ANTIQUE NATIONAL SCHOOL

3rd Departmental Test in Science 8

Name: __________________________________________________Date: ____________________

Year & Section: ___________________________________________Score: ___________________
I. Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully and write the letter on the space provided before each
number.
_________ 1. The process by which the molecules on the surface of a liquid break away and change
into a gas is ________________.
a. condensation b. evaporation c. precipitation d. melting
_________ 2. Melting of ice is a transformation process of water from ___________________.
a. solid to liquid b. liquid to solid c. liquid to gas d. gas to liquid
_________ 3. Aside from mass and volume, other properties of matter may include the following
except ________________.
a. hardness b. flexibility c. texture d. mixture
_________ 4. What laboratory equipment is used to measure the mass of small objects?
a. beaker b. graduated cylinder c. triple beam balance d. spring balance
_________ 5. The measure of the space occupied by an object is _________________.
a. mass b. weight c. density d. volume
_________ 6. It is a particle consisting of two or more atoms combined together in a specific
arrangement.
a. atom b. molecule c. ion d. nucleon
_________ 7. A measure of the amount of matter the object has.
a. properties b. mass c. volume d. texture
_________ 8. It is the process in which a liquid is changed to a solid.
a. melting b. freezing c. condensation d. evaporation
_________ 9. A Greek word which means indivisible particle.
a. atom b. atomos c. molecule d. angstrom
________ 10. It can magnify an image only about 1,500 times.
a. light microscope c. electron microscope
b. compound microscope d. scanning tunneling microscope
________ 11. The smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the element.
a. atom b. atomos c. molecule d. angstrom
________ 12. The attraction between particles is negligible because of the large distance between
them. a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. plasma
________ 13. It is a cooling process.
a. evaporation b. condensation c. melting d. freezing
________ 14. Its particles are packed closely together, vibrate a little and held together by strong
forces. a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. plasma
________ 15. He presented concrete evidence that all matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms.
a. Democritus b. John Dalton c. Leucippus d. Aristotle
________ 16. The characteristics that describe a sample of matter.
a. properties b. description c. mass d. volume
________ 17. What is matter?
a. anything with mass and volume c. anything with length and width
b. anything with measurable mass d. anything with length and volume
________ 18. What could cause water droplets to form on the outside surface of glass containing ice?
a. Oxygen molecules in air condense on the glass wall.
b. Water vapour molecules in air condense on the glass wall.
c. A chemical change happens, producing water droplets on the surface of the glass.
d. Water molecules from the outside pass through the pores of the glass wall.
________ 19. Which statement is not true according to the particle model of matter?
a. Matter are made up of tiny particles.
b. Particles of matter are moving all the time.
c. Particles of matter have spaces between them.
d. The force of attraction between the particles of matter determine the phase of matter.
________ 20. Which of the following sample is not matter?
a. light b. leaf c. smoke d. stone
________ 21. Which of the following does not happen when liquid water turns into solid ice?
a. more heat is absorbed c. KE of water molecules is decreased
b. more heat is removed d. molecules move slowly causing them to be aligned
________ 22. If a gas is placed in a closed container which is most likely to happen?
a. The particles of gases will move closer and form a definite shape.
b. The particles of gases will fill and take the shape of the container.
c. The gas will change into liquid.
d. The gas will change into solid.
________ 23. One common characteristic of both liquids and solids is ….
a. They take the shape of the container.
b. Particles are closer to one another.
c. They are incompressible.
d. Particles are packed closely together in fixed position.
________ 24. In which could evaporation be observed?
a. drying clothes c. formation of clouds
b. melting ice d. ice – cream making
________ 25. Which statement is NOT true?
a. Democritus believed that nature consisted of two things, atoms and subdivided into
very small particles.
b. Democritus believed that nature consisted of two things, atoms and the void that
surrounds them.
c. They believed that atoms are physically and geometrically indivisible.
d. Democritus believed that atoms are indestructible and completely full.
________26. Which subatomic particle is the lightest?
a. electrons b. neutrons c. protons d. nucleons
________ 27. What ion is formed when electrons are removed from an atom and the number of
electron becomes less than the number of protons?
a. positive ion b. negative ion c. anion d. all of them
________ 28. Atoms having the same number of protons but different number of neutrons are called
__________________.
a. ions b. isotopes c. nucleons d. quarks
________ 29. 20ml. of sugar is mixed with 50 ml. of water and the resulting mixture would have a
combined volume ____________.
a. equal to 70 ml. c. more than 70 ml.
b. less than 70 ml. d. which is undetermined
________ 30. Consider the element, Magnesium, with an atom is number of 12. Its number of protons
in the nucleus is _______________.
a. 11 b. 12 c. 13 d. 14
________ 31. Which subatomic particle does not significantly contribute to the mass of an atom?
a. electron b. neutron c. proton d. ion
_______ 32. What is the atomic mass of an atom that has 14 neutrons and protons?
a. 7 b. 4 c. 28 d. 14
________ 33. In an early attempt of classifying elements, the German scientist who arranged elements
into sets of three called triads based on similar chemical properties was:
a. J. Dobereiner b. J. Newlands c. D. Mendeleev d. Henry Moseley
________ 34. Which groups of elements comprise the noble gases?
a. H2, O2, N2, Cl2 b. Ar, He, Ne, Xe c. Ar, Ne, H2, O2 d. Ag, Au, Hg, Cu
________ 35. The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called ___________.
a. groups b. families c. series d. periods
________ 36.In modern periodic table, the atoms of different elements is arranged in order of
increasing ______________.
a. atomic mass b. mass number c. atomic number d. atomic weight
________ 37. The valence electrons are found in the ___________________.
a. electron shells b. valence shells c. innermost shells d. energy shells
________ 38. The ease and speed with which a metal reacts with another substance is called _______.
a. conductivity b. reactivity c. corrosion d. chemical reaction
________ 39. Metallic character ________ from top to bottom and _________ from left to right.
a. increases and decreases c. both increase
b. decreases and increases d. both decrease
________ 40. Which element is most useful as a semi – conductor?
a. silicon b. sulfur c. copper d. aluminum

