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2. One of the scientific attitudes which should be developed among the pupils
is curiosity. How can you as a teacher develop this attitude?
a. Help the children accept evidences even when it conflicts with their own
predictions.
b. Allow the children to ask questions about anything they do not understand
about the lesson.
c. Give the children training in developing experimental set-ups to test a
given hypothesis.
d. Encourage the pupils not to give up until they achieve their goal.
Answer: b
3. A science teacher should establish a learning atmosphere that will develop
innovative pupils, which classroom atmosphere do you not agree with as a
science teacher?]
a. The atmosphere is quit, formal, restrictive and orderly.
b. Classroom procedure is democratic and student dominated.
c. The teacher as more of a facilitator of the learning process.
d. The scientific method of investigation is being used often.
Answer: a
8. When a teacher wants her pupils to investigate the factors affecting pitch
or intensity of sound, which teaching method is best suited for her to employ?
a. Experimentation
b. Demonstration
c. Discovery
d. Inquiry
Answer: a
9. An inquiry teacher should ask opening questions to invite responses from
all children and require range of cognitive skills. Which is an example of an
opening question?
a. Which planet is closest to the sun?
b. How many legs does a grasshopper have?
c. Why do birds fly south in the winter?
d. What is the name of the movable part of an airplane wing?
Answer: c
10. One of the oral questioning skills which an inquiry teacher should develop is
the skill of asking probing questions. What is this question for?
a. To help children classify ideas
11. Pupils were asked to find what is common to a corn and bean seed. What
should they do?
a. Observe
b. Predict
c. Experiment
d. Hypothesize
Answer: a
12. A science teacher asked her grade six pupils to conduct an experiment
showing what fertilizers can do to plants. The pupils planted two similar plants.
Plant A chicken manure for fertilizer. Plant B used carabao manure. They both
placed the plants under the sunlight and sprinkle with the same amount of
water every day. What science skill did the pupils employ here?
a. Investigating
b. Measuring
c. Interpreting Data
d. Controlling Variables
e. All of the above.
Answer: b
13. The pupils wish to find out which of the coconut oil, kerosene, denatured
alcohol lights easily. Which science process should they employ?
a. Observing
b. Inferring
c. Measuring
d. Experimenting
Answer: d
a. Inferring
b. Predicting
c. Measuring
d. Experimenting
Answer: d
16. When a teacher wants her pupils to make a few similar discoveries to have
some experiences in common. What approach should she employ?
a. Laboratory
b. Experimental
c. Pure Discovery
d. Guided Discovery
Answer:
18. In which part of the inductive method do children carefully observe the
specific examples that will support the generalization?
a. Preparation
b. Presentation
c. Application
d. Comparison and Abstraction
Answer: d
22. There are many considerations which a teacher should take in using field
trip as one activity in a science lesson. Which is the first thing to consider?
a. Safety
b. Purpose
c. Experimental Value
d. Instructional Value
Answer: b
23. To ensure the success of the visit of a resource person, which should be
least considered.
a. The resource speaker should be someone popular to the pupils.
b. The resource speaker should be considered expert or specialist of the
topic.
c. The resource speaker should be informed about the objectives of her visit.
d. The resource speaker should have been guided about what pupils would
like to know about the topic.
Answer: a
24. Many come to school with a news article about “Red Tide”. She raised the
issue to you before the class started. As a teacher, what would you do in your
science lesson?
a. Use the clippings as the science lesson for the day.
b. Continue with your prepared lesson for the day.
c. Ask May to read a science book about Red Tide.
d. Conduct a short discussion about the clipping, then proceed to the lesson
for the day.
Answer: d