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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.
  1. Which state produces the most food?
    1. Utah
    2. Wisconsin
    3. California
    4. Texas
  2. Which country produces (exports) the most food?
    1. Mexico
    2. Iraq
    3. Russia
    4. United States
    5. Canada
  3. What does agriculture provide for people?
    1. Food, fiber, and shelter
    2. Entertainment
    3. Minerals
    4. Automobiles
  4. Which career is most related to agriculture?
    1. Bank teller
    2. Soil Scientist
    3. Actor
    4. Librarian
  5. Farmers use pesticides to control:
    1. Insects
    2. Stray cats
    3. Rain
    4. Soil erosion
  6. Why do farmers use pesticides?
    1. Increase farm production
    2. Keep crops from freezing
    3. Crops won't grow at all without pesticides
    4. All of the above
    5. None of the above
  7. Which of these crops are produced in the United States?
    1. Corn
    2. Rice
    3. Wheat
    4. Soybeans
    5. All of the above
  8. Utah's number one agricultural product (by cash receipts) is?
    1. Cattle
    2. Honey
    3. Milk
    4. Eggs
    5. Hay
  9. Hamburger comes from which animal?
    1. Chickens
    2. Hogs
    3. Cattle
    4. Sheep
  10. Pork comes from which animal?
    1. Cattle
    2. Sheep
    3. Hogs
    4. Chickens
  11. Which one of the main ingredients in bread is made of wheat?
    1. Sugar
    2. Salt
    3. Yeast
    4. Flour
  12. Which of the following farm crops are used in cereals?
    1. Wheat
    2. Corn
    3. Rice
    4. Oats
    5. All of the above
  13. What fabric contains a farm product?
    1. Nylon
    2. Polyester
    3. Cotton
    4. Acrylic
  14. One farmer produces enough food for about how many people?
    1. 10
    2. 25
    3. 90
    4. 155
    5. 300
  15. During the past 50 years, the number of farms in the U.S. has:
    1. Increased
    2. Stayed about the same
    3. Decreased
  16. Milk is an important source of which nutrient?
    1. Calcium
    2. Iron
    3. Vitamin C
    4. Carbohydrates
    5. Vitamin A
  17. Carrots are an important source of which nutrient?
    1. Calcium
    2. Iron
    3. Vitamin C
    4. Carbohydrates
    5. Vitamin A
  18. Out of every 100 people in the U.S., how many are farmers?
    1. 1-2 people
    2. 3-4 people
    3. 5-7 people
    4. 10 people
  19. Which of the following has allowed farmers to increase production during the past 100 years?
    1. Larger farms
    2. Computers
    3. Farm machinery such as tractors
    4. Pesticides
    5. All of the above
  20. Erosion of the soil is:
    1. Soil which crumbles easily
    2. Controlled by using lots of fertilizer
    3. The wearing away or loss of the land
    4. Controlled by allowing cattle to graze the land in unlimited numbers
    5. All of the above
  21. World food production in the future will need to _______ to feed everyone on the planet?
    1. Increase
    2. Decrease
    3. Stay the same
  22. 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?
    1. 5 people
    2. 15 people
    3. 25 people
    4. 35 people