LEARNING STRAND II – NUMERACY & SCIENTIFIC THINKING

1. Mang Tony needs 124 plants in a row. If there are 15 rows and each plant cost Php 85.00. how much will he spend in
all for the plants?

a. Php 18,600.00 c. Php 136,000.00

b. Php 85,000.00 d. Php 158,100.00

For item 2. Below is the list of menu in a school canteen.

MENU

Rice Php 8.00

Pansit Php 15.00
Spaghetti Php 20.00
Menudo Php 40.00
Sinigang Php 40.00
Pakbet Php 30.00
Softdrinks Php 10.00
Water Php 15.00

2. Ana and her friend Lucy went to the canteen and ordered 2 cups of rice, one serving each of menudo and pakbet,
and 2 bottles of water. If Lucy gave Php 150.00 to the cashier, how much change did she receive?

a. Php 15.00 c. Php 34.00

b. Php 20.00 d. Php 40.00

3. Mang Andy has poultry in his backyard. He bought 10 ducklings at Php8.00 each. He spends Php200.00 each week
for the feeds. In 6 weeks, the ducks can be sold already. How much is his total expenses before the ducks can be
sold?

a. Php 800.00 c. Php 1,200.00

b. Php 820.00 d. Php 1,280.00

4. Alvin ordered 2 hamburgers and soda for lunch. A hamburger costs Php 25.00 while a soda costs Php 20.00. How
much did he pay for lunch?

a. Php 45.00 c. Php 65.00

b. Php 50.00 d. Php 70.00

5. There were 6,452 enrollees at Buhay High School last year and 4,956 this year. Of this data, 3,600 are first year
students. Which of the following can tell us the number n of students who are NOT in first year?

a. (6,452 + 4,956) – 3,600 = n c. (6,452 + 4,956) + 3,600 = n

b. (6,452 – 4,956) + 3,600 = n d. (6,452 – 4,956) – 3,600 = n

6. Last weekend, Dan earned Php 75.00 for selling newspaper on Saturday and Php 60.00 for selling Sampaguita on
Sunday. He spent Php 80.00 for his school needs. To find the amount left from his earnings (E), which of the
following equations is CORRECT?

a. E = (75 + 60) – 80 c. E = 80 + (75 – 60)

b. E = (75 – 60) – 80 d. E = 80 – (75 + 60)

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7. Ella weighs 2 times more than his son. If his son weighs 30 kg . About how many kilograms does Ella weigh?
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a. 32 kg b. 32 kg
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c. 60 kg d. 68 kg
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8. Janice answered 100 questions in mathematics and science. If of the question involves mathematics, how many
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are science questions?

a. 20 c. 40
b. 35 d. 60

9. Gina bought the following items from the mini store.

Pad paper Php 16.50

Notebook Php 8.75
Folder Php 7.25
Bond paper Php 36.25
Colored paper Php 105.50

How much change did she get if she gave Php 200.00 bill to the store owner?
a. Php 15.50 c. Php 25.75
b. Php 20.75 d. Php 32.25
10. Aling Ester bought 4,125 bananas and distributed it equally to 5 different stores. If each banana cost Php 7.50, how
much did each store pay?
a. Php 5,830.45 c. Php 9,625.00
b. Php 6,187.50 d. Php 30,937.50
11. Chloe brought 40 cookies to school for her birthday. Five students wanted two cookies each. A new student came
and wanted three cookies. Then, two of the kids gave their cookies back. How many cookies did Chloe had left to
pass out?

a. 20 c. 30
b. 23 d. 32
12. Ana is saving money to buy a new bag. On Monday, she saved Php60.00 and doubled that amount on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Her teacher gave a project which costs her Php30.00. on Friday, she saved Php40.00. but unfortunately,
she lost her wallet on Saturday with Php25.00 in it. How much is her total savings?

a. Php 145.00 c. Php 215.00

b. Php 165.00 d. Php 250.00
13. Irish had Php7 500.00 in her savings account. Last Monday, she deposited Php2 500. on Tuesday, she withdrew Php1
200.00 to pay her bills. How much is her current balance?

a. Php 6,200.00 c. Php 11,200.00

b. Php 8,800.00 d. Php 10,000.00
14. From their house, Rona walked 3km east. Ben walked 4km south. How many kilometers are they apart?

a. 5 c. 12
b. 7 d. 19
15. Daisy is interested in finding the circumference of the given circle below. How will she compute the value?

