1.
State 2 Recommended ways farmers are advised to use agrochemicals to avoid soil
pollution(2mk)
2. Clothes that loose color easily are called(1mk)
3. What is organic farming?(1mk)
4. Name 2 methods of planting(2mk)
5. Grade 5 learners were asked by their teacher to differentiate between weed and a crop. What
answer did they give?(2mk)
6. A teacher asked the learners to describe the following crop management practices practiced out
on crops. What answer did they give?(5)
A) Weeding
B) Earthing up
C) Thinning
D) Gapping
E) Hardening
7. Name a crop that requires earthing up(1mk)
8. Some learners Stated the inhumane ways of handling animals. Write down three ways that the
learners stated(3mk)
9. Identify the factors considered when sorting eggs(4mk)
10. Describe the appropriate technology that can help support offseason cropping(4mk)
11. Name 2 methods of conserving nutrients during cooking(2mk)
12. Mr. John asked Brian a grade 7 learner About the importance of conserving water. Write down 4
correct answers to the question(4mk)
13. Wanjala ask his grade 7 teacher to assist him in answering a question on examples of water
retention structures. Name three of them (3mk)
14. Name four importance of trees in conserving the environment(4mk)
15. Differentiate between afforestation and reforestation(2mk)
Code 2
1. Define the term soil pollution(2mk)
2. State 5 causes of soil pollution(5mk)
3. What is surface run off?(1mk)
4. Name three ways of conserving surface run off(3mk)
5. define the following terms(4mk)
a) Afforestation
b) Reafforestation
c) Deforestation
d) Agroforestry
6. Outline three factors that determine the choice of cooking methods(3mk)
7. Apart from grilling name two other methods of cooking food(2mk)
8. Dan has identified a site in his farm with a fine tilth and used it in planting sunflower.
a) What makes the sunflower seeds suitable for planting in fine tilth(2mk)
b) give 2 examples of planting materials that can be established on the same site(2mk)
9. Availability of water for irrigation is a key factor one should consider when identifying a suitable
site for planting crops. Name two other factors to be considered(2mk)
10. A) What do you understand by each of the following in reference to cooking vegetables(2mk)
I) Parboiling
II) Blanching
B) Vegetables are important sources of vitamins and mineral salts. The following are likely steps in the
preparation to ensure the food nutrients are conserved.What is the abundance of each of the following
steps?(4mk)
I) Cleaning the vegetables before cutting
Ii) Peeling the vegetables thinly
III) Cutting the vegetables before cooking
IV) reducing the cooking time frame
11. Juma wants to launder his loose colored school shirt. State 3 materials that he will use to
effectively launder his shirt(3mk)
12. During an agriculture and nutrition lesson on body cleanliness Miss Jane asked the grade 6
learners to state practices that enhance body cleanliness as a healthy habit. Identify 4 practices
they mentioned(4mk)
13. What is the meaning of sorting as used in the preparation of animal products(1mk)
Code 3
1. During a field trip Mutheu saw plastic wastes disposed poorly in the environment state 2
environmental impact it will have on soil(2mk)
2. How does excessive use of artificial fertilizers contribute to soil pollution(2mk)
3. What role can education and awareness play in preventing soil pollution?(2mk)
4. Elizabeth used her tablet to search for the importance of water conservation. write 4 points she
is likely to write down in her findings(4mk)
5. Junior is planning to grow trees in his compound but he is concerned about the local climate of
where he stays in relation to the tree speciesHe wants to grow. Apart from local climate outline
three other factors to consider when choosing these species to plan(3mk)
6. Blanching is a way of conserving nutrients in vegetables while they are cooking. Give 2 reasons
why it is done (2mk)
7. Give 3 roles trees play in water conservation(3mk)
8. Grade 7 learners learned about the importance of conserving food nutrients. Mention any 2
reasons they may have been given(2mk)
9. What do you understand by the following terms?(2mk)
a) Planting site
b) Soil tilth
10. Identify the following planting materials shown in each of the following pictures(2mk)
B) Name 2 crops that can be grown using planting materials P (2mk)
11. Duncan has identified a site in his farm with a fine tilth and used it in planting sunflower
a) What makes the sunflower seeds suitable for planting in a fine tilth(1mk)
b) Give 2 examples of planting materials that can be established on the same site(2mk)
12. Mr. mambo a grade 7 teacher asked his learners about the importance of growing trees in the
environment. Give 3 answers they gave if they get the question correctly(3mk)
13. Give 2 uses of water in the farm(2mk)
14. Explain the meaning of the following terms(3mk)
a) Transplanting
b) Mulching
c) thinning
15. Explain the meaning of the following cooking methods(3mk)
a) stewing
b) simmering
C) steaming
16. The following equipments are used for grilling foods.Identify their names(2mk)
16. Grade 7 learners visited Borabu animal farm to learn about the hygiene practices in rearing of
domestic animals. After the visit the agriculture and nutrition teacher asked them to name hygiene
practices they learned. List 4 hygiene practices they stated(4mk)
18. Mr. Benjamin is a beekeeper in kitui county. He took lanas through the importance of raw honey
processing. Discuss the four points he explained(4mk)
Code 4
1. Grade 7 learner visited a nearby farm and the farmer explained to them the disadvantages
of excess farm chemicals on the soil. State 2 disadvantages that they got from the
farmer(2mk)
2. Write three ways surface runoff can be conserved in the farm(3mk)
3. Mr. Marina an agricultural officer explained the importance of controlling soil pollution in
agricultural environment to grade 7 learners. Give 3 importance that he gave(3mk)
4. Grade seven class of Saint Francis school visited the nearby restaurant for their agricultural
and nutrition practical lesson. They saw the equipments below being used when roasting
food. Identify each equipment(3mk)
5. Omondi’s Mother wanted to cook meat by roasting when preparing dinner. State 360
measures that she should follow when roasting the meat.(3mk)
6. Mr. Kiptanui, A farmer in narok wants to plant sugarcane ,Cassava and Irish potatoes. Advise
the farmer on the appropriate soil till required to plant these crops(1mk)
