First Periodical Test in T.L.E. – 3

Lonoy National High School Lonoy, Sapian, Capiz First Periodical Test in T.L.E.  – 3 Name: ________________

Date: ________________ ______________ __ Score: ________________ Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on the space provided before the number.

 ___1. The percentage of Filipino who eat rice is a. 70% b. 75% c. 80% d. 85%  ___2. There are three important factors that affect rice yield, which factor in this list does not belong to the group group? ? a. soil b. climate c. location d. direction  ___3. The following are characteristics of a high-yielding high-yielding rice variety except one. a. early maturing and non-seasonal c. Nitrogen responsive b. lodging resistance d. poor eating quality  ___4. Seed that are stored for a long period of time requires a moisture content of  a. 13 percent b. 15 percent c. 14 percent or more d. 14 percent  ___ 5. The purest seed of a rice variety is called a. foundation seed b. registered seed c. breeder seed d. certified seed  ___6. The capacity of seed to grow normally is called a. viability b. fertility c. vitality d. adoptability  ___7. The result o f assed germination test showed that of 120 seeds used in the test, 98 were found capable of germinating. The percentage of germination is a. 68.71% b. 76.18% c. 81.67% d. 87.76%  ___8. Given the following data; percentage germination is is 70% and seedling rate is 55 kg/hectare, how much adjusted amount of  seeds will you sow in one hectare? a. 42.86 kgs b. 64.2 kgs c. 82.46 kgs d. 78.57 kgs  ___9. Mang Pedro wants his one hectare lot to be planted with a variety of rice seed which has an unknown percentage of  germination. The first step that he must do to compute for is the a. seeding rate b. moisture rate c. seed viability d. purity of composition  ___10. The percentage of seed viability that the international standard standard requirement is a. 80% b. 85% c. 90% d. 95%  ___11. The following methods are used in raising raising seedling in the Philippines except one a. Dapog method b. wet-bed method c. dry-bed method d. seed-box method  ___12. The recommended soaking time for seeds is a. 30 hours b. 24 hours c. 36 hours d. 48 hours  ___13. The transplanting age of rice seedling early maturing variety is from a. 12 to 15 days b. 16 to 18 days c. 19 to 20 days d. 20 to 50 days  ___14. Seedling raised in the Dapog method are transplanted transplanted after how many days a. 7 to 14 days b. 16 to 18 days c. 18 to 20 days d. 20 to 25 days  ___15. What is the average rate of transplanting seedling per hill is a. 2 to 3 seedling b. 3 to 4 seedling c. 4 to 5 seedling d. 6 to 11 seedling  ___16. The loss of irrigation water through its downward downward flow a. evaporation b. transpiration c. percolation d. seepage  ___17. Water with in the plant is evaporated from the leaf surface to the atmosphere, this process is called a. transpiration b. evaporation c. percolation d. seepage  ___18. Weeds grown in the rice field can be best be controlled by a. herbicide b. insecticide c. flooding the field d. hand weeding  ___19. Weeds, if not controlled in the rice field can reduce the rice yield of how many percent? a. 10% to 30% b. 20% to 35% c. 24% to 48% d. 30% to 50%  ___20. Bayakibok is a weed belonging to the type called a. grasses b. sedges c. broadleaves d. narrow leaves  ___21. The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) concept gives emphasis to the application application of  a. cultural methods of pest control c. genetic and physical cropping b. biological pest control d. chemical control only when necessary  ___22. The most destructive group of pest insect in the Philippines Philippines a. rice bug b. leaf folder c. stem borer d. leaf hopper  ___23. Curling of the youngest leaf of a rice plant is a sign sign of  a. micronutrient deficiency c. transpiration process b. water deficiency d. macronutrient deficiency  ___24. Stem borer moth lay their eggs on the a. under surface of leaves c. tip of the leaves b. upper surface of leaves d. upper and under surface of leaves  ___25. Holes in the rice stem indicates that a. moths has already oviposited b. larvae have bored inside  ___26. Young rice tillers which have dried up and died died after a borer has cut off the base of the plants are called a. dried up b. dead hearts c. white head d. base cut off 

 ___27. Empty, whitish rice panicles which show that borers have attacked to the plant at the flowering stage are called a. dead heart b. unfilled grains c. white heads d. dead panicles  ___28. The method of controlling pest by adopting a system of crop rotation and farm sanitation is called a. Genetic control b. chemical control c. biological control d. cultural control  ___29. When a farmer allows the existence of natural enemies of insect pest in his farm, he is applying the a. Genetic control b. chemical control c. biological control d. cultural control  ___30. A collective term that refers to all the chemical materials used to control, destroy or reduce pest is a. insecticide b. pesticide c. herbicide d. fungicide  ___31. In the study of plant disease, fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes are collectively called as a. disease factor b. spreading factor c. symptom factor d. casual organism  ___32. Tungro, yellow dwarf, orange leaf, and grassy stunt disease in rice are classified as a. bacterial diseases b. fungal diseases c. psychological disease d. viral disease  ___33. The only physiological disease common in the Philippines that is found in the rice field a. bronzing b. white heat c. tungro d. leaf blight  ___34. The best time to harvest rice is on sunny day especially about a. 10 to 20 days after heading c. 30 to 35 days after heading b. 20 to 25 days after heading d. 40 to 45 days after heading  ___35. Cleaning the palay to separate grain from the chaff with the aid of the wind is called a. chaffing b. winnowing c. purifying d. winding  ___36. Proper drying of palay is done to prevent spoilage during a. flushing b. milling c. polishing d. storing  ___37. The highest temperature recommended for a grain dries a. 39°C b. 40°C c. 44°C d. 54°C  ___38. The following are characteristics of a wise farmer except a. having reserved cash c. having good storage b. having an up to date price information d. having right to sell crops anytime he wants  ___39. Water supply is an important factor in rice production because it directly affects the a. photosynthesis activity of the plants c. frequency of planting b. physical characteristics of the rice plants d. population of common pest and diseases  ___40. When a rice paddy is drained, water must be a. allowed to flow out of the field c. removed quickly to avoid slow release b. saved for other uses d. channeled to other paddies  ___41. In preparing herbicides, remember always that a. apply herbicides before the water c. never apply herbicide ahead of the water b. apply herbicides and water at the same time d. use sticks to mix herbicides and water  ___42. The rice disease which characterized by a symptom showing yellow, undulate lesion along the upper portion of the leaf  blade is a. leaf streak b. leaf spot c. leaf blight d. sheath blight  ___43. A material containing no fertilizer element and is added to complete the weight of mixed fertilizers a. fertilizers recommendation b. fertilizer formula c. fertilizer ratio d. filler  ___44. If refers to the relative percentage of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium in a fertilizer grade a. fertilizers recommendation b. fertilizer formula c. fertilizer ratio d. filler  ___45. Which of the following mode of physiological action of insecticide where in the chemical must enter through the alimentary canal of the body of an insect to kill a. stomach poison b. contact poison c. fumigants d. systemic poison  ___46. To obtain the seeds you need, go to any of the following certified seed outlet except one a. Bureau of Animal Industry c. Agricultural Productivity Commission b. Bureau of Plant Industry d. Institute of Plant Seeding  ___47. Rice is a grass family and scientifically called a. Zea Mais b. Oryza Sativa c. Cocusnu Cifira d. Ipomoea Batatas  ___48. Which of the following brand of chemical used to kill insect pest? a. Sofit b. Shell 2-4-d c. Karate d. Nominee

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Prepared by: Mrs. Sonia Pinalba Subject Teacher