Republic of the Philippines Document Code:

SCC-C4-500058--
Department of Education QF-TS-008
Region I Revision: 00
Schools Division Office of San Carlos City
Effectivity date:
GUELEW INTEGRATED SCHOOL 11-05-2018

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Reference No. ____________________________

Name:__________________________________ Grade & Section:________________________

1st QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

School Year: 2022-2023

SCIENCE 8
Learning Area
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each item carefully and Choose the best answer.

_____1. A student investigated the relationship between the weight of a block and the friction between it and the
surface. As he added weights to the block, he found that the force needed to move the block ______________.
a. decrease b. increase c. neutral d. stays the same
_____2. Which of these instruments measures force?
a. Compass b. Spring Balance c. Trundle wheel d. Vernier calipers
_____3. A boy is cycling along a road. When he applies the brakes, which one of the following forces occurs between
the brake pads and the wheels.
a. Friction b. Gravity c. Magnetic d. Stretching
_____4. The force that causes airplanes to fly and Frisbees to glide is called _______________.
a. drag b. friction c. lift d. weight
_____5. A student has a set of masses to use in an experiment about force. Which of the following masses would
require the least amount of force to be lifted from the lab table?
a. 1 g mass b. 5 g mass c. 25 g mass d. 100 g mass
_____6. An apple falls from a tree. The gravitational force on the apple is 1 N. If air resistance is 0.1 N, what is the net
force on the apple?
a. 0.1 N b. 0.9 N c. 1.0 N d. 1.1 N
_____7. When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in
magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body. What is the name of this law of motion?
a. 1st Law b. 2nd Law c. 3rd Law d. 4th Law
_____8. A mass at rest tends to remain at rest; a mass moving at a constant velocity tends to keep moving at that
velocity, unless acted upon by an outside force. - What is this law called?
a. Law of Conservation of Energy c. Law Gravity
b. Law of Conservation of Momentum d. Law of Inertia
_____9. Two-wheeled blocks of the same kind are at rest on the top of a smooth surface of a table. They are tied with
a thread with each other. A compressed spring is placed between the two blocks. When the thread is cut the blocks
move in the opposite direction---is an example of which law of motion?
a. 1st Law b. 2nd Law c. 3rd Law d. 4th Law
_____10. If we attach a spring balance to the hook on the wall and its hook is engaged with a hook of another spring
balance and apply a pull on the second spring balance that both of the spring balance show the same reading but in
opposite direction ---is an example of which law of motion?
a. 1st Law b. 2nd Law c. 3rd Law d. 4th Law
_____11. An object in motion stays in motion in a straight line, unless acted upon by an outside force. An object at rest
will stay at rest until acted upon by an outside force.
a. 1st Law b. 2nd Law c. 3rd Law d. 4th Law
_____12. A truck and car are moving on a plane road with same kinetic Energy. They are brought to rest by application
of brakes which provide equal retarding forces. Which one of the following statements is true?
a. Distance traveled by truck is shorter then car before coming to rest
b. Distance traveled by car is shorter then truck before coming to rest
c. Distance traveled depends on individual velocity of both the vehicles
d. Both will travel same distance before coming to rest

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 Republic of the Philippines Document Code:
SCC-C4-500058--
Department of Education QF-TS-008
Region I Revision: 00
Schools Division Office of San Carlos City
Effectivity date:
GUELEW INTEGRATED SCHOOL 11-05-2018

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_____13. An arrow that is pulled back by a bow has which type of energy?
a. Chemical potential b. Elastic potential c. Gravitational potential d. Kinetic potential
_____14. Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a. energy b. friction c. kinetic d. potential
_____15. A 0.40 kilogram bird is flying at a constant speed of 8.0 m/s. What is the bird's kinetic energy ?
a. 3.2 J b. 4.2 J c. 5.0 J d. 12.8 J
_____16. Two objects with different masses are placed on the same shelf. Which object contains more energy?
a. The object with a greater mass has more energy
b. The object with less mass has more energy
c. Both objects have the same amount of energy
d. Neither object has any energy because they are not moving
_____17. What is the unit for Kinetic Energy?
a. Grams b. Joules c. Kanye d. Newtons
_____18. At which point is potential energy greatest?

a. W b. X c. Y d. Z
_____19. When a boy yells his name inside a cave, the sound reflects off the walls of the cave and travels back to his
ears. What do you call the reflected sound?
a. Density b. Echo c. Echolocation d. Refraction
_____20. Concerts usually take place during nighttime where everyone has a chance to see and to enjoy the live
show. Why does sound contribute to the concert schedule?
a. Sound is more audible at night due to minimal noise
b. Sound propagates faster in air at night than at daytime
c. Sound is heard well in far areas during nighttime than during daytime
d. Sound changes and refracts when it encounters a medium of different density
_____21. Which is quieter, a room with hanging curtains or one with bare concrete walls? Why?
A. Both rooms have the tendency to be peaceful and to be quiet depending on the location.
B. It is quieter in a room with concrete walls because sound travels faster in medium with the higher elastic
property at the molecular level.
C. It is quieter in a room with curtains because the bare concrete wall brings about multiple reflections of
sound.
D. It is quieter in a room with bare walls because hanging curtains enhance the effect of sound reverberation.
_____22. Rainbows are formed through ______.
I. Dispersion II. Reflection III. Refraction
a. I only b. I & II c. I & III d. I, II & III
_____23. What can prisms do?
a. Change sunlight into a single color.
b. Invert a light ray’s frequency and wavelength.
c. Separate the incoming light into its constituent colors.
d. Slow down light to few meters per second, when used back-to-back
_____24. What refers to the bending of light as it passes from one medium into another?
a. Frequency b. Reflection c. Refraction d. Wavelength
_____25. Which of the following can separate white light into seven colors?
a. Box b. Cellphone c. Paper d. Prism
_____26. Based on the colors of light, what color comes between red and yellow?
a. Green b. Indigo c. Orange d. Violet
_____27. Why is sand hotter than water at daytime but colder at night?
a. Sand is solid while water is liquid.
b. Sand has higher specific heat than water.
c. Sand and water have equal specific heats.
d. Sand has a lower specific heat than water.
_____28. Dry ice has a temperature of -110.2 ºF. What would its temperature be on the Celsius scale?
a. -79.00 b. -142.2 c. -198.00 d. -711.00