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a. C = 2 x 27.1 cm d. C = 3.14 x
b. C = 3.14 x 54.2 cm
c. C = 2 x 54.2 cm
.2 27.1 cm

16. A rectangular table with length 250 dm c and width of 150 dm

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needs to be painted. What is the area of the table to be
painted?
 a. 400 dm3 c. 26,500 dm 3
b. 800 dm 3 d. 37,000 dm 3

17. What is the area of the triangular figure below?

a. 6 square units c. 12 square units

b. 7 square units d. 15 square units

18. A rectangular box is 5cm long, 3cm wide and 4cm high. Find its surface area?

a. 12 cm2 c. 94 cm2
b. 60 cm2 d. 180 cm2

19. A swimming pool whose dimensions are 10m by 3m by 6m needs to be filled with water for the pool party. How
many cubic meters of water will it need?

a. 19 c. 180
b. 116 d. 200

20. Cindy plans to buy a new cell phone. She already saved Php1 040.00. If the cell phone costs Php8 000.00, what
percent of the total price was her savings?

a. 13 % c. 25 %
b. 15 % d. 30 %

21. The Health Center in Frisco listed down 1,524 patients in a month. Based on the data from the city hall, this is 30% of
the total patients in the whole district. How many patients were there in the district within the month?

a. 1,554 c. 26,430
b. 5,080 d. 45,720

For items 22 – 24. The budget allotted by the government to Barangay Laging Handa is Php2 000 000.00 for one year as
presented in the graph below:

BUGDET ALLOCATION
Salary 50 %
Expenses 25 %
Projects 20 %
Contigency 5 %

22. Which item in the budget is allotted the least amount?

a. Salary c. Expenses
b. Projects d. Contingency

23. What percent of the budget is allotted for projects?

a. 5 % c. 25 %
b. 20 % d. 50 %

24. How much is allotted for salary?

 a. Php 1,000,000.00 c. Php 400,000.00
b. Php 500,000.00 d. Php 100,000.00

25. In a map that is used a scale of 1cm: 20 km, what is the distance in centimeter between Manila and Cavite, if Cavite
is 180 km?

a. 6 cm c. 200 cm
b. 9 cm d. 360 cm

For item 26, study the lifestyle of Ana and Berto shown below:
Ana Berto
Diet Fruits, Vegetables, Meat Poultry, Meat, Baguio vegetables
Drinks Purified water Fresh fruit juice
Hobby Reading Playing computer games
Sleeping pattern 7 -8 hours a day 8 – 10 hours a day
26. Which of the following diseases can be acquired by Berto?
a. marasmus b. kwashiorkor c. hypertension d. acidosis
27. Which of the following processes involve teamwork between the respiratory and circulatory system?
I. Red blood cells get oxygen and distribute it to the different body parts
II. Diaphragm enables air to come in and out of the body by contracting and relaxing
III. Villi in the small intestine absorb nutrients, which are then transported to different body parts
IV. Carbon dioxide produced by cells enters the capillaries and is transported to the lungs

a. I only b. I and III c. III only d. IV only

28. Electric cables are primarily made of copper. Which of the following properties makes copper a suitable electric
cable?
I. Can be flattened
II. Shiny
III. High density
IV. Good conductor

a. I only b. I and IV c. III only d. I and III

For item 29, study the properties of two compounds presented in the table:
Compound A Compound B
Dissolves in water Does not dissolve in water
Does not easily dissolve in alcohol Dissolves in alcohol
Exists as solid at room temperature Exists as liquid or gas at room temperature
Conducts electricity when dissolved in water Does not conduct electricity
29. Which set of properties reflect that of table salt?
a. Compound A
b. Compound B
c. Both compounds A and B
d. Table salt’s characteristics is in between that of compounds A and B
For item 30, study the characteristics of the two volcanoes.
Volcano A Volcano B
Height About 8,000 feet >8,000 feet
Shape Tall and steep Tall and broad
Eruption Has recently erupted Had erupted in the distant past
30. Which volcano is active?
a. Volcano A c. Both volcanoes are active
b. Volcano B d. Both volcanoes are inactive
31. Which of the following is a sign that a volcano may erupt?

I. Earthquakes
II. Landslides
III. Emission of gases and steam
IV. Growth of plants and animals near the volcano
 a. I only c. III only
b. I and III d. II and IV

For item 32, study the illustration below.

32. Which of the following is TRUE about constellation?

a. Constellations revolve around the sun
b. The sun revolves around the constellation
c. The earth revolves around constellations
d. Constellations stay in the same place on space
33. The following observations were noted at different hours during the night:
A B C
Stars move from east to west Stars set along a diagonal, from Stars traced counter clockwise circles,
across the sky south to north centered on a point near the north star
(Polaris)
Which of the following observation statements is correct?
a. Stars do not move at all. It is the earth that is moving
b. Stars move to form different patterns as the earth revolves around the sun
c. Stars, like the sun, rise in the east and set in the west
d. Some stars move across the sky over the night time while others don’t
34. Planets, moon, and stars are all heavenly bodies. Which of the following makes a star different from the other
heavenly bodies?
a. Rotation of axis d. Mass
b. Light production
c. Size

For item 35, study the conviction currents in the mantle illustrated below.
Direction of Plate Movement

Heat Source – Radioactive Decay

I. Movement of the crust

II. Foundation of volcano
III. Earthquakes
IV. Floods

35. Which are the effects of conviction currents A and B on the crust?
 a. I and III c. II and III
b. I, II and III d. II, III and IV
For item 36, read the given case.

