A junior buys six feeder lambs, feeds them, sells them at the fair and keeps the profit and the records. Which type of supervised agricultural experience is this?Wikipedia, "Supervised agricultural experience". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0001
A senior applying for a job at a farm equipment dealer attaches a one-page letter that introduces her and goes with her résumé. What is this letter called?Wikipedia, "Cover letter". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0002
A sophomore is paid to work three afternoons a week at a local greenhouse and keeps records of her hours and skills. Which type of supervised agricultural experience is this?Wikipedia, "Supervised agricultural experience". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0001
A student likes field crops and wants a career in crop production and soil management. Which field should she explore?Wikipedia, "Agronomy". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0002
A student meets a large-animal veterinarian for half an hour to ask what the work is like and how to prepare for it. No job is on offer. What is this meeting called?Wikipedia, "Informational interview". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0002
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Domain I: Agriscience education, continued
A student wants facts on the training, earnings and job outlook of a soil scientist. Which federal publication gives these for hundreds of occupations?Wikipedia, "Occupational Outlook Handbook". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0002
An agriscience teacher invites a county extension educator to sit on the program's advisory committee. Which act of Congress set up agricultural extension services at the land-grant universities?Wikipedia, "Smith–Lever Act of 1914". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0001
In 1925 four teacher educators in one state organized a club for boys in agriculture classes, and the Future Farmers of America was later patterned on it. Which organization was it?National FFA Organization, "FFA History". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0001
In the three-circle model of agricultural education, the student organization is one circle. Which two parts of the program does it complement?Wikipedia, "National FFA Organization". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0001
Who serves as the advisor of a local FFA chapter?National FFA Organization, "About FFA". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0001
Domain II: Agricultural business 12
A creamery divides its possible customers into groups, such as families with young children, restaurants and health-food shoppers, and plans for each. What is this process called?Wikipedia, "Market segmentation". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0005
A dairy farm starts turning part of its milk into cheese that sells for more than the milk and the other inputs cost. In economics, what is the difference between a product's market value and the value of what went into it?Wikipedia, "Value added". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0005
A farm buys a combine and, in its accounts, spreads the purchase cost over the years the machine will be used. What is this accounting practice called?Wikipedia, "Depreciation". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0003
A grower uses yield maps and soil data to apply more fertilizer to some parts of a field and less to others. Which management strategy is this?Wikipedia, "Precision agriculture". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0003
A student planning a pumpkin patch works out how many pumpkins she must sell before her total revenue equals her total cost. What is she calculating?Wikipedia, "Break-even point". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0004
At the end of the year a farm family wants one statement that shows the farm's revenues and its expenses for the twelve months. Which financial statement is this?Wikipedia, "Income statement". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0003
Forty grain farmers form one business that they own together so that they can pool their resources to store and sell their crops. Which type of business organization is this?Wikipedia, "Agricultural cooperative". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0004
In May a soybean grower sells November futures contracts so that a fall in price before harvest will hurt less. What is this use of futures called?Wikipedia, "Futures contract". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0003
No. 2 yellow corn from one farm is traded as equal to the same grade from any other farm. Which word describes a product that is interchangeable in this way?Wikipedia, "Commodity". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0005
One person owns and runs a custom hay-baling business, and the law makes no distinction between her and the business. Which type of business organization is this?Wikipedia, "Sole proprietorship". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0004
The price of sweet corn at a farm market rises, and nothing else changes. By the law of demand, what happens to the quantity that shoppers buy?Wikipedia, "Law of demand". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0003
Which four elements make up the marketing mix that a farm stand would plan?Wikipedia, "Marketing mix". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0005
Domain III: Plant and soil science 10
A bag of starter fertilizer carries the grade 18-24-12. What does the first number state?Wikipedia, "Labeling of fertilizer". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0007
A florist stands white carnations in blue-dyed water, and by the next day the petals are tinged blue. Which tissue carried the water up the stem?Wikipedia, "Xylem". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0006
A greenhouse class snips stem pieces from a geranium and roots them to grow new plants. Which kind of propagation is this?Wikipedia, "Cutting (plant)". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0008
A school greenhouse grows lettuce with its roots in a nutrient solution and no soil. What is this growing method called?Wikipedia, "Hydroponics". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0008
A soil test on an Ohio alfalfa field reports a pH below the optimum for the crop. Which amendment is used to neutralize soil acidity?Ohio State University Extension, Ohioline, "Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production" (AGF-505). Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0007
A student digs up a healthy soybean plant and finds small swellings on its roots. What lives in them?Wikipedia, "Legume". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0006
Corn in one corner of a field is stunted, and its leaves have lost chlorophyll and turned pale yellow. Which nutrient deficiency fits these signs?Wikipedia, "Nitrogen deficiency". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0006
On a hot afternoon a corn plant loses water vapor from its leaves. Through which openings does the water leave?Wikipedia, "Transpiration". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0006
