FIRST PERIODIC

TEST IN SCIENCE 4
I.DIRECTION: Put  if the material absorbs
water and x if does not.

1. rubber balls _________

2. metal spoon _________
3. tissue paper _________
4. sponge _________
5. face towel _________
II. Choose the letter
of the correct
answer.
6. A glass of water spilled on the
table. You want to dry the table at
once. What are you going to use?
a. cotton
b. rug made of cloth
c. paper
d. plastic
7. If you are exposed to
garbage, what kind of illness you
will probably get?
a. heart failure
b. asthma
c. goiter
d. nose bleed
8. Which of the following is the proper
waste disposal?
a. throwing garbage into the sea
b. throwing plastics anywhere
c. putting all garbages in cans
d. segregating decaying from non-
decaying wastes
9. Why is it important to read the
product labels?

a. to know the price of the product

b. to know who buys the product
c. to get the brand of the product
d. to use the product correctly
10. Which the following materials
have the ability to sink water?

a. metal spoon
b. styrofoam
c. plastic cup
d. log
11. How should non decaying
waste be disposed?
a. by composting
b. by reusing
c. by recycling
d. both b and c
12. Wastes that are not properly
disposed may __________________.
a. become breeding places of pests
such as mosquitoes and flies
b. cause loss of humus soil
c. speed up the materials to decay
d. allow free flow of rain water run off
13. Waste should be segregated into
_________ groups.

a. decaying and non-decaying

b. bluish and yellowish
c. small and big
d. hard and soft
14. What safety precaution do you need to observe
in disposing waste materials?

a. Use gloves or adequate equipment in handling

waste materials to prevent puncture by sharp
items.
b. Taste and touch waste materials before using
them.
c. Keep the waste materials in your surroundings.
d. Expose yourself to the waste materials.
15. What should people do with the
garbage to prevent oneself from getting
sick?
a. Dispose waste materials properly.
b. Take medicine
c. Throw the waste anywhere in your
surroundings.
d. Drink untreated water.
III. Match the illness that
we can get from waste
materials from its
description/meaning.
 A B
__16. malaria and dengue A. it is a water borne disease, drink or
polluted water causes it

__17. thyphoid B. it is a disease that can cause severe

diarrhea

__18 dysentery C. eating of polluted food

__19. allergy D. disease cause by specific type of

mosquitoes

__20. diarrhea E. a skin problems cause by polluted air.

IV. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.
21. Aljohn heated a chocolate bar to make
chocolate syrup. Which of the following describes
what changes happened in the chocolate bar when
it is heated?

a. The chocolate bar changed its size and shape.

b. The chocolate bar changed its taste and odor.
c. The chocolate bar changed its texture and odor.
d. The chocolate bar changed its odor and texture.
22. What might happen when flour is mixed
with cold water?
a. The flour will dissolved completely in
water.
b. The flour will dissolve partially in water.
c. The flour will not dissolve in water at all.
d. The flour will not settle at the bottom of
the water.
23. What will happen to the alcohol and water
when mixed?

a. Alcohol and water will mix completely.

b. Alcohol and water will mix partially.
c. Alcohol and water will not mix together.
d. Alcohol and water will form two layers.
24. The following changes in the materials
are useful to the environment except:

a. Using old newspaper in wrapping gifts

c. Using pesticides in killing insects
b. Using eco bag when buying groceries
d. Using both sides of bond paper when
writing
25. Which of the following change in the
materials is useful in the environment?

a. Throwing garbage in the canal

c Using detergents in washing clothes in
the river
b. Throwing hospital wastes into the river
d. Using paper bags when shopping
V. What changes could be done/made to
the following solid materials? ( MELT,
STRETCH, CRUMPLE, BEND OR CUT)

26. candle ________________

27. paper ________________
28. rubber band ________________
29. iron and wire ________________
30. clothings ________________
 VI. Tell whether the mixture is HETEROGENEOUS or
HOMOGENEOUS

31. rice grains and corn grits _______________

32. rock salt and pepper _______________
33. iodized salt and vetsin _______________
34. flour and baby powder _______________
35. paper clips and staple wire _______________
VII. Tell if the stated solid materials will dissolve in the given
liquid materials. Check the appropriate column

Yes No
36. salt and vinegar _______ ________
37. flour and cooking oil _______ ________
38. sand and water _______ ________
39. malunggay leaves and water _______ ________
40. dye and water _______ ________