HARDINERO AGRICULTURAL LEARNING CENTER INC.

PRE-TEST
PLANT CROPS
Leading to Agricultural Crops Production NC II

Name of Trainee: ___________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________

A. MATCHING TYPE: Match column A with Column B, write the

letter of your answer on the answer sheet provided for

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. Hand method a. use for chemical method

2. Burning method b. for hand tool method
3. Chemical method c. involves the use of hand tools
4. Explosive blasting d. eliminates stumps and regrowth
5. Mechanical method e. done for a variety of reasons
6. Grass cutter f. employed to remove very big stumps
7. Herbicides/weedicides g. employed when large area is required
8. Slashing bolo h. mechanical tool

B. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of your answer, write your

answer on the answer sheet provided for.

1. It is to be done to a shallow depth to crush the clods and to

uproot the remaining weeds and stubbles.
a. Plowing b. levelling c. harrowing d. tilling
2. It is widely considered as the most important implement as it
provides fine degree of soil pulverization. It is directly mounted to
the tractor and operated.
a. Rotary tiller c. disc plough
b. Mould board plough d. bulldozer
3. It turns the soil texture into fine and smooth particles.
a. Plowing b. levelling c. harrowing d.
furrowing
4. It is also used for turning and mixing green manure crop
for decaying under the soil, which adds humus to the soil.
a. Disc plow b. rotary tiller
c. mould board plow d. all of the above
5. To break the soil clods into smaller mass and incorporate plant
residue
a. Harrowing b. furrowing c. levelling d. plowing
 6. It is made up of small percentages of potassium, lime,
phosphorus, magnesium, aluminum and sodium
a. Composting c. manure
b. Wood ash d. cover crops
7. It adds organic matter, suppress weeds, prevent erosion, fight
plant diseases and aerate the soil.
a. Cover cops c. crop rotation
b. Manure d. composting
8. The type of soil that has a gritty element-you can feel sand
grains within it, and it falls through your finger
a. Sandy soil c. loamy soil
b. Peat moss d. chalky soil
9. The type of soil that may be light or heavy but are largely made up
of calcium carbonate and are very alkaline
a. Loamy soil c. peat moss soil
b. Loamy soil d. chalky soil
10. The best and healthiest way to improve your soil versus chemical
fertilizers
a. Cover crops c. composting
b. Wood ash d. manure

11. The fertilizer is applied in continuous bands on one or both sides of

the row.
a. Band placement c. pellet application
b. Broadcasting d. top dressing
12. It can also help protect your plants from harm when they are
deprived of other nutrients
a. Nitrogen b. phosphorus c. potassium d. sulfur
13. It is a plant nutrient responsible for growth. This ingredient is
useful in fertilizers, particularly during the middle stages of a plant’s
lifespan, when it needs encouragement to continue to grow large
and stem new leaves.
a. Phosphorus b. potassium c. sulfur d. nitrogen
14. The application of fertilizer at the base of the plant before
planting.
a. Top dressing b. basal c. placement d.
broadcasting
15. are made from natural and organic materials—mainly manure,
compost, or other animal and plant products
a. inorganic fertilizer c. organic fertilizer
b. complete fertilizer d. composting
16. The growing crops on one large patch of soil is a system that still
works well for those gardeners who have the time and the space to
do it
a. Square foot gardening c. raised bed
b. Traditional vegetable garden d. permaculture
17. This method is particularly suited to salad crops and miniature
 varieties of vegetables
a. Square foot gardening c. permaculture
b. No-dig d. raised bed
18. This system has been evolved for the planting of fruit trees on
hilly and slopes topography with the objective to minimize the soil
erosion
a. Square system c. contour system
b. Hexagonal system d. triangular system

19. This avoids the problems of poor soil and bad

drainage.
a. Square foot gardening c. permaculture
b. No-dig d. raised bed
20. The planting is done similar to the square system except an
additional plant is planted at the center of the square.
a. Quincunx system c. square system
21. A system approach to pest management base on an
understanding of pest ecology.
a. Biointensive Integrated Pest Management
b. Natural pest predator
c. Soil enrichment
d. Crop rotation
22. It performs better than the inorganic in terms of biodiversity promotion.
a. Cover crops c. organic method
b. Inorganic method d. composting method

23. It is a certification system for agriculture, specifying

procedures (and attendant documentation) that must be
implemented to create food for consumers or further
processing that is safe and wholesome, using sustainable
methods.
a. Agricultural safety c. farm safety
b. Occupational health and safety d. good agricultural practices
24. It specifically addresses the health and safety of farmers, farm
workers, and their families
a. Agricultural safety and health
b. Good agricultural practices
c. Occupational health and safety
d. Farm Safety
25. It is a practiced of growing series of dissimilar crops in the
same area in sequenced seasons
a. Crop rotation
b. Cover crops
c. Natural predators
d. Soil enrichment
C. IDENTIFICATION: Identify the correct answer and write your
answer on the answer sheet provided for.

1. Is the process of making trench in the soil for planting?

2. The site should be serviced by good roads for ease of

transport and to potential customers.

3. Is the primary tillage tool used by farmers to break

up the soil and begin the process of producing crop?
4. Refer to the tools, materials, equipment and the stock /
tool room for the farm equipment and supplies
5. A tool consisting of a large shallow concave head
attached to the end of a long handle, used for lifting loose material
and moving it elsewhere.

6. It is the basic foundation for plant growth and

development. It also refers to the type, drainage, depth, fertility
and pH level.

7. Is the process of reducing soil particles into fine texture?

8. Refers to the socio-economic factors
9. Is the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical
agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and
overturning.
10. It refers to the temperature, rainfall, light humidity and air