Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV- A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
SAN JUAN WEST DISTRICT
ANGELES LUISTRO INTEGRATED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BULSA, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS

3rd
SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 8

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter only.
1 Imagine dropping a marble into a transparent glass. Would anything happen to the shape
. or size of the marble? Which of the following statements support the correct concept?
A. The marble’s shape stays the same but the volume does not no matter what size
of a transparent glass you drop it because marble is a solid.
B. The marble’s shape does not stay the same but the volume stays the same no
matter what size of a transparent glass you drop it because marble is a solid.
C. The marble’s shape and volume stay the same no matter what size of a
transparent glass you drop it into because the marble is a solid.
D. The marble’s shape does and the volume does not stay the same no matter what
size of a transparent glass you drop it because marble is a solid.
2 How the particles of solid are attracted to each other?
.
A. Particles of a solid do not move fast enough to overcome the strong attraction
between them, because each particle is locked in place by the particle around it.
B. Particles of solid move fast enough to overcome some of the attraction between
them, because they slide past one another.
C. Particles of solid move fast enough to overcome almost all of the attraction
between them, because particle are far apart and move independently of one
another.
D. Particles of solid move fast enough to overcome the strong attraction between
them, because each particle is far each place around it.
3 Why the force of attraction between gases particles is extremely weak?
.
A. The particles are very far from each other.
B. The particles are closer to each other.
C. The particles are loosely arranged.
D. The particles are far from each other.
4 When you placed the cotton with perfume on the table you smelled the fragrance of the
. perfume even if you were at some distance away. What happens to the particles of the
perfume?
A. the particles of perfume come closer to each other
B. the particles of perfume started to move away
C. the particles of the perfume travel slightly apart from each other
D. the particles of the perfume condense

5. Which of the following statements describes what happens to the particles of a gas as
the balloon deflated?
 A. The speed of the particles of a gas move a little bit faster.
B. The speed of the particles of a gas move a little bit slow.
C. The speed of the particles of a gas move very slowly.
D. The speed of the particles of a gas move very fast.
6. Why liquid water takes the shape of its container but an ice cube does not?
A. Because the liquid is the state of matter that has no definite volume and does
not takes the shape of the container
B. Because liquid is the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the
shape of its container.
C. Because liquid is the state of matter that has no definite volume but takes the
shape of its container.
D. Because the liquid is the state of matter that has definite volume but does not
takes the shape of its container.
7. What happens to the particles of gas as you inflated the balloon?
A. The particles of gas spread at the center of the balloon.
B. The particles of gas spread and closed each other.
C. The particles keep on coming in and out of the balloon.
D. The particles of gas spread in every corner of the balloon.
8. The following are microscopic explanation of solid particles EXCEPT one?
A. Flows easily C. Rigid particles locked into placed
B. Retains a fixed volume and D. Unnoticeable space between
shape particles
9. How would you explain the distances of gas particles?
A. Very closed to each other
B. Little space between them
C. Unnoticeable space between them
D. Lots of free space between particles
10. One of the microscopic behaviors of matter is its ability of the particles to move. Rank
solid, liquid and gas in order of the particle speed from lowest to highest.
A. Solid----Liquid ----Gas C. Gas----Liquid----Gas
B. Solid----Gas-------Liquid D. Liquid ---Gas ---Solid
11. What do you think would change about orange juice, if you poured the juice from a can
into a glass?
A. The volume of the juice.
B. Both the shape and volume of the juice.
C. The color, shape, and volume of the juice.
D. The only thing that would change when the juice is poured into the glass is the
shape of the juice.
12. Which of the following statements best describes the particles of liquids?
A. The particles are far apart and moving past.
B. The particles are far apart and moving slowly.
C. The particles are close together but moving past each other.
D. The particles are closely packed and vibrating in place.

13. What happens to the volume of a gas inside a balloon if you keep on inflating it?
A. The volume of the gas increases.
B. The volume of the gas decreases.
C. The volume of the gas stays the same.
 D. There is not enough information to determine the answer.
14. How would you explain the image of the liquid particles below?
A. Little free space between them
B. Unnoticeable space between them
C. Lots of free space between them
D. Very closed to each other

15. Which of the following could describe oxygen at room temperature?

A. It has a constant volume and a definite shape.
B. It has a constant volume but takes the shape of its container.
C. Its particles have a very orderly, three-dimensional arrangement.
D. It particles move fast enough to overcome the attraction between them.
16. One property that all particles of matter have in common is they______.
A. Move constantly C. Only move in liquids
B. Only move in gases D. Never move in solids
17. How would you describe solids in terms of shape and volume?
A. The solid is a state of matter that has no definite shape.
B. The solid is a state of matter that has no definite volume.
C. The solid is a state of matter that has no definite shape and volume.
D. The solid is a state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.
18. Which statement is NOT true about the aspects of the particle model of matter?
A. Matter is made up of tiny particles.
B. Particles of matter are moving all the time.
C. Particles of matter do not attract each other.
D. Particles of matter have spaces between them.
19. The volume of a gas can changes, but the volume of a solid cannot.
A. This is true. C. Sometimes it is true.
B. This is false. D. Sometimes it is false.
20. How are particles of solids arranged?
A. The particles of solid are arranged in increasing shape.
B. The particles of solids are arranged in fixed position and locked into.
C. The particles of solids are arranged in decreasing shape and volume.
D. The particles of solids are arranged in uniform but not fixed in position.
21. How does particle of liquid are attracted to each other?
A. Stay in place
B. Move fast enough to overcome almost all attraction in them
C. Move so slow to overcome some attraction between them.
D. Move fast enough to overcome some attraction between them.
22. One of the microscopic behavior of matter is its ability of the particles to move. Rank
solid, liquid and gas in order of the particle speed from highest to lowest.
A. Gas----Solid----Liquid C. Gas----Liquid----Solid
B. Solid---Gas----Liquid D. Liquid ---Gas---Solid
23. What do you think is the explanation of moving particle arrangement of the images
below?
A. The particles are far apart and moving
fast.
B. The particles are far apart and moving
 slowly.
C. The particles are closely packed and
vibrating past each other.
D. The particles are close together but
moving past each other.
24. The following are microscopic explanation of liquid particles EXCEPT one?
A. Flows easily
B. Rigid particles locked into place.
C. Particles can move slide past one another.
D. Assumes the shape of the part of the container which it occupies.
25. Which of the following statements describes what happens to the particles as the
temperature of a gas in a balloon increase?
A. The speed of the particles increases.
B. The volume of the gas decreases.
C. The particles of the gas increases.
D. The volume of the gas increase and the speed of the particles increase.
26. Why the force of attraction between solid particles is stronger?
A. Each particle flows easily.
B. Each particle is locked in place by particles around it.
C. Each particle is close together and slide past one another.
D. Each particle is far apart and moves independently of one another.
27. Which statement is TRUE about the aspects of the particle model of matter?
A. Matter is made up of bigger particles.
B. Particles of matter are not moving all the time.
C. Particles of matter do not attract each other.
D. Particles of matter have spaces between them.

