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DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN SCIENCE

2 (SSES Curriculum)

Name: ________________________________ Date: ___________

Grade and Section: ___________________ Score: ___________

DIRECTION: Choose the LETTER of the correct answer. Write

your answer in the space provided.

_____1. How can you describe the molecular arrangement

of gases?
a. Molecules of gases are partly apart and there are spaces
in them.
b. Molecules in gases are farther apart and they spread
easily.
c. Molecules in gases are tightly packed against each
other. d. Molecules in gases cannot be determined.

_____2. What type of matter is made of particles that are

particles that are tightly packed together and firmly
connected?
a. Gas c. Liquid
b. Solid d. Plasma

_____3. Mang Lito’s baggage is placed in a pushcart. His son

is pushing it, instead of carrying the baggage. Why?
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a. They are light. c. They are flowing. b. They are heavy. d.

They cannot hold them.

_____4. Your mother uses an LPG tank for cooking. The

cooking gas becomes usually light after a month. Why?

a. this shows that gas occupies space and has

mass. b. this shows that gas spreads out rapidly

c. this shows that gas takes the shape of the

container d. this shows that there is a leak in the LPG

tank. ____5. Which statement is correct about liquid?

a. liquid is soft

b. liquid has a definite shape

c. liquid takes the shape of its container

d. liquid is hard

____6. Which of the following statement is correct?

a. Solids have shape only. c. Solids are big.

b. Solids are small only. d. Solids have shape, color, and size

_____7. Which of the following objects has more mass than a

marble?
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b. a piece of chalk d. an empty plastic bottle

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_____8. Which balloon has more

weight?

a. b. c. d.
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____9. How do you measure the volume of a liquid?

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d. It is measured by glass

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_____10. What happens to water when freezes? a. It

becomes gas. c. It becomes solid. b. It becomes liquid. d.

It becomes water vapor

____11. What happened with the wet cloth after hanging it

under the sun?

a. The cloth was still wet.

b. The cloth dried, because the molecules of water which

are present in the clothes gain energy and evaporate

c. The water in the cloth changed to solid.

d. The cloth will solidify

_____12. What will happen if you put a slice of butter under

the sun?

a. It will become water vapor.

b. It will melt.

c. It will become harder.

d. It will become soft.

____13. The black circle at the center of the iris is called ___

a. Pupil c. eyeball

b. cornea d. eyelid

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____14. Keara is inside the classroom and she could still tell the
 smell of the menu in the canteen which is just right
away the corner. What sense of organ did she use to
identify the menu?

____15. What are the senses involved when you watch a

movie?
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a. taste and touch c. hearing and touch b. touch

and smell d. hearing and sight

____16. Look at the picture below and tell the sense

organs/body parts he used in doing the activity?

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a. Eyes and hands(skin) c. Eyes and tongue b. Nose

and ears d. Tongue and ears

_____ 17. What is the best thing to do if you feel pain in your
ear?

____

_18. Which picture below shows proper care for the nose?

Reference: Science 2

Quarter 2 Compendium p.34

____19. How can you show your love and care to differently
abled children?

a. treats them as normal individuals

b. gives them special love and care

c. provides them with expensive things they
wanted d. brings them to beautiful sceneries.

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____20. Which of these statements is true about growing

plants?

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a. Plants change in color and position as they grow. b.

As plants grow, the number of roots becomes lesser.

c. As plants grow, the size, height, and number of leaves

increase.

d. As plants grow, the number of leaves becomes lesser.

_____21. Which part of the plant manufactures food with the

use of sunlight.

a. Flower b. fruit c. leaf d. root

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_____22. Which of these plants is used to cure the cough and

phlegm of the babies?

____23. Which of the following animals is very useful to

farmers for they help plow a field?

______24. What do you call the process of collecting and

processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as
trash and turning them into new products?
a. Composting c. Reduces water consumption

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b. Recycling d. Reduces the use of electricity

____25. Which of the following activities below shows

concern for the environment?

a. c. b. d.

Reference: Science 2 Quarter 2 Compendium p.102

26. Which of the following activities listed requires pulling? a. a.

Kite flying c. turning on lights

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b. closing of door d. opening of the refrigerator

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27. Anton sat in the cart. Anton stood behind the cart. Anton
gives the cart a _____________.

a. pull b. hug c. back d. push

28. When you go around at a grocery using a cart. What

movement do you do with the cart?

a. pull b. hug c. back d. push 29. Which of the

following statement is true?

a. The sunlight helps us do our work easily.

b. Looking directly at the sun is good for your eyes. c.

Sunlight is important to people, plants, and animals.

d. The light from the sun makes us see our surroundings

during daytime.

30. All of the following are producers of light except

_______. a. sun b. fire c. light bulb d. moon 31. Which of the

following statement is incorrect?

a. Sunburn and dehydration are not caused by exposure to

too much heat.

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b. The sun’s heat and light have important uses for people
and other living things.

c. Safety measures to protect us from overexposure to the

sun should be followed.

d. Staying under the light and heat of the sun for a long time
may result in serious health problems.

32. What is light?

a. clear or easy to see through

b. a type of energy that makes things visible

c. to put forth or send out

d. a transparent crystal that is used to separate light

33. What does light do when it hits an object that cannot

pass through it?

a. It dims out.

b. It creates shadows.

c. It darkens the object.

b. It passes through anyway.

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light?

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35. Light cannot pass through a book. Why is

this? a. Because a book is opaque.

b. Because a book is transparent.

c. Because light travels fast.

d. Because the book would be too heavy.

