Pre-Test Ag.
Extension & Communication
Pre-Test
1. Which of the following is TRUE about extension
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a. done by people from the academe
b. involves a rigid process
c. uses communication as leverage instrument
d. clients are farmers
2. The main focus of extension is to assist the rural people to :
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a. get as much information as possissble
b. help themselves
c. get rich
d. use the recommended practice
3. The effectiveness of extension is best measured through its clientele's behavioral changes which are :
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a. permanent
b. spontaneous
c. voluntary
d. concrete
4. Agricultural extension is a system of non-formal education because :
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a. it is graded non-formally
b. done by people from the university
c. it does not require a curriculum
d. it is addressed to the "here and now"
5. Emancipatory extension intends to :
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a. free & uplift the poor
b. achieve societal objectives
c. enhance people's capacity
d. help people make well-considered choices
6. Philosophy of extension serves as the extension personnel's :
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a. guide to his actions
b. standards of performance
c. criteria for his decisions
d. gauge for his extension programs
7. The following are objectives of agricultural extension EXCEPT :
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a. to act as intermediary between agricultural institutions and target groups
b. to mobilize necessary resources
c. to establish programs that farmers can depend at all times
d. to aid in the adaptation of research results
8. One important extension principle states that "People learn to do by ___ " :
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a. saying
b. doing
c. showing
d. listening
9. The term for extension in Spain is . . . .
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a. Voorlichting
b. Forderung
c.Beratung
d. capacitation
10. In which country is extension defined as simplication of the messsage to the common man ?
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a. Austria
b. Korea
c. Dutch
d. France
11. The word for extension in Indonesia is . . . .
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a. auflarung
b. penyuluhan
c. vulgarization
d. advisory work
12. The following served as trial plots and demonstration centers during the Spanish regime :
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a. Granjas Gardenia
b. Granjas Modelos
c. Gardemia Modelos
d. Gardenia España
13. The creation of the Bureau of Agricultural Extension (BAEx) was enacted through :
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a. RA 680
b. RA 640
c. RA 3844
d. RA 3845
14. The Land Grant colleges in the US were established through the :
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a. Morril Act of 1890
b. Morril Act of 1862
c. Land Grant Act
d. Smith-Lever Act
15. The Republic Act 7160 devolved the agricultural extension services of the Department of Agriculture
to the :
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a. State Colleges and Universities
b. Local Government Units
c. Non-Government Organizations
d. Agricultural communities
16. The agency formed out of merging the Bureau of Agricultural Extension, the Philippine Agricultural
Training Council and the Philippine Training Center for Rural Development is the :
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a. Farmer's Training Center
b. Agricultural Extension Bureau
c. Agricultural Advisory Centre
d. Agricultural Training Institute
17. The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act ( AFMA) of the Philippines is also known as :
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a. RA 8210
b. RA 8435
c. RA 8350
d. RA 8315
18. Which of the following is/are goals of AFMA?
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a. Poverty Alleviation and Social Equity
b. Global Competitiveness
c. Food and security
d. A,B and C
19. The self-concept characterisitic of an adult refers to his being
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a. dependant
b. problem-centered
c. willing to learn
d. self-directed
20. It is a relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of practice and experience.
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a. extension
b. teaching
c. learning
d. adoption
21. The art and science in helping adults learn is . . .
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a. pedagogy
b. philosophy
c. andragogy
d. psychology
22. It is a process of directing and guiding the learning of adults.
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a. teaching
b. learning
c. planning
d. psychology
23. An effective way to change the behavior of adults is to have them participate actively in doing what
is to be learned. In other words,
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a. Learning by doing is more effective
b. Teaching must be done always in the classroom
c. Avoid teaching technical information
d. Learning is teaching
24. Adults learn if they are satisfied. This is the principle of . . . .
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a. Readiness
b. individual differences
c. effect
d. exercises
25. Adults learn best when
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a. They have clear goals
b. They experience satisfaction
c. They have strong desire to learn
d. All of these
26. The learning climate in adult education is the . . .
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a. better lighting and ventilation
b. warm climate
c. cool climate
d. environment where they feel at ease
27. An adult is a person who assumes the responsibilities of work , family & community.
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a. physiological definition
b. legal definition
c. sociological definition
d. psychological definition
28. Adults learn best when they have the desire to learn.
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a. self-concept
b. experience
c. orientation to learning
d. readiness to learn
29. The Law of learning states that when the individual is ready to act, to do so is satisfying and not to do
so is annoying.
