Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CABANATUAN CITY
ACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAN JUAN ACCFA, CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE V

Directions: Read and understand each sentence then ring the letter of your answer.

1. What is matter?
a. Everything around us. c. Anything that has mass and volume.
b. Anything that has mass. d. Anything that has volume.
2. An example of a gas is:
a. a rock b. milk c. a pencil d. carbon dioxide (CO2)
3. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
a. solid b. gas c. liquid d. mass
4. Mother was cooking spaghetti last night. The water got so hot that steam floated up from
the pan. Steam is an example of a .
a.gas b. solid c. food d. liquid
5. Which TWO properties best describe the eggs?
a. soft b. smooth c. bendable d. breakable
6. Which human activity causes the most harmful change in the natural environment?
a. Riding a bicycle. c. Using a solar energy.
b. Swimming in the beach. d. Cutting down trees in the forest.
7. Which action will result in a product with a new set of properties?
a. Cutting wood c. Making popcorn
b. Breaking mirror d. Shredding news paper
8. Which actively will greatly contribute to climate change?
a. Planting trees c. Burning of trash
b. Conserving energy d. Recycling materials
9. Which is not an effect of acid rain?
a. It dissolves the minerals found in leaves of plants and trees.
b. It washes away the nutrients from the soil.
c. It cleans building and factories.
d. It kills fishes and aquatic plants.
10. A natural way of destroying the ozone layer of the atmosphere due to
chlorofluorocarbons .
a. Acid rain c. Depletion of the ozone layer
b. Global warming d. Pollution
11. This is the condition of air that is contaminated brought by smoke and fumes emitted by
vehicles, power plants and factories.
a. Water pollution b. Land pollution c. Pollution d. Air pollution
12. A pupil reaches one hand into a bag filled with smooth objects. The pupil feels the
objects but does not look into the bag. Which property of the objects can the pupil most
likely identify?
a. ability to conduct electricity c. color
b. ability to reflect light d. shape
13. A pupil has a ball of clay that sinks when placed in a pan of water. Which property should
he or she change to make the clay float?
a. color b. shape c. mass d. texture
14. Property of matter that is defined as the ability to shine by reflecting light.
a. luster b. color c. malleability d. solubility
15. Father came home from work. Upon entering the gate, he disinfects his hands by
using 70% alcohol. However, Mother was carrying a lighted candle and about to
approach Father. What is the best thing to do?
A. Mother may bring a kerosene lamp instead of a candle.
B. Let her continue to approach Father with a lighted candle.
C. Tell Mother to put out the flame before going to the gate.
D. Bring more bottles of alcohol for Father.
16. Your best friend bought a cough syrup from the pharmacy. You noticed that the
medicine is expired already. What are you going to say to her?
A. Continue to take medicine.
B. Do not take the cough syrup.
C. Mix it with new medicine.
D. Scold the pharmacist for giving expired medicine.
17. Mang Lito is a farmer. He used commercial pesticides in controlling pests in his
rice field. Where can he store this poisonous product?
A. at the kitchen sink
B. on top of the dining table
C. in a closed and secured cabinet
D. under the table
18. Your Muslim friend visited your home. After some time, you decided to prepare
food for lunch. What food products are you going to serve?
a. meat products
b. any available food
c. Halal-certified food
d. dairy products
19. What is an example of physical change?
a. freezes to ice c. Naphthalene balls turn to vapor
b. Wood turns to alcohol d. Both a and b
20.It is the change of matter in form only not in composition
a. Physical change c. Chemical change
b. Environmental change d. None of the above
21. Physical change happens when materials undergo a change in ...
a. size b. shape c. phase d. all of them
22. Burning a match is an example of a _____________.
a. chemical change c. physical property
b. physical change d. chemical property
23. What happens as liquid water becomes ice?
a. It does not change states.
b. It changes from a liquid to a solid.
c. It changes from a solid to a gas.
d. It changes from a gas to a solid.
24.An example of a chemical change is
a. an old car rusting c. throwing a rock
