SvC

Shepherdville College
Talojongon, Tigaon, Camarines Sur

PRELIMENARY EXAMINATION
in
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY
Name: ____________________________ Date Submitted: __________________
Course/Section: ____________________ Score:__________________________

TEST I-MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction:(2 point each) Read carefully the statements and choose the letter of the best answer. Write it on
the space provided.(1-40)
______ 1. Which of the following academic field is included in Science, Technology and Society?
A. Humanities C. Mathematics
B. Geography D. Language
______ 2. How does STS emerge as an academic field?
A. It emerge to address the human conflicts on territories
B. It emerge to help solve issues on ethics and morality
C. It emerge to address issues dilemmas in science and technology
D. It emerge to help science and technology improve faster than before
______ 3. Why there is a need to study and learn STS?
A. People should learn how does Science and Technology shaped society
B. People should address the laws of the government
C. It will help in improving Science and Technology
D. It will help contribute to human development
______ 4. Which of the following statements describe STS?
A. It refers to the study of laws for science and technology
B. It refers to the study of how society influences S&T and vice versa.
C. This studies the development of human activities through S&T
D. This studies the contribution of S&T to the improvement of human lives
______ 5. How can STS help improve human endeavor?
A. STS bridge the gap between interpretive and rational perspective
B. STS contribute in addressing human conflicts
C. STS solve problems on economic issues of the country
D. STS improves science education in the country
_____6. Which of the following scientists who was notable for the research on sea snail venom?
A. Lourdes January Cruz C.Gregory Ligot Tangonan
B. Enrique Mapua Ostrea Jr. D.Ramon Cabanos Barba
_____7. This was established to encourage Filipino scientists abroad to come home and work in
the Philippines or conduct research and projects.
 A. Science and Technology Parks C. Philippine Science High School System
B. Balik Scientist Program D. Overseas Development Aid
_____8. It uses process skills such as observing, comparing, measuring, and problem solving but
guided with culture and community values.
A. Indigenous science C. Scientific method
B. Experiments D. Localization
_____9. This project aims to develop Filipino children equipped with scientific and technological
knowledge, skills and values.
A. Regional Science High School System
B. Special Science Elementary Schools Project
C. Philippine Science High School System
D. All of the above
_____10. Why is Indigenous Science important in the development of our community?
A. It guides the people to industrial development
B. It gives knowledge to sustain science and technology
C. It helps science and technology contributes to society
D. It helps the people cope in everyday lif
_____11. How did society affect Science and Technology?
A. Humans change through time
B. Through the survival needs of the people
C. The alteration of environment
D. Through human conflicts
_____12. Why does antecedents needed to invent such technology?
A. Antecedents pushed humans to discover new things
B. Antecedents showed ways to invent new things
C. Antecedents are necessary human phenomenon
D. Antecedents can alter an invention
_____13. Which of the following inventions invented in the Modern Age?
A. Gun powder C. Computer
B. Plough D. Swords
_____14. Filipino inventions were product of what circumstance?
A. Natural calamities C. Necessity
B. Human conflict D. Resources
_____15. How does Science and Technology shaped society?
A. It provides the needs of the people
B. It unravels the mystery of science
C. It creates conflicts among people
D. It pushes people to be lazy
______ 16.. He considered science as a discovery of regularity in nature, enough for natural
phenomenon to be described by principles and laws.
 A. John Heilbron (2003)“ B. John J. Reilly
C. . Rolando De la Cruz D.Mark Carmelo Azor

______ 17. How did Copernican Revolution affected science, technology and society?
A. The revolution marked a turning point in the study of cosmology and astronomy making in
intellectual revolution.
B. Critics the theory of being either short in accounting the broad and complex evolutionary
process.
C. Understanding inner and unconscious conflicts embedded within one personality.
D. Emotion and memories are contained outside of one’s conscious mind

______ 18. How did Freudian Revolution affected science, technology and society?
A. The revolution marked a turning point in the study of cosmology and astronomy making in
intellectual revolution.
B. Critics the theory of being either short in accounting the broad and complex evolutionary
process.
C. Understanding inner and unconscious conflicts embedded within one personality. Emotion
and memories are contained outside of one’s conscious mind
D. Humanity could rationalized by a lawful system or an orderly process of change
underpinned by laws of nature

______ 19. . How did Darwinian Revolution affected science, technology and society?
A. The revolution marked a turning point in the study of cosmology and astronomy making in
intellectual revolution.
B. Emotion and memories are contained outside of one’s conscious mind.
C. Understanding inner and unconscious conflicts embedded within one personality. Emotion
and memories are contained outside of one’s conscious mind
D. Humanity could rationalized by a lawful system or an orderly process of change
underpinned by laws of nature
______ 20. . It uses process skills such as observing, comparing, measuring, and problem solving
but guided with culture and community values.
A. Indigenous science C. Scientific method
B. Experiments D. Localization

TEST II-(TRUE OR FALSE)

Direction:Read each statement carefully write True if the statement is correct while False if the given
statement is incorrect. (41-55)

______________________1.Heavy Plough is perhaps one of the most important technological

innovations during the middle ages is the invention of heavy plough

______________________2.Paper Money was not until the 17 th century that bank notes began to
be used in Europe
______________________3.Mechanical Clock isdevices for time keeping and recording sprung from
the ancient times, such as the antikythere mechanism, it was not until the Middle ages the clockwork
technology was developed. The development of mechanical clocks paved the way for accurately
keeping track of time.