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a. law of exercise
b. law of frequency
c. law of readiness
d. law of effect
30. Youth thinks of education as the accumulation of knowledge for future use while adults tend to think
that . . .
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a. education is a lifelong process
b. education is a privilege
c. education is a way to be more effective in problem -solving
d. none of these
31. Adults are practical. This means that . . . .
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a. Adult learners want to learn about the "here and now"
b. Adult learners want to apply
c. adult learners are performance-oriented rather than theory-oriented
d. All of the above
32. Adults are autonomous. This implies that . . .
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a. Adults are self-directed
b. Adults do not want to be told what they need to learn
c. Adults should be allowed to assume responsibilities
d. All of the above
33. The change in behavior that has something to do with the learners' mental skills are referred to as
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a. affective skills
b. psychomotor skills
c. cognitive skills
d. intellectual skills
34. If after a training, a farmer exhibits a favorable attitude to a technology he has earlier rejected, that
change in behavior is under the
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a. affective domain
b. cognitive domain
c. psychomotor domain
d. socio-intellectual domain
35. If you want to expose a large number of people in various areas to the same information at the same
time , the extension method to use is . . .
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a. individual method
b. group method
c. mass method
d. interactive method
36. These are opportunities to hold method or result demonstation on a large scale . . . .
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a. general meetings
b. tours & field trips
c. field days
d. brainstorming sessions
37. If you want to show how a practice should be done , you must use . . .
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a. result demonstration
b. method demonstration
c. brainstorming
d. panel discussion
38. It is a group method in extension which encourages quantity of information/ideas rather than
quality.
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a. lecture
b. symposium
c. brainstorming
d. panel discussion
39. This individual method in extension teaching providers firsthand information to extension wokers.
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a. lecture
b. method demonstration
c. farm & home visit
d. personal letters
40. These are displays that create interest or are used for information sharing that use posters, pictures,
models and specimen.
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a. exhibits
b. puppetry
c. field days
d. campaign
41. In this individual method, the farmer is the one seeking information and initiates the communication
with extension workers.
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a. telephone calls
b. office calls
c. farm & home visit
d. letters
42. Which type of extension method requires a small group of experts that exchange ideas ?
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a. general meeting
b. Panel discussion
c. Brainstorming
d. leader training meeting
43. The least useful method under rural Philippine condition is . . .
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a. office call
b. Panel discussion
c. result demonstration
d. meetings
44. The most appropriate method to use in teaching mothers how to make pickled vegetables is . . .
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a. result demonstration
b. television
c. method demonstration
d. informal discussion
45. This method requires a local leader/cooperator to work with . . .
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a. campaign
b. result demonstration
c. method demonstration
d. farm visit
46. This method could turn to be a pleasureand not an educational activity if not carefully planned and
executed.
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a. method demonstration
b. farm & home visit
c. result demonstration
d. field trip
47. The extension teaching method that uses different methods focusing on a problem and its solution is
...
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a. lecture
b. primer
c. meeting
d. campaign
48. The most effective method to find the reaction of people to issues like government programs or
policies is . . . .
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a. general meeting
b. result demo
c. broadcast
d. primer p
49. An educational technique employed by an extensionist or extension system is called . . .
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a. approach
b. method
c. objective
d. system
50. The mass medium which is considered the most popular and fastest means of transmitting
information to rural people is . . .
