FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN SCIENCE 5

Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Shade the circle that corresponds to the correct
answer.
1. Mother was cooking spaghetti last night. The water got so hot that steam floated up from the
pan. Steam is what state of matter?
A. Gas B. food C. solid D. liquid
2. There are changes that occur within the substance itself, usually their physical attributes,
particularly their state of matter. Identify below the three states of matter.
A. solid, liquid, and gas
B. buoyancy, mass, shape
C. gas, liquid, and mixture
D. density, weight, and gas
3. The two kinds of change are Physical and Chemical. There is no new substance formed in
the Physical Change while there is a new substance formed in Chemical Change. What
change is being shown in burning a match?
A. chemical change.
B. physical change.
C. chemical property.
D. physical property.
4. When a sugar burned in a pan, it is no longer a sugar but already a carbon, hence there is a
new substance formed. The example mentioned shows CHEMICAL CHANGE. Which of the
following has changed through a chemical change?
A. torn paper
B. chopped wood
C. broken window
D. cooking pancakes
5. A scrap material can be made again into useful material. This is an example of the process
of recycling. Which of the following is not an example of reduce, reuse, recycle?
A. Using worn-out clothes for rags.
B. Refilling plastic water bottles.
C. Throwing old toys in the trash can.
D. Taking aluminum cans to the school recycling center.
6. An object changes state from a liquid to a solid. It changes after the temperature gets
colder. What process is being talked about?
A. a gas B. a solid C. melting D. freezing
7. We can make something new from used or old materials. What process can we do to make
something new out of empty soda can?
A. By Composting B. by recycling C. by landfill D. by reuse
8. It has a volume that stays the same, but it can change its shape. What state of matter is
being described by the statement?
A. Gas B. solid C. mass D. liquid
9. There is a change that affects the appearance but not the chemical makeup of a substance.
What change is being inferred in the statement above?
A. Chemical B. physical C. buoyancy D. gravity
10. State of matter has their own distinct characteristics. Which of them have a definite volume?
A. solid and gas
B. solid and liquid
C. gas and liquid
D. solid, liquid, and gas
11. During science lab, some students added small pieces of magnesium (Mg) to hydrochloric
acid (HCl). They noticed that bubbles formed, the test tube got hot, and the magnesium
disappeared. 
Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction has taken place in this experiment?
A. odor
B. formation of a gas
C. decrease in temperature
D. formation of a precipitate
12. There are four states of matter; solid, liquid, gas and plasma. Which of the following
describes a state of matter that does NOT have a definite shape and that does NOT have a
definite volume?
A. Solid B. liquid C. gas D. plasma
13. The pupils bring their lunch to school in the same bags but with different decorations
every week. They                                 their lunch bags so as to make them look good.
A. reuse B. reduce C. recycle D. recover
14. An investigatory project is basically any science experiment where you start an issue or
problem. What is the first step in preparing a science Investigatory project?
A. Research Title
B. Selecting a Topic
C. Abstract of the Project
D. Experiment and Procedure
15. Waste management is a major problem in the city of Lucena and the idea is to create as
little waste as possible.
What process can be incorporated to cut down the amount of disposable products and
energy that you use each day?
A. recover B. repair C. reduce D. recycle
16. There are certain materials that allow heat to flow easily through them. This process is
called heat transfer.
What heat transfer is involved between two solid materials?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Conductors and Insulators
