Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS – VALENZUELA
Pio Val, St.,Marulas, Valenzuela City
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FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE VI

Name:_______________________________________ Score:___________
Section:______________________________________ Parent’s Signature:__________________________

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the item.
Use capital letters.

_____1. Mixed nuts is a combination of nuts, corn and peas. Mixed nuts is a _________.
A. Solid-Solid Mixture C. Solid-Gas Mixture
B. Solid-Liquid Mixture D. Liquid-Gas Mixture

_____2. If you add orange juice powder in water, it will result into what kind of mixture?
A. Solid-Solid Mixture C. Solid-Gas Mixture
B. Solid-Liquid Mixture D. Liquid-Gas Mixture

_____3. Liquids can also be mixed with liquids, which is an example of a liquid-liquid mixture?
A. Sugar Solution C. Vinegar
B. Carbonated water D. Alloy

_____4. In a homogeneous mixture, only one phase is seen after mixing its different components, which of the
following is an example of a homogeneous mixture?
A. Vegetable Salad C. Pizza
B. Sandwich D. Coffee

_____5. Halo-halo is an example of a heterogeneous mixture. Which of the following best describes a
heterogeneous mixture?
A. It does not have uniform composition C. It has only one phase
B. It has uniform composition D. Its components are not recognizable

_____6. Salt in water is an example of ________.

A. Homogeneous Mixture C. Suspension
B. Heterogeneous Mixture D. Colloid

_____7. Pebbles and soil are an example of what kind of mixture?

A. Homogeneous Mixture C. Solution
B. Heterogeneous Mixture D. Colloid

_____8. When sugar dissolves in water, the sugar particles can no longer be identified. However, the taste of the
water proves that the sugar was not lost after mixing because of its sweet taste. What does it prove?
A. Sugar and water now appear as one C. Sugar chemically changed
B. Sugar no longer exist in the water D. Sugar and water separated from each other

_____9. Which of the following solutions is used in cleaning?

A. Coffee, milk, water C. Juice, chocolate, syrup
B. Vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce D. Liquid detergent, soap, bleach

_____10. In a coffee mixture, which is the solvent?

A. Coffee C. Milk Powder
B. Sugar D. Water

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_____11. Sugar, coffee and milk dissolve faster in hot water. Which factor of solubility is described in the
experiment?
A. Temperature of solvent C. Stirring
B. Size of solute D. Pressure

_____12. Which is true about solubility?

A. The lower the temperature the faster the solute will dissolve.
B. The temperature of the solvent does not affect the dissolving process.
C. The manner of stirring does not affect the dissolving process.
D. The size of the particles affects the dissolving process. The finer the particles are,
the faster the solute dissolves.

_____13. How can you dissolve chocolate powder faster?

A. By pounding C. By grinding
B. By heating D. By stirring

_____14. Sand and water is a heterogeneous mixture with particles do not dissolve and settle down at the
bottom of the container. What mixture is being described?
A. Colloid C. Suspension
B. Solution D. Compound

_____15. Which of the following suspensions is used for treatment of bacterial infections like cough?
A. Paint C. Salad dressing
B. Chocolate drink D. Antibiotics

_____16. Which of the following is TRUE about colloids?

A. Colloids are homogeneous mixtures that appears in a single phase
B. Colloids are homogeneous mixtures that settles down when left undisturbed
C. Colloids are heterogeneous mixture with particles bigger than a solution
but smaller than a suspension
D. Colloids are heterogeneous mixtures that forms a single phase

_____17. Which of the following is an example of a colloid?

A. Chocolate C. Cooking oil
B. Gelatin D. Vinegar

_____18. Insecticide is an example of a colloid, where do we use an insecticide?

A. For cleaning C. For food
B. For killing pests D. For medicine

_____19. Which of the following can be mixed with water to make a cleaning solution?
A. Sugar C. Oil
B. Detergent powder D. Salt

_____20. It is a technique used in separating insoluble solids from liquids like soil in water.
A. Handpicking C. Magnetism
B. Filtration D. Evaporation

_____21. Which of the following techniques should you use to separate pebbles from sand?
A. Winnowing C. Evaporation
B. Decantation D. Sieving

_____22. The technique used in separating less dense substance from a denser one by letting it settle down after
being left undisturbed is called __________.
A. Decantation C. Chromatography
B. Evaporation D. Distillation

_____23. Which of the following mixtures can be separated through decantation?

A. Nails and pins from sand C. Mixed vegetables
B. Sugar from water D. Oil from water
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_____24. Salt came from the sea. What technique do salt makers use to separate salt from seawater?
A. Winnowing C. Evaporation
B. Decantation D. Sieving

______25. Which of the following statements best describe Filtration as a process of separation?
A. It uses magnet to separate the components of the mixture.
B. It uses the hand to separate the mixture.
C. It uses a filter medium such as filter paper to separate the mixture.
D. It uses separating funnel to separate the components of mixture.

______26. How can you separate the mixture of sand and iron?
A. by decanting C. by sieving
B. by magnets D. by handpicking

______27. Some of the substances are easily separated just by taking out the impurities with our hand. Which of
the following mixtures can be separated through the use of our hands?
A. Salt solution C. Oil and water
B. Mixed sliced fruits D. Muddy water

______28. Which of the following statements describe Floatation as a process of separating mixtures?
A. It is used to separate substances by whether they float or sink.
B. It heats the mixture until it evaporates.
C. Liquid are slowly poured without disturbing the solid particles
D. Mixtures are place in a centrifuge to separate its component.

