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National Highway, Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

SY: 2018-2019 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE 8 PRINCES LUISE C. DELA TINA, LPT, MAED

Second Periodical Examination Teacher

Name: ______________________________ Score:____________

Grade and Section: ___________________ Date: ____________

General Direction: This is a 50-minute test. Kindly answer the questions completely.
Going out for the duration of the test is not permitted. Any form of communication to
other students is considered cheating. Using cellular phones or any gadget is not
allowed. Use only black or blue ink. Avoid erasures.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before the number.

___1. The following are where plasma can be found, except:

a. Lightning c. Flames
b. Aurora d. Carbonated Drinks
___2. It is a measure of the space occupied by the object.
a. Weight c. Density
b. Mass d. Volume
___3. Phase change are ______.
a. Ductile c. Chemical Change
b. Brittle d. Physical Change
___4. Which of the following is a state of matter wherein particles are tightly packed,
vibrating about a fixed position?
a. Solid c. Gas
b. Liquid d. Plasma
___5. It is a state of matter wherein particles are tightly packed, but are far enough
apart to slide over one another.
a. Solid c. Gas
b. Liquid d. Plasma
___6. What process where energy is being absorbed?
a. Endothermic c. Kinetic
b. Exothermic d. Potential
___7. The following are characteristics of metals, except:
a. Good conductor c. Malleable
b. Ductile d. Brittle
___8. Which of the following is an example of compound?
a. Hydrogen c. Fruit Salad
b. Oxygen d. Salt
___9. Which of the following is an example of an element?
a. Carbon dioxide c. Hydrogen
b. Sodium chloride d. Hydrogen gas
___10. Which of the following is doesn’t belong to the group?
a Carbon dioxide c. Hydrogen
b. Sodium chloride d. Sodium carbonate
TEST II. IDENTIFICATION
Direction: Identify what is being asked.

A. Identify what is being asked. Write the correct answer on the space provided.

______________11. It contains a small amount of solid sodium as well as some neon

and argon gas.
______________12. A state of matter where particles are tightly packed, but are
far enough apart to slide over one another.
______________13. Pure substance composed of two or more different elements
joined by chemical bonds.
______________14. It is a substance that occupy space and has mass.
______________15. A state of matter where particles are very far apart and move
freely.
______________16. Liquid to Gas
______________17. Solid to Liquid
______________18. Solid to Gas
______________19. Gas to Solid
______________20. Liquid to Solid

B. Identify symbol and the meaning of the symbol of the following elements.

______________11. MEITNERIUM
______________22. PLATINUM
______________23. HASSIUM
______________24. COPERNICIUM
______________25. THALLIUM
______________26. Rg
______________27. Mo
______________28. Tc
______________29. Cd
______________30. Pd

TEST III. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Direction: Write PURE if the statement is true and write IMPURE if it is false
then change the underlined word to make it correct beside
the fault on the space provided.(2pts. each)

_____________________31. Phase changes are physical changes because it only

affects physical appearance, not chemical make-
up.
_____________________32. In deposition the molecules move closer together and
release heat energy.
_____________________33. Density is a physical property of matter.
_____________________34. Chemical change is a change where a new form of matter
is made.
_____________________35. If a pure substance cannot be decomposed into
something else, then the substance is an element.
_____________________36. There are currently 118 elements that have been
identified.
_____________________37. A compound is a combination of two or more pure
substances that are not chemically combined.
_____________________38. Liquids have a definite shape and a definite volume.
_____________________39. A plasma is an ionized gas.
_____________________40. Solids have a definite shape and a definite volume.
TEST IV. DISCUSSION AND ILLUSTRATION
Direction: Discuss and illustrate the Phases of Matter.
41-55.

RUBRIC FOR SCORING:

TEST V. CREATING
Direction: Using a graphic organizer, create your own creative
graphic organizer that will explain the phase changes of
Matter.

55-65.

RUBRIC FOR SCORING:

    TARGET ACCEPTABLE
HIGH LOW
5 3-4          2
Content _____ out of 5 Interesting content and presentation; Some interesting content; Conventional ideas or clichés;
points ideas well conceived and developed points not sustained or not little supporting detail included.
with sufficient examples. fully developed.
    5 4 3
Structure, Logic _____ out of 5 Logical progression of ideas with Logical progression of ideas Gaps in logic or no transitions.
and Transitions points well-executed transitions. but often lacks transitions.
    5 4 3
Grammatical _____ out of 5 Appropriate level of complexity in Confined to simpler sentences Errors frequently affect
Accuracy points syntax with very few errors, if any. or structures with very few comprehensibility, or very basic
errors OR shows variety and types of errors (subject-verb
complexity in syntax with agreement; noun-adjective
errors that do not affect agreement, etc.)
comprehensibility.
Total _____ out of 15      
points

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