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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IX, ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
TICTAPUL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
TICTAPUL, ZAMBOANGA CITY

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST


TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
Organic Agriculture 9
Name: ________________________ Score: _____________
Section: ______________________ Date: ______________

Directions: Read and understand each question carefully. Choose your answer from the choices given. Shade your answer on the
answer sheet provided.

1. How organic farmers enrich the soil?


a. Fertilizers b. pesticides c. manures/compost d. antibiotics
2. How weeds are controlled in organic farming/cultivation?
a. Wood chips Mulch b. pesticides c. herbicides d. All of the above
3. What is the importance and benefits of organic farming?
a. No chemicals used b. environment friendly c. increase the soil health d. All of the above
4. The best practice to maintain soil health in organic farming is
a. Crop rotation b. synthetic fertilizers c. using black soil d. monoculture
5. Which of these is NOT allowed in organic cultivation?
a. Sewage sludge b. crop rotation c. cover crops d. buffer zones
6. Vermicomposting is prepared by
a. Animals b. worms c. bacteria d. fungus
7. The best way to identify the difference between organic and non-organic foods?
a. Look for the organic labelb.by squeeze test c. by price D. None of the above
8. What is a major component of the organic farming/cultivation system.
a. Pesticides b. synthetic fertilizers c. chemical fertilizers d. biofertilizers
9. The key principles of organic farming are
a. Mixed farming b. crop rotation c. organic cycle d. All of the above
10. It is an area, in which new saplings are raised and nourished until they are ready for sale or transplanting at a permanent
place in a field.
a. Nursery b. location c. soil d. water
11. Which of the following factors to be considered for the selection of a suitable nursery site that should be a pollution-free
environment?
a. Nursery b. location c. soil d. water
12. The nursery site must be even. Which of the following factors to be considered for selection a suitable nursery site?
a. Topography of land b. location c. soil d. water
13. What factors is this when soil must be preferably be loam or sandy loam?
a. Nursery b. location c. soil d. water
14. The factor that pertains to the quality of water used in a nursery.
a. Nursery b. location c. soil d. water
15. The nursery site must have adequate drainage facility and be free from waterlogging. Which of the following factors is
this?
a. Drainage b. location c. soil d. water
16. The nursery site must be accessible by road.
a. Transportation b. location c. soil d. water
17. Which type of nursery when it is small in size and is set up for short period of time?
a. Temporary nursery b. permanent nursery c. ornamental nursery d. vegetable nursery
18. A type of nursery that the plants are nourished and kept for a longer period of time till they are sold out or planted
permanently in a field?
a. temporary nursery b. permanent nursery c. ornamental nursery d. vegetable nursery
19. The following are the types of nursery on the basis of plants produced except.
a. Ornamental nursery b. permanent nursery c. vegetable nursery d. forest nursery
20. On the basis of structure used which of nursery is established in open areas without any permanent structure?
a. Open field nursery b. Hi-tech nursery c. temporary d. permanent
21. Marco want to established under protected structure nursery. Identify what nursery on the basis of structure is this?
a. Open field nursery b. Hi-tech nursery c. temporary d. permanent
22. It is referring to a land, which is made free from weeds, stumps, stones, pebbles, etc.
a. Nursery bed b. Hi-tech nursery c. temporary d. permanent
23. Which type of nursery bed is kept 10-15 cm below the ground level?
a. Nursery bed b. sunken bed c. level bed d. raised bed