A typical fire extinguisher tank contains carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ¿ under high pressure. When CO 2
is released and directed to the fire, it attacks the fire by displacing the oxygen in the combustion
36. Why is that, CO 2 should be under high pressure?
reaction.
a. To increase its temperature
b. To decrease its temperature
c. So that CO 2 can expand very fast when released
d. So that CO 2 can expand very fast and cool the fire when released
37. Which of the following evidence supports the plate tectonic theory?
I. Fossils found in big rocks located far apart
II. Different shape of coastlines of different continents
III. Magnetic field orientation in layers of rocks
IV. Earthquake and volcanic eruptions

a. I and II c. III and IV

b. I and III d. II and IV

For items 38 – 39, study the diagram below.

I. Convection currents in this layer make the

plate move
II. Metals in this region are melted due to high
temperature
III. Metals in this region are squeezed tight due
to great pressure
IV. Consists of the crust and the upper mantle

38. Which of the statements describe the mantle?

a. I only b. I and IV c. II only d. II and III
39. Which layer is described by statement III?
a. Crust c. Outer core
b. Mantle d. Inner core

For item 40, study the illustration below.

I. It is a loose bag of skin divide into two

containers of testicles
II. Produce sperms and male hormones
III. It is a tube attached to the testes
IV. It carries both urine and semen

40. Which of the above statements describes the testes?

a. I only b. I and IV c. II only d. II and III

For item 41, analyze the information about two families given below:
 Family A Family B
Number of children 5 10
Combined Monthly Net Earnings Php 20,000 Php 20,000
Daily Budget 500 500
With other family members 1 2
41. Which of the families live a better life?
a. Family B because they have more members to help one another
b. Family A because they have less number of mouth to feed
c. Family b because they have more tax exemption in their combined income at the end of the year
d. Both families live a better life because they have the same net monthly income.
42. Which of the following occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

I. Formation of volcanoes
II. Occurrence of earthquake
III. Volcanic eruption
IV. Mountain formation

a. I and III only b. I, II and IV c. II, III and IV d. I and IV only

For items 43 – 44, study the map of the global distribution of earthquakes.

43. In which of the following regions do earthquakes frequently occur?

a. In a narrow belts around the world
b. Far away from the Pacific Ring of Fire
c. Along the west coast of Asia
d. Along the east coast of North and South America
44. Which of the following is TRUE concerning earthquakes and volcanoes?
a. Earthquakes usually occur in the same location as volcanoes
b. Volcanoes form away from earthquake zone
c. Earthquakes occur with less volcanic activity
d. The occurrence of earthquake and volcanic eruption are two different phenomena
For items 45 – 46, study the menstrual cycle feedback mechanism below.

I. Progesterone/ Testosterone
II. Follicle Stimulating Hormone
III. Positive Feedback Mechanism
IV. Negative Feedback Mechanism

45. What regulates the secretion of hormone from an endocrine gland?

 a. I only b. II and IV c. IV only d. I and III
46. What hormone stimulates the ovaries to secrete estrogens?
a. I only b. III and IV c. IV only d. I and III

For items 47 – 48, read the given case.

Walking a short distance from home to office daily, Dino sweats a lot so he always brings towelette.

47. Which of the following explains his sweating considering that he is a normal boy?
a. His body becomes strong by walking c. His body releases heat
b. His body becomes fatigued d. He needs cool air
48. Does his sweating help him?
a. Yes, because his body releases heat
b. No, because sweating leads to body odor
c. Yes, because excess water from his body is released as sweat
d. No, because water is lost from his body which will result to skin dryness
49. The population of an endangered species can be increased by breeding in capacity of the remaining individuals.
However, this technique may also lead to species extinction. Which of the following is the negative effect of this
breeding?
a. Breeding over a short period of time reduces genetic diversity
b. Breeding over a short period time increases beneficial mutations
c. Breeding over a short period of time produces a different species
d. Breeding over a short period of time increases fertility
For item 50, analyze the given case.
Mark’s rice fields are infested by rats. He was advised to use any of the
following techniques:

I. Use pesticide (rodenticide)

II. Use nets in catching rats
III. Raise cats to catch rats
IV. Burn the whole rice fields after the harvest season

50. Which of the techniques can be effective in getting rid of the rats without harming farm insect and the environment?
a. II only b. II and IV c. III only d. III and IV