EASY CATEGORY (TRUE OR FALSE)

1. Presidential decree 491 is also known as Nutrition Act of the Philippines.

2. This years’ theme focuses on food processing.
3. Food gardening increases food insecurity or food poverty.
4. Home food gardens are also established to improve the status of women.
5. According to 7th National Nutrition Survey, DOST – FNRI, 2008, about 7 out of 10 households,
practices food gardening.
6. Food Gardening does not include domestic animals.
7. Gardening is not possible in urban places/ areas.
8. A modified hydroponics system called SNAP is not possible in the country.
9. MACK – P consist of Malunggay, Alugbati, Camote Tops, Kangkong and Pechay.
10. Vertical gardening is better than horizontal to elderly and people who suffer arthritis.

ANSWERS

1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. False
9. True
10. True
MODERATE ( MULTIPLE CHOICE)

1. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a. Kangkong
b. Lettuce
c. Carrots
d. Taro
2. All are rich in iron except ONE. Which is?
a. Lettuce
b. Spinach
c. Chili Pepper
d. Carrots
3. It is a kind of gardening wherein soil is not needed but plants grow in a water-based, nutrient –
rich solution?
a. Hydroponics
b. Bio-intensive gardening
c. Faith gardening
d. Magic – Square Meter Garden
4. Which DepEd Memo was issued to encourage both public elementary and secondary schools to
establish GPP or Gulay sa Paaralan?
a. No. 293, S. 2007
b. No. 294, S. 2007
c. No. 295, S. 2007
d. No. 296, S. 2007
5. Which of this plant is ideal for vertical gardening?
a. Eggplant
b. Cucumber
c. Carrots
d. Okra
6. A type of soil needed for vegetable gardening that composed of 23 to 52 % sand, 20 to 50 % silt
and 5 to 27 % of clay is?
a. Loam
b. Clay
c. Sand
d. All of the above
7. Which does NOT belong to the group?
a. Sweet corn
b. Sweet pepper
c. Mongo beans
d. Bitter melon
8. Which plants is ideal for trim ratooning?
a. Eggplant
b. Radish
c. Beet
d. Carrot
9. When is mulching necessary or very important?
a. Rainy season
b. Dry season
c. Windy season
d. All of the above
10. Which of the following has the highest percentage of food insecurity according to the 2008
National Nutrition Survey?
a. Skipped eating or missed meals
b. Did not eat for a whole day
c. Hungry but did not eat.
11. Food gardening is intended to?
a. Increase household income
b. Offer opportunities for women, youth, elderly and disable
c. Alleviate food shortages
d. All of the above
12. Which is generally use by the urban people to supplement food on the table?
a. MACK – P
b. FAITH gardening
c. BIG(Bio-Intensive Gardening)
d. Container gardening
13. What food gardening aims to showcase how growing vegetables in urban areas can be possible?
a. Oh My Gulay (OMG!)
b. Faith Gardening
c. BIG
14. Which kind of gardening is observed in school both Elementary and Secondary that focuses on
the biological form of agriculture?
a. BIG
b. GPP
c. FAITH
15. All are other term for food gardens EXCEPT ONE.
a. House garden
b. Mixed-garden horticulture
c. Production garden
d. Homestead agroforestry
16. What are the benefits of having food gardens?
a. Improve households food security
b. Improve nutritional status
c. Increase local biodiversity
d. All of the above
17. Which of the following is considered as one of the problems in having food gardens?
a. Lack of horticulture therapy
b. Lack of time
c. Market opportunities
18. It is a type of gardening in which there is no issue of “in and off – season”?
a. Hydroponics
b. Companion gardening
c. BIG
d. Vertical gardening
19. Vegetable Amaranth (Kulitis) contains the following micronutrient EXCEPT?
a. Vitamin C
b. Calcium
c. B vitamins
d. Vitamin A
20. This should be done a day before transplanting to facilitate pulling of the seedlings and to
minimize root injury.
a. Watering the seed box or seed bed thoroughly
b. Cultivation
c. Inoculation
d. Trellising
21. According to the 8th National Nutrition Survey conducted by FNRI – DOST in 2013, which of the
following micronutrient deficiencies has the highest prevalence rate?
a. Calcium deficiency
b. Vitamin A deficiency
c. Anemia
d. Iodine deficiency
22. It is a type of gardening which serves as a basic guide that was designed in such a way that it
requires minimum cost, labor and land utilization?
a. Urban gardening
b. FAITH gardening
c. Magic square meter gardening
d. Companion gardening
23. To address malnutrition and hunger, this agency/ies has put in place poverty alleviation schemes
that will help promote food security and economic stability for affected families?
a. Department of health
b. Department of Education
c. DOH and FNRI
d. DepEd and DOH
24. Which kind of basic gardening tools is use to mist smaller plants like Aero plants and Orchids?
a. Gardening hose
b. Water can
c. Trowel
d. Water sprayer
25. What is the best and cheapest way to eliminate caterpillars, beetles and insect eggs?
