy
B. Breakfast, juice and lunch D. Light and solar energy
C. Breakfast, juice and nsima 40. Which of the following is the name of a
D. Breakfast, lunch and dinner parasite that causes malaria
35. Which of the following machines uses the A. Mosquito C. Bacteria
principles of levers? B. Plasmodium D. Trypanosome
A. Pulley C. Wedge
SECTION B
AGRICULTURE
41. (a)Mention any two sub – branches of agriculture under crop production
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b)Give any one importance of forest?
____________________________________________________________________________1mark
(c) State any two ways of keeping water safe
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
42. (a) What are two main aims of agriculture as a business
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b) Write any two activities involved in tree nursery management?
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c) Give any one characteristic of a good cock?
i. _________________________________________________________________________1mark
43. (a) Mention three systems of keeping chicken
i. ______________________________________________________________________________

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iii. ________________________________________________________________________3marks

(b) Give any two products that can be obtained from chickens
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
Figure 4 is an illustration. Use it to answer questions 44a , b and c

44. (a) i. Identify the farm implement

____________________________________________________________________________1mark
(ii) Give any two uses of the farm implement identified in question 45a(i)
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b) Briefly explain the difference between layers and broilers
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c) How can be roundworms be prevented in chickens
i. _________________________________________________________________________1mark
45. (a) What is pruning
_________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b) Name two materials used for mulching tree seedlings
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
The table below shows a farm record. Study it to answer the questions 46a, b and c
Crop Field / plot Hectare Yield
Maize 1 1 5000kg
Cassava 2 11 1000kg
Groundnuts 3 5 25000kg
Vegetables 4 4 500kg

46. (a) i. What name is given to the farm record?

____________________________________________________________________________1mark
(b) Which hectare gave a farmer more yields that the other
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c) List down any two crop husbandry practices
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

47. (a) What is a joint?
____________________________________________________________________________1mark
(b) State two ways of preventing marasmus
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c) Give any two reasons for cooking food?
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
48. (a) List one function of hair found in the nose
i. _________________________________________________________________________1mark
(b) Why is food preservation important (give two points)
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c) Give two reasons why information and communication technology is important
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
49. (a) Mention two effects of common accidents
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b) Identify parts of indigenous technology

A. ______________________________________________________________________________
B. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c) What is the use of the technology?
____________________________________________________________________________1mark
50. (a) State two items you would make out of old string materials
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(b) Explain two factors to consider when planning packed meals
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c) Give one example of information and communication technologies that is used in your community
i. _________________________________________________________________________1mark
51. (a) Give one importance of keeping the surrounding clean
i. _________________________________________________________________________1mark
(b) State any two dangers of light energy
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
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(c) Why is first aid treatment important (give two points)

i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
52. (a) What happens to candle wax when gets heated?
____________________________________________________________________________1mark
(b) Give any two functions of human skeleton?
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
(c) Write down any two food taboos which you are familiar with
i. ______________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________2marks
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