Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Province of Laguna
College of Teacher Education

Name: __________________________ Date: _____________________

Year & Section: __________________ Score: ____________________

Direction: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer on the sheet
provided. (20 points).

1. Which piece of laboratory equipment would you need to check that the fabric is a conductor of
electricity?
a. Voltmeter
b. Lightbox
c. Micrometer
d. Sound meter

2. Which statement explains why light and darkness occur on earth?

a. The Earth rotates on its axis.
b. The sun rotates on its axis.
c. The earth's axis is tilted.
d. The earth revolves around the sun.

3. Meteoroid speeds up as it approaches the Earth and its atmosphere. Why does this happen?
a. The meteoroid is pushed by the light of the Sun.
b. The meteoroid is attracted to the mass of Earth.
c. The meteoroid is repelled by the vacuum of space.
d. The meteoroid is pulled in by the rotation of Earth.

4. When the air humidity is 40%, what is the highest air temperature at which a person can run
for one hour without getting heat stroke?
a. 25°C
b. 35°C
c. 45°C
d. 55°C

5. The shape of the eye’s lens is adjusted by muscle action. Why is there a need to change its
shape?
a. To facilitate seeing objects that have different sizes.
b. To facilitate seeing objects that have different colors.
c. To facilitate seeing objects that are at different distances
d. To facilitate seeing objects that have different brightness.
6. Most migratory birds gather in one area and then migrate in large groups rather than
individually. This behavior is a result of evolution. Which of the following is the best scientific
explanation for the evolution of this behavior in most migratory birds?
a. Flying in large groups allowed other bird species to join the migration.
b. Flying in large groups allowed each bird to have a better chance of finding a nesting site.
c. Birds that migrated individually or in small groups were more likely to find adequate food.
d. Birds that migrated individually or in small groups were less likely to survive and have
offspring.

7. Using biofuels does not have the same effect on atmospheric levels of CO2 as using fossil
fuels. Which of the statements is true?
a. Biofuels do not release CO2 when they burn.
b. As they burn, biofuels take in CO2 from the atmosphere.
c. Plants used for biofuels absorb CO2 from the atmosphere as they grow.
d. The CO2 released by power plants using biofuels has different chemical properties than that
released by power plants using fossil fuels.

8. What effect do volcanic eruptions have on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere?
a. A major effect, because there have been many eruptions.
b. A major effect, because each eruption ejects large amount of material.
c. A minor effect, because volcanoes release little carbon dioxide compared to other sources.
d. A minor effect, because carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere decreased during eruptions.

9. There are many fossils of marine animals, such as clams, fish, and corals, in the Limestone, a
layer of the Grand Canyon. What happened millions of years ago that explains why such fossils
are found there?
a. An ocean covered this area at that time and then receded later.
b. Some sea animals once lived on land before migrating to the sea.
c. In ancient times, people brought seafood to the area from the ocean.
d. Oceans were once much rougher and sea life washed inland on giant waves.

10. The temperature in the Grand Canyon ranges from below 0 °C to over 40 °C. Although it is a
desert area, cracks in the rocks sometimes contain water. How does this temperature changes to
speed up the breakdown of rocks?
a. Water cement rocks together.
b. Ice smoothes the surface of rocks.
c. Freezing water dissolves warm rocks.
d. Freezing water expands in the rock cracks.
11. Tobacco smoke is inhaled into the lungs. Tar from the smoke is deposited in the lungs and
this prevents the lungs from working properly. Which of the following is a function of the lungs?
a. To pump oxygenated blood to all parts of the body.
b. Transfer some of the oxygen that you breathe to your blood.
c. To To purify your blood by reducing the carbon dioxide content to zero.
d. To convert carbon dioxide molecules into oxygen molecules.

12. How can water be cleaned?

a. The bacteria in the water die.
b. Oxygen is added to the water.
c. Gravel and sand sink to the bottom.
d. Toxic substances are broken down.

13. A runner runs for an hour on a hot and humid day (air temperature 35°C, air humidity of
60%) without drinking any water. This runner is at risk of both dehydration and heat stroke.
What would be the effect of drinking water during the run on the runner’s risk of dehydration
and heat stroke?
a. Drinking water would reduce the risk of heat stroke but not dehydration.
b. Drinking water would reduce the risk of dehydration but not heat stroke.
c. Drinking water would reduce the risk of both heat stroke and dehydration.
d. Drinking water would not reduce the risk of either heat stroke or dehydration.

14. What kinds of diseases can be controlled by vaccination?

a. Inherited diseases like hemophilia.
b. Any sort of disease that has no cure.
c. Diseases that are caused by viruses, like polio.
d. Diseases from the malfunctioning of the body, like diabetes.

