Assessment

4th Quarter

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ____________

Grade level/Section: __________________

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Multiple Choices: Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices. Write your
answer on the space provided before the number.

____1. Which of the shapes below represents the belief of the Greeks about the shape of the
Earth?

A B C D

____2. Which among the philosophers measured the Earth’s circumference?

A. Aristotle B. Pythagoras
C. Plato D. Eratosthenes
____3. How did the Greeks especially Aristotle use the lunar eclipse phenomenon to explain that
the Earth is not flat?
A. He noticed that the shadow casts by Earth on the moon is round.
B. He argued that since the shape of the moon appears to be round then the Earth must
also be round.
C. He argued that lunar eclipse only happens when a round opaque object blocks the
passage of sunlight.
D. He noticed that all things seemed to be moving around the Earth except for Earth
itself.
____4. Which of the following is true about how the Greeks knew that the Earth is not flat?
A. They observed that Earth is rotating on its axis.
B. They noticed that even in short travels northwards the Pole star is higher in the sky.
C. They have seen Earth from outer space.
D. They observed that during a solar eclipse, Earth is temporarily covered with darkness
during the daytime.
____5. Which time of the year did Eratosthenes observe the pillar in Alexandria cast a shadow?
A. noontime during spring B. noontime during the summer solstice
C. noontime during solar eclipse D. noontime during the winter solstice
____6. Which of the following astronomical phenomena was already observed by the ancient
people even before the telescope was invented?
A. sunspot B. solar eclipse
C. craters of the moon D. atmosphere of Mars
____7. Which of the following objects would most likely cast a shadow on the moon during a
lunar eclipse when it is observed here on Earth without the aid of a telescope?
A. Sun B. Moon C. North star D. Earth
____8. Which phase of the moon is shown in the figure below?

A. full moon B. first quarter moon

C. new moon D. last quarter moon
____9. Which phase of the moon is shown in the figure below?

A. full moon B. first quarter moon

C. last quarter moon D. new moon
____10. How did the ancient astronomers discover that Mercury and Venus are planets not stars?
 A. They noticed that the stars are in a fixed position to each other. But they have
observed that there are very bright stars wherein their positions periodically change.
B. They noticed that Mercury and Venus are bigger compared to the other stars.
C. They noticed that the constellations’ positions in the night sky vary depending on the
time of the year.
D. They noticed that the stars change positions periodically. But there are very bright
stars in a fixed position to each other.
____11. Suppose you are standing in the aisle of a moving bus. If the driver suddenly makes a
left turn, why are you likely to lurch to the right? Because of__________________
A. an equilibrium challenge B. an unbalanced force
C. the bus’ speed D. your tendency to keep moving forward
____12. Which of the following best describes an accelerating object?
A. object at rest B. object in mechanical equilibrium
C. object moving at constant velocity D. object moving slower
____13. A ball rolling along a horizontal frictionless surface maintains a constant speed. Why is
it so?
A. friction is present B. no inertia on the object
C. no applied force acts on it D. surface is smooth
____14. Why do a coconut and a bird