Plants

21 Grade 2 Environmental Activities questions on Plants, with worked marking schemes. 21 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   2 marks

   Match: mango, carrot, sukuma wiki to the part we eat (fruit, root, leaf).

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   A plant drinks water through its ______.

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3. Question 3

   2 marks

   Write two plants that give us food.

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   We should not ______ plants because we need them for food and shade.

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5. Question 5

   2 marks

   Draw a seed and then a small plant to show how a plant grows.

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Plants need water, soil and ______ from the sun to grow.

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7. Question 7

   2 marks

   Write two things a plant needs to grow.

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   A young plant that has just come up from a seed is called a ______.

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9. Question 9

   2 marks

   Match each part of a plant to what it does. 1. Roots 2. Leaves 3. Flower ( ) hold the plant in the soil ( ) are green and make food ( ) are bright and colourful

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   Roots = hold the plant in soil; Leaves = green and make food; Flower = bright and colourful. 2 of 3 correct = 1 mark, all 3 = 2 marks.

10. Question 10

    2 marks

    Draw a fruit tree, like a mango tree, with fruits on it.

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11. Question 11

    2 marks

    Arrange to make a sentence: water / need / to / Plants / grow.

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12. Question 12

    2 marks

    Match the plant part to its work: roots, leaves, stem.

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    roots=hold plant/take water, leaves=make food, stem=hold plant up.

13. Question 13

    2 marks

    Write two plants that grow near your home.

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    Any two, e.g. maize, banana, mango tree, sukuma wiki.

14. Question 14

    1 mark

    Name one part of a plant we eat.

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    Marking scheme

    Any, e.g. leaves (sukuma wiki), roots (carrot), fruit (mango), seeds (beans).

15. Question 15

    2 marks

    Write two ways we can take care of plants.

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    Any two: water them, weed around them, do not step on them, do not break leaves, protect from animals.

16. Question 16

    1 mark

    Write one way we take care of plants at home.

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17. Question 17

    2 marks

    Draw a plant and show the roots, stem and leaves.

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18. Question 18

    1 mark

    The green part of a plant that makes food is the ______.

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19. Question 19

    1 mark

    The part of a plant that grows under the soil is the __________.

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20. Question 20

    1 mark

    Name one tree that gives us shade in the compound.

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21. Question 21

    2 marks

    Why should we water plants? Give one reason.

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