NEW CAMPBELLVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS TERM
GRADE 11
AGRICULTURE SCIENCE
TEST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Circle the correct answer
1. Which of the following is NOT a principle governing organic farming?
(A) Use of compost
(B) Strip cropping
(C) Biological pest control
(D) Protecting ecological balance
2. Which of the following occurs as a result of trade liberalisation?
(A) Local farmers face more foreign competition.
(B) More local farmers plant exotic crops.
(C) More people buy the crops locally.
(D) Foreign competition is kept out.
3. Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?
(A) Building
(B) Capital
(C) Labour
(D) Land
4. Which of the following is an example of primary tillage?
(A) Tom uses a shovel to level the soil
(B) Farmer Brown uses a garden fork to plough his field.
(C) Mr Brown using a rotavator to till the soil.
(D) None of the above
5. Which of the following groups of conditions adversely affects local and regional
agriculture?
(A) Praedial larceny, lack of extension service, adequate rainfall
(B) Poor marketing facilities, lack of credit, high technology usage
(C) Lack of appropriate technology, land fragmentation, praedial larceny
(D) Access to appropriate technology, lack of extension services, upgraded marketing
facilities
6. Farmer George intends to increase the size of his livestock farm by building an
additional cattle unit. Before doing this, farmer George should first prepare a
(A) partial budget
(B) farm inventory
(C) complete budget
(D) production record
7. 17. Which of the following groups of inputs BEST represents variable expenses?
(A) Feed, medication and feeders
(B) Depreciation and machinery
(C) Pens, waterers and feeders
(D) Machinery and labour
8. Which of the above practices improves the moisture content of the soil?
(A) Liming
(B) Weeding
(C) Mulching
(D) Ploughing
9. The purpose of the gizzard in the alimentary canal of a bird is to
(A) secrete digestive juices
(B) churn and grind up food
(C) store large amounts of food
(D) absorb water from the food
10. Chicks are debeaked in order to prevent
(A) pullorum
(B) coccidiosis
(C) pediculosis
(D) cannibalism
11. Incorporation of manure is done before which of the following activities?
(A) land preparation
(B) primary tillage
(C) transplanting
(D) land clearing
12. Which of the following is most cost effective when mulching?
(A) Dry grass and dry leaves
(B) Tyres
(C) Construction plastic
(D) Tyres and construction plastic
13. Which of the following is not an organic material?
(A) Dry grass
(B) Rocks
(C) Wood shaving
(D) Fruit peels and waste
14. The structure at the door of the pen, which is located outside of the pen is known as
(A) Water Bath
(B) A pool
(C) Foot Bath
(D) Foot wash
15. Turning of litter should be done at least___________ times per week.
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 7
16. Which of the following is not a class of animal?
(A) Pig
(B) Hampshire
(C) Cattle
(D) sheep
17. When is the best time to transplant seedlings?
(A) early afternoon
(B) late afternoon
(C) Late Morning
(D) midday
18. All______________coming into the business is known as income.
(A) goods
(B) products
(C) monies
(D) by products
19. The ____________is known as the largest compartment of the ruminant stomach.
(A) Reticulum
(B) Rumen
(C) Omasum
(D) Abomasum
20. The_____________is considered as the true stomach of the ruminant animal.
(A) Abomasum
(B) Omasum
(C) Reticulum
(D) Rumen
Answer all questions
21.
A B C
Name the tools labeled A, B and C above.
A________________
B________________
C________________
22.
Diagram showing a seedbox.
Write the dimensions of a standard size seedbox _____________________________.
23.
A
C
E
Diagram showing the digestive system of a ruminant
Label the parts on the diagram above
A___________________
B___________________
C___________________
D___________________
E___________________
25. Define the following Terms
A) Ruminant
B) Seedbox
C) Tillage
D) Weeds
End of test