17. Materials undergo changes when its state of matter also change. What change in the state
of matter occurs when solid turns into gas without passing through the liquid state?
A. sublimation B. melting C. freezing D. condensation
18. Digital thermometer is a device used to get the temperature of human body. It gives almost
an accurate reading of body temperature. What part of the digital thermometer process the
temperature perceived by the sensor?
A. casing B. circuit C. battery D. sensor
19. There are science laboratory equipment used to produce and apply fire, and one of them is
the Bunsen burner. It was named after a scientist who invented this. Who is the scientist?
A. Robert Bunsen
B. William Richard Bunsen
C. Robert Hook Bunsen
D. Charles Darwin
20. It is a laboratory equipment with round base and long neck. They also serve as a reaction
container or to hold liquid as they are heated. What is the equipment called?
A. Erlenmeyer Flask
B. Florence Flask
C. Ring Stand
D. Test Tubes
21. Heat can be transferred either by conduction, convection and radiation. How does heat
transfer by convection best describe?
A. Heat is transferred because of difference in temperature.
B. Heat is transferred from molecule to molecule by contact
C. Heat is transferred by a current of freely moving molecules
D. Statements A and B
22.  Heat transfer from one body to another in three ways. Which situation shows heat
transfer by convection?
A. A stone under the sun becomes warm.
B. The handle of a ladle becomes hot when placed over the fire
C. A fire keeps people sitting around it feel warm
D. A water in a pail
 23. The three heat transfers are conduction which happened through a body to body contact,
convection wherein heat is transferred through air and radiation through direct sunlight. Why is
convection a method of heat transfer in liquid and in gas but not in solids?
A. because the molecules of liquids and gasses are closely packed
B. because molecules of liquid and gasses are freely moving
C. because liquids and gasses are not made of molecules
D. because the molecules floats in air
24. An Eskimo house is made of ice blocks. The warm air that comes from the bodies inside
the house is trapped. How does the heat from these bodies transferred to other bodies?
A. convection
B. conduction
C. radiation
D. convection and conduction
25. There are several processes o how the state of matter change such as evaporation and
condensation. How can a liquid become a solid?
A. By something removing heat from it and slowing down the particles.
B. By something removing heat from it and speeding up the particles.
C. By something adding heat to it and slowing down the particles.
D. By something adding heat to it and speeding up the particles.
26. Water molecules remain in somewhat definite positions with relatively little motion and
vibrate back and forth to a limited extent. This is a characteristic of what state of matter?
A. water C. ice
B. steam D. plasma
27. A growing problem nowadays is what to do with our garbage. We must try to protect our
_________from being polluted by garbage. We need clean air to breathe and pure water to
drink. What can we do?
A. land C. air
B. water D. water
28. All garbage must be properly disposed by the garbage collector. It must be placed in a
place where it can be sorted, buried, and sometimes burned. There are strict laws that control
the types of garbage that can be dumped here. Which of the choices below is the proper place
to dispose our garbage?
A. heap C. waterway
B. landfill D. container
29. A family of four throws away about 5,200 pounds of garbage a year. This large amount of
solid wastes is made up of newspaper, glass, plastic, and aluminum containers. What must be
done to protect our environment for future generations? same letter of the correct answer –
A. Throw your own garbage.
B. Plant vegetables around your house.
C. Practice the 3Rs seriously
D. Collect the garbage of your neighborhood.

