Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MIMAROPA Region
Division of Romblon
Concepcion District
SAN VICENTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 6
SY 2023-2024

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Directions: Read and understand the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following mixtures is heterogeneous?

A. powdered detergent in a pail of water
B. 3 in 1 coffee dissolved in hot water
2. A vinegar mixed with soy sauce is a homogeneous mixture because:
A. you can only see the dark color of soy sauce
B. you can easily identify its components
3. Divine prepares a mixture of salad mixed with mayonnaise, carrots, cucumber, lettuce, and cheese. What type of
mixture is Divine’s salad? Why do you think so? ___________
4. What substance dissolves most substance?
A. oil B. paint C. sugar
5. Which mixture has equal number of components?
A. uniform B. non-uniform C. atom
6. What is the best description of a heterogeneous mixture?
A. It could break down easily.
B. We could easily see the components.
7. What is the best description of a homogeneous mixture?
A. It could break down easily.
B. We could easily see the components.
8. Mixing orange juice powder to water is what kind of mixture?
A. Heterogeneous mixture
B. Insoluble mixture
C. salt and sugar dissolved in water
D. vegetable salad with dressing
C. the mixture appears one or uniform
D. the mixtures did not mix well
D. water
D. element
C. We could not easily see the components.
D. It could transfer the particles to another place.
C. We could not easily see the components.
D. It could transfer the particles to another place.
C. Homogenous mixture
D. Mixture

9. Which of the following will you make if you mix salt and water?
A. water solution C. salt with water
B. salt solution D. all of the above
10. What type of mixture is a solution?
A. Heterogeneous B. Homogeneous C. Immiscible D. Miscible

11. Kevin put some sand in his aquarium. At first, the water looked cloudy. Later on, the water looked clear. How did this
happen?
A. Sand settled at the bottom. B. Sand spread evenly throughout the water.
C. Sand dissolved in water. D. Sand was white and clear.
12. Which of the following is an example of a colloid?
A. bubbles in water B. cooking oil C. mayonnaise D. soft drinks
13. Which of the following mixture is a colloid?
A. rocky road ice cream B. orange juice C. mayonnaise D. coffee
14. Why is milk categorized as emulsion?
A. Because settling cannot separate the components of homogenized milk.
B. Because settling can separate the components of homogenized milk
C. The colloid's particles of milk are larger.
D. The colloid's particles are smaller.
15. Soda pop, whipped cream, and beaten egg whites are examples of what type of colloids?
A. Aerosol B. emulsion C. foam D. solution

16. What kind of mixture is formed when larger particles settle down when left undisturbed?
A. colloid B. solution C. solvent D. suspension
17. Which of the following mixtures is NOT an example of a suspension?
A. salt and water B. sand and water C. oil and water D. chalk and water
18. Which of the following statements DO NOT describe a suspension?
A. Suspensions are larger particles is visible to the naked eyes.
B. Suspensions are particles that settle out when left undisturbed.
C. Mixture of soil and water is an example of suspension.
D. Suspensions are homogeneous mixture and invisible to the naked eye.
19. What method of separating mixtures will you use if you want to remove small shells in a grind/ground coffee?
A. decantation B. evaporation C. filtering D. sieving
20. Which of the following mixtures use filter cloth to separate solid from a liquid extract?
A. flour with stones C. baby powder with pebbles
B. powder chalk with seeds D. milk from grated coconut
21. 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 remove the pebbles from the grind/ground rice?
A. She will use filter paper to remove it. C. She will use decantation process to remove it.
B. She will use evaporation process to remove it. D. She will use a sieve to remove it.
22. It is the main factor that causes evaporation process in separating mixtures.
A. heat B. light C. smoke D. water
23. Which of these examples show evaporation process as technique of separating mixtures?
A. drying of water on the table C. cooling of water in the refrigerator
B. flooding of water in the river D. freezing of water in the ocean
24. It is a process of separating mixtures which involves heating leaving the solid residue in a container.
A. distillation B. evaporation C. precipitation D. sedimentation
25. In evaporation process, liquid becomes _______________ when heated.
A. ice cubes B. plasma C. solid D. vapor
26. Which one of the following techniques would best be used to separate soil and water?
A. chromatography B. decantation C. distillation D. filtration
27. In the process of decantation, the mixtures is left _______________?
A. behind B. removed C. undisturbed D. none of the above
28. How can decantation method be useful to everyday life?
A. it just an ordinary technique C. it gives us satisfaction to our everyday living
B. it help us to become more productive D. it helps us to make our everyday living more efficient and easier
29. Metal and non-metal objects can be separated by using a __________.
A. filter B. magnet C. sieve D. water
30. There is no ______________________ involved in the separation of components in magnetism.
A. acid reaction B. chemical reaction C. mechanical reaction D. physical reaction
31. Mixtures can be homogenous or heterogeneous. A sachet of 3 in 1 coffee contains coffee, sugar and powdered
cream. Thus, making it heterogeneous. When hot water is being poured into the 3 in 1 mixture, it turned homogeneous.
What idea supports the said occurrence?
A. The components of mixtures when dissolve in hot water cannot be identified.
B. The components of mixtures mixed with hot water taste sweet.
C. The components of mixtures form a two-layer liquid.
D. The components of mixtures can be separated.
32. Which of the following are homogeneous mixtures?

I. Tea with sugar IV. Alcohol

II. Buko salad V. Air
III. Nachos

A. I and II B. IV and V C. II and III D. I, IV and V

33. Why does fine salt disappear when mixed with water?
A. The particles of salt settle at the bottom.
B. The particles of salt spread evenly in water.
C. The particles of salt are absorbed by the water.
D. The particles of salt become odorless and tasteless.
34. What makes solution different from suspension?
A. A solution is less concentrated than a suspension.
B. A solution is more concentrated than a suspension.
C. A solution is homogeneous while suspension is heterogeneous.
D. A solution is heterogeneous while suspension is homogeneous.
35. How can you decrease the concentration of mango juice?
A. By adding more solute C. By letting it stand untouched for 1 hour
B. By adding more solvent D. By adding same amount of solute and solvent
36. Which of the following colloids is an example of a solution?
A. butter B. foam C. fog D. paint
37. Which of the following colloids is an example of foam?
A. fog B. mayonnaise C. milk D. whipped cream

38.______________is used to produce clean drinking water.

A. centrifugation B. decantation C. dialysis D. distillation

39. Which of the following is the same?

A. A colloid and a suspension
B. A substance and a mixture
C. A heterogenous mixture and a colloid
D. A homogenous mixture and a solution

40. What kind of colloid are cloud and fog?

A. Liquid dispersed in solid
B. Gas dispersed in liquid
C. Gas dispersed in solid
D. liquid dispersed in gas