Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X
Division of Lanao del Norte

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST

SCIENCE 4
Name: __________________________________________ Grade/Section: _______________ Score: _______

Direction : Choose the best answer. Write your answer on your paper.

1. Which of the following materials sink in water?

A. Rubber slipper B. Styrofoam C. stone D. plastic ball
2. Which among the objects will float in water?
A. a 5-peso coin B. steel ball C. plastic ball D. big stone
3. What makes a cloth rag absorbent?
A. It is porous. C. It is made of soft material.
B. It is used for cleaning D. It has a size that can easily absorb.
4. Which of these materials undergo decay?
A. plastic cup B. paper C. dead animals D. plastic bottle
5. If you are exposed to garbage, what kind of illness would you probably get?
A. nose bleed B. heart failure C. asthma D. goiter
6. ______________ should be practiced to prevent from exposure to decaying materials.
A. brushing B. cleaning C. proper waste disposal D. washing of hands
7. If you are going to dispose waste materials commonly found at home, what are you going to do
with the decaying materials?
A. Make a compost pit
B. Throw them in the river
C. Mixed them with non-decaying
D. Keep them in the cabinet and use them again
8. What should people do with the garbage do to prevent oneself from getting sick?
A. Dispose materials properly
B. Take medicine
C. Throw the waste materials in a vacant lot
D. Drink polluted water
9. Waste should be segregated into __________ group.
A. Decaying and biodegradable
B. Decaying and non-decaying
C. Small and big
D. Hard and soft
10. How should non-decaying wastes be disposed?
A. by composting B. reusing C. recycling D. both B and C
11. Wastes that are not properly dispose may ___________.
A. Become breeding places of pests such as mosquitoes and flies
B. Cause loss of humus soil
C. Speed up the materials to decay
D. Allow free flow of rainwater runoff
12. -13.Draw poster on proper disposal of waste according to its properties. 2pts

14. - 19. Classify materials or wastes according to properties.

Bottle of shampoo computer microscope blackboards
Gloves books leftover food empty boxes

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20. Which changes happen to the materials when hammered?

A. Change in odor B. change in shape C. change in color D. change in weight
21. All of these materials can be pressed except one, what is it?
A. Cotton B. modeling clay C. bread D. stone
22. Which of the following describes what happens to the modeling clay when it was pressed?
A. The clay changed its size and color.
B. The clay changed its size and shape
C. The clay changed its volume and color.
D. The clay changed its volume and odor.
23. What happened to solid materials when they were bent?
A. There are new solid materials formed.
B. There are no changes at all.
C. Materials may change their size and shape but there’s no new materials formed.
D. All of the above
24. Complete the graphic organizer below to describe the changes that might happen in the
properties of the bottle cap (tansan) when hammered.

I. Change in size II. Change in shape III. Change in texture IV. Change in color
A. I and II B. II and III C. II, III and IV D. I, II and III

Choose two materials that can’t be cut.

stone water stainless steel cabinet

buko juice plastic cover colored paper
leaves fish string beans

25. __________________
26. __________________
27. The picture below shows a piece of butter in the frying pan. If the stove is turned on, what change
could happen to the piece of butter? What can you conclude about what happens to the butter when heated?
A. The butter will melt when heated.
 B. The butter gets bigger when heated.
C. The butter increases its shape when heated.
D. The butter increases its size when heated.

28-30. What can we do to help prevent /minimize the effects changes in the materials to the environment?
Choose any of the following activity
A. Make a jingle
B. Draw harmful and useful materials
C. Make a slogan

31. What will happen to alcohol and water when mixed?

A. Alcohol and water will mix completely.
B. Alcohol and water will mix partially.
C. Alcohol and water will not mix together.
D. Alcohol and water will form two layers.

32. Which of the following changes in the materials is useful to the environment?
A. Throwing garbage in the canal.
B. Throwing hospital wastes into the river.
C. Using detergents in washing clothes in the river.
D. Using paper bags when shopping

33. The following changes in the materials are useful to the environment, except
A. Using old newspaper in wrapping gifts
B. Using eco bag when buying groceries.
C. Using pesticides in killing insects
D. Using both sides of bond paper when writing.

