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Ag-Knowledge
Questions Suggested For Grades 3-5
Read each question and circle yes if you agree with the statement and think it is true, or no if you disagree with the statement or think it is wrong.
| Yes | No | 1. | Hamburger comes from a pig. |
| Yes | No | 2. | Agriculture is another word that is used when talking about farming. |
| Yes | No | 3. | One acre of land is about the size of a football field. |
| Yes | No | 4. | Goats can produce milk. |
| Yes | No | 5. | Most bacon is made from pork. |
| Yes | No | 6. | Cows are only milked once a day. |
| Yes | No | 7. | Steak comes from a beef animal. |
| Yes | No | 8. | Blue jeans are made out of cotton. |
| Yes | No | 9. | Wool can be used to make clothes and blankets. |
| Yes | No | 10. | Swine is another word used to talk about sheep. |
| Yes | No | 11. | Leather is made from the hides of cattle and pigs. |
| Yes | No | 12. | The part of the onion plant that we eat is the flower. |
| Yes | No | 13. | Wheat is a seed. |
| Yes | No | 14. | Bread is mostly made of corn. |
| Yes | No | 15. | Flour is ground up wheat. |
| Yes | No | 16. | Spaghetti noodles are mostly made of flour. |
| Yes | No | 17. | The main ingredient in salad dressing is vinegar. |
| Yes | No | 18. | Corn can be dried and crushed to make oil. |
| Yes | No | 19. | Oil used in mayonnaise and salad dressing is made from seeds. |
Matching: Match the mother to the correct baby
| 20. _____ cow | a. chick |
| 21. _____ ewe (sheep) | b. piglet |
| 22. _____ nanny (goat) | c. calf |
| 23. _____ sow (hog) | d. kid |
| 24. _____ hen (chicken) | e. lamb |
Identify which part of the plant you are eating:
| 25. _____ carrot | a. root |
| 26. _____ lettuce | b. stem |
| 27. _____ celery | c. seed |
| 28. _____ wheat | d. fruit |
| 29. _____ apple | e. leaf |
For the following questions, circle the best choice that answers the question.
30. Which state produces the most food?
a. Utah
b. Wisconsin
c. California
d. Texas
31. Which country produces the most food?
a. Mexico
b. Iraq
c. Russia
d. United States
e. Canada
32. What does agriculture provide for people?
a. Food, fiber, and shelter
b. Entertainment
c. Minerals
d. Automobiles
33. Which career is most related to agriculture?
a. Bank teller
b. Soil Scientist
c. Actor
d. Librarian
34. Farmers use pesticides to control:
a. Insects
b. Stray cats
c. Rain
d. Soil erosion
35. Why do farmers use pesticides?
a. Increase farm production
b. Keep crops from freezing
c. Crops won't grow at all without pesticides
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
36. Which of these crops are produced in the United States?
a. Corn
b. Rice
c. Wheat
d. Soybeans
e. All of the above
37. Utah's number one agricultural product (by cash receipts) is?
a. Cattle
b. Honey
c. Milk
d. Eggs
e. Hay
38. Hamburger comes from which animal?
a. Chickens
b. Hogs
c. Cattle
d. Sheep
39. Pork comes from which animal?
a. Cattle
b. Sheep
c. Hogs
d. Chickens
40. Which one of the main ingredients in bread is made of wheat?
a. Sugar
b. Salt
c. Yeast
d. Flour
41. Which of the following farm crops are used in cereals?
a. Wheat
b. Corn
c. Rice
d. Oats
e. All of the above
42. What fabric contains a farm product?
a. Nylon
b. Polyester
c. Cotton
d. Acrylic
43. One farmer produces enough food for about how many people?
a. 10
b. 25
c. 90
d. 155
e. 300
44. During the past 50 years, the number of farms in the U.S. has:
a. Increased
b. Stayed about the same
c. Decreased
45. Milk is an important source of which nutrient?
a. Calcium
b. Iron
c. Vitamin C
d. Carbohydrates
e. Vitamin A
46. Carrots are an important source of which nutrient?
a. Calcium
b. Iron
c. Vitamin C
d. Carbohydrates
e. Vitamin A
47. Out of every 100 people in the U.S., how many are farmers?
a. 1-2 people
b. 3-4 people
c. 5-7 people
d. 10 people
48. Which of the following has allowed farmers to increase production during the past 100 years?
a. Larger farms
b. Computers
c. Farm machinery such as tractors
d. Pesticides
e. All of the above
49. Erosion of the soil is:
a. Soil which crumbles easily
b. Controlled by using lots of fertilizer
c. The wearing away or loss of the land
d. Controlled by allowing cattle to graze the land in unlimited numbers
e. All of the above
50. World food production in the future will need to _______ to feed everyone on the planet?
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Stay the same
51. Agriculture includes food and fiber production, processing, sales, farm equipment sales, and other areas close to farming. With that in mind, how many people out of every 100 people in the U.S. work in some phase of agriculture?
a. 5 people
b. 15 people
c. 25 people
d. 35 people
