Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Tagum City
Jose Tuazon Jr. Memorial National High School
Second Periodical Examination
Agriculture

Name: _________________________________Grade Level:_______________Section:________________Score:_______________

DIRECTION: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of your answer on the answer sheet. ABSOLUTELY NO ERASURES.

1. It is to prevent vegetable plants to have anthracnose.

a. Harvest and inspect crops by hand
b. Spray fertilizer or pesticides solution to control fungi
c. Irrigate farm soil and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps
d. Move shrubs, plants and trees with wheelbarrows or tractors

2. Rolan’s pregnant sow is about to deliver. In what pens should he place his sow for its safety?

a. Farrowing Pen c. Pig Pen

b. Finishing Pen d. Holding Pen

3. Karrie notice that her crops are experiencing general starvation and she was thinking to apply fertilizer and pesticides. In what
day should she apply fertilizer and pesticides?

a. When it is sunny day

b. When it is cloud day
c. When it is rainy and sunny day
d. When it is windy and sunny day

4. Greta start to cultivate soil for her vegetable garden but there are big and hard topsoil that give her a hard time. Which of the
following tools is better for her to use?

a. She has to use hand fork

b. She has to use grab-hoe
c. She has to use pick-mattock
d. She has to use hand cultivator

5. Sonia grabs a spout and went to the field. Which of the following PPE she must wear?

a. cartage respirator c. neck protection

b. earmuffs d. sun safety hat

6. Mr. Pedro wants to arrange all the machine material inside the workshop, in order to avoid hazards, what is/are the machine
safety procedures that he is going to follow?
I. Inspect machines before use
II. II. Follow lockout/tag out procedures
III. Make sure all guards are operating
IV. Keep the area around machines clear
a. I, II b. III c. IV, III d. I,II,III,IV
7. James is a construction worker he wants to know what are the personal protective equipment that he used for work. Which of
the following materials that he used?
a. Safety helmets and gloves
b. Eye protection and high-visibility clothing
c. Safety footwear and safety harnesses.
d. All the above
8. It’s sunny day and Lucy stat to get sweat but she still have to go to the corn field to check her newly planted crops. Which of
the following she must wear?

a. Boots – t-shirt -socks

 b. T-shirt – sun glasses - gloves
c. Mask - gloves – turtle neck shirt
d. Long sleeved shirt – hat - boots

9. Greg is a cattle farmer and he has scratches over his arms and legs. Which of the following he should NOT wear?

a. A jeans, britches, t-shirt and long pants

b. A pants, britches, trench coat and t-shirt
c. A pair of socks, t-shirt, boots and long sleeve
d. A trench coat, pair of socks, britches and boots
10. John notices that his farm was attack by the pest. He decided to apply a pesticide that is best and more effective. Which of
the following he should do first in order to know that his pesticide is the right one.

a. Read the label

b. Learn about the pest
c. Know the expiration date
d. Study the composition of pesticides

11. Best and effective tools are good for gardening, land preparation, planting and harvesting. What should be the best thing to
be in good condition for the operation of cutting branches and twigs?
a. Check the defect parts
b. Examine pipes and nozzle
c. Observe the edge of the tools
d. Check the handle and it’s sharpness
12. Mr. Riel wants to dispose his tools because it’s not functioning well but still, he really wanted to use the tools due to having
low budget to buy a new one. What is the best way that he would do to keep his tools well function?

a. Store the tools according to its function

b. Put all the tools in one place without cleaning it

c. Clean and store the tools according to its function every after use
d. All of the above
13. Sister Josie wants to know if there are unused materials in her storing area to make sure that the tools are safe to use. What
is the proper way of knowing the materials if it’s still can be use?
a. Label and select the materials needed in the work area and put it in the storage
b. Put the unused materials in storing area
c. Guess the materials if it is unused or not
d. Store all the materials in storing area
14. Mr. Castillo is a Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) employee. In his work area there are a lot of waste materials
that need to be disposed. What are the steps should he follow in disposing waste material?

I. Sort your garbage into a few different bins.

II. Take recyclables such as glass, plastics, and paper to a local recycling center

III. Collect any remaining garbage into a trash bag and place it into a garbage bin.

IV. Turn food and garden waste into compost.

V. Bring any garbage that can be reused.

a. I,II,III,IV and V c. V,II,III,I and IV

b. I,III,IV,V and II d. IV,III,II,I and V

15. Mary is the owner of a farm and she wants to maintain proper waste disposal materials. Which is the effective at reducing the
volume of solid waste that she will possess?

a. Burying c. Recycling

b. Burning d. Both a and b

16. Kanor wants to cultivate his garden plot by loosening the soil and removing weeds around the plant. Which of the following
farm tools is he going to use?
 a. Crowbar c. Hand Trowel
b. Light Hoe d. Hand Cultivator

17. A rake is used for cleaning the ground and levelling the topsoil while, spade is use _____________.
a. for removing trash or soil
b. for breaking hard topsoil and pulverizing soil
c. for digging big holes and digging out big stones
d. for digging out root crops and turning over the materials
18. Which of the following is TRUE about Pick-mattock?
a. It is used for loosening and levelling soil and for digging up furrows for planting.
b. It is used for removing trash or soil, digging canal or ditches and mixing soil media.
c. It is used for loosening the soil, digging out root crops and turning over the materials.
d. It is used for digging canals, breaking hard top and for digging up stones and tree stumps.
19. All the following are Farm Tools in digging canals EXCEPT;

