DIAGNOSTIC TEST

SCIENCE 4
Name: _______________________________________________________________ Score: _____________
Grade and Section: _____________________________ Teacher:____________________________________

General Instructions: Read the questions carefully. On the answer sheet, write to the letter of the best answer.

______1. Which of the following materials will float in water?

A. hollow block B. bent metal spoon C. broken window pane D. empty plastic bottle with cap
______2. What causes fruits like apples and bananas to decay?
A. bacteria B. fungi C. oxygen D. All of these.
______3. Which material can be hammered into a flat thin sheet?
A. paper B. tin can C. rock D. rubber mat
______4. What change/s will occur when a piece of iron metal is hammered?
A. It will change in shape. C. No change will occur.
B. It will change in size. D. It will change in shape and size.
______5. Which best illustrates physical change?
A. Decaying of waste C. Ripening of a mango fruit
B. Burning a piece of paper D. Weaving baskets using palm leaves
______6. What will happen to an iron rod when it is continuously exposed to heat?
A. It will change its composition.
B. It will change its shape and size but not its composition.
C. It will change its shape, size and composition.
D. It will not change its shape, size nor its composition.
______7. Which pair of materials has the same properties when mixed together?
A. sugar and water C. sugar and sesame seeds
B. salt and vinegar D. clothes and naphthalene balls
______8. Which would best solve the pollution shown in the picture below?
A. Plant trees. C. Recycle materials.
B. Reuse materials. D. Segregate and dispose garbage properly.
______9. Temperature may change materials from one form to another and may bring useful or harmful effects in the
environment. What must have happened why there is global warming?
A. There was an increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere.
B. There was a decrease in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere.
C. There was an increase in the deforestation activities all over the world.
D. There was no change in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere.
______10. What do you think is the most useful contribution you can give in helping maintain the natural temperature of the
earth’s atmosphere? I. Save electricity. II. Avoid burning rubbers. III. Plant trees or vegetables.
A. I only. B. Both I and II C. III only. D. I, II and III.
______11. Below is a picture of a human lungs. What is the essential function of the lungs in the human body?
A. They turn solid food to liquid.
B. They pump blood to the arteries.
C. They dictate the reflexes of the body.
D. They provide oxygen from inhaled air to the bloodstream and to exhale carbon dioxide.
______12. In the picture are two lungs. On the left is the healthy lung while on the right is a smoker’s lung.
What can you conclude about the effect of smoking to the human lungs?
A. It destroys the lungs. C. It has no effect on the lungs.
B. It preserves the lungs. D. It added color and protection to the lungs.
______13. Maria is a normal grade school girl but says she is small, so she only has few body organs compared with her
other classmates. Since this lesson has been discussed in your Science class, what will you discuss with Maria?
A. Each organ has a specific role which contributes to the overall wellbeing of the human body.
B. Humans may look different but inside their body, they share the same component parts and must take care of
them. C. Both A and B. D. Neither A nor B
______14. What word describes how animals live and survive in the environment?
A. adaptation B. evolution C. habitat D. survival
______15. What structures of the cactus and rose plants keep their enemies away?
A. their stem B. their thorns C. their bad smell D. their attractive colors
______16. Which insect undergoes incomplete metamorphosis?
A. butterfly B. cockroach C. housefly D. mosquito
______17. Which is an abiotic component of an environment?
A. animals B. bacteria C. plants D. water
______18. How can lack of food, wandering of species, and spread of diseases be controlled in a habitat?
I. Control the rapid population. II. Promote population increase.
A. I only. B. II only. C. Both I and II. D. None of these.
_____19. What do you think will result if there is no parasitism relationship in an ecology?
A. There will be an increase in the population of species. C. Both A and B.
B. There will be imbalance in the ecosystem. D. None of these.
_____20. A lizard catches an ant for food. Which relationship exists between the two animals?
A. commensalism B. mutualism C. parasitism D. predation
_____21. What causes objects to move?
A. force B. gravity C. magnetism D. weight of the object
_____22. Two crates of fruits were given to Mario to be pushed towards the kitchen. One has 10 kg, while the other has 12
kg.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about force that he should keep in mind in doing the job?
A. The greater the mass of an object, the greater is the force needed to push it.
