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TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 4
SY 2022-2023
(Regular Science)
% OF NO. OF ITEM
NO. THE ITEMS PLACEME
MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES OF TOPI NT
DAY C
S
1ST QUARTER
Classify materials based on the ability to absorb water, float, sink,
undergo decay; (Week 1)
16% 4 1-4
Describe changes in solid materials when they are
8% 2 5-6
bent, pressed, hammered, or cut; (Week 2 - 3)
Describe changes in properties of materials when exposed to
certain conditions such as temperature or when mixed with
other materials 12% 3 7-9
Identify changes in materials whether useful or harmful to
one’s environment. (Week 4 - 5)
Identify changes in materials whether useful or harmful to
12% 3 10-12
one’s environment. (Week 6- 7)
2ND QUARTER
Describe the main function of the major organs (Week 1) 16% 4 13-16
Communicate that the major organs work together to make the
8% 2 17-18
body function properly (Week 1)
Infer that body structures help animals adapt and survive in
8% 2 19-20
their particular habitat (Week 2)
Identify the specialized structures of terrestrial and aquatic
4% 1 21
plants (Week 3)
Compare the stages in the life cycle of organisms (Week 4) 4% 1 22
Describe the effect of the environment on the life cycle of
4% 1 23
organisms (Week 5)
Describe some types of beneficial and harmful interactions
4% 1 24
among living things (Week 6)
Describe the effects of interactions among organism in their
4% 1 25
environment (Week 7)
3RD QUARTER
Explain the effects of force when applied to an object (Week 16% 4 26-28, 30
1-2)
Characterize magnetic force (Week 3) 4% 1 29
Describe how light, sound and heat travel (Week 6 31-36
4-5)
Investigate properties and characteristics of light and sound 8% 2 37-38
(Week
6-7)
4TH QUARTER
Compare and contrast the characteristics of different types of 12% 3 39-41
soil (Week 1)
Explain the use of water from different sources in the context of 8% 2 42-43

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daily activities (Week 2)
Trace and describe the importance of the water cycle (Week 3) 4% 1 44
Use weather instruments and describe the different weather 10% 5 45-49
components in a weather chart Week 4
Identify safety precautions during different weather conditions
Week 5
Describe the changes in the position and length of
shadows in the surroundings as the position of the Sun changes
(Week 6)
Describe the effects of the Sun to human activities (Week 6) 50
TOTAL 100 50 50

TEST DEVELOPER

Chairman: Nora S. Tagasa Engracio M. Castaneda Central Elementary School

Members: Mary Grace M. Pineda Concepcion South Elementary School
Patrick A. Tabifranca Dolores Ongsiako Central Elementary School

NOTED:
DR. CONRADO C. DOMINGO
Education Supervisor in Science

ANSWER KEY:
1. D 11. C 21. C 31. B 41. D
2. C 12. D 22. B 32. C 42. C
3. B 13. C 23. B 33. C 43. D
4. A 14. A 24. C 34. C 44. D
5. B 15. B 25. D 35. A 45. C
6. D 16. D 26. A 36. A 46. B
7. B 17. B 27. A 37. D 47. B
8. C 18. C 28. D 38. C 48. C
9. D 19. C 29. B 39. A 49. D
10. C 20. B 30. B 40. C 50. A

ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN SCIENCE 4

(Regular Curriculum)

Name:______________________________ Score:_____________
Grade & Section:_____________________

DIRECTION: Choose the LETTER of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space
provided.

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_____ 1. Which set of materials absorb water?
a. nail, sponge, face mask
b. paper, cotton, raincoat
c. styrofoam, plastic, aluminum foil
d. towel, sponge, cotton

_____ 2. Why do boats float in water?

a. It uses upward force.
b. It is made up of lightweight materials.
c. It displaces water that weighs more than its own weight.
d. It is denser than water.

