SUMMATIVE TEST 4 IN SCIENCE 6

QUARTER 1 SLK 7 & 8

SY 2021-2022
Name of pupil:____________________________________________________Grade and section:_________
Directions: Read the statements carefully. Encircle the letter of your correct answer.
1. This involves using a strainer or a big screen to separate the components of solid mixtures.
A. evaporation B. magnetism C. picking D. sieving
2. How will you separate mixture of metal and non-metal objects? By _______.
A. decantation B. using a magnet C. winnowing D. evaporation
3. Which of the following best describes a magnet when used to separate mixtures? It can separate
______________.
A. metals from non-metals C. larger particles
B. non-metal objects D. smaller particles
4. Hannah is baking bread. She is about to separate the granules of sugar when her little brother playing
with iron filings accidentally poured them into the sugar. How would you help Hannah in this situation?
I will _______________.
A. suggest Hannah to pour water on it.
B. give Hannah a strainer and instruct her to sieve it.
C. tell her to use a magnet, put it above the mixture to attract iron filings
D. advise her to throw them away, go to store and buy sugar to replace it.
5. Which of the following methods can be used for separating large from small particles?
A. sifting B. dissolving C. evaporation D. magnetism
6. This kind of technique in separating mixtures is used in separating fine sand from rocks in the
mixtures of sand and gravel.
A. picking B. sieving C. filtering D. evaporation
7. Metals which are made up of ____________________ are easily attracted to the magnet.
A. alloy, nickel or cobalt C. alcohol, rubber or plastic
B. silver, copper or aluminum D. gold, ruby, diamond
8. 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. fine cloth B. filter paper C. net bag D. strainer with fine holes
9. In filtration, what name is used to describe the solid left in the filter paper?
A. filtrate B. residue C. distillate D. waste
10. Which is the process of separating solid substances from a liquid through the use of a filter paper or
any cloth that can be used as a filtering medium?
A. filtration B. sieving C. decantation D. picking
11. This is a simple method of separating an insoluble solid from a liquid.
A. distillation B. filtration C. evaporation D. decantation
12. Which of the following mixtures can be separated using decantation method?
A. water and oil B. coffee and sugar C. mixed nuts D. fruit salad with dressing
13. Which of the following mixtures use filter cloth to separate solid from a liquid extract?
A. baby powder with pebbles C. lumps of sugar
B. milk from grated coconut D. sugar dissolved in water
14. Which of these is a product of filtration?
A. sugar crystals B. alcohol solution C. salt solution D. clear drinking water
15. Which of the statements tells the importance of filtration in our daily life?
A. It makes segregation easy.
B. It makes substance identifiable.
C. It helps eliminate impurities.
D. It is the most convenient separation technique.
16. In decantation, the _________________ substance is being poured.
A. heavy C. less dense
B. pure D. denser

Good luck……….

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 SUMMATIVE TEST 4 IN SCIENCE 6
QUARTER 1 SLK 7 & 8
SY 2021-2022

ANSWER KEY

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. A
11. D
12. A
13. B
14. D
15. C
16. C