36.A shadow is created when _________.

a. An object blocks the light.

b. An object above the light.

c. An object below the light.

d. An object let light passes through.

37. Which objects allow you to see a reflection?

a. sun b. rocks c. books d. stars

38. It is a good example of taking care of our natural

resources.

a. recycling c. cutting down trees b. littering d. polluting

streams and rivers 39. Burning fossil fuels results in one of

the following: a. ozone layer depletion

b. deforestation

c. global climate change

d. pollution of waters

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40. Which term describes the practice of managing

resources so that the current needs are met without harmful
future generations?

a. species introduction

b. habitat fragmentation

c. sustainable development
d. biomagnification

41. Essential products used in the locality that help sustain

human beings:

a. wood b. rubber c. food d. all of the above

42. Which of the following would cause the greatest

decrease in the number of species of plants and animals
living in some of the lakes and streams?

a. increased in dissolved oxygen

b. ozone destruction

c. global warming

d. acid rain

43. Which action by humans could improve the quality of

the air?

a. building homes that use only furnaces for heat

b. Increase the number of coals burning power plants that

generate electricity

c. buying cars that get more miles per gallon of

gasoline d. cutting down forests to clear land for

factories

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 44. Deforestation results in one of the following:

a. increase in carbon dioxide

b. increase in oxygen

c. decrease in carbon dioxide

d. decrease in hydrogen

45. A generally gray cloud layer with a uniform base that

may, if thick enough, produces drizzle, ice prisms, or snow
grains.

a. Cirrus cloud c. cumulus cloud

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46. The sun is covered by clouds, the sky gets dark and the
rain begins to fall. The weather is ________________.

a. sunny b. cloudy c. windy d. rainy 47. Which are safety

precautions during bad weather? a. Play games outside

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b. Stay inside the house.

c. Wear thin clothes

d. Go to the beach

48. Why is important to know what the weather will

be? A. It helps us to decide on what to do for the day.

B. We will be happy because it will rain.

c. We will watch television at home

d. It helps us observe the sky.

49. What does the earth get from the sun?

a. only heat

b. both heat and light

c. only light

d. light, heat, and air

50. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT? a. You

can stay under the sun all day using a sunblock. b. It is

important to find a hat that covers your neck and ears. c.

Fish vendors dry fish on hot days.

d. All countries experience summer year-

round. Prepared by:

MAY F. CUCHAPIN - Moncada North District SSES
Specialist GWYNETH G. PAYUMO – Capas East District
Specialist JULIE ANN M. BALBAS – Gerona South District
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d 50. d 40. c 30. 20. a c 10. b 49. a 39. b 29. 19. d a 9. a 48. a 38. d 28. 18. d a 8. b 47. a 37. d

27. 17. b a 7. d 46. a 36. a 26. 16. a d 6. b 45. a 5. 3 a 25. 15. d c 5. a b 44. 4. 3 b 4. 2 14. d a

4. a 43. b 3. 3 a 3. 2 13. a b 3. a 42. b 2. c 3 2. 2 12. b b 2. d 41. a 1. c 3 1. 2 11. b b 1. Answers

Key

References:

Science 2 Compendium

K-12 The New Science Links WorkText in Science and

 Technology Grade 2

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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
No. of Days
PLACEMENT OF ITEMS % of the Topic No. of Items

per Topic COMPETENCY Item Placement

Taught
Remembering Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating Creating

Infer that materials are composed of

tiny particles that cannot be seen by the naked eye. Describe the observable properties
5 / 3.13% 2 1-2

of a given solid, liquid, or gas. 5 / 3.13% 1 3 Conducts investigation on the

different states of matter. 10 / 6.25% 3 4-6 Describe how mass, weight and
volume of solid, liquid and gas is determined. Describe the parts and functions of
Describes changes in materials based on the effect of temperature: *Solid to liquid 10 / 6.25% 3 7-9 10 / 6.25% 3 10-12
*Liquid to solid *Liquid to gas *Solid to gas

the sense organs of the human body 5 / 3.13% 2 13-14 Demonstrate activities which involve
two or more body senses working together (e.g. painting, drawing, planting, dancing) Show ways of caring for the different
5 / 3.13% 2 15-16

sense organs5 / 3.13% 2 17-18

Suggest ways of showing love and

support to differently-abled children 5 / 3.13% 1 19 Infer that plants found at home or in

school have similarities and differences in structure but performs the same functions for Infer the function of special
survival/life 5 / 3.13% 1 20

structures found in plants 5 / 3.13% 1 21

Identify useful plants and animals to

humans found in the community 5 / 3.13% 2 22-23

Enumerate ways on how to protect

 and conserve the environment 5 / 3.13% 2 24-25

Infer that there are different sources

of force 10 / 6.25% 3 26-28 Infer on the importance of light as a

form of energy 10 / 6.25% 3 29-31 Explain the effects of light on

different materials10 / 6.25% 3 32-34 Show evidences that light bends

when it travels 10 / 6.25% 3 35-37

Infer that the Earth is the resource

for life and one’s needs 5 / 3.13% 1 38 Infer that the surface of the Earth is
affected by the activities of human needs

Describe how the community makes use of the natural resources found in the locality

Infer that a polluted environment may cause air-borne, water-borne and soil-borne
diseases

Infers that weather changes during

5 / 3.13% 1 39 5 / 3.13% 2 40-41 10 / 6.25% 3 42-44
 the day and from day to day 5 / 3.13% 2 45-46

Describe the effects of weather on

family and community activities5 / 3.13% 2 47-48 Infer that the Sun gives-off heat and

light5 / 3.13% 2 49-50 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 50

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