b. cutting a piece of paper d. crushing a can
25. Which statement is true about physical change?
a. It does not change a material’s composition.
b. It does not change a material’s size and shape.
c. It does not involve the physical properties of matter.
d. It does not involve matter
26. Which is a physical change?
a. Burning toast c. Rusting bicycle
b. Fireworks exploding d. Freezing chocolate-covered strawberries
27. Which is true about chemical change?
a. It is reversible.
b. It produces new materials.
c. It changes only a material’s color and odor.
d. It does not change a material’s size and shape.
28. Which shows a chemical change?
a. Burning candle c. Burning a piece or paper
b. Chewing a piece of bread d. Melting a piece of chocolate
29. Which process involves a physical change?
a. Frying an egg b. Photosynthesis c. Digestion d. Water cycle
30. Water is boiled in a pan on stove. What change will take place?
a. Water will turn into gas. c. Water will turn into solid.
b. Water will turn into plasma. d. Nothing will happen to the water.
31. An example of a physical change.
a. Foam and bubbles form after mixing baking soda and vinegar.
b. A glass cup falls from the counter and shatters on the ground.
c. Paper burns up and leaves ashes.
d. A plant uses sunlight and makes food.
32. Consumers are encouraged to reduce their waste by _____________.
a. Purchasing in bulk c. Switching to re-useable
b. Buying items with less packaging d. All of the above
33. This means to make less garbage. For example, instead of buying juice boxes for lunch,
buy a large container of juice and use a washable single serving container to take it to school.
a. Reduce b. Reuse c. Recycle d. Rebuild
34. Which of the following shows the correct hierarchy?
a. Recycle, Reduce, Reuse c. Reuse, Recycle, Reduce
b. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle d. Refuse, Refuge, Rufus
35. Reuse of stuff would ___________.
a. Minimize the strain on the environment.
b. Help municipal waste management.
c. Both a and b option.
d. Be difficult and time consuming
36. Which of the following is a recyclable material?
a. Aluminum b. Cardboard c. Glass d. All of the above
37. Serena has grown older, so her mother decided to donate her used clothes to the victims
of the typhoon in Samar. What waste management did Serena’s mother apply?
a. Reuse b. Reduce c. Repair d. Recycle
38. Which of the following shows the proper way to recycle.
a. Scrap papers from the classroom might be turned into paper bags.
b. Buy items in refillable containers.
c. Use cloth bags or baskets when you buy groceries/market.
d. Use both sides of paper in printing.
39. Plastic is commonly used as soft drinks container, what material can you use as a
substitute for plastic?
a. empty cans b. empty bottles c. used cups d. folded papers
40. In his class Mr. Ibarra told his pupils to reuse papers instead of throwing it in the bin.
How will they do it?
a. Make an origami. c. Give to your classmate.
b. Use it as scrap paper in math. d. Never mind the advice of the teacher.
41. Some materials are normally useful even after serving its original purpose. What will you
do to an empty canister at home?
a. Place it inside the cabinet. c. Burn it.
b. Use it as a lunch box. d. Make a trash bin out of it.
42. You have a lot of small dresses in your cabinet. You have noticed that your playmate used
old clothings. Is it right to share the clothes that you are not using?
a. Yes, because he is my friend.
b. Yes, instead of storing the dress, it will be a useful one.
c. No, it is a gift from my parents.
d. No, I will burn it.
43. The following materials can be reused, EXCEPT.
a. woods b. paper c. aluminium cans d. paint brush
44. Avoiding to buy disposable items such as plastic cups and plates is to ________.
a. reuse b. reduce c. recycle d. repair
45. To Turn an item into another useful item is to _____________.
a. recycle b. repair c. reduce d. reuse
46. Tenten is collecting used empty plastic bottles for his Science project. He plans to make
a star out of these bottles. Tenten is trying to ____________ materials.
a. repair b. reduce c. recycle d. reuse
47. Which trash bin will you put the broken glass?

a. b. c. d.
RECOVER REPAIR RECYCLE REDUCE

48. Which is not made from recyclable material?

a. c.

b. d.

49. The following are reusable materials EXCEPT:

a. b. c. d.
50. Which of the following does not show the proper way of repairing an appliance or
furniture?

a. c.

b. d.

Prepared by:

MYLENE I. CAGAMPANG
Science Teacher