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STS PRELIM EXAMINATION

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 

It includes ideas, theories, and all available systematic explanations and observations about the natural and physical world.

a)

Science as an idea

b)

Science as an idea

c)

Science as an intellectual activity

d)

Science as a personal and social activity

2.

It encompasses a systematic and practical study of the natural and physical world. This process of study involves systematic observation and experimentation.

a)

Science as an intellectual activity

b)

Science as a personal and social activity.

c)

Science as a body of knowledge.

d)

Science as an idea.

3.

It is a subject or a discipline, a field of study, or a body of knowledge that deals with the process of learning about the natural and physical world. This is what we refer to as school science.

a)

Science as a body of knowledge.

b)

Science as an idea.

c)

Science as an intellectual activity.

d)

Science as a personal and social activity.

4.

This explains that science is both knowledge and activities done by human beings to develop better understanding of the world around them. It means to improve life and to survive in life. It is interwoven with people’s lives.

a)

Science as a personal and social activity.

b)

Science as an intellectual activity.

c)

Science as a body of knowledge.

d)

Science as an idea.

5.

In his book, he wanted a model of the universe in which everything moved around a single center at unvarying rates (Gribbin, 2003).Copernicus placed the Sun to be the centerpiece of the universe.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Aristotle

6.

He is famous for his theory of evolution. He changed our concept of the world’s creation and its evolution. Darwin published his book The Origin of Species in 1589.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Aristotle

7.

is a famous figure in the field of psychology. However apart from these, Freud also made a significant contribution in the scientific world through the development of important observational method to gather reliable data to study human inner life.

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Aristotle

8.

_______ are use for astronomical observation for example, the Pyramid in Chichen Itza in Mexico is situated at the location of the sun during the spring and fall equinoxes

a)

Temples

b)

Looms

c)

Astrological Cycles

d)

Hydraulic Systems

9.

Mayans built this with sophisticated waterways to supply water to different communities

a)

Hydraulic Systems

b)

Temples

c)

Looms

d)

Astrological Cycles

10.

This civilization in the Meso America have calendar with 12 months to mark their religious festivals and prepare them for planting season

a)

Roman

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Mayan

11.

The ______ civilization in the Meso America 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.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Mayan

d)

Roman

12.

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.

a)

Cake

b)

Salt

c)

Chocolates

d)

Beans

13.

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

a)

Chinampa

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Cocoa

d)

Farming

14.

This enabled the Aztec to plan their activities, rituals, and planting season.

a)

Aztec Calendar

b)

Aztec Notebook

c)

Aztec Paper

d)

Aztec To-do List

15.

This Country is known for manufacturing iron and in metallurgical works. The iron steel is considered to be the best and held with high regard in the whole of Roman Empire.

a)

India

b)

Middle East

c)

China

d)

Africa

16.

Country who is known for traditional medicines, a product of centuries of experiences and discovery of their people. An example is the practice of acupuncture.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Middle East

d)

Africa

17.

_____countries are dominantly occupied by Muslims. Muslim scientists placed greater value on science experiments rather than plain-thought experiments.

a)

Middle East

b)

Africa

c)

China

d)

India

18.

_______ is blessed with natural and mineral resources. The place where ancient Egyptian civilization was built and has contributed immensely and made significant advances in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, and medicine.

a)

Africa

b)

Middle East

c)

China

d)

India

19.

BONUS. Teacher Timn's Birthday

a)

January 11, 1996

b)

July 15, 1992

c)

June 05, 1989

d)

December 25, 1995

20.

BONUS. Teacher Timn's Age

a)

25

b)

33

c)

23

d)

15

21.

During these era, Filipinos were already aware of the medicinal and therapeutic properties of plants and the methods of extracting medicine from herbs.

a)

American Era

b)

Spanish Colonial Era

c)

Pre-spanish Era

d)

Commonwealth era

22.

