Uses of Domestic Animals

24 Grade 4 Agriculture questions on Uses of Domestic Animals, with worked marking schemes. 24 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which of the following is NOT a use of domestic animals?

   A. Providing milk

   B. Providing rainfall

   C. Providing manure

   D. Providing meat

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Which pair correctly matches a domestic animal with a product we get from it?

   A. Goat – milk

   B. Chicken – wool

   C. Cow – honey

   D. Sheep – eggs

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3. Question 3

   3 marks

   Name three products that we get from a cow.

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   A family keeps chickens mainly to get eggs and meat. Keeping animals to get food and money is a form of:

   A. Fetching water

   B. Playing

   C. Building houses

   D. Farming that provides food and income

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5. Question 5

   4 marks

   For each domestic animal below, state one product or service it gives us: (a) Chicken (b) Sheep (c) Bee (d) Dog.

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   1 mark each: (a) Chicken – eggs/meat; (b) Sheep – wool/meat/mutton; (c) Bee – honey (or beeswax); (d) Dog – guarding/security.

6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Wanjiku's family keeps cows on their farm. Which product do they get from the cows for drinking and making tea?

   A. Honey

   B. Milk

   C. Wool

   D. Eggs

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Rabbits kept at home provide the family with which food?

   A. Milk in large amounts

   B. Honey

   C. Meat

   D. Eggs

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   A farmer uses a donkey to carry sacks of maize from the shamba to the market. This use of the donkey is called:

   A. Transport

   B. Egg laying

   C. Milk production

   D. Guarding

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9. Question 9

   2 marks

   Sheep and cows are both domestic animals, but they give different useful products. State one product unique to sheep and one product we commonly get from cows.

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    The skin of a cow or goat, after the animal is slaughtered, is used to make:

    A. Milk

    B. Bread

    C. Leather shoes and bags

    D. Wool blankets

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Which of these is a product we get from domestic animals that can be eaten as food?

    A. Wool

    B. Manure

    C. Meat

    D. Hides

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    From which domestic animal do we mainly get wool used to make warm clothes?

    A. Chicken

    B. Sheep

    C. Cow

    D. Rabbit

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13. Question 13

    1 mark

    Which domestic animal gives us eggs?

    A. Goat

    B. Chicken

    C. Dog

    D. Donkey

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14. Question 14

    1 mark

    Which domestic animal is commonly kept at home to guard the compound and keep away thieves?

    A. Chicken

    B. Cat

    C. Dog

    D. Cow

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15. Question 15

    2 marks

    Mrs. Otieno collects droppings from her goats and chickens. Explain how she can use these droppings to help her crops.

    (2 marks)

    Marking scheme

    2 marks: The droppings are used as manure (1) which adds nutrients to the soil so that the crops grow well/healthy and give a good harvest (1).

16. Question 16

    1 mark

    Which product from domestic animals is used to make butter and cheese?

    A. Manure

    B. Hide

    C. Milk

    D. Wool

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17. Question 17

    1 mark

    In some parts of Kenya, oxen (bulls) are used on the farm to:

    A. Lay eggs

    B. Pull a plough to prepare land

    C. Produce honey

    D. Catch mice

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18. Question 18

    2 marks

    A shopkeeper sells leather shoes and belts. Explain how domestic animals are connected to these products.

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    2 marks: When animals such as cows and goats are slaughtered, their hides/skins are collected (1) and processed into leather that is used to make shoes, belts and bags (1).

19. Question 19

    4 marks

    Explain two reasons why keeping domestic animals is important to a farmer's family.

    (4 marks)

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    Two reasons, 2 marks each: (1) They provide food such as milk, meat and eggs for a balanced diet/nutrition. (2) They provide income when the animals or their products are sold, helping the family meet needs like school fees. (Accept: provide manure for crops; provide labour/transport.)

20. Question 20

    2 marks

    Give two uses of a donkey on a Kenyan farm.

    (2 marks)

    Marking scheme

    Any two (1 mark each): carrying loads/goods (transport); carrying water; pulling a cart; carrying farm produce to market; carrying people.

21. Question 21

    1 mark

    A cat is often kept in the house to help the family by:

    A. Catching rats and mice

    B. Pulling a cart

    C. Laying eggs

    D. Giving milk

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22. Question 22

    4 marks

    Domestic animals are useful to families in many ways.

    (a) Give two ways domestic animals provide food to the family.

    (b) Give two ways domestic animals help the family other than as food.

    (4 marks)

    Marking scheme

    (a) 2 marks: any two food products – milk, meat, eggs, honey. (b) 2 marks: any two non-food uses – transport/carrying loads; ploughing/pulling; guarding/security; manure for crops; hides/skin for leather; wool for clothes; source of income when sold.

23. Question 23

    1 mark

    Bees kept in a hive on the farm are useful because they give us:

    A. Honey

    B. Milk

    C. Eggs

    D. Wool

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24. Question 24

    1 mark

    Animal droppings collected from the cattle shed can be used on the farm as:

    A. Wool

    B. Firewood

    C. Food for people

    D. Manure to make crops grow well

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