ST. JAMES SCHOOL OF SUBIC, INC.

ASINAN POBLACION
SUBIC, ZAMBALES

SCIENCE 10- All Section

Third Preliminary Examination

TOPIC COMPETENCY NO. OF DAYS % N0. OF ITEMS ITEM

PLACEMENT
Functions of Explain the 5 0.3 15 1-15
the role of
Endocrine hormones
and Nervous involved in the
System. major
endocrine
glands.
Explain how 3 0.2 10 15-25
diseases of the
endocrine
system are
acquired,
prevented or
treated.
Describe 3 0.2 10 26-35
several ways by
which plants
respond to
environmental
stimuli.
Describe how 4 0.3 15 36-50
the nervous
system
coordinates
and regulates
these feedback
mechanisms to
maintain
homeostasis.
TOTAL 15Days 100% 50

Prepared by: Eirene F. Falloran Checked by: Miss. Shiela Peregrino

Noted by:

Mrs. Maria Leah Q. Salamate

 ST. JAMES SCHOOL OF SUBIC, INC.
ASINAN POBLACION
SUBIC, ZAMBALES

SCIENCE 10- ALL SECTION

Third Preliminary Examination

NAME: SCORE:
SECTION:
DATE:

DIRECTION:

Multiple Choice. Encircle the best answer.

1. This is a pea sized gland found in the center of the skull, right behind the bridge of the nose and below
the hypothalamus of the brain?

a. brain b. thymus c. adrenal d. hypophysis

2. Where does your hypothalamus located?

a. base of your brain b. base of your thymus c. base of your adrenal d. hypophysis

3. A type of gland that produces melatonin, which regulates body rhythms and sleep patterns.

a. thyroid gland b. thymus gland c. gland d. pineal gland

4. What mechanism regulates the amount of the hormone in the blood?

a. adaptation b. diffusion c. negative feedback

5. Which of the following is true about insulin?

a. it is an enzyme b. it is secreted by the thyroid gland

c. it is involved in fight and flight response d. it is involved in the metabolism of glucose, amino acids
and fats.

6. The chemicals produced in one part of a plant that affect the growth and response other parts are
called _____.

a. enzymes b. hormones c. target cells d. tropisms

7. A speeding car suddenly approaches you. Which of your endocrine glands will most likely function to
release a hormone?

a. adrenal gland b. pineal gland c. pituitary gland d. thyroid gland

8. What is a human reproductive organs?

a. gland b. gonads c. hormones d. duct

9. A pair of female reproductive organs located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus.

a. ovum b. ovaries c. uterus d. cervix

10. These hormones control the development of female body characteristics, such as the breasts, body
shape, and body hair.

a. estrogen b. estrogen and progesterone c. progesterone d. hormone and progesterone

11-20 Fill out the blanks. Write the letters only

a. prolactin b. vasopressin c. growth hormone d. anterior pituitary e. ACTH F. FSH & LH

g. TSH h. oxytoxin i. posterior pituitary j. MSH

Pituitary hormones Action

11. 13. stimulates the adrenal glands to produce related
steroid hormones.
14. stimulates the growth of bones and tissues.
15. regulates melanin production
16. stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid
hormone.
17. controls sexual function and production of the
sex hormones.
12. 18. stimulates milk production in woman
19. controls water loss in the kidneys.
20. stimulates milk production and contraction of the
uterus during childbirth.

Choose the best answer.

a. type 2 diabetes b. hypothyroidism c. dwarfism

d. gestational diabetes e. hyperthyroidism f. type 1 diabetes

21. _______ this condition results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones.

22._______ insufficient production of growth hormones.

23._______ symptoms associated with the insufficient amount of the thyroid hormone.

24._______ a condition known as insulin resistance.

25._______ a condition in which a body does not produce insulin.

26-35 Fill out the blanks. Write the letters only

a. cytokinin b. auxin c. roots d. abscisic acid e. green fruits

PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

PLANT HORMONE FUNCTIONS WHERE PRODUCED OR FOUND

gibberellin Promotes seed germination,
stem elongation, cell division,
and growth of new leaves of
young branches.
(2pts) ________ Promotes growth
Foster leaf and foot drop
Orients root and shoot growth
(2pts) ________ Stimulates cell division
Kindles growth in lateral buds
(2pts) ________ Opposes the three growth
promoting hormones
Induced and maintains
dormancy
IN PLANT
Meristems of apical buds and –
(2pts)____, young leaves and
seed embryos
Meristems of apical buds, young
leaves and seed embryos
Produced in roots and
transported to other plant
organs
Leaves, stems, roots and (2pts)
______.

