KALIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE 8- 3 RD QUARTER
Summative Test

Name: ________________________________ Year and Section: ______________ Set: ______ Score: _______
Direction: Read the following questions and choose the correct answer, write this on the space given before the
number.
___1. Which of the following is NOT true about the particles of solids, liquids, and gases?
A. Liquids have definite volume. B. Gas particles are far from each other.
C. Solids have indefinite shape and volume. D. Liquids take the shape of their containers.
___2. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the particle model of matter?
A. The particles of matter in solid attract each other.
B. The particles of matter in solid are vibrating in a fixed position.
C. The space in between the particles of matter in solid is filled with air.
D. The particles of matter in a gas are randomly moving in any direction.
___3. Which of the following statements BEST describes the particles of a liquid?
A. Particles are closely packed. B. Particles are free to move slowly.
C. Particles are far from each other. D. Particles are held by strong attractive forces.
___4. Why do liquids have definite volume but have indefinite shape?
A. Because its particles are closely packed and have strong attractive forces.
B. Because its particles are far from each other and they occupy the entire space available.
C. Because its particles are free to move easily and are held together by less attractive force.
D. Because its particles have weak attractive forces and are moving from one place to another.
___5. Which of the following states of matter allow an easy flow of particles?
A. Gas and liquid B. Liquid and solid C. Solid and gas D. Solid, liquid and gas
___6. Which transformation process changes a solid state of matter to a gaseous state?
A. evaporation B. freezing C. melting D. sublimation
___7. What phase change takes place as ice candy solidifies?
A. condensation B. evaporation C. freezing D. sublimation
___8. Which of the following activities turns liquid into another state of matter?
A. boiling of water B. stirring of lemon juice
C. pouring water in a glass D. discarding used water in a sink
___9. What happens to the arrangement of particles of matter in solid, liquid and gas as the temperature is increased?
A. Particles are becoming closer together
B. Particles move farther apart from each other
C. There is no change in the arrangement, it stays the same.
D. It becomes disordered and then changes back to become ordered
___10. What happens to the arrangement of particles of solid, liquid and gas as the temperature of particles decreases?
A. Particles are becoming closer together
B. Particles move farther apart from each other
C. There is no change in the arrangement, it stays the same.
D. It becomes disordered and then changes back to become ordered
___11. The illustrations below show the arrangement of the particles in the solid, liquid and gas states. Which represents
the particles of liquid?

A B C D
___12. How many protons, neutrons and electrons are in the neutral atom of Cl?
A. 17 protons, 15 neutrons and 17 electrons B. 17 protons, 17 neutrons and 17 electrons
C. 17 protons, 17 neutrons and 18 electrons D. 17 protons, 18 neutrons and 17 electrons
___13. Which subatomic particle is negatively charged?
A. electron B. neutron C. positron D. proton
___14. Which subatomic particles can be found in the nucleus of an atom?
A. protons only B. neutrons only C. protons and electrons D. protons and neutrons
___15. What happens to the charge of an atom when it loses an electron?
A. It remains neutral. B. It becomes positive. C. It becomes negative. D. It remains the same.
___16. Which of the following will correctly describe the element in terms of the number and type of particles present?
An element has atomic number equal to 84 and a mass number of 210.
A. 84 protons and 84 neutrons B. 84 protons and 210 neutrons
C. 84 protons and 126 neutrons D. 84 protons and 126 electrons
___17. What will be the number of electrons of element B?
Element A has a mass number of 100 while element B has an atomic number of 118.
A. 59 B. 60 C. 118 D. 120
___18. Which of the elements does NOT belong to the same period?
A. Ag B. Co C. I D. Xe
___19. In what period is Manganese located?
A. four B. nine C. seven D. two
___20. The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?
A. Argon B. Calcium C. Helium D. Krypton

___21. Which element is found in period 6, group 4?

A. Cr B. Hf C. Pb D. Ti
___22. In which period and group is Silver (Ag) located?
A. Period 2, Group 1 B. Period 3, Group 8 C. Period 4, Group 2 D. Period 5, Group 11
___23. How are elements arranged in the Periodic Table?
A. increasing atomic radii B. increasing atomic masses
C. decreasing atomic masses D. increasing atomic numbers
___24. How does the element of the periodic table is being arranged?
A. the elements are arranged by increasing atomic number
B. the elements are arranged by increasing atomic masses
C. the elements are arranged by decreasing atomic masses
D. the elements are arranged in terms of masses
___25. The number of protons found in the nucleus of every atom for a particular element is the _________________.
A. Atomic number B. Period number C. Mass number D. Group number

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