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1. Kinds of 3 5(1-5) 5
Soil
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Science & Health III
Fourth Quarter, SY 2013-2014
Name:________________________________________ Score:_________________
Grade/Sec:___________________________________ Date:__________________
I. Multiple Choice.
Directions: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space
provided.
__________________ 2. A kind of soil that has the coarsest particles. It can be light or
dark color.
a. clay c. loam
b. sand d. silt
__________________ 4. A kind of soil that is finer than sand but coarser than clay.
a. silt c. clay
b. gravel d. loam
__________________ 11. Topsoil is composed of sand, clay, silt and loam. It is the best
soil for plants.
a. true c. maybe
b. false d. Unknown
__________________ 12. Sand, when mixed with cement, gravel, or both produces
strong materials for
a. building strong houses and buildings
b. making a poultry
c. making a dog house
d. all of the above
__________________ 13. Clay becomes sticky when wet, it is easy to mold into desired
shapes. Clay is used in making______________.
a. pots, jars and figurines
b. concrete houses
c. marble shapes
d. a snow man
_________________ 18. What will be the outcome when you put biodegradable
materials in a compost pit?
a. It will produce a natural fertilizer
b. It will produce a dumping area of garbage
c. You can get much soil
d. It will preserve the soil
_________________ 19. What will be the effect when you continue throwing non-
biodegradable materials into the soil?
a. They will become humus, so they contribute to the growth of
the plants.
b. These materials will not decay, so they do not contribute the
growth of the plants.
c. It will produce a natural fertilizer
d. All of the above
__________________ 23. If we need water for irrigation, where can we get it?
a. from the rivers c. from the underground
b. from the sea d. from the waterfall
__________________ 24. What shall we do if we are not sure of the safety of our
drinking water?
a. heat it under the sun
b. put it inside the refrigerator
c. boil it for at least 15 minutes
d. put it on a cold place
__________________ 29. Our body gets the needed water from what we
a. drink and eat
b. use in taking a bath
c. apply on our body after taking a bath
d. none of the above
_________________ 30. Water from the oceans and seas is salty, However, through a
process called ___________, salt can be separated from it.
a. filtration c. condensation
b. desalination d. evaporation
_________________ 31. Which of the following sources of water is not safe for drinking
a. seas, rivers and ponds
b. deep well and groundwater
c. tap water and boiled water
d. none of the above
_________________ 33. Garbage thrown in the waterways makes the water in the
river ______________
a. look colorful c. popular
b. dirty and polluted d. full of fishes
___________________ 34. The waste chemicals being spilled –out from factories will _____
a. pollute the water
b. kill the living things in the water
c. contaminate the water
d. all of the above
__________________ 37. You see a boy about to throw the garbage in the river. What
will you do?
a. Let him do it
b. You will not look at him
c. Tell him to wait for the garbage collector to get it
d. Help him through the garbage
__________________ 38. Noel observes that oil spills out into the river.
What must Noel do?
a. ignore it, anyway, it will not go to my house
b. wait somebody to see it
c. report the incident to the nearest police station
d. shout “ oil spill out in the river! So that many people can see it
_________________ 40. Mother cleaned and removed the gills and scales of the fish.
She bought in the market. She threw the plastic wrapper and the
waste in canal. Did she do the right thing?
a. Yes, because fish can live in canals
b. Yes, because the canal is the right place for waste
c. No, because canal is not the right place for throwing waste
d. No, because fish cannot live in canals