36. Which is not a part of the central nervous system?

a. cranial nerves b. hypothalamus

c. spinal cord d. thalamus

37. Which of the following can conduct impulses away from the neuron cell body or toward it?

a. axon b. dendrite

c. myelin sheath d. synapse

38. The peripheral nervous system includes the _________.

a. brain b. nerves

c. spinal cord d. synapse

39. Which of the following correctly traces the path of light into our eye?

a. cornea → lens → pupil → retina

b. cornea → pupil → lens → retina

c. lens → cornea → pupil → retina

d. pupil → cornea → lens → retina

40. The cerebellum is the site for managing __________.

a. behavior b. memory

c. motor activity d. respiration

41. Aside from hearing, ears can help us in maintaining our ________.

a. balance b. brain function

c. hormone secretion d. nerve pressure

42. Movement, pressure, and tension are received by the ___________.

a. chemoreceptors b. mechanoreceptors

c. photoreceptors d. thermoreceptors

43. A brain disorder associated with muscular rigidity and resting tremor is experienced by patients with
___________.

a. Alzheimer’s disease b. encephalitis

c. meningitis d. Parkinson’s disease

44. In which direction does an impulse travel along a neuron?

a. from axon to axon b. from axon to dendrite

c. from dendrite to axon d. from dendrite to dendrite

45. Which controls the “flight-or-flight” response that we experience during a stressful situation?

a. central nervous system b. parasympathetic division

c. somatic nervous system d. sympathetic division

46. ______ is an acute infection and inflammation of the brain.

a. meningitis b. rabies c. encephalitis d. tetanus

47. Sensory neuron are also called ______.

a. connector neurons b. afferent neurons c. efferent neurons d. interneurons

48. Motor neuron are also called ______.

a. connector neurons b. afferent neurons c. efferent neurons d. interneurons

49. This is a wave of chemical and electrical change that is conducted along the membrane of a neuron.

a. nerve impulse b. synapse c. reflex d. transmitters

50. A very important and delicate organ and it is encased in a bone called skull.

a. thalamus b. pons c. brain d. cerebrum

 ST. JAMES SCHOOL OF SUBIC, INC.
ASINAN POBLACION
SUBIC, ZAMBALES

SCIENCE 8- All Section

Third Preliminary Examination

TOPIC COMPETENCY NO. OF DAYS % N0. OF ITEM

ITEMS PLACEMENT
Atomic structure Determine 7 0.5 25 1-25
Protons the number
Neutron of protons,
Electron neutrons and
electrons in a
particular
atom.

Periodic table of Trace the 8 0.5 25 26-50

elements development
of the
periodic table
from
observations
based on
similarities in
properties of
elements and
use the
periodic table
to predict the
chemical
behavior of
an element.
TOTAL 15 Days 100% 50

Prepared by: Eirene F. Falloran Checked by: Miss. Shiela Peregrino

Noted by:

Mrs. Maria Leah Q. Salamate

 ST. JAMES SCHOOL OF SUBIC, INC.
ASINAN POBLACION
SUBIC, ZAMBALES

SCIENCE 8- ALL SECTION

Third Preliminary Examination

NAME: SCORE:
SECTION:
DATE:

DIRECTION:

Multiple Choice. Encircle the best answer.

1. Who discovered the proton?

a. Ernest Rutherford b. Eugen Goldstein c. Niels Bohr d. William Crookes

2. Who discovered the electron?

a. Ernest Rutherford b. Eugen Goldstein c. Joseph John Thompson d. William Crookes

3. He discovered the X-ray that can travel through walls.

a. Ernest Rutherford b. Wilhelm Roentgen c. Niels Bohr d. William Crookes

4. The law that does not support the atomic theory is the law of _______.

a. conservation of mass b. definite proportions c. multiple proportions d. relativity

5. What experiment proved the electrical character of atom?

a. gold foil b. cathode- ray tube c. plum pudding d. X-ray

6.All matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called _______.

a. atoms b. molecule c. element d. substance

7. Democritus gave these ultimate particles the greek name atomos , which literally means?

a. cut b. tiny c. uncuttable d. mini

8. He developed the concept of atomic number.

a. Ernest Rutherford b. Henry Moseley c. Niels Bohr d. William Crookes

9. The central part of the atom is called

a. electron b. proton c. neutron d. nucleus

10. The electric charge in a proton is

a. positive b. neutral c. changing d. negative

11. The number of protons in the nucleus is the

a. atomic mass b. isotope c. atomic number d. half- life

12. The ________ rays have a + 2 charge and a mass four times than that of hydrogen atom.

a. alpha b. beta c. delta d. gamma

13. The law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction,______.

a. matter is created and destroyed b. there is detectable change in mass

c. matter is neither created nor destroyed d. the mass of the product is always less than the mass of
the reactant

14. The law of multiple proportions states that the mass of one element that can combine with a fixed
mass of another element are in a ration of ______.

a. one is to one b. small whole numbers c. twice the other element d. one-half the other element

