Practice Test - Learning Strand 2: Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking - A

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

2016 ALS A&E Test Results

After the September 2017 LET results, the much-anticipated November 2017 Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) test results are number one on the list of those Alternative Learning System (ALS) learners and adult test takers. According to a Department of Education (DepEd) memo, the A&E results shall be released on or before 31 January 2018. Now, most of the test takers are counting the days for the BIG DAY. I hope, everyone passes.

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Learning Strand 6 - Digital Literacy Review

1) A personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a handheld PC, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager.

A. Game console

B. Calculator

C. Smartphone

D. Personal digital assistant PDA)

2) A computer with a high level of computing performance compared to a general-purpose computer. Its performance is measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS).

A. Minicomputer     

B. Supercomputer  

C. Microcomputer

D. Mainframe computer

3) Generic name given to a category of small, lightweight, legacy-free, and inexpensive laptop computers that were introduced in 2007.

A. Tablet

B. Notebook

C. Desktop

D. Netbook

4) Computer that is smaller, less expensive, and less powerful than a mainframe or supercomputer, but more expensive and more powerful than a personal computer. They are used for scientific and engineering computations, business-transaction processing, file handling, and database management.

A. Microcomputer

B. Laptop

C. Minicomputer

D. Smartphone

5) An electronic device with a microprocessor as its central processing unit (CPU), which is usually found at home and businesses.

A. Mainframe computer

B. Minicomputer

C. Microcomputer

D. Supercomputer

6) Colloquially referred to as "big iron", these computers used primarily by large organizations for critical applications; bulk data processing, such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning; and transaction processing.

A. Personal computers     

B. Supercomputers          

C. Mainframe computers  

D. High-tech computers

7) A line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., which run the iOS mobile operating system.

A. Netbook

B. Notebook

C. Ipad

D. Smartphone

8) A handheld personal computer with a mobile operating system and an integrated mobile broadband cellular network connection for voice, SMS, and Internet data communication

A. Ipad

B. Calculator

C. PDA

D. Smartphone

9) An electronic, digital or computer device that outputs a video signal or visual image to display a video game that one or more people can play.

A. Game console

B. Tablet

C. Ipad

D Smartphone

10) Often called a notebook or "notebook computer", is a small, portable personal computer with a "clamshell" form factor, an alphanumeric keyboard on the lower part of the "clamshell" and a thin LCD or LED computer screen on the upper part, which is opened up to use the computer.

A. Dektop

B. Laptop

C. Netbook

D. Ipad

11) Typically a portable electronic device used to perform calculations, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex mathematics.

A. Smartphone

B. Calculator

C. PDA

D. Ipad

12) A portable PC, typically with a mobile operating system and LCD touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single thin, flat package.

A. Tablet

B. Netbook

C. Laptop

D. Ipad

13) A personal computer designed for regular use at a single location on or near a desk or table due to its size and power requirements.

A. Laptop

B. Desktop

C. Tablet

D. Netbook

New 2017 A&E Test Registration Schedule and Administration

The Department of Education has formally issued a memorandum yesterday to move the scheduled Alternative Learning System (ALS) Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) test as follows:

Luzon - from 11 February 2018 to 04 March 2018
Visayas & Mindanao - from 18 February to 11 March 2018

Likewise, the registration for the A&E test is extended until 15 February 2018. Like the 2016 A&E test, the 2017 A&E test is also multiple choice only.

Read the whole memorandum below:

Good luck!

ALS A&E Nov 2017 Results and 2017 A&E Test Schedule

Undersecretary Jesus L. R. Mateo of the Department of Education (DepEd) has issued MEMO No. OM-PFO-2017/277 dated 01 December 2017 to Regional Directors & Schools Division Superintendents, in reference to Director Nelia V. Benito's Memo of the Bureau of Assessment (BEA) about the schedule of the 2017 A&E Test, as follows:

Luzon Cluster:   February 11, 2018
Visayas & Mindanao Cluster: February 18, 2018

Likewise, the 2016 A&E Test results taken on Nov 19 & 26, 2017 shall be released on or before 31 January 2017 while the 2017 A&E Test results shall be released on or before 30 April 2018.

