Labangon Elementary School

Diagnostic Test in Science-6

S.Y. 2020-2021

Name__________________________________ Grade and Sec. _______________ Date __________

Direction: Read and understand each question. Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. What do you call the scattering of light in colloid?
A. Brownian Movement B. Coagulation C. Electrolysis D. Tyndall effect
2. Which mixtures will require the use of the filtration method?
A. Juice C. calamansi juice with seed
B. Oil and water D. separating the good mongo seeds from the bad seeds
3. What type of colloid is Margarine?
A. Sol B. foam C. aerosol D. emulsion
4. Which of the following environmental problems can be separated by physical manipulations?
A. Smog B. oil spill C. flood water D. garbage in the landfill
5. You want to prepare a lemonade. Which amount of sugar dissolves fastest in a glass of hot water?
A. ½ teaspoon B. 1 teaspoon C. ¼ teaspoon D. ¾ teaspoon
6. What benefits can we get from segregation of garbage?
A. More garbage will be accumulated.
B. The surroundings will be free from pollutants.
C. Garbage collected become breeding places of pests.
D. It causes the overgrowth of algae in the bodies of water.
7. Your sister is catching a cold, but your other is not around. You don’t know what medicine is the best
for cough. You see a Kalabo in your garden you know it is good medicine for the cough. What is the
best way to extract its juice?
A. Heat the leaves with water C. Perform the physical manipulation
B. Filter the leaves of Kalabo D. Use a magnet to separate the juice
8. Which of the following is an example of a sol?
A. Milk B. froth C. paint D. whipped cream
9. How could you differentiate a colloid mixture from solution? Colloid particles are _________.
A. Larger B. smaller C. the same D. scattered
10. How does temperature affect the ability of solute? Solubility ________.
A. is not affected by temperature
B. decrease with an increase temperature
C. increase with an increase in temperature
D. decrease with a decrease of temperature
11. What happens to the muscles when they are not often used? They become ________.
A. big C. toned
B. strong D. weak
12. How do muscles work?
A. If one muscle contracts, the opposite relaxes
B. Smooth muscles move when you walk.
C. The biceps pull the bones of your chest
D. Cardiac muscles make your arm muscles move.
13. Which muscle moves rhythmically, contract and relax alternately?
A. Cardiac muscle C. Skeletal muscle
B. Smooth muscle D. Muscular dystrophy
14. Why do bones move in different ways?
A. Cartilage is present in the bones.
B. The bones are connected by joints.
C. The backbone is able to twist and bend.
D. The ligaments pull the bones in various directions.
15. Which of the following is the function of the Skeletal System?
A. It protects the internal organs.
B. It controls all bodily activities.
C. It eliminates undigested foods.
D. It pumps blood to the different parts of the body.
16. Which part of the muscular system enables movement of your arm through the contraction and relaxation
of muscles?
A. biceps and triceps B. facial muscles C. plexus D. tibialis
17. Why is nervous system important? It helps _________.
A. protect our bones C. nourish our excretory system
B. keep us away from diseases D. gather information about the things around us
18. If there were no bones, the muscles around drop to the ground. Which function of the bone is shown here?
A. Protect heart and lungs. C. Form a strong care for delicate organ.
B. Provide framework of the body D. Hold the weight of the body
19. Which is the outermost layer of the skin?
A. dermis B. epidermis C. glands D. subcutaneous layer
20. Which is a major function of the integumentary system?
A. distribution of nutrients C. inhalation and exhalation
B. digestion of food taken D. protection of the internal body system
21. Which of the following statement is TRUE about friction? Friction ________.
A. does not affect objects in motion
B. slows down or stops objects in motion
C. primarily affects objects that contain iron
D. pulls objects toward the center of the Earth
22. The following are the examples of fiction as a helpful force, except one. Using a _______.
A. scrub brush to wash dishes
B. cloth to clean a pair of glasses
C. marker to draw a picture on paper
D. your hand to wave hello to a friend
23. What type of friction is making it hard for the boy to move a box?
A. Fluid friction B. Rolling friction C. Sliding friction D. Static friction
24. A type of friction where a swimmer has to work really hard to overcome this. _____ friction.
A. Fluid B. Rolling C. Static D. Sliding
25. This type of friction works against gravity to keep the parachute floating through the air. ____ friction
A. Fluid B. Rolling C. Static D. Sliding
26. What is the force acting between any two objects in the known universe all the time?
A. Normal force C. Gravitational force
B. Formal force D. Electromagnetic force
27. If a feather and a human are dropped at the same time on the room, where there is no atmosphere,
which one will hit the ground first?
A. Neither, there is no gravity on the room.
B. The feather because it has less mass.
C. Human because it has more mass.
D. Both all hit at the same time.
28. Why is the heavier object harder to accelerate? Because it has _______.
A. more mass C. both the same time
B. less mass D. negative and positive mass
29. Why would a cart start moving faster as you gave it a hard push than if you gave it a light push?
Because you __________ .
A. put more force on it C. put even force till the end
B. less force at the first D. everything in the world start with force
30. Johnny loves to swim on the swimming pool. How do Johnny moves forward in the water as he swim?
A. Swimmer will float because it has a lighter weight.
B. Hands of swimmer push against water, while water pushes against hand.
C. Johnny uses flippers to make it move faster.
D. Everything that float will move fast on top of the water.
31. How does earthquake occur? Earthquake occurs due to _________
A. loose rocks falling from mountainside.
B. movements of rocks along the fault.
C. crustal plates float over asthenosphere
D. earth crust has changeable temperature
32. What are changes caused by an earthquake?
A. Change in landforms
B. Occurrence of seasons
C. Movements of the mantle
D. Warm weather throughout the year
33. What precautionary measures should be done before an earthquake?
A. Stay under hard table
B. Avoid rushing to the exit
C. Perform an earthquake drill
D. Avoid touching live electrical wires
34. What should you do during an earthquake?
A. keep calm C. listen to the radio
B. store food and water D. store flammable materials in safe place
35. What precautionary measures should be done after an earthquake?
A. listen to the latest broadcast C. go back immediately to your home
B. prepare an evacuation plan and foods D. seek shelter near the doorway
36. What seasonal wind brings dry cooler air to the Philippines?
A. Trade winds C. Polar easterlies
B. Northeast monsoon D. Southwest monsoon
37. What are the two seasons in the Philippines?
A. Wet and Dry C. Wet and winter
B. Summer and Winter D. Dry and Cold
38. The children are playing in an open field. The sun always shines during this season and it brings much
heat. Flowers bloom and fiestas in the country are celebrated. What season is described?
A. Dry B. Fall C. Wet D. Winter
39. Which activities can you do during the wet season?
A. planting B. swimming C. drying crops D. going to a picnic
40. What activities can you do during dry seasons?
A. going to picnic C. sliding on the muddy field
B. planting rice D. playing indoor games