1. It is used to apply lubricating oil into the joints of garden tools like pruners, Shears.

a. wire brush
b. whetstone
c. fine steel wool
d. old toothbrush

2. This tool is the best way to stabilize the blade of a hand tool in performing any activity in horticulture.

a. whetstone
b. lubricating oil
c. fine steel wool
d. bench vise

3. This is used in hand tool when cleaning accumulated rust and dirt of all metal surfaces.

a. fine steel wool
b. whetstone
c. medium grit-sand paper
d. wire brush

4. Hand tools are usually light and used in performing farm activities without the help of animals or machines. Which of the following is an example of tools in cleaning the land?

a. hand trowel
b. crowbar
c. axe
d. light hoe

5. Which tool does not belong to the group?

a. spading fork
b. shovel
c. spade
d. bolo

6. When sharpening the blade of a tool with a file, do not use oil. What will happen if oil is used in filing?

a. it will prevent the formation of rust it stabilize the blades against the solid surface
b. it has a nice sharp blade
c.it stabilize the blades against the solid surface
d. metal filings will accumulate and clog the file's serration

7. Farm tools, implements, and equipment are used in horticultural operations, which of the following does the farm tool pruners belong?

a. tools for clearing the land and separating the grass
b. tools for transporting and loading garden materials
c. tools for cultivating the soil, digging and pulverizing the soil
d. tools for cutting and harvesting

8. 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, which of the following is the best requirement to a farmer?

a. a farmer should know how to keep farm tools after using it
b. a farmer should know how to what are the correct working clothes
c. a farmer should have a good working knowledge of the tools, implements and equipment before using them
d. all of the above

9. In cleaning the blade of a tool, what is the main reason of applying lubricant oil?

a. this will extend the life of the tool and require less effort to use
b. it will cut the soil better and the edge become sharper
c. it will keep the tool from functioning properly
d. it will easily remove any pitting that has formed and to prevent the formation of rust when not in use

10. Imagine that the long, summer vacation has finally come to an end and it's the beginning of the school year and you are ready to start working your vegetable gardens, but when you start pulling out all of your tools you see that they are covered with rusts and dirt that has hardened and crusty globs of oil that have collected dust last vacation. What will you do first before working your garden?

a. armed with working clothes and personal protective equipment
b. proceed to the shop to retrieve your tools so that you can start clearing away the last remnants of summer
c. clean accumulated rust and dirt of all metal surfaces with paint
d. conduct pre-operative check-up of farm tools, implements and equipment before using it​