15. Which of the following rays has the least penetrating power?

a. alpha ray b. beta ray c. gamma ray d. X-ray

16. Which of the following is true about cations?

a. they are negatively charge and move toward an anode

b. they are negatively charged and move toward cathode

c. they are positively charged and move toward an anode

d. they are positively charged and move toward an cathode

17. Which of the following is true about anions?

a. they are negatively charge and move toward an anode

b. they are negatively charged and move toward cathode

c. they are positively charged and move toward an anode

d. they are positively charged and move toward an cathode

18. The Greek philosopher Leucippus and his pupil ______ first made the proposal that matter is
composed of tiny particles that cannot be subdivided.

a. Athena b. Leucippus c. genie d. thor

19. J.J Thomson proposed what kind of model to describe the atom.

a. scanning microscope b. goldfoil c. plum pudding d. anode tube

20. what is the size of atom in nuclear model?

a. 150pm b. 10pm c. 2pm d. 60pm

21. He is regarded as the father of chemical theory in the recognition of importance of his atomic
theory?

a. John Dalton b. Jj Thomson c. Leucippus d. Democritus

22. Matter is made up of _______.

a. atoms b. grains c. atomic theory d. molecules

23. How many fundamental law established to support the atomic theory?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 1 D. 4

24. He is the father of modern science?

a. Marie curie b. Dr. Clara Sylianco c. Dalton d. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier

25. This law states different samples of any pure compound contain the same elements in the same
proportions by mass.

a. law of definite proportions. b. law of conservation of mass d. law of multiple proportions

26. This law states that in a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed or there is no
detectable change in mass during an ordinary chemical reaction.

a. law of definite proportions. b. law of conservation of mass d. law of multiple proportions

27. It states that the mass of one element that can be ombine with a fixed of mass of another element
are in a ratio of small whole numbers.

a. law of definite proportions. b. law of conservation of mass d. law of multiple proportions

28. What are the three subatomic particles?

a. monoatomic, diatomic and polyatomic b. electron, proton and neutron

c. ions,cation and anions d. none of the above

29. Which subatomic particle has a charge of -1 and a mass of 9.110x10 g?

a. electron b. neutron c. positron d. proton

30. The atomic number represents the number of ______ of a neutral atom.

a. electrons only b. neutrons only c. protons or electron d. protons neutrons

31. Isotopes are _______.

a. negatively charged species b. positively charged species

c. atoms that have the same atomic number but different numbers of neutrons.

d. atoms that have the same different numbers of neutrons but different atomic number.

32. The distance between peaks consecutive waves is known as ______.

a. electromagnetic radiation b. frequency c. wavelength d. wave number

33. The maximum number of electrons allowed in the third energy level is _____.

a. 2 b. 8 c. 18 d. 32

34. The charge on a nucleus which has 8 protons and 8 neutrons is _______.

a. -18 b. -16 c. + 16 d. +8

35. The mass number an atom that contains 9 protons and 10 neutrons is ______.

a. 1 b. 9 c. 10 d. 19

36. The element which has the last electron, formula of the ion is ______.

a. X B. X C. X D. X

37. In the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum, the color which has the longest wavelength is
_____.

a. blue b. red c. violet d. yellow

38. Which is the correct electron configuration of chlorine? ( Z=17, A=350)

a. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3p7 b. kr 5s2 4d10 5p4 c. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 d. 1s2 2s2 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p5

39. What core symbol can be used for the electron configuration of potassium? Z=19

A. Ar b. Kr c. He d. Ne

40. who is the chemist who noticed that the certain groups of elements having similar properties
seemed to come in groups of three, such that the atomic mass of the middle element was
approximately equal to the average mass of the heaviest and lightest ones?

a. dobereiner b. mendeleev c. Moseley d. newlands

41. the columns in the periodic table are known as _____.

a. groups b. metals c. nonmetals d. periods

42. The properties of being generally hard, lustrous, malleable, ductile, and readily conduct electricity
are common to _____.

a. metalloids b. metals c. non metals d. semimetals

43. The f-block elements are known as the ______.

a. inner transition metals b. lanthanide series c. representative elements

d. transition metals

44. Which elements has the electron configuration that ends in 4s2?

a. CA b. Li c. Mg d. Na

45. If the elements electron configuration ends in the d sublevel, it is classified as _______.

a. inner transition b. noble gas c. representative d. transition

46.The representative elements are grouped into how many groups?

a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 14

47. Who observed that when elements were arranged according to their increasing atomic weights,
every 8th element had properties similar to each other?

a. dobereiner b. mendeleev c. Moseley d. newlands

48. Elements under ______ are known as halogens, which are the most reactive nonmetals.

a. group 8A B. group 7A C. group 6A d. group 5A

49. The modern periodic table has ___ elements.

a. 112 b. 118 c. 120 d. 130

50. In periodic table it is divided into __ squares; each squares represent an element.

a. 112 b. 114 c. 120 d. 10