DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 4

Instructions: Read each item carefully. Choose the option most appropriate for each of the given
questions. Write its corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
1. Which of the following properties of material allows air and liquid to pass through them? A.
Ductile
B. Malleable
C. Non-Porous
D. Porous
2. Why do some materials floats in water and others sink?
A. Because objects that are denser than water sink and those that are less dense float.
B. Because objects that have greater mass sinks while those with lesser mass floats. C.
Because the volume of water is greater than the material making the object sink. D. Because
the volume of water is lesser than the material making the object float.

3. To make pizza for her children, Miss Rissa flattened the dough using a rolling pin. Which of the
following actions did she use to change the shape of the pizza dough?
A. Bending
B. Hammering
C. Pressing
D. Stretching
4. Ryzel needed to cut old newspapers for her Arts subject. What changes will happen if she cut a
piece of newspaper?
A. The newspaper will change in shape but not in size.
B. The newspaper will change both in size and shape.
C. The newspaper will change in shape, composition, texture.
D. The newspaper will change in size, color, and odor.
D. Pressing the dough.

5. There are many discarded old tires at Anna’s backyard. She was thinking of recycling them.
What is the best way that she can do to make the old tires into useful ones?
A. She can cut the tire into different sizes, shapes and paint it.
B. She can bend the rubber tire into her desired sizes and shapes and paint it.
C. She can hammer the whole tire into smaller pieces, attached it with one another and
paint it.
D. She can cut, bent, hammer the rubber tire into her desired size and shape and paint it.
6. Mother is baking a cake and needed to heat a chocolate bar to make a syrup. What will happen
to the chocolate bar when heated?
A. It changed its color and odor.
B. It changed its taste and odor.
 C. It changed its texture and odor.
D. It changed its size and shape.
7. Upon boiling the water for some time, you have observed that it became lesser. What do you
think happened to the water?
A. The water leaked in the pot.
B. The water solidifies.
C. The water turned into vapor.
D. The water was absorbed in the air.
8. What will happen when cooking oil and water mix?
A. Cooking oil and water will form two layers.
B. Cooking oil and water will mix completely.
C. Cooking oil and water will mix partially.
D. Cooking oil and water will not mix.
9. Fire can be dangerous when not handled properly. Which situation shows proper handling of fire?
A. In case of fire, hide under the bed or inside the closet.
B. Keep ignition sources away from flammable liquids and gases.
C. Leave the electrical appliances unplug after use.
D. Play with matches and lighters.

10. Harmful changes of materials in the environment are oftentimes caused by human
activities. Which of the following are these?
A. Composting, burning of plastics and rubber tires, using paper bags when
shopping.
B. Cutting of trees, factories releasing harmful smoke, fishermen using dynamite when
fishing.
C. Throwing all sorts of waste materials on land and water, replanting trees, mine tilling
are thrown in rivers
D. Vegetable gardening, carving a wood to make into furniture, clean-up drive in the
community.
11. How does the small intestine absorb the nutrients from the food we eat?
A. Through the process of peristalsis food is moved from the esophagus to the small
intestine for absorption.
B. The stomach muscles mix the food and liquid with digestive juices and is absorb by the
small intestine afterwards.
C. The muscles of the small intestine mix food with digestive juices from the
pancreas, liver, and intestine.
D. Through the tiny finger-like projections called villi, the nutrients are absorbed into the
blood.
12. You heard from your Science teacher that the major organs of our body work together to make
the body function properly. Which of the following statements is the best example of this fact?
 A. The lungs filter the oxygen that enters our body because it contains a filtering structure to
ensure that the heart receives clean oxygen from the lungs. B. The heart is a hollow muscular
organ located between lungs and it is protected by rib cage.
C. The kidneys are bean-shaped paired organs which are about four to five inches long
and two to three inches wide.
D. As the muscles in the stomach continue to contract, the food is squeezed and mixed
with digestive juices to change the food into nutrients.
13. How do pythons protect themselves?
A. Camouflage and striking to scare bigger predators away.
B. Disturb the animals in their place.
C. Mimic the shape and smell of their predators.
D. Lash any attackers that cross their paths.

14. Some plants such as cactus and other plants in the desert can grow in dry soil for a long period of
time. They withstand the heat of the sun. What structure helps them respond to and survive in their
environment?
A. They have fine hair
B. They have thick bark.
C. They have sharp leaf blades.
D. They possess thick and fleshy stems which prevent loss of water.
15. Which group of insects go through incomplete metamorphosis
A. Butterflies, Mosquitoes, Flies, Bees
B. Grasshoppers, Cicadas, Lice, Cockroaches
C. Moths, Ladybugs, Fleas
D. Wasps, Beetles, Ants
16. Which of the following statements best describes the effect of the environment on the life cycle of
organisms?
A. Caterpillar hatch during time they can feed on particular plant species that grow on
particular times of the year
B. Frogs are born in wet and soft eggs laid in the water.
C. The plant life cycle consists of four stages: seed, sprout, small plant, and adult plant. D. A
mother butterfly lays eggs that hatch into baby caterpillar and will eventually transform into a
butterfly.
17. Adaptation is the ability of an animal to adjust to its environment. How do estivation,
hibernation and migration help animals to survive?
A. These help animals to survive during extreme weather conditions.
B. They contribute to the population growth of certain animals.
C. These help animals to look for better habitats.
D. Most animals die due to lack of food during these adaptations.
18. A waling-waling is found in the trunk of a tree. What kind of relationship do they have? A.
Waling-Waling gets its nutrients from the tree.