II. ( For numbers 41 – 50) Complete the table below:

Element
Isotope # of p+ # of e- # of n0 Charge
Name
(41.) (42.)
C – 13 Carbon 6 0
__________ ___________
(43.) (44.) (45.)
Al – 27 13 +3
_________ __________ ___________
(46.) (47.)
N – 14 Nitrogen 7 0
___________ ___________
(48.) (49.) (50.)
F – 19 9 -1
_________ __________ ___________

III. (For numbers 51 – 55) Diagram Analysis: Refer to the diagram below (left side) to answer the
following questions:

57 +2 51. What is the name of the element? _______________________

52. What is the atomic number? ___________________________

Fe 53. Its number of protons is? ______________________________

54. Its number of neutrons is? _____________________________

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55. Its number of electrons is? ____________________________

IV. (For numbers 56 – 60) IDENTIFY: Symbols and names of the following elements:

_____________56. Calcium ________________ 59. Zn

_____________ 57. Iron ________________ 60. Cl
_____________ 58. Silicon

PREPARED BY: APPROVED BY:

Subject Chairman: JENNY A. LAMIS ROBERT C. TEJARES

Members: BEVERLY I. DURAN Head, Science Department
ADRIANA REBOSURA
JEANNA M. SAMAR
MA. FLOMEL VAGILIDAD
MARY PHEBE F. BALADIANG
 ANTIQUE NATIONAL SCHOOL
4th Departmental Test in Science 8

Name: __________________________________________________Date: ____________________

