First Quarter Test in Science 6

Name: ______________________ Grade&Section: __________ Score: _________

I. Direction: Read each statement carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Mix orange juice powder with water to make what kind of mixture?
A. Heterogeneous mixture C. Homogenous mixture
B. Insoluble mixture D. Mixture
2. Biko, nilupak and buko salad is an example of what kind of mixture?
A. Solid C. Heterogeneous
B. Liquid D. Homogenous
3. Let us assume that the composition varies from one region to another, with at least two
phases that remain separate from each other, with clearly identifiable properties. This is a
heterogeneous or ___ mixture?
A. uniform C. Non-uniform
B. dissolution D. Solution
4. It is the combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined and a new
substance was formed. What do you mean by this?
A. It is solid C. It is gas
B. It is liquid D. It is mixture
5. Homogeneous mixture has the same properties. It means that the substances mixed thoroughly
and after stirring, it appeared as one substance. You can no longer distinguish one component
from the other. What is the other term for a homogenous mixture?
A. Solution C. solute
B. Dissolution D. Solvent
6. When sugar dissolves in water, the two substances appear as one. The sugar particles can
not longer be identified. However, the taste of the water proves that the sugar was not lost
after mixing. Its chemical property is retained and so the water taste sweet. What kind of
solution is this?
A. Solid in liquid C. Liquid in liquid
B. Solid in solid . D. Gas in liquid
7. A sugar solution is prepared by adding dissolving sugar in water. Sugar solution consists of
two components, namely, sugar and water. Which is solute?
A. Water C. solution
B. Sugar D. Components
8. Not all substance can be dissolved in water. What do you call the substances that can be
dissolved
in water?
A. soluble C. solution
B. insoluble D. Dissolution
9. Apply nail polish on your nails. When it dries up, remove the nail polish with acetone. Can
you
identify the factors that affect the solubility of nail polish in acetone?
A. Miscibility or nature of the solute and the solvent
B. Size of the materials
C. The temperature
D. None of the above
10. When the solute particles mixed with water, what do they become?
A. Solvent C. soluble
B. Matter D. Mixture
11. How do the solute particles in a suspension behave after mixing with solvent?
A. settle at the bottom/ float in the water
B. all particles appeared clearly
C. It doesn’t dissolved in solvent
D. A and B
12. Some substances do not dissolve completely in solvents. The particles that do not dissolve
settle at the bottom of the container. Is this a suspension mixture? Why?
A. Yes, because particles in suspension do not dissolve completely.
B. No, because particles dissolve completely.
C. Perhaps because I am not sure.
D. It can be, but let me try.
13. Which of the following solute and solvent is not a belong to suspension mixture?
A. Water and sugar C. Oil and water
B. Flour and water D. Oil and vinegar
14. What is a suspension mixture?
A. It is liquid and clear.
B. It is a mixture that do not completely dissolve and settle down at the bottom and cloudy.
C. It is a mixture dissolved completely
D. None of the above
15. Anything that occupies space and has mass. What is it?
A. Solid C. Gas
B. Liquid D. Matter
16. A mixture with particles evenly scattered in a dispersed medium without settling down. It is
special kind of mixture because its tiny particles can’t be seen by naked eye. What
kind of mixture is this?
A. Decantation C. Solution
B. Colloids D. Suspension
17. Which description best describes colloids?
A. Composed of molecules bigger than a solution but smaller than a suspension.
B. Mixtures of two or more substances than can be easily separated
C. Formed by mixing different kinds of solutions
D. Have molecules that are big enough to settle at the bottom
18. To get the smaller particle size of flour for baking, leave larger particles of flour in the
sifter above the screen. What kind of separation of mixture it is?
A. Sieving C. Picking
B. Sifting D. Drying
19. To separate rocks into different sized particles for road building and other construction
projects, which method is applicable?
A. Sieving C. Picking
B. Sifting D. Drying
20. Which is the process of separating solid substances from a liquid through the use of a filter
paper or any cloths that can be used as a filtering medium?
A. Sifting C. Picking
B. Sieving D. Filtration
21. Magnets pull other objects made of magnetic materials towards them. What do you call the
force use in magnets?
A. Magnetism C. Limited force
B. Magnetic field D. Magnet force
22. This is a process of separating mixture into which magnetically susceptible material is
attracted from a mixture using a magnetic force. What kind of separating mixture is this?
A. Filter C. Sieving
B. Magnetism D. Sifting

