CURRICULUM & IMPLEMENTATION DIVISION
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
GRADE 4-SCIENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
DIRECTION: Read each statement carefully and SHADE the circle that
correspond to the letter of your answer on the answer sheet.
1. Which group of materials sinks in water?
A. coins, metal bars, stones
B. cork, paper plate, plastic bottle
C. balloon, Styrofoam glass, rubber slipper
D. all of the above
2. Maria puts this ball in the water and observes that it floats. Explain why.
A. The ball has holes
B. The ball is solid and heavy.
C. The ball is made up of iron.
D. The ball has air in it and is very light.
3. Rowena bought electric wires for her project in Science. On her way
home, some of the wires were bent. What changes happened to
materials when bent?
A. The materials change their color and texture.
B. The materials change their size and shape.
C. The materials change their volume and mass.
D. The materials show all the changes mentioned above.
4. What process took place when chalk was hammered?
A. cut
B. bent
C. pressed
D. pulverized
5. When you cut a piece of paper into triangles, which physical properties
change?
A. size and shape
B. smell and taste
C. texture and mass
D. color and temperature
6. What happens to water as it freezes?
A. The liquid material is changed to gas.
B. The liquid material is changed to solid.
C. The solid material is changed to liquid.
D. It changed into another kind of material.
7. What are the two types of mixtures?
A. useful and harmful
B. soluble and insoluble
C. porous and non-porous
D. homogeneous and heterogeneous
8. It is a change in material that is useful to one’s environment.
A. burning garbage
B. cutting down trees
C. throwing of toxic materials into rivers
D. practicing the 5Rs (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Repair and Rot)
9. Who among them does not show good practice at home which is harmful
to our environment?
A. Mang Lito uses decaying materials as fertilizers.
B. Aling Lorena uses plastic bottles as her flower pots.
C. Aling Cora uses old cloth as a diaper for her baby.
D.Mang Celso uses styrofoam in packing his food.
10. Which of the following lessens air pollution?
A. Tatay Berto drives his car to work every day.
B. Mang Isko drives a jeepney to pick-up passengers.
C. A truck delivers vegetables to the market.
D. Jane rides her bicycle to school.
11. Which organ pumps blood through the body?
A. lungs
B. kidney
C. heart
D. stomach
12. How do the lungs work together with the other organs of the body?
A. The lungs provide blood needed by the hands.
B. The lungs provide nutrients needed by the heart.
C. The lungs provide the oxygen needed by the brain.
D. The lungs provide the food needed by the stomach.
13. A frog is green and can hide in grassy areas. What do we call this kind of
adaptation?
A. camouflage
B. hibernation
C. instinct
D. mimicry
14. Why do fish live in water but not on land?
I. They can use their eyes underwater.
II. They have mouths that can drink water.
III. They have gills that help them breathe.
IV. They have a tail that helps them swim.
A. I and II
B. III and IV
C. I and IV
D. II and III
15. What is common among ants, butterflies, and frogs in their life cycles?
A. Their life cycles start with an egg.
B. They become adults after a week.
C. Their eggs are hatched at the same length of time.
D. All of these.
16. What is the main source of energy for all organisms?
A. air
B. land
C. sun
D. water
17. How is commensalism different from mutualism?
A. In commensalism one species benefits while the other is unharmed. In
mutualism both species benefit.
B. In commensalism, one species is harmed while the other benefits. In
mutualism, both species benefit.
C. In commensalism, neither species is harmed. In mutualism, one
species is harmed.
D. In commensalism, both species benefit, and one species is harmed.
18. When a honey bee pollinates flowers, the bee gets nectar, while the
flower gain chance to reproduce. This is an example of a?
A. commensalism
B. mutualism
C. parasitism
D. predation
19. Which effect of force does the picture explain?
A. Force can change the shape of an object.
B. Force can make stationary objects move.
C. Force can stop a moving object.
D. Force can change the color of an object.
20. At the start of a football game, a footballer kicks a ball placed in the
middle of the field. What is the effect of force on the object?