______________________4.Spinning wheel is another important invention of the Middle ages is the

spinning wheel, a machine use for transforming fiber into thread or yarn and eventually woven into
cloth on a loom.

______________________5.Aeolipile also known as the hero’s engine, this widely believed to be the
ancient precursor of the steam engine

. ______________________6.Antikythera Mechanism even before the invention of the antecedents

of modern computer, the Greeks had already invented the ancient world’s analog computer.

______________________7.Shadoof was an early tool invented and used by the ancient Egyptians
to irrigate land.

______________________8.Compound Microscop invented named Zacharias Jansen together with

his father Hans, Zacharias began experimenting with lenses by putting together several lenses on a
tube.

______________________9.Telescope is technological invention in the study of astronomy during

the modern ages was the practical telescope invented by Galileo Galilei.

______________________10.Jacquard Loom is an the industrial revolution reach full speed, the

Jacquard Loom considered as one of the most critical drivers of the revolution. Built by French
weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard, the Jacquard Loom simplifies textile manufacturing .

______________________11.Engine-Powered Airplane made by Orville Wright and Wirbur Wright

are credited for designing and successfully operated the first engine-powered aircraft.

______________________12.Television is invented by Scottish engineer John Logie Baird is largely

credited for the invention of modern television. Baird successfully televised object in outline in 1924,
recognizable human faces in 1925, and moving object in 1926, and projected colored in 1928.

______________________13.Erythromycin is perhaps one of the most important medical inventions

is the Erythromycin. The ilonggo scientist Abelardo Aguilar invented this antibiotic out of a strain of
bacterium called Streptomyces erythreus.

______________________14.Medical Incubator a world-renowned Filipino Pediatrician national

scientist, Fe Del Mundo, is credited for the invention of the incubator and jaundice relieving device.

______________________15.Banana Ketchup is a filipino food technologies, Maria Orasa,is

credited for the invention of babana ketchup, a variety of ketchup different from the commonly known
tomato ketchup .
TEST III-IDENTIFICATION(56-70)

 Mandatory Education
 Chocolates
Identify the answer of
 Antispasmodic medication the following
 Chi Nampa
 Aztec Calendar
questions. Choose the
 Invention of the canoe best suited to the
 Emotion-Sensing Facial Recognition
TEST II-(TRUE OR FALSE)
 Ransomware
questions below and
 Textalyzer write it in the space
 Social Credit System
 Google Chips provided before the
 Sentencing Software number of each
 Friendbot, Citizen App.
 Mole Remover questions.
__________________________1.The Aztec puts value on education; that is why their children are mandated
to get education regardless of their social class, gender, or age. It is an
early form of universal or inclusive education.

__________________________2.The Aztec in Mexico developed chocolate during their time. In the Mayan
culture, they used it as currency. The Aztec valued the cacao beans highly
and made it as part of their tribute to their gods.

__________________________3.They used a type of Antispasmodic medication that could prevent muscle

spasms and relax muscles, which could help during surgery.

__________________________4.It is a form of Aztec technology for agricultural farming in which the land
was divided into rectangular areas and surrounded by canals.

__________________________5.This enabled them to plan their activities, rituals, and planting season.

__________________________6.A light narrow boat used for traveling in water systems.

__________________________7.A software being developed to assess your reactions to anything such as

shopping and playing games
__________________________8.A way of holding data hostage through hacking and requiring a ransom to
be paid
__________________________9.a device that analyzes whether a driver was using his or her phone during an
accident
__________________________10.A system of scoring citizens through their actions by placing them under
constant surveillance (which China plays to adopt)
__________________________11.A hands-free camera that lets the user capture every moment effortlessly
__________________________12.A mysterious algorithm designed to aid courts in sentencing
decision
__________________________13.An app that stores the deceased’s digital footprint so one can still “chat”
with them
__________________________14.An app that notifies users of ongoing crimes or major events in a
specific area.
__________________________15.In 2000, a local invention that had the ability to easily remove moles and
warts on the skin without the need for any surgical procedures shot to fame

TEST IV-ESSAY(71-85)

List the contributions of the following colonizers in the development of science and technology in our country.
1.SpanishEra_____________________________________________________________________________
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2.JapaneseEra___________________________________________________________________________
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3.AmericanEra____________________________________________________________________________
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4.What specific topic/issue you would like to address by the government and why? Do you think this will give a
positive impact to the development of our country?______________________________________________
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5.Do you agree with the current S&T policies/thrusts/agenda of the government? Why or why not?________
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Godbless

Prepared by:

MARK CARMELO A.AZOR

STS Instructor