Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XI
Division of Davao del Sur
SCIENCE 4
Table of Specification (TOS)
First Quarter
PRETEST
S.Y. 2018-2019
COGNITIVE DOMAIN TOTAL
No. EASY AVERAGE DIFFICULT TEST
Weight (%)

LEARNING COMPETENCIES of ITEM

Test REMEMBERING ANALYZING/ CREATING/
Ite / APPLYING EVALUATING
m UNDERSTANDING
50% 30% 20% 100%
1. classify materials based 2 2 1
on the ability to absorb 17% 5 (1,2) (16,17) (25)
water, float, sink, undergo
decay;
2. identify the effects of 2 2 1
decaying materials on 17% 5 (3,4) (18,19) (26)
one’s health and safety;

3. demonstrate proper 3 2
disposal of waste 17% 5 (5,6,7) (20,21)
according to the
properties of its
materials;

4. describe changes in 3 1 1
solid materials when they 17% 5 (8,9,10) (22) (27)
are bent, pressed,
hammered, or cut

5. describe changes in 3 1 1
properties of materials 17% 5 (11,12,13) (23) (28)
when exposed to certain
conditions such as
temperature or when
mixed with other
materials;

6. identify changes in 2 1 2
materials whether useful 15% 5 (14,15) (24) (29,30)
or harmful to one’s
environment.

100 30 15 9 6 100%
TOTAL %
 SCIENCE 4
First Quarter
PRETEST
S.Y. 2018-2019

Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following absorbs water?

2
a. b. c. d.

2. These materials stay on top of the water.

a. tissue, empty bottle, glass c. paper, stone, metal
b. stone, toy car, towel d. spoon, metal, marble
3. How will you describe bad effects of decaying materials on one’s health and
safety?
a. It weakens your body and making you sick.
b. It makes your bones strong and healthy.
c. It increases your self-confidence.
d. It produces good bacteria and changes bad habits into good ones.
4. The following pictures showed common effects of decaying materials, except
one
5. If you are going to dispose waste materials commonly found at home, what are
you going to do with the decaying materials?
a. Make a compost b. Throw them in the river
c. Mix them with the non-decaying d. Keep them in the cabinet and use
them again
6. How should non-decaying wastes be disposed?
a. composting b. recycling c. throwing d. cleaning
7. Waste should be segregated into ___________ groups
a. decaying and rusting c. small and big
B. dirty and dusty D. decaying and non-decaying
8. All of these are characteristics of a solid except one, what is it?
a. Solids are hard.
b. Solids are having compact particles.
c. Solids do not change its shape when putting to different container.
d. Solids are sometimes invisible.
9. Which of the following is not a product of pressing?
I. III.

II. IV.

a. I and II b II and IV c. I only d.II only

10. Which of the following materials can be cut?
a. paper clip b. hallow blocks c. galvanized sheet d. metal spoon
11. How do we change the appearance of liquid materials?
a. by painting, pressing c. by cooking, heating
b. by pressing, bending d. by cooling & evaporating

12. Which of the following describes changes in properties of materials due to

temperature?

a. b. c. d.

13. How would you describe the change/s that happened to the material when
heated?
a. they changed size, shape and texture c. they changed into solid
b. they changed color and texture only d. they changed into smaller pieces

14.Which action tells the usefulness of changes in materials.

a. Cutting a piece of cloth to be made into handkerchief.
b. Burning of old tires.
c. Throwing of kerosene and detergents into the sewage.
d. Dumping of garbage into the river.

15. Which of the following ailments one can get in bathing a dirty water?
a. allergy b. diarrhea c. headache d. typhoid

16. Cotton is a material that allows air and water to pass through it. How will you
classify this material?
a. it is a non- porous material c. it does not absorb water
b. it is a porous material d. it sinks

17. Why do some people use floaters in swimming pools?

a. It keeps them sank in the water. c. It lessens their weight.
b. It keeps them floated in the water. d. A, B, C are correct.

18. You are going to buy canned goods in the store for your visitor’s lunch. The
following canned goods were displayed in the store with its expiration date.
Which of them are you going to buy?

a. Wow Ulam – best before January 2015

b. Corned Beef – best before March 2015
c. Nagoya – best before July 2015
d. Beef Loaf – best before August2015

19. These are the things to be applied when somebody in the family is sick, which
one must not be done?
a. Read the label of the medicine.
b. Get a glass of water and a medicine.
c. Get the prescribed medicine and give it right away to your mother.
d. Taste the medicine before giving it to your mother.
20. Wastes that are not properly disposed may ______.
a. become breeding places of pests such as mosquitoes and flies
b. cause soil erosion
c. slow down spoilage of food
d. increase number of oxygen in the atmosphere

21. Unidentified chemical waste can be disposed together with the e-waste?
a. TRUE b. FALSE c. Maybe d. No idea

22. All of these are characteristics of a solid except one, what is it?
a. Solids are hard.
b. Solids are having compact particles.
c. Solids do not change its shape when putting to different container.
d. Solids are sometimes invisible.

23. Which picture shows a change in properties of materials when mixed with
other materials?

a. b. c. d.

24. 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 disposing them.
c. Keep the waste materials in your kitchen.
d. Expose yourself to the waste materials.

25. The following materials are non-recyclable except one.

a. Kangkong leaves c. Carton box
b. Plastic bottles d. Tissue

26. Which importance in reading product label is not true?

A. To know the price of the product.

B. To get the number of pieces sold in the market.
C. To know who buy product .
D. To use the product correctly.

a. B b. D c. A d. C
 27. Using the data below, which group of materials can be used to prevent
oneself from drowning?
A B C
Materials that absorb water Materials that float Materials that sink
Big stones Cloth Bamboo stem
Metal bar Sponge Log
Hollow blocks Rug Plastic bottle with cover
Cotton roll Piece of wood
Twine

28-30. Write the ways of disposing them though a drawing.

28. __________ 29. ____________ 30. _________