Department of Education

Region IV-A CALABARZON

Division of Tanauan City
District of Tanauan City West
SANJOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
San Jose, Tanauan City

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST

TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION (TLE)
AGRICULTURE 6

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _______________Score: _____________

Grade & Section: _______________________Parent’s Signature____________________________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read and understand the following statement in each number. Choose and encircle the letter that
corresponds to the best answer.

1. Which of the following is the benefit that a family derived from planting trees and fruit-bearing trees?
A. Trees around us often serve several architectural and engineering functions.
B. A family can save time and money in shopping fruits.
C. Air quality can be improved through the use of trees and shrubs.
D. We return to a more natural, less artificial environment.

2. Which of the following is the benefit that a community derived from planting trees and fruit-bearing trees?
A. Trees around us often serve several architectural and engineering functions
B. Air quality can be improved through the use of trees and shrubs.
C. We return to a more natural, less artificial environment.
D. All of the choices are correct

3. From the choices below, which statement is INCORRECT?

A. Planting fruit trees in the backyard can improve the financial status of a family.
B. Temperature in the vicinity of trees is warmer than the temperature away from the trees.
C. An environment surrounded with trees can aid the fast recovery of a sick people.
D. Having trees around improves community environment and a home for wildlife.

4. What agricultural practice uses crop nutrients as efficiently as possible to improve productivity while
protecting the environment?
A. building plan B. nutrient management C. soil analysis D. weeding

5. If you want to ensure that a particular site does not fall outside the range of fertility for particular crop and
soil, what will you undergo?
A. leaf analysis B nutrient management C. soil analysis D. weeding

6. Soil analysis reveals the levels of essential soil nutrients while leaf analysis shows exactly what the plant
has successfully absorbed. However, what is the most precise method of monitoring plant nutrient levels?
A. soil analysis B. nutrient management C. weeding D. leaf analysis
7. A piece of land where trees or shrubs are maintained for food or commercial production is called_______.
A. orchard B. fruit orchard C. nut orchard D. seed orchard

8. What type of orchard includes any facility that concentrates on growing tree-bearing fruits?
A. nut orchard B. orchard C. fruit orchard D. seed orchard

9. The orchard that focuses primarily on growing trees that produce seeds sold for commercial distribution or
resale purposes is known to be _____________.
A. seed orchard B. fruit orchard C. nut orchard D. plant orchard

10. The following are trees good for orchard gardening EXCEPT ________________.
A. chico B. banana C. gumamela plant D. coconut

11. What is the smallest banana variety that is also good for an orchard gardening?
A. latundan B. seniorita C. lakatan D. saba
12. Why mango tree is one of the best trees used by a farmer in an orchard?
A. Because mango tree is rich in vitamins.
B. Because it is also a good source of mono saturated fat
C. Because mango tree is the most majestic of Philippine fruits.
D. A and C only are correct.

13. What agricultural tool is used for even spreading or leveling of soil, gathering leaves on the ground and
separating big blocks of soil from smaller pieces?
A. crowbar B. rake C. shovel D. trowel

14. The water container with small holes on the spout and used for watering plants is popularly known as ____.
A. spading fork B. bamboo C. sprinkler D. trowel

15. If the grower intends to haul fertilizer and soil and carry other tools and materials, which tool will make it
easier?
A. wheelbarrow B. shovel C. thread D. Hoe

16. A short-handled tool with a curved blade used for cultivating or loosening the soil is called________.
A. wood or bamboo B. Trowel C. shovel D. sprinkler

17. What is the method of reproducing and multiplying plants using seeds?
A. budding B. asexual propagation C. sexual propagation D. grafting

18. The method of plant propagation that is done without the help of the reproductive organs of the plant is
described to be_______________.
A. air layering B. sexual propagation C. asexual propagation D. marcotting

19. Mr. Cruz wants his plantation to have more seedlings of mango. He doesn’t want seed propagation
because he is not a green thumb man. He wants to do a cutting method as a way of propagation. How will
he do the cutting method?
A. He will cut and plant the parent plant parts so the roots will then grow.
B. He will insert the scion into the rootstock of another plant
C. He will root a piece of a wood that is still attached to its parent
D. He will hold the top part of the shield between the blades and thumb and insert the bud into the “T”
cut.