Under integrated pest management, when does a grower apply a control such as an insecticide?Wikipedia, "Integrated pest management". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0007
Why are soils in eastern Ohio more likely to be acidic than soils in western Ohio?Ohio State University Extension, Ohioline, "Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production" (AGF-505). Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0007
Domain IV: Animal science 8
A breeder describes her Angus herd as polled. What does the term mean?Wikipedia, "Polled livestock". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0009
A pig's stomach is simple and has only one chamber. Which term describes this kind of digestive system?Wikipedia, "Monogastric". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0009
A poultry farm asks visitors to wear clean boots, keeps new birds apart for a time and limits who may enter the barns. Which term covers these measures?Wikipedia, "Biosecurity". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0010
A swine producer divides the feed a pen ate by the weight the pigs gained. What does this feed conversion ratio measure?Wikipedia, "Feed conversion ratio". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0010
Calves from a cross of two cattle breeds grow faster than the average of either parent breed. Which genetic effect is this?Wikipedia, "Heterosis". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0009
Cattle that graze a steep Ohio woodlot eat the understory and pack the soil, and erosion follows. What does Ohio State University Extension call the simple solution?Ohio State University Extension, Ohioline, "Woodlands Make Poor Pastures" (F-15). Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0010
Which breeding technique lets a dairy farmer use a superior sire without keeping a bull on the farm?Wikipedia, "Artificial insemination". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0009
Why should a newborn calf nurse within its first hours of life?Wikipedia, "Colostrum". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0010
Domain V: Natural resources and agricultural mechanics 8
A farmer leaves a strip of trees and grass between a crop field and a creek. What is this vegetated strip called?Wikipedia, "Riparian buffer". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0011
A small force on a tractor's hydraulic control raises a heavy loader. Which principle explains how pressure applied to a confined fluid reaches the lift cylinder?Wikipedia, "Pascal's law". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0012
An Ohio landowner wants to regenerate yellow-poplar, a species that needs full sunlight. Which regeneration method creates the open conditions it requires?Ohio State University Extension, Ohioline, "Harvesting and Reproduction Methods for Ohio Forests" (F-47). Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0011
Fertilizer nutrients wash from fields into a lake, algae and other organisms multiply, and oxygen in the water runs low. What is this process called?Wikipedia, "Eutrophication". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0011
In a small four-stroke gasoline engine the spark has fired and the burning mixture has driven the piston down. Which stroke comes next?Wikipedia, "Four-stroke engine". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0012
Perforated pipe is buried under a flat, wet crop field. What is this tile drainage system for?Wikipedia, "Tile drainage". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0012
What is the purpose of the roll bar or reinforced cab frame known as a ROPS on a tractor?Wikipedia, "Rollover protection structure". Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0012
Who owns most of Ohio's forest land?Ohio State University Extension, Ohioline, "Harvesting and Reproduction Methods for Ohio Forests" (F-47). Written to OAE Agriscience (005) framework, competency 0011
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the assessment framework for Ohio Assessments for Educators field 005, Agriscience, read 2026-10-14 on the program's site (https://www.oh.nesinc.com/CONTENT/STUDYGUIDE/OH_SG_OBJ_005.htm; test page https://www.oh.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/OH005_TestPage.html): 100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours, passing score 220; Agriscience Education (competencies 0001 to 0002, 22%), Agricultural Business (0003 to 0005, 25%), Plant and Soil Science (0006 to 0008, 20%), Animal Science (0009 to 0010, 17%) and Natural Resources and Agricultural Mechanics (0011 to 0012, 16%). The bank holds 10, 12, 10, 8 and 8 questions. Every fact was read on 2026-10-14 in the page the question names: Ohio State University Extension fact sheets on Ohioline (forest harvesting, soil acidity and liming, grazed woodlands), the National FFA Organization's own pages, or the named Wikipedia article. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This free OAE Agriscience practice test has 48 questions of our own, spread over the five domains of assessment 005 by published weight. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Ohio State Board of Education or Evaluation Systems, Pearson.
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What OAE Agriscience (005) covers
By the framework at oh.nesinc.com, read October 14, 2026, the questions weigh Agriscience Education 22%, Agricultural Business 25%, Plant and Soil Science 20%, Animal Science 17%, and Natural Resources and Agricultural Mechanics 16%. This bank holds 10, 12, 10, 8 and 8.
Ohio in the answers
The framework names Ohio's forests, so five questions rest on Ohio State University Extension fact sheets: who owns the state's forest land, which harvest suits yellow-poplar, why eastern Ohio soils run acidic, when to lime, and what grazing does to a woodlot.
Timing
The real assessment gives 2 hours for 100 multiple-choice questions. Exam mode asks all 48 here in 58 minutes, the same 1.2 minutes a question.
Questions and answers
Is this OAE Agriscience practice test free?
Yes, with no sign-up. Every question was written for this site from the published framework, and each explanation names its public source: an Ohio State extension fact sheet, an FFA page or a Wikipedia article. Nothing comes from the real assessment or its sample questions.
How many questions are on the OAE Agriscience test?
100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours of testing time, after a 15-minute tutorial. The test page lists no reference materials.
What is the passing score for OAE Agriscience?
220. The State Board of Education sets the minimum, and the score, on a scale of 100 to 300, comes from the multiple-choice questions answered correctly.
Which Ohio license needs the Agriscience test?
The program's table lists Agriscience (005) under the Career-Technical Baccalaureate (4–12) license, beside the Assessment of Professional Knowledge for Middle Childhood (002) or Adolescence to Young Adult (003).
Can I take the OAE Agriscience test at home?
The test page describes a computer-based test at test centers, by appointment year round in Ohio and nationwide. Unlike the pages of some other assessments, it names no online-proctored option.