a. Using natural chemicals
b. By staking
c. Pick them off the plants by hand
d. Spraying insecticides
26. One of the gardening techniques is cultivating. In soil cultivation, what is the preferred depth
below the surface of the potting medium which encourages air flow, bigger and healthier root
growth?
a. 2 to 3 inches
b. 1 to 2 inches
c. 3 to 4 inches
d. 4 to 5 inches
27. In beginning your own food garden, the following are to be considered EXCEPT:
a. Type of soil
b. Location
c. Type of climate and plants
d. Nutritional needs
28. How many percent is the prevalence rate of Iodine Deficiency Disorders among pregnant
women?
a. 16.4 percent
b. 27.9 percent
c. 27.0 percent
d. 34.3 percent
29. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, food gardens
address food and nutrition security. Which of the following does not belong?
a. Providing direct access to a variety of nutritionally-rich foods
b. Decrease purchasing power from savings
c. Generate additional income
d. Provide fallback during disasters
30. Based on the 7th National NutritionSurvey, DOST-FNRI in 2008. How many percent of household
has a vegetable garden?
a. 67.7 percent
b. 50.1 percent
c. 2.2 percent
d. 46.4 percent
31. Food gardens have six intrinsic characteristics, EXCEPT:
a. Located near the residence
b. Contain a high diversity of plants
c. Production is supplemental
d. Occupy a large area
32. Food production such as home and school gardens has been a part of the national nutrition
plans since year _____?
a. 1970
b. 1971
c. 1972
d. 1973
33. Which of the following is a micronutrient?
a. Protein
b. Calcium
c. Fats
d. Carbohydrates
34. Kakawate is use as green tree fertilizers to sustain and conserve soil fertility. What is the
scientific name of kakawate?
a. Dilochus lablab
b. Capsium annuum
c. Allium cepa
d. Gliricidia sepium
35. In what year does the National Nutrition Council celebrated the first Nutrition Month?
a. 1970
b. 1973
c. 1974
d. 1975
36. What are the recommended actions to promote food gardening?
a. Food gardening contest
b. Promotion of food gardening
c. Provision of seeds and other planting materials
d. All of the above
37. What is the harvesting period of annual vegetables?
a. 6-9 months
b. 10-12 months
c. 12-14 months
 d. 15-17 months
38. The harvesting period of early maturing vegetables?
a. 12-14 months
b. 10-12months
c. 6-9 months
d. 2-4 months
39. All are vegetables produce semi – annually EXCEPT ONE.
a. Kangkong
b. Bitter melon
c. Okra
d. Cucumber
40. One of the necessary gardening techniques is watering. During the drier months, watering
should be done preferably between?
a. 6 to 7 o’clock
b. 8 to 9 o’clock
c. 3 to 4 o’clock
d. 4 to 5 o’clock
41. It is the process of loosening the soil around the plants to enable their roots to expand and
develop fully.
a. Inoculation
b. Transplanting
c. Trellising
d. Cultivation
42. This is used to support the plants and keep the fruit off the ground.
a. Mulching
b. Trellising
c. Staking
d. Ratooning
43. It is the type of gardening technique that reduces the impact of raindrops on the soil surface and
prevents fertile topsoil from eroding during heavy rains.
a. Mulching
b. Trellising
c. Staking
d. Ratooning
44. Legumes, taro(gabi), and horseradish leaves are rich in what type of vitamins?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin E
45. What is the Filipino/common name of winged bean?
a. Sitaw
b. Bataw
c. Patani
d. Sigarillas
46. Food Always in the Home (FAITH) is one of the several ways to ensure food security for farmers
and their families. FAITH as one of the gardening projects in the Philippines was developed by?
a. Nutrition Center of the Philippines
b. FNRI (Food and Nutrition Research Institute)
c. MBRLC (Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center)
d. FAO (Food Agriculture Organization)
47. This type of gardening techniques is usually used for leguminous seeds such as string beans, cow
pea, lima pea and garden peas. It also prevents early nitrogen starvation of plants.
a. Inoculation
b. Transplanting
c. Cultivation
d. Trellising
48. All are vegetables rich in Vitamins C except;
a. Mustard
b. Amaranth
c. Squash
d. Cabbage
49. All the following plants need trellises except;
a. Cucumber
b. Bitter Melon
c. Eggplants
d. Sayote
50. It refers to an intimate, multi-storey combination of various trees and crops, sometimes in
association with domestic animals.
a. Food gardening
b. Bio-Intensive gardening
c. Urban gardening
d. FAITH gardening
ANSWERS: Moderate 26. A
27. B
1. D 28. C
2. D 29. B
3. A
30. A
4. A 31. D
5. B 32. A
6. A 33. B
7. D 34. D
8. A 35. C
9. B 36. D
10. A 37. B
11. D 38. D
12. D 39. A
13. A 40. B
14. A 41. D
15. C 42. C
16. D 43. A
17. B 44. B
18. A 45. D
19. C 46. C
20. A 47. A
21. C 48. A
22. B 49. C
23. B
50. A
24. D
25. C
DIFFICULT CATEGORY (IDENTIFICATION)