_____ 3. Which of the following materials will sink in water?

a. plastic cup
b. piece of wood
c. hollow blocks
d. metal bar

_____ 4. Which of the following materials has a decaying property?

a. vegetable peelings
b. aluminum can
c. plastic bottles
d. styrofoam

_____ 5. What is change when solid materials are bent?

a. particles
b. shape
c. mass
d. volume

_____ 6. Juan cuts a piece of wood while making his school project.
What changes may happen in the property of the piece of wood?
a. change in color, odor and shape
b. change in odor and texture
c. change in size and color
d. change in size and shape

_____ 7. Maria heated a bar of margarine in a frying pan. Which of the following describes what
changes happened in the property of margarine bar when it is heated?
a. The margarine bar changes its size and odor.
b. The margarine bar changes its size and shape.
c. The margarine bar changes its color and texture.
d. The margarine bar changes its shape and odor.

_____ 8. Which of the following describes what happens to the flour when mixed with baby
powder?
a. Flour can be easily identified from baby powder.
b. Flour settles at the bottom of the baby powder.
c. Flour and baby powder cannot be distinguished from each other when mixed.
d. Flour and baby powder will not be completely mixed.

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_____ 9. What change will happen when you put water inside the freezer?
a. The water will change from solid to gas.
b. The water will change from liquid to gas.
c. The water will change from solid to liquid.
d. The water will change from liquid to solid.

_____ 10. What is the best way to dispose decaying materials?

a. Throw in a dumpsite.
b. Put all kinds of waste in one trash bin.
c. Make a compost pit and use it as a fertilizer.
d. Segregate and dispose anywhere.

_____ 11. Which of the following activities can be useful to our environment?
a. Disposing hospital wastes in dumpsites
b. Excessive use of plastic
c. Reupholstering old furniture instead of buying new ones
d. Burning garbage

_____ 12. What type of waste management is using eco-bag or native baskets instead of
plastic when buying groceries?
a. Rot
b. Reuse
c. Repair
d. Reduce

_____ 13. The bones in our body are connected with each other. The point where two bones
meet and connect is called?
a. periosteum
b. ligament
c. joint
d. cartilage

_____ 14. The small intestine is a tube where food is finally digested and absorbed.
It is about ____ wide and ____ long.
a. 2.5 cm wide and 7 m long
b. 4.5 cm wide and 6 cm long
c. 1.5 m wide and 8 m long
d. 5.8 cm wide and 11 cm long

_____ 15. The kidneys remove urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called?
a. Calyx
b. Nephron
c. Renal Cortex
d. Capsule

_____ 16. What is the main function of the lungs?

a. It remove liquid waste from the blood.
b. It breaks down food into smaller pieces.
c. It controls the voluntary activities of the body.

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d. It filters and purifies air that gets inside our body.

_____ 17. The heart is a hollow muscular organ located between the lungs and it is protected by
the?
a. ball-and-socket joints
b. rib cage
c. pelvic bones
d. periosteum

_____ 18. Which of the following is NOT true about the role of the brain in our body?
a. It controls muscle movement of our body like walking and writing.
b. It coordinates muscular actions
c. It improves the body’s ability to produce enough hemoglobin.
d. It helps maintain a person’s sense of balance.

_____ 19. Animals imitate the shapes, smell, tastes, color or even the sounds of other animals.
This behavior is called?
a. Camouflage
b. Adaptation
c. Mimicry
d. Disguise

_____ 20. Turtles hard body covering is a shell. It is an example of what adaptation?
a. nutrition
b. protection
c. shelter
d. movement

_____ 21. What specialized structures do cactus and bougainvillea have?

a. pungent odor
b. fibrous roots
c. thorny stems
d. waxy leaves

_____ 22. A term that refers to the way insects develop, grow and change form, usually
accompanied by change of habitat or behavior.
a. life cycle
b. metamorphosis
c. chrysalis
d. transformation

_____ 23. Butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis.

How do they contribute in the reproduction of flowers?
a. by photosynthesis
b. by pollination
c. by adaptation
d. by competition

_____ 24. Small fishes live among the tentacles of the sea anemone gaining protection and
eating scraps for their food. What type of relationship do they have?

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a. Mutualism
b. Parasitism
c. Commensalism
d. Predation

_____ 25. Which of the following show harmful or negative interaction between organisms?
a. Bees get the nectar they need to make honey by traveling between flowers.
b. Clownfish live within the protective tentacles of the sea anemone.
c. Ants feed on the honeydew produced by aphids and may offer them protection
in return.
d. A pride of lions attacking a larger animal, such as an elephant or wildebeest.

