NATURAL SCIENCE (1) 8. Metabolism and combustion are chemically similar.

They both result in the oxidation of some compounds. If

1) Parkinson’s disease is a brain disease which is completely oxidated, which of the following foodstuffs
characterized by loss of nerve cells in which part of the would yield the MOST thermal energy?
brain? a. A cup of ice cream
a. Cerebrum b. Cerebellum c. Cerebral Cortex b. A cup of sugar
d. Brain stem c. A cup of milk
d. A cup of flour
2) Symbiosis is defined by biologists as individuals of
different species living together in intimate association, 9) In countries where medical skill and public
regardless of whether the association is harmful, neutral, understanding about health and disease are widespread,
or beneficial. All of the following pairs are examples of which of the following changing are evident?
symbiosis EXCEPT: I. Accidental deaths have decreased.
a. ants and aphids b. human and tapeworms c. cats II. The communicable disease death rate has decreased.
and mice d. dogs and cats III. Infant mortality rate has decreased.
IV. More people live a full life
3) Which of the following statement about atomic V. People live along enough succumb to degenerative
structure is NOT right? disease.
a. All atoms of the same atomic numbers are atoms of the a. I, II, III
same element. b. II, III, IV, V
b. An atom can gain or lose electrons without changing its c. I, II, III, IV, V
charge. d. I, II, III, IV
c. Atoms are mostly empty space.
d. Most of the mass of the atom is concentrated in its 10) Which of the following parts of the circulatory system
nucleus. carries digested fats away from the small intestines?
a. Pancreatic duct
4) Which of the following statements is TRUE of nuclear b. Arterial capillaries
fission? c. Pulmonary artery
a. The energy process is identical to that which occurs in d. Lacteals
the sun.
b. Energy is obtained by getting nucleus of the atoms to 11) During processing and cooling which part of food is
break up or split. mostly destroyed?
c. Matter from the lighter atoms is changed into energy. a. Fats b. Proteins c. Vitamins d.
d Scientists can combine lighter atoms to form heavier Carbohydrates
atoms.
12) When water evaporates, it changes into which of the
5) All of the following statements about the routinary use following states?
of pesticides are TRUE, EXCEPT: a. Solid b. Matter c. Gaseous d. Liquid
a. Due to the widespread use of DDT, a new type of
housefly emerged. 13) Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about
b. It results in the evolution of exciting new types of comets?
organisms. a. Comets are mostly frozen gases and cosmic dust.
c. It may not only kill the intended insects but also those b. Comets glow by their own light.
that feed on them. c. Comets generally have elongated elliptical orbits.
d. Pesticides tend to become progressively less effective as d. Comets may go around the sun in any direction.
the organisms become immune.
14) What is the first element in the periodic table?
6) The skull of a person increases in size rapidly during a. Helium b. Hydrogen c. Oxygen d. Carbon
________.
a. puberty b. babyhood c. adolescence 15) A change in the shape or size of an object can be
d. adulthood classified as ________.
a. mechanical change
7) Apparently, the loss of weight of objects immersed in a b. physical change
fluid is due to ________. c. nuclear change
a. Archimedes principle b. Specific gravity c. d. chemical change
Newton’s theory d. Buoyant force
16) In what state are most matter in the universe?
a. Gas b. Liquid c. Solid d. Plasma
 a. The shape of the object has a minor effect on the falling
17) Two glass tumblers that are stuck one inside the other rate.
may be loosened by – b. The weight of the object has no effect on the falling
a. pouring cold water on the outside tumbler after filling rate.
the inside tumbler with equally cold water. c. The distance of the fall has an effect on the falling rate.
b. pouring hot water on the outside tumbler after filling d. The resistance of the air has no effect on the falling rate.
the inside tumbler with equally hot water.
c. pouring cold water on the outside tumbler after filling 26) Thyroid can be destroyed through:
the inside tumbler with hot water. a. radioactive zinc
d. pouring hot water on the outside tumbler after filling b. radioactive manganese
the inside tumbler with cold water. c. radioactive carbon
d. radioactive iodine
18) A thermometer measures _________. 27) A soda-acid type of fire extinguisher is recommended
a. energy b. heat c. pressure d. for putting out fires which involves burning ________.
temperature a. insulation on wires
b. vegetable oil
19) What is the color of the hottest star in the universe? c. dry chemicals
a. red b. blue c. yellow d. orange d. panted woodwork

