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Personal Data Information

Part I – Directions: Please fill up the necessary data to

each item below or put a check mark on the line that best
represents your responses.

Name (optional) : ___________________________________

Sex: ______ Male _______ Female
Age:___________ _______
Father’s Occupation:_________________________
Mother’s Occupation:_________________________
Junior High School Senior High School
( ) Grade 7 ( ) Grade 11
( ) Grade 8 ( ) Grade 12
( ) Grade 9
( ) Grade 10
Descriptive title of Science Subject:_____________________
Educational Attainment of Parents:
Father Mother
_____Elementary Level _____Elementary Level
_____Elementary Graduate _____Elementary Graduate
_____High School Level _____High School Level
_____High School Graduate _____High School Graduate
_____College Level _____College Level
_____College Graduate _____College Graduate
_____Master’s Level _____Master’s Level
_____Master’s Degree _____Master’s Degree
_____Doctorate Degree _____Doctorate Degree
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Monthly Family Income

_____Below Php 15,000

_____Php 15, 000 – Php 20,000
_____More than Php 20,000
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Scientific Attitudes Questionnaire

Part A – For the Scientific Attitudes that you possess

please put a check on the appropriate blank corresponding to
your responses.
For the scientific attitudes that you possess please use
the following scale: 5=Always, 4= Often, 3= Sometimes, 2=
Rarely, 1= Never

Scientific Attitudes 1 2 3 4 5

1. For me, science lessons are fun.

2. I enjoy making science project,
investigatory research and other outputs
3. When I leave school, I would like to work
with people who make discoveries in
science.
4. I like reading scientific journals,
magazines and share it with others.
5. Watching discoveries and inventions make me
focus on the learning.
6. Participate in science contest and other
presentations inside and out of the schools
7. I share my learning by doing tutorial
together with my classmates
8. I create science interactive games and
collaborative experiments.
9. I like to find out science details of what
happened around me
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6. I don’t give immediate conclusion on

issue or discovery until I found out
details
7. I will like to take up a course in
science-related field in the future
8. The science I learn in school are
useful to other subject
9. Understanding the science we’re doing
is important to me
10. Science subject is boring
11. I would prefer to do my own
experiments than to find out
information from a teacher
12. Science is one of the most interesting
school subjects
13. Science lessons are waste of time
14. It is better to told scientific facts
than to find them out from experiments
15. I can learn science well without
really understanding it
16. Many of the things we learn in science
are useful elsewhere
17. I like to do experiments to find out
something
18. Learning science is relevant to life
in in today’s world
19. I find science interesting
20. I enjoy making science project,
investigatory research and other
outputs
21. I would enjoy studying science and
using this knowledge in some scientific
field
22. Science maybe described as being
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primarily an idea-generating activity

23. When something is explained well there
is no reason to look for another
explanation
24. Science is devoted to describing how
things happened
25. A major purpose of science is to
produce medicines and save lives
26. Anything we need to know can be found
and explain by science

Part B – For the Scientific Attitudes that you possess

please put a check on the appropriate blank corresponding to
your responses. For the scientific attitudes that you
possess please use the following scale: 5=Always, 4= Often,
3= Sometimes, 2= Rarely, 1= Never

Scientific Attitudes 1 2 3 4 5
Curiosity
1. I try to inquire/seek things by asking
an expert rather than by doing
experiment.
2. I want to discover new learnings by
exploring at my own pace.
3. If I am curious about the lesson. I
tend to ask questions and inquire.
4. Working in a science laboratory would
be an interesting way to learn new
discovery.
5. I am amaze of every experiments and
lessons in science
Determination
6. I would like to work with others who
make discoveries in science.
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7. I would like to be a scientist when I

leave school.
8. I study very well in school and home
to get along with the science lessons.
9. I am confident to work and use
different apparatus in laboratory.
10. Science lessons are fun.
Acceptance of Failure

