TLE 8 Q1

What is the branch of agriculture that deals with the production of food plants and non-food plants?

• Pomology

• Horticulture

• Hand Tools

• Tractor

Which branch of horticulture deals with the production of fruits and trees?

• Pomology

• Etomology

• Homology

Which hand tool is used for cutting and splitting wood?

• Axe

• Bolo

• Dah

• Felling dao

Which hand tool is a multipurpose tool used to cut small to medium branches of trees, split bamboos, cut grass, or dig small holes.

• Axe

• Bolo

• Dah

• Felling dao

Which hand tool is a lighter tool among the cutting tools and is built like a bolo. It is held in one hand and raised in position to strike the work.

• Axe

• Bolo

• Dah

• Felling dao

It resembles a crow bar but the working edge is only at one end. The other end is its tang inserted to a bamb00 as its handle.

• Axe

• Bolo

• Dah

• Felling dao

What is the purpose of a pruning secateurs (shear)?

• Clearing the field

• Digging holes for transplanting

• Harvesting and transplanting plants

• Cutting twigs and small branches

It resembles a bolo but with a curved blade. In some designs, both sides of the bill hook are both cutting edges.

• Bill hook

• Budding knife

• Grafting knife

• Pruning secateurs

It is a folding pocket knife with two blades (long and short) used for budding. The long blade has a sharp cutting edge on one side used for cutting a twig for a scion and for slashing the bud from the stick.

• Bill hook

• Budding knife

• Grafting knife

• Pruning secateurs

It is a folding pocket knife used for grafting or inarching. It is used for cutting a V-groove for the root stock and a chisel point for the scion.

• Bill hook

• Budding knife

• Grafting knife

• Pruning secateurs