24. A type of nursery bed usually a flat bed with 1 m wide and has a length according to the slope of the field.
a. Nursery bed b. sunken bed c. level bed d. raised bed
25. A type of nursery bed is prepared during the rainy season.
a. Furrow b. sunken c. level d. raised
26. Which of the following refers to growing medium?
a. It is the substrate or medium used to grow plants.
b. The material in which plants grow in pots.
c. Soil sterilization process.
d. Protection to seedlings during high wind.
27. It is the material in which plants grow in pots.
a. Potting material b. growing medium c. nursery d. soil
28. The following are the functions of growing medium, except.
a. It provides physical support to plants.
b. It facilitates maximum root growth.
c. It supplies nutrients, air, and water to the roots of plant.
d. It supplies carbon dioxide.
29. Which of the following is not a characteristic of growing medium?
a. It must be easily available.
b. Must have adequate aeration, drainage, and water holding capacity.
c. It must be free of weeds.
d. It supplies nutrients.
30. Which of the following is not a type of growing medium?
a. Garden soil b. sand c. compost d. water
31. Liza want to plant a rose. Which type of garden soil she must to prepare?
a. Light and sandy loam b. clayey c. silty d. sandy
32. It is a large particle size makes this medium more porous.
a. Sand b. garden soil c. compost d. sphagnum moss
33. It is formed due to the decomposition of organic matter.
a. Sand b. garden soil c. compost d. sphagnum moss
34. Rose is planning to make a compost, which of the following is NOT an ingredient used for preparing compost?
a. Leaves b. rice husk c. sawdust d. water
35. It consists of residues from marsh swamps and organic nitrogen.
a. Peat b. sphagnum moss c. vermiculite d. perlite
36. It comes from coir’s fiber dust.
a. Coir peat b. sphagnum moss c. vermiculite d. perlite
37. It is chemically hydrated magnesium aluminum iron silicate.
a. Coir peat b. sphagnum moss c. vermiculite d. perlite
38. Its p H is usually neutral to slightly alkaline.
a. Coir peat b. sphagnum moss c. vermiculite d. perlite
39. What do you call the by-product of sawmills?
a. Coir peat b. sphagnum moss c. perlite d. sawdust
40. Which type of growing medium is refers to easily available and cheap.
a. Coir peat b. sphagnum moss c. perlite d. sawdust
41. Which of the following steps do you follow to prepare potting media?
A. Make a heap of the potting mixture for future use.
B. Collect the required ingredients.
C. Store the potting media in a shady place away from direct sunlight.
D. Mix sand, soil and farmyard manure thoroughly.
E. Measure the volume of sand, soil, and FYM.
a. ABCDE B. BEDCA c. BACED d. EDCBA
42. In this method, seeds are broadcast on nursery beds, after which the beds are covered with sieved farmyard manure or
decom post compost.
a. Broadcasting b. line sowing c. seed sowing in plug trays d. potting
43. It is an appropriate method of sowing seeds in a nursery.
a. Broadcasting b. line sowing c. seed sowing in plug trays d. potting
44. In this technique, plugs are filled with coco peat for sowing seeds.
a. Broadcasting b. line sowing c. seed sowing in plug trays d. potting
45. It is the process of planting new plants in pots containing suitable mixture for their growth.
a. Broadcasting b. line sowing c. seed sowing in plug trays d. potting
46. The following are the three dimensions of organic agriculture except.
a. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
47. Which among the choices below is not a farm input?
a. Land b. labour c. seed d. water.
48. Which dimension of organic agriculture that focuses on economic growth and development?
a. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
49. What dimension of organic agriculture that aims to maintain or enhance the quality of the environment?
a. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
50. Which among the three dimensions that pertains to food supply?
a. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological

GOODLUCK AND AIM HIGH!

Prepared by:

JOAN O. OPEMA
Secondary School Teacher I Noted:

EVELYN I. CIELO Ed.D


School Head
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IX, ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
TICTAPUL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
TICTAPUL, ZAMBOANGA CITY

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST


TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
Organic Agriculture 10
Name: ________________________ Score: _____________
Section: ______________________ Date: ______________

Directions: Read and understand each question carefully. Choose your answer from the choices given. Shade your answer on the
answer sheet provided.

1. How organic farmers enrich the soil?


a. Fertilizers b. pesticides c. manures/compost d. antibiotics
2. How weeds are controlled in organic farming/cultivation?
a. Wood chips Mulch b. pesticides c. herbicides d. All of the above
3. What is the importance and benefits of organic farming?
a. No chemicals used b. environment friendly c. increase the soil health d. All of the above
4. The best practice to maintain soil health in organic farming is
a. Crop rotation b. synthetic fertilizers c. using black soil d. monoculture
5. Which of these is NOT allowed in organic cultivation?
a. sewage sludge b. crop rotation c. cover crops d. buffer zones
6. Vermicomposting is prepared by
a. Animals b. worms c. bacteria d. fungus
7. The best way to identify the difference between organic and non-organic foods?
a. Look for the organic label b.by squeeze test c. by price D. None of the above
8. What is a major component of the organic farming/cultivation system.
a. Pesticides b. synthetic fertilizers c. chemical fertilizers d. biofertilizers
9. The key principles of organic farming are
a. Mixed farming b. crop rotation c. organic cycle d. All of the above
10. The following are the three dimensions of organic agriculture except.
a. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
11. Which among the choices below is not a farm input?
a. Land b. labour c. seed d. water.
12. Which dimension of organic agriculture that focuses on economic growth and development?
a. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
13. What dimension of organic agriculture that aims to maintain or enhance the quality of the environment?
a. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
14. Which among the three dimensions that pertains to food supply?
a. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
15. The following are the types of plant residues except.
a. Crop b. farmyard manure c. green manure d. horse
Items from 16-30. Classify the ones that are crop residues, farmyard manure, animal residues or agri-industrial waste of raw
organic materials. Refer the choices below.
A. CROP RESIDUES B. FARMYARD MANURE C. ANIMAL RESIDUES D. AGRI-INDUSTRIAL WASTE
16. Bagasse
17. Chicken
18. Horse
19. Azolla
20. Swine
21. Mud press
22. Oyster shells
23. Blue green algae
24. Carabao
25. Goat
26. Corn stalk
27. Animal blood
28. Rice hull
29. Sheep
30. Coir dust
31. This is an aquatic fern that lives in symbolic association with the N-fixing blue-green algae.
a. Azolla b. indigenous plants c. green manure c. mud press
32. Oyster shells and egg crust are high in;
a. Phosphorous b. potassium c. calciumd. nitrogen
33. How many percent of urban trashes are considered biodegradable organic materials?
a. 30% b. 40% c. 50% d. 60%
34. In household waste, what is often a major problem for homeowners?
a. Shredded branches b. leftover c. fish waste d. fruits
35. Which of the following is a sugarcane product when the juice is already extracted from the plant?
a. Mud press b. bagasse c. sugarcane slop c. all of the above
36. Which of the following is NOT an example of animal residues?
a. Blood b. feathers c. manured. oyster shells
37. When is the best time to incorporate the green manure?
a. When still green b. when still very young c. when its dry d. when it’s wilted
38. Which of the following is correct?
a. Plant residues are chemically simple organic materials
b. Plant residues are physically simple organic materials
c. Plant residues are chemically complex organic materials
d. Plant residues are physically complex organic materials
39. Is a method of crop and livestock production that involves much more than choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizers,
genetically modified organisms, antibiotics and growth hormones?
a. Organic farming b. composting c. site selection d. organic production
40. It is an inexpensive, natural process that transforms your kitchen and garden waste into a valuable and nutrient rich food
for your garden.
a. Composting b. organic agriculture c. organic production d. benefits of composting
41. Which of the choices does not belong to other requirements for compost site selection?
a. Traffic patterns b. utility c. size d. water
42. Which of the following is a holistic system designed to create a harmonious relationship between people and environment,
farming and agroecosystem, including protection of soil organisms, plants, and livestock?
a. Composting b. organic agriculture c. organic production d. composting system
43. Has negative impacts ecologically, economically and socially in increasing agricultural production.
a. Composting site was not properly selected/examined
b. Used of chemicals
c. Composting site was not properly designed
d. No composting system
44. Listed below are the benefits of composting, except;
a. Enriches soil
b. Reduces the need for chemical fertilizers
c. Helping retain moisture and suppress plant diseases and pests
d. Can cause major problems, both in the short and long term.
45. Listed below are the reason why composting, except;
a. To view the farm as a single system
b. Provides a partial solution to an issue of great concern in many communities
c. Provides a way not only of reducing the amount of waste that needs to be disposed of, but also of converting it into a
product that is useful for gardening, landscaping, or house plants.
d. By addressing the solid waste issue
46. Which of the statement listed below stated the best location for compost bin?
a. In a reasonably sunny spot on bare soil
b. It makes it very easy for beneficial microbes and insects to gain access to the rotting material
c. Allows for better aeration and drainage, both important to successful composting
d. Should be free from insects and nematodes
47. Which of the following statement listed below does not belong to the General Area Requirements of Site Selection?
a. raw material storage
b. truck queuing
c. high
d. holding ponds
48. Statement listed below are the reason why compost heap be sited under the tree, except;
a. because the pile will dry out slower
b. good for the materials in a cold place
c. compost and its leachates will be good for the tree
d. tree will grow roots up into the compost, and you’ll need to keep cutting them. On balance, it still be good for the tree.
49. Chicken manure is higher in ___________.
a. nitrogen b. phosphorous c. potassium d. zinc
50. Which among the choices below is similar to synthetic fertilizer?
a. crop residues b. animal residues c. farmyard manure d. Agri-industrial waste

GOODLUCK AND AIM HIGH!

Prepared by:

JOAN O. OPEMA
Secondary School Teacher I Noted:

EVELYN I. CIELO Ed.D


School Head
Name: ____________________________ Section: __________ Score: _________

