Republic of thePhilippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
STA.MERCEDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STA. MERCEDES, MARAGONDON, CAVITE

FIRST QUARTERLY TEST IN SCIENCE V

Name: _______________________________________ Date: __________________ Score: ______
Grade and Section ____________________________ Teacher: _____Ms. Maricris V. Gayas______
Directions: Read each items carefully. Write your answer on the blank before the number.
______ 1. What is matter?
A. Everything around us. C. Anything that has mass and volume.
B. Anything that has mass. D. Anything that has volume.
______ 2. Which of the following is a state of matter?
A. Solid C. Liquid
B. Gas D. Mass
______ 3. Mina is using her water jug in school every day. She is curious. Why do most of water jugs are made of
plastic?
A. Plastics are rust proof.
B. Plastics are strong and absorbent.
C. Plastics are shiny and waterproof.
D. Plastics are good conductors of heat.
______ 4. Which explains why papers are used in writing?
A. Papers replaced stone, rocks and wood which were used in writing before.
B. Papers are soft.
C. Papers are made of cellulose fibers that have absorbent property.
D. Papers could dry up liquids like ink quickly.
______ 5. Metal is substance. Why is it used for making machines?
A. Metal has many colors. C. Metal is strong.
B. Metal is shiny. D. Metal is transparent.
______ 6. Which is an effect of acid rain?
A. It dissolves the minerals found in leaves of plants and trees.
B. It washes away the nutrients from the soil.
C. It cleans building and factories.
D. It kills fishes and aquatic plants.
______ 7. Gold can be shaped into rings. What property does gold have?
A. brittleness C. hardness
B. elasticity D. malleability
______ 8. Rubber bands can be used to secure things tightly because they can be stretched and can go back to their
original shape. What property do rubber bands have?
A. elasticity C. softness
B. harness D. strength
______ 9. Which of the following is the ability of the material to easily decompose?
A. Biodegradability C. Flammability
B. Combustibility D. Reactivity
______ 10. Klea is fond of cleaning the toilet. What is the best way she can use to clean it?
A. Using soap detergent and water.
B. Pouring baking soda.
C. Using muriatic acid.
D. Pouring soft drinks on it.

______ 11. Which is harmful substance or material?

A. organic fertilizer C. insecticides
B. chlorine D. old batteries
______ 12. Why are metal useful?
A. They are hard and can be made into different shapes.
B. They can produce good sounds.
C. They can be broken easily.
D. They can be thrown away easily.
______ 13. Why do we consider a material to be useful?
A. If it has served its uses.
 Republic of thePhilippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
STA.MERCEDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STA. MERCEDES, MARAGONDON, CAVITE

B. If it was put in a corner and wait for disposal.

C. If it was in a place seen by people.
D. If it gives a person a reason to be happy.
______ 14. When papers are burned, they are change into ash. To form a new substance through application of heat,
what change takes place?
A. phase change C. physical change
B. chemical change D. physical and chemical change
______ 15. What evidence shows that the ice undergoes physical change when exposed to heat?
A. It is cold to touch. C. It is hard and white.
B. It will taste salty. D. It changes from solid to liquid
______ 16. How does the burning of garbage affect the environment?
A. It will affect the growth of plants and animals.
B. It will affect the lifestyle of human beings.
C. It will cause air pollution because chemicals mixed into the air.
D. It will not harm the living organisms of our planet.
______ 17. Which of the following is NOT an example of a chemical change?
A. rusting of a steel wool C. cooking pork adobo
B. burning candle wax D. curling long black hair
______ 18. Which of the following is an indication of chemical change due to application of heat?
A. change in color C. change in taste
B. change in odor D. change in size
______ 19. Does the application of heat to a substance always produce a chemical change?
A. Yes, because of changes in temperature in a material.
B. No, because the temperature cannot change the composition of a material.
C. Yes, because it increases the temperature in materials that causes change in composition.
D. No, because application of heat can either changes the phase or composition materials.
______ 20. Why is rusting chain an example of chemical change?
A. Because a chain is part of the environment where we live.
B. Because it gives a beautiful image after.
C. Because the characteristic of the chain doesn’t change.
D. Because rust is weak powdery substance produce during chemical change.
______ 21. Which evidence shows a chemical change?
A. formation of precipitate C. formation of new substance
B. formation of gas or smoke D. all of the above
______ 22. What is the bad effect of chemical change to food?
A. The food might not be cooked. C. The food might get softer.
B. The food might get less tasteful. D. The food might be spoiled.

______ 23. In what ways does burning fuel affect the atmosphere?
A. It increases oxygen in the air. C. It releases harmful chemicals in the air.
B. It makes air pure. D. It reduces carbon dioxide in the air.
______ 24. Danny uses glue to reattach the sole of his shoes. Which of the 5R’s techniques of waste management he
applied?
A. reduce B. reuse C. recycle D. repair
______ 25. What happens to trash after the garbage truck picks it up?
A. It goes to a river or a resource recovery facility.
B. It goes to a landfill or a resource recovery facility.
C. It goes to a landfill or in the river.
D. It goes to the air.
______ 26. What is the proper way of disposing dry leaves, and vegetable peelings?
A. Burn in backyards. C. Put in a compost pit.
B. Let children play on it. D. Throw on rivers bank.
______ 27. Which describes a landfill?
A. A place where animals live and look for food.
 Republic of thePhilippines
Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
STA.MERCEDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STA. MERCEDES, MARAGONDON, CAVITE

B. An area where vendors displayed their materials to sell.

C. Dumping sites where waste materials are covered with layers of soil to avoid pollute the land.
D. An open area where biodegradable materials were put.
______ 28. How can you properly dispose garbage that easily decomposes?
A. burn them C. recycle them
B. bury them D. throw them anywhere
______ 29. Which of these garbage materials can decompose?
A. Falling leaves C. plastics, glass, and bottles
B. Fruit peelings and food D. used cooking oil
______ 30. Nathan segregates the plastic bottles from the glass bottles to sell in the junk shop. Which 5R’s technique
did he use?
A. Repairing B. Recycling C. Reducing D. Reusing
______ 31. What is the most dangerous activity in getting rid of the non-biodegradable local products in our
community.
A. Burning B. Burying C. Dumping D. Recycling
______ 32. Why is burning of the non-biodegradable products dangerous?
I. It can destroy the ozone layer resulting global warming.
II. It can pollute the air that we breathe.
III. It can make the soil fertile.
IV. It can harm our health.
A. I, II, III B. I, II, III, IV C. III, IV, I D. IV, I, II
______ 33. Why is there a need for you to make a useful product out of local solid and liquid materials in your area?
A. It will benefit no one.
B. It can destroy marine life and ecosystem.
C. It can harm the health of the people in the community
D. It can lessen the amount of garbage that helps in waste management.
______ 34. Mrs. Buendia asked her pupils to bring different recycled materials such as empty plastic bottle, glue,
colorful magazine, scissors, pencil, and pen. What product do you think they will make?
A. lantern C. vase
B. garbage bin D. pen, pencil, scissor holder