Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
Schools Division of Toledo City
North Toledo District – Cluster I
MINOLOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Toledo City

SCIENCE 5
FIRST QUARTER
SUMMATIVE TEST NO.3

Name: _________________________________________Grade: _______________

Date:______________________ Score:________________________

I. Directions: Read the following carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Why are we encouraged to apply 5 R’s technique?
A. it will make us rich.
B. it will lessen the volume of garbage produced daily.
C. It will not need to buy more trash bins. D. It will make our house more beautiful.

2. Your Father is so eager to fix your house after it was destroyed by a strong typhoon, what
waste management did he apply?
A. Recycle B. Repair C. Reduce D. Reuse

3. One good characteristic of being a responsible consumer is to refrain from buying new
materials when you still have supplies, what waste management is being practiced?
A. Reuse B. Repair C. Recover D. Reduce

4. Which of the following statements shows a person practice recovering materials to help save
the environment?
A. Carol bought good vegetables only enough for her one-day meal.
B. Instead of throwing away all the soft drink cans he bought, Dennis used them as pots for his
plants.
C. Denise, instead of buying a new bag for the upcoming school days, washed and fixed held
old one.
D. Mr. Cruz collected the chicken manure in his poultry farm and gave it to a shop that can
convert biodegradable material to LPG.

5. Because he/she cannot go out of the house, Sarah decided to make her time more
productive. She made a figurine from the empty seashells they have out from their yesterday’s
lunch. What technique did she apply?
A. Recycling b. Reducing c. Repairing D. Recovering

6. If you have a garden in your backyard, which of the following materials cannot be used as
fertilizers for your plants?
A. manure from cow b. rice husk c. dried leaves D. candy wrappers
7. Pedro used few big boxes to plant tomatoes instead of many small pots. What technique did
he apply?
A. Recycling B. Reducing C. Reusing D. Repairing

8. Which of the following situations involves recycling?

A. Sean Beda made a string notebook out of the unused pages of his old spiral notebook.
B. Arianne Denise would always place oil on the gears of her bicycle to prevent rusting.
C. Kent Denzel collected biodegradable waste materials then made a compost.
D. CJ Kean made a bag out of his old worn-out pants.

9. Which of the following is the best substitute for plastic cellophane if you want to go to the
grocery store?
A. Newspaper bags b. Banana leaves c. Big cans D. Cloth bags

10.Ana, a 15 year-old girl, gave her old dresses to her younger neighbor. What is she doing?
A. Recycling B. Reducing C. Reusing D. Recovering

11. What is the best benefit a person could get if he/she composts dried leaves found in his/her
backyard?
A. He/she could save money by making it a substitute fertilizer.
B. He/she could make the house look greener.
C. He/she could earn income by selling it.
D. He/she could make a new decoration for his/her house.

12. What could be the worst environmental consequence if we do not manage waste materials?
A. It could lead to spending more money.
B. It could lead to the death of plants and animals.
C. It could provide no income to the family.
D. It could make the house disorganized.

13. Which of the following is not a consequence of not practicing 5Rs?

A. Disease B. Low Water Quality
C. Clean Household D. Death of Animals

14. Who among the students did not show the importance of practicing 5Rs?
I. Ana is using her sisters’ old bags in going to school.
II. Jack is using a new plastic bottle for his drinking water every day.
III. John is restoring the worn shoes by applying an adhesive.
IV. Seth is making a wallet from plastic wrappers.
A. Seth B. John C. Jack D. Ana

15.“All waste materials can be recycled.” Is this statement acceptable?

A. Yes, because waste can be made into new products
B. No, because all waste materials are dirty.
C. Yes, because recycling is important to protect the environment.
D. No, because some materials may be hazardous for recycling.

16. It is using alternative materials such as using eco-bags instead of plastic cellophane to minimize
wastes from plastics
a. Reducing b. Reusing c. Repairing d. Recycling
17. Making the most out of the waste by regenerating energy such as using peelings of fruits
and vegetables as plant fertilizers
a. Reducing b. Recovering c. Repairing d. Recycling

18. Finding another way for materials that have already been used such as using old but usable
shoes.
a. Reducing b. Reusing c. Repairing d. Recycling

19. Fixing broken things so that they can be used again such as sewing and mending old
clothes
a. Reducing b. Reusing c. Repairing d. Recycling
20. Producing new product out of discarded materials such as making decoration (vase,
figurines) from used/scrap papers)
a. Reducing b. Reusing c. Repairing d. Recycling

I certify that I have truthfully answered all the activities/exercises in this activity
sheet/summative test. This output is entirely my own work. (or can be translated in Filipino/MTB
as needed)

_______________________________ Date Submitted: ___________

Name and Signature of Learner

Prepared by: MARICEL C. TAN Checked by: EDWIN S. ALINGASA

Teacher III School Principal