Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PAMPANGA
SAN SIMON HIGH SCHOOL
San Jose, San Simon, Pampanga
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PERIODIC SUMMATIVE TEST FOR FIRST QUARTER IN SCIENCE 8

S.Y 2022-2023

Name: ____________________________Year and Section: _________________Score: ___________

Direction: Read and analyze each statement. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers
on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following describes a force?

A. A pull only B. A push only
C. A push or pull or both D. Neither a push nor a pull

2. What is the unit of force in metric system?

A. Calorie B. Joules
C. Newtons D. Pounds

3. How do forces occur?

A. in pairs B. in triplets
C. by themselves D. as single quantity

4. When you move a chair across the floor, what force must your push be
stronger than?
A. friction B. magnetic
C. normal D. tension

5. A 500 N lady sits on the floor. How much force the floor exerts on her?
A. 50 N B. 250 N
C. 500 N D. 1000 N

6. Which force always pulls the objects to the ground?

A. applied B. friction
C. gravitational D. tension

7. A leaf falls from a tree. What force(s) are acting on it?

A. Air resistance only B. Gravitational force only
C. Applied force and air resistance D. Air resistance and gravitational forces

8. When a cabinet touches the floor, which type of forces exist?

A. Contact forces B. Balanced forces
C. Non-contact forces D. Unbalanced forces

9. The Earth has a bigger mass than the Moon. If you were able to travel to the
Moon, what happens to your weight?
A. increases B. decreases
C. stays the same D. varies with day and night

10. What is the net force in the figure below?

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A. 1 N, to the left
B. 1 N, to the right
C. 11 N, to the left
D. 11 N, to the right

11. Who formulated the Three Laws of Motion?

A. Aristotle B. Isaac Newton
C. Thomas Edison D. Alexander Graham Bell

12. Which has more mass, a kilogram of cotton or a kilogram of iron?

A. the iron B. the cotton
C. they both have the same mass D. cannot be determined from the given information

13. Which has the greatest inertia?

A. airplane B. car
C. jeepney D. bike

14. Which of these vehicles moving at the same velocity is difficult to stop?
A. a bus B. a car
C. a train D. a truck

15. All of the following apply the third law of motion EXCEPT ____________.
A. kicking a ball B. rowing a banca
C. throwing a stone D. taking out ketchup from a bottle

16. Which of the following statements are true?

I. Action and reaction forces occur in pair.
II. Action and reaction forces act on the same object.
III. Action and reaction forces can occur one at a time.
IV. Action and reaction forces have the same magnitude.

A. I and II B. I and IV
C. II and III D. II and IV

17. Which Newton's law explains when a man is pushed forward in the car as it
stops?
A. 1st law B. 2nd law
C. 3rd law D. 2nd and 3rd laws

18. In Newton’s first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted upon by a
net force will ____________.
A. accelerate B. change its velocity
C. eventually come to a stop D. continue moving at constant velocity

19. A boy jumps out of the boat into a dock. As the boy moves forward to the
dock, the boat moves backward. Which statement describes this situation?
A. An object at rest remains at rest.
B. Friction opposes the motion of an object.
C. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
D. The net force is directly proportional to mass and inversely
proportional to acceleration.

20. Two balls are simultaneously applied with a force of 20 N. One ball has a
mass of 0.3 kg and the other has 0.4 kg. Which ball has greater
acceleration?
A. They will both accelerate at the same rate.
B. None of them will accelerate greater than the other.
C. The one with a mass of 0.3 kg has the greater acceleration.
D. The one with a mass of 0.4 kg has the greater acceleration.

21. An object from a certain height falls freely. Which of the following happens to PE
and KE when the object is half on its way down?
A. loses PE and gains KE B. gains PE and loses KE
C. loses both PE and KE D. gains both PE and KE

22. How do you compare the PE of the moving object at the highest point compared
to its KE?
A.PE is greater than KE B. PE is equal to KE
C. PE is lesser than KE D.KE is greater than PE

23. Which of the following quantities has the greatest influence on the amount of
kinetic energy of a car while traveling on a highway?
A. mass B. size
C. speed D. weight

24. Which of the following pair of quantities are the factors that affect kinetic
energy?
A. force and distance B. mass and height
C. mass and speed D. time and height

For Questions 25-26. Refer to the illustration below.

25. Which point has increasing kinetic energy?

A. Point C B. Point B
C. Point A D. Point A & C

26. Which point has the greatest potential energy?

A. Point A B. Point B
C. Point C D. Point A & C

27. Which of the following statements is TRUE about potential energy?

A. It is dependent on the speed of an object.
B. It does not depend on the mass of the object.
C. It does not depend on the strength of gravity.
D. It is affected by the mass and location of an object with respect to the
ground.
28. Which of the following does not affect the amount of potential energy of an
object?
A. mass B. speed
C. height or location D. strength of gravity

29. Three light bulbs with resistances 2000 Ω, 1600 Ω, and 800 Ω are connected in
series respectively. Which one has the highest brightness when the circuit is
plugged to a 220 V voltage source?
A. 800 Ω B. 1600 Ω
C. 2000 Ω D. none of the above

30. Which of the following is usually connected in series circuit?

A. Christmas lights B. appliances at home
C. light bulbs at home D. headlight of motorcycle

31. Which of the following best describes a parallel circuit?

A. Current flows along one pathway.
B. Current flows along more than one pathways.
C. The flow of current comes from several sources.
D. The flow of current comes from more than one load.

32. Which of the following is true about the effect of air temperature on the speed of
sound?
A. The lower the temperature the faster the speed.
B. The higher the temperature the faster the speed.
C. The higher the temperature the slower the speed.
D. The temperature does not affect the speed of sound.