B. The tree provides a place for the Waling-Waling without being harmed. C.
 Waling-Waling harms the tree.

D. The tree benefits from the Waling-Waling plant.

19. Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other
organism does not benefit but is unharmed. Which of the following is not an example of
commensalism?
A. Tree frogs use plants as protection.
B. Golden jackals trail a tiger to feed on the remains of its kill.
C. Goby fish live on other sea animals, thus gaining protection from predation. D. Ants
feed on the honeydew produced by aphids and offer them protection in return.
20. What happens if the predator population increases faster than the prey population? A. It will
lead to the disappearance of the prey population.

B. It increases the number of small animals.

C. It does not have effect to our environment.
D. It creates a good relationship to the animals.
21. When the same poles of two magnets whether North or South are placed close to each other,
______________.
A. they are attracted to each other
B. they do not move
C. they pull each other
D. they push each other
22. Many scientists have been studying the nature of light, some say that light behaves like a wave,
which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Heat transfer through liquid is known as radiation.
B. Light always travel in a straight line.
C. Sound cannot travel through the air.
D. Sound travels faster in air than in solids.
23. A sound wave travels at different speed through different media, which of the following
statements about sound is correct?
A. Sound cannot travel through a solid.
B. Sound travels faster in air than in liquids.
C. Sound travels faster in solids than in air.
D. The travel of sound is not affected by the medium through which it travels.

24. Heat is a form of energy associated with the motion of particles and capable of being
transmitted through solid and liquid media by conduction, convection and if through empty space
is called __________.
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Roasting
25. When we are in the classroom, which of the following sound may reach our ear first? A.
 Chirps of the bird in a nearby acacia tree.
B. Ring of a bell from the principal’s office.
C. Sound from tapping the table.
D. Whisper of your seatmate seated behind the room.
26. Sound waves travel at different speed. When you go away from the source of sound what
happens to the loudness?
A. Fades abruptly
B. Decreases gradually
C. Increases gradually
D. Remains the same
27. The following situations are the effects of force applied in changing the size, EXCEPT one.
A. Cutting a paper
B. Pulling a garter
C. Sharpening a pencil
D. Throwing the paper clip
28. How does light travel?
A. Light always travels in any direction.
B. Light always travels in a circular line.
C. Light always travels in a rectangular line.
D. Light always travels in a straight line.
29. Which of the following objects will move more easily when a force is applied to it? A.
empty steel cabinet
B. plastic dining table
C. small refrigerator
D. small wooden dining table

30. Why does the sound become weaker or fainter as it moves away from the observes? A. The
sound is already absorbed by the reflected back to its source.
B. The sound is lowered by the operator.
C. The sound spread to cover a larger area.
D. The sound spread to cover a small area.
31. It is a very important natural resources on Earth, made up of smallest particles of rocks which
contain decayed matter of plants and animals?
A. Land
B. Mineral
C. Soil
D. Water
32. Which type of soil holds much water and becomes very sticky when wet? It can be used in
making pots.
A. Clay
B. Humus
 C. Loam
D. Sand
33. It is found beneath the Earth’s surface. It comes from water that seeps into the ground and the
safe source of water.
A. Freshwater
B. Groundwater
C. Rainwater
D. Seawater
34. Water comes from different sources. It may come from open or closed sources. It may also come
from a small body of water or a big body of water. How is water used in our daily activities?
A. Water is the habitat of aquatic plants.
B. Water is the habitat of aquatic animals.
C. Water is used for recreation as swimming.
D. Water is used for cleaning, washing, bathing, preparing food and other household uses.

35. This involves the processes of water evaporating, condensing and precipitating. A.
Water conservation
B. Water cycle
C. Water source
36. Water that comes from seas, oceans, rivers and lakes evaporates and turns into water vapor
when heated. The amount of water vapor in the air is called humidity. What weather instrument
measures humidity?
A. Thermometer
B. Hygrometer
C. Barometer
D. anemometer
37. A ship is about to board for Manila. A tropical depression is raised in the east of Mindoro. What
should the ship captain do?
A. Ask assistance from the weather forecaster.
B. Go on with the trip to Manila.
C. Go on with the trip to Manila but will just dock in Mindoro.
D. Postpone the trip to Manila.
38. Typhoon signal no. 1 is raised over the place where you live. Classes are not suspended.
However, the place where you live gets flooded easily when it rains. Would you go to school? Why
or why not?
A. I will still go to school because my teacher might be angry.
B. I will not go to school because I might be caught in the flood.
C. I will not go to school but just play in the rain.
D. I will play paper boat outside.
39. When we are outside on a sunny day, we can see our shadows change throughout the day. The
sun’s position in the sky affects the length of the shadow.
 I. When the sun is low on the horizon, the shadows are long.
II. When the sun is high in the sky, the shadows are much shorter.
III. When the sun is low on the horizon, the shadows are short.
IV. When the sun is high in the sky, the shadows are much longer.
Which of the statements is correct?
a. Both I and II
b. Both III and IV

c. Both I and III

d. Both II and IV

40. Which can lead to a harmful effect of the sun?

a. Taking a bath daily.
b. Drinking 8 – 10 glasses of water a day.
c. Running outside on a hot day.
d. Applying sunscreen to exposed parts of the skin.