Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Norte
Marcos District
SANTIAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 5

Name: _________________________________________________
Direction: Read the following sentences. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which among the following is an example of gas?

a. carbon dioxide b. milk c. pencil d. rock

2. When do you use this material ?

a. baking b. bathing c. cooking d. washing

3. Which product can you usually see on this label ?

a. alcohol b. commercial fertilizer c. food products d. muriatic acid

4. What part of the house can you usually see these products ?

a. bathroom b. bedroom c. kitchen d. living room

5. What material is this made of?

a. fiber b. paper c. plastic d. wood

6. What property of matter defines the ability to shine by reflecting light?
a. color b. luster c. malleability d.
solubility
7. Which shows a chemical change?
a. formation of rain c. formation of new substance
b. formation of gas d. all of the above
8. Which of the following is an example of chemical change when heat is applied?
a. burning of wood c. freezing of water
b. drying of clothes d. sharpening a pencil
9. What causes the rusting of iron made materials?
a. absence of heat c. presence of heat
b. absence of oxygen d. presence of oxygen
10. Which of the following is the result of too much chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere?
a. acid rain c. depletion of the ozone layer
b. global warming d. pollution
11. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the 5Rs Techniques?
a. recycle b. reduce c. reuse d. repeat
12. What technique will you use if you want to use the material again but in a different use or
purpose?
a. recycle b. reduce c. repair d. reuse
13. This means to make less garbage. For example, instead of buying juice boxes for lunch, buy a large
container of juice and use a washable single-serving container to take it to school.
a. recycle b. reduce c. repair d. reuse
14. Mika saw a decoration in her friend’s house. The used material shimmers and is placed in an
empty bottle of wine. What might be the material used?
a. broken mirrors b. plastic wrappers c. plastic cups d. stones
15. What are the possible material(s) if you want to make recycled flower vases and synthetic flowers?
a. old newspaper b. empty bottle of wine c. perfume bottle d. all of the
above
16. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
a. solid b. gas c. liquid d. mass
17. When is a material harmful?
a. If the material can be used many times.
b. If the material can be used in cooking.
c. If the material gives other uses aside from its purpose.
d. If the material brings danger to people and the environment.
18. Mang Lito is a farmer. He used commercial pesticides to control pests in his rice fields. Where can
he store this poisonous product?
a. in the kitchen sink c. in a closed cabinet
b. on top of the dining table d. under the table
19. What will happen to chemical substances like fertilizers when not properly used?
a. Help the plants grow. c. Make the soil more fertile.
b. Make the soil less fertile. d. It will pollute the plants.
20. Why are metals useful?
a. It can be broken easily. c. It can be thrown away.
b. It can be formed into different shapes. d. It can produce good sounds.
21. What happens when a piece of paper is burned inside a tin can?
a. There are no changes.
b. A new material is formed.
c. The tin can will be burned.
d. Both physical and chemical changes happen.
22. Aling Tessie burns leaves every morning in their backyard. Which of the following indicates that
there is a new substance formed when heat is applied?
a. ash b. fire c. heat d. smoke
23. Why do potatoes and apples’ inner part change in color?
a. There is a presence of water. c. There is an exposure of oxygen.
b. The fruits are expose to heat. d. There is a presence of chemicals.
24. The following activities cause a change in matter. Which of these has a bad effect on the
environment?
a. slicing fruits c. peeling vegetables
b. sewing clothes d. breaking empty bottles of liquor
25. Why is it important to use the 5Rs technique?
a. It can harm living things. c. It can pollute the environment.
b. It can produce more waste. d. It can lessen the waste every day.
26. A pupil reaches one hand into a bag filled with smooth objects. The pupil feels the objects but does
not look into the bag. Which property of the objects can the pupil most likely identify?
a. ability to conduct electricity c. ability to identify shape
b. ability to reflect light d. ability to identify texture
27. Aling Maria is fond of buying air fresheners. Which will be good for the environment and the best
alternative to use?
a. cologne b. detergent powder c. mothballs d. peelings of calamansi
28. What is the importance of checking the label of products?
a. For us to know the content of the products.
b. For us to know if the products are good or bad.
c. For us to check the expiration date of the products.
 d. All of the above.
29. Nina’s task in their home is to clean the toilet. What is the best that she can use to clean it?
a. pouring baking soda c. use muriatic acid
b. pouring soft drinks to it d. using soap detergent and water
30. What change will happen if you slice an apple and expose it to oxygen in the air?
a. Color will change from brown to white. c. The color will not change.
b. Color will change from white to brown. d. No changes in color.
31. Mario’s father burns the hays on the farm after the harvest. What might be the effect of the
burning of hays in the environment?
a. The air will become cleaner and fresher.
b. The ashes of the hays will become humus.
c. The soil will be polluted and become dry.
d. The farm will be cleaner and ready for planting again.
32. Some materials are normally useful even after serving their original purpose. What will you do to
an empty canister at home?
a. Burn it. c. Place it inside the cabinet.