11. If I fail, I make it as challenge

12. I consider failure as a stepping stone

towards my success.
13. If I failed in experiment, I practice
and practice to make it right.
14. I feel that I have no confidence with
myself every time I fail.
15. I try to work hard in my lessons in
Science.
Open-mindedness
16. I would rather agree with other people
than do an experiment to find out for
myself.
17. Accepting the ideas and inquiry of
others
18. I really enjoy going to science
lessons
19. I am open to new discoveries and ideas
of other
20. I respect the ideas of others;
however, I tend to validate it using
experiments.
Humility
21. I do not assume everything
specifically, if it is not yet proven
22. I look forward to science lessons
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23. Talking to classmates and friends

about science is enjoyable
24. I would prefer to find out why
something happens by doing an experiment
than by being told.
25. I study science on my own.
Skepticism
26. I would not easy to believe if someone
told me about a science idea.
27. I tend to validate concept/ideas
before I believe in.
28. I have a tendency to ask questions and
validate in science lessons
29. I would rather solve a problem by
doing an experiment than be told the
answer
30. The material covered in science
lessons is uninteresting.
Patience
31. Wait calmly for the result of the
investigation.
32. I would like to wait for my turn in
using science apparatus
33. I patiently wait the result of the
experiment in the science lessons
34. I would like to become a scientist
when I leave school
35. I am excited for the results of every
experiments
Empathy
36. I accept the result of every
investigation that I made in the
experiment.
37. During the discussion, I learn to
eternalize the lessons
38. Accepting one’s belief and values in
science lessons
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39. I would rather agree with other people

than do an experiment to find out for
myself.
40. I appreciate watching science programs
and activities in school.
Self-Confidence
41. I enjoy doing experiments and
investigations
42. Science inquiry makes me feel alive
and enthusiast to work with my outputs
43. Science helps to make life better
44. I like to work with my classmates and
share thoughts and ideas about the
activity
45. I boost my self-confidence if I know
the answer of every lessons in science
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Scientific Literacy
(Division Pre-Test)

Part III – Directions:

Direction: Read carefully each statement and encircle
the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following does NOT illustrate how the

energy from volcanoes tapped for human use?

A. heat from inside the earth → heat exchanger →

geothermal plant → electricity
B. hot steam from under the ground → piped into
turbines → power generators
C. hot geothermal fluid → vaporizer → turbine →
generator
D. magma → condenser → preheater → turbine → generator

2. The earth is believed to be extremely hot from within

which could be a source of ________ energy.

A. Conventional energy
B. Geothermal energy
C. Hydrothermal energy
D. Hydroelectric energy

3. The following are concept to what is happening inside

the volcano before it erupts. Arrange it in a
chronological order.

I. Magma inside the volcano has high

temperature and continuously heated and
goes up.
II. The pressure exceeds the strength of
the overlying rock, fracturing occurs
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III. Gas bubbles are developed and are

trapped and expand causing the molten
material to swell resulting to gradual
increase in pressure.
IV. The resulting breaks that leads to
further drop in confining pressure,
which in turn causes even more gas
bubbles to form.

A. I, II, III, IV
B. I, III, II, IV
C. II, I, IV, III
D. III, II, I, IV

4. Which of the above are active volcanoes?

I. Mayon
II. Bulusan
III. Cabaluyan
IV. Kanlaon
V. Cocoro
VI. Uro
t

A. I, II and III
B. I, IV and V
C. I, II and IV
D. IV, V and VI

5. Which of the following is TRUE about active volcanoes?

I. Those that have record of eruption within the

last 600 years.
II. Those that erupted 10,000 years ago based on
analyses of their materials
III. Those that have no record of eruption
IV. Those that are erupting or had erupted
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A. I and II
B. I,II and IV
C. I and IV
D. III and IV

Study the table below and answer question number 6.

