Department of Education

Region IV – MIMAROPA
Division of Calapan City
Calapan West Schools District
ADRIATICO MEMORIAL SCHOOL
Leuterio St., San Vicente South, Calapan City

Third Periodic Test in Science 6

Name: __________________________________ Section: ___________________Date: _________________

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.

_____ 1. The ball rolled on the grassy surface of the park and suddenly stops. How does friction affect the
motion of the ball?
A. Friction slows down the rolling of the ball and prevents the ball to move farther.
B. Friction opposes the direction of the ball to change its direction.
C. Friction decreases the time of the ball to take farther distance.
D. Friction affects the ability of the ball to take more rolling.

_____ 2. Which of the following is true?

I. Friction slows down a moving object. III. Objects moves slowly on the rough surface.
II. Smooth surface has more friction. IV. Friction is not present in a smooth surface

A. I, II B. II, III C. I, III , IV. D. I, III, IV

_____3. Which surface does a car run faster? Why?

A. Rough surface because it has less friction C. Smooth surface because it has less friction
B. Rough surface because it has much friction D. Smooth surface because it has much friction.

_____ 4. The road sign says “slippery when wet”. To avoid accident, what will the driver do?
A. increase the cars’ speed so as to increase friction between the surfaces of tires and road
B. slows down the cars speed so as increase friction between the surfaces of tires and road
C. increase the cars’ speed so as to decrease friction between the surfaces of tires and road
D. slows the cars’ speed so as to decrease friction between the surfaces of tires and road

_____ 5. Which of the following is the easiest way to move the refrigerator from one place of your house to
another?
A. Through the use of lubricants C. through the use of wheels or rollers
B. Through the use of oil or grease D. though pushing and pulling

_____ 6. The court where you are about to play basketball is wet? What will you do and why?
A. Wear jagged sole type of rubber shoes so that friction between shoes and court will increase
B. Wait for some time that the court will dry up so that you will enjoy the game.
C. Dry up the court using the floor mop or damp cloth to avoid slipping and accidents when playing
D. Wear protective gears so that even if when slipping occur in players they can still continue the
game.

_____ 7. Which of the following helps in reducing friction?

A. lubricants, rollers, wheels and bearings C. gravel, sand, soil
B. cloth, clay, rubber D. pebbles, rocks, mud

_____ 8. How does Earth’s gravity affect objects near Earth?

A. It pushes them away. C. It makes them larger
B. It pulls them in. D. It makes them move faster.

_____ 9. Why do your feet stay on the ground instead of floating?

A. centrifugal force B. gravity C. volume and mass D. weight

_____ 10. Which statement/s shows the presence of gravity?

I. crumpled paper falling on the floor III. flying hot air balloon
II. dropped ball from a height IV. using a magnet to separate iron filling from sand

A. I only B. I & III C. III & IV D. I & II

_____11.What happens when you go against gravity?
A. more force is needed to accelerate C. No force is needed to accelerate
B. less force is needed to accelerate D. No motion occurs

_____ 12. Why do you move faster in running down the hill?
A. gravity pulls you down B. gravity pulls you up C. wind pushes you D. none of these

_____ 13. Why is a parachute important to a skydiver?

A. It directs his motion C. It slows his motion to have a safe landing
B. It makes him fall faster D. It keeps him appear beautiful as he falls down

_____14. Which of these will feel the biggest gravitational pull on earth?
A. a 1000 kg elephant B. a 100 kg boxer C. a 100 g mouse D. a 10 kg bicycle

_____15. Two identical sheets of paper, one is crumpled and the other is spread out are dropped at the same
time and the same height. What will occur if there is no air resistance?
A. The crumpled paper will land first. C. The spread out paper will float slowly in the air.
B. The spread out paper will land the first. D. Both sheets of paper will land at the same time.

_____16. What form of energy does food provide the human body?
A. mechanical B. electrical C. chemical D. nuclear

_____17. What form of energy is produced when the strings of a guitar are plucked?
A. mechanical B. electrical C. chemical D. sound

_____18. What form of energy does a running motor use?

A. mechanical B. electrical C. chemical D. nuclear

_____19. What kind of energy does lightning possess?

A. mechanical energy B. electrical energy C. chemical energy D. radiant energy

_____20. What kind of energy does burning candle elicit?

A. electrical energy B. nuclear energy C. sound energy D. heat energy

_____21. What kind of energy is used to bake bread?

A. light B. sound C. heat D. mechanical

_____22. What kind of energy does a running cheetah produce?

A. nuclear B. chemical C. electrical D. mechanical

_____23. What kind of energy is most appropriate in disinfecting beddings?

A. radiant energy B. electrical energy C. nuclear energy D. mechanical energy

_____24. Joel put some beans on the table. He placed her toy drum on the table and hit it with the drum
stick. The harder she hit the more the beans jumped. What does this experiment show?
A. Sound has energy C. The beans have no energy
B Sound has no energy D. The drumstick has sound energy

_____25. Sounds can be used to ____________

I. communicate ll. make music Ill. warn us of danger IV. torture a criminal
A. l and ll B. ll and lll C. I, ll and III D. ll and IV

_____26. Which of the following diagrams shows energy transformation in a moving car?
A. chemical energy-mechanical energy C. electrical energy-radiant energy
B. electrical energy- mechanical energy D. nuclear energy- chemical energy

