Learning Strand 2: Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking
Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
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1. Soil less gardening technique
in which plants are grown in nutrient solution.
A. Controlled farming
B. Hydroponics
C. Contour farming
D. Diversion
2. Factor that does not contribute
to health
A. Social justice
B. Wealth
C. Adequate shelter
D. Education
3. Disease of the nose
A. Otitis
B. Adenoids
C. Boils
D. Ocerthalmium
4. Consist of the nervous system
A. Brain
B. Bones
C. Nerves
D. Spinal cord
5. Also called “block and tackle”
A. Lever
B. Pulley
C. Wheel and axle
D. Inclined plane
6. Used to treat difficulty in
urination
A. Lagundi
B. Banaba
C. Tsaang gubat
D. Pansit-pansitan
7. In the feeding relationship, lizard
is considered
A. First order consumer
B. Second order consumer
C. Third order consumer
D. Decomposer
8. The poorest type of soil and consists
of small particle of weathered rock
A. Silt
B. Sand
C. Clay
D. Loam
9. Health is simply the absence
of disease.
A. True
B. False
C. Always
D. Neutral
10. An example of non-communicable
disease
A. Tuberculosis
B. Anemia
C. Dengue fever
D. Rabies
11. Type of food preservation
commonly used in the fishing village
A. Sterilization
B. Drying
C. Canning
D. Refrigeration
12. Not a characteristic of a
healthy person
A. Emotionally stable
B. Health insurance
C. Socially adopted and
in harmony with his/her physical environment
D. Strong body
13. Series of changes a female
body goes through to prepare for a possible pregnancy every month
A. Puberty
B. Menstrual cycle
C. Lactation
D. Reproduction
14. To cure or prevent falling
hair, this herbal medicine is recommended
A. Sambong
B. Sabila
C. Paragis
D. Lagundi
15. Practice of tilling sloped
land along lines of consistent elevation in order to conserve rainwater and to
reduce soil losses from surface erosion
A. Crop rotation
B. Contour farming
C. Kaingin system
D, Hydroponics
16. Part of the leaf that serves
as opening between guard cells for gas and water exchange
A. Chlorophyll
B. Stomata
C. Cuticle
D. Xylem
17. Which of the following plants
can be reproduced by spores?
A. Tomato
B. Fern
C. Banana
D. Ampalaya
18. One way of helping the
government in protecting the environment and natural resources
A. Kaingin
B. Green revolution
C. Illegal logging
D. Dynamite fishing
19. Giving birth to a living
young
A. Oviparous
B. Viviparous
C. Asexual reproduction
D. Pregnancy
20. Eat both plants and animals
A. Carnivorous
B. Omnivorous
C. Herbivorous
D. Voracious
21. An example of reptiles
A. Frog
B. Lizard
C. Toad
D. Newt
22. Viral topical disease transmitted
by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosguitoes
A. Malaria
B. Dengue fever
C. Typhoid fever
D. TB
23. Water cannot be made safe by
this way
A. Boiling
B. Refrigeration
C. Filtering
D. Chlorination
24. The following are common
diseases of the nervous system except ___.
A. Headache
B. Osteoporosis
C. Dizziness
D. Paralysis
25. Throughout puberty, girls undergoes
the following except ____.
A. Maturity of the
sexual organs
B. Enlargement of the
larynx
C. Growth of pubic hair
D. Enlargement of the
breast
26. It involves one cell division
and results in two identical daughter cells.
A. Meiosis
B. Mitosis
C. Binary fission
D. Cytokinesis
27. A combination of sand, silt,
and clay and usually refers to as “agricultural soil”
A. Clay
B. Loam
C. Silt
D. Sand
28. A short stem that attaches
leaf to the main stem or branch
A. Twig
B. Petiole
C. Leaf blade
D. Node
29. In this feeding relationship,
plant-grasshopper-lizard-hawk, what will happen if the lizard is eliminated
from the cycle?
A. The plant will bloom.
B. The population of the
grasshopper will grow.
C. The hawk will eat the
grasshopper.
D. Nothing will change.
30. It is a triangular shaped
tool’, often called “portable inclined plane”
A. Lever
B. Wedge
C. Screw
D. Pulley
31. Alteration in the overall
state of well-being
A. Health
B. Disease
C. Faith
D. Motivation
32. One of the disadvantages of
hydroponics
A. Weeding
B. Constant supervision
C. Soil-borne diseases
D. When to fertilize
33. It is caused by parasitic
Plasmodium vivax and transmitted by the bite of the female anopheles mosquito.
A. Influenza
B. Malaria
C. Dengue Fever
D. Pneumonia
34. Not attributed to the
muscular-skeletal system
A. Cramps
B. Diphtheria
C. Fractures
D. Osteoporosis
35. It is a pouch of skin
containing the testicles
A. Fallopian tube
B. Scrotum
C. Uterus
D. Vas deferens
36. It is not a part of the digestive
system
A. Esophagus
B. Lungs
C. Liver
D. Pancreas
37. Green substance in plants and
vital in photosynthesis
A. Phloem
B. Chlorophyll
C. Cuticle
D. Xylem
38. Bamboo is type of
A. Vine
B. Grass
C. Tree
D. Herb
39. Which of the following is not
an herb plant?
A. Coriander
B. Saffron
C. Chives
D. Mint
40. Black pepper plant is a/an _____.
A. Tree
B. Vine
C. Shrub
D. Herb
D. Herb
