Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM

Morong, Rizal
GRADUATE SCHOOL
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POST- TEST
Which question would be the best high level scientific question?
a. Who made the first microscope?
b. Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
c. How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?
d. How many giraffes live in Africa?
A student would like to conduct an investigation in order to explain or solve a specific
problem that he is very much interested. Which of the following will he do to arrive at a
correct decision?
a. Conduct a science investigatory project
b. Browse the internet for possible answers
c. Ask experts in science for the answer
d. Read books and magazines about the topic
Which of the following questions from statement of the problem is NOT CORRECT?
a. What is the level of effectiveness of the antibacterial soap?
b. How acceptable is the antibacterial soap?
c. Is there a significant difference between the costs of the soap?
d. Is there a significant difference between the level of effectiveness and acceptability of
the soap?
What part of research study discusses the who will benefit from the study?
a. statement of the problem
b. scope and limitation
c. significance of the study
d. hypothesis of the study
A definition that links a concept to the concrete world by telling you how to observe and / or
measure the concept.
a. Conceptual
c. Factual
b. Operational
d. Hypothetical
What is the basis of the conclusion in an investigatory project write up?
a. Hypothesis
b. Procedure
c. Findings
d. Methodology
Number of Water Drops

No. of
Trials
1
2
3
Average

10-peso

5 - peso

1-peso

25-centavo

45
47
48
47

53
52
54
53

34
30
32
32

15
17
17
16

7. What is the problem of the student in this experiment?

a. size of the coins
b. total amount of coins
c. type of medicine dropper
d. amount of water drops that different sizes of coin can hold
8. Which of the following can you identify as the responding variable?
a. number of water drops
b. size of the coin
c. diameter of the dropper
d. kind of medicine dropper
9. The group which consists of the trials where you change the independent variable. For
example, if your question asks whether fertilizer makes a plant grow bigger, it is the group
that consists of all trials in which the plants receive fertilizer.
a. Control group
c. Experimental group
b. Dependent group
d. Independent group
10. When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
a. making a hypothesis
c. communicating results
b. analyzing data
d. experimenting
11. It is the manner & sequence by which each experiment or set of observations will be done &
how measurements will be obtained.
a. Materials
c. Research design
b. Procedure
d. Sources of data
12. The best graph to use if I want to compare the price of six different cars would be a
a. line graph
c. data table
b. pie graph
d. bar graph
13. Which of the following statements would be true of the scientific method?
a. People structure their lives on the principle of scientific method.
b. The scientific method is a continuous process by which people learn about his world.
c. Scientists report the experimental results, but not the experimental designs.
d. When the results of the experiment do not fit the hypothesis, a scientist may discard
the results and stop the experiment.
14. An experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group
and an experimental group is?
a. An independent variable
c. A dependent variable
b. A controlled experiment
d. A theory
15. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions. It is a scientific
way of solving problems.
a. Hypothesis
c. scientific method
b. Experiment
d. observation
16. Which of the following community based topics could be solved by a science investigatory
project?
a. Absence of an irrigation system.
b. Lack of farm-to-market roads.
c. Abundance of farm pests like locusts and rats.
d. Laziness of the farmers.
17. This part of the research write up serves as your guide to prove your study whether it is
acceptable or not.

a. Problem statement
c. significance of the study
b. Hypothesis of the study
d. subject of the study
18. What should a researcher remember in stating the problem of the study?
a. It should be answerable by yes or no.
b. There should only be one question to be answered.
c. It should be specific and measurable.
d. The question must be broad and can be measured using elaborative instruments.
19. What part of the research paper serves as the backbone of the study?
a. Introduction
c. Methodology
b. Review of Related Literature and Studies
d. Summary of Findings
20. During an experiment about a coin and feather that were dropped at the same time, it was
found that the coin reached the ground first. One student said: Maybe, the coin is heavier
than the feather. What do you call this kind of statement?
a. a problem
b. a hypothesis
c. an interpretation
d. a conclusion
21. Where should you base your conclusion or generalization?
a. gathered data
b. results of the series of experiment performed
c. direct observations
d. all of the above
22. Which of the following parts of the science investigatory project write up should be written at
the last part?
a. Methodology
c. Purpose and Background
b. Hypothesis
d. Summary of conclusion and Recommendation
23. Which of the following is null hypothesis?
a. There is difference between the cost of the commercial anti-aging soap and papaya
anti-aging soap.
b. Performance of the urine fertilizer differ significantly than the commercial fertilizer.
c. There is a change in the growth performance of the bacteria using papaya
bacteriostatic toothpaste and commercial toothpaste.
d. There is no difference between the growth of plants exposed and not exposed to
sunlight.
24. Which of the following definitions are defined conceptually?
a. Biodegradable Plastic- It refers to the plastic material made from cassava.
b. Polymer- It is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units.
c. Electrolyte- It refers to the Kamias fruit used to produce electricity in the experiment.
d. Control Group- It refers to the plant pots where no fertilizers are added.
25. A student was ask to conduct a science investigatory project. What is the best thing to
consider in selecting a topic?
a. The project can be completed for a long period of time.
b. The project topic has to be expensive so other students cannot afford to conduct the
same project.
c. The project topic must be asked from experts in the field.
d. The project topic is on the interest of the student.
26. The selection of the sample, the method for collecting data, and measurements used in a
research study are all part of which of the following?

a. Reliability
B. Correlation
c. Research design
d.
Sampling
27. This page of a science investigatory project write up should consist of short and concise
description of the problem and its solutions. It includes the purpose of the research, its
procedure together with the results and conclusions.
a. Introduction
c. Scope and limitation of the study
b. Research abstract
d. Review of related literature and studies
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28. The final part; a summary of reasonable inferences is a/an
a. question
c. conclusion
b. hypothesis
d. controlled experiment
29. If you want to verify whether the size of the coins affects the number of water drops that a
coin can hold, which of the following hypothesis will you test?
a. The farther the distance of the dropper, the more water drops the coin can hold.
b. The bigger the diameter of the dropper, the more water drops the coin can hold
c. The bigger the size of the coin, the more water drops it can hold.
d. The bigger the water drops, the more each coin can hold.
30. Which of the following is NOT a safe way on conducting an experiment?
a. Wear an apron and gloves when using acids and bases.
b. Glass containers used for heating should be made of heat-resistant glass.
c. Never smell or taste a chemical unless instructed to do so by your teacher.
d. Never allow an adult (parent or teacher) to supervise the data collection of your
science experiment.