Name of Elevation Annual

place above sea Average
level Temperature
(m) ( C)
Bacolod 10 27.5
Baguio 1400 16.0
Laoag 20 27.3
Manila 640 22.7
Tagaytay 640 22.7

6. Given the data in the table above, what relationship

can you infer between altitude and temperature?

A. Temperature increases as the altitude increases.

B. Temperature increases as the
C. The altitude does not affect
the certain place
D. The temperature of the place
of present
altitude decreases.
the temperature of
depends on the number

7. Which of the following practices will increase the

effect of climate change?

A. Burning of fossil fuel

B. Organic farming
C. Reforestation
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D. Recycling/reusing of non-biodegradable materials

For question number 8 refer to the table below.

Star Color
A Red
B Yellow
C White
D Blue

8. Which star is the hottest?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
9. Many constellations have names that can be traced back
to early Babylonians and Greek civilizations. What is
the name of the constellation which means “Hunter”?

A. Andromeda
B. Cassiopeia
C. Orion
D. Pisces

10. The constellation of Pisces changes position

during a night. Which motion is mainly responsible for
this change in position?
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A. Revolution of the earth around the sun

B. Rotation of earth on its axis
C. Revolution of Pisces around the sun
D. Rotation of Pisces on its axis

11. Why can we observe different constellations at

different times of the year? It is due to the
______________________________.

A. tilt of the earth’s axis.

B. rotation of the earth.
C. revolution of the earth.
D. revolution of the moon.

12. Which of the following statements is NOT true of

atomic model of Bohr?

A. The hydrogen is made up of a

positive charges nucleus B. The
electron revolve around the nucleus in
circular orbit.
C. The energy of the electron in a given orbit is not
fixed
D. An electron can absorb or emit a quantity of
radiation.

13. The quantum mechanical model describes the

probable location of electrons in atoms by sublevel

I. Principal energy level

II. Energy sublevel
III. Orbital (in each sublevel)
IV. Spin

A. I and II
B. III and IV
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C. I,III and IV
D. I,II,III and IV

14. What percent of sodium (Na) is present in NaOH?

A. 2.5
B. 25
C. 40
D. 57.5

15. CCl4 or Carbon tetrachloride has the molar mass of

152 g/mol. What is the percentage of Carbon to chlorine
present in CCl4?

A. C-5% ; Cl-95%
B. C-8% ; Cl-92%
C. C-25% ; Cl-25%
D. C-93% ; Cl-7%

16. How many particles are equal to one mole?

A. 6.02 x 1022 particles

B. 6.02 x 1023 particles
C. 6.02 x 1024 particles
A. 6.02 x 1025 particles

17. Which of the following units is used in expressing

the amount of substance in terms of the number of
particles?

A. Celsius
B. Gram
C. Liter
D. Mole
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18. Which of the following is NOT an organic compound?

A. Plastics
B. Alcohol
C. Acetone
D. Kerosene

19. Kenneth after cutting his fingers with a knife,

would like to disinfect his wound. What would he use?

A. Acetone
B. Acetylene
C. Alcohol
D. Kerosene

20. How do carbon atoms form many organic compounds?

A. By attracting other elements towards themselves to

form bonds
B. By forming many bonds with other carbon atoms and
other elements
C. By sharing their electrons with other metal and
non-metal elements
D. By transferring their electrons to the atoms of
surrounding elements.

21. What happens during the formation of NaCl?

A. The sodium atom loss an electron while chlorine

atom gains electron.
B. The sodium atom gains electron while chlorine atom
loses electron.
C. The sodium and chlorine atom shares electrons.
D. The sodium and chlorine atoms maintain their
number of electrons.
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22. Which of the following is NOT a property of metal?

A. Brittle
B. Strength
C. ductile
D. electrical conductor

23. Which of the following is NOT true about ionic

compounds?

