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1. Which part of the eye focuses the light coming inside the eye?
a. Lens d. Eyelid
b. Retina e. Cornea
c. Pupil

2. You will find yourself unbalanced after spinning for a long time. Why is that so?
a. The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are still vibrating after you spin.
b. The liquid in the semicircular canals is displaced during the spin.
c. The liquid inside the cochlea is circulating inside the structure.
d. The air is disturbed inside the ear canal.
e. The sound vibrations were not transferred properly to the auditory nerve.

3. Which bone mainly protects the heart?

a. Skull d. Pelvic bone
b. Vertebra e. Femur
c. Rib

4. The following aquatic animals are invertebrates, except which one?

a. Sea urchin d. Stingray
b. Sea cucumber e. Squid
c. Starfish

5. The squid has natural predators in the sea and thus has employed several
adaptations to protect itself. Which is not a way the squid protects itself?
a. Releasing ink
b. Forming squid colonies
c. Swimming fast
d. Camouflage
e. Losing tentacles

6. Growth of plants can be improved through several methods. Which of the

following methods is not?
a. Root cutting
b. Seed selection
c. Pruning
d. Stem grafting
e. Flower removal
7. What is the main reason why mugs used to hold hot beverages are made of
ceramics?
a. Ceramics have low thermal conductivity so they keep your beverage warm
b. Ceramics have good thermal conductivity so they do not burn easily
c. Ceramics are brittle so they are easy to break
d. Ceramics have a high melting point so they would not melt if you put hot
water
e. Ceramics are good for one’s health

8. Which of the following is NOT true about phases of matter?

a. In solids, particles are packed together
b. In liquids, particles of matter are energetic enough to move past each
c. In gasses, particles have very weak interactions with each other.
d. In gasses, particles move so much that their volume can change
e. Solids have the highest energy to keep the volume and shape of the
object

9. Which of the following is NOT true about mass and density?

a. The density of 1 g of feathers is the same as 500 g of paper
b. The density of a material is calculated by dividing its mass by the volume
it takes
c. The mass of 1 kg of notebooks is the same as 1 kg of feathers
d. The density of 1 kg of notebooks is the same as 1 kg of feathers
e. The mass is dependent on the quantity

10. What happens to the volume of water when you boil it in an open pot?
a. Volume increases
b. Volume decreases
c. Volume stays the same
d. Cannot be determined from the given information
e. It may stay the same or decrease

11. You just finished a bottle of water in a plastic. You then wanted to throw it in the
garbage bin. The four garbage bins have different symbols. To which garbage
bin should you put the bottle?

a. To the bin that has the symbol ♻

b. To the bin that has the symbol
 c. On the bin that has the symbol
d. Any of the bins
e. On the floor

12. To prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses, one is advised to use isopropyl
alcohol on their hands several times a day. To make rubbing alcohol, a chemist
mixed 500 mL of pure isopropyl alcohol weighing 400 g and 500 mL of water
weighing 500 g. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The resulting mass of the solution is less than 900 g
b. The resulting volume of the solution is 1000 mL
c. The resulting volume of the solution is less than 1000 mL
d. The resulting mass of the solution is greater than 900 g
e. The resulting mass of the solution is greater than 1000 mL

13. The leaves of plants are green due to the green color of chlorophyll. Which of
the following is NOT true about chlorophyll?
a. Chlorophyll absorbs the red color
b. Chlorophyll absorbs the blue color
c. Chlorophyll absorbs the yellow color
d. Chlorophyll absorbs the green color
e. Chlorophyll absorbs the purple color

14. “Metals are not suitable for mugs that hold hot beverages because of their ____:
heat will transfer to the environment and make the beverage cold.” Which of the
following properties of metals best complete the sentence above?
a. high electrical conductivity
b. high thermal conductivity
c. bright luster
d. hardness
e. ductility
15. The graph below shows the distance moved by a ship over time. What is the
average speed of the ship during the trip?

a. Less than 1 km/min d. 2.0 km/min

b. 1.0 km/min e. 2.5 km/min
c. 1.5 km/min

16. If an average human walks at a speed of 4 km/hr, in how many hours can one
walk 10 km?
a. 2 hr d. 3.5 hr
b. 2.5 hr e. 4 hr
c. 3 hr

17. Because of the fame of the French in cooking, most cooking terms are in French.
For example, cuts of vegetables employ French words such as allumete,
julienne, batonette, brunoise, macedoine, chiffonade, and many others:

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 For these, different kinds of knives are employed. Knives fall under what kind
of simple machine?
a. Wheel and axle d. Pulley
b. Lever e. Screw
c. Wedge

18. You wish to look at a poster in your room. You drew the curtains in order to let
natural light in, which makes viewing the poster better. In addition, you put on
glasses for perfect vision. Which of the following best describes the direction of
the light while you look at your poster?

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a. Eyes → glasses → poster → window

b. Sun → glasses → poster → eyes
c. Sun → poster → eyes → glasses
d. Sun → window → poster → glasses → eyes
e. Sun → poster → window → glasses → eyes

19. This term refers to the type of water that is a mixture of both salt and freshwater.
a. Brackish water
b. Groundwater
c. Ocean water
d. Surface water
e. Lake water

20. These are inorganic elements or compounds that are naturally formed on earth
and are characterized by having organized internal structures and crystal forms.
a. Elements d. Minerals
b. Atoms e. Ores
c. Rocks
21. Which agent of erosion naturally pulls down water, mud, rocks, glaciers, among
others?
a. Water
b. Rain
c. Gravity
d. Glaciers
e. Wind

22. What do you call the precipitation that is produced as a result of a chemical
reaction involving sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and other chemicals?
a. Drizzle
b. Hail
c. Snow
d. Acid rain
e. Ice crystals

23. What do you call the wetland that is formed after a river empties its water into
another body of water?
a. Delta
b. Marsh
c. Swamp
d. Bog
e. Fen

24. It is composed of decaying organic matter such as leaves and food waste and
serves as fertilizer to the soil.
a. Inorganic fertilizer
b. Compost
c. Manure
d. Commercial fertilizer
e. Artificial fertilizer

25. The moon takes about _____ days to complete one revolution around Earth.
a. 20
b. 27
c. 35
d. 365
e. 1000
26. What is the correct position or alignment during a lunar eclipse?
a. Sun-Earth-Moon
b. Sun-Moon-Earth
c. Earth-Sun-Moon
d. Earth-Moon-Sun
e. Moon-Sun-Earth

27. What is the correct position or alignment during a solar eclipse?

a. Sun-Moon-Earth
b. Sun-Earth-Moon
c. Earth-Sun-Moon
d. Moon-Earth-Sun
e. Moon-Sun-Earth

28. Which is the most dense/densest planet in the Solar System?

a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Earth
d. Mars
e. Jupiter

29. Why does the sun seem to move across the sky?
a. The sun revolves around the earth.
b. The sun rotates on its axis.
c. The earth revolves or orbits around the sun.
d. The earth rotates on its axis.

30. What do you call a group of stars that form a pattern?

a. Constellation
b. Phase
c. Galaxy
d. Sun
e. Meteorites

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