Good luck everyone!

ALS New K to 12 Learning Strands

Below are the Learning Strands of Alternative Learning System learners based on the K to 12 Curriculum.

Please notice that an additional Learning Strand 6 - Digital Literacy is included which means that the next batch of A&E test takers will have exam questions concerning Information & Communication Technology (ICT).

ALS K to 12: Learning Strand 6 - Digital Literacy

Those Alternative Learning System (ALS) learners who have not taken the Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) test on 19 or 26 November 2017 will have additional Learning Strand in their studies. Learning Strand 6 - Digital Literacy will be included in their modules in line with the K to 12 curriculum of regular students.

ALS learners are expected to demonstrate the following knowledge and skills after the completion of their studies and before the A&E test:

1. knowledge of digital concepts and operations
2. using the internet and digital system networks
3. using Information & Communication Technology (ICT) and digital devices & applications in daily life
4. practicing digital ethics

Aside from completing their modules, I believe that these new batch of ALS learners have to complete a Portfolio that demonstrates their acquired knowledge and skills. With the alignment of the ALS curriculum with the K to 12, it will only mean that the coming A&E examination will be full of substance and structure, more difficult in other words. However, graduates of ALS are expected to be more competitive and ready for the rigorous world of Senior High School and Higher Studies.

Good luck to the new batch of ALS learners, A&E and PEPT test takers!

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Facts About Earthquakes

The Science of Earthquakes
Originally written by Lisa Wald for “The Green Frog News”
(Copied from https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php)

What is an earthquake?

An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter or focus, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.

Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks. These are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger earthquake that follows. Scientists can’t tell that an earthquake is a foreshock until the larger earthquake happens. The largest, main earthquake is called themainshock. Mainshocks always have aftershocks that follow. These are smaller earthquakes that occur afterwards in the same place as the mainshock. Depending on the size of the mainshock, aftershocks can continue for weeks, months, and even years after the mainshock!

What causes earthquakes and where do they happen?

The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. (figure 2) The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it is made up of many pieces like a puzzle covering the surface of the earth. (figure 3) Not only that, but these puzzle pieces keep slowly moving around, sliding past one another and bumping into each other. We call these puzzle pieces tectonic plates, and the edges of the plates are called the plate boundaries. The plate boundaries are made up of many faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults. Since the edges of the plates are rough, they get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally, when the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstick on one of the faults and there is an earthquake.

Why does the earth shake when there is an earthquake?

While the edges of faults are stuck together, and the rest of the block is moving, the energy that would normally cause the blocks to slide past one another is being stored up. When the force of the moving blocks finally overcomes the friction of the jagged edges of the fault and it unsticks, all that stored up energy is released. The energy radiates outward from the fault in all directions in the form of seismic waves like ripples on a pond. The seismic waves shake the earth as they move through it, and when the waves reach the earth’s surface, they shake the ground and anything on it, like our houses and us! (see P&S Wave inset)

How are earthquakes recorded?

Earthquakes are recorded by instruments called seismographs. The recording they make is called a seismogram. (figure 4) The seismograph has a base that sets firmly in the ground, and a heavy weight that hangs free. When an earthquake causes the ground to shake, the base of the seismograph shakes too, but the hanging weight does not. Instead the spring or string that it is hanging from absorbs all the movement. The difference in position between the shaking part of the seismograph and the motionless part is what is recorded.

How do scientists measure the size of earthquakes?

The size of an earthquake depends on the size of the fault and the amount of slip on the fault, but that’s not something scientists can simply measure with a measuring tape since faults are many kilometers deep beneath the earth’s surface. So how do they measure an earthquake? They use the seismogram recordings made on the seismographs at the surface of the earth to determine how large the earthquake was (figure 5). A short wiggly line that doesn’t wiggle very much means a small earthquake, and a long wiggly line that wiggles a lot means a large earthquake. The length of the wiggle depends on the size of the fault, and the size of the wiggle depends on the amount of slip.