30. As we continue to add more garbage to our landfills, our problems continue to grow.
However, some garbage such as food waste and paper will break down naturally. Other waste
such as metal and especially plastic, may take thousands of years to break apart. What is the
best thing to do with metal and plastic wastes?
A. Give them to the poor. C. separate
B. Give them to the garbage collector together with other wastes
C. Separate them and make sure to recycle them.
D. Decompose them in your backyard.
31. We depend upon nature to supply us with the raw materials to make the things we use
every day. These _____________ such as trees for making paper, and oil for heating and for
producing plastic products, are limited. We must conserve them for future use.
A. natural resources C. sources
B. minerals D. materials
32. The products of nature are limited. Resources such as coal and oil are product of nature
which means that when they are gone, nature cannot make them again. It is very important to
limit their use and find other resources to replace them. How do you call these resources?
A. nonrenewable C. usable
 B. replaceable D. unlimited

33. There are three important ways in which we can deal with the garbage problem. First, we
must try to cut down on the amount of plastics and glass containers. Paper products and fewer
throwaway packaging materials must be used instead. Which process is introduced here?
A. replace C. reuse
B. reduce D. recycle
34. Another important step is to use things we have in different ways. If we make new things out
of these materials such as plastic and glass containers they will not fill up the landfills so quickly.
Another way to reduce the amount of garbage is to repair broken things rather than throw them
out. How is the process called?
A. remove C. reuse
B. reduce D. recycle
35. There are waste materials like newspaper and glass that can be use again. These can be
collected and sell to plants that will turn them into new products. This process can also help to
reduce the size of landfills. What process is this?
A. remove C. reuse
B. reduce D. recycle
36. There is one more way to deal with our growing garbage problem. Leaves and grass can be
placed in a big hole or in the backyard. These will break down and decay into soil and can be of
great help to fertile the soil and be used vegetable planting. How is the process called?
A. composting C. processing
B. separating D. crushing
37. The process of evaporation and condensation consecutively shows the change in the state
of matter from liquid to gas and gas to liquid. Which among the choices below illustrate the
concept: “water drops that collect on a cold glass of lemonade”.
A. the lemonade C. a puddle
B. the air D. the glass itself
38. Environmental change occurs everywhere. All things, biotic and non-biotic are subject to
inevitable change. What change in the environment has a negative effect on living things?
A. a renewable resource C. population growth
B. a nonrenewable resource D. pollution
39. Species come to their instinction when their kinds are constantly decreasing in number. What
is the most important reason why endangered species should be protected?
A. People pay a lot of money to visit zoos and see endangered animals.
B. Protecting endangered species removes pollution from the environment.
C. Endangered species are viewed as unique by the people in the community.
D. When any endangered species dies it affects other animals within the ecosystem.
40. My grandmother feels a little heat on her head while I was dyeing her gray hair. What method
of heat generating is illustrated in the situation?
A. Friction B. Combustion C. Electric Current D. Chemical reaction
41. Wood can be changed into charcoal. What is its beneficial effect?
A. It provides us clothing
B. It provides us shelter
C. It provides us fuel
D. It provides us food
42. One way of preserving food is to put them into freezing point so that bacteria cannot thrive on
them. Which of the following is a good effect of placing meat and fishes in a freezer?
A. It becomes hard
B. It prevents spoilage
C. It adds flavor
D. It becomes delicious
43. Kerosene and other flammable liquids should be stored properly to avoid fire. How are you
going to consider the statement above?
A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Not true all the time
44. The science Investigatory is intended to solve a problem through the conduct of research and
experiment. What part of the SIP is the final and formal document of the research?
A. Selecting Topic
B. Abstract of the Project
 C. Experiment and Procedure
D. Writing a research paper
45. Your father smelled a leaking LPG in your house. What is the worst thing that he shouldn’t do?
A. Check the LPG tank and close it
B. Search for a hole in the LPG hose and fix it.
C. Open all windows and doors to avoid suffocation.
D. Continue to smoke while fixing the LPG.

46. You want to buy some Christmas Lights in Unitop. How would you choose the brand you will
buy?
A. Buy those with the cheapest price
B. Buy those which are the most colorful
C. Buy those with ICC sticker from DTI
D. Buy those that play Christmas songs.

47. Your mother cooked sinigang for dinner. You saw your little brother sticking out his tongue and
having an awry face after he sipped the hot soup. What do you think happened to him?
A. The sinigang is too sour for him
B. His tongue got scalded because he didn’t blow off the heat of the soup.
C. He is joking and fooling around
D. He is happy because the sinigang is delicious

48. Water cycle undergoes physical change in the environment. What is one good effect of this
change?
A. Provides water
B. Provides fresh air
C. Provides Clouds
D. Provides food

49. If we will keep on throwing garbage anywhere ,what would likely to happen?
A. The government will employ more garbage collectors.
B. Many people will be employed.
C. The government will look for more landfills to cater our garbage.
D. Our surroundings will be dirty and polluted.

50. When plants and animals die and decay, chemical changes happen and becomes a part of the
soil. What beneficial effect does it give?
A. The soil is rich in water
B. The soil becomes fertile
C. There will be an additional layer of the soil
D. There will be adequate water and soil