San Jose National High School

Antipolo City

2nd Grading
TLE 7 – AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION
WEEK 1
Name: Jeraldine G.Dellova_______________________________________ Grade and Section:
7Fuschia______________________

I. What I Need to Know

Pre-test LO1
Directions: Read the questions carefully and select the best answer by writing only the letter of your
choice on a separate sheet of paper.

B 1. Which of the following is an example of a digging tool?

A. Bolo B. Crowbar C. Grub hoe D. Pruning shear

B 2. Which tool is used for cutting grasses?

A. Shovel B. Bolo C. Crowbar D. Mattock

B 3. What tool does NOT belong to the group?

A. Crowbar B. Mattock C. Shovel D. Pruning shear

B 4. Farm tools are very important in agricultural crop production because they __________
A. Make work easier B. Make work faster C. Save time and effort D. All of the above

D 5. A tool with one end of its blade flattened and the other pointed at right angles to its
handle is a ________________.
A. mattock B. crowbar C. bolo D. spade
B 6. Which tool resembles the appearance of spoon and use for transferring soil?
A. Spade B. Shovel C. Spading fork D. Grub hoe

A 7. What implement is being pulled by a working animal to till the land?

A. Harrow B. Native plow C. Disc plow D. Disc harrow

D 8. An implement mounted to a tractor that is used to pulverize the newly plowed soil is
a_____________.
A. trailer B. disc harrow C. native plow D. disc plow

B 9. An open container with a single wheel at the front and two handles at the back used to
transport things
A. Hand tractor B. Tractor C. Basket D. Wheel barrow

B 10. Which of the following tools is used to harvest crops?

A. Knife B. Plow C. Spade D. Basket
II. What’s New?
Learning Task #1 – MATCHING TYPE
Directions: Match the tool to its uses. Write the letter of the correct answer.

___A___1. Sprinkler A. used for spraying insecticides, foliar fertilizers, fungicides and
herbicides
___G___2. Knife B. used for hauling water, manure and fertilizers
___J___3. Hand Fork C. used for watering seedlings
___I___4. Bolo D. used for cutting planting materials
___F___5. Rake E. used for levelling the top soil
___D___6. Shovel F. used for removing trash, digging loose soil, moving soil from one
place to another and for mixing soil media
___C___7. Pruning Shear G. used for cutting bigger size post
___B___8. Sprayer H. used for cutting branches of planting materials and unnecessary
branches of plants
___E___9. Pail I. used for inter row cultivation
___H___10. Axe J. used for cutting tall grasses and weeds and chopping branches of
trees

III. What I Know?

Learning Task#2 – Identification
Directions: Identify the following farm tools and equipment.

1. 2.
Pick mattock Crowbar

3. Water pump 4. Pruning shears

5. 6.
Sickle Native woden harrow
7. Potato seeder 8. Seed dril

9. Handfork 10. Wood chipper

IV. What Is It?

Learning Task#3 – Narrate It
Directions: Write your answer in complete sentence. (10pts)

Question #1: Why is it necessary to know the uses/functions of tools, implements and equipment?
Farm tools, implements, and equipment play very important role in horticultural
operations. Their availability makes the work much easier and faster. However,
even if one may have the most sophisticated tools and implements, but does not
know how to use them, they are useless. In order to do horticultural operations
successfully, one must have a good working knowledge of the tools, implements
and equipment before using them. 
Question # 2: You are told by your parents to remove trash, dig loose soil, move soil from one place to
another and mix soil media using a shovel. What are the steps in using a shovel properly to avoid accident?
Shovel is used in removing trash, digging loose soil, moving soil from one place
to another and for mixing soil media.

V. What’s More?
Learning Task#4 – True or False
Directions: Read and analyse each statement below .Write True if the statement is correct; False if the
statement is incorrect on the space provided for.
True1. It is not advisable to use the stone in a stabilized way.
True2.Tools that are worn out should be separated and be fixed immediately to avoid accident.
False3.When sharpening, try to maintain the original factory bevel or angle.
True4.Always push the file across the blade in a motion away from your body.
True5.Clean accumulated rust and dirt off all metal surfaces with paint.
True6.Move the file diagonally, so that its cutting teeth are biting into the metal on the tool.
True7.Use medium-grit sandpaper to remove rust on larger tools such as shovels, spades, and hoes.
False8.When sharpening with a file, use oil.
True9. Oil helps tool to work as intended and will also prevent the formation of rust.
True10.For pruners, use a whetstone because it produces a very sharp cutting edge.
VI. What I Can Do?
Performance Task#1
Directions: Compile at least 10 farm tools and farm equipment with their uses in folder. You can draw or
surf from the internet.

Rubrics:
Creativity – 10 points
Craftsmanship – 5 points
Content – 5 points
Total - 20 points

VII. Reflection
Directions: Give your insights about the lesson using the prompt below. Write your insights in your paper.

I understand that
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I realized that
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