Each candidate should be provided with the following:

Silage labelled P

Hay labelled Q

Diary meal labelled R

Fresh grass (panicium maximum leaves) labelled S

Tomato plant affected by late blight labelled H

Bean seeds attacked by bean bruchids labelled I

Top soil labelled A

Sub soil labelled B

(Both soils should be damp, in a state that can be molded.)

Cross cut saw labelled J1

Jack plane labelled J2

Marking gauge labelled J3

Bastard file labelled J4

Rasp file labelled J5

Hacksaw labelled J6

Claw hammer labelled J7

Mallet labelled J8

Wood chisel labelled J9

Try square labelled J10

A reproductive system of a hen labelled G, with some of its parts labelled as:

Infundibulum (funnel) labelled G1

Magnum labelled G2

Isthmus labelled G3

Uterus labelled G4

Cloacae labelled G5

1. Specimens P, Q, R and S are common livestock feeds.

a) Observe and identity each specimen:

P ..................................................................................................................

Q .................................................................................................................

R ..................................................................................................................

S ...................................................................................................................

b) Comment on the value of each specimen as a livestock feed.

P ..................................................................................................................

Q ..................................................................................................................

R ..................................................................................................................

S .................................................................................................................

c) Carefully examine specimen R and suggest the ingredients that may have been used for making it.

2. Specimen H is a crop plant attacked by a disease, while specimen I is a stored crop produce affected by a pest.

a) (i) Describe the observable signs of the disease on specimen H

(ii) Name the disease and the organism that has caused it

Disease: .......................................................................................................

Causal organism: ........................................................................................

(iii) How is the disease named in (a)(ii) above spread from one plant to another?

(iv) State one method of controlling the disease named in (a)(ii) above.

b) (i) Describe the damage observed on specimen I.

(ii) Name the pest that has caused the damage observed on the specimen.

(iii) Suggest two ways of controlling the pest named in (b) (ii) above.

3. You are provided with specimens A and B.

a) Examine the specimens and state three differences between them

Specimen A Specimen B

i)......................

ii).....................

iii)....................

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Give the identity of each specimen.

Specimen A: ..................................................................................................................

Specimen B: ..................................................................................................................

c) Using one specimen at a time, moisten a little amount of each of the specimens in your palm and try to mould it into a ring. Record your observations on each specimen.

Specimen A:

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Specimen B:

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d) From your observation in (c) above, what conclusions can you draw about the composition of the two specimens?

Specimen A:

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Specimen B:

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e) Which of the two specimens is better suited for crop growth?

4. You provided with specimens J1 to J10 which are workshop tools.

a) Identify each specimen.

J1........................................................... J6 ............................................................

J2 .......................................................... J7 .............................................................

J3 .......................................................... J8 ............................................................

J4 .......................................................... J9 ............................................................

J5 .......................................................... J10 ...........................................................

b) From among the specimens you have identified in (a) above, select five appropriate ones and describe how you would use them in the construction of a simple feed trough for poultry.

5. You are provided with specimen G.

a) Name the parts labelled G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 on the specimen.

G1 .........................................................................................................................

G2 ..........................................................................................................................

G3 .......................................................................................................................

G4 .....................................................................................................................

G5 .....................................................................................................................

b) Give one function of each of the parts you have named in (a) above.

G1 .....................................................................................................................................

G2 ....................................................................................................................................

G3 ..................................................................................................................................

G4 ................................................................................................................................

G5..................................................................................................................................