20) Which of the following forms of energy travels in 28) An atom or a group of atoms which has an
waves? excess/deficiency of electrons are called ________.
a. Chemical energy a. neutron b. proton c. ion d. molecules
b. Sound energy
c. Light energy 29) Fossils are most likely to be found in?
d. Electrical energy a. Metamorphic rocks
b. Igneous rocks
21) A British physician and bacteriologist, Sir Ronald Ross c. Sedimentary rocks
was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his d. Ocean floor
researches in the _________.
a. liquid fuel rocket 30) If a doctor describes a patient as dehydrated, he
b. prevention of hepatitis means that the patient ________.
c. transmission of malaria a. has a contagious disease
d. control of cholera b. needs insulin
c. needs oxygen
22) When lighted, the energy of the alcohol in a lamp is? d. has lost a great deal of water
a. lost while heating is done.
b. transformed from chemical to mechanical energy. 31) Radium was discovered by:
c. transformed from chemical energy to heat energy. a. Albert Einstein
d. completely destroyed. b. Pierre and Marie Currie
c. Joseph John Thompson
23) Which process occurs solid is changed into gas? d. Albert Van Haller
a. Evaporation
b. Condensation 32) Astronauts strap themselves to a wall or bunk when
c. Sublimation they sleep. This is because during a change of shuttle
d. Decomposition velocity an unstrapped sleeping astronaut would likely
slump into the shuttle wall and be injured. These
24) The first Filipino who was declared as a natural astronauts have to be strapped down because?
scientist and who has contributed much in discovering a. They are unable to sleep while floating free in space.
local plants that can be use as medicine is ________. b. Gravity is weak to have them remain in bed.
a. Dr. Pacifico Marcos c. Their body functions have to be constantly monitored.
b. Dr. Henry Moseley d. Their bodies have inertia.
c. Dr. Eliseo Kintanar
d. Dr. Alfredo Santos 33) Acid become colorless when added with –
a. Litmus Indicator
25) Two items of similar shapes and weights are drop b. Methyl Orange Indicator
simultaneously in a building. Which of the following c. Universal Indicator
statement is correct about the falling objects? d. Phenolphthalein Indicator
34) The history of the earth has been divided by scientists
into eras. Which of the following shows that arrangement ANSWERS:
1. C
of these areas into the paper sequence from the oldest to 2. D
the most recent? 3. B
a. Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic. 4. B
b. Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic. 5. B
6. C
c. Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian. 7. D
d. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic. 8. A
9. D
10. D
35) Which of the following is closest to normal body 11. C
temperature? 12. C
a. 32 degrees Fahrenheit 13. D
b. 50 degrees Celsius 14. B
15. B
c. 212 degrees Fahrenheit 16. D
d. 37 degrees Celsius 17. D
18. D
19. B
36) Sulfuric acid is not used in 20. B
a. Making Fertilizers 21. C
b. Detergents 22. C
c. All of the above 23. C
24. D
d. None of the above 25. C
26. D
37) Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE? 27. A
28. C
I. Water in a cup and water in a pot at 100 degree Celsius 29. C
have molecules of the same degree of activity. 30. D
II. It takes more burning of fuel to produce a pot full of 31. B
boiling water than to produce a cup full of water. 32. B
33. D
III. The unit used in measuring the quantity of heat is the 34. D
calorie. 35. D
IV. A pot full of water has a greater number of active 36. D
37. B
molecules than those of a cup full of water. 38. D
a. II and IV only 39. C
b. All of these statements 40. D
c. None of these statements
d. I and III only

38) Which of the following causes the seasons?

a. The rotation of the Earth around the Sun.
b. The rotation of the Sun around the Earth.
c. The distance of the Earth around the Sun.
d. The tilting of the Earth on its axis.

39) Which of the following statements best explain why

copper is the metal most widely used in electrical wiring?
a. It is the best conductor of electricity.
b. It is cheaper than aluminum.
c. It is better conductor than aluminum and cheaper than
silver.
d. It has high resistance to electricity.

40) To achieve ecological balance, which of the following

sets of components should an aquarium contain.
a. Water, fish
b. Water, snail, fish
c. Water, plants, fish
d. Water, plants, snail, fish