The size of the earthquake is called its magnitude. There is one magnitude for each earthquake. Scientists also talk about the intensity of shaking from an earthquake, and this varies depending on where you are during the earthquake.

How can scientists tell where the earthquake happened?

Seismograms come in handy for locating earthquakes too, and being able to see the P wave and the S wave is important. You learned how P & S waves each shake the ground in different ways as they travel through it. P waves are also faster than S waves, and this fact is what allows us to tell where an earthquake was. To understand how this works, let’s compare P and S waves to lightning and thunder. Light travels faster than sound, so during a thunderstorm you will first see the lightning and then you will hear the thunder. If you are close to the lightning, the thunder will boom right after the lightning, but if you are far away from the lightning, you can count several seconds before you hear the thunder. The further you are from the storm, the longer it will take between the lightning and the thunder.

P waves are like the lightning, and S waves are like the thunder. The P waves travel faster and shake the ground where you are first. Then the S waves follow and shake the ground also. If you are close to the earthquake, the P and S wave will come one right after the other, but if you are far away, there will be more time between the two. By looking at the amount of time between the P and S wave on a seismogram recorded on a seismograph, scientists can tell how far away the earthquake was from that location. However, they can’t tell in what direction from the seismograph the earthquake was, only how far away it was. If they draw a circle on a map around the station where the radius of the circle is the determined distance to the earthquake, they know the earthquake lies somewhere on the circle.

But where?

Scientists then use a method called triangulation to determine exactly where the earthquake was (figure 6). It is called triangulation because a triangle has three sides, and it takes three seismographs to locate an earthquake. If you draw a circle on a map around three different seismographs where the radius of each is the distance from that station to the earthquake, the intersection of those three circles is the epicenter!

Can scientists predict earthquakes?

No, and it is unlikely they will ever be able to predict them. Scientists have tried many different ways of predicting earthquakes, but none have been successful. On any particular fault, scientists know there will be another earthquake sometime in the future, but they have no way of telling when it will happen.

Is there such a thing as earthquake weather? Can some animals or people tell when an earthquake is about to hit?

These are two questions that do not yet have definite answers. If the weather does affect earthquake occurrence, or if some animals or people can tell when an earthquake is coming, we do not yet understand how it works.

REGULAR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or ALS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?

Regular Senior High School o ALS Senior High School?

Batid na natin na ang mga papasa sa A&E exam ngayong Nobyembre 2017 at ang mga susunod pang batch ay kailangang pumasok ng Senior High School kung may balak kumuha ng kurso sa Kolehiyo o Pamantasan. Nangangahulugan ba nito na kailangan nilang maging regular Senior High School students?

Ayon sa aking pagbabasa, hindi kailangang pumasok sa isang pormal na Senior High School ang mga papasa sa A&E sa taong ito at sa susunod pang mga taon. Ito ay sa kadahilanang MAGKAKAROON din ng ALS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL! Magandang balita, di ba? Ibabase ang curriculum ng ALS SHS sa mga aralin ng regular na SHS ngunit sa paraang modules tulad ng dati kung saan di-pormal pa rin ang pagbibigay ng mga aralin. Makakapili rin kung anong TRACK ang nais ng mga mag-a ALS SHS. Kung nais magpatuloy ng kolehiyo at kukuha ng mga kursong nasa ibaba, ACADEMIC TRACK ang dapat kunin. Nasa ibaba ang halimbawa ng Academic Track.

