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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VII
GUINSAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Name:________________________________________________________ Score:___________________
Parent’s Name:____________________________Signature:________________Date:_________________

SUMMATIVE TEST 4 IN SCIENCE 6

A. Directions: Read each item carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The following mixture of materials can be separated by using strainer EXCEPT:

A. flour and water C. fine particles in water
B. pins and thumbtacks D. insects in flour
2. Which property is used in the separation process of sieving?
A. Senses B. shape C. size D. solubility
3. What method is used to separate wheat and sugar?
A. evaporation B. filtration C. winnowing D. sifting
4. How will you separate mixture of metal and non-metal objects? By .
A. decantation C. winnowing
B. using a magnet D. evaporation
5. Which of the following best describes magnet when used to separate mixtures? It can
separate .
A. metals from non-metals C. larger particles
B. non-metal objects D. smaller particles
6. James Paul is baking bread. He is about to separate the granules of sugar when his little brother
playing with iron filings accidentally poured them into the sugar. How would you help James Paul
in this situation? I will .
A. suggest James Paul to pour water on it
B. give James Paul a strainer and instruct him to sift it
C. tell him to use a magnet, put it above the mixture to attract iron filings
D. advise him to throw them away, go to store and buy sugar to replace it
7. What is filtration?
A. A way of separating solid from a liquid that floats in the liquid.
B. A method used to separate a solid from a liquid that dissolves in the liquid C. It is
separating solid from liquid that needs heating and cooling the liquid. D. A separating
technique used to separate a mixture of a solid and liquid
where the solid does not dissolve in the liquid
8. I am left behind in the filter paper. What Am I?
A. Filtrate B. solution C. residue D. waste
9. This method is a technique used in separating a less-dense substance from a denser one.
A. decantation B. distillation C. evaporation D. filtration
10. The components of filtration are separated based on .
A. solubility B. size C. heating point D. smoothness

B. Directions: Identify what separation technique is used to separate the mixtures below. Write
decantation, filtration, magnet or sifting. Write your answer on the blank.
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1. gasoline in water
2. iron fillings and sand
3. a container half - filled of stones and water
4. rice and water
5. muddy water
6. flour and mongo seeds
7. oil in water
8. rice and flour
9. thumbtacks and chalk dust
10. push pins and sand

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Prepared By:

NERISSA M. BRANZUELA
Teacher

Checked by:

LORNA R. ARANAETA
Master Teacher I

Noted by:

MA. LUCIA B. LAVADOR

Principal III

Answer Key:
A.
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. B

B.
11. Filtration
12. magnet
13. decantation
14. decantation
15. decantation
16. sifting

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17. Filtration
18. sifting
19. magnet
20. magnet

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