Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NUEVA ECIJA

SECOND PERIODICAL TEST

SCIENCE VI

NAME: ____________________________
Grade and Section _______________
_Score:______________
DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the best answer and write your answer on the space provided for
each number.
____ 1 . Human organs play an important role in supporting mechanism to live. What is the main
organ of the respiratory system ?
a. Blood c . Heart
b. Bone d. Lungs
____ 2. What system is composed of the mouth, esophagus stomach, small intestine and large
intestine?
a. Digestive System c. Respiratory System
b. Circulatory System d. Excretory System
___3. The process by which wastes generally leave your body is called ______
a. Digestion c. Perspiration
b. Excretion d. Respiration
___4. What happens to the muscles when they are not often used ?
a.T hey become toned c. They become weak
b. They become strong d. They become big
____5. What controls and coordinates the activities of the whole nervous system
a. brain c. control nervous system
b, nervous system d. sympathetic nervous system
____6. Which part of the circulatory system carries blood throughout the body?
a. Blood Vessels b. Heart c. Veins d. all of the above

____7. What organ of the urinary system acts as a temporary storage of urine?
a. kidney c. ureter
b. urea d. urinary bladder
____ 8. Digestion begins in the ____ where food is mechanically digested by chewing ?
a. anus c. esophagus
b. mouth d. intestine
____9. Which of the following makes your hair black and your skin dark?
a. melanin c. white blood cell
b. oil d. sweat
___10. It is the pumping organ of t he circulator system
a. alveoli c. body temperature
b. larynx d. heart
____11. Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
a. It protects the delicate organs of the body
b. It transports food to the different parts of the body
c. It enables the body to move
____12. How digestive system work together with respiratory and circulatory system?
a. Digestive system digests food to be carry out by the circulatory system to the respiratory
system as it provides oxygen to the digestive system.
 b. Digestive system digests food to be carry out by the respiratory system to the circulatory
system as it provides oxygen to the digestive system
c. Digestive system carries nutrients to the circulatory system, while circulatory system
digests food for the digestive system as it provides oxygen
d. Digestive system provides food and oxygen to the circulatory and respiratory system.
___13. How musculo-skeletal system do work with the integumentary system?
a. Musculo-skeletal system gives support to the body and help the body to move while
integumentary system gives protection to the musculo-skeletal system by providing a
protective covering.
b. Musculo-skeletal system gives oxygen to the integumentary system while integumentary
system provides food to the musculo-skeletal system.
c. Musculo- skeletal system pumps blood to integumentary system while integumentary
system gives support to the musculo-skeletal system
d. Musculo-skeletal system excrete sweat thus providing pathway to the integumentary
system in absorbing oxygen.
____14. . Which of the following is the function of circulatory system?
a. Gives support to the body
b. Interprets all messages
c. Responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
d. Carries nutrients to the cells and carries away the waste product of the cells
____15. How digestive system do work with circulatory system?
a. Digestive system provides oxygen to the circulatory system and circulatory system
provides nutrients to the digestive system
b. Digestive system provides support to the circulatory system and circulatory system pumps
blood to the digestive system
c. Digestive system digests food into simpler form which will be needed by the circulatory
system and the circulatory system distributes nutrients to the body parts
d. Digestive system excrete waste product produce by the circulatory system and the
circulatory system interprets message coming from the digestive system
_____16. The skin is one of the first defense mechanisms in your immune system, Why?
a. Tiny glands in the skin secrete oils that increase the function of the skin to
protect against microorganism.
b. The skin regulates the blood temperature
c. Tiny glands in the skin secrete water that increase the function of the skin
to protect against microorganism
D. The skin secret hormones to protect the immune system
____17. Which of these is NOT a function of the nervous system
a. it controls, monitors and coordinates all body parts
b. delivers decisions to the body part which will perform the action
c. delivers oxygen to the different parts of the body
d. It protects our body from harmful external elements.
____18. The skin is the largest organ in our body. Which of the following is NOT a
function of the skin?
a. regulation of the body temperature c. digestion
b. excretion d. sensation

___19.What will happen to the body when the kidneys stop working?
a. The body accumulates poisonous substances in the blood
b. The body becomes healthy and strong
c. The body sweats a lot
d. The body will be dehydrated
____20. Why do doctors advise against consuming too much salty foods?
a. salty foods are not good for digestion
b. Too much salt accumulates in the kidney may result to formation of kidney
stones.
 c. Salty foods are unpleasant to eat
d. Too much salt make our skin dry and rough