b. Make a trash bin out of it. d. Use it as a lunch box.
33. The veterinarian gave vaccines to pet dogs. What is the proper way to dispose of the used syringe?
a. Burn them.
b. Throw those in a trash can.
c. Dispose of it in an open field in the backyard.
d. Put in an empty bottle and label it properly.
34. Your father celebrated his birthday yesterday; there were many empty plastic bottles of soft
drinks left. What is the best way you can do with these empty plastic bottles to protect the
environment?
a. burn the empty plastic bottles
b. dump the empty plastic bottles in the landfill
c. make the empty plastic bottles as flower vases
d. throw the empty plastic bottles into the seashore
35. Ana’s family will host a party. Her brother wants to use plastic cups for the drinks. But Ana
refused to agree because she learned in school about plastic materials. What must Ana do?
a. Ana must agree with her brother.
b. Ana must buy more plastic cups for the party.
c. Ana must support her brother because he’s older.
d. Ana must say that plastics decay longer than any materials.
36. Cutting down trees has its advantages and uses for the people. Which of the following is a bad
effect of this activity?
a. Cutting of trees may result in flooding.
b. Cutting of trees may result in paper production.
c. Cutting of trees may result in furniture making.
d. Cutting of trees may result in house construction.
37. Binggoy collects used straws from the canteen’s garbage bags every morning. What could possibly
be Binggoy’s plan with his collections?
a. He will throw the straws somewhere in school.
b. He just wants to fill their house with used straws.
c. He does not like to see straws in the garbage bags.
d. He will make a colorful hat/bag from the used straws.
38. What happens to trash after the garbage truck picks it up?
a. It goes in the air.
b. It goes to a landfill or in the river.
c. It goes to a river or a resource recovery facility.
d. It goes to a landfill or a resource recovery facility.
39. Why it is important to recycle waste materials?
a. to make something new
b. to improve the community
 c. to conserve and preserve natural resources
d. to increase the need to consume natural resources
40. Why do we need to use available local materials or recycled materials?
a. We need to use those to save money.
b. We need to use those because they are easy to use.
c. We need to use to those to lessen garbage in the surroundings.
d. Both a and c.
41. Your best friend bought a cough syrup from the pharmacy. You noticed that the medicine is
expired already. What are you going to say to her?
a. Continue to take medicine.
b. Do not take the cough syrup.
c. Mix it with new medicine.
d. Scold the pharmacist for giving expired medicine.
42. The following materials undergo chemical change. Which of these changes in matter has a good
effect on the environment?
a. burning of plastic
b. composting of biodegradable wastes
c. exposing alcohol to direct heat or fire
d. combustion of gasoline in the car’s engine
43. Which of the following situations involves recycling?
a. CJ Kean made a bag out of his old worn-out pants.
b. Kent Denzel collected biodegradable waste materials then made a compost.
c. Sean Beda made a string notebook out of the unused pages of his old spiral notebook.
d. Arianne Denise would always place oil on the gears of her bicycle to prevent rusting.
44. Who among the learners did not show the importance of practicing 5 Rs?
I. Jack is using a new plastic bottle for his drinking water every day.
II. John is repairing the worn shoes by applying an adhesive.
III. Ana is using her sisters’ old bag in going to school.
IV. Seth is making a wallet from plastic wrappers.
A. Seth B. John C. Jack D. Ana
45. The Grade 5 pupils were asked to make a recycled bag. Who among the pupils followed the
instruction of the teacher?
a. Ana bought a beautiful bag and brought it to school.
b. Jasmine asked her mother to bring her worn-out bag to a repair shop.
c. Elsa borrowed her mother’s designer bag and brought it to school.
d. Ella collected empty fun chums in their school. She weaved them and made them as a bag.
46. If you have plastic bottles, plastic cups, and bottle cups at home, what would be the best thing that
you would do?
a. I will throw them away.
b. I will sell them in the junkshop.
c. I will make a lantern out of those.
d. I will play with those together with my friends.
47. In Science class, the teacher told her pupils to reuse paper instead of throwing it away. What is the
best way to do it?
a. Make an origami.
b. Do not use paper anymore.
c. Use it in wiping the armchairs.
d. Make it scratch paper in Math.
48. Jane is cleaning her room. He found lots of plastic wrappers. What is the best way to do it?
a. Burn them.
b. Throw them in the bin.
c. Cut them into pieces and put them in the bottle as a display.
d. Keep the plastic wrappers for future purposes.
49. The teacher told the pupils to recycle the plastic bottles that they had collected. Who among the
pupils did the recycling technique?
 a. Mike put the plastic bottles in the trash bin.
b. Clarence sells the plastic bottles in the junkshop.
c. Elsa used the plastic bottles as her drinking bottle.
d. Mirabelle made them as piggy banks and a pencil holder.
50. The Christmas season has begun. In your class, your teacher asked you for the following materials
to bring– empty plastic bottles, plastic wrappers, and different art materials. What will you make
out of these materials?
a. I will make a pencil holder.
b. I will make pots out of the plastic bottles.
c. I will make a lantern out of the materials.
d. All of the above.

Prepared by:

KRYSS DOREEN S. ARZAGA

Subject Teacher

Checked and Verified:

WENDEL L. ROSQUESTA
ICT Coordinator

LAVINA ASHLEY A. LAGMAY

MTB Coordinator

JULIE C. HERMANO
Filipino Coordinator

MARIETTA V. BAYUDAN
English Coordinator

KRYSS DOREEN S. ARZAGA

Vice Chairman

BENEDICT VALENTE P. MEDINA

Chairman