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Soils: 5 practice questions

Free practice on Soils for Class 6, following the Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.

How to do this — Soils

Loamy soil explained

Loamy soil is a well-balanced mix that holds water and nutrients well, which is why it is best for most crops. Identifying different kinds of soils helps farmers choose the best soil for the crops they want to grow.

🌱 Loamy soil, good for growing crops

Soil's many uses

Soil is used for growing crops and making building materials like bricks. Explaining how soil can be enriched includes adding manure or compost to improve fertility.

Uses of soil: Growing crops · Making bricks · Enriched with manure

  1. Explaining the different uses of soil could include noting that it is used for:

    1. nothing useful at all
    2. growing crops and making building materials like bricks
    3. only decoration
    4. preventing all plant growth
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    Answer: B. growing crops and making building materials like bricks

  2. Explaining how soil can be enriched for planting includes:

    1. removing all organic matter from it
    2. covering it permanently with concrete
    3. adding manure or compost to improve fertility
    4. adding only sand with nothing else
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    Answer: C. adding manure or compost to improve fertility

  3. Identifying different kinds of soils, such as loamy, sandy and clay, helps farmers to:

    1. ignore soil type completely when farming
    2. assume every soil type is identical
    3. avoid all farming decisions based on soil
    4. choose the best soil for the crops they want to grow
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    Answer: D. choose the best soil for the crops they want to grow

  4. Showing interest in gardening and farming through soil care can lead to:

    1. healthier crops and more reliable food production
    2. worse harvests every time
    3. no change in crop growth
    4. less food available to a community
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    Answer: A. healthier crops and more reliable food production

  5. Which of these best describes loamy soil?

    1. Soil that never holds any water at all
    2. A well-balanced mix that holds water and nutrients well
    3. Pure sand with nothing else
    4. Solid rock with no organic matter
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    Answer: B. A well-balanced mix that holds water and nutrients well

Answer key — Soils

  1. B. growing crops and making building materials like bricks
  2. C. adding manure or compost to improve fertility
  3. D. choose the best soil for the crops they want to grow
  4. A. healthier crops and more reliable food production
  5. B. A well-balanced mix that holds water and nutrients well

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