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Pre-test STS 1`

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can be considered as the topmost priority of many countries in these modern times?

a)

Globalization

b)

Political Stability

c)

Development of Science and Technology

2.

It is considered the strongest implication of the incidence of war.

a)

Food shortage

b)

Economic sabotage

c)

Loss of lives

3.

A group of persons joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest. They come to learn and perform behavior expected of them.

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Society

d)

Nursing

4.

The use of scientific knowledge and/or empirical know-how for the production, improvement, and distribution of goods and services, as well as the satisfaction of other material needs.

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Society

d)

Nursing

5.

Science is a methodical way of acquiring knowledge.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The description, understanding, and prediction of physical phenomena through the use and generation of verifiable theories, laws and principles.

a)

Science

b)

Society

c)

Technology

d)

Nursing

7.

Technology is the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Science and technology can be dangerous.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

STS deals with the historical development of science and technology but does not cover their philosophical underpinnings.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

STS is an important area of study because science and technology permeate every aspect of everyday life.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The study of STS primarily concerns students of science and technology programs, and not non-science students as much.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

History cannot teach people about evaluating present-day science and technology.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Science and technology are not crucial factors in nation building.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

STS draws from other disciplines, such as history, sociology, philosophy, economics, political science and international relations, and science policy.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

STS is the study of how science and technology shape and are shaped by social influences.

a)

True

b)

False