1. ACADEMIC TRACK

Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) Strand

Sample Scheduling of Subjects

Applied Economics

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 1

Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 2

Business Math

Business Finance

Organization and Management

Principles of Marketing

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity i.e. Business Enterprise Simulation

Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand

Sample Scheduling of Subjects

Creative Writing / Malikhaing Pagsulat

Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

Creative Nonfiction

Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Culture

Philippine Politics and Governance

Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship

Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences

Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand

Sample Scheduling of Subjects

Pre-Calculus

Basic Calculus

General Biology 1

General Biology 2

General Physics 1

General Physics 2

General Chemistry 1 and 2

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

General Academic Strand

Humanities 1*

Humanities 2*

Social Science 1**

Applied Economics

Organization and Management

Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

Elective 1 (from any Track/Strand)***

Elective 2 (from any Track/Strand)***

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

Pre-Baccalaureate Maritime

Sample Scheduling of Subjects

Pre-Calculus

Basic Calculus

General Physics 1

General Physics 2

General Chemistry 1

Introduction to Maritime Career

Introduction to Maritime Safety

Introduction to Marine Transportation and Engineering

Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity

*Select from HUMSS Strand Subjects 1 to 4.

**Select from HUMSS Strand Subjects 5 to 8.

***Schools must present/offer a range of subjects from which students can choose.

Ang iba pang track ay ang mga sumusunod:

2. TECHNOLOGY and LiIVELIHOOD EDUCATION (TLE) and TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL LIVELIHOOD (TVL) Track - ito ay para sa mga mag-aaral na nais matuto ng vocational and livelihood courses tulad ng welding, auto-mechanic, commercial cookery and baking, etc. Sila ay magpapatuloy sa pagkuha ng mga kurso sa TESDA kung saan sila ay kukuha ng kaukulang pagsusulit.

3. SPORTS TRACK - Ito ay sa mga mag-aaral na nahihilig sa pagpapalakas ng katawan at pagsali sa mga isports at palaro o sa mga nahihilig magturo kung paano mapanatili ang malusog na pangangatawan.

4. ARTS and DESIGN TRACK - para sa mga mag-aaral na mahilig sa sining tulad ng pagkanta, pagsasayaw, magpipinta, pag-ukit atbp,. o yaong mahilig sa pagdibuho at padisenyo ng mga kasuotan at iba pang materyal.

Kaya kung tama ang aking pag-aanalisa sa aking mga nababasa tungkol sa Alternative Learning System, malalaman din ninyo ito sa mga susunod na mga araw.

Sa ngayon ay magtuunan muna ninyo ang pagpasa sa pagsusulit sa 19 o 26 ng Nobyembre 2017. Kung nakapasa man kayo, alam kong babalikan nyo pa rin ang FB page kung nais ninyong pumasa sa SHS, pormal man o ALS.

GOOD LUCK!

Sample Test on Set Theory

Sa mga sumasagot ng tanong sa ibaba, narito po ang solution at paliwanag:

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Thirty five students went to the market. 27 of them bought mangoes and 32 bought bananas.

1. How many students bought mangoes only?
2. How many only bought bananas?
3. How many bought both mangoes and bananas?

Kapag ganito na ang birada ng tanong, dapat ay mag-assign agad tayo ng letter o representation para sa unknown.

Let       Z = number of students who bought mangoes and bananas

Let       27 – Z  = number of students who bought only mangoes

            Bakit ibabawas natin ang Z sa 27?

Para lumabas  ang mga students na bumili lamang ng mangga.

Let       32 – Z = number of students who bought only bananas

            Bakit ibabawas natin ang Z sa 32?

Para lumabas ang mga students na bumili lamang ng saging.

I-set up ang equation:

Z + (27-Z) + (32-Z) = 35

Bakit equals sa 35?

            Dahil 35 ang kabuuan ng mga mag-aaral.

Solve for Z:

Z + (27-Z) + (32-Z) = 35

-Z = 59 = 35

-Z = 35 – 59

-Z =  - 24

Multiply by (-1) to make the answer positive.

-1 x (-Z) = -1 X (-24)

Z = 24 ==> number of students who bought mangoes and bananas

27 – Z   = 27 – 24 = 3 ===> number of students who bought only mangoes

32 – Z = 32 – 24 = 8 ===> number of students who bought only bananas

24 + 3 + 8 = 35 ==> total number of students

Sana ay maunawaan at magamit sa test.