AGRICULTURE WORKSHEET FOR GRADE 11

1. Define the following terms.

a. Agriculture
b. Shifting cultivation
c. Settled Agriculture
d. Subsistence farming
e. Legumes
f. Crop rotation
g. Fallowing
h. Food crops
i. Monocots
j. Dicots
k. Oil drops
l. Fiber Crops
m. Forage Crops
n. Mono Cropping
o. Mixed Cropping
2. Compare subsistence farming with commercial farming in terms of inputs
and outputs. Mention at least four points.
3. Over the last few decades, Ethiopian Cereal Production has generally
increased(see table 1.1) but the yield per unit area has not increased as much
as the total yield. Explain Why this is so?
4. What are the most common cropping systems? Describe the advantages and
disadvantages of each of these cropping systems with a table.
5. How is indigenous knowledge useful in crop production? Give specific
examples.
Choose the best answer from the given alternatives
1. Which one of the following cereal crops is not grown widely in Ethiopia?
[A] Teff [B] Maize [C] Wheat [D] Rice
2. What are the three major crops produced globally?
[A] Maize, Teff and Wheat [C] Maize, Barley and wheat
[B] Maize, Rice and Wheat [D] Maize, Sorghum and Millet
3. Which one of the following crops is not legume?
[A] Lentil [B] Teff [C] Beans [D] A & C

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4. Why are the national average yields of major cereal crops very low
compared to global yield levels?
[A] Low Soil fertility [C] Low Irrigation
[B] Low fertilizer use [D] All of the above
5. Which one of these is not a major factor used in the selection of crops for
domestication?
[A] Resistance to crop-pests [C] High Yield
[B] Attractive flavor [D] Susceptible to crop-pests
6. What is planting of two or more different crops on the same farm (piece of
land) simultaneously?
[A] Crop rotation [C] Mono cropping
[B] Mixed cropping [D] None of the above
7. Which one of the following is not a forage crop?
[A] Alfalfa [B] Johnson grass [C] Cotton [D] Elephant grass
8. What is the name for knowledge that local people develop from living in a
particular location (place) for long periods?
[A] Modern Knowledge [C] Scientific Knowledge
[B] Indigenous Knowledge [D] Chemical Knowledge
9. Which of the following is a C3 Crop Plant?
[A] Sorghum [B] Barley [C] Maize [D] Sugar Cane
10.What is the definition of forage crops?
[A] A crop grown to provide animal feed
[B] A crop grown to provide human food
[C] Plants found by hunter-gatherers
[D] Crop grown to produce industrial raw materials.

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