20. A scion or top portion of a stem of a plant is joined with or inserted into the rootstock of another plant to
make them grow together into one plant. This asexual propagation practice is known to
be_______________.
A. grafting B. marcotting C. budding D. cutting

21. My father went to his farm and saw a San Francisco plant. After a while, he made two complete cuts using
a sharp knife. Then, he took out the bark between two cuts completely. He scraped off the inner layer to
clearly expose the white color of the stem and he put a clay loam soil as rooting medium and finally he
wrapped it with a polythene sheet. What method was done?
A. cutting B. grafting C. layering D. marcotting

22. When the soil additive comes from animal waste such as livestock (big animals) and poultry (chicken)
waste, it is known as______________.
A. manure B. humus C. compost D. fertilizer

23. What is an artificial fertilizer made from chemicals (liquid, soluble, and granular form).
A. inorganic B. organic C. humus D. compost

24. It is a natural fertilizer from decayed matter, animals and other natural sources.
A. animals B. inorganic C. organic D. water

25. Below are the benefits that we get from using Organic Fertilizer EXCEPT____________.
A. It is environment friendly.
B. It improves the structure and fertility of the soil
C. It is safe to use
D. It is very expensive

26. Which animals are raised for their meat and milk?
A. hog B. fish C. cow D. dog

27. Which of the following animals also serves as the farmer’s workers and helpers?
A. rooster B. ducks C. carabao D. hog
28. When is the best time to castrate animals to prevent excessive bleeding?
A. evening B. in the afternoon C. late night D. early morning

29. What capital investment includes land and building, crafting, ponds, water tanks, and oxygen meter?
A. operation cost B. expenses C. capital cost D. none of these

30. If the capital investment includes purchasing eggs or fingerlings, fish feed, electricity, fuel, and labor, this
is described as_________________.
A. operation cost B. expenses C. capital cost D. none of these

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If not, change the underlined words to make it correct.
Choose your answer from the box below.

transplanting soil dry roots wider branch

_______31. Operate tools safely.

_______32. Fill the hole with rocks.
_______33. Wear proper gear.
_______34. Cultivating is the act of caring for or raising plants.
_______35. Planting is the moving of plant material from one location to another.
_______36. Wet soils can cause the death of small roots
_______37. Water the leaves.
_______38. The fertilizer can be applied directly to the soil surface.
_______39. Prepare the site and the tree before you get started.
_______40. When digging the hole, remember – narrow is better!
III. MATCHING TYPE
Direction: Match column A with the words in column B. Write your answer on the space provided before the
number.

Column A Column B.
_____41. This is a type of fish species that can be raised in cultured ponds. A. animal raisers
_____42. This is an example of an animal and fish that can be raised at the same time B. milkfish
_____43. These are people whose occupation is to raise four-legged animals. C. goat
_____44. This is given to pigs from weaning up to two months. D. tilapia
_____45.These fish species are raised in brackish ponds or marine water fish pens. E. pig-fish culture
_____46. These are people who engaged in raising fish. F. cow
_____47. This is animal that is raised for its meat, milk, and as draught animal. G. carabao
_____48. This is an animal that is easy-to- raise and known to be resistant to diseases. H. starter ration
_____49. An act of selling products by piece. I. fish farmer
_____50. It is computed by deducting total expenses from the gross sale J. profit
K. retailing
KEY TO CORRECTIONS T.L.E 6 AGRICULTURE

1. B
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. A
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. A
20. A
21. D
22. A
23. A
24. C
25. D
26. C
27. C
28. D
29. C
30. A
31. TRUE
32. SOIL
33. TRUE
34. TRUE
35. TRANSPLANTING
36. DRY
37. ROOTS
38. TRUE
39. TRUE
40. WIDER
41. D
42. E
43. A
44. H
45. B
46. I
47. F
48. C
49. K
50. J