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SSW (Tokutei Ginou) Agriculture (Crop Farming) Skill Test: Free Practice Questions

Free practice for the Specified Skilled Worker (i) skill test (Tokutei Ginou No. 1) in Agriculture (Crop Farming). Answer 215 original questions in Japanese, like the real test, and read an English explanation after each one. Use it as your reviewer and mock test on your phone.

It is also called the SSW agriculture skills test for crop farming or the Tokutei Ginou farming exam, and many people look for farming reviewers and model questions.

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What you get

215 original practice questions: Academic 141 · Practical 74
Covers all 3 chapters of the test topics
Based on the study text of the National Chamber of Agriculture (crop farming)
Furigana (hiragana readings) on kanji
English translations and explanations
Mock test: 60 questions, 60 minutes
Free, no sign-up, made for phones

Test topics (3 chapters)

Crop Farming Basics (Soil, Fertilizer, Crop Care, Pests and Diseases)
Safety and Health, Rice Farming, Field Crops and Vegetables
Greenhouse Farming, Fruit Trees and Farm Work Terms

The real test format

Official SSW test information

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Questions are in Japanese with furigana, like the real test. The English translation is below each question. Tap “Show answer” to see the answer and explanation.

01Crop Farming Basics (Soil, Fertilizer, Crop Care, Pests and Diseases)

栄養えいよう器官きかんはどれですか。

English translation
Which one is a vegetative organ?
1. 花はな
  flower
2. 果実かじつ
  fruit
3. 根ね
  root
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Answer 3 根ね — root

Explanation
Leaves, stems and roots are vegetative organs for growth. Flowers and fruits are reproductive organs for leaving offspring.
02Safety and Health, Rice Farming, Field Crops and Vegetables

トラクタやコンバインに使つかう燃料ねんりょうはどれですか。

English translation
Which fuel is used for tractors and combines?
1. 軽油けいゆ
  diesel fuel
2. ガソリン
  gasoline
3. 混合こんごう油ゆ
  two-stroke fuel mix
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Answer 1 軽油けいゆ — diesel fuel

Explanation
Tractors and combines use diesel fuel. Gasoline is used for walk-behind cultivators and similar machines, and two-stroke fuel mix is used for brush cutters.
03Safety and Health, Rice Farming, Field Crops and Vegetables

催芽さいがでは、種たねもみをどのような状態じょうたいにしますか。

English translation
In pre-germination, what state do you bring the rice seeds to?
1. 芽めが3cmぐらいのびた状態じょうたい
  Sprout grown about 3 cm long
2. 芽めが1mmぐらい出でたハト胸むね
  Sprout out about 1 mm (hatomune)
3. 芽めがまだ出でていない状態じょうたい
  No sprout out yet
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Answer 2 芽めが1mmぐらい出でたハト胸むね — Sprout out about 1 mm (hatomune)

Explanation
In pre-germination, bring the seeds to the "just-sprouted stage (about 1 mm) (hatomune)", with the sprout out about 1 mm. If the sprout grows too long, it gets damaged at sowing.
04Greenhouse Farming, Fruit Trees and Farm Work Terms

秋あき肥ごえは、実み肥ごえともいいます。

English translation
Autumn fertilizer is also called fruit fertilizer.
1. ○
  True
2. ×
  False
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Answer 2 × — False

Explanation
Autumn fertilizer is also called thank-you fertilizer (orei-goe). Fruit fertilizer is summer fertilizer given to help the fruit grow.
05Greenhouse Farming, Fruit Trees and Farm Work Terms

ナシの摘果てきかをしています。摘つみ取とる実みはどれですか。

English translation
You are doing fruit thinning on Japanese pear (nihon nashi). Which fruit do you remove?
1. 形かたちがよく、大おおきく育そだっている実み
  Fruit with a good shape, growing big
2. 形かたちが変かわっている実み
  Fruit with an unusual shape
3. 袋ふくろをかけやすい位置いちの実み
  Fruit in a spot that is easy to bag
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Answer 2 形かたちが変かわっている実み — Fruit with an unusual shape

Explanation
Remove fruits with pests, diseases or wounds, fruits that are slow to develop, misshapen fruits, and fruits in spots that are hard to bag.

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