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FIRST QUARTER TEST IN SCIENCE 6

Read and understand the sentences and questions. Choose the correct answer by shading the
corresponding letter of the correct answer on your answer sheets:

1. Dissolving sugar in water will result in a sugar solution. What is the solvent in this solution?
A. sugar
B. water
C. spoon used to stir
D. water with dissolved sugar

2. How many phases of matter are in a heterogeneous mixture?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

3. Which is an example of colloids?

A. mayonnaise
B. liquid juice
C. cooking oil
D. bubbles in water

4. Dissolving sugar in water will result in a sugar solution. What is the solvent in this solution?
A. sugar
B. water
C. spoon used to stir
D. water with dissolved sugar

5. Which of the following mixtures is homogeneous in nature?

A. salad
B. Halo-halo
C. orange juice
D. bread with creamy spread

6. Why is water known as a universal solvent?

A. It is found anywhere.
B. It gives life to living things.
C. It covers the greater part of the earth.
D. It dissolved almost all the substances on Earth.

7. Which is TRUE about solution?

A. Solutions are clear in appearance.
B. Substances in solutions are large enough to be seen.
C. Solutions exhibit scattering of light or the Tyndall effect.
D. Substances in solutions can be separated through filtration.
 8. You prepared an orange juice drink by pouring 1/3 concentrated juice and ¾ water into the
glass. You found out that the mixture is very sweet and not good to drink. What will you do?
A. Add more water to the glass.
B. Add more concentrated juice to the glass.
C. Transfer the mixture in a bigger container and add more sugar.
D. Transfer the mixture to a bigger container and add more water.

9. You and your mother brought the following items from the supermarket: mayonnaise, butter,
red sugar, milk, oil, salt, powder detergent, shampoo, canned goods, dishwashing liquid,
toothpaste, vinegar, soy sauce, and ketchup. How many of these items are colloids?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

10. Which is NOT a solute in a cup of coffee?

A. coffee
B. milk
C. sugar
D. water

11. Which of the following is NOT a solution?

A. sea water
B. oil in water
C. alcohol in water
D. carbonated drink

12. What is the use of the Tyndall effect in the study of mixture?
A. It scatters beams of light throughout a mixture.
B. It helps distinguish solutions from suspensions.
C. It allows light to pass through a mixture.
D. It shows the true identity of a mixture.

13. An oil spill is one of the environmental problems that occur in the bodies of water. What kind of
mixture is formed when oil is mixed with water?
A. colloids
B. solution
C. suspension
D. saturated solution

14. Which is the correct order for obtaining salt from a mixture of sand and salt?
A. dissolving in water- evaporation
B. evaporation- filtration- dissolving in water
C. filtration- dissolving in water- evaporation
D. dissolving in water – filtration- evaporation

15. What do you call a way of separating mixtures that can easily separate big and fine components?
A. filtering
B. sieving
C. picking
D. winnowing
16. To separate the palay and lighter chaffs, which process of separating mixtures is applicable?
A. picking
B. sieving
C. threshing
D. winnowing

17. What are the apparatus used in filtering?

A. beaker, cloth, iron stand
B. beaker, funnel, residue
C. funnel, paper, residue
D. paper, cloth, beaker

18. What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to gas or vapor?
A. decantation
B. evaporation
C. filtration
D. mixture

19. Which is the best way to get salt from salty water?
A. distillation
B. evaporation
C. filtration
D. magnetism

20. Where does the liquid go during evaporation process?

A. below the ground
B. inside the salt
C. none
D. up

21. Which mixtures can be separated through picking?

A. creamer
B. orange juice
C. sliced mixed fruits
D. softdrinks

22. Which of the process of separating solid substances from a liquid through the use of a filter paper
or any cloth that can be used as a filtering medium?
A. evaporation
B. filtration
C. picking
D. sieving

23. Which statement describes the process of separating mixtures through funnel?
A. Immiscible liquids can be separated through the use of separating funnel.
B. one technique in separating mixtures
C. liquids that do not dissolve very well
D. filter paper is used in separating funnel
24. Magnets pull other objects made of magnetic materials towards them. What do you call the force
use in magnets?
A. magnetism
B. magnetic field
C. magnetic object
D. magnetic material

25. This is a process of separating mixtures which magnetically susceptible material is attracted from
a mixture using a magnetic force. What kind of separating mixture is this?
A. decantation
B. evaporation
C. filtration
D. magnetism

26. This is a form of separating substances that involves letting an insoluble substance (a substance
that will not dissolve in a solvent) settle at the bottle of a solvent. How can you describe this method
of separating mixtures?
A. decantation
B. evaporation
C. filtration
D. sedimentation

27. It is to separate rocks into different sized particles for road, building and other construction
projects, what is the most important method of separating mixtures to be used?
A. picking
B. sieving
C. threshing
D. winnowing

28. How would you explain winnowing?

A. it is used to separate smaller solid particles from larger solid particles
B. it is a process of freeing grain from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc.
C. it is commonly used by farmers to separate grains from stalks
D. it is a process of picking small particles to larger

29. Read and understand. “At the end of every day, we wife off the blackboard with wet sponge to
make it clean and ready to use for the next day. After a few minutes, the water disappeared. Where
do you think the water goes? Why?
A. the water disappeared because it is a way it used to be
B. the water disappeared because of the hot temperature
C. the water disappeared because of evaporation
D. never mind the water

30. Which method is utilized in industries like junk yards to remove metal scraps from other
materials?
A. evaporating
B. sieving
C. use of magnet
D. winnowing
31. Recycling plants use magnet to remove.
A. metal
B. plastic
C. paper
D. Styrofoam

32. Which environmental problems can be separated by physical manipulation?

A. contaminated rivers and lake
B. garbage in the landfill
C. global warming
D. flood

33. Which is the best way to get salt from salty water?
A. distillation
B. evaporation
C. filtration
D. magnetism

34. To get the smaller particles size of flour for baking, leaving larger particles of flour in the sifter
above the screen. What kind of separating mixture it is?
A. drying
B. picking
C. sieving
D. sifting

35. Jean bought some vegetables such as beans, broccoli, potatoes, and squash all mixed in a
bag. Which of the following method of separation would be most appropriate for her to
separate them?
A. handpicking
B. evaporation
C. sieving
D. winnowing

36. In a construction, sand and gravel may be separated from each other through using.
A. handpicking
B. evaporation
C. sieving
D. winnowing

37. To separate rocks into different size particles for road building and other construction projects,
which method is applicable?
A. drying
B. picking
C. sieving
D. sifting
38. In what instances we used filtration at home?
A. to filter dust and mites
B. to pick dried leaves in the backyard
C. to separate stones from rice grains
D. to separate seeds from stems and other dirt.

39. Winnowing is separating lighter from heavier objects, which commonly used by.
A. farmers
B. fishermen
C. factory workers
D. construction workers

40. Aling Nena is a gulaman vendor in the school. The children like to eat her gulaman. The
following are the best way to prepare, EXCEPT.
A. wash your hands
B. cook the gulaman thoroughly
C. wash worktops before and after preparing it
D. she place the gulaman in the unclean bowl.
ANSWER KEY

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. B
20. D
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. D
26. A
27. B
28. B
29. C
30. C
31. A
32. B
33. B
34. D
35. A
36. C
37. C
38. A
39. A
40. D