1. The diagram below shows a plant at different growth stages.

P Q R S
At which stage(s) is sunlight vital for better growth?
A. P and S only
B. P, Q, and S only
C. R only
D. Q only

2. Animal A is described as follows:

i. Has 3 stages in its life cycle
ii. Lays eggs in water

Which of the statement(s) below is/are certainly true?

I. The young of animal A looks like its adult form.

II. The young of animal A lives in water.
III. The adult of animal A lives on land.
IV. Animal A is not a butterfly.

A. I and III only

B. II and IV only
C. I, III, and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV

3. The diagram below illustrates the exchange of Oxygen and Carbon

dioxide in the circulatory system.
Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide

P Q R

Oxygen Oxygen
 Which of the following groups names the body parts P, Q, and R?

P Q R
A. All parts of the body lungs heart
B. Heart lungs All parts of the body
C. heart All parts of the body lungs
D. All parts of the body heart lungs

4. The diagram below shows a cell of a plant leaf. Which part controls
the movement of substances in and out of the cell?

A. P P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
R S

5. Carbon dioxide can be released or removed from the surroundings

as shown in the diagram below.

Dead Matter

Carbon R
Q
Animals dioxide Plants
in the air S

Which of the following correctly classifies the processes P, Q and S?

P Q S
A. Decomposition Respiration Oxidation
B. Respiration Decomposition Photosynthesis
C. Oxidation Respiration Decomposition
D. Decomposition Respiration Photosynthesis
6. A closed container with water at 110 °C is left on the table for
several minutes. The temperature of the water over a period of time
is shown in the graph below.

110 °C

0 P Q R S T

Which of the following shows the state of water at P, R, S and T?

P R S T
A. gas gas liquid liquid
B. gas liquid solid solid
C. gas liquid liquid solid
D. liquid liquid solid gas

7. Pinoy was instructed by his teacher to put 2 tablespoons of salt and

3 table spoons of sand in a beaker with 500 ml of water. Then he
was asked to separate the salt and sand from the mixture. He just
learned that salt can dissolve in water but not sand. He then listed
the steps below.
I. Wash the sand with water.
II. Stir the mixture.
III. Pour the mixture on another beaker through a filter paper.
IV. Heat the solution until it dries up.
Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the steps?
A. II, III, I, IV
B. I, II, IV, III
C. III, II, IV, I
D. IV, I, III, II

8. Iron bars get discolored and rust in the air because of the presence
of which of the following gases?
A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen Sulphide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen
9. Millions of people currently use LPG or Liquefied Petroleum Gas and
depend on it in commercial business, industry, transportation,
farming, power generation, cooking, heating and for recreational
purposes. Which of the following does LPG consists mainly of?
A. methane, ethane and hexane
B. ethane, hexane and nonane
C. methane, hexane and nonane
D. pentane, butane and propane

10. The Philippines is home to most of the world's giant tropical clam
species. Among them is the Tridacna gigas, the world's largest
clam, which can grow a shell up to 1.4 meters (4.6 feet) long. As a
defense mechanism, the mollusk secretes a fluid to coat the irritant.
Layer upon layer of this coating is deposited on the irritant until a
lustrous pearl is formed. Which of the following are the main
constituents of pearls?
A. calcium oxide and ammonium chloride
B. calcium carbonate and conchiolin
C. aragonite and water
D. ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate

11. A cube of side 5 cm is put inside a graduated cylinder with 150

cubic centimeters of water. The cube remains at the bottom of the
cylinder and no water is spilled. What will be the new reading of the
water level in the graduated cylinder?

A. 155 cm 3
B. 175 cm 3
C. 275 cm 3
D. 25 cm 3

12. The diagram below shows four similar blocks on the same smooth
surface acted upon by different forces. Which figure causes the
greatest acceleration of the block?

A.
100 N 80 N

B. 50 N 30 N
 C.
60 N 40 N

D.
70 N 120 N

13. A rectangular block has a mass of 240 grams. It is 8 cm long, 5 cm

wide and 4 cm thick. What is the density of the block?
A. 38 400 g/cm 3
B. 150 g/cm 3
C. 1.5 kg/cm 3
D. 1.5 g/cm 3

14. Five strips of materials, all of the same size and shape are hanged
on one end and placed in a boiling water on the other end as
shown below. The times, in minutes, taken to raise the temperature
of the other end to increase the temperature by 1 °C were
observed and recorded in the table below. Strips P, Q and R are
metals while strips S and T are non-metals.

