Pesticide Applicator Core Exam — Practice Exam
Calibration: practice questions
Our Pesticide Applicator Core bank has 23 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
A lawn is 208.7 feet by 208.7 feet. About how many acres is it?
- About 2 acres
- About 1 acre
- About 0.5 acre
- About 4 acres
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B. About 1 acre — 208.7² ≈ 43,556 sq ft.
Question 2
What is the area of a circle with a 20-foot diameter?
- About 314 sq ft
- About 400 sq ft
- About 63 sq ft
- About 1,256 sq ft
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A. About 314 sq ft — 3.14 × 10² (radius = 10 ft).
Question 3
A label rate is 1 quart per acre and the sprayer applies 25 gallons per acre. How much product is needed for a 200-gallon tank?
- 1 quart
- 4 quarts
- 8 quarts (2 gallons)
- 25 quarts
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C. 8 quarts (2 gallons) — 200 ÷ 25 = 8 acres per tank × 1 quart.
Question 4
How many ounces are in one gallon?
- 32
- 64
- 128
- 256
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C. 128 — 1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 128 fl oz.
Question 5
What is the area of a rectangle 200 feet long and 100 feet wide?
- 300 sq ft
- 2,000 sq ft
- 20,000 sq ft
- 40,000 sq ft
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C. 20,000 sq ft — Length × width.