Sample ALS Functional Literacy Test (FLT) - LS 2 - Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills - SCIENCE

 FUNCTIONAL LITERACY TEST (FLT) 

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL 

 GENERAL DIRECTIONS 

 The Functional Literacy Test consists mostly of Multiple Choice items.  For each item select your answer from the options given.  On your answer sheet, encircle the letter of your chosen answer.  For example, if your answer to an item is option C, then encircle letter C as shown below.  

Make sure you are marking the answer columns corresponding to the item number you are on.  Mark only one answer for each item.  If you want to change the answer, erase the first answer completely.  Items with multiple answers are considered wrong. 

 FUNCTIONAL LITERACY TEST

Junior High School

For some items in LS1 English and LS1 Filipino you will be required to write your answers with a phrase, sentences, or paragraphs on the corresponding numbers on the answer sheet. 

 Do not write anything on the test booklet. 

 Follow carefully the specific directions for each test part, from LS1 to LS6.  Make sure that you use the answer sheet corresponding to the test part.  When you finish a part, go on to the next, until you finish the whole test.  The time allowed for the whole test is 1-1/2 hours.  If you finish ahead of time, review your answers.  Then turn your booklet face down and wait for further instructions. 

LS 2:  SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND CRITICAL THINKING  

Directions: Read each item. Encircle the letter of the correct answer on the answer sheet provided for LS2. 

1. Covid-19 is the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).  How do we control the spread of this disease? 

 

A) Stay at home  

B) Wear mask 

C) Social distancing 

D) All of the above  

2. Which of the following is the correct way of handling and using pesticides?

A) Use them as often as possible.

B) Use them as much as possible.

C) Use them only when necessary.

D) Use them as you like.

3. If you switch on a battery-operated flashlight, what kind of energy/energies is/are involved?

1. Chemical  2. Light   3. Thermal    4. Mechanical   5. Sonic

A) 2 and 3

B) 2 and 4

C)  1, 2, and 3

D) 2, 3 and 5

4. Which of the following contribute to greenhouse effect?

1. Burning of fossil fuels   2. Deforestation  3. Farming  4. Industrial waste & landfills  5. Increase in population

A) 1, 3, and 4

B)  1, 2, and 5

C)  1, 2, 4 and 5

D)  1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

5. What simple machine is used when raising the flag on a flagpole?

A) wheel and axle

B) pulley

C) inclined plane

D) wedge

6. What is being discussed below?

It  is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. It lies between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer.  It is about 2,900 kilometers (1,802 miles) thick, and makes up a whopping 84% of Earth’s total volume.

A) Crust

B) Inner Core

C) Mantle

D) Outer Core

7. When a lightning strikes during a thunderstorm, you see the lightning first before you hear the thunder. Why?

A) Because light is faster than sound.

B) Because sound is faster than light.

C) Sound and light have the same speed but light is very luminous.

D) Your eyes react faster than your ears.

8. Which of the following is NOT a pure substance?

A) Gold

B) Water 

C) Table Salt

D) None of the above

9. In the illustration below, which is/are the producer/s?

(Image from http://d4rio.blogspot.com)

A) Hawk

B) Marsh grass and cattail

C) Grasshopper and cricket

D) Shrew and frog

10. Herbal or traditional medicine has been used before the introduction of modern medicine brought about by Science. It is derived from ________ to cure illnesses.

A) animals

B) plants

C) both plants and animals

D) yeast and fungi

11. Joel joined a car and won first place. What contributed to his victory?

A) His car has heavy body and large engine.

B) His car has light body and small engine.

C) His car has large engine and light body.

D) His car has heavy body and small engine.

12. The British House of Lords select committee on medical ethics defines euthanasia as "a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering". It is understood as termination of life as the request of the _________.

A) doctor

B) patient

C) spouse

D) priest

13) Which is the correct sequence of the menstrual cycle?

1. luteal phase  2.  follicular phase   3. menstrual phase  4. ovulation phase

A) 3, 2, 4, 1

B) 4, 2, 1, 3

C) 1, 2, 3, 4

D) 2, 1, 4, 3

14. Which of the following is an abiotic member of an ecosystem?

A) plants

B) animals

C) air

D) consumers

15.  Which of the following is NOT a dormant volcano?

A) It is extinct.

B) It has not erupted in the last 10,000 years.

C) It is currently inactive. 

D) It is expected to erupt again.

ANSWERS:

1. D

2. C

3. C

4. D

5. B

6. C

7. A

8. D

9. B

10. B

11. C

12. B

13. A

14. C

15. A