I. Pick Mattock
II. Shovel
III. Crowbar
IV. Grab Hoe

a. II and II c. III and IV

b. IV only d. II only

20. Abby was watering her plant vegetables in her garden when she noticed unnecessary weeds growing on the sides of the
vegetables. What particular tool she will use to remove those weeds?
a. Hand trowel b. Pick-mattock c. Hand cultivator d. Pruning shears

21. Conduct pre-operation check up in line with manufacturers manual. What are the things you need to follow in conducting pre-
operational check up for tractors among the choices?
I. Check the fuel
II. Check the tires
III. Check the battery
IV. Check the dirt and rust

a. I and IV c. I, II and III

b. II and III d. All of the above

22. Allan is applying something to the plants using the sprayer. What is the function of sprayer in farming operation?
a. This tool is use for killing the pests in the plants
b. It is use primarily to apply herbicides and fertilizers
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
23. You were task by your father to drive a tractor. What safety procedure you will need to follow when operating a tractor?

a. Always wear a t-shirt, pants and slippers when driving.

b. Never drink an alcohol before and during driving.
c. Always read the equipments manual during the operation.
d. Both B and C

24. Which of the following choices could result an accident when driving a tractor?
a. Turning corners quickly and at high speeds.
b. Taking a few selfies and texting to your friends while driving.
c. Not checking the surroundings for children, co-workers or other bystanders.
 d. All of the above
25. Your employer has asked you to do a task; you’re not trained for and think there’s a chance you could get badly hurt if you do
the task. What should you do?
a. Send a resignation paper instead.
b. Tell your boss to train you about the task.
c. Act like you know and just figure it out as you go.
d. Research some tutorial videos on YouTube and quickly teach yourself.
26. In instances where moving parts of garden tools like pruners, shears, and loopers have frozen in place, like springs and pivot
joints, the first thing should be done is___________________.
a. Disassemble them
b. put a lubricating oil
c. clean accumulated rust and dust
d. remove stubborn rust with fine steel wool
27. Juan wants to ensure that his tools are in good condition. Handles should be tight and free from defect and cutting tools
should be kept sharp. What should Juan need to perform?
a. Routine maintenance checkups
b. Cleaning and sharpening
c. Make a checklist
d. Write a schedule
28. Which of the following situation below that is best describes of storing smaller items and larger items in storage room?
a. Joy use transparent jar for the smaller items.
b. Jade install a lockable latch on a cupboard door.
c. Clint removes all unnecessary things in the storage room.
d. Ben allocates space for hand tool separately from other equipment such as; tractors, spring movers, and weed
trimmers.
29. Peter wants his storage room to be more organized. So, he decided to sort things out and discard all the unnecessary and
throw away anything that is broken. Which one of the steps of organizing storage areas that best describes this situation?
a. Clear out the junk
b. Organize work areas
c. Paint the walls and floors
d. Storing smaller to larger items
30. The season when crops are gathered from the field. Which of the following statement is correct?

a. Picking c. Harvesting
b. Threshing d. Gathering

31. It is use to dig into and turn over soil especially to prepare the soil for planting.

a. Plowing c. Harrowing
b. Furrowing d. Mulching

32. Which of the following that use for watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth.

a. Weeding c. Pesticide application

b. Irrigation d. Fertilizer application

33. All of the statement below highlighted the labor requirements for land preparation. EXCEPT

a. Plowing using tractor c. Clearing of the land using hoe

b. Plowing using animal d. Harrowing using hand cultivator

34. It is use for seedbed preparation and smooth and firms the soil surface.

a. Rotary Hoe c. Field Cultivator

b. Bed Shaper
d. Roller Harrow

35. Mark is an Engineer, and he plans to design his own house. In calculating irrigation areas, he will often come across the
expression hectare, which is the surface area unit. If a field with a length of 100m and a width of 100m has a surface area of
100mx100m=10,000m, is equal to how many hectares?

a. 1 ha c. 3 ha
b. 2 ha d. 4 ha
 36. Ejay bought a land for his business and he notice that measurement of the land was too small and he wants to know what the
total measurement of the land is. Which of the following measurement of land he use?

a. Feet c. Hectare
b. Inches d. Centimetr

37. Trisha is planning about her garden and she plans it to form like a square garden, if she has a length of 2cm and has a width
of 2cm, how many cm will she need to measure?

a. 2 cm c. 6 cm
b. 4 cm d. 8 cm

38. Nina is the owner of furniture shop. She sales 2 sets of Sofa worth 27,000 in just one day but her target is to sale 5
sets of Sofa in a day. How much will be the total of her sales if she reached her target sale?

a. 35,000 c. 113,000
b. 15,000 d. 135,000

39. Calculate 45% of corn seeds into a fraction.

a. 7/20 corn seeds c. 9/20 corn seeds

b. 8/20 corn seeds d. 11/20 corn seeds

40. It was Monday when water interruption had been announced on Gab’s town, and that was 3 days ago. His remaining water in
the drum is estimated about 3 ¾ gallons which will use for plants. How many percentage of 3 ¾ gallon of water can plants
allocate?

a. 2.75% c. 3.67%
b. 2.95% d. 3.75%

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BTVT Ed PSTs