Department of Education

Region IV – A (CALABARZON)
Division of San Pablo City
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Second Quarterly Test in SCIENCE 4
S.Y. 2022-2023
MELC Learning Number Number Item Percentage Number of Mastered Not
Competencies of Days of Placement Correct Mastered
Taught Items Responses

Identify the causes

and treatment of
diseases of the major
organs. 1 7
Practice habits to
maintain a healthy
body
2 1,2
1 Describe the main 5 17.5%
function of the major
organs
.

4 3-6

Communicate that the

major organs work
together to make the
body function
properly.
2 5 3 8 -10 7.5%

Compare body
movements of
animals in their
habitat.

2 11-12
Infer that body
structures help
animals adapt and
3 survive in their
5 12.5%
particular habitat.

3 13-15

4 Identify the 5 5 16-20 12.5%

specialized structures
 of terrestrial and
aquatic plants.
.

5 Compare the stages 5 5 21-25 12.5%

in the life cycle of
organisms.

6 Describe the effect of 5 5 26-30 12.5%

the environment on
the life cycle of
organisms.

7 Describe some types 5 5 31-35 12.5%

of beneficial and
harmful interactions
among living things.

8 Describe the effects 5 5 36-40 12.5%

of interactions among
organism in their
environment.

40 100%

Prepared by :
BUENA NINIZA G. BADUA
Teacher III

Checked by :
CHANTILLE ROSE A. ISIDRO
Master Teacher II

Reviewed by :

ROSALINA M. CLIMACO
Principal I
 Department of Education
Region IV – A (CALABARZON)
Division of San Pablo City
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT
San Pablo City

Second Quarterly Test in SCIENCE 4

S.Y. 2022 - 2023
Name:___________________________ Date ____________
Grade & Section ___________________ Teacher___________

I. Read and answer the following questions. Write your answer on the line before each
number.

_______1. Lorena wants to have a healthy, fit, and strong body. What must she do to
achieve it?
A. Stay late at night.
B. Eat junk foods all day.
C. Eat fruits and vegetables every day.
D. Sleep all day and eat plenty of food.

________2. Which does not help your bones and muscles grow, develop, and work well?
A. exercise C. having enough rest
B. eating junk foods D. eating the right kind of foods

________ 3. The heart is a hollow muscular organ protected by the chest cavity. What is it’s
main function?
A. It pumps blood around the body.
B. It helps us move from one place to another.
C. It sends messages to all parts of the body.
D. It transports oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues.
_________4. The lungs are part of the respiratory system. Which of the following describe it’s
function?
A. It allows human to move
B. It absorbs nutrients from food.
C. It filters blood and produce urine
D. Gets 02 and remove CO2 from the blood

_________ 5. The following are the functions of the brain EXCEPT

A. It is responsible for learning and acquiring skills
B. It controls and coordinates with all types of muscles
C. It is considered as the central processing unit of the body.
D. It supports and protects all the major organs of the body.

________6. Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?

A. It balances the body

B. It regulates blood pressure
C. Excretes wastes in the blood
D. It serves as the framework of the body

________ 7. Karen could not do physical activities. Every time she does, her asthma attacks.
What is the cause of asthma?

A. Exposure to air pollution and lung infection.

B. Infections that happen when bacteria enter the brain.
C. It is inflammation of the appendix caused by irritation from undigested food
D. It is caused by not eating on time, too much intake of acidic drinks and foods.

________8. How do the heart and lungs work together?

A. The lungs help the heart to pump blood.

B. The heart provides nutrients to the lungs.
C. The lungs help the heart provide nutrients to the body.
D. The heart pumps the blood to the different body parts while the lungs filter the
blood before going back to the heart.

_______ 9. How do the bones and muscles work together?

A. The bones and muscles help us move.

B. They work together to digest the food quickly,
C. They bring vitamins and minerals to our body.
D. They distribute oxygen and carbon dioxide to our body.

