Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Norte
SAN MARCELINO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Dingras

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR 3rd QUARTER IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION –

RAISE ORGANIC CHICKEN
S.Y. 2020-2021

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Multiple Choice
Direction: Read and answer each statement carefully then write the letter of the best answer before each item.

1. It refers to a group of feathered animals such as chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys.
a. flock b. fowl c. stock d. strain
2. They are small, stylish, active, alert, and excellent layers of large white-shelled eggs, but the meat is considered
inferior to that of most breeds of chickens.
a. Arbor acre b. Peterson c. Cobb d. White Leghorn
3. Mikawa is a breed developed in __________.
a. Japan b. China c. Philippines d. Thailand
4. Among the breeds of broiler, which does not belong the group?
a. Pilch-de-kalb b. Dekalb c. Peterson d. Starbro
5. Which of the following is one of the heaviest of the egg breeds?
a. Lohmann b. Minorca c. Babcock d. Ross
6.Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of Dekalb chickens?
a. excellent livability b. high number of eggs laid c. rapid growth d. good egg sizes
7. From the choices below, select the breed of chicken known to be a good layer.
a. Lohman b. Leghorn c. Minerva d. Arbor acre
8. What is the ideal weight of a good quality chick?
a. 2 lbs. b. 3 lbs. c. 4 lbs. d. 5 lbs.
9. The following are the physical characteristics of chicks that should be considered in selecting healthy chicks,
EXCEPT:
a. eyes b. legs c. Color and weight d. feathers
10. Male and female chicks intended as breeders for broiler should indicate rapid growth at ________.
a. 2 to 4 weeks b. 4 to 6 weeks c. 5 to 7 weeks d. 7 to 9 weeks
11. Below are the undersirable strain characteristics of chicks, EXCEPT:
a. large, prominent eyes b. crooked or deformed neck c. slipped wing d. decided bow leggedness
12. Which of the following characteristics show good quality chicks?
a. chicks that have pale thin legs and with chalk-white coat
b. chicks with crooked legs and toes
c. chicks that have strong well filled legs of good bright color
d. chicks with blindness and paralysis of the legs or neck
13. It is one of the factors in site selection wherein before you venture in raising chicken you should see to the
relationship of supply and demand in the particular area to check the feasibility of market.
a. personal interest
b. accessibility farm to market road
c. market assurance
 d. peace and order condition
14. It is one of the factors in site selection wherein before you venture in raising chicken you should know
whether resources needed a locally available.
a. personal interest
b. accessibility farm to market road
c. availability of materials
d. peace and order condition
15. In planning a poultry project, you should take into consideration your characteristic if you are able to manage
and keep going with the business.
a. interest and technical knowledge
b. accessibility farm to market road
c. availability of materials
d. peace and order condition
16. Select the best site to establish a poultry business below.
a. with good physical condition but low market demand
b. peace and order condition is favorable but access to farm-to-market road is challenge
c. with interest and technical knowledge as well as resources
d. none of the above
17. An agriculture graduate decided to put up a poultry farm in their area. Being technically equipped, he assessed
the site he wishes to build the farm and found out that it is the best place for his business. But he did not know
that there is no available feed that is being sold in the market. What do you think he will do next?
a. stop the project and look for other site
b. wait for some time until feedstuff is available in the market
c. formulate and make his own feeds using locally available ingredients like corn
d. sell the established farm to interested buyer
18. What do you call a type of poultry house that is located in the middle of a pasture?
a. Range b. Semi-confinement c. Complete confinement d. Semi-monitor
19. The following are classifications of poultry houses, EXCEPT:
a. the number of rooms or pens they contain
b. the portability or permanence
c. the style of roof
d. the materials you plan to use
20. The construction of poultry house maybe determined by the following EXCEPT one.
a. availability of materials
b. amount of investment
c. size of operation
d. aesthetic design
21. With the present condition having an increasing atmospheric temperature, how would you want to prepare the
house of your poultry project?
a. follow the recommend design from PNS to ensure proper ventilation
b. build what is appealing to the eye
c. install air conditioner
d. non of the above
22. Which of the following is NOT true about poultry housing?
a. Poultry house must have to be well ventilated.
b. The proper distance of one house to another house is about 40 feet.
c. Make the poultry house in quiet and calm place.
d. It would be better if the house become situated east to west faced
23. You have visited a place where poultry farming is their livelihood. You observed that poultry houses are quite
close to each other. As a TVL students with knowledge in raising chicken, what would you recommend to them?
