Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
School Division of Ilocos Sur
Cabugao District
CABUGAO NORTH CENTRAL SCHOOL

Separating Mixtures through Sieving And

Filtering

NAME:________________________________ SCORE:

GRADE AND SECTION:_____________________. DATE:_________

I.Multiple Choice: Read and analyze each item carefully. Write the letter of your answer before the
number.
1.What method of separating mixtures will you use if you want to remove small shells in a grind/ground
coffee?

A. evaporation. B. decantation C. filtering. D. sieving

2.Which of the following mixtures use filter cloth to separate solid from a liquid extract?
A. flour with stones C. milk from grated coconut
B. powder chalk with seeds D. baby powder with pebbles

3. filtering technique of separating mixtures, what type of material passes through a filter paper or cloth?
A.gas B.liquid. C.plasma. D.solid

4.Yesha accidentally mixed the grind/ground rice that she will be using in making "bebingka" or rice cakes
and "puto" with pebbles while looking for her other ingredients. How will Yesha removes the pebbles from
the grind/ground rice?
A.She will use a sieve to remove it.
B.She will use filter paper to remove it.
C.She will use evaporation process to remove it.
D.She will use decantation process to remove it.
5.How will you separate the calamansi seeds from calamansi juice?
A. by filtering. B. by picking. C. by sedimentation. D. by sieving

6.What method is used to separate solid impurities from water using filter in the faucets?
 A.distillation B. filtering C. magnetism D. sieving
7.Which material will you use if you’re going to make coffee out of grind coffee for your visitors?
A. Colander B. filter paper C. mesh wire D. strainer
8. This kind of technique in separating mixtures is used in separating fine sand from rocks in the mixtures
of sand and gravel.
A. Evaporation B. filtering C. picking D. sieving

9. Divine wants to separate mixtures of cornstarch from small stones that she will be using in making maja
blanca. What kind of material will she use to separate it?

A. Filter cloth. B. filter paper. C. strainer with small holes D. towel

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SIEVING
ANSWER KEY
1.D.
2.C.
3.B.
4.A.
5.A.
6.B
7.D
8.D
9.C
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15.Bonus