A. Unnoticeable space
between particles.
B. There are lots of free
spaces between them.
C. There’s only little free
space between them.
D. Particles can move fast
one another at the same
time.
28. What is the microscopic explanation why liquids easily flow?
A. Very closed to each other.
B. Rigid particles locked into place.
C. The particles of liquids move fast one another.
D. The particles in liquids move fast enough to overcome
some of the attraction between them.
29. How would you explain the distances of liquid particles?
A. There’s only little free space between them.
B. There’s unnoticeable space between particles.
C. There are lots of free spaces between them.
D. Particles are kept on moving at any direction from one
 place to another.
30. Inside the shoe box are filled with paper balls. Even you kept on holding the box upside
down still they cannot move away from each other. What happen to the particles or the
paper ball?
A. Particles are kept on moving around.
B. Particles have lots of free between them.
C. Particles have a little free space between them.
D. Particles are very closed to each other and locked into
placed.
31. Why particles of gas are non- cohesive?
A. There is a strong force between them.
B. There is no force that binds them together.
C. There’s some force of attraction between them
D. There’s almost all force of attraction between them
32. Which of the following does NOT prove that the molecules of a material are always
moving?
A. Aroma of boiling C. The sweetness of sugar
coffee
B. Evaporation of D. Soil particles carried by water
water
33. Which of the following is a mixture?
A. Table salt C. Distilled water
B. Soy sauce D. Fruit sugar
34. Why could you hardly break a stone even if much force is applied to it?
A. Loosely bound C. Very far from one another
together
B. Are negligible D. Compactly arranged with one
another
35. When a drop of ink was put into a glass of water, its tendency is to spread                                
out. Why?  Because the   atoms of ink are __________________.
A. atoms are not C. in random motion
moving
B. compact and rigid D. have distinct characteristics
36. What is formed if you mix water and soy sauce?
A. 1-phase system C. Heterogeneous system
B. 2-phase system D. Compound
37. Which of the following is a substance?
A. Padlock C. Copper
B. Pin D. Solder
38. How is mixture different form a substance?
A. Mixture have 2 or C. Mixtures are found in nature
more components
B. In mixture it keeps D. Solids, liquids, and gases
its characteristics form mixture
39. The only mixture that looks like only one chemical composition in physical appearance.
A. Colloid C. Suspension
B. Solution D. Compound
40. Which of the following has one kind of atom?
A. Gold C. Water
 B. Carbon Dioxide D. Iron Oxide
41. Which is a substance?
A. Padlock C. Copper
B. Key D. Solder
42. When you were able to observe the sweet smell of ripe fruit from the dining table, you
became aware that a process had occurred. What was this natural process?
A. Digestion C. Diffusion
B. Absorption D. Assimilation
43. Molecules constant   move from one place to place. In which of the following is the
movement of the molecules fastest?  The   molecules of________________
A. a solid in a liquid C. a gas in another gas
B. a liquid in another D. a solid in another solid
liquid
44. Mixture that has the same uniform appearance and composition throughout?
A. Heterogeneous C. Colloidal
B. Homogeneous D. Tonic
45. At the   right is a picture of a molecule of water as seen under a very crude 
electron microscope. What makes up a molecule of water?
A. An atom of hydrogen and three atoms
oxygen.
B. An atom of oxygen and two atoms of
hydrogen.
C. Three atoms of hydrogen and two
atoms of oxygen.
Molecule of water
D. An atom of hydrogen and three atoms
oxygen
46. Which of the following is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?
A. Halo-halo C. Vinegar
B. Seawater D. Metal Alloy
47. Which of the following shows physical change?
A. Digesting of food C. Boiling an egg
B. Burning of wood D. Boiling of water
48. Mixing 20 mL sugar and 50 mL water results a volume of less than 70 mL
What explains this result?
A. There is an error measuring the amount of sugar and water.
B. Sugar dissolves water.
C. Water has tiny particles with spaces between them, sugar particles to
fit in.
D. None of these
49. Of the phases of matter, which has the strongest attractive forces?
A. Liquid C. Solid
B. Gas D. Freezing
50. When a gas turn into solid, which of the following physical change occurs?
A. Sublimation C. Deposition
B. Condensation D. Freezing
 “Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself”
– Chinese Proverb
 
PREPARED BY: NOTED BY:

CHRISTINE M. RAMOS ANTONINO S. PALAGANAS

Science Teacher Head Teacher I