2nd Periodical Exam in T.L.

E 10 (Agri)
I. Multiple Choice
1. There are three important factors that affect rice yield. Which of the following is not among the factors?
A. Climate B. Kind of soil C. Location D. Topography
2. Water supply is an important factor in rice production because it directly affects the
A. frequency of planting. B. photosynthetic activity of the rice plant.
C. physical characteristics of the rice plant. D. population of common pests and diseases.
3. An ideal rice field possesses all of the following attributes except:
A. Good drainage B. High clay content C. High organic matter D. pH range of 6.2 – 7.0
4. Rainfall, sunlight, and temperature are referred to as
A. climate. B. season. C. weather. D. all of the above
5. What is the ideal soil pH for rice production?
A. 6.2 – 7.0 B. 6.5 – 8.0 C. 7.0 – 8.0 D. 7.5 – 8.0
6. The following are characteristics of high yielding rice varieties except one.
A. Early maturing and non-seasonal B. Resistant to drought
C. Nitrogen responsive D. Late maturing and seasonal
7. The capacity of the seed to germinate refers to:
A. viability B. vitality C. fertility D. germ inability
8. Why is seed testing important?
A. It saves time in planting C. It saves cost of inputs
B. It saves labor D. All of the above
9. A seed germination test showed that of the 120 seeds used in the test, 98 germinated. The percentage
germination of the seed is
A. 68.71% B. 81.67% C. 76.18% D. 87.76%
10. How deep should we dig a pit when taking soil analysis?
A. 20 – 30cm B. 25 – 30cm C. 30 – 35cm D. 35 – 40cm
11. In the characteristics of high yielding rice variety, how many days must a rice seed to be matured?
A. 110 days B. 115 days C. 100 D. All of the above
12. Annie wants to buy a certified seed for her 1-hectare land. In which government office should she buy a
certified seed.
A. Deped B. PINHS C. PhilRice D. Singalong
13. This is a method of viability of the seed where u use a paper towel and stick then vertically arranging the
seed before wrapping a towel
A. Petri Dish B. Ragdoll C. Seed Box D. Direct seeding
14. When doing some testing in the viability of the seed, how many percentages of germination for a seed to
classify it as good quality?
A. 75% B. 80% C. 85% D. 84%
15. This is the government office that certified the rice seed and put a blue card on the sack.
A. National Seed Quality Control Services B. National Sid Quality Control Services
C. National Seed Quanity Control Services D. National Seed Quantity Control Services
16. The bending of plants in the high wind at ground level is called?
A. Bending B. Ladging C. Lodging D. Lagging
17. A good quality seed could be availed from different agencies such as PhiRice.and other accredited seed
producers except?
A. Bureau of Plant Industry B. Institute of Plant Breeding
C. Agricultural Productivity Commission D. National Seed Quality Control Services
18. Lea wants to apply Nitrogen to her rice plant for better yields. What do you call to the rice plant that when
you apply nitrogen to the rice plant, the yield increases?
A. Nitrogen responsible B. Nitrogen responsive C. Nitrogen addict D. Nitrogen
19. This is the disease in the seed that you can see the symptoms of this disease when the plant is matured?
A. Seed Borne Diseases B. Seed Born Diseases C. Unborn Diseases D. Seed Disease
20. This is the one method of testing the viability of the seeds when you use a vacuum template with most
paper?
A. Petri Dish B. Ragdoll C. Seed Box D. Direct seeding
Mr. Y tested 300 seeds of eggplant using the rag doll method and 185 of seeds are germinated. If the seed
bulk is 60 kg/ha and the seeding rate is 50 kg/ha compute the Adjusted seeding rate if applicable.
In the scenario above:
21. How much is the adjusted seeding rate?
A. 81.08 B. 81.07 C. 81.09 D. 81.10
22. How many seeds are sown?
A. 300 B. 185 C. 60 D. 50
 23. How much is the percentage of germination?
A. 61.66 B. 61.67 C. 66.67 D. 66.66
24. How many seeds are germinated?
A. 300 B. 185 C. 60 D. 50
25. How much is the seeding rate of Mr. Y tested?
A. 300kg/ha B. 185kg/ha C. 60kg/ha D. 50kg/ha
Regina Mae wants to test the viability of her palay seeds. She sows 200 seeds and after 7 days only 106
seeds germinated. What is the percentage germination of the seeds? If the seed bulk is 60 kg/ha and the
seeding rate is 50 kg/ha compute the Adjusted seeding rate if applicable.
In the scenario above:
26. How much is the adjusted seeding rate?
A. 94.34 B. 94.24 C. 94.44 D. 94.54
27. How many seeds are sown?
A. 106 B. 200 C. 50 D. 60
28. How much is the percentage of germination?
A. 51 B. 52 C. 53 D. 54
29. How many seeds are germinated?
A. 106 B. 200 C. 50 D. 60
30. How much is the seeding rate of Mr. Y tested?
A. 106kg/ha B. 200kg/ha C. 50 kg/ha D. 60 kg/ha

II. In the answer sheet. Right (A) if your answer is Agree then (B) if not.
31. The grain weight of a rice seed must be 8mg
32. The milling recovery rate of a rice seed must be 68%
33. The rice plant must be Resistant to pest, diseases, drought but not in loging.
34. The farmers always stick to the old variety seeds when planting.
35. In the dry season, the farmers must use rainfed variety.
36. If there are no accredited seed growers in the locality, then buy seeds from the local farmers
37. The seeds must not free from seed borne diseases
38. The seeds must be clean and different in varieties
39. The germination percentage of a good quality seed must be 84%.
40. During the wet season you must not worry about the pest.

III. Solve the following problems.

41 – 45. Mr. X tested 530 seeds of tomato using the seed box method and 374 of seeds are germinated. What
is the percentage of germination? If the seed bulk is 60 kg/ha and the seeding rate is 50 kg/ha compute the
Adjusted seeding rate if applicable.

46 – 50. Rudy tested his seeds before planting. He sowed 150 seeds using the rag doll method. After 5 days
he found out that only 120 seeds germinated. What is the percentage of germination? If the seed bulk is 60
kg/ha and the seeding rate is 50 kg/ha compute the Adjusted seeding rate if applicable.

Prepared By: Checked By: Noted By:

RODRIGO D. SUAREZ JR CEDRIC L. HARINA ANICIA R. INDICIO EdD

Teacher I Head Teacher I Principal IV