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STS Midterm Term 1st Sem - Multiple Choice Questions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What government agency oversees the implementation of school curricula in the Philippines?

a)

CHED

b)

DepEd

c)

DOST

d)

TESDA

2.

Which law created CHED as a separate entity from DepEd?

a)

R.A. 7722

b)

R.A. 8292

c)

R.A. 8492

d)

R.A. 10687

3.

Who oversees higher education in the Philippines?

a)

DepEd

b)

TESDA

c)

CHED

d)

DOST

4.

The K–12 science curriculum aims to develop:

a)

Critical thinking and innovation skills

b)

Laboratory techniques

c)

Memorization of scientific laws

d)

Technical drafting skills

5.

One of the main purposes of science education is to:

a)

Focus only on memorization

b)

Promote technology neglect

c)

Prepare students for global competitiveness

d)

Limit access to higher education

6.

The K–12 science curriculum has how many learning domains?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

7.

Which of the following is NOT a domain of the K–12 science curriculum?

a)

Understanding scientific knowledge

b)

Demonstrating scientific attitudes

c)

Performing scientific processes

d)

Memorizing formulas

8.

What does STEM stand for?

a)

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

b)

Science, Teaching, Education, Management

c)

Studies, Technology, Environment, Mathematics

d)

Science, Technical Education, Mechanics

9.

What is the purpose of the MATATAG Curriculum?

a)

To make science exclusive to few schools

b)

To improve basic education delivery and learner well-being

c)

To remove practical subjects

d)

To replace STEM with other strands

10.

When was the MATATAG Curriculum launched?

a)

August 10, 2023

b)

August 10, 2022

c)

September 15, 2023

d)

June 1, 2024

11.

The Philippine Science High School System operates under which agency?

a)

CHED

b)

DepEd

c)

DOST

d)

DOH

12.

How many campuses does the Philippine Science High School have nationwide?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

13.

Indigenous science is defined as:

a)

Imported scientific knowledge from foreign countries

b)

A product of indigenous knowledge perfected by life experiences

c)

Technology created only in laboratories

d)

Myths and superstitions

14.

Indigenous technology refers to:

a)

Modern gadgets invented abroad

b)

Product or process from indigenous science

c)

Machines imported from Japan

d)

Traditional beliefs

15.

Which of the following is an example of indigenous science?

a)

Using GPS for farming

b)

Knowledge of weather prediction using animal behavior

c)

Artificial intelligence

d)

Space exploration

16.

Which Filipino invented the medical incubator?

a)

Fe del Mundo

b)

Gregorio Zara

c)

Diosdado Banatao

d)

Maria Orosa

17.

The yoyo was invented by:

a)

Pedro Flores

b)

Rolando de la Cruz

c)

Gregorio Zara

d)

Fe del Mundo

18.

What was Dr. Abelardo Aguilar’s major discovery?

a)

Erythromycin

b)

Banana catsup

c)

Videophone

d)

Anticancer cream

19.

Who invented the banana catsup?

a)

Maria Orosa

b)

Diosdado Banatao

c)

Ruperta David

d)

Rolando de la Cruz

20.

Who accidentally discovered “patis” or fish sauce?

a)

Fe del Mundo

b)

Ruperta David

c)

Gregorio Zara

d)

Maria Ylagan Orosa

21.

Rolando de la Cruz developed an anticancer cream using:

a)

Cashew nuts and herbs

b)

Bananas and vinegar

c)

Sugar and lime

d)

Papaya and aloe

22.

Who developed the 16-bit microchip?

a)

Diosdado Banatao

b)

Gregorio Zara

c)

Fe del Mundo

d)

Rolando de la Cruz

23.

The videophone was developed by:

a)

Pedro Flores

b)

Gregorio Zara

c)

Maria Orosa

d)

Rolando de la Cruz

24.

Jeremy De Leon invented the:

a)

Make-roscope

b)

Anticancer cream

c)

Videophone

d)

Fish sauce

25.

The Make-roscope can enlarge objects up to:

a)

50 times

b)

75 times

c)

100 times

d)

125 times

26.

Which of the following technologies allows real-time audiovisual communication?

a)

Make-roscope

b)

Videophone

c)

Yoyo

d)

Microchip

27.

The DeBCC cream invented by Rolando de la Cruz treats what type of cancer?

a)

Lung cancer

b)

Basal skin carcinoma

c)

Breast cancer

d)

Liver cancer

28.

Which Filipino invention won the James Dyson Award in 2024?

a)

Make-roscope

b)

Mole remover

c)

Anticancer cream

d)

Videophone

29.

The invention that removes warts and moles is called:

a)

DeBCC cream

b)

Mole remover

c)

Microchip

d)

Make-roscope

30.

Indigenous science includes which of the following practices?

a)

Making wine and vinegar

b)

Using AI for farming

c)

Manufacturing drones

d)

Studying quantum physics

31.

The MATATAG curriculum’s acronym emphasizes:

a)

Curriculum relevance and teacher support

b)

School competition

c)

Less focus on students

d)

Removal of facilities

32.

What is one goal of the Philippine Science High School?

a)

To limit access to technology

b)

To prepare students for science and technology careers

c)

To focus only on arts

d)

To remove mathematics from the curriculum

33.

Who developed a cream to remove warts and moles?

a)

Rolando de la Cruz

b)

Fe del Mundo

c)

Maria Orosa

d)

Diosdado Banatao

34.

What strand under SHS is designed to prepare students for science and math-related courses?

a)

ABM

b)

STEM

c)

HUMSS

d)

GAS

35.

What is the main aim of indigenous technologies?

a)

To modernize traditions for economic growth

b)

To replace traditional knowledge

c)

To import foreign inventions

d)

To ban cultural practices

36.

The Philippine Science High School system is recognized as one of the best in:

a)

Europe

b)

ASEAN Region

c)

South America

d)

Middle East

37.

What year was erythromycin discovered?

a)

1949

b)

1955

c)

2000

d)

2024

38.

The primary purpose of the science curriculum is to:

a)

Encourage scientific attitudes and inquiry

b)

Emphasize textbook memorization

c)

Remove experimentation

d)

Focus only on history

39.

Indigenous science can involve which of the following?

a)

Building irrigation systems

b)

Programming software

c)

Space shuttle design

d)

Nuclear physics

40.

Science, technology, and society education helps learners:

a)

Understand the impact of science on everyday living

b)

Memorize only formulas

c)

Avoid cultural understanding

d)

Focus solely on foreign inventions