23. Read and understand: “At the end of every day, we wipe off the blackboard with wet sponge
to make it clean and ready to use for the next day. After a few minutes, the water
disappeared. Where do you think the water goes? Why?
A. The water disappeared because of the hot temperature.
B. The water disappeared because of evaporation.
C. The water disappeared because that is the way it used to be.
D. Never mind the water.
24. What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to gas or vapor?
A. Filtration C. Evaporation
B. Mixture D. Decantation
25. Which is the best way to get salt from a salty water?
A. evaporation C. distillation
B. filtration D. magnetism
26. This is a form of separating substances that involves letting an insoluble substance
(a substance that will not dissolve in a solvent) settle at the bottle of a solvent.
A. Filtration C. Sedimentation
B. Evaporation D. Decantation
27. Why does sugar disappear when mix with water?
A. The particles of sugar are absorbed by the water.
B. The sugar settles at the bottom.
C. The sugar particles spread evenly in water.
D. The particles of sugar become odorless and tasteless.
28. Arnold put some sand in his aquarium. At first, the water looked cloudy. Later on, the
water look clearer. Why did this happen?
A. Sand settled at the bottom.
B. Sand spread evenly throughout the water.
C. Sand is dissolved in water.
D. Sand is white and clear.
29. Blood is a mixture. What is it made up of?
A. plasma and minerals C. Plasma and blood cells
B. blood cells and vitamins D. vitamins and minerals
30. How can you increase the concentration of a solution?
A. by adding more solute
B. by adding more solvent
C. by adding same amount of solute and solvent
D. by mixing the solution well
31. Which of the following colloids is an example of a sol?
A. whipped cream C. froth
B. milk D. paint
32. How is tea served with no residues or leaves?
A . fans B. Inclined table shaker C. Strainers D. suction pumps
33. To get potable water from seawater, it is necessary for the salt to separate from water. Which
technique for separating the mixture will be used?
A. decantation C. condensation
B. evaporation D. boil or evaporate, then condense
34. Which process is essential in making clear water?
A. centrifugation C. evaporation
B. condensation D. filtration
35. Kidneys clean our blood through which process?
A. centrifugation C. homogenization
B. filtration D. precipitation
36. Persons whose kidneys are not functioning well need to have _________________ and have
the blood cleaned of excess minerals and wastes from cells.
A. dialysis C. homogenization
B. filtration D. kidney transplant

37. An oil spill is one of the environmental problems that occur in the bodies of water. What kind
of mixture is formed when oil is mixed in the water?
A. colloids C. solution
B. suspension D. saturated solution
38. The children prepared a juice drink for their food festival by dissolving powdered juice in the
water. What kind of mixture did they form?
A. colloids C. solution
B. suspension D. saturated solution
39. How will you separate oil from water?
A. evaporation C. filtration
B. decantation D. distillation
40. Which is the correct order for obtaining salt from a mixture of sand and salt?
A. dissolving in water evaporation
B. evaporation filtration dissolving in water
C. filtration dissolving in water evaporation
D. dissolving in water filtration evaporation
 TABLE OF SPECIFICATION (TOS)
1 PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 6
ST

OBJECTIVES NUMBER OF ITEMS TOTAL

NUMB
ER

EASY AVERAG DIFFI

60% E 30% CULT
10%

1. Describing mixture 1,2,3,4, 5

10
2. Describing the appearance of solution/homogeneous 5 27,30, 4
mixture 38
3. Differentiating solute from solvent 6,7,11 3
4. Inferring that not all solutes dissolve in all solvents 8 1
5. Factors Affecting the Solubility of Solutes in a Solvent 9 1
6. Appearance and Uses of Suspension 13, 14 37 12 4
7. Describing the three phases of matter 15 1
8. Appearance and Uses of Colloids 16,17,29 3
9. Types of colloids 31 1
10. Describing how to separate mixtures through sifting or 18,32 19 3
sieving.
11. Describing how to separate solid – liquid mixtures 20,35, 36 4
through filtering
34

12. Describing the process of separating mixtures through 39 1

decantation.
13. Separating mixtures through magnet 21,22 2
14. Separating mixtures through evaporation 24,33, 25 23,28, 6
40
15. Separating mixtures through Sedimentation 26 1

TOTAL 24 12 4 40

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ANSWER KEY
FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 6

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