______29. Liquids that have significantly different boiling points can be separated through ______________.
A. Evaporation C. Filtration
B. Decantation D. Distillation

______30. Which apparatus used in distillation set up allows

the vapor to turn back into a liquid form?
A. Liebig Condenser
C. Distillation Flask
B. Bunsen Burner
D. Thermometer
______31. The diagram shows the results of a
chromatography experiment. Fine inks were compared: 1, 2, 3 and 4. Which ink appears to be a mixture of
different colors?

A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

______32. Juice producers used the evaporation process to create Juice concentrates. How is this beneficial to
the consumers?
A. Evaporation process helps in making beverages
B. Evaporation process filters out unwanted particles
C. Evaporation process purifies drinking water.
D. Evaporation process helps in separating immiscible liquids.

______33. You noticed that water has small particles of sand. What method will you use to make it clean?
A. Picking B. Sieving C. Filtration D. Evaporation

______34. Your mom asked you to soak the rice in water to clean it and removed unwanted particles from it.
What method will you use to separate the water from the rice?
A. Decanting B. Picking D. Sifting D. Distillation

______35. How does distillation process separate two liquids?

I. Liquid with the lowest boiling point will evaporate because of the heat from the burner
II. Separated Liquids will be collected by the receiver or container
III. Vapor will enter the Liebig condenser3
IV. Vapor will transform into a liquid because of the cold water flowing into the condenser
 A. I, II, III, IV C. I, IV, II, III
B. I, III, IV, II D. I, III, II, IV

_______36. At the end of every day, we wiped off the blackboard with wet sponge to make it clean and ready to
use for the next day. After a few minutes, the water disappeared. Why is that so?
A. The water disappeared because it evaporates
B. The water was absorbed by the blackboard
C. The water was left at the sponge
D. The water falls off from the blackboard

_______37. Clear water may be collected from muddy water. How are we going to do this?
A. Allow the solid particles to settle at the bottom and slowly pour the water to another
container
B. Used filter and filter medium to separate the solid particles from the liquid
C. Used a sifter to separate the mud from the water
D. Boil the water to remove the mud from the water

_______38. To separate cream from milk, we let the cream rise to the top of the milk mixture because it is
lighter. What separation of mixture was shown in the situation?
A. Filtration B. Decanting C. Evaporation D. Sifting

_______39. Salt which is the result of evaporation is used as preservatives and additives to the food we eat
daily. How does it help us?
A. It can easily spoil the food C. It makes the food last longer
B. It gives the food more nutritious D. It makes the food last longer

_______40. Filtering is one of the methods used in water refilling stations. What do you think will happen if
water station did not filter the water properly?
A. Water will not be safe to drink C. Water will turn into ice
B. Water will crystallize D. Water will purified

_______41. Michael’s father is working in a construction site. How does sieving help his father’s work?
A. It is used to find the smallest particles of sand
B. It can filter the water from the sand
C. It can identify magnetic and non-magnetic materials
D. It can separate the big rocks from the sand to make hollow blocks

_______42. How is magnetic separation helps in making food and medicine?

A. It filters out the dirt from the food
B. It contaminates the food and medicine
C. It allows the unwanted particles to settle down
D. It attracts excess iron that might contaminate the food and medicine

_______43. We can get coconut milk from extracting coconut meat with water and filtering it out leaving only
the extracted milk. What are we going to do so that extracted coconut meat will still be useful?
A. It can be made into a bread C. It can be made into a hollow block
B. It can be made into a flower vase D. It can be used as food for pigs and chicken

_______44. Farmers remove rice hulls, the protective covering of rice through a machine called rice pounder.
What are the ways that we can do to recycle rice hulls?
A. It can be used as fertilizers C. It can be made as vase and ash tray
B. It can be used as food D. It can be made into a bread

_______45. In eating a mussel, we remove the meat from the shell with the use of our hands. What can we do
to the shells so that it will not add up to the waste that we have?
A. By using it as fertilizers C. by using it to make food
B. By using it as recycled curtains D. by using it as materials in making hollow blocks

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_______46. What is the best reason why we need to maximize the use of separated materials?
A. Because it helps the environment C. Because it makes the process easier
B. Because it gives us money D. Because it helps us to be creative

_______47. How can we separate salt from water?

1. Stir it carefully
2. Salt crystals will be left at the pan
3. Heat a pan of water with salt
4. Leave it until the water evaporates
5.
A. 1,2,3,4 B. 4,3,2,1 C. 3, 2,1,4 D. 3,1,4,2

_______48. Which of the following materials could be beneficial to the community using distillation process?
A. Salt B. Diesel C. Dyes D. Inks

_______49. Why is it important to recycle the materials from separating mixtures?

A. To separate good materials from the bad one
B. To make more new substances
C. To remove unwanted materials
D. To make the separated substance more useful

_______50. Based on the given model of evaporation process, what is the tool needed to separate salt from
water?
A. Evaporating dish
B. Tripod
C. Wire Gauge
D. Burner

KEY TO CORRECTIONS

1 A 26 B
2 B 27 B
3 C 28 A
4 D 29 D
5 A 30 A
6 A 31 D
7 B 32 A
8 A 33 C
9 D 34 A
10 D 35 B
11 A 36 A
12 D 37 B
13 D 38 B
14 C 39 C
15 D 40 A
16 C 41 D
17 B 42 D
18 B 43 D
19 B 44 A
20 B 45 B
21 D 46 A
22 A 47 D
23 D 48 B
24 C 49 D
25 C 50 A