Department of Education

Region X
Division of Cagayan de Oro City
San Simon National High School
San Simon, Cagayan de Oro City

Name: ________________________ Date: ___________

Grade and Section: ________________________
SCIENCE 8
3rd Quarter Examination

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter that best completes the sentence or answers the question. Place
your answer in the space provided. (1 point each)

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 stays the same but the volume stay 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. 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 happened to the particles of the perfume?
A. The particles of the perfume condense.
B. The particles of perfume started to move away
C. The particles of the perfume come closer to each other.
D. The particles of the perfume travel slightly apart from each other.

3. Which of the following statements describes what happens to the particles of a gas if an inflated balloon releases air?
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.

4. Why does a liquid water take the shape of its container but an ice cube does not?
A. Liquid is the state of matter that has no definite volume and does not takes the shape of the container.
B. Liquid is the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.
C. Liquid is the state of matter that has no definite volume but takes the shape of its container.
D. Liquid is the state of matter that has definite volume but does not takes the shape of its container.

5. What do you think would change about orange juice, if you will pour the juice from a can into a glass of water?
A. the shape of the juice B. the volume of the juice
C. both the shape and volume of the juice D. the color, shape, and volume of the juice

6. Which of the following statements best describes the particles of liquids?

A. The particles are far apart and moving slowly.
B. The particles are closely packed and vibrating.
C. The particles are far apart and moving past each other.
D. The particles are close together but moving past each other.

7. 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

8. 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

9. How would you describe solids in terms of shape and volume?

A. Solid is a state of matter that has no definite shape.
B. Solid is a state of matter that has no definite volume.
C. Solid is a state of matter that has no definite shape and volume.
D. Solid is a state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

10. 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.

11. 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 do not attract each other.
C. Particles of matter are not moving all the time. D. Particles of matter have spaces between them.

12. Which would not change when an orange juice is poured from a can into a drinking glass?
A. the color of the orange juice B. the shape of the orange juice
C. the taste of the orange juice D. the volume of the orange juice

13. What happens to shape and size of the stone if you put it in a smaller container?
A. A stone keeps its original shape and volume. B. A stone keeps its original shape but not its volume.
C. A stone keeps its original volume but not its shape. D. A stone changes its original volume and its shape.

14. Why can many balloons be filled from one small tank of helium?
A. The particle of helium gas in a balloon is locked in.
B. The particles of helium gas in a balloon are far apart.
C. The particles of helium gas in a balloon are slightly apart.
D. The particles of helium gas in a balloon are very closed to each other.

15. When you poured the honey to a tablespoon it flows easily, what happens to the particles of honey?
A. The particles slide past one another.
B. The particles come close together and vibrate.
C. The particles are moving far apart and independent of one another.
D. The particles are locked in place and vibrate independently to each other.

16. Imagine inflating a balloon. Would anything happen to the shape and size of the balloon? Which of the following
statements support the correct idea?
A. Only its shape increases.
B. Only its volume increases.
C. The shape of the balloon increases and also its volume.
D. Only the shape of the balloon increases and nothing happens to its volume.

17. Why does cooking oil take the shape of its container?
A. The cooking oil is a liquid that has a definite volume only.
B. The cooking oil is a liquid that has a definite shape and volume.
C. The cooking oil has a definite volume but does not take the shape of the container.
D. The cooking oil is a liquid that has a definite volume but takes the shape of the container.

18. How would you explain the images of the solid particles below?
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.

19. 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 kept on moving at any direction from one place to another.

20. The first physicist-chemist classify elements according to their similar properties and arranged into groups.
A. Johann Dobereiner B. Antoine Lavoisier C. Dmitri Mendeleev D. Julius Lothar Meyer

21. Which of the following does NOT prove that the molecules of a material are always moving?
A. Aroma of boiling coffee B. Evaporation of water C. Soil particles carried by the water D. Sweetness of
sugar

22. Which of the following is a mixture?

A. Distilled water B. Fruit sugar C. Soy sauce D. Table salt

23. Why could you hardly break a stone even if much force is applied to it?
A. are negligible B. compactly arranged with one another
C. loosely bound together D. very far from one another

24. When a drop of ink was put into a glass of water, its tendency is to spread out. This is because the atoms of ink
__________________.
A. are not moving B. are compact and rigid C. are in random motion D. have distinct
characteristics

25. The scientist that used a high vacuum cathode ray tube and suggested that the atom is a large sphere of positive matter
which electrons are positioned by electrostatic forces.
A. J.J. Thompson B. Ernest Rutherford C. Henry Mosely D. Neils Bohr

26. Which of the following is a substance?

A. Copper B. Padlock C. Pin D. Solder

27. How does a mixture different from a substance?

A. In mixture it keeps its characteristics B. Mixtures are found in nature
C. Mixtures have 2 or more components D. Solids, liquids and gases can form mixture

28. This is a mixture that only has one phase after mixing.
A. Element B. Compound C. Homogeneous D. Heterogeneous

29. Which of the following has one kind of atom?

A. Carbon dioxide B. Gold C. Iron oxide D. Water

30. The scientist that used the Gold Foil Experiment to prove that there is a dense mass of positively charge central region
in an atom.
A. J.J. Thompson B. Ernest Rutherford C. Henry Mosely D. Neils Bohr

II. Identify the Elements indicated by its symbol listed below.

31. He 32. Hg 33. Pb 34. Sb 35. Ge

III. Identify the symbol of each element listed below.

36. Astatine 37. Tungsten 38. Sodium 39. Potassium 40. Bohrium

IV. Identify the number of protons and electrons of the following elements.
41-50.

BONUS POINTS.
Identify the parts of an element.
51.

52.
54.
53.