SAMAR NATIONAL SCHOOL

Catbalogan City

FIRST QUARTER PRE TEST

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RESEARCH 1

NAME:________________________________________GR. & SEC.: __________________SCORE:___________

TEACHER:____________________________________ DATE: ______________________RATING: _________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write the letter on the space
provided before the number.

______ 1 _____ deals with the methods of obtaining knowledge about the universe.
A Invention C Science
B Research D Technology
______ 2 _____ brings about the development in almost all areas of life that it greatly affects the way people
live.
A Invention C Science
B Research D Technology
______ 3 Which among the following is not a classified category of technology?
A Products like plastics, fertilizers, medicines
B Processes like food preservation
C Tools, Gadgets and machineries
D All of the above
______ 5 I Car III Machine
II Electric Fan IV Medicine
Which among the following are the inventions that give comfort to human life?
A I & II only C I, II & III only
B II & III only D I, II III & IV
______ 6 Some of the things that has been invented are considered potentially detrimental to life, property,
and/or the physical environment. How can you reduce or avoid danger when you use these potentially
dangerous products?
I Prohibited drugs and dynamites should never be used.
II Paint and thinners should be put on an open flames.
III Bottles of pesticides and household cleaning liquids should be properly labelled.
A I & II only C I & III only
B II & III only D I, II, & III only
______ 7 A Filipino inventor who invented the Karaoke Machine: Sing a long system.
A Agapito Flores C Pedro Flores
B Fe Del Mundo D Roberto del Rosario
_______8. A good researcher must possess ten (10) qualities that can be summarized in the acronym
RESEARCHER. In this acronym, the R stands for _____, _____ & ______.
A rigorous, rough, & rigid
B radical, rational & resourceful
C research oriented, rational & righteous
D research oriented, resourceful & reflective
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______ 10
______ 11 These are the predispositions to think and act in a certain way and approaches that define
scientific and scientist.
A Scientific attitude C Scientific theory
B Scientific law D Scientific values
______ 12 A scientific attitude wherein one does no claim the recognition for the works of other.
A curiosity C intellectual honesty
B critical mindedness D scepticism
______ 13 A scientist shows that he or she is open-minded when the scientist
A discusses ideas with other scientists.
B asks other scientists to provide evidence to support their ideas.
C agrees with ideas presented by other scientists.
D evaluates ideas which do not agree with his or her ideas.
______ 14 Looking for inconsistencies in evidence or ideas is part of each of the following scientific
attitudes except ___.
A objectivity C tolerance of uncertainty
B critical-mindedness D questioning attitude

Use the following information to answer questions 15 and 16.

Galileo obtained much evidence about stars, planets and the motion of terrestrial objects to create ideas
about the universe. Because Galileos ideas were contrary to those held by the powerful Roman Catholic church
and philosophers of his time, he was forced to say that he was wrong and was prevented from practicing science.

_______15 What scientific attitude is being showed by Galileo if he insist that his ideas are correct?
A objectivity C open - mindedness
B scepticism D perseverance
_______ 16 Which one of the following statements best applies to this situation?
A Galileo should have collected more evidence before disagreeing with the prevailing ideas.
B Galileos ideas became wrong when he was forced to say that they were wrong.
C Galileo was justified in questioning the prevailing beliefs.
D Galileo should have avoided any investigations which could lead to disagreements.

_____ 17 If you come across a scientific idea that goes against your common sense, which one of the
following courses of action should you follow?
A. Look for published evidence or do an experiment.
B. Disregard common sense because it is not reliable.
C. Disregard the scientific idea because common sense is better.
D. Try to produce a compromise between the scientific idea and common sense.
______ 18 Which science process skill involves in using your five senses to describe what is seen, heard, felt,
smelt and tasted?
A Inferring B Measuring C Observing D Predicting
______ 19 Which science process skill is an explanation of observations?
A Inferring B Measuring C Observing D Predicting
______ 20 Which science process skill uses numbers to describe an object?
A Inferring B Classifying C Communicating D Measuring
______ 21 Which science process skill involves in making up categories or grouping things together?
A Inferring B Classifying C Communicating D Measuring
______ 22 Which science process skill involves in sharing ideas through talking and listening, drawing and
labelling pictures, graphs, etc?
A Inferring B Classifying C Communicating D Measuring
______ 23Which science process skill involves in guessing what might happen in the future?
A Inferring B Measuring C Observing D Predicting
______ 24 _____ is a process of observing which involves measurement.
A Change C Qualitative
B Constant D Quantitative
______ 25 _______ : nose as seeing : eyes
A hearing C tasting
B smelling D touching
______ 26 The boy is wearing a blue jacket. This is an example of a/an _____.
A classification C observation
B inference D prediction
______ 27 The boy is wearing a blue jacket because it is cold outside. This statement is an example of a/an
A classification C observation
B inference D prediction
______ 28 I think that the boy will wear his blue jacket on the next time that it will be cold outside. The
statement implies a/an ____.
A classification C observation
B inference D prediction
______ 29 Which among the following is NOT a proper way of doing an observation?
A Describe only what you observe with your senses.
B Use many senses as possible.
C Notice change
D Tastes everything

For Questions 30 34, refer to the illustration below.

______ 30 The small black object is a fly.

A Observation B Inference C Prediction
______ 31 The fly will get away.
A Observation B Inference C Prediction
______ 32 The animal is yellow with an orange beak.
A Observation B Inference C Prediction
______ 33 The animal is a male.
A Observation B Inference C Prediction
______ 34 The animal will catch the insect.
A Observation B Inference C Prediction
______ 35 Classification is done by grouping objects or events based on ____.
A differences C similarities and differences
B similarities D none of the above
______ 36 In which category does the set (scissors, markers, glue, crayons) belongs?
A art materials C coloring materials
B drawing materials D writing materials
______ 37 _____ is the standard unit of measurement and it is considered as the modernized version of the
metric system.
A British Units C SI Units
B English Units D Standard Units
_______38 The bartender mix 100 grams of lemonade powder to the water in order to make a lemonade
juice. How many significant figures does the measurement have?
A 1 B 2 C 3 D none
_______39 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre?
A 1 B 10 C 100 D 1000
______ 40 Which of the following is NOT a fundamental quantity?
A Length B Mass C Area D Time
______ 41 761,000,000 when written in scientific notation will become ____.
A 761.00 x 106 C 76.1 x 107
B 7.61 x 108 D 761.00 x 108
______ 42 A _____ usually shows how one thing changes as another thing changes.
A Charts C Graphs
B Diagrams D Tables
______ 43 ______ are usually line drawings, but can be photographs. They illustrate what is being described.
A Charts C Graphs
B Diagrams D Tables

For questions 44 46, refer to the diagram below.

______ 44 What is the title of the graph?

______ 45 What variables are resented on the graph?
______ 46 (Hint: There are two variables)

For questions 47 50, refer to the illustration below.

______ 47 In which graph does a change in the x-variable cause NO CHANGE in the y-variable?
______ 48 Which graph shows a direct relationship between variables?
______ 49 Which graph shows an inverse relationship between variables.