____21. Which set of vertebrates does Not belong to the group?

I. gecko, snake, crocodile, iguana
II. dolphin, cat, horse, sheep
III. ostrich, bat, penguin, duck
IV. toad, newt, salamander, frog
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. IV only
____22. Goats, cats, dogs, and rabbits are mammals that have characteristics that differ from other
vertebrates. Which of the following features does not describe a mammal?
a. Mammals have mammary gland.
b. Mammals have scales and feathers.
c. Mammals have fur or hair.
d. Mammals are warm blooded animals.
___23. . In what way do amphibians differ from reptiles?
A. Amphibians have backbones.
B. Amphibians can live both on land and water.
C. Amphibians can crawl.
D. Amphibians are oviparous.
___24. Which group of animals is invertebrate?
a. frog, mosquito, cat, grasshopper
b. bird, dog, chicken, cat, ant
c. fish, spider, snake, dog
d. earthworm, snail, bee, bug
____25. What are the distinguishing characteristics of invertebrates that differ from vertebrates aside
from the absence of backbone?
a. Invertebrates are mostly stronger and bigger than vertebrates.
b. Invertebrates are mostly smaller and weaker than vertebrates.
c. Invertebrates are complex compared to those vertebrates.
d. Invertebrates do not have segmented bodies
___26. Why is a frog skin is moist?
a. It is necessary for them to slip
b. It is necessary for them to move
c. It is necessary for them to be able to breed
d. It is necessary for them to breathe

___27.What are the three main body parts of an insect?

a. head, body ,thorax
b. head, thorax ,abdomen
c. cephalothorax, antennae, wings
d. cephalothorax. wings legs
___28.Which best describes mollusks?
a. all shelled animals
b. soft and segmented body
c. animals with stinging cells
d. soft bodied animals with hard shells to protect their bodies
__29. Why should you not destroy the environment where animals live?
a. The animals will change their color
b. The animals will increase in number
c. The animals will fight among themselves
d. The animals will find it hard to look for the food
__30.Why birds are able to fly?
a. They have colorful feathers
b. They have light and hollow bones
c. They are able to control air currents
d. They have scales all over their bodies
___31. The largest group of invertebrates is the arthropod group. What do all arthropods have in
common?
a. They live on land and have an exoskeleton.
b. They can fly and have jointed legs.
c. They have segmented bodies and jointed legs.
d. They have skeleton and segmented bodies.
___32. What are centipedes and millipedes called
a. segmented worms b. roundworms
c. segmented arthropods d. echinoderms
___33.What structures help the birds get and eat their food?
a. beak b. bill
c. wings d. both a & b
___34. To what subgroup of arthropods do invertebrates with four pairs of legs belong?
a. echinoderms b. crustaceans c. arachnids d. insect
___35. Animals such as vertebrates and invertebrates have economic importance. They are sources of
food, medicine and scientific investigations. How will you show that you care and protect these
animals in their environment?
a. We don’t need to strictly implement wildlife regulations.
b. We must have them lived in our houses.
c. We have to establish reserve wildlife refuge areas where birds and animals may breed
without being killed by man.
d. Hunting activities must be practiced
___36. . It is an environment where both living and non-living things exist and interact with one
another.
a. ecology b. ecosystem c. community d. population
__37. Which group of organisms can be found in the mangrove ecosystem?
a. mussels, fish, corals
b. worm, rat, fish
c. butterfly, snake, bird
d. mangrove trees, fiddler crab, fis.
___ 38. . What are the things needed by plants to make their own food?
a. water, chemicals and oxygen
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. oxygen and chemicals
d. carbon dioxide, soil and sunlight
__39. What kind of interaction is shown when one organism kills another organism for food?
a. mutualism b. commensalism c. parasitism d. predation
__40.One example of competition in tropical rainforest is when the shrubs and trees are growing
together in one area. What do they compete for?
a. sunlight and soil nutrients. b. oxygen and carbon dioxide. c. chemicals and oxygen.
d. water and chemicals
___41. Your EPP teacher assigned task to your group. He asked you to do the air layering method in
growing plants. How will you do this?
a. Buy and plant a seed and let it grow
b. Remove a part of a plant’s bark and cover it with moist sphagnum moss.
c. Cut off the parent plant and then attach to the trunk to another plant rooted
in soil
d. Cut a piece of stem from the mother plant.
___42. What kind of interaction is shown when animals like crabs and mollusks help break down
plant litter in a mangrove ecosystem through grazing?
 a. competition b. commensalism c. parasitism d. mutualism
___43. One example of competition in tropical rainforest is when the shrubs and trees
are growing together in one area. What do they compete for?
a. sunlight and soil nutrients.
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide.
c. chemicals and oxygen.
d. water and chemicals
___44. Why is producer important in an ecosystem?
a. It is the source of food to the consumers
. b. It is an organism that eats plants.
c. It breaks down organism into smaller particles.
d. It is a series of feeding relationship
___45.The following are the importance of taking care of forest ,except
a. They are Earth’s biggest sinks, absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.
b. They are a source of both basic and supplementary food and income for millions of people
c. They are home to 48% of the world’s biodiversity(animals, plants and insects)
d. They enrich the soil with nutrients through their roots and the leaves that fall from the
treetops

