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The document is an exam for Agricultural Science for JHS 3 students at Lala International School in Zamfara State, Nigeria. It contains 20 multiple choice questions in Section A testing students' knowledge of different farming systems, crops, fish classification, and fish preservation. Section B requires students to answer 4 of 6 long answer questions, including defining mixed farming and pastoral farming, differentiating cropping systems, constructing a crop rotation plan, explaining fishery and harvesting methods, listing fish adaptations, and comparing intensive and extensive animal husbandry systems. The exam tests a wide range of topics within the agricultural science subject area.

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JHS 3

The document is an exam for Agricultural Science for JHS 3 students at Lala International School in Zamfara State, Nigeria. It contains 20 multiple choice questions in Section A testing students' knowledge of different farming systems, crops, fish classification, and fish preservation. Section B requires students to answer 4 of 6 long answer questions, including defining mixed farming and pastoral farming, differentiating cropping systems, constructing a crop rotation plan, explaining fishery and harvesting methods, listing fish adaptations, and comparing intensive and extensive animal husbandry systems. The exam tests a wide range of topics within the agricultural science subject area.

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LALA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, GUSAU

ZAMFARA STATE
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: Agricultural Science DURATION: 2 HOURS
CLASS: JHS 3
EXAMINATION ETHICS
I pledge to embrace exam ethics
To discover my true talent and achieve my destiny
So, help me God.

INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in this section. Shade the correct option on your
answer space booklet numbered A to D in section A and Answer any four questions of your
choice in section B.

Section A
1. The major farming system includes, except __________ (a) shifting cultivation (b) pastoral system (c)
harvesting system (d) ley farming system
2. ________ system allow land to be fertile again (a) shifting cultivation (b) irrigation (c) livestock
farming (d) ley farming system
3. In mixed farming system _________ are allowed to graze on grasses within the farm (a) lions (b) cattle
(c) elephants (d) humans
4. The livestock-men are called __________ (a) traders (b) businessmen (c) herdsmen (d) teachers
5. Irrigation system describes a situation where ______ is added to soil (a) nutrients (b) air (c) loamy soil
(d) water
6. Mono cropping is common with, except (a) maize (b) cocoa (c) kola (d) rubber
7. One of the advantages of planting tree crops is that its ________ (a) encourages erosion (b) protect the
soil (c) add nutrients to the soil (d) increases crop yield
8. Leguminous plants add ________ to the soil (a) hydrogen (b) phosphorus (c) helium (d) nitrogen
9. Leguminous plants include one of the following _________ (a) beans (b) cashew (c) maize (d) cocoa
10. Having strip of maize alternating with strip of beans is a form of ________ (a) mixed cropping (b)
strip cropping (c) mono cropping (d) mixed farming system
11. Fishing materials include one of the following (a) hoe (b) cutlass (c) hook (d) tractor
12. A situation where by maize is harvested, yam is still growing and cassava is to be planted is ________
system (a) relay cropping (b) crop rotation (c) strip cropping (d) mono cropping
13. One of the major causes for deforestation is ________ (a) shifting cultivation (b) pastoral system (c)
ranching (d) ley farming system
14. Fresh water settings includes, except (a) oceans (b) rivers (c) lakes (d) streams
15. Fishes are classified into ________ based on their morphology (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
16. Majority of fishes use ______ as means of gaseous exchange (a) nose (b) mouth (c) gills (d) lungs
17. Which the following is not a fish (a) alligator (b) whale (c) tilapia (d) catfish
18. Tails and fins are used for _______ (a) eating (b) hunting (c) swimming (d) farmin
19. One of the function of fish preservation is that it can be preserved for ________ (a) future use (b)
planting (c) farming (d) ridging
20. ___________ and __________ are the two ways of farm animals management
(a) complete and incomplete (b) intensive and extensive (c) total and partial (d) direct and indirect

SECTION B
INSTRUCTION: Answer any four questions only
1a. Define the following;
i. Mixed farming (4 marks)
ii. Pastoral farming (3 marks)
iii. Crop rotation (3 marks)
2a. Differentiate between sequential cropping and continuous cropping (5
marks)
2b. Mention three advantages of mixed cropping system (5 marks)
3. Assuming you are having four plots of land, construct a table showing crop
rotation plan for four years if you are planting maize, millet, groundnut and
cassava. (10 marks)
4a. What is fishery? (2 marks)
4b. Differentiate between partial and total harvesting (5 marks)
4c. Mention three adaption of fish to water environment (3 marks)
5. List and explain 5 methods of preserving fish (10 marks)
6. What is Animal husbandry (3 marks)
6b. Differentiate between intensive and extensive system (7 marks)

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