P Q R S T
Time to raise
Material
Temperature by 1 °C
P 25
Q 12
R 6
S 240
T 650

Which of the materials above is suitable to be used as metal tank

that can hold hot liquid for a long time and which material can be
used as its insulator?

Tank Insulator
A. P S
B. R S
C. P T
D. R T
15. The time-speed graph below illustrates the motion of an object.

Speed
Time

Which distance-time graph below describes the same condition of

motion of the object? (B)

Distance
Distance

A. C.

Time Time

B. D.
Distance

Distance

Time Time

16. The graph below shows the effect of temperature of the

environment on the populations of four different organisms P, Q, R
and S.

S
P
Population Size

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Temperature °C
 Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. P survives better when the temperature is above 40 ℃.
B. Q can only survive when the temperature is about 30 ℃.
C. R is the least affected by changes in the temperature
compared to the others.
D. S cannot survive any slight change in the temperature.

17. The diagram below illustrates processes that take place in green
plants.
Light energy

Substance P is taken from Substance Q is taken from

the environment the environment

Processes in Plants

Substance R is released to Substance S made by the

the environment plant

Which one of the following correctly identifies P, Q, R, and S?

Substance
P Q R S
carbon
A. water oxygen sugar
dioxide
carbon
B. oxygen sugar water
dioxide
carbon
C. water sugar oxygen
dioxide
carbon
D. oxygen water sugar
dioxide

18. All plants and animals need nitrogen to make amino acids,
proteins, nucleic acids and chlorophyll, but the nitrogen in the
atmosphere is not in a form that they can absorb and use. During
which process does this nitrogen must first be converted into a
usable form?
A. Denitrification
B. Nitrogen fixation
C. Assimilation
D. Ammonification
For questions 19 and 20, study the diagram below that depicts the rock
cycle.
Magma

Crystallization
by Cooling
T
T

P
Heat &
Q
Pressure
Outcrop
Weathering, Heat &
Erosion, Pressure
Weathering,
Deposition
Erosion,
Deposition
S
R
Compaction,
Cementation

19. Which of the following correctly identifies the rock forms labeled P, Q, R,
and S?

P Q R S
A. igneous sediments metamorphic sedimentary
B. igneous metamorphic sediments sedimentary
C. metamorphic sedimentary sediments igneous
D. metamorphic sediments sedimentary igneous

20. Buried rocks and uplifted to the surface of the Earth undergo the
process labeled T to become magma beneath the surface of the
Earth. Which of the following correctly identifies this process?

A. sedimentation
B. deposition
C. compaction & pressure
D. melting
21. When the Earth revolves around the sun, some phenomenon in the
atmosphere are noticeable in particular places in the planet.
Which of the following events is caused by this movement of the
Earth?
A. The apparent shift in the path of a Foucault pendulum
B. The apparent rising and setting of the sun
C. Different constellations observed in the night sky
throughout the year
D. Deflection of planetary winds to the right in the Southern
Hemisphere

22. According to the core accretion model in describing the origin of

the sun and other heavenly bodies, by about 4.6 billion years ago,
the solar system was a cloud of dust and gas known as a solar
nebula. Gravity collapsed the material in itself as it began to spin,
forming the Sun in the center. With the rise of the sun, the disk of
gas and dust began to clump together. Which of the following
events could have happen next?
A. The disk of gas and dust became larger in diameter and
form another star.
B. The disk of gas and dust became spherical in shape and
disappear.
C. The disk of gas and dust eventually formed into planets.
D. The disk of gas and dust formed a central bulge of
constellations.

23. Which of the following is the reason why terrestrial planets move
faster in their orbits than the Jovian planets do?
A. Terrestrial planets are more massive than Jovian planets.
B. Terrestrial planets are more dense than Jovian planets.
C. Terrestrial planets are closer to the Sun.
D. Terrestrial planets are rotating on tilted axis.

24. Solstice is either of the two instances in the year when the Sun’s
apparent path is farthest north or south from equator. In which
months does solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. May and December
B. June and December
C. March and September
D. June and September
25. Asteroids are minor planets that orbit around the sun. They are
classified according to their composition. Which type of asteroids
are made up of mixtures of nickel-iron and silicate rocks?

A. C-type asteroids
B. M-type asteroids
C. S-type asteroids
D. V-type asteroids

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