_______10. How do the stomach and intestine work together?

A. They work together to absorb food
B. They work together for food digestion
C. They distribute oxygen to the different parts of the body
D. They pump blood, allowing the distribution of nutrients in all parts of the body.

______11. Animals used their legs to move from place to place. Why do cows, carabaos, horses and
 goats use their hooves?
A. to keep them warm
B. help them move in water
C. for chewing grass and leaves
D. help them walk even on hard rocks

______12. Terrestrial animals have legs and wings to move on land while aquatic animals have
specialized structure. What enables fish to live in water?
A. They have tails that help them swim.
B. They can open their eyes under the water.
C. They have a mouth that can drink a lot of water.
D. They have gills that helps them breath in water.

_______13. Aquatic animals have gills, scales and fins . Terrestrial animals have legs, fur and
wings. What will happen when animals are removed from their natural habitat?

A. The animals will die. C. They will not be affected.

B. Their number will increase D. They will have new body structure for adaptation

______14. What enables aquatic animals to survive in water?

A. They have hind legs and long beak
B. They have fur, legs, and smooth skin.
C. They have legs, scales, fins and feathers
D. They have gills, scales, shells and exoskeleton.

_______15. What structures do carabao, cow, horse and goat have to help them adapt on land?

A. They have gills.

B. They have big feathers.
C. They have legs for walking.
D. Their body is covered with fur to keep them warm.

_______16. Which of the following plants has fleshy stems as their specialized structure to
conserve
water for a long time?

A. cactus B. cogon C. pineapple D. strawberry

______17. What specialized structure is common to rose and bougainvillea?

A. both have stinging hairs C. both have thorny stems

B. both have sticky leaves D. both have fibrous fruits

______18. Which of the following plants is characterized by a sharp leaf that might cause you
harm
once you touch
A. rose B. ginger C. talahib D. kalamansi

______19. In which of the following aquatic plants differ from terrestrial plants?

A. Terrestrial plants do not need water.

B. The leaves of aquatic plants are not green.
C. Aquatic plants cannot do photosynthesis.
D. Roots of aquatic plants do not touch the ground.

______20. Water hyacinth has the ability to float on water. What is its specialized structure?
 A. light weight of the plant C. bulbous stem filled with air
B. spreading, feathery root stem D. light rounded waxy leaves

______21. Metamorphosis refers to the stages of development of an organism. A complete meta

morphosis undergoes 4 stages of development. How many stages of development does
an incomplete metamorphosis has?
A. One B. Two C. Three 4. Four

______22. Butterflies and houseflies have stages of development. How do their development
differ
from one another?
A. A butterfly has complete metamorphosis while a housefly has gradual metamorphosis
B. A housefly has complete metamorphosis while a housefly ha gradual metamorphosis
C. A butterfly has gradual metamorphosis while a housefly has complete metamorphosis
D.A housefly has gradual metamorphosis while a housefly has complete metamorphosis

______23. Which of the following organisms undergo a complete metamorphosis?

A. butterfly B. frog C. beetle D. alligator

_______24. A complete metamorphosis has eggs, larva, pupa and adult while an incomplete
metamorphosis has
A. eggs, nymph, adult
B. eggs, larva, puppa
C. eggs, tadpole, froglet, frog
D. eggs, larva, puppa, adult

______25. Which of the following organisms undergo incomplete metamorphosis?

A. cockroach and louse C. aphid and ladybug

B. chicken and frog D. mosquito and butterfly

_____26. Environment plays an important role in the life cycle of an organism.

What does the environment provide?
A. It gives them life.
B. It gives them space
C. It provides them shelter
D. It provides food and water that give nutrients to an organism’s body

_____27. Why is sunlight very important to the ecosystem?

A. It makes water become warm.

B. It is needed when plants make food.
C. Sunlight makes us see things around us.
D. Oxygen is produced when there is sunlight.

