DAWA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Dawa, Josefina Zamboanga del Sur

SCIENCE-8
THIRD GRADING EXAMINATION

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Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following statements BEST describes matter? 13. Which of the following states of matter cannot be held by
A. It has weight. your hand?
B. It is a form of energy. A. Gas B. Liquid C. Solid D. Both A and B
C. It has a definite shape. 14.Why do liquids have definite volume but have indefinite
D. It occupies space and has mass. shape?
2. Which is NOT an example of matter? A. Because its particles are closely packed and have
A. air B. chalk C. sound D. water strong attractive forces.
3. Which of the following sets of samples below is NOT matter? B. Because its particles are far from each other and
A. air, water, love C. crayon, light, heat they occupy the entire space available.
B. idea, chair, chalk D. light, shadow, feeling C. Because its particles are free to move easily and
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the particle are held together by less attractive force.
nature of matter? D. Because its particles have weak attractive forces
A. Matter is not made of tiny particles. and are moving from one place to another.
B. Particles of matter are moving all the time. 15.Which pair of states of matter has definite volume?
C. Particles of matter do not attract each other. A. Solid and gas C. Liquid and solid
D. Spaces between the particles are filled with air. B. Gas and liquid D. None of the above
5. Which of the following has the weakest force of attraction 16. Which term is used to the vertical columns of the periodic
between the particles? table?
A. gas B. liquid C. solid D. vacuum A. group B. line C. rows D. table
6. What happens to the attractive forces of liquid particles when 17. What are Group 1 elements known as?
they are cooled? A. Alkali metals
A. start to weaken C. remain the same B. Transition elements
B. start to decrease D. start to strengthen C. Representative elements
7. The attractive force of the particles of a gas is described as D. Inner transition elements
_________ attractive force. 18. Which element is found in period 6, group 4?
A. weak C. very strong A. Cr B. Hf C. Pb D. Ti
B. strong D. intermediate 19. Elements in the same group have the same number of
For numbers 8 – 10. Refer to the illustrations given. ________.
A. protons C. electrons
B. neutrons D. valence electrons
20. In which period and group is Silver (Ag) located?
A. Period 2, Group 1 B. Period 3, Group 8
C. Period 4, Group 2 D. Period 5, Group 11
21. How are elements arranged in the Periodic Table?
A. increasing atomic radii
Which of the above illustrations represents the particles of solid?
B. increasing atomic masses
liquid? gas?
C. decreasing atomic masses
8. Solid _________ 9. Liquid _________ 10.Gas _________
D. increasing atomic numbers
11.Which of the following statements BEST describes the particles
22. Why do elements of the same group have similar chemical
of a gas?
properties?
A. All the particles are attached from each other.
A. They have different atomic masses.
B. The particles are not attached and moving slowly.
B. They have one electron in the outer shell.
C. The particles are arranged in sequence and moving
C. They have different number of electrons in the
rapidly.
outermost shell.
D. The particles are not attached and are moving rapidly in
D. They have the same number of electrons in
any direction.
the outermost shell.
12. Which statement describes the particles of solid?
23. In which arrangement of elements will reactivity generally
A. Its particles are closely packed and held together by
become lesser?
strong attractive force.
A. left to right C. top to bottom
B. Its particles have enough space, definite volume but
B. bottom to top D. both A and B
have indefinite shape.
C. Its particles are far from each other and have an
indefinite volume and shape.
D. Its particles are free to move slowly but it takes the
shape of their container.
For questions, 24-26, use the list of elements in decreasing order of
reactivity as shown in the box.

24. Which statement about the reactivity of these metals is

correct?
A. Zinc is less reactive than Iron.
B. Sodium is less reactive than Calcium.
C. Copper is more reactive than Potassium.
D. Calcium is more reactive than Magnesium.
25.Based on the reactivity series, which metal is the most reactive?
A. Copper B. Lithium C. Sodium D. Zinc
26.Which of the following sets of metals is arranged according to
increasing reactivity?
A. K, Mg, Na, Li C. Mg, Na, Li, K
B. Mg, Li, Na, K D. Na, Li, Mg, K
27.Which one of the following metals reacts most vigorously with
cold water?
A. Copper C. Magnesium
B. Iron D. Sodium
28.Which set of substances would allow rusting to take place the
fastest?
A. Iron, salt and water C. Steel, salt and weak acid
B. Steel, salt and water D. Iron, salt and weak acid
29.If the metal is more reactive, the metal in the compound
replaces the less reactive metal. Based on this, which of the
following statements is true?
A. The less reactive metal repels the more reactive
metal from its compound.
B. The more reactive metal bonds with the less
reactive metal from its compound.
C. The more reactive metal pushes out or displaces
the less reactive metal from its compound.
D. The less reactive metal pushes out or displaces
the more reactive metal from its compound.
30. Which metal is preferred to be used for water pipes?
A. Copper B. Gold C. Iron D. Potassium
31. Which of the elements does NOT belong to the same period?
A. Ag B. Co C. I D. Xe
32. Which of the following belongs to the same family of element
Phosphorus?
A. Carbon C. Nitrogen
B. Magnesium D. Oxygen
33. In what period is Manganese located?
A. four B. nine C. seven D. two
34. The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?
A. Argon B. Calcium C. Helium D. Krypton
35. Which metal will most likely replace Copper in Copper(II)
chloride?
A. Aluminum B. Iron C. Platinum D. Silver
36. Which metal is found at the bottom of the activity series of
metals?
A. Copper B. Gold C. Iron D. Platinum
37. Which metal is widely used as jewelry?
A. Aluminum B. Gold C. Potassium D. Zinc
38. Which one of the following transition metals reacts the least
with water?
A. Copper B. Gold C. Platinum D. Silver
39. Which one of the following metals reacts most violently with
cold water?
A. Aluminum B. Copper C. Lithium D. Zinc
40. Which of the following is arranged according to increasing
reactivity?
A. Fe, Cu, K, Ca C. Cu, Ca, Fe, K
B. Cu, Fe, Ca, K D. Ca, Fe, Cu, K