The ____________ are among the sophisticated products of engineering by pre-Spanish era Filipinos.

a)

Banaue Rice Terraces

b)

Intramuros

c)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

d)

Ermita Hill

23.

During the early years of these era in the Philippines. Parish schools were established where religion, reading, writing, arithmetic and music was taught.

a)

Commonwealth Period

b)

Pre-Spanish Era

c)

Spanish Colonial Era

d)

American Colonial Era

24.

The study of medicine in the Philippines was given priority in the _____ era especially in the later years.

a)

American

b)

Pre-Spanish

c)

Spanish

d)

Commonwealth

25.

The ____ Trade have accounted in the Philippine colonial economy. Trade was given more focus by the Spaniard colonial authorities due to the prospects of big profits.

a)

Galleon

b)

British

c)

Slave Atlantic

d)

Pacific

26.

The Bureau of _____ replaced the Laboratorio Municipal, which was established under the Spanish colonial era. The Bureau dealt with the study of tropical diseases and laboratory projects.

a)

Government Laboratories

b)

Research

c)

Science

d)

Technology

27.

On October 26, 1905, the Bureau of Government Laboratories was replaced by the ___________ and on December 8, 1933, the National Research Council of the Philippines was established.

a)

Bureau of Science

b)

Bureau of Technology

c)

Bureau of Research

d)

Bureau of Laboratories

28.

Science during the ______ period was inclined towards agriculture, food processing, forestry, medicine and pharmacy.

a)

American

b)

Pre-Spanish

c)

Spanish

d)

Japanese

29.

In 1946 the Bureau of Science was replaced by the Institute of ______.

a)

Science

b)

Technology

c)

Research

d)

Laboratories

30.

In 1958, during the regime of President________, the Philippine Congress passed the Science Act of 1958 which established the National Science Development Board.

a)

Carlos P. Garcia

b)

Diosdado Macapagal

c)

Elpidio Quirino

d)

Manuel L. Quezon

31.

In response to _______ Agenda, the government, particularly the DOST, has sought the expertise of the NRCP to consult various sectors in the society to study how the Philippines can prepare itself in meeting the ASEAN 2015 goals.

a)

ASEAN 2015

b)

WWF

c)

ASEAN 2016

d)

NGCP

32.

TRUE OR FALSE. In basic education, science education helps students learn important concepts and facts that are related to everyday life

a)

True

b)

False

33.

TRUE OR FALSE In tertiary education, science education deals with developing students’ understanding and appreciation of science ideas and scientific works.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

34.

TRUE OR FALSE. One outstanding program for science education supported by the government is the establishment of science schools in various parts of the country.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

This is a government program for gifted students in the Philippines. It is a service institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) whose mandate is to offer free scholarship basis for secondary course with special emphasis on subjects pertaining to the sciences, with the end-view of preparing its students for a science career.

a)

Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS)

b)

Special Science Elementary Schools Project (SSES) Project

c)

Quezon City Regional Science High School

36.

_______________is in pursuance to DepEd Order No. 73 s. 2008, and DepEd Order No. 51 s. 2010. This project started in June 2007 with 57 identified elementary schools that participated or were identified as science elementary schools in the country.

a)

special Science Elementary Schools Project (SSES) Project

b)

Quezon City Regional Science High School

c)

Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS)

37.

The school was established on September 17, 1967. Originally it was named Quezon City Science High School. It was turned into a regional science high school for the National Capital Region in 1999.

a)

Quezon City Regional Science High School

b)

Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS)

c)

Special Science Elementary Schools Project (SSES) Project

38.

DOST stands for

a)

Department of Science and Technology

b)

Department of Skills and Talents

c)

Department of Science and Teaching

d)

Department of Skills and Technology

39.

One of the strategies is to establish ______schools that will encourage students to pursue their career in science and technology and to nurture their gifted potentials in science.

a)

TESDA

b)

Beauty

c)

Science

d)

PE

40.

BONUS. What does STS stand for?

(a)