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Key Facts: Tawjihi Agricultural Stream Exam

120 ILS

Registration fee for regular school students (200 ILS for private-study candidates)

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50%

Minimum mark needed in every examined subject; otherwise the result is 'incomplete'

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9 papers

Agricultural Stream papers in the 2026 timetable, including Plant Production and Animal Production

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74%

Overall 2026 first-session pass rate, West Bank including Jerusalem and candidates abroad (all streams)

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Four-option multiple-choice items per paper for Gaza candidates in 2026

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The Palestinian Tawjihi Agricultural Stream is a set of 9 MOEHE papers, held in June–July with an August second session. Every subject needs 50%, and the fee is 120 ILS (200 ILS for private study). This free bank offers 90 English-language MCQs on Grade 12 Plant Production and Animal Production, plus Biology and Chemistry, as an independent study adaptation of the Arabic-language papers.

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1In Palestinian protected agriculture, what is the primary operational purpose of opening top ridge and side vents in plastic greenhouses during high midday solar radiation?

A.To lower the inside temperature and release excess humidity

B.To raise carbon dioxide levels above those of the outside air

C.To reduce light and imitate short-day conditions

D.To push indeterminate crops into winter dormancy

Explanation: Opening top ridge and side curtains promotes natural convective air exchange, venting warm, buoyant air out through the roof and drawing cooler ambient air in through the sides. This simultaneously drops the internal greenhouse temperature and expels humid air transpired by crops, reducing condensation and the risk of fungal pathogens like Botrytis cinerea.

2Which physiological mechanism is the primary cause of biennial bearing (alternate bearing) in Palestinian olive orchards (Olea europaea)?

A.Too much soil nitrogen in spring that suppresses flower formation each year

B.A heavy 'on' crop using up reserves for next year's flower buds

C.Winter waterlogging that causes root rot and stops new shoot growth

D.Abscisic acid building up in the roots during the dry summer

Explanation: Biennial or alternate bearing in olives is primarily driven by competition between developing fruit and vegetative growth during an 'on' (heavy crop) year. Developing olive embryos produce gibberellins that inhibit floral bud induction, while the massive carbon sink depletes carbohydrate and nitrogen reserves in shoots, leaving few flower buds for the subsequent 'off' year.

3In greenhouse tomato production (Solanum lycopersicum), which cultural practice is essential for training indeterminate varieties to maintain single-stem vigor and uniform fruit development?

A.Cutting back the main growing tip and all side branches every two weeks

B.Letting several basal suckers grow into competing extra leaders

C.Removing side shoots (suckers) regularly and training one stem up a string

D.Spraying a defoliant to remove all of the leaves below the flower clusters

Explanation: Indeterminate tomato varieties grow and fruit continuously throughout the season. Pruning out axillary lateral shoots (suckering or disbudding) when they are 2-5 cm long channels photosynthetic assimilate directly into the central leader, enhancing airflow, reducing foliar disease risk, and ensuring uniform fruit size and maturation.

4Which olive cultivar is most widely cultivated across the rainfed hill terraces of the northern and central West Bank, noted for its resilience and balanced oil and table use?

A.Manzanilla

B.Kalamata

C.Barnea

D.Nabali Baladi

Explanation: Nabali Baladi (along with Souri) is the predominant indigenous olive cultivar grown across Palestine, particularly in the terraced hills of Ramallah, Nablus, and Jenin. It is celebrated for its exceptional drought tolerance, robust root system, longevity, and dual-purpose utility for both high-quality oil extraction and table olive curing.

5In the Jordan Valley (Jericho area), why are Medjool date palm bunches bagged with breathable paper or mesh covers prior to harvest?

A.To protect ripening dates from sunscald, rain damage, dust, and pest attacks such as birds and wasps

B.To halt the natural accumulation of sucrose and force immediate fruit drying on the tree

C.To restrict air exchange and artificially raise internal ethylene to accelerate fruit drop

D.To completely block photosynthetically active radiation and prevent chlorophyll synthesis in the spathe

Explanation: In the hot, arid conditions of the Jericho date palm oasis, bunch covering (bagging) with kraft paper or mesh netting protects developing Medjool dates against late-season unseasonal rain, excessive solar radiation (sunscald), dust storms, and depredation by birds, fruit bats, and insects (such as wasps and date moths), preserving export-grade fruit appearance and moisture.

6In a honey bee colony, from what do drones (male bees) develop?