A. It conducts electricity when in solution not in

solid phase
B. It is generally soluble in water and in polar
solvent
C. It has a lower melting temperature
D. It is soluble in polar solvents

24. When two opposite ions attract each other form the

A. covalent bond
B. Metallic bond
C. Ionic bond
D. Polar covalent bond

25. It refers to the receiving chambers of the heart,

accepting blood from the body and accepting blood from
the lungs.

A. Right atrium; left atrium

B. Left atrium; right atrium
C. Right ventricle; left ventricle
D. Left ventricle; right ventricle

26. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE

about the relationship of heart and the lungs?
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I. The pulmonary artery takes unoxygenated

blood from the heart to the lungs where
the blood becomes oxygenated.
II. The pulmonary vein carries the blood
back to the heart where the oxygenated
blood will be pumped to the rest of the
body.
III. The lungs and other organs of
respiratory system help us to breath
and circulatory system is responsible
for distributing materials throughout
the body.
IV. The heart and lungs are essentially
meant for each other. The common
purpose could be attained without each
other.

A. I, II, III and IV

B. I, II and III
C. III only
D. IV only

27. Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of

smoking to respiratory system?

A. Asthma
B. Tuberculosis
C. Lung cancer
D. Vascular diseases
28. Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of
cigarette to circulatory system?

A. Arteriosclerosis
B. Blood pressure
C. coronary heart disease
D. emphysema
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29. Why are Polygenic traits such as hair color and

height non-mendelian?

The alleles of Polygenetic traits

A. are located on more than one gene which allows for

more alleles and phenotypes. B. are located in different
genes
C. constitute only in a gene.
D. constitute in the DNA

30. When a pure breed flowered four o’clock (RR) plant

is crossed with a pure white-flowered four o’clock (rr)
plant, what do you think would be the appearance of the
offspring in F1 if they undergo complete dominance?

A. All flowers are red

B. All flowers are pink
C. All flowers are white
D. One half of the offspring is red and another half
is white.

31. Which of the following is correct about human sex

chromosomes?

A. Males have identical XX sex chromosomes

B. The 23rd pair of chromosomes in humans
consist of sex chromosomes. C. Human
females have non-identical sex
chromosomes XY
D. All statements are correct.

32. Which of the following shows the correct way of

determining sex of an individual?
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A. All egg cells receive an x chromosomes

B. If an egg is fertilized by a sperm with a Y
chromosomes, a male offspring in produce.
C. When an egg is fertilized by a sperm carrying an x
chromosome, the offspring is female
D. Statements above are all true.

33. In a farm, soybeans were the only crop that was

planted on several hectares of land. A farmer noticed
that a fungus was growing all over the soybeans fields.
Predict what might eventually happen to the soybeans
and the fungus?

A. Both the fungus and the soybeans will survive

B. The soybeans might be killed by the fungus.
C. The fungus will die while soybeans will survive
D. The soybeans might be killed by the fungus which
would most likely die also.

34. If the population species of a given area is

doubled, what effect would this have on the resources
of the community?

A. Competition of resources would increase as

resources would decline.
B. Competition of resources would decrease as
resources would decline.
C. There would be no competition but there would be
resources decline.
D. There would be more competition but there would be
no resources decline.
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35. What most likely to happen to hydrogen during

final stage of cellular respiration? The final acceptor
of hydrogen is

A. Aldehyde, thus producing ethanol

B. Oxygen, thus producing water
C. Pyruvic acid, thus forming acetic acid
D. Sugar

36. Senator Manny Paquiao is able to make the impact

time five times longer by riding a punch to his
opponent. How much will the force of impact be reduced?

The force of impact be reduced

A. 2 times
B. 5 times
C. 10 times
D. 20 times

37. A 5.5 kg rifle fires 11 bullet with a velocity of

1000 m/s. What is the recoil velocity of the rifle?
Assume the mass of the shooter is 120 kg.