UNIT TEST IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 10

1. The best way to identify the difference between organic and non-organic foods?
b. Look for the organic label b.by squeeze test c. by price D. None of the above
2. What is a major component of the organic farming/cultivation system.
b. Pesticides b. synthetic fertilizers c. chemical fertilizers d. biofertilizers
3. The key principles of organic farming are
b. Mixed farming b. crop rotation c. organic cycle d. All of the above
4. The following are the three dimensions of organic agriculture except.
b. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
5. Which among the choices below is not a farm input?
b. Land b. labour c. seed d. water.
6. Which dimension of organic agriculture that focuses on economic growth and development?
b. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
7. What dimension of organic agriculture that aims to maintain or enhance the quality of the environment?
b. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
8. Which among the three dimensions that pertains to food supply?
b. Economic b. social c. ecological d. physiological
9. The following are the types of plant residues except.
b. Crop b. farmyard manure c. green manure d. horse
10. How organic farmers enrich the soil?
a. Fertilizers b. pesticides c. manures/compost d. antibiotics
11. How weeds are controlled in organic farming/cultivation?
a. Wood chips Mulch b. pesticides c. herbicides d. All of the above
12. What is the importance and benefits of organic farming?
a. No chemicals used b. environment friendly c. increase the soil health d. All of the above
13. The best practice to maintain soil health in organic farming is
a. Crop rotation b. synthetic fertilizers c. using black soil d. monoculture
14. Which of these is NOT allowed in organic cultivation?
a. sewage sludge b. crop rotation c. cover crops d. buffer zones
15. Vermicomposting is prepared by
a. Animals b. worms c. bacteria d. fungus
16. This is an aquatic fern that lives in symbolic association with the N-fixing blue-green algae.
a. Azolla b. indigenous plants c. green manure c. mud press
17. Oyster shells and egg crust are high in;
a. Phosphorous b. potassium c. calciumd. nitrogen
18. How many percent of urban trashes are considered biodegradable organic materials?
a. 30% b. 40% c. 50% d. 60%
19. In household waste, what is often a major problem for homeowners?
a. Shredded branches b. leftover c. fish waste d. fruits
20. Which of the following is a sugarcane product when the juice is already extracted from the plant?
a. Mud press b. bagasse c. sugarcane slop c. all of the above
21. Which of the following is NOT an example of animal residues?
a. Blood b. feathers c. manured. oyster shells
22. When is the best time to incorporate the green manure?
a. When still green b. when still very young c. when its dry d. when it’s wilted
23. Which of the following is correct?
a. Plant residues are chemically simple organic materials
b. Plant residues are physically simple organic materials
c. Plant residues are chemically complex organic materials
d. Plant residues are physically complex organic materials
24. Chicken manure is higher in ___________.
a. nitrogen b. phosphorous c. potassium d. zinc
25. Which among the choices below is similar to synthetic fertilizer?
a. crop residues b. animal residues c. farmyard manure d. Agri-industrial waste
Name: ____________________________ Section: __________ Score: _________

UNIT TEST IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 9

1. Which of the following factors to be considered for the selection of a suitable nursery site that should be a pollution-free
environment?
a. Nursery b. location c. soil d. water
2. The nursery site must be even. Which of the following factors to be considered for selection a suitable nursery site?
a. Topography of land b. location c. soil d. water
3. What factors is this when soil must be preferably be loam or sandy loam?
a. Nursery b. location c. soil d. water
4. The factor that pertains to the quality of water used in a nursery.
a. Nursery b. location c. soil d. water
5. The nursery site must have adequate drainage facility and be free from waterlogging. Which of the following factors is
this?
a. Drainage b. location c. soil d. water
6. The nursery site must be accessible by road.
a. Transportation b. location c. soil d. water
7. Which type of nursery when it is small in size and is set up for short period of time?
a. Temporary nursery b. permanent nursery c. ornamental nursery d. vegetable nursery
8. A type of nursery that the plants are nourished and kept for a longer period of time till they are sold out or planted
permanently in a field?
a. temporary nursery b. permanent nursery c. ornamental nursery d. vegetable nursery
9. The following are the types of nursery on the basis of plants produced except.
a. Ornamental nursery b. permanent nursery c. vegetable nursery d. forest nursery
10. On the basis of structure used which of nursery is established in open areas without any permanent structure?
a. Open field nursery b. Hi-tech nursery c. temporary d. permanent
11. Marco want to established under protected structure nursery. Identify what nursery on the basis of structure is this?
a. Open field nursery b. Hi-tech nursery c. temporary d. permanent
12. It is referring to a land, which is made free from weeds, stumps, stones, pebbles, etc.
a. Nursery bed b. Hi-tech nursery c. temporary d. permanent
13. Which type of nursery bed is kept 10-15 cm below the ground level?
a. Nursery bed b. sunken bed c. level bed d. raised bed
14. A type of nursery bed usually a flat bed with 1 m wide and has a length according to the slope of the field.
a. Nursery bed b. sunken bed c. level bed d. raised bed
15. A type of nursery bed is prepared during the rainy season.
a. Furrow b. sunken c. level d. raised
16. Which of the following refers to growing medium?
a. It is the substrate or medium used to grow plants.
b. The material in which plants grow in pots.
c. Soil sterilization process.
d. Protection to seedlings during high wind.
17. It is the material in which plants grow in pots.
b. Potting material b. growing medium c. nursery d. soil
18. Which of the following is not a type of growing medium?
a. Garden soil b. sand c. compost d. water
19. Liza want to plant a rose. Which type of garden soil she must to prepare?
a. Light and sandy loam b. clayey c. silty d. sandy
20. It is a large particle size makes this medium more porous.
a. Sand b. garden soil c. compost d. sphagnum moss

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