SCIENCE INDIVIDUAL QUIZ

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________

EASY
1.Josephine conducts experiment using the following substances: sugar and pineapple juice, salt and vinegar, flour and water.
As she mixes the pair of substances, she observed that only the flour did not dissolve in water evenly. Based on her observation,
what can you conclude?
A. Water is a universal solvent.
B. All solutes can be dissolved in any solvent.
C. Not all solutes can be dissolved in all solvent.
D. Miscible substances will not dissolve in any solvent
2. Paul conducted an experiment using the following substances: sand and water, stones and water, and salt and water. Which
of the following substances do you think will dissolve in the water first?
A. salt B. sand C. stones D. none of the above
3. Miscibility is a property of two liquids that can completely dissolve in each other in all proportions. By contrast, any two liquids
are said to be immiscible if there are certain proportions in which the mixture doesn’t form a solution. With the information given,
identify which of the following substances are immiscible.
A. coffee and water
B. sand and water
C. salt and vinegar
D. sugar and pineapple juice
4. Solubility is the ability of a solid, liquid, or gaseous chemical substance (or solute) to dissolve in a solvent and form a
homogeneous solution. There are three factors that affects solubility: the solvent, temperature, and pressure. Which of the
following substances you think can be dissolve in water?
A. baking soda
B. black pepper
C. brown sugar
D. sand and gravel
5. Rose decided to do an experiment with the oil and water to see if the two substances will combine. After Rose pours the oil in
a glass of water and stir it, she then let it settle for five minutes. What do you think will happen to the oil after five minutes?
A. They stay mixed.
B. The water will sink below the oil.
C. The oil will sink to the bottom of the water.
D. There will be little droplets of oil suspended throughout the water.
AVERAGE
1. Which heterogeneous mixture whose particles settled out of the mixture when left undisturbed?
A. colloid B. solution C. solvent D. suspension
2. What property of a suspension that is different from a solution or a colloid?
A. Suspensions are colorless.
B. A suspension is always clear.
C. The particles of a suspension reflect light.
D. If left to rest, the particles of a suspension will settle down.
3. Try mixing the starch with hot water, pepper powder with hot water, and sugar and hot water in different containers. Which of
the following are examples of colloid mixture?
A. sugar and hot water
B. starch with hot water
C. pepper with hot water
D. none of the above
4. What is the difference between a suspension and a solution?
A. A suspension is less concentrated than a solution.
B. A suspension is more concentrated than a solution.
C. A suspension is colloid while solution is homogeneous.
D. A suspension is homogeneous while a solution is heterogeneous.
 5. Which of the following statements BEST describes colloids?
A. Formed by mixing different kind of solutions.
B. Have molecules that are big enough to settle at the bottom.
C. Mixtures of two or more substances that can easily be separated.
D. Composed of molecules bigger than a solution but smaller that a suspension.
DIFFICULT
1. Which is an example of physical manipulation as one way of separating mixture?
A. boiling water
B. evaporating liquid
C. letting water pass through a fine cloth
D. picking tiny stones from the rice grains
2. What way of separating mixtures is done when you separate the vegetables that you do not eat from a bowl of garden salad?
A. decantation
B. filtration
C. picking
D. sedimentation
3. What method is used to separate fine sand from rocks in the mixture of sand and gravel?
A. condensation
B. decantation
C. evaporation
D. sieving
4. Mrs. Alinghawa wanted to bake a cake for the birthday of her son. She found out that the flour she will be using mixed up with
some dried seeds. What do you think she will use to separate the mixtures?
A. towel
B. filter paper
C. filter cloth
D. strainer with small holes
5. What separation technique is used to separate heavier and lighter components of a mixtures by wind or by blowing air?
A. evaporation B. filtration C. sieving D. winnowing
CLINCHER
1. What can be obtained if we place the sea water under the sun?
A. powder B. salt C. water D. salty water
2. What is the importance of separating coins inside the purse?
A. to avoid confusion
B. to easily spend them
C. to avoid discoloration
D. to account it easily according to value
3. Annabel’s sister ask her to remove the pebbles in the rice grains before cooking it. She removes the pebbles through
handpicking. Why do you think her sister asked her to do that?
A. to cook it properly
B. to make it attractive
C. to make the cooked rice taste good
D. to free the cooked rice from unwanted components
4. The following statements are the benefits in separating mixtures through filtration EXCEPT one.
A. It makes the water clean.
B. Water is free from contaminants.
C. It filters impurities from the water.
D. It is costly in terms of purchasing replacement filters.
5. Figure 1 below is a mixture of milled rice and pebbles.

Figure 1 What appropriate method/technique do you use to separate the given mixture?
A. decanting B. evaporating C. filtering D. picking
QUIZ BOWL

1. You want to fry a fish for dinner. Before cooking, you noticed that the oil
has water. What will you do to separate the mixture of oil and water?
A. Heat the mixture.
B. Put the mixture in the freezer.
C. Transfer the mixture to another container.
D. Use separating funnel to separate the mixture.

2. The following are the distinguishing characteristic of a mixture that can be

separated using a funnel EXCEPT one?
A. The substances are insoluble.
B. The substances are immiscible.
C. The two liquids of a mixture have different densities.
D. The two liquids of a mixture have the same densities.

3. What product can be made from the empty sea shells?

A. basket B. blouse C. curtains D. slippers

4. Which of the statement below is a good suggestion to maximize the use of

separated materials?
A. leave rice hulls in an open area
B. throw rice chaff in the drainage
C. put rice hulls/husk in your plant
D. throw sea shells in the trash bin after eating

5. Which of the following is a uniform mixture?

A. salt B. steel C. sugar D. toy box
INDIVIDUAL QUIZ
EASY
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
AVERAGE
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. D
DIFFICULT
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. D

QUIZ BOWL
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. D