Quiz – Ontario Apprenticeship Landscape Horticulture

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Created on April 21, 2023

Performs Common Occupational Skills

1 / 10

Secateurs (hand pruners) can be used to cut plants and branches that are between ½ to 1 inch thick. What type of secateurs are an excellent choice for pruning green wood?

Anvil

Serrated

Bypass

Toothed

2 / 10

What is done next after sharpening a blade of a rotary lawn mower?

It should be centred and then installed.

It should be balanced, then installed.

It should be aligned, then balanced.

It should be balanced and then centred.

3 / 10

Before operating power tools and equipment, what steps are taken by the operator to ensure safe work?

Correct PPE is available, and training completed.

The energy source is disconnected, and a circle check is performed.

Correct PPE is worn, and a circle check is performed.

The operators’ manual is available, and training is scheduled

4 / 10

When cutting stone with a stone/concrete saw, which personal protective equipment items must be worn?

Hard hat, gloves, ear and eye protection, surgical mask, and work boots

Respiratory protection, Hi-vis clothing, work boots and face shield

Hard hat, hand, ear, eye and respiratory protection, and work boots

Hi-Vis clothing, respiratory protection, head, ear, and eye protection

5 / 10

What type of personal protection is needed when a worker is exposed to hazards from flying particles?

Face and eye protection

Eye and breathing protection

Head and foot protection

Face and breathing protection

6 / 10

Best safe work practices for onsite tools:

Organize and lean tools in an upright position against a wall or on ground

Collect and lean tools with tines facing up against a wall

Organize and place tools with tines facing up on the ground

Place tools in a sequence of work so convenient for the worker

7 / 10

What is the most important safe work practice before operating a landscape vehicle?

Knowing hand signals to ensure worker safety

Conducting a circle check to verify it is in good working order

Having access to the operator’s manual

Having access to the maintenance schedule

8 / 10

How much 2-stroke/cycle oil is added to 5 litres of fuel in a jerry can for a blower that requires a 50:1 mix?

10 ml

20 ml

100 ml

200 ml

9 / 10

How often should PPE be inspected?

Before use

Every day

Every two weeks

Every month

10 / 10

What is the steepest slope that can be safely cut with a lightweight push lawnmower?

10 degrees

20 degrees

40 degrees

50 degrees

Your score is

The average score is 84%

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