A. It makes a moving ball object stop.
B. It makes a stationary object move.
C. It makes a moving object move slower.
D. There is no effect at all.
21. Which of the following is NOT an effect of force?
A. Change the color of an object.
B. Change the shape of an object.
C. Change the size of an object.
D. Make the object move.
22. What will happen when magnets having different poles are brought close
together?
A. They will attract each other.
B. They will repel each other.
C. Both magnets will turn to the left
D. Both magnets will turn to the right
23. What is the transfer of heat through solid materials?
A. conduction C. radiation
B. convection D. waves
24. Sound waves travel through?
A. gases
B. liquids
C. solids
D. All of the above
25. Which explains why the spoon looks broken or cut underwater?
A. Light can’t pass through the glass.
B. Light is reflected at an angle.
C. Light is refracted at an angle.
D. Light bounces back
26. Elvie and Diana made an improvised telephone using two cans and a
string. Diana spoke softly in the can. “I can hear you!” Elvie said back How can
this happen?
A. Sound waves travel through a vacuum.
B. Sound waves travel through solids like string
C. Sound waves travel in a straight line
D. Diana talked so loudly that Elvie could hear her.
27. Where does sound travel fastest?
A. gases
B. liquids
C. solid
D. vacuum
28. What causes sound?
A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Spectrum
D. Vibration
29. Why does sand cannot hold water well?
A. It contains a large number of decaying plants.
B. Its large particles allow water to pass through quickly.
C. Its particles are tightly packed.
D. It has many bits of shells.
30. Which soil do plants grow best?
A. clay
B. humus
C. loam
D. sand
31. What is the importance of seawater?
A. It is used for drinking.
B. It is used to water plants.
C. It is used for washing and preparing food.
D. It is the habitat of aquatic plants and animals.
32. All the following are the importance of freshwater except?
A. It is used for recreation.
B. It is the habitat of aquatic plants and animals.
C. They can serve as routes of transportation for boats.
D. It is used for bathing, cleaning, washing, and other household uses.
33. What would happen if the sun were removed from the water cycle?
A. The water cycle would no longer include precipitation.
B. The water cycle would no longer occur because the sun provides
the energy for evaporation and transpiration.
C. The water cycle would no longer occur because the sun provides
energy for the formation of clouds.
D. The water cycle would not include evaporation and condensation.
34. As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth forms part of clouds and then
falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of
processes water undergoes?
A. evaporation, condensation, precipitation
B. precipitation, condensation, evaporation
C. condensation, evaporation, precipitation
D. evaporation, precipitation, condensation
For items 35-36, study this Weather Chart.
Date Time Temperature Wind Speed Sky cover
January 10 10:30 28˚C slow clear
January 11 10:30 26˚C fast cloudy
January 12 10:30 27˚C moderate Partly cloudy
January 13 10:30 29˚C slow clear
January 14 10:30 27˚C moderate clear
35. Which day has the fastest wind speed?
A. January 10
B. January 11
C. January 12
D. January 13
36. Which day is coldest?
A. January 10
B. January 11
C. January 12
D. January 13
37. Which of the following is NOT an example of a weather condition?
A. flash flood
B. rainy day
C. sunny day
D. windy day
38. You see dark clouds in the sky and you are going to school. Which of the
following should you do?
A. Bring extra clothes.
B. Bring an umbrella or raincoat.
C. Wait for the rain to fall.
D. Be absent from your class.
39. What affects the position of our shadow when we are outside during the
day?
A. sun’s position in the sky
B. the surface of the ground
C. the size of the shirt that we are wearing
D. the color of the shirt that we are wearing
40. Without the sun, what would possibly happen to Earth?
A. The Earth will be dark and cold.
B. The Earth will remain the same.
C. The Earth will be bright and hot.
D. All things will exist.
KEY TO CORRECTION
1. A 11. C 21. A 31.D
2.D 12. C 22. A 32. B
3. B 13. A 23. A 33. B
4.D 14. B 24.D 34. A
5. A 15.D 25. C 35. B
6. B 16. C 26. B 36. B
7.D 17. A 27. C 37. A
8.D 18. B 28.D 38. B
9.D 19. A 29. B 39. A
10.D 20. B 30. C 40. A