33. What will happen if one light bulb is removed from a parallel circuit?
A. The other bulbs will not work.
B. The other bulbs will get dimmer.
C. The other bulbs will continue to light.
D. Some bulbs will get dimmer and some will get brighter

34. How much is the increase in the speed of sound in the air for every 1C0
increase in temperature?
A. 0.06 m/s B. 0.6 m/s
C. 6 m/s D. 60 m/s

35. Which of the following statements is true about the speed of sound?
A. Sound travels faster in dry air than in wet air.
B. Molecules move faster so sound travels faster in warmer air.
C. Sound travels at a constant speed even if air temperature changes.
D. When comparing two media with the same phase, the sound will travel
faster in a denser material.

36. Consider a simple electric circuit with a voltage source of 20.0 V which has a
current of 0.500 A. What is the resistance of the load?
A. 20.0 ohms B. 30.0 ohms
C. 40.0 ohms D. 50.0 ohms

37. What is the SI unit of resistance?

A. ampere B. ohm
C. volt D. watt

38 . Which of the following is the correct statement of Ohm’s Law?

A. When current increases in a circuit, voltage increases and resistance
increases.
B. When current increases in a circuit, voltage decreases and resistance
increases.
C. When current increases in a circuit, voltage increases while resistance
remains constant.
D. When current decreases in a circuit, voltage decreases and resistance
increases.

39. Which room temperature of air does sound travel faster?

A. 20 0C B. 23 0C
C. 25 0C D. 28 0C

40. Which of the following explains why echo is heard in an empty gym?
A. Sound travels in waves. B. Sound is unpredictable.
C. Sound has nowhere to go. D. There are only hard surfaces so sound only reflects.

41. According to Ohm’s law, across a resistor with constant resistance, what
happens to the current across it when the voltage applied is halved?
A. halved B. doubled
C. quadrupled D. remains the same

42. The decrease in temperature of a substance indicates that _______.

A. the number of particles in it decreases
B. the average velocity of its particles increases
C. the average potential energy of particles decreases
D. the average kinetic energy of its particles decreases

43. The normal body temperature is 37ºC. What is this in Fahrenheit?

A. 32 ºF B. 99 ºF
C. 212 ºF D. 373 ºF

For nos. 44 and 45:

Below is the data of air temperature of the four cities at the same time:
Metro Manila 29 0C
Cebu City 27 0C
Davao City 26 0C
Butuan City 25 0C

44. Which city does sound travel the fastest?

A. Butuan City B. Cebu City
C. Davao City D. Metro Manila

45. Which city does sound travel the slowest?

A. Butuan City B. Cebu City
C. Davao City D. Metro Manila

46. What happens to the temperature of an object when the particles are moving
faster?
A. reduces B. increases
C. remains constant D. increases then reduces

47. Which of the following orders of visible light colors shows increasing
wavelength?
A. red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
B. red, yellow, green, orange, violet, blue, indigo
C. violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red
D. violet, blue, green, orange, red, indigo, yellow

48. Why does white light separate into different colors as it passes through a prism?
A. The colors are changed by addition.
B. This is an example of color by subtraction.
C. Different colored light has different wavelengths.
D. The side part of a prism only let certain colors of light pass through.

49 Which of the following colors of light bend the most?

A. indigo B. green
C. orange D. violet

50. During warm days, you cool yourself by damping your skin with a wet towel.
Which of the following takes place?

A. Your skin absorbs the coldness of the water.

B. Your skin releases energy when water from your skin evaporates.
C. The temperature of the water on your skin decreases as it
evaporates.
D. The temperature of your skin increases as water evaporates from
your skin.

Parents Signature

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

TRIXIA MAY D. BAJARES ORLANDO Y. YUMUL JR. ARNEL PABLO L. AGUSTIN

SST-II LEARNING AREA COORDINATOR IN SCIENCE Principal I
Key to Correction

1. C
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. B
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. C
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. B
27. D
28. D
29. C
30. A
31. B
32. B
33. C
34. B
35. B
36. C
37. B
38. C
39. D
40. D
41. A
42. D
43. B
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46. B
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 TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
PRE-TEST - Grade 8 (SCIENCE)
S.Y.2021-2022

Type
Number
No. of of
Competencies Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating of Days Percentage Item Placement
items Test
Taught
MC
QUARTER 1
1. Investigate the relationship
between the amount of force // ///
/ //// 5 20% 10 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 MC
applied and the mass of the
object to the amount of
change in the object’s motion
2. Infer that when a body
exerts a force on  /
another, an  equal / // ////// 5 20% 10 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 MC
amount of force is 
exerted back on it

3. Identify and explain the

factors that affect
/ ///// / 5 15% 8 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 MC
potential and kinetic
energy

4. Investigate the effect of ////

temperature to the / // 4 15% 7 32,34,35,39,40,44,45 MC
speed of sound
5. Explain the hierarchy of
colors in relation to the // / 3 7% 3 47,48,49 MC
energy of visible light

6. Differentiate between / / / / 3 8% 4 42,43 46, 50 MC

heat and temperature at
the molecular level

7. Infer the relationship

between current and / / // 3 8% 4 36, 37,38,41 MC
voltage

8. Explain the advantages

and disadvantages of /
/ // 2 7% 4 29,30,31,33 MC
series and parallel
connections in homes
 Total 3 6 7 27 7 40 100 % 50 50 MC

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

TRIXIA MAY D. BAJARES ORLANDO Y. YUMUL JR. ARNEL PABLO L. AGUSTIN
ST-II LEARNING AREA COORDINATOR IN SCIENCE Principal I