A.Fertilized eggs fed royal jelly throughout the larval stage

B.Unfertilized eggs laid by the queen

C.Fertilized eggs fed pollen and honey after three days

D.Worker larvae that change sex after emerging

Explanation: Honey bee sex is determined by fertilization. The queen lays unfertilized eggs in larger drone cells, and these develop into drones, which are haploid males whose role is to mate with virgin queens. Fertilized eggs develop into females: workers or, with continuous royal jelly feeding, queens.

7Why does a female honey bee larva develop into a queen rather than a worker?

A.It hatches from an unfertilized egg in a large cell

B.It is fed mainly pollen from the first day of life

C.It is fed royal jelly throughout its larval stage

D.It develops in an ordinary worker cell in the brood comb

Explanation: Queens and workers both come from fertilized eggs. A larva fed royal jelly throughout its larval life, in a special enlarged queen cell, develops functional ovaries and becomes a queen; larvae switched to a diet of pollen and honey after the first days become sterile workers.

8When performing T-budding (shield budding) on fruit tree rootstocks in the late summer, which physiological condition must be present in the rootstock for successful budding?

A.The rootstock must be fully dormant, with its leaves already shed

B.The rootstock should be kept under water stress so that sap stops flowing

C.The rootstock wood must be dry and brittle so it cuts cleanly

D.The bark must 'slip', peeling easily because the cambium is active

Explanation: Successful T-budding requires that the rootstock's bark is 'slipping', which occurs when the vascular cambium is actively undergoing cell division. This allows the bark to be cleanly lifted from the underlying xylem wood without tearing, facilitating seamless intimate contact between the cambial layers of the scion shield and rootstock.

9Which insect pest causes premature fruit drop, oviposition 'stinging' marks, and internal larval decay in ripening Palestinian olive groves?

A.Olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae)

B.Olive psyllid (Euphyllura olivina)

C.Tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata)

D.San Jose scale (Diaspidiotus perniciosus)

Explanation: The olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) is the most economically damaging insect pest of olives in the Mediterranean basin. The female punctures developing fruit with her ovipositor to deposit eggs, and the emerging larvae burrow through the mesocarp flesh, causing premature fruit drop and drastically increasing olive oil acidity due to fungal decay inside the tunnels.

10What foliar fungal disease of olives is characterized by circular, dark-green to black concentric spots resembling bird eyes on the upper leaf surface, leading to severe defoliation?

A.Verticillium wilt (Verticillium dahliae)

B.Peacock spot (Spilocaea oleagina)

C.Olive anthracnose (Colletotrichum acutatum)

D.Powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica)

Explanation: Olive peacock spot (also known as olive leaf spot or bird's-eye spot, caused by the fungus Spilocaea oleagina or Cycloconium oleaginum) produces distinctive circular, concentric dark spots with pale margins on the upper leaf surfaces. Severe infections trigger massive premature leaf shedding, debilitating tree photosynthesis and reducing subsequent yields; it is conventionally controlled with preventive copper sprays.

About the Tawjihi Agricultural Stream Exam

The Palestinian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) Agricultural Stream (الفرع الزراعي) is the Grade 12 school-leaving exam for students at agricultural secondary schools. MOEHE sets national papers in Plant Production and Animal Production, Biology and Chemistry plus the shared English, Arabic, Mathematics, Information Technology and Religious Education papers, and each subject must reach 50%. This page is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation of the agricultural science subjects; the official exam is in Arabic.

Exam sponsor: General Directorate of Assessment, Evaluation and Examinations, Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education (الإدارة العامة للقياس والتقويم والامتحانات — وزارة التربية والتعليم العالي). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

In 2026 Agricultural Stream candidates sat 9 ministerial papers: English, Biology, Arabic, Mathematics, Agricultural Science (Animal Production), Information Technology, Religious Education, Agricultural Science (Plant Production) and Chemistry. Each subject is marked out of 100 and must reach 50%. The first session ran from 20 June to 8 July 2026 and the second session from 15 to 27 August 2026. Papers are in Arabic, apart from English. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation of the Grade 12 MOEHE textbooks for Plant Production and Animal Production, with a short Biology and Chemistry section. It does not cover the English, Arabic, Mathematics, Information Technology or Religious Education papers, and it is not an official translation or a simulation of the Arabic papers.