_____27. Green plants convert ________energy to _______

A. light-heat B. light-water C. light-chemical D. light- mechanical

_____28. When fuels burn ______ energy is changed into heat energy and light energy.
A. sound B. radiant C. chemical D. mechanical
_____29. When the switch is turned on the electric drill changes
A. electrical- mechanical + sound C. electrical -mechanical + chemical
B. mechanical- electrical + sound D. sound -mechanical + electrical

_____30. Which of the following shows the mechanical – sound energy change?
A. rice cooker B. flat iron C. alarm clock D. oven toaster

_____31. What is always produced during energy transformation?

A. light B. heat C. sound D. electricity

_____ 32. When do you say that energy transformation has taken place in an electric fan?
a. When it is plugged to the outlet and its blade has rotated.
b. When its blade rotated without plugging it to the outlet.
c. When the blade did not rotate after plugging it to the outlet.
d. When it is plugged to the outlet and the blades did not rotate.

_____ 33. What energy transformation is present in microwave oven?

A. electric energy to chemical energy C. electrical energy to mechanical energy
B. electric energy to nuclear energy D. electrical energy to heat energy

_____ 34. A television converts electrical energy into _________.

1. Light 2. Sound 3. Heat 4. Chemical
A. 1 and 2 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 1, 2 and 3 only D. all of the above

_____35. Appliance X has the following energy change when in use.

Electrical energy - light energy +sound energy+ heat energy
What is appliance X?
A. electric fan B. television C. flat iron D. microwave oven

_____36. Which is the correct energy transformation existing in washing machine?

A. electrical sound light
B. electrical light sound
C. electrical light mechanical sound
D. electrical mechanical sound

_____37. What form of energy is produced by machines?

A. Chemical energy C. mechanical energy
B. Electrical energy D. solar energy

_____38.Which of the following is a characteristic of lever?

A. Has a thick base B. Has a sharp edge C. Has fulcrum, load and effort. D. None of the above

_____39. What simple machine help people to do their work easier and faster like lifting heavy object?
A. pulley B. lever C. screw D. wheel and axle

_____40. Which simple machine consists of sloping surface that reduces the amount of force needed to lift
something?
A. Lever B. Wheel and Axle C. Pulley D. Inclined Plane

_____41. Which simple machine can be used to separate two objects or portions of an object or hold an
object
in place?
A. Lever B. Pulley C. Wedge D. Screw

_____42. Which of the following simple machines are combined to make scissors?
A. Lever and wedge B. Wedge and pulley C. Lever and gear D. Gear and pulley

_____43. Which of the following does NOT show the use of wheel and axle.
A. B. C. D.
_____44. Which of the following is the use of inclined plane?
A. It lessens the effort exerted in transporting weight over a distance and height
B. To lift an object easier by changing the direction of the effort force
C. To deliver a person from high area to low area
D. To deliver a person from low area to high area

_____45. Which of the following statements describes how a carjack works?

A. overcoming a large force with a large force C. increasing the time taken to do a job
B. reducing the weight of an object D. overcoming a large force with a smaller force

_____46. Which of the following makes use of the principle of the screw?
A. pencil sharpener B. scissors C. auto jack D. knife

_____47. How does a wheel and axle affect force?

A. Wheels and axles can reduce the amount of force needed to do a job
B. Wheels and axles can increase the amount of force needed to do a job
C. Wheels and axles cannot reduce the amount of force needed to do a job
D. Wheels and axles has nothing to do with the amount of force needed to do a job

_____48. The following show proper precautionary measures in using simple machines EXCEPT ____.
A. Use the right type of simple machine for the right job.
B. Simple machines that are sharp should be handled with care.
C. Secure pulleys properly and make sure that it is tightly tied on the support.
D. Expose knife, scissors and other sharp objects in a place easily reached by children.

_____49. Which is the correct way of handling simple machines?

A. When carrying sharp and pointed tools, position the pointed edge upward.
B. When carrying sharp and pointed tools, position the pointed edge sideward.
C. When carrying sharp and pointed tools, position the pointed edge downward.
D. When carrying sharp and pointed tools, position the pointed edge to your stomach.

_____50. Who among the four children demonstrates the proper way of handling simple machines?
A. After using simple machines like scissors, cutter and knife, Irish leaves those on stairways.
B. Haydee plays with her friends in a place where heavy loads are being lifted by pulleys.
C. Teody always sure that any tool is in good condition before using it.
C. Xavier uses simple machines with exposed wires.
 Department of Education
Region IV – MIMAROPA
Division of Calapan City
Calapan West Schools District
ADRIATICO MEMORIAL SCHOOL
Calapan City

Table of Specification
Third Periodic Test in Science 6

No. of
Dates No. of Percent Test of
Code Objectives Days
Taught Items Placement
Taught
S6FEIIIa- Infers how friction and gravity Nov. 5,9,
c-1 affect movements of different 12-14,16, 8 15 30.77 1-15
objects 19-20
S6FEIIId- Demonstrates how sound, Nov. 21-23,
f-2 heat, light and electricity can 26-29, Dec. 11 21 42.31 16-36
be transformed 5-7, 12
S6FEIIIg- Manipulates simple machines
i-3 Dec. 13-14,
to describe their 5 10 19.23 37-46
Jan. 3-4, 7
characteristics and uses
S6FEIIIc- Demonstrates the practical and
j-4 Jan 8-9 2 4 7.69 47-50
safe uses of simple machines.
TOTAL 26 26 50 100%

Prepared by:
GRACE S. MANALO
Teacher III