15. If animals or humans become sick with an infectious bacterial disease and then recovered,
the type of bacteria that caused the disease does not usually make them sick again. What is the
reason for this?
a. The body has killed all bacteria that may cause the same kind of disease.
b. The red blood cells kill all bacteria that may cause the same kind of disease.
c. The red blood cells capture and get rid of this type of bacteria from the body.
d. The body has made antibodies that kill this type of bacteria before they multiply.
16. Many diseases may be cured by using antibiotics. However, the success of some antibiotics
against puerperal fever has diminished in recent years. What is the reason for this?
a. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.
b. Once produced, antibiotics gradually lose their activity.
c. These antibiotics only help against puerperal fever, but not against other diseases.
d. The need for these antibiotics has been reduced because public health conditions have
improved considerably in recent years.

17. Oils and waxes are substances that will be mixed well together. Oils cannot be mixed with
water, and waxes are not soluble in water. Which one of the following one of the following is
most likely to happen if a lot of water is splashed into the lipstick mixture while it is being
heated?
a. A creamer and softer mixture is produced.
b. The mixture becomes firmer.
c. The mixture is hardly changed at all.
d. Fatty lumps of the mixture float on the water.

18. When substances cold emulsifiers are added, they allow oils and waxes to mix well with
water. Why do soap and water remove lipstick?
a. Water contains an emulsifier that allows the soap and lipstick to mix.
b. The soap acts as an emulsifier and allows the water and lipstick to mix.
c. Emulsifiers in the lipstick allow the soap and water to mix.
d. The soap and lipstick are combined to form and mix with the water.

19. Why do the gas and vapors expand when heated?

a. Their molecules get bigger.
b. The molecules move faster.
c. Their molecules increase in number.
d. The molecules collide less frequently.

20. Fermentation causes the dough to rise. What makes the dough rise?
a. The dough rises because alcohol is produced and turns into a gas.
b. The dough rises because of single-celled fungi reproducing in it.
c. The dough rises because a gas, carbon dioxide, is produced.
d. The dough rises because fermentation turns water into a vapor.
 TABLE OF SPECIFICATION (TOS)

Question DepEd Learning PISA Content Cognitive Bloom’s Grade

Number Competency Learning Area Level Taxonomy Level
Competency

1 Discuss why some Scientific Physics Remember Knowledge 7-9

materials are good Knowledge
conductors of heat and Its Use
and electricity

2 Differentiate Explain Earth Understand Comprehension 7-8

between rotation Phenomena Science
and revolution and Scientifically
describe the
effects of the
Earth’s motions

3 Compare and Explain Earth Understand Comprehension 7-9

contrast comets, Phenomena Science
meteors, and Scientifically
asteroids

4 Differentiate Evaluate and Biology Analyze Analysis 9-10

between heat and Design
temperature at the Scientific
molecular level Inquiry

5 Predict the Understandin Biology Understand Comprehension 7-8

qualitative g the
characteristics Features of
(orientation, type, Science as a
and magnification) Form of
of images formed Human
by plane and Inquiry
curved mirrors and
lenses

6 Explain the Explain Biology Evaluate Evaluation 9-10

occurrence of Phenomena
evolution Scientifically

7 Explain how fossil Explain Environm Understand Comprehension 7-8

records, Phenomena ental
comparative Scientifically Science
anatomy, and
genetic
 information
provide evidence
for evolution

8 Explain how Explain Environm Understand Comprehension 7-8

natural processes Phenomena ental
and human Scientifically Science
activities can
cause changes in
the concentration
of atmospheric
gases.

9 Interpret Explain Earth Remember Knowledge 7-8

geological Phenomena Science
evidences to Scientifically
explain the history
of the Earth

10 Explain how Evaluate and Earth Understand Comprehension 7-8

physical Design Science
weathering breaks Scientific
down rocks. Inquiry

11 Describe the Understandin Biology Understand Comprehension 7-8

functions of the g the
respiratory Features of
system. Science as a
Form of
Human
Inquiry

12 Describe water Evaluate and Environm Understand Comprehension 7-8

purification Design ental
methods. Scientific Science
Inquiry

13 Explain the Understandin Biology Analyze Analysis 9-10

importance of g the
water balance in Features of
the human body. Science as a
Form of
Human
Inquiry

14 Explain the Scientific Biology Remember Knowledge 7-8

importance of Knowledge
immunization/vacc and Its Use
ination in
 preventing
diseases.

15 Explain how the Scientific Biology Understand Comprehension 7-8

immune system Knowledge
protects the body and Its Use
from diseases.

16 Explain how the Scientific Biology Understand Comprehension 9-10

misuse of Knowledge
antibiotics can and Its Use
lead to antibiotic
resistance.

17 Explain the Evaluate and Chemistry Analyze Analysis 9-10

difference Design
between miscible Scientific
and immiscible Inquiry
substances.

18 Explain the role of Understandin Chemistry Analyze Analysis 9-10

emulsifiers in the g the
formation of Features of
colloids. Science as a
Form of
Human
Inquiry

19 Explain the Scientific Physics Understand Comprehension 7-8

relationship Knowledge
between and Its Use
temperature and
the behavior of
gases.

20 Explain the role of Understandin Chemistry Understand Comprehension 7-9

yeast in the g the
leavening of Features of
bread. Science as a
Form of
Human
Inquiry

Note: The items above are adopted from PISA 2006 and 2015.