7. Which practice is carried out in the farm to maintain optimum plant population in the farm?
(1mk)
8. A poultry farmer from Muguku poultry farm collected eggs from his chicken and was
planning to sell them. Before selling them he should sort and grade them
I) List three factors considered when sorting and grading eggs(3mk)
II) What is the importance of sorting and gradingeggs(1mk)
9. Grade 7 learners visited a bee farm in baringo county. The farmer explained to them how he
processes the honeycombs he collects from his beehives. Describe the process of processing
honey from honeycombs(4mk)
10. Describe the following methods of cooking(2mk)
a) Roasting
b) Steaming
11. When laundering loose colored clothes salt and vinegar or lemon is added to the final rinsing
water
a) What is the reason for adding salt?(1mk)
b) Why is vinegar or lemon added(1mk)
12. What is the reason why loose Colored clothes should not be hung close to or overlapping
each other?(1mk)
13. State three factors to consider when designing framed structures for suspended
gardens(3mk)
14. Grade 7 learners of makindu primary school were learning about management practices on
off season crops on framed suspended gardens. State any three possible practices they
learned(3mk)
15. Grade 7 lanas had a project on cooking. name three factors to consider when determining
the choice of cooking method(3mk)
16. Grade 7 learners of Mugumo primary school were asked by their teacher to describe 4
hygiene practices in rearing of domestic animals. List 4 responses they gave.(4mk)
17. What is meant by the term “Knitting”?(1mk)
18. During an agriculture and nutrition project grade 7 learners were asked to knit a table mat
I) list the tools they use to igniting the table mats(3mk)
II) What are the safety measures they should observe when knitting?
(4mk)
Code 5
1. Maria A grade 7 learner was asked by her teacher to give the meaning of the term soil pollution.
What was her response?(2mk)
2. Grade 7 learners were asked by their teacher to define the following terms. Write the response
they gave(2mk)
a) Reafforestation
b) organic farming
c) Organic farming
3. During a practical lesson grade 7 learners decided to use grilling as a method of cooking food.
State to ingredients they would have used during grilling(2mk)
4. Identify the following methods of conserving soil in agricultural environment(2mk)
5. Grade 7 learners were asked by their teacher to identify the planting materials used for the
following crops. What answers did they give?(4mk)
a) Bananas
b) Sugarcane
c) Strawberry
d) Watermelon
6. During an agriculture field study grade 7 learners were asked to state the damages caused by the
surface run off. Write the damages they stated (3mk)
7. Grade 7 learners were asked to identify the appropriate soil tilth for planting the following
planting materials. What are the responses they give?(3mk)
a) Bean seeds
b) Sugarcane cuttings
c) Sorghum seeds
8. Grade 7 learners visited Nairobi agricultural college and learned about the hygiene practices in
rearing of domestic animals. State 4 hygiene practices in rearing animals that they learned(4mk)
9. A teacher instructed the learners to construct the framed suspended gardens. State phone
materials in which they used to construct the suspended gardens(4mk)
10. Mr. Mogaka Asked his learners to state three ways of conserving nutrients in both vegetables
and fruits. State the responses the learners gave(3mk)
11. Madam Sheila To allana’s to machakos university for a field study and the learners were shown
how honey is processed from the Combs. State the tools that were likely to be used during
honey processing(3mk)
12. You have been directed to research from the Internet the minimum tillage practices. Give 3
findings from your research(3mk)
13. Learners decided to establish kales in the school farm. State 3 crop management practices they
carried out to ensure proper crop production of the crops(3mk)
14. During laundry lesson grade 7 learners were asked to state different types of materials used for
laundering loose colored clothes. Which two materials did they give?(2mk)
15. During an agriculture and nutrition lesson the learners came across the following knitting
stitches. Identify each of the stitches(2mk)
