Department of Education

DIVISION OF PANGASINAN II
ANTONIO P. VILLAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SANTO TOMAS, PANGASINAN
QUARTER 3 PRE TEST
SCIENCE 8
NAME:_____________________________GRADE/SECTION:___________________SCORE:_______
TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Directions: Write the letter of the best answer.

_____1.Which state of matter is the most difficult to compress?

A. gas B. heat C. liquid D. solid
_____2. Which statement is incorrect?
A. Particles are not able to move like in drawings.
B. Particles are even more spread apart in gases and moves freely.
C. Liquid contains particles that are more loosely packed than solids.
D. Solid contains particles that are tightly packed and vibrates in place.
_____3. What is the smallest particle unit of matter?
A. atom B. ion C. mass D. molecule
_____4. What is anything that occupies space and has mass?
A. cell B. matter C. molecule D. particle
_____5. Which is not a subatomic particle?
A. proton C. neutron B. electron D. nucleus
_____6.Which subatomic particles are inside the nucleus of an atom?
A. proton and neutron C. proton and electron
B. electron and neutron D. electron and nucleus
_____7. Which two subatomic particles are the same with atomic number?
A. proton and neutron C. neutron and electron
B. electron and proton D. nucleus and neutron
_____8. The number of electrons of an atom is equal to its __________.
A. atomic number C. neutron
B. atomic mass D. proton
_____9. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. There are three subatomic particles: the proton, neutron, and electron.
B. Protons and neutron are located in nucleus while electrons on orbits
C. Proton has positive charge, electron has negative charge, and neutron has no charge.
D. All of the above
_____10. What is the number of neutron of the element Helium if its atomic number is two (2) and its atomic mass is
four (4)?
A. Zero B. One C. Four D. Two
_____11. Which of the following is evidence of a physical change?
A. Burning of wood B. Cooking an egg
C. Rusting of iron D. Melting an ice cube
_____12. Which is not a subatomic particle?
A. proton B. electron C. neutron D. nucleus
_____13. Which subatomic particle is negatively charged and held on the orbit of an atom?
A. electron B. proton C. neutron D. proton, neutron, electron
_____14. Periodic trends help us to identify the __________.
A. properties of elements B. function of the elements
C. similarities of the elements D. arrangement in the periodic table
_____15. Group IA is also known as __________.
A. Alkali Metal B. Halogen C. Carbon Family D. Nitrogen Family
_____16. The ionization energy of an element is increasing from _____________ on the periodic table.
A. right to left B. top to bottom, C. left to right D. bottom to left
_____17. The periodic table of elements is arranged by which criteria?
A. symbols B. different origins C. atomic radius D. increasing atomic number
18-20. Categorize each of the following as a PHYSICAL or CHEMICAL CHANGE. Explain your reasoning.
18. Milk turning sour-
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19.Shredding paper-
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20.Freezing a
water- ._________________________________________________________________________________
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TEST II. Identify whether the following properties of matter describe a solid, liquid or gas.

__________21. It has the ability to flow. __________25. It can be poured.

__________22. It has the fastest ability to diffuse. __________26. It has a definite shape.
__________23. Its particles move very quickly. __________27. It has a definite volume.
__________24. It has no definite volume.

TEST III. Using the short hand notation below, identify what is being ask.
28. Atomic Number: _________
29. Atomic Mass: _________
30. Proton: _________
31. Electron: _________
32. Neutron: ________

TEST IV. Directions: For each of the following, circle the correct element that corresponds to its description.
33. Li Si S metal
34. H Li Na nonmetal
35. Pb Bi Po metalloid
36. K Ca Sc largest atomic mass
37. Ga Al Si largest atomic radius
38. V Nb Ta largest atomic number
39. Te I Xe member of noble gases
40. Al Si P greatest electron affinity
41. N P As smallest ionization energy
42. S Cl Ar member of the halogen family
TEST V. Directions: Study the image below.

*For items 43,44,45,46,47,48,: Identify the phase change that occurs based on the arrows.

43. __________________
44. __________________
46
48 45. __________________
45 46. __________________
47. __________________
48. __________________

44

43
47

49. Show the relative size and mass of proton, neutron and electron using a Pie Chart.

50. Using a diagram show what happens to the particles of water as it turns to gas.

PREPARED BY:

KRIZZA T. CALIP
TEACHER
CHECKED BY: NOTED:

HAPPY ELENA M. QUEBRAL JOEVE M. JACONES, Ed.D.

HTIII-SCIENCE PSDS/ OIC PRINCIPAL

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