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Pre- Test in Science

Grade 11
DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer on you answer
sheet.

1. Which type of microscope is use to see atoms?

a. Compound microscope c. Scanning tunneling microscope
b. Electron microscope d. Stereomicroscope
2. What type of nuclear reaction is shown?
a. Alpha decay
b. Beta decay
c. Gamma radiation
d. Position emission
3. This law states that the size of the redshift is proportional to the distance and speed of a star
that is moving away from Earth.
a. Lenz’s law c. Hubble’s Law
b. Faraday’s Law d. none of the above
4. What will happen when the fusion of 28 Si produced radioactive 56 Ni?
a. It will decay to lithium 14 c. It will decay to28helium
b. It will decay to iron d. It will decay to strontium
5. Arrange the history of matter and atoms.
1. Ernest Rutherford discovered protons.
2. James Chadwick discovered neutrons.
3. Joseph Proust proposed the law of definite proportions.
4. Empedocles asserted that all things are composed of four principal elements.
a. 1,2,3,4 c. 4,3,1,2
b. 2,4,3,1 d. 3,4,1,2
6. Which of the following is NOT true about Dalton’s Atomic Theory?
a. Elements are made up of small indivisible particles called atoms.
b. In a chemical reaction, atoms are created and destroyed.
c. Compounds are composed of atoms more than one element.
d. In any given pure element, the mass and other properties of all atoms are the same.
7. What do you call the negatively charged particles?
a. Protons c. Electrons
b. Neutrons d. Electrons
8. In element 207.2 Pb , what is 82?
a. Atomic82 mass c. Electronegativity
b. Atomic weight d. Atomic number
9. The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of ________.
a. Protons c. Electrons
b. Neutrons d. All of the above
10. Potassium (K) has 20 neutrons, 19 electrons and 19 electrons. What is the atomic mass of
Potassium?
a. 20 c. 39
b. 19 d. 1
11. The central part of the atom called nucleus is consists of __________________.
a. Protons and neutrons c. Neutrons and electrons
b. Protons and electrons d. Electrons

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 12. This suggests that electrons are most likely to be found in a certain regions called orbitals and
nucleus.
a. Atomic theory c. Uncertainty principle
b. Quantum theory d. Law of multiple proportions
13. This states that the most stable arrangement of electrons in a subshell is the one with the
greatest number of parallel spins.
a. Pauli exclusion principle c. Quantum theory
b. Uncertainty principle d. Hund’s rule of maximum multiplicity
14. Who is the scientist that is popular because of his arrangement of elements based on the
increasing atomic mass and observed regularities every eight element?
a. John Newlands c. Dmitri Mendeleev
b. Democritus d. Henry Mosely
15. He is the “Father of Modern Periodic Table”
a. Dmitri Mendeleev c. John Newlands
b. Democritus d. Henry Mosely
16. The horizontal arrangement of elements in the periodic table is called __________.
a. Periods c. Series
b. Groups d. Both a and c
17. Which of the following is not an allotropes (physical forms) of carbon atoms?
a. Diamond c. Crystal
b. Graphite d. Fullerene
18. The number of dots in Lewis structure represents the number of __________
a. Electrons c. Charge
b. Valence electrons d. Atomic number
19. The elements in Group 7A are known as ________________
a. Alkaline metals c. Noble gases
b. Alkali metals d. Halogens
20. What is the electrical attraction between the nuclei and valence electrons of an atom?
a. Chemical bond c. Covalent bond
b. Ionic bond d. Atomic bond
21. What type of bond happens to iodine and chlorine wherein atoms do not equally share the
bonding electrons?
a. Polar bond c. Non polar bond
b. Polar covalent bond d. Non polar covalent bond
22. What type of bond do chlorine and potassium have based on their metallic properties?
a. Ionic bond c. Atomic bond
b. Covalent bond d. Chemical bond
23. How many atoms are bonded to central atom to be tetrahedral?
a. 3 c. 5
b. 4 d. 6
24. This is used to represent the types and number of atoms combined in a single molecule of a
molecular compound.
a. Chemical formula c. Molecular formula
b. Atomic formula d. None of the above
25. What type of interaction happens when a hydrogen atom bonded to a highly negative atom and
an electronegative atom of another molecule?
a. Hydrogen bonding c. London dispersion forces
b. Dipole-dipole forces d. Covalent bond

