Free Download: General Science Summative Test and TOS for Senior High School

Download General Science Summative Test and TOS for Senior High School

Hello, Senior High School Science teachers! Preparing assessments for General Science subjects requires careful planning, especially when we want to ensure our learners fully grasp fundamental scientific concepts, from earth systems to basic biological and physical sciences. To help streamline your preparation for the Strengthened SHS Curriculum, we are sharing a complete, ready-to-use Summative Test and Table of Specifications (TOS) specifically for General Science.

Fully Aligned with DepEd Order No. 15, s. 2026

This downloadable file is completely aligned with the revised guidelines on classroom assessment. As Science educators, we know how easy it is to accidentally overload a test with too many complex, multi-step problem-solving or situational items. However, to prioritize assessment quality and maintain manageable pacing, this Summative Test strictly adheres to the Key Stage 4 limits:

• Maximum Item Limit: The test is capped at exactly 30 items (which is half of the 60-item maximum limit for the Term Examination).
• Competency Mapping: The included TOS ensures that every single item—whether evaluating simple recall of scientific terms or analyzing experimental data—is directly tied to an intended learning competency.

Balanced Cognitive Distribution

Every teacher-made Summative Test featured here is meticulously crafted using a detailed Table of Specifications (TOS). This guarantees that each assessment is well-balanced, strictly competency-based, and fully aligned with the cognitive domains of Bloom's Taxonomy.

To ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation of student learning, the test items follow this standard cognitive distribution:

• 60% – Remembering & Understanding (Foundational knowledge of scientific facts and basic concepts)
• 30% – Applying & Analyzing (Practical application of scientific principles and data analysis)
• 10% – Evaluating & Creating (Higher-order thinking, synthesizing information, and forming hypotheses)

Why You Need This Science TOS

While checking multiple-choice questions is straightforward, diagnosing exactly where students struggle in Science can be tough. Drafting a TOS for your General Science Summative Test is pedagogically critical. It allows you to perform an accurate item analysis once the test is checked. When it is time to build your Term Examination, you can easily identify the least-mastered competencies—perhaps your students struggled more with genetics than earth science—and seamlessly integrate those specific areas into your end-of-term assessment.

Generated via the DepEd Tambayan App

To ensure perfect compliance with item counts and competency distribution, this General Science test and TOS were completely generated using the DepEd Tambayan TOS and TEST Generator.

If you want to create your own customized Science assessments in just a few clicks without the manual formatting stress, we highly recommend trying out the application yourself! It handles the item allocation and cognitive domain distribution automatically.

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Download Link

Click on the link below to download the editable Word file for your reference. You can easily modify the scientific scenarios, data tables, and choices to suit your actual classroom instruction.

• Download: General Science - 1st Summative Test (Editable File)
• Download: General Science -  Table of Specifications (TOS) (Editable File)

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Tamang Pagtataya, Gabay sa Makabuluhang Pagkatuto! Let’s make our Science assessments purposeful and manageable.