 B. The lesser the mass of an object, theis the force needed to push it.
C. The greater the mass of an object, the lesser is the force needed to push it.
D. The mass of an object does not affect the force to be exerted in moving it.
_____23. What will happen when two magnets of the same poles are placed close to each other?
A. No reaction will happen. C. They will attract each other.
B. They will repel each other. D. They will increase their force.
_____24. Which of the following travels fastest?
A. light B. heat C. sound D. wind
_____25. In which medium will sound wave travel faster?
A. solid B. gas C. liquid D. plasma
_____26. Juana cooked her favorite lasagna pasta in the oven. When she got the pan of lasagna, she used pot holders to
protect her hands from being scalded. What could be the reason for her action?
A. The heat from the pan can transfer to her hands.
B. The coldness of her hands may lessen the temperature of the lasagna.
C. The lasagna flavor will be enhanced when you wear pot holders.
D. Pot holders are part of the recipe.
______27. What is the single reflection of sound that returns back to the source?
A. echo B. reflection C. reverberation D. speed of sound
______28. What happens to the loudness of the sound when one goes away from it? It will…
A. increase gradually B. remain the same C. decrease gradually D. fade at once
______29. Which is an illustration of light being reflected?
A. Watching on a television. C. Seeing a fish in a clear spring.
B. Seeing yourself in a mirror. D. Seeing a pencil looking bent in a glass of water.
______30. Which soil type is good for making cooking pots?
A. clay B. sand C. loam D. silt
______31. It was summer and hot. Juan turned the faucet on but no water run out of it. He thought of the different sources of
water and the possible reasons for the interruption in the water supply. Determine which of the following could be the possible
cause/s.
A. There was no rain for the past months and the water reservoir is almost empty.
B. The rivers and ponds have dried up.
C. The people who consume water do not know how to conserve it. D. All of these.
______32. What is precipitation in the water cycle?
A. It is the water that cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface
of the earth.
B. It is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
C. It is the process by which liquid is turned into water vapor.
D. It is the process of collecting the water from the rain or snow.
______33. Ana wonders why it is always raining during the month of August. She said she enjoys summer but not the rainy
season. How will explain to her the importance of the water cycle?
A. It makes rain that purify the water from the hardwater sources.
B. The water fills the sea, lakes, oceans and rivers,that make it available for man, to use.
C. It regulates the water pattern in the environment. D. All of these.
______34. The temperature readings in Caloocan City on a certain day were as follows. What do these tell?
A. The temperature becomes cooler.
B. The temperature becomes warmer.
C. There was no change in the morning’s temperature.
D. The temperature was constantly changing from cool to warm then warm to cool.
______35. What is weather?
A. It is the state of the atmosphere, including, temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity,
precipitation, and cloud cover in a particular place and time.
B. It is the atmospheric condition of a specific region averaged over a long period of time.
C. It includes the global condition of the atmosphere for a longer period of time.
D. It is the science of monitoring and studying the atmosphere.
______36. PAGASA hoisted Storm Warning Signal Number 3 over Metro Manila due to an upcoming typhoon however, there
are still children playing under the rain in the streets. Learning about the weather forecasts, what will you do?
A. Stay at home and follow the safety precautions advised by my parents.
B. Join the children playing under the rain.
C. Go outside and tell the children to stay at home.
D. Tell the parents of the children of the harmful effects of storms to people and properties.
______37. At what time of the day the shadows are the shortest?

A. 8:00 am B. 12:00 noon C. 5:00 pm D. 5:00 am

______38. Tell the time of the day using the shadow shown in the picture.
A. afternoon B. morning C. midnight D. noon
______39. Which is the primary source of heat and light needed by man in order to live?
A. electricity B. moon C. power plant D. sun
______40. Jun is a Grade IV pupil at a certain school in Caloocan City. Their house is just a block away from the school, so
his mother walks in coming to school to submit his modules but she can only do it at 12:00 noon during her break from work.
After learning of the position of the sun at different times of the day, what may Jun suggest to her mother?
A. Use an umbrella to protect her from the direct heat of the sun.
B. Submit the module at 5:00 pm after work.
C. Submit the module at 6:00 am before work.
D. All of these.