Year & Section: ___________________________________________Score: ___________________
I. Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully and write the letter on the space provided before each
number.
_____ 1. Rod – shaped bacteria are called ____________.
a. Cocci b. bacilli c. Spirilla d. Spirochete
_____ 2. Flowering plants are also known as _____________.
a. angiosperms b. gymnosperms c. nonvascular plants d. ferns
_____ 3. An example of gymnosperm plant is _____________.
a. narra b. acacia c. fire tree d. pine tree
_____ 4. An example of an arthropod is a ____________.
a. snail b. earthworm c. oyster d. spider
_____ 5. Athlete’s foot is caused by a _____________.
a. bacteria b. fungus c. protest d. virus
_____6. Which organism is autotrophic?
a. mushroom b. mold c. bacteria d. moss
_____ 7. Which of the following is saprophytic?
a. amoeba b. moss c. mushroom d. fern
_____ 8. Which group of Archaebacteria can convert organic wastes to biogas?
a. methanogens b. halophiles c. thermophiles d. all of them
_____ 9. Which is caused by bacteria present in the urine of rats?
a. Leptospirosis b. Tuberculosis c. Thyphoid fever d. Pneumonia
_____ 10. All of these animals belong to the same group EXCEPT:
a. Fish b. clam c. jellyfish d. sea urchin
_____ 11. Which of the following has exoskeleton?
a. octopus b. crab c. jellyfish d. squirrel
_____ 12. The scientific name of man is Homo sapiens. What do the two names consist of?
a. Kingdom and phylum c. Order and family
b. Order and species d. genus and species
_____ 13. All of the following have eukaryotic cells EXCEPT:
a. amoeba b. bacteria c. moss d. sponge
_____ 14. Malaria can be transmitted through __________.
a. ant bite b. dog bite c. mosquito bite d. snake bite
_____ 15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of monocot plant?
a. fibrous roots b. netted leaf venation c. one cotyledon d. with 6 petals
_____ 16. Which of the following is not a biotic component of an ecosystem?
a. gumamela b. butterfly c. mushroom d. soil
_____ 17. Bile, which emulsifies or breaks down fatty substances, is a secretion of the ___________.
a. pancreas b. liver c. small intestine d. large intestine
_____ 18. The final digestion and absorption of food occur in the _______________.
a. stomach b. small intestine c. large intestine d. colon
_____ 19. What is the end product for the final digestion of protein?
a. amino acids b. fatty acids c. glucose d. all of them
_____ 20. A series of muscular contractions that move food down to the stomach.
a. chewing b. churning c. swallowing d. peristalsis
_____ 21. It is made up of muscles that perform both in the mechanical and chemical digestion of
food. a. stomach b. mouth c. esophagus d. intestine
_____ 22. It refers to the physical breaking down of food to smaller pieces.
a. digestion b. physical digestion c. chemical digestion d. enzymes
_____ 23. It is an enzyme that is naturally present in the leaves, stems and fruits of bromeliad plants.
a. Amylase b. Protease c. Bromelain D. Lipase
_____ 24. It is a carbohydrate portion of a plant that the body cannot digest and absorb.
a. protein b. fiber c. carbohydrate d. sugar
_____ 25. Which set of food can provide all the nutritional needs of the body?
a. rice, vegetables, fried chicken c. rice, meat, cake
b. spaghetti, coke, fries d. bread, milk, eggs
_____ 26. Pineapple juice has the enzyme bromelain. In which of the following it is useful?
a. cooking rice c. meat preservation
b. tenderizing meat d. removing fats from dinner plates
_____ 27. What is the role of enzymes in digestion?
a. to lubricate the digestive tract c. to help food go down the digestive tract
b. to lubricate absorption d. to speed up chemical digestion of food
_____ 28. A man is suffering for gallstone. Which of the following he won’t be able to digest?
a. protein b. carbohydrate c. fats d. vitamins
_____29. Water from food will be absorbed in the ….
a. stomach b. small intestine c. large intestine d. rectum
_____ 30. Chewing of food involves…
a. chemical digestion c. digestion by enzymes
b. mechanical digestion d. using of teeth
_____ 31. Anna had eaten rice, chicken, and milk for breakfast. Which of the food she ate will give her
the most energy? a. rice b. chicken c. milk d. none of them
_____ 32. How do enzymes affect digestion?
a. enzymes speed up chemical digestion
b. enzymes break food into smaller pieces
c. enzymes lubricate food through the digestive tract
d. enzymes help in fast absorption of food nutrients
Study the table below.
FOOD EATEN FOR BREAKFAST
Rachel Rice, fried fish, ripe banana
Frinny Bread, milk, cereal, egg
Lara Noodles, eggs, cocoa drink
_____ 33. Who ate foods from all food groups?
a. Rachel b. Frinny c. Lara d. all of them
_____ 34. Trace the path of a piece of hamburger on a bun through the digestive system
a. esophagus small intestine rectum mouth stomach large intestine anus
b. mouth esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine rectum anus
c. anus rectum large intestine small intestine stomach esophagus mouth
_____ 35. The twins were separated. One of them was brought up by rich family while the other
remained with their parents and became very sickly and thin. Which of the following could have
caused this condition? a. Well – balanced diet b. over – nourishment c. malnourish
_____ 36. What is the importance of fiber in the diet?
a. It helps prevent certain diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
b. It absorbs water and helps get rid of body’s waste products.
c. It is important in cleaning the digestive tract.
d. All of the above
_____ 37. The factor that controls the appearance of a particular trait is called ______________.
a. gene b. genotype c. chromosome d. nucleus
_____ 38. In what stage of the cell cycle do G1, G2 and S phase occur?
a. mitosis b. meiosis c. interphase d. cytokinesis
_____ 39. The genetic material, DNA is found in what part of the cell?
a. nucleus b. cytoplasm c. cell organelle d. ribosome
_____ 40. Humans have diploid chromosome number which is equal to 46 chromosomes. What is the
chromosome number in sex cells produced during meiosis?
a. 22 b. 23 c. 46 d. 92
_____ 41. Mitosis occurs in 4 major stages; What would be their correct order?
a. telophase, prophase, anaphase, metaphase
b. anaphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
c. prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
d. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
____ 42. In pea plants, green pods (G) are dominant over yellow pods (g). What will be the genotypes
of F1? a. GG b. gg c. Gg d. yy
_____ 43. A normal daughter of a man who is color blind marries a man who is normal for the trait.
What is the probability of their daughter to be color blind?
a. 0% b. 25% c. 50% d. 75%
_____ 44. The mother has Type O blood while the father is Type A. What would be the blood type of
their children?
a. Type O b. Type A c. both Type A and Type O d. none of the above
_____ 45. What is the danger of marrying close relatives?
a. It will bring bad curse to the family.
b. It increases the chance of transmitting bad traits.
c. The bloodline will not mix with other bloodline.

