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WorksheetsVegetable Industry: Garden Hand Tools and Equipment
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mechanically breaks sod and churns subsoil to the surface.
a)
Trowel
b)
Stirrup Hoe
c)
rotary tiller
d)
Garden Hoe
2.
A tool used to dig narrow holes to install posts, such as for fences and signs. Also used to make holes in sod when planting small plants.
a)
rotary tiller
b)
Double Hoe
c)
Post-Hole Digger
d)
Stirrup Hoe
3.
The sharp tines are pushed into the ground, the handle is extended, and the tool is rotated under ground to cut weeds then pull them out.
a)
rotary tiller
b)
Bulb Planter
c)
Twist Cultivator
d)
Hand Cultivator
4.
Used for planting and transplanting bulbs: measures soil depth, keeps the soil inside, then releases the perfect amount of soil to cover the bulb.
a)
Bulb Planter
b)
Spade
c)
Leaf Rake
d)
Soil Knife
5.
A portable container, usually with a handle and a spout, used to water plants by hand. It has been in use from at least the 17th century!
a)
Garden Hoe
b)
Garden Cart
c)
Stirrup Hoe
d)
Watering Can
6.
Used for digging and transplanting and cutting roots. Usually has a serrated edge.
a)
Leaf Rake
b)
Spade
c)
Soil Knife
d)
Stirrup Hoe
7.
Long-handled hoe consisting of a hoop of sharpened steel for cutting weeds roots below the soil surface.
a)
Double Hoe
b)
Stirrup Hoe
c)
Garden Hoe
d)
Soil Knife
8.
Can double as a small hoeing edge or a forked cultivaer. Used for cutting and breaking up soil.
a)
Double Hoe
b)
Soil Knife
c)
Garden Hoe
d)
Stirrup Hoe
9.
A tool used to loosen and prepare the soil for planting, chopping weed roots, or making rows.
a)
Garden Hoe
b)
Double Hoe
c)
Garden Rake
d)
Garden Cart
10.
Wide movable tines are used to move lighter materials like leaves and grass clippings.
a)
Garden Rake
b)
Trowel
c)
Spade
d)
Leaf Rake
11.
A garden tool with a long handle and immovable pointed parts (called tines) sticking out in a row at the bottom. Used for making ground level or for making rows in the garden.
a)
Garden Rake
b)
Leaf Rake
c)
Garden Hoe
d)
Garden Cart
12.
A hand tool used for breaking up the soil and uprooting weeds.
a)
Twist Cultivator
b)
Bulb Planter
c)
Garden Cart
d)
Hand Cultivator
13.
A small hand-held shovel-like tool used to dig up plants, soil and dirt.
a)
Leaf Rake
b)
Spade
c)
Trowel
d)
Stirrup Hoe
14.
Used for removing dead plants, leaves, and for lifting hay or straw. Smaller versions can also be used for turning soil.
a)
Pitchfork; Digging Fork
b)
Post-Hole Digger
c)
Garden Cart
d)
Watering Can
15.
A very wide-bladed tool for moving animal feed, bedding, light mateterm-5rials, and garden debris (straw, mixed manure...).
a)
Scoop Shovel; Grain Scoop
b)
Post-Hole Digger
c)
Watering Can
d)
Round Point Shovel
16.
A flat edged and flat-panned tool used for digging and edging.
a)
Leaf Rake
b)
Trowel
c)
Garden Hoe
d)
Spade
17.
A flat-edged, bowl-shaped tool used to grade (level) a small landscape area or to scrape flat areas like concrete or a trailer to remove soil.
a)
Square Point Shovel, Flat Tip Shovel
b)
Scoop Shovel; Grain Scoop
c)
Round Point Shovel
d)
Post-Hole Digger
18.
A curved-edge, bowl-shaped tool used to cut through and dig heavier materials like soil and sand.
a)
Bulb Planter
b)
Round Point Shovel
c)
Double Hoe
d)
Garden Hoe
19.
A 2- or 4-wheeled cart with a handle for pulling; used for moving garden materials.
a)
Watering Can
b)
Garden Rake
c)
Garden Hoe
d)
Garden Cart
20.
A cart with handles for pushing; used for moving small loads too heavy or loose to carry.
a)
Double Hoe
b)
Leaf Rake
c)
Wheelbarrow
d)
Stirrup Hoe
21.
Uses student push power and rotating spool blades to cut grass.
a)
Gas-Powered Mower
b)
Reel Mower
c)
Electric Mower
d)
Rotary Mower
22.
What we connect our hoses to for irrigation.
a)
water faucet
b)
water hose
c)
water valve
d)
water spout
23.
We use these to control water flow.
a)
Hose shut off valve
b)
Garden hose adapter
c)
Water flow regulator
d)
Hose connector
24.
U-shaped metal stakes used in landscaping.
a)
Landscape staples
b)
Wooden landscape pegs
c)
Straight metal rods
d)
Plastic garden stakes
25.
Rubber ring that fits inside of the hose to prevent leaks.
a)
Metal washer
b)
Plastic seal
c)
Rubber band
d)
Hose gasket
26.
Little metal signs that mark each garden bed for its contents.
a)
Plant tags
b)
Garden stakes
c)
Bed markers
d)
Soil markers
27.
Used to make a single hose faucet accommodate multiple hoses.
a)
Hose splitter
b)
Hose clamp
c)
Hose reel
d)
Hose connector
28.
An extension arm used to pick fruit too high to reach from the ground.
a)
Tree trimmer
b)
Ladder
c)
Fruit picker
d)
Garden rake
29.
Used to trim grasses and weeds located in places that are inaccessible to a mower, like along walls, fence-lines, and around posts or shrubs.
a)
Lawn mower
b)
Hedge trimmer
c)
Chainsaw
d)
Weed eater or string trimmer
30.
Used to make holes in soil for planting seeds at specific depths.
a)
Trowel
b)
Seed drill
c)
Rake
d)
Hoe
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