______26. A marble that is set still will move when ________?

a. a force is applied
b. bumped by another marble
c. there is a strong wind
d. touched by a person

______27. Which of the following can be changed when you apply force?
a. Direction
b. Motion
c. Size and Shape
d. All of the above

_____ 28. Which of the following objects below requires a lesser force?
a. book
b. chalkboard eraser
c. notebook
d. pencil

______29. An object is a magnet if it attracts a _____________.

a. cotton
b. metal
c. plastic
d. rubber

_____30. Magnets may attract or repel because of the ________________.

a. positive and negative charges.
b. presence of an invisible field.
c. different poles.
d. materials near the magnet.

_____31. What type of heat transfer is involved in the rising of hot air and the sinking of
cold air?
a. conduction
b. convection
c. friction
d. radiation

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_____32. What may happen to a chocolate when it is continuously exposed to heat?

a. it may expand
b. it may become heavier
c. it may melt
d. it may decrease in volume

_____33. How does laser light travel?

a. curve line
b. slant line
c. straight line
d. zigzag line

_____34. How do sound travel through solid?

a. fast in random manner
b. in jumping motion
c. very fast
d. very slow

_____35. How do sounds reach our ears?

a. Sounds travel to our ears through imaginary waves caused by vibrations.
b. Sounds travel to our ears through a series of beeps.
c. Sounds travel to our ears by bright light that flash.
d. Sounds travel to our ears through air.

_____36. Which is TRUE about the characteristics of sound?

a. Sound could either be soft or loud.
b. Sound is not heard when it is exactly on the same spot as the listener.
c. The loudness of sound decreases as it moves nearer the observer.
d. The loudness of sound increases as it moves away from the observer.

_____37. Mila and Jane always go to the beach for swimming under the heat of the sun.
What possible ways do these friends will prepare from the exposure of sunlight?
a. Apply lotion or sun block
b. Umbrella
c. Sun glass
d. All of the above

_____38. Animals like humans also need protection from getting heat, one of its main
source of ailments is too much exposure from the heat of the sun. How will animals be
protected from such heat?
a. Give some food.
b. Give some shelter
c. Give some water.
d. All of the above.

_____39. Which property of soil could students determine by rubbing a sample between

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their fingers?
a. texture of the soil
b. the color of the soil
c. the soil’s ability to support life
d. the processes to form the soil

_____40. The soil which is fertile, easy to work with and provide good drainage
a. chalk soil
b. clay soil
c. loam soil
d. peat soil

_____41. A type of soil that contains high proportion of sand and little clay.
a. chalk soil
b. clay soil
c. loam soil
d. sand soil

_____42. Most of the water on Earth is _________________.

a. fresh water
b. lake water
c. salt water
d. wet water

_____43. A good way of conserving water is to ____________.

a. Leave the shower running while soaping.
b. Leave the tap running while brushing teeth.
c. Use a hose to wash the car.
d. Use less water when doing laundry.

_____44. Which two sources of freshwater are used by municipalities for drinking
water?
a. groundwater and oceans
b. icebergs and rivers
c. oceans and icebergs
d. rivers and groundwater

_____45. Which of the following is not a weather element?

a. humidity
b. precipitation
c. thermometer
d. wind

_____46. What does temperature tells us?

a. It tells the direction of the wind.
b. It tells how hot or cold the air is.
c. It tells the speed of the wind.

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d. It tells the sky condition.

_____47. A wind vane is a Science instrument used to tell__________.

a. wind movement
b. wind direction
c. wind speed
d. wind temperature

_____48. If you want to know how fast the wind is moving, you should use the________.
a. anemometer
b. air thermometer
c. barometer
d. wind vane

_____49. An instrument use to measure temperature is ___________.

a. airplane
b. anemometer
c. satellite
d. thermometer

_____50. Mang Berto prepared his fishing net. He observed that the sky is dark. What is
the best thing he should do?
a. Do not go on fishing.
b. Hurry and go fishing.
c. Bring rain coat or umbrella.
d. Call other fishermen to go on fishing.

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