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a. poster
b.television
c. radio
d. leaflet
51. The process whereby information and improved practices spread from their originating source to
thousands of ultimate users is called . ..
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a. adoption
b. diffusion
c. information commmunication
d. technology transfer
52. The stage in the adoption process wherein the farmers will seek further information about the
innovation is called . . .
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a. awareness
b. evaluation
c. interest
d. trial
53. The stage in the adoption process where mass media is the source of information is the . . .
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a. awareness stage
b. interest stage
c. evaluation stage
d. trial stage
54. The first person in the locality to adopt a technology is called ....
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a. early adoptor
b. early majority
c. innovator
d. trend settlers
55. Which category of adopters of technologies make up the least block of farmers in the community?
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a. innovators
b. early adopters
c. early majority
d. late majority
56. An idea, method or object which is regarded as new by an individual is called a/an . . .
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a. construction
b. recommendation
c. technology
d. innovation
57. One characteristics of a technology that will improve its rate of adoption is when it will enable the
farmer to achieve goals better or at a lower cost than he could previously. This is called . . .
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a. relative advantage
b. observability
c. compatibility
d. simplicity
58. If it is difficult to get high adoption on the use of computers by a group of 75-year old senior citizen,
it is because of the characteristics of the technology which is
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a. compatability
b. complexity
c. relative disadvantage
d. trialability
59. The last to adopt a technology recommended by the extension worker is called :
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a. Early adopter
b. Innovator
c. Laggards
d. Late majority
60. The term used by economists which refers to the spread of economic development benefits to every
stratum of human society.
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a. Progress
b. Education
c. Trickle down effect
d. Triple bottom line
61. The degree to which the innovation is perceived as being consistent with existing values.
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a. Compatibility
b. Observability
c. Relative advantage
d. Trialability
62. A process whereby a source shares messages with a receiver through various channels with the
intent of changing the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and/or practices of the receiver is called . . . .
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a. Mass communication
b. Interpersonal communication
c. Group communication
d. Communication
63. This is a Latin word meaning common from which communication evolved from.
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a. communique
b. communicare
c. communis
d. communi
64. The basic elements of the communication process is based on the model by
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a. Berlo
b. Jamias
c. Osgood
d. Aristotle
65. It refers to the new idea, innovation or technology that is shared for knowledge, understanding, and
acceptance or to be acted upon.
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a. message
b. ideation
c. source
d. decision
66. Which of the following is the correct communication model designed by Berlo?
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a. SMERC
b. SCMRE
c. SMREC
d. SMCRE
67. Which of the elements in Berlo's communication model is ENCODED?
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a. Source
b. Message
c. Receiver
d. Channel
68. By "DECODING" it means
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a. attaching meaning to the symbols
b. changing ideas into symbols
c. rearranging symbols assigned for ideas
d. inventing codes for confidentiality
69. When an extension worker is explaining the steps in the use of the technology, he is in a
communication situation and is serving as the . . . .
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a. Source
b. Message
c. Receiver
d. Channel
70. When the extension worker and farmers communicate, they are effectively communicating only if
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a. the farmers listen attentively to the extension worker
b. both of them share common meanings
c. the extension worker is good at explaining
d. the communication situation takes place in conducive environment
71. An important factor to consider in selecting a communication channel is . . . .
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a. cost in the use of the channel
b. level of sophistication of the channel
c. size and nature of audience
d. versatility of the channel
72. The traditional view of communication that needs to be changed in the context of extension is . . . .
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a. One-way unilinear activity
b. Multidimensional activity
c. Receiver-centered
d. Audience-oriented
73. The outcome of communication or the response of the receiver to the message refers to. . .
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a. Feedback
b. Channel
c. Effect
d. Impact
74. The particular communications skills of the receiver such as listening, reading, and inferring refers to
their
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a. Encoding skills
b. Decoding skills
c. Detonating skills
d. Conversational skills
75. Speaking , writing, thinking in communication refer to what skills of the sender or source of the
message?