II. (For numbers 46 – 55)

DIAGRAM ANALYSIS: Use the food web below to answer the questions that follow.

Humans

Cow Chicken Goat

Grass Grain

Decomposers

46. Is the food chain: grass goat human decomposers, in the food web? ________
47. In the above food chain, what is the producer? ____________________
48. What are the consumers? _____________________________________
49. What is the primary consumer? ________________________________
50. What is the order of the human? _______________________________
51. What are the final consumers? _________________________________
52 – 55. Given these organisms, caterpillar, leaves, hawk, maya: Construct a food chain from these
organisms.
____________________________________________________________________________________

III. Answer the following (Genetics)

56 – 57. When two parents heterozygous for genes for curly hair are crossed, how many percent of
their offspring (F1) would have curly hair? How many percent would have straight hair? ____________
___________________________
58. The PR from a cross between two pigs that are pure black and pure white respectively is _____.
a. 2:2 b. 4:0 c. 3:1
59 – 60. In four o’clock plants, R1 is the allele for red color and R2 is for white color. Two pink flowered
plants were crossed. How many types of gametes will each parent produce? What are the phenotypes
of the offspring? _____________________________________________________________________

PREPARED BY: APPROVED BY:

Subject Chairman: JENNY A. LAMIS ROBERT C. TEJARES

Members: BEVERLY I. DURAN Head, Science Department
ADRIANA REBOSURA
JEANNA M. SAMAR
MA. FLOMEL VAGILIDAD
MARY PHEBE F. BALADIANG
 ANTIQUE NATIONAL SCHOOL
4th Departmental Test in Science 8

Name: __________________________________________________Date: ____________________

Year & Section: ___________________________________________Score: ___________________

I. Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully and write the letter on the space provided before each
number.
_____ 1. Rod – shaped bacteria are called ____________.
a. Cocci b. bacilli c. Spirilla d. Spirochete
_____ 2. Flowering plants are also known as _____________.
a. angiosperms b. gymnosperms c. nonvascular plants d. ferns
_____ 3. An example of gymnosperm plant is _____________.
a. narra b. acacia c. fire tree d. pine tree
_____ 4. An example of an arthropod is a ____________.
a. snail b. earthworm c. oyster d. spider
_____ 5. Athlete’s foot is caused by a _____________.
a. bacteria b. fungus c. protest d. virus
_____6. Which organism is autotrophic?
a. mushroom b. mold c. bacteria d. moss
_____ 7. Which of the following is saprophytic?
a. amoeba b. moss c. mushroom d. fern
_____ 8. Which group of Archaebacteria can convert organic wastes to biogas?
a. methanogens b. halophiles c. thermophiles d. all of them
_____ 9. Which is caused by bacteria present in the urine of rats?
a. Leptospirosis b. Tuberculosis c. Thyphoid fever d. Pneumonia
_____ 10. All of these animals belong to the same group EXCEPT:
a. Fish b. clam c. jellyfish d. sea urchin
_____ 11. Which of the following has exoskeleton?
a. octopus b. crab c. jellyfish d. squirrel
_____ 12. The scientific name of man is Homo sapiens. What do the two names consist of?
a. Kingdom and phylum c. Order and family
b. Order and species d. genus and species
_____ 13. All of the following have eukaryotic cells EXCEPT:
a. amoeba b. bacteria c. moss d. sponge
_____ 14. Malaria can be transmitted through __________.
a. ant bite b. dog bite c. mosquito bite d. snake bite
_____ 15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of monocot plant?
a. fibrous roots b. netted leaf venation c. one cotyledon d. with 6 petals
_____ 16. Which of the following is not a biotic component of an ecosystem?
a. gumamela b. butterfly c. mushroom d. soil
_____ 17. Bile, which emulsifies or breaks down fatty substances, is a secretion of the ___________.
a. pancreas b. liver c. small intestine d. large intestine
_____ 18. The final digestion and absorption of food occur in the _______________.
a. stomach b. small intestine c. large intestine d. colon
_____ 19. What is the end product for the final digestion of protein?
a. amino acids b. fatty acids c. glucose d. all of them
_____ 20. A series of muscular contractions that move food down to the stomach.
a. chewing b. churning c. swallowing d. peristalsis
_____ 21. It is made up of muscles that perform both in the mechanical and chemical digestion of
food. a. stomach b. mouth c. esophagus d. intestine
_____ 22. It refers to the physical breaking down of food to smaller pieces.
a. digestion b. physical digestion c. chemical digestion d. enzymes
_____ 23. It is an enzyme that is naturally present in the leaves, stems and fruits of bromeliad plants.
a. Amylase b. Protease c. Bromelain D. Lipase
_____ 24. It is a carbohydrate portion of a plant that the body cannot digest and absorb.
a. protein b. fiber c. carbohydrate d. sugar
_____ 25. Which set of food can provide all the nutritional needs of the body?
a. rice, vegetables, fried chicken c. rice, meat, cake
b. spaghetti, coke, fries d. bread, milk, eggs
_____ 26. Pineapple juice has the enzyme bromelain. In which of the following it is useful?
a. cooking rice c. meat preservation
b. tenderizing meat d. removing fats from dinner plates
_____ 27. What is the role of enzymes in digestion?
a. to lubricate the digestive tract c. to help food go down the digestive tract
b. to lubricate absorption d. to speed up chemical digestion of food
_____ 28. A man is suffering for gallstone. Which of the following he won’t be able to digest?
a. protein b. carbohydrate c. fats d. vitamins
_____29. Water from food will be absorbed in the ….
a. stomach b. small intestine c. large intestine d. rectum
_____ 30. Chewing of food involves…
a. chemical digestion c. digestion by enzymes
b. mechanical digestion d. using of teeth
_____ 31. Anna had eaten rice, chicken, and milk for breakfast. Which of the food she ate will give her
the most energy? a. rice b. chicken c. milk d. none of them
_____ 32. How do enzymes affect digestion?
a. enzymes speed up chemical digestion
b. enzymes break food into smaller pieces
c. enzymes lubricate food through the digestive tract
d. enzymes help in fast absorption of food nutrients
Study the table below.
FOOD EATEN FOR BREAKFAST
Rachel Rice, fried fish, ripe banana
Frinny Bread, milk, cereal, egg
Lara Noodles, eggs, cocoa drink
_____ 33. Who ate foods from all food groups?
a. Rachel b. Frinny c. Lara d. all of them
_____ 34. Trace the path of a piece of hamburger on a bun through the digestive system
a. esophagus small intestine rectum mouth stomach large intestine anus
b. mouth esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine rectum anus
c. anus rectum large intestine small intestine stomach esophagus mouth
_____ 35. The twins were separated. One of them was brought up by rich family while the other
remained with their parents and became very sickly and thin. Which of the following could have
caused this condition? a. Well – balanced diet b. over – nourishment c. malnourish
_____ 36. What is the importance of fiber in the diet?
a. It helps prevent certain diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
b. It absorbs water and helps get rid of body’s waste products.
c. It is important in cleaning the digestive tract.
d. All of the above
_____ 37. The factor that controls the appearance of a particular trait is called ______________.
a. gene b. genotype c. chromosome d. nucleus
_____ 38. In what stage of the cell cycle do G1, G2 and S phase occur?
a. mitosis b. meiosis c. interphase d. cytokinesis
_____ 39. The genetic material, DNA is found in what part of the cell?
a. nucleus b. cytoplasm c. cell organelle d. ribosome
_____ 40. Humans have diploid chromosome number which is equal to 46 chromosomes. What is the
chromosome number in sex cells produced during meiosis?
a. 22 b. 23 c. 46 d. 92
_____ 41. Mitosis occurs in 4 major stages; What would be their correct order?
a. telophase, prophase, anaphase, metaphase
b. anaphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
c. prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
d. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
____ 42. In pea plants, green pods (G) are dominant over yellow pods (g). What will be the genotypes
of F1? a. GG b. gg c. Gg d. yy
_____ 43. A normal daughter of a man who is color blind marries a man who is normal for the trait.
What is the probability of their daughter to be color blind?
a. 0% b. 25% c. 50% d. 75%
_____ 44. The mother has Type O blood while the father is Type A. What would be the blood type of
their children?
a. Type O b. Type A c. both Type A and Type O d. none of the above
_____ 45. What is the danger of marrying close relatives?
a. It will bring bad curse to the family.
b. It increases the chance of transmitting bad traits.
c. The bloodline will not mix with other bloodline.