____ 28. In what way does air pollution affect the plants?

A. Makes plants good for animals to eat.

B. Slow down the growth of all the plants
C. Source of organic fertilizer for the plants
 D. Protects the plants from being eaten by the animals

____29. Which of the following will happen if organisms do not have a suitable environment to live
in?
A. Their number will increase.
B. Their number will decrease.
C. They will satisfy their needs.
D. Their number will be the same.

_____30. What is the effect of plants in the life cycle of other organisms in the environment?
A. Plants are the primary consumer.
B. Plants are the source of energy.
C. Plants are the decomposers that help fertile the soil
D. Plants are the primary source of food for the organism in the environment

_____31. Interaction from one organism to another organism may bring other good or bad effects.
Which of the following describes mutualism?
A. It is an interaction between organisms in which one is benefiting while the other
neither has been affected beneficially or harmfully.
B. It is a close relationship between species where one organism lives inside or outside
another organism.
C. It is an interaction of two organisms where both are getting benefit from each other.
D. It is a relationship in which anima consume another animal

_____32. In predation, a predator is an animal that usually benefits by eating the prey. Which of
does the following describe predation?
A. House cats killing mice and other small animals.
B. Earthworms eating birds in the garden.
C. Fish eating shark in the ocean.
D. Horse chasing cow in the farm.

_____33. In commensalism, how does an orchid benefit from a tree?

A. The orchid grows on the bark of the tree.
B. Tree provides nutrients for the orchids.
C. Orchid gets protection from the tree.
D. Birds use the orchids as nests.

_____34. Parasitism is a relationship between species where one organism lives inside or outside
another organism. Why is it harmful?
A. They can cause serious diseases such as scabies which affect animal’s health and
growth.
B. The growth of organism will be affected
C. They can cause illness to humans.
D. All of the above

_____35. Plants and animals are examples of mutualism. How do they benefit from each other?

A. Plants give off oxygen needed by animals while animals exhale carbon dioxide
needed by plants.
B. Animals give off oxygen needed by plants while animals exhale carbon dioxide
needed by plants.
C. Plants give off carbon dioxide needed by animals while animals exhale oxygen
needed by plants.
 D. Plants give off nitrogen needed by animals while animals exhale oxygen needed by
plants.

______36. Biological interactions are important in nature and maintains food web that shows the
relationship among living organisms. What will happen if this does not exist?

A. Many animals would die from starvation.

B. Many organisms will grow and develop.
C. Animals will live longer.
D. None of the above.

______37. There are ten big fishes in an aquarium which contains three gallons of water. You fed
them with the right amount of food. After five days, some of the fishes died. Why did it
happen?
A. There was not enough space for the fishes and they competed for food.
B. The smelly and cloudy water in the aquarium was not replaced.
C. The aquarium was not moved to another place.
D. The aquarium did not have enough temperature.

______38. What will happen if there are more predators than preys in an ecosystem?

A. The source of food will remain the same.

B. Animals will decrease in number.
C. The source of food will decrease
D. The source of food will increase.

______39. Overpopulation affects the balance of nature. Which of the following DOES NOT
support this statement?

A. More people will work, and the balance of nature could be improved.
B. Overpopulation may result in fighting and struggle for survival.
C. More consumers may upset the balance of nature.
D. It may result to death of some organisms

_____40. Which of the following can help conserve our ecosystem?

A. Encourage political leaders to build farm to market roads to reach all beautiful places.
B. Protect the forest and bodies of water against harmful activities.
C. Improve the ecosystem by inviting tourists to visit your place.
D. Construct buildings near the riverbanks.
 KEY TO CORRECTION

1. C 21. C
2. B 22. A
3. A 23. A
4. D 24. C
5. D 25. A
6. D 26. D
7. A 27. B
8. D 28. B
9. B 29. B
10. B 30. D.
11. D 31 .C
12. D 32. A
13. A 33. A
14. D 34. D
15. C 35. A
16. A 36. A
17. C 37. A
18. C 38. C
19. D 39. A
20. C 40. B