DIAGNOSTIC TEST

NATURAL SCIENCES
2nd BASIC
(Francisco Ochoa Neira)
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1. What do the living things you observe have in common?

a) they are reptiles

b) they are amphibians
c) they are mammals
d) they are crustaceans

2. What criteria would have been used to group the animals found in the
center?

whale dog snail

snake spider pigeon
parrot horse snail
mackerel lizard Dolphin

a) shape of your body.

b) type of feeding.
c) type of body covering
d) displacement structures

3. What differentiates an insect from an arachnid?

a) the type of feeding.

b) his body covering.
c) the number of legs.
d) the form of reproduction
4. What differences exist between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a) Invertebrates live in the sea and vertebrates live on land.

b) Invertebrates have an external skeleton and vertebrates have an internal
skeleton.
c) Invertebrates eat plants and vertebrates eat other animals.
d) Invertebrates are moved by wind or waves and vertebrates alone.

5. Observe the representation of the life cycle of a frog. What are the stages that
always take place underwater illustrated with letters?

a) Stages A and B
b) Stages A, B, C and D
c) Stages F and G
d) Stages A, B, C, D, F and G

6. All living beings go through stages in their lives, from birth to death.
they die. All these stages are called the life cycle .

What living being, in its life cycle, does the offspring grow inside the mother?

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7. What relationship exists between the habitat and the body characteristics of
animals?
a) As long as the animals can obtain food, the type of habitat does not matter.
b) Animals modify the habitat to maintain their body characteristics.
c) Animals modify their body characteristics to adapt to the habitat.
d) Animals need a habitat that accommodates their body characteristics.

8. Which of the following animals do you think could live best in the habitat you
observe?

a) Lion
b) Camel
c) Horse
d) Cat

9. Which of the following animals native to Chile is in danger of extinction?

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huemul alpaca Sea Wolf chinchilla

10. What do you think is the best alternative to take care of the habitat of all our
plants and animals?

a) Water our vegetation every day

b) Plant trees monthly
c) Do not throw garbage in parks, rivers and beaches
d) Feed birds and animals when they don't have to eat

11. Of the following human actions, which one has caused damage to its natural
environment?
a) Create national parks.
b) Spill oil into the sea.
c) Build buildings in cities.
 d) Reproduce animals in laboratories.

12. How do industrial constructions mainly affect animals and their habitat?

a) Water and air pollution

b) Danger of animal extinction
c) Lack of food for other species
d) Garbage accumulation

13. What organ does the figure represent?

a) Muscle.
b) Lung.
c) Heart.
d) Stomach

14. What effect does the beating of the heart have on the body?
a) Clean the blood from the body.
b) Transport substances through the body.
c) Digest some foods.
d) None of the above.

15. How does it benefit the body if children always exercise?

a) muscle development
b) heart strengthening
c) good growth
d) all of the above

16. What consequences does physical inactivity have on human beings?

a) Lack of appetite
b) Low mood
c) Lack of agility and coordination
d) All of the above

17. When observing water, what do you think are its main characteristics?

a) It is transparent, that is, it has no color.

b) It is tasteless, that is, it has no flavor.
c) It is odorless, that is, it has no smell.
 d) all of the above

18.. Which of the following substances or elements can water dissolve?

a) seeds
b) sugar
c) metals
d) glasses

19. The next body of water you observe, what state is it in?

a) liquid
b) gaseous
c) still
d) solid

20. In which of the images do you see that water is in a gaseous state?

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21. Where is the largest reserve of fresh water on earth?

a) In the seas.
b) In lakes and rivers.
c) In frozen water.
d) In the water of the clouds.

22. The image you see corresponds to a phase of the water cycle. This phase
illustrated with the arrows is called:

a) precipitation
b) evaporation
c) condensation
d) infiltration

23. In the south of Chile it rains in all seasons of the year, however, there is a
season of the year when it rains less, what is that season?
a) In spring.
b) In autumn.
c) In winter.
 d) In summer.

24. What elements or phenomena indicate the weather?

a) Temperature
b) Precipitation
c) Wind
d) All of the above

25. What is the name of the instrument that allows measuring the amount of water-rainfall?

Example of home construction instrument Example industrial construction instrument

a) rain gauge
b) thermometer
c) barometer
d) anemometer

26. What is the purpose of the instrument you observe?

a) To measure the weight of air

b) To measure the amount of rain fallen in a certain time
c) To measure the temperature of a certain place
d) To measure the direction of the wind

27 . In what season of the year do the fruits of fruit trees begin to form?
a) In winter.
b) In autumn.
c) In spring.
d) In summer.
28 . Which of the following images is typical of the season of the year called spring?

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Instrument Evaluation
Natural Sciences 2nd Basic.

Correction Guideline

Learning Axis Aim of Ask Clue

Learning
LIFE SCIENCES LO 1 1 c
 2 d
OA2 3 c
4 b
OA3 5 b
6 c
OA4 7 d
8 b
LO5 9 to
10 c
OA6 11 b
12 to
OA7 13 d
14 b
OA8 15 d
16 c
PHYSICAL AND OA9 17 to
CHEMICAL 18 b
SCIENCES
OA10 19 d
20 to
OA11 21 c
22 b
SCIENCES OF THE OA12 23 d
EARTH AND THE 24 c
UNIVERSE
OA13 25 to
26 d
OA14 27 c
28 b

Performance Levels in the NATURAL SCIENCES subject

2nd Basic
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION BY AXIS PERFORMANCE LEVEL
AXIS No. Worth Score LOW HALF HALF HIGH
OF questions Ask LOW HIGH
LEARNING
Life sciences 16 1 16 0 -4 5-8 9 - 12 13 - 16

Physical and 6 1 6 1 2-3 4 5-6

Chemical Sciences
Earth and Universe 6 1 6 1 2-3 4 5- 6
Sciences
Evaluation Instrument developed by Francisco Ochoa Neira