Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Surallah 4 District
Upper Sepaka Integrated School

Science IV
3RD QUARTER EXAM
Name:________________________________________________Grade&Section:______________

Teacher: Lellaine G. Canieso

I. Directions: Read each question carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which group of animals live in a water habitat?
a. fish, squid, crab b. horse, goat, monkey
c. dolphin, carabao, hawk d. tadpole, grasshopper, hawk
2. Why can fish live in water?
I. They have tail that helps them swim.
II. They can open their eyes under the water.
III. They have mouth that can drink much water
IV. They have gills that helps them breath in water.
a. I and III b. I and IV c. I and II d. III and IV
3. What characteristic do land animals have?
a. legs for walking c. fins for swimming
b. wings for flying d. gills for breathing
4. How are frogs, snakes and grasshoppers protected from their prey?
a. They play dead.
b. They secrete a poisonous substance.
c. They blend color with their environment.
d. They mimic the shape, smell, and sound of their prey
5. What makes a cat feel warm?

a. b. c. d.

6. The structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment is called ______.
a. adaptation c. communication
b. camouflage d. mimicry
7. Which of the following group of animals move in the same way?
a. dog, fish, frog c. monkey, rabbit, horse
b. snakes, turtle, duck d. bird, butterfly, mosquito
8. Animals used their legs to move from place to place. How do cows, carabaos, horses and
goats use their hooves?
a. to keep them warm b. help them move in water
c. for chewing grass and leaves d. help them walk even on hard rocks
9. An animal has big hind legs. Which of the following movement can it do?
a. flying b. hopping c. running d. walking
10. Mang Tino lives in a mountainous area. He is planning to put up a business. Which of the
following may he do?
a. piggery b. poultry c. fishery d. cattle raising
11. What do you call the structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its
environment?
a. adaptation c. mimicry
b. camouflage d. population
12. What protects fishes from diseases and from other animals that live in water?
a. gills c. scales
b. fins d. tail
13. Shrimp and lobsters are covered with outside skeleton or exoskeleton. What covers other
animals like clams and mussels?
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Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Surallah 4 District
Upper Sepaka Integrated School
a. skin c. shells
b. scales d. thorns
14. Why is the animal’s body covered with scales, shells and the like?
a. for decoration c. for reproduction
b. for protection d. for movement
15. Animals have body parts like legs for walking. What part is needed for animals to fly?
a. tail c. legs
b. wing d. antenna

II. A. Directions: How does the following animals move in their habitat? Write walk,
hop, jump, fly, crawl or swim on the blank.

16. salamander - _________________________________

17. prawn - _________________________________
18. toad - _________________________________
19. grasshopper - _________________________________
20. turkey - _________________________________

B. Directions: Check the proper column whether the plant can grow on terrestrial or in aquatic
habitat.

III. Directions: Write true if the statement is correct and false if it is not.
_______________26. Sunlight is not a factor in seed germination.
_______________27. Plants don’t need moisture to germinate.
_______________28. Germination is the process in which the embryo gets energy from the
stored food in the seed and starts to grow.
_______________29. The kind of soil affects seed germination.
_______________30. The best kind of soil for plants contain humus.

IV. Directions: Draw your favorite flower and name it. (10 points)
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Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Surallah 4 District
Upper Sepaka Integrated School
Answer key

I.
d1
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. a
a. . 6
7. c
8.c
9. c
10. a

A 1.
C 2.
C 3.
B 4.
B 5.

III.

1. False
2. False 3. True 4. True 5. True