34. What are the factors that contribute to the decaying process of the materials?
A. air and plastic materialsC. human and animals
B. sunlight only D. sunlight, water, soil, and action of microorganisms

35. Janine Rhea heated a chocolate bar to make a chocolate syrup. Which of the following
describes what changes happened in the property of the chocolate bar when it is heated?
A. The chocolate bar changed its size and shape.
B. The chocolate bar changed its taste and odor.
C. The chocolate bar changed its texture and odor.
D. The chocolate bar changed its odor and texture.
36. Jenna Rhoda is trying to find out what will happen to the inflated balloon when it is
placed inside the freezer. The following data was gathered from the experiment:
Distance around the balloon (circumference)
before placing it in the freezer = 20 cm.
Distance around the balloon (circumference)
after placing it in the freezer = 12 cm.
What can you conclude about what happens to the balloon when cooled?
A. The balloon gets smaller when cooled.
B. The balloon gets bigger when cooled.
C. The balloon increases its shape when cooled.
D. The balloon increases its temperature when cooled.
37. Which of the following describes what happens to the white sugar when mixed with iodized
salt?
A. White sugar can be distinguished with the iodized salt when mixed.
B. White sugar cannot be distinguished with the iodized salt when mixed.
C. White sugar settles at the bottom of iodized salt.
D. White sugar completely mixed with iodized salt.
38. What might happen when flour is mixed with cold water?
A. The flour will dissolve completely in water.
B. The flour will dissolve partially in water
C. The flour will not dissolve in water at all.
D. The flour will not settle at the bottom of the water.

39. The Provincial Health Officer of Lanao del Norte gives lectures to the households of Tubod on how to
 dispose their waste properly. Which of the following shows a proper waste disposal?
A. Scattering waste materials on the road . C.Using pesticides in killing insects.
B. Throwing waste materials on a vacant lot D. Segregating wastes into decaying and non-decaying

40. Susan is assigned to segregate waste materials at home. How will she do it?
A. According to its ability to float or sink C. Into decaying and non-decaying groups
B. According to its color D. Into small and big groups

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X
Division of Lanao del Norte
 Table of Specification

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST

SCIENCE IV

OBJECTIVES KNOWLED SKILL APPLICA NUMBER TEST

GE S TION OF TEST PLACEME
ITEMS NT

1.Classify materials based on the 4 4 1,2,3,4

ability to absorb water ,float sink,
undergo decay

S4MT-Ia-1

2.Identify the effects of decaying 3 2 5 5,6,7,8,34

materials on one’s health and safety

S4MT-Ib-2

3.Demonstrate proper disposal of 3 8 11 9,10,11,12

waste according to the properties of
13,14,15,16
each materials
17,18,19
S4MT-Ic-d-3

4. Describe changes in solidmaterials 6 1 7 20,21,22,

when they are bent , pressed,
23,24,25,26
hammered, or cut

S4MT-Ie-f-5

5.Describe changes in properties of 1 3 1 5 27,28,29,30,3

materials when exposed to certain 1
conditions such as temperature or
when mixed with other materials

S4MT-Ie-f-5

6. Identify changes in materials 7 1 8 32,33,35,36,

whether useful or harmful to one’s
37,38,39,40
environment

S4MT-Ii-j-7

Total

24 12 4 40 40
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Key Answers

1. C
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. A

12-13. DRAW

14 – 19 .

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BOTTLE OF SHAMPOO COMPUTER GLOVES

LEFTOVER FOOD OR EMPTY BOXES BOOKS OR BLACKBOARDS MICROSCOPE

20. B
21. D
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. BUKO JUICE
26. WATER
27. A
28. - 30 .ACTIVITY (Performance task)
31. B
32. D
33. C
34. D
35. B
36. A
37. B
38.B
39. D
40. C