II. (For numbers 46 – 55)

MATCHING TYPE. Write the letter only.

Column A Column B

______ 46. Kingdom Archaebacteria A. Phototrophs

______ 47.Protists B. Annelids
______ 48. Fungi C. Arachnids
______ 49. Segmented Worms D. Methanogens
______ 50. Echinoderms E. Starfish
______ 51. Arthropods F. turtles
______ 52. Amphibians G. sharks
______ 53. Reptiles H. mushroom
______ 54. Mammals I. frogs
______ 55. Fishes J. marsupials

III. Answer the following (Genetics)

56 – 57. When two parents heterozygous for genes for curly hair are crossed, how many percent of
their offspring (F1) would have curly hair? How many percent would have straight hair? ____________
___________________________
58. The PR from a cross between two pigs that are pure black and pure white respectively is _____.
a. 2:2 b. 4:0 c. 3:1
59 – 60. In four o’clock plants, R1 is the allele for red color and R2 is for white color. Two pink flowered
plants were crossed. How many types of gametes will each parent produce? What are the phenotypes
of the offspring? _____________________________________________________________________

PREPARED BY:

Subject Chairman: JENNY A. LAMIS

Members: BEVERLY I. DURAN
ADRIANA REBOSURA
JEANNA M. SAMAR
MA. FLOMEL VAGILIDAD
MARY PHEBE F. BALADIANG

APPROVED BY:

ROBERT C. TEJARES
Head, Science Department