ALS Elementary A&E Practice Test – SCIENCE

 Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Science is the study of _________.

A. living things

B. the universe

C. humans

D. nature

 

2. Does snail has a backbone?

A. Yes, because it is a vertebrate.

B. Yes, because it is an invertebrate.

C. No, because it is a vertebrate.

D. No, because it is an invertebrate.

 

3. What is mass?

A. It represents the amount of matter in a particle or object.

B. It is an object that shows how much weight it has.

C. It is the same as weight.

D. It represents how much space it occupies.

 

4. Muscles work _______.

A. on their own

B. in pairs

C. in threes

D. in fours

 

5. Merlyn puts a piece of ice on a glass of water. The ice floats. Why?

A. Because of buoyancy

B. Because of surface tension

C. Because ice is less dense than the water

D. Because ice is denser than the water

 

6. Which of the following is an example of a producer in an ecosystem?

A. grass

B. mushroom

C. earthworm

D. air

 

7. Dinosaurs are commonly grouped under __________.

A. mammals

B. amphibians

C. reptiles

D. primates

 

8. What is the darkest part of the shadow?

A. umbra

B. penumbra

C. antumbra

D. hyperumbra

 

9. Jenny put some mothballs in her closet. After few months, they disappear? What process is involved?

A. Evaporation

B. Condensation

C. Sublimation

D. Liquefaction

 

10. Jeremy lacks Vitamin E. What condition will he get later on?

A. Rickett

B. Scurvy

C. Pellagra

D. Anemia

 

11. What simple machine is used in a flagpole?

A. wheel and axle

B. pulley

C. inclined plain

D. screw

 

12. Plants use the energy in sunlight to convert CO₂ and water to sugar and oxygen. This process is called ______.

A. cellular respiration

B. food cycle

C. photosynthesis

D. osmosis

 

13. A blue litmus paper is dipped in a glass of liquid. The paper turned red. The liquid in the glass is _____.

A. acidic

B. basic

C. neutral

D. alkaline

 

14. Which of the following is NOT a fungus?

A. yeast

B. mushroom

C. algae

D. mold

 

15. It is a relationship in which two organisms benefit from each other.

A. Parasitism

B. Mutualism

C. Commensalism

D. Commercialism

 

16. Which of the following is an abiotic component in an ecosystem?

A. fish

B. fungi

C. air

D. grass

 

17. Which of the following materials is a good thermal conductor?

A. styrofoam

B. glass

C. leather

D. metal

 

18. What happens when the Earth is between the sun and the moon?

A. solar eclipse

B. lunar eclipse

C. full moon

D. blue moon

 

19. A glass is filled with water, lemon juice, sugar, and ice. What is the solute in this concoction?

I. water

II. lemon juice

III. sugar

IV. ice

A. I only

B. III only

C. II and III

D. IV only

 

20. A bottle of perfume is opened in a room, the smell of its vapor spreads in the entire room due to _______.

A. diffusion

B. osmosis

C. evaporation

D. condensation

 ANSWERS

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ALS A&E Practice Test Learning Strand 2 – Communication Skills: ENGLISH Reading Comprehension

 ALS A&E Practice Test

Learning Strand 2 – Communication Skills: ENGLISH

Reading Comprehension

 

For Items 1 to 5, refer to the selection below:

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.… He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child.… While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.…

 

1. Which word is synonymous with “census”?

A. statistics

B. register

C. community tax

D. decree

 

2. Where did Joseph go to abide by the order of Caesar Augustus?

A. Nazareth

B. Galilee

C. Judea

D. Bethlehem

 

3. What is the nationality of Caesar Augustus?

A. Greek

B. Roman

C. Syrian

D. Judean

 

4. The “Child” referred to in the selection was ______.

A. Quirinius

B. David

C. Jesus

D. Joseph

 

5. Joseph was a descendant of ________.

A. Caesar Augustus

B. Quirinius

C. David

D. Jesus

 

 

For items 6 to 10 , refer to the poem below:

(Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud-by-william-wordsworth)

 

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud

By William Wordsworth

 

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once, I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

 

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

 

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed—and gazed—but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

 

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.

 

 

            6.  Which is/are “fluttering and dancing in the breeze”?

            A. cloud

            B. waves

            C. daffodils

            D. butterflies

 

            7. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” is an example of a/an ________.

            A. idiom

            B. simile

            C. proverb

            D. metaphor

 

            8. Which is/are “tossing their heads in sprightly dance”?

            A. cloud

            B. stars

            C. waves

            D. daffodils

 

            9. What word in the poem means “happy”?

A. jocund

B. solitude

C. pensive

D. sprightly

 

10. The above selection is an example of ________ writing.

A. informative

B. journalistic

C. literary

D. academic

 

For items 11 to 15, refer to the article below:

(Source: https://panlasangpinoy.com/pork-menudo-recipe/)

 

Instructions on Cooking Pork Menudo

 

1. Combine pork, soy sauce, and lemon in a bowl. Marinate for at least 1 hour.

2. Heat oil in a pan

3. Saute garlic and onion.

4. Add the marinated pork. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.

5. Pour in tomato sauce and water and then add the bay leaves. Let boil and simmer for 30 minutes to an hour depending on the toughness of the pork. Note: Add water as necessary.

6. Add-in the liver and hot dogs. Cook for 5 minutes.

7. Put-in potatoes, carrots, sugar, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook for 8 to 12 minutes.

8. Serve. Share and enjoy!

 

            11. Another word for “to marinate” is to  _______.

            A. refrigerate

            B. soak

            C. saute

            D. simmer

 

            12. What is the cooking time of pork menudo?

            A. less than 30 minutes

            B. 60 minutes

            C. more or less 90 minutes

            D. more than 120 minutes

 

            13. Which ingredient/s should be put/add-in after heating oil and sautéing onions and garlic?

            A. tomato sauce and water

            B. marinated pork

            C. the vegetables

            D. liver and hotdogs

 

14. “Simmering” is achieved _________.

A. before boiling

B. during boiling

C. after boiling

D. on steaming

 

15. The text is an example of ___________ writing.

A. literary

B. journalistic

C. feature

D. informative

ANSWERS

1B  2D  3B  4C  5C  6C  7B  8B  9A  10C  11B  12C  13B  14A  15D