1. What is the theme for this years’ Nutrition Month Celebration?

2. How many grams of fruits and vegetables should a person consume for a day according to World
Health Organization (WHO)?
3. What does this years’ logo depicts?
4. The chosen theme of this years’ Nutrition Month celebration came from ?
5. It is a type of gardening that provides the necessary protein vitamins and mineral requirements
needed, by a family with 6 members.
6. FAITH Gardening, when properly followed can provide how many grams or fresh vegetables
daily?
7. This provides the natural chemicals that make plants resistant to pests and diseases.
8. It serves as the primary unit that initiates and utilizes ecological approaches for food production,
conserving biodiversity and natural process.
9. Give at least 1identified constraints that eliminates home gardening as a viable development
strategy.
10. A pest problem-solving process that integrates pest-control methods and minimizes insecticide
use, particularly of the toxic, broad-spectrum kinds.
11. It is a type of food gardening often practiced by the poorest sectors and found near houses,
apartment balconies, along drains and roads and in vacant lots.
12. Who is the current chairman of the Municipal Nutrition Council of the Santa Marcela?

ANSWERS:

1. “Ugaliing Magtanim, Sapat na Nutrisyon Aanihin”

2. 400 grams
3. A family cultivating a family food garden.
4. Ms. Julie Ann Q. Colipano
5. FAITH Gardening
6. 300 grams
7. Natural Fertilizers
8. Home Gardens
9. Landlessness or Tenant Status
10. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
11. Urban Gardening
12. Rolly U. Guiang or The Municipal Mayor