A. - 2
m/s B.
- 3
m/s
C. - 6 m/s
D. 4 m/s

38. A car with a mass of 2500 kg moving at 12m/sec

east collides with a 3,000 kg car moving at 15 m/s
north. After a crash, the two cars stick together. What
is the speed and direction immediately after the
impact?
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A. 2 m/s E
B. . m s
C. 1 .1 m s
D. 15 m/s S

39. Iram is at the top of the tower which has the

height of 5 m from the ground. If he throws a ball at a
distance of 20m, what will be the speed of the ball

A. 1
0

m
/
s

B. 2
0

m
/
s

C
.

2
5

m
/
s

D. 50 m/s
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40. A projectile is launched at an angle into the air.

Neglecting air resistance, what is its vertical and
horizontal accelerations?

A. Vertical acceleration is g(9.8 m/s2); horizontal

acceleration is zero.
B. Vertical acceleration is zero; horizontal
acceleration is g(9.8 m/s2).
C. Vertical acceleration and horizontal acceleration
is the same.
D. Vertical acceleration is zero; horizontal
acceleration is zero 1m/s2.

41. At what point of a projectile path does it has a

minimum speed?
The minimum speed of a projectile _______________

A. is at the top of its path.

B. is at the moment it was released.
C. occurs at the middle of its path
D. occurs at the bottom of its path

42. Alfred is playing yoyo. What type of energy is

demonstrated?

A. Conservation of electric energy

B. Conservation of mechanical energy
C. Kinetic-potential energy
D. Mechanical-potential energy

43. In a swinging pendulum, the potential energy of

the pendulum at its highest point is 100 joules. If the
total mechanical energy of a pendulum is 100 J, how
many joules is its kinetic energy?

A. 0
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B. 10
C. 50
D. 100

44. Mrs. Esmeno, a physics teacher ask her students to

construct a model and perform an activity demonstrating
that heat can do work.

I. Justin filled the beaker with water

and place a hot plate and allowing
water to increase its temperature.
II. Edrian placed a turbine made of
paper at the top of boiling water
III. Cherry Mae iron her clothes.
IV. Divine stretch the rubber band five times

Who among the students perform correctly as told?

A. Edrian, Justin and Divine

B. Edrian and Divine
C. Justin, Edrian and Cherry Mae
D. Justine and Divine

45. Vincy cooks rice in a rice cooker after 5 minutes,

he observed that the cover moves up and down. What is
the reason behind this movement?

A. The boiling water inside produce vapour that

caused the movement of the cover.
B. The rice cooker has the ability to move its
cover.
C. The boiling water with rice goes up the reason
that the cover moves
D. The cover moves on its own.
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46. Jahrid conducts an experiment using water, a

paddle wheel, standard masses and a thermometer. He put
the paddle inside the container which he connected to a
hanging object. As the object falls, the paddle wheel
rotates in the water. Jahrid observes that the wheel
rotates faster as temperature increases. hat can you
infer based on Jahrid’s observation?

A. The KE increases as temperature increases.

B. The KE decreases as temperature increases.
C. The PE increases as temperature decreases.
D. The PE is not affected in the increase of
temperature.

47. Is it possible for heat engines to attain an

efficiency of 100%?

A. No, because heat from the source often leaks to

the surroundings.
B. No, a 100% efficiency can be attained only if the
thermal energy of the source can be converted to
work
C. Yes, all heat from different sources are used up.
D. Both statement A and B are correct.

48. Which of the following path of electrical power

that can be traced correctly from the source to the
consumers?

A. Distribution substations → transmission

substations → power plants → residences
B. Transmission substations → power plants →
residences → distribution station
C. Residences → distribution substations → power
plants → transmission substations D. Power plant →
Transmission station → distribution substation →
residences
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49. Which of the following units is used to measure

electrical consumption by electric companies in our
homes?

A. Kilowatt
B. Kilowatt hour
C. Megawatt
D. Volt

50. Which of the following is the reason why

transformers are used?

A. To raise the voltage along substations.

B. To lower down the residential consumption.
C. To maintain the energy residential consumption.
D. To lower the electric bills.