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 Republic of the Philippines Document Code:
SCC-C4-500058--
Department of Education QF-TS-008
Region I Revision: 00
Schools Division Office of San Carlos City
Effectivity date:
GUELEW INTEGRATED SCHOOL 11-05-2018

ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE

_____29. During warm days, you cool yourself by damping your skin with a wet towel. Which of the following takes
place?
a. Wet towel has no effect on your body.
b. Wet towel releases heat energy to your body.
c. Wet towel absorbs heat energy from your body.
d. Wet towel has the same temperature as your body.
_____30. A decrease in temperature of a substance indicates that the_______.
a. volume of the substance increases
b. volume of the substance remains the same
c. particles of the substance get closer with each other
d. particles of the substance move farther from each other
_____31. What is the electric current if a circuit has a resistance of 100 Ω and voltage of 12.0 V?
a. 0.120 A b. 9.00 A c. 12.0 A d. 25.0 A
_____32. What is the electric current if a circuit has a resistance of 100 Ω and a voltage of 6.00 V?
a. 0.0600 A b. 4.50 A c. 6.00 A d. 12.5 A
_____33. Which of the following properties of materials does NOT affect resistance?
a. Length b. Thickness c. Temperature d. Strength of the material
_____34. Which of the following statements is correct about the relationship of voltage and current?
a. Current varies directly with voltage and resistance is changing.
b. Current varies indirectly with voltage and resistance is changing.
c. Current varies directly with voltage when resistance remains constant.
d. Current varies indirectly with voltage when resistance remains constant.
_____35. What type of conducting wire has the greatest resistance to the flow of current?
a. thin, long wire b. thick, long wire c. thin, short wire d. thick, short wire
_____36. Which of the following conducting wires has the least resistance?
a. Steel wire at room temperature c. Steel wire at higher temperature
b. Copper wire at room temperature d. Copper wire at higher temperature
_____37. What is the voltage across a 6 Ω load when 3 A of current passes through it?
a. 2 V b. 9 V c. 18 V d. 36 V
_____38. Ampere is a unit of what electrical quantity?
a. Current b. Load c. Resistance d. Voltage
_____39. What happens to the current across a circuit when the voltage is doubled while the resistance is held
constant?
a. Doubled b. Halved c. Tripled d. Remains the same
_____40. How many billions of electrons are there in a 3.000-A current?
a. 6.250 b. 12.50 c. 18.75 d. 25.00
_____41. What is the amount of current when 60 coulombs of charges pass through a circuit in 10 seconds?
a. 3 A b. 4 A c. 5 A d. 6 A
_____42. Calculate the voltage if the current passing through the wire is 3 A, and has a
resistance of 10 Ω.
a. 6 V b. 30 V c. 75 V d. 150 V
_____43. What happens to the brightness of the bulbs connected in series when more and more bulbs are added to
the circuit?
a. Cannot be predicted b. Decreases c. Increases d. Remains the same
_____44. If one bulb of Christmas lights, connected in series is burned out, what will happen to the other light bulbs?
a. All other bulbs will no longer work.
b. All other bulbs will continue to light.
c. The brightness of the bulbs will increase.
d. The brightness of the bulbs will decrease.
_____45. Three light bulbs with resistances 2000 Ω, 1600 Ω, and 800 Ω are connected in series respectively. Which
one has the highest brightness when the circuit is plugged to a 220 V voltage source?
a. 800 Ω b. 1600 Ω c. 2000 Ω d. 5000 Ω
_____46. The following are disadvantages of connecting too many bulbs in parallel EXCEPT:
a. Bulb will easily overheat.
b. It is difficult to maintain and install.
c. There will be current overloading in the conducting wire.

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 Republic of the Philippines Document Code:
SCC-C4-500058--
Department of Education QF-TS-008
Region I Revision: 00
Schools Division Office of San Carlos City
Effectivity date:
GUELEW INTEGRATED SCHOOL 11-05-2018

ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE

d. There will be equal amount of voltage for every load in a circuit

_____47. Which of the following statements is NOT true about safety devices used at home?
a. Safety devices are used to prevent electric shock.
b. Safety devices cut the flow of current in case of overloading.
c. Safety devices supply unsteady amount of voltage to protect appliances against overloading.
d. Safety devices are used to provide alternative route for current in the case of a grounded circuit.
_____48. The fuse at home has “blown” up many times. Which of the following must NOT be done to solve the problem
and prevent it from happening again?
a. Buy fuse with standard amperage rating.
b. Do not use all appliances simultaneously.
c. Call your barangay electrician to fix your electrical problem.
d. Use jumper wire or cover the blown fuse with available silver paper.
_____49. Why is earthing used at home?
a. To prevent short circuit
b. To cut the circuit in case of overloading
c. To reduce the resistance of the appliance
d. To provide alternative route of upsurge current in case of grounded circuit.
_____50. When do you consider repairing electrical wirings at home?
a. when a newly bought extension cord is used
b. when electrical appliances are in good condition
c. when fuses blows out or circuit breakers trip off frequently
d. when lights do not flicker even if other appliances are turned on

Prepared by:

CARINA M. LAVARIAS
Subject Teacher

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