a. continue their ways of doing every operation
 b. tell them to be stricter in observing biosecurity to prevent transmission of diseases
c. stop them in raising chicken because proper distancing of housing is neglected
d. report them to sanitary personnel of the LGU to address the problem
24. It is the most common type of roof system.
a. Shed or single span b. Gable Jr. Double-span c. Monitor d. Semi-monitor
25What is the recommended housing density for layer from day old to 4 weeks?
a. 15 sq. cm. per chick
b. 30 sq cm per chick
c. 30-40 sq cm per hen
d. 50-60 sq cm per hen
26. This type of roof is similar to the monitor type except that the outlet for air made on one side only.
a. Gable Jr. Double-span
b. Monitor type
c. Semi-monitor type
d. Shed or single span type
27. What type of roof are you going to use if you only want to raise couple to chicken in your backyard?
a. Shed or single span type
b. Gable Jr. double-span
c. Monitor type
d. Semi-monitor type
28. You want to have a big farm for commercial purposes, what type of roofing are you going to use?
a. Shed or single span type
b. Gable Jr. double-span
c. Monitor type
d. Semi-monitor type
29. How will you determine the population of chicken in a specific poultry house you want to construct?
a. compute for the population density
b. just put what is at hand
c. ask your neighbors
d. predict the number of chicken
30. This can be accomplished by building a relatively draft free house with windows and/or doors which can be
opened for ventilation when necessary.
a. protection b. ventilation c. adequate space d. source of light
31. Fresh air brings in oxygen while excess moisture, ammonia or carbon dioxide are removed the stale air moves
out of the house. What aspect is being describe?
a. protection b. ventilation c. adequate space d. source of light
32. Aside from the cage, what are other equipment you need to install in the poultry house?
a. air conditioner b. bath c. feeding trough and drinking trough d. CCTV
33. The following are poultry house equipment, EXCEPT.
a. feeder b. nest c. brooder d. roof
34. How are you going to start installing house equipment in line with housing design?
a. build the platform b. create cage door c. prepare materials d. build a simple perch
35. A bedding material that is more absorbent and does not get as compacted as paper or straw is _____.
a. shredded paper b. chop cardboard c. rice hulls d. wood shavings
36. What should be the characteristic of the facilities inside the rearing house?
a. small b. cleaned and disinfected c. new d. big enough for the bird
37. Which statement best describes bedding?
a. process of providing chicks with organic materials to make them warm and comfortable
b. act of separating the male from the female birds.
c. process of separating the productive from the unproductive bird.
d. process of providing birds with proper ventilation.
38. Which is the hard protecting covering of grains of rice use as organic bedding material for chicken?
a. rice hull b. Shredded Paper c. Straw and Hay d. Wood shaving
39. What will be the result of improper selection of bedding materials used for birds?
a. keep smells down and reduce ammonia.
b. provide birds with a comfortable bedding.
c. provide compact and absorbent kind of bedding.
d. encourages bacteria that can be harmful to poultry which releases ammonia and damages the respiratory
system of birds.
40. One of the characteristics of an effective bedding material is ______.
a. lightweight b. expensive c. toxic d. heavy
41. Which of the following is a good work safety habit?
a. wearing incomplete PPE
b. playing around the poultry house
c. keeping work area clean
d. maximizing work pressure
42. What tool is use in collecting bedding material like rice hulls and wood shavings?
a. wheel barrow b. shovel c. sack d. all of the above
43. Which statement best describes bedding?
a. process of providing chicks with proper temperature naturally or artificially to make them warm and
comfortable.
b. act of separating the male from the female birds.
c. process of separating the productive from the unproductive bird.
d. process of providing birds with proper ventilation.
44. Why is wood shavings a choice for bedding poultry?
a. expensive b. cheap v. absorbent d. toxic
45.A group of chicks composed of an even number of males and females is known as ___?
a. day-old chicks b. chicks c. started chicks d. straight-run chick
46. What is the common source of heat in big brooders that can accommodate a large number of chicks?
a. charcoal b. kerosene lamp c. electricity d. wood
47. Which is considered the oldest-known brooder?
a. electric brooder b. kerosene-lamp brooder c. laying hen d. mother hen
48. Brooder temperature is just right when chicks ____?
a. are evenly distributed inside the brooder house
b. are noisy with open wings
c. drink less and they are panting
d. pile up near the source of light or in the corner
49. Which statement best defines brooding?
a. The process of providing chicks with proper temperature naturally or artificially to make them warm and
comfortable.
b. The act of separating the male from the female birds.
c. The process of separating the productive from the unproductive bird.
d. The process of providing birds with proper ventilation.
50. When the chicks are moving away from the source of heat it means that the temperature is____?
a. moderate b. too high c. too low d. fluctuating