Time Limit

Set per paper in each session's official timetable; in Gaza's 2026 second session, Mathematics, Chemistry, Arabic and English lasted 2 hours and other papers 1.5 hours

Passing Score

At least 50% of the maximum mark in every examined subject; missing 50% in one or more subjects gives the result 'incomplete' (غير مستكمل), and those subjects must be resat

Exam / Certification Fees

120 ILS for regular school students; 200 ILS for private-study candidates

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Reported exam pass rate: 74% overall (2026 first session, West Bank including Jerusalem and candidates abroad). Overall figure for all streams announced by Minister Amjad Barham on 24 July 2026 (WAFA). No per-stream rate was published in the sources reviewed, and the Gaza rate was deferred until after the second session. This describes exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep users or results from using our resources. Exam sponsor website

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44 practice questions

Agricultural Science: Plant Production (علم الزراعة - الإنتاج النباتي)

Greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers, onion photoperiod, grafted watermelon, hydroponic NFT, olives, dates, grapes, almonds, cherries and bananas, budding and top-working, pests and diseases, Bt and biological control, integrated pest management, herbicides and pre-harvest intervals, nutrient deficiencies, honey bees, olive oil extraction and grades, wheat grain and bread, sprayer calibration and safe pesticide handling.

37 practice questions

Agricultural Science: Animal Production (علم الزراعة - الإنتاج الحيواني)

Holstein and dairy breeds, free-stall housing, heat detection, body condition, the rumen and reticular groove, mastitis testing, ration balancing and TMR, dry period, ketosis and colostrum, rabbit breeds, kindling and caecotrophy, broiler brooding and feed conversion, layer calcium and lighting, incubation and candling, poultry and livestock diseases, biosecurity, silage, and drying, freezing, canning and pickling food.

9 practice questions

Biology and Chemistry (العلوم الحياتية والكيمياء)

The Krebs cycle, codons and translation, a dihybrid test cross, X-linked inheritance, viruses, pH of a strong acid, alkane naming, oxidation at the anode and the effect of temperature on reaction rate.

Preparing for the Tawjihi Agricultural Stream Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: At least 50% of the maximum mark in every examined subject; missing 50% in one or more subjects gives the result 'incomplete' (غير مستكمل), and those subjects must be resat
Assessment: In 2026 Agricultural Stream candidates sat 9 ministerial papers: English, Biology, Arabic, Mathematics, Agricultural Science (Animal Production), Information Technology, Religious Education, Agricultural Science (Plant Production) and Chemistry. Each subject is marked out of 100 and must reach 50%. The first session ran from 20 June to 8 July 2026 and the second session from 15 to 27 August 2026. Papers are in Arabic, apart from English. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation of the Grade 12 MOEHE textbooks for Plant Production and Animal Production, with a short Biology and Chemistry section. It does not cover the English, Arabic, Mathematics, Information Technology or Religious Education papers, and it is not an official translation or a simulation of the Arabic papers.
Time limit: Set per paper in each session's official timetable; in Gaza's 2026 second session, Mathematics, Chemistry, Arabic and English lasted 2 hours and other papers 1.5 hours
Exam / certification fees: 120 ILS for regular school students; 200 ILS for private-study candidates Official sources

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Tawjihi Agricultural Stream: Suggested Study Strategy

1Study from the Grade 12 MOEHE agricultural science textbooks: Plant Production and Animal Production are separate papers, so revise them as two subjects.

2For each crop, learn its propagation method, one key pest or disease and one management practice used in Palestine.

3For cattle, rabbits and poultry, memorise the key numbers: gestation or incubation length, dry period, brooding temperatures and lighting hours.

4Learn food preservation by the principle each method uses: removing water, low temperature, heat sterilisation, or salt and acid.

5Revise Biology and Chemistry from the same Grade 12 books as the Scientific Stream, since the stream sits those papers too.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Palestinian Tawjihi Agricultural Stream?

It is the Agricultural Stream (الفرع الزراعي) of the Palestinian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination, a vocational stream taught at agricultural secondary schools. Its specialised papers are Agricultural Science: Plant Production and Animal Production.

Which papers do Agricultural Stream candidates sit?

The 2026 timetable had 9 papers: English, Biology, Arabic, Mathematics, Agricultural Science (Animal Production), Information Technology, Religious Education, Agricultural Science (Plant Production) and Chemistry.

What is the pass mark?

A candidate passes by scoring at least 50% of the maximum mark in every examined subject. Missing 50% in one or more subjects gives the result 'incomplete' (غير مستكمل), and the candidate must resit and pass those subjects.

How much does it cost to register?

For 2026 the fee was 120 ILS for regular school students and 200 ILS for private-study candidates.

Is this practice bank the official exam?

No. The official papers are in Arabic (except English) and are set by MOEHE. These 90 questions are an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation of Grade 12 Plant Production and Animal Production with some Biology and Chemistry. They are not an official translation and do not reproduce ministry papers.