___46. Coral reefs are beneficial to marine life. In what way does it show in the following
instances ?
I. provide rich sources of marine food
II. protect the coastal areas from strong waves
III. provide passage for strong currents to coastal areas
IV serve as a breeding ground of fishes and other forms of marine life
a. I and II b. II and III c. I and IV d. III and IV

___47. . Coral reefs are important to man and other marine organisms How can we help protect
them?
a. collect corals
b clean coral reefs
c. prevent dynamite fishing
d. throw oil into waterways

__48.Why are corals very important to marine life?

a. They are the habitat of some marine animals
b. They make the oceans and seas look blue
c. They filter and purify the water
d. They make the sea \water salty

__49. You heard about a plan to convert the nearby mangrove swamp to commercial area. Your
neighbor agrees with the plan because they believed that the mangrove swamp has no economic
value. After researching you want to discuss the issue with your neighbor. Which statement could be
possibly convey to your neighbor to not agree with the plan?

a. Mangrove swamps filter pollutants from water.

b. Mangrove swamps are beautiful ecosystems.
c. Mangroves swamps provide shelter for animals.
d. Mangrove swamps protect the coastal community from waves and provide food and
business for people
___50. The fishermen in the barangay use dynamites in order to have a big catch. If this practice
continues, what do you think will happen to the marine resources?
a. Fishes will multiply fast.
 b. Marine life will increase.
c. Marine life will decrease.
d.. The coral will multiply

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION (TOS)

2ND PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 6

(Level of Behavior, Format, No.& Placement of Items) and the Dimension of

Knowledge
Content No. of No. %
Days of
Taugh Item
t s

Remem Understa Apply Analyze Evaluate Create Placeme

ber nd nt

AVERAG AVERAG DIFFICU DIFFICU

 EASY EASY E E LT LT

Explain how 10 10 20 1-10

the organs of 1,2,5,10 3,4,6,7,8,9
each organ
system work
together
Explain how 10 10 20 14,15 11,12,13, 11-20
the different 17,18,19,
organ system 20
work together
Determine the 15 15 30 27,32,3 21,24.26,2 22,29,30, 21-35
Distinguishin 3,34 8 31,23,25
g
Characteristic
s of
Vertebrates
and
Invertebrates

Discuss the 15 15 30 36,37,3 43,44 41,47 45,46 36-50

interactions 8,39,42,
among living 48
and non-living
things in
tropical and
explain the
need to
protect and
conserve
rainforest,
coral reefs
and mangrove
swaps

TOTAL 50 50 100

KEY TO CORRECTION

1. A 11 B 21. C 31. D 41. B

2. A 12. D 22. B 32. C 42. D
3. B 13. A 23. B 33. D 43. A
4. C 14. D 24. D 34. C 44. A
5. A 15. C 25. B 35. C 45. c
6. A 16. A 26. D 36. B 46. C
7. D 17. C 27. B 37. D 47. C
8. B 18. C 28. D 38. D 48. A
9. A 19. A 29. D 39. D 49. D
 10. D 20. B 30. B 40. A 50. C

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

MARISSA G. HILARIO TERESITA V. CUARESMA

Master Teacher II School Principal III

Checked by: Approved by:

ROSEMARIE Z. BURAYAG, Ph.D. JAYNE M. GARCIA, Ed.D.

EPS 1 – Science Chief, CID