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 26. What is the specific arrangement of atoms within an organic molecule and which impart the
physical properties and chemical reactivity of the molecule in which they are found?
a. Hydroxyl group c. Carboxylic group
b. Functional groups d. Amino group
27. These are organic molecules that are insoluble in water.
a. Carbohydrates c. Nucleic acids
b. Amino acids d. Lipids
28. The building blocks of proteins are called ___________
a. Nucleic acids c. Carboxylic acid
b. Amino acids d. Citric acid
29. The functional group present in proteins in proteins is ______________.
a. Hydroxyl c. Aldehyde
b. Amino d. Methyl
30. The following are types of chemical reactions EXCEPT
a. Combination Reaction c. Double Replacement Reaction
b. Single Replacement Reaction d. Triple Replacement Reaction
31. What type of chemical reaction is represented below?
2KBr(aq) + Cl2(g) 2KCl(aq) + Br2(g)
a. Combination Reaction c. Double Replacement Reaction
b. Single Replacement Reaction d. Triple Replacement Reaction
32. What type of chemical reaction is represented below?
8Al2S3(s) 16Al(s) + 3S8(s)
a. Combination reaction c. Triple replacement reaction
b. Decomposition d. Single replacement reaction
33. Which of the following does NOT affect the rate of reaction?
a. Temperature c. Presence of catalyst
b. Concentration d. Particle charge
34. This is the maximum amount of product that can be produced from a given amount reactant.
a. Theoretical yield c. Actual yield
b. Experimental yield d. Percentage yield
35. This is the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun.
a. Geothermal energy c. Wind energy
b. Solar energy d. Chemical energy
36. These are chemical agents that aid in cleaning surfaces that contain oil, stains, and dirt which
are normally not soluble in water.
a. Surfactants c. Inert ingredients
b. Surface active agents d. Both a and b
37. Substances that cause cancer upon long term exposure.
a. Carcinogenic substances c. Allergens
b. Neurotoxins d. Irritants
38. The following are required in the label of any personal care product EXCEPT
a. Best before date c. Logo of manufacturer
b. List of ingredients d. Name and address of manufacturer
39. Which product is used to reduce microbial count on a surface but not necessarily to clean the
surface?
a. Aerosol c. Sanitizer
b. Abrasive d. Surfactant
40. What is the active ingredient of moisturizers?
a. Bleaching agent c. Fragrant oil
b. Emollient d. Surfactant

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 41. The ecliptic traces through a series of star clusters called __________
a. Galaxy c. Zodiac
b. Constellations d. Star clusters
42. He asserted that Earth spins on its axis every day and revolves around the sun just like the other
planets.
a. Nicolaus Copernicus c. Apollonius
b. Philolaus d. Aristotle
43. In this model of the universe, the sun and other known planets revolve around this “central
fire.”
a. Copernicus’s Model c. Ptolemy’s Model
b. Heliocentric Model d. Eudoxus’ Model
44. How many years does Earth require to complete a cycle of precession?
a. 10 000 c. 21 000
b. 15 000 d. 26 000
45. Who was credited for having discovered the precession of Earth?
a. Eratosthenes c. Hipparchus
b. Aristotle d. Galileo
46. The following are Galileo’s astronomical observations, which supported the Copernican theory
EXCEPT
a. Jupiter’s moon c. Lunar craters
b. Phase of Venus d. Stellar parallax
47. According to Kepler, the path of a planet as it revolves around the sun is a/an _________
a. Circle c. Ellipse
b. Cone d. Sphere
48. What are the two general models of the universe?
a. Geocentric model and Ptolemy’s model
b. Copernicus’s model and Geocentric model
c. Geocentric model and Heliocentric model
d. Copernicus’s model and Ptolemy’s model
49. The present day solar system is consists of ___ planets.
a. 7 c. 9
b. 8 d. 10
50. The following are major proponents of geocentric model, EXCEPT
a. Copernicus c. Aristotle
b. Pythagoras d. Euxodus

“Be HONEST even others are NOT, even other CANNOT and even other WILL NOT.”

Prepared by:

CAMILLE M. DESCALLAR
Science Teacher

Checked by:

TERESA C. CABALLES
Principal

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