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a. Encoding skills
b. Reviewing skills
c. Decoding skills
d. Conversational skills
76. This relates mostly to the sender's lack of communication skills and knowledge of the audience
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a. Encoding deficiency
b. Decoding deficiency
c. Transmitting deficiency
d. Receiving deficiency
77. A part of the message structure which refers to the decision of the source as to how he should
deliver his message is
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a. treatment
b. code
c. content
d. message
78. All are examples of non-verbal communication EXCEPT
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a. speech
b. drama
c. music
d. dance
79. The following are roles of community organizers EXCEPT
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a. challenge people to act on behalf of their common interest
b. live with the people
c. provide food for the people
d. plan your activities
80. Which of the following is not a purpose of Community Organizing?
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a. to enable communities to be aware of their situation
b. work through campaigns
c. solve problems of people of the community
d. develop new relationships out of old ones
81. The first step in community organizing is
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a. integration
b. pre-entry
c. site selection
d. monitoring
82. The periodic assessment to measure progress of extension or development programs is called
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a. evaluation
b. monitoring
c. approach
d. community organizing
83. Community organizing must not be piecemeal but
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a. related
b. associated
c. integrated
d. cooperative
84. When should the community organizer withdraw from the community?
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a. when the community are aware of their situation
b. when community goals set have been achieved
c. when the farmers from other areas visit the community
d. all of these
85. If you wanted tp strengthen a community a community organization , you need to
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a. build alliance
b. establish criteria
c. identify potential leaders
d. form core group
86. Disempowered people are usually the
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a. moderate income people
b. low income people
c. moderate and low income people
d. elite people
87. This approach is design to give each extension worker a well-defined job with timely training,
technical back stopping and adequate symposium
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a. project approach
b. farming systems development approach
c. commodity approach
d. training visit systems approach
88. Transfer of technology is the general nature of what extension approach?
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a. commodity specialized approach
b. training and visit system approch
c. farming systems development approach
d. general agricultural extension approach
89. What extension approach has its basic assumption that better results can be achieved in a particular
location?
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a. general agricultural extension approach
b. project approach
c. commodity approach
d. agricultural extension participatory approach
90. What extension approach fails to adjust extension message to different localities because the
message have already been formulated prior to the extension work?
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a. training and visit system approach
b. cost-sharing approch
c. project approach
d. general agricultural extension approach
91. What extension approach measures its success on the total productivity of a particular crop
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a. project approach
b. farming systems development approach
c. commodity approach
d. training and visits system approach
92. The schemes methods or designs used in extension work to achieved certain goals are called
extension
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a. approaches
b. techniques
c. plans
d. strategies
93. What would you call the organized and coherent combination of methods or schemes to make rural
extension effective in a particular area?
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a. approach
b. strategy
c. organization
d. management
94. The operational design by which a national government implements its extension policies is called
extension
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a. method
b. approach
c. strategy
d. principle
95. This approach is sometimes known as the multi-purpose or integrated approach
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a. general extension approach
b. commodity specialized approach
c. farming systems development approach
d. training and visit approach
96. An extension approach which is controlled locally, often by farmers' association, is the
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a. projectextension approach
b. participatory approach
c. farming system approach
d. educational institution approach
97. The extension approach includes a project management staff, project allowances for field staff,
better transportation, equipment and better housing than regular government programs.
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a. Project extension approach
b. Participatory approach
c. Farming systems development approach
d. Education institution approach
98. It is a system that is centered on providing farmers with relevant , clear, and sensible advice, which
depends on two-way exchange communication contacts between farm families, extension workers,
researchers and administrators.
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a. Educational Institution System
b. General Extension System
c. Training and Visit System
d. Participatory Extension System
99. The extension approach practiced by DA-ATI is the
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a. participatory approach
b. commodity approach
c. general extension approach
d. project approach
100. This approach operates within a specified time period in a particular location and with large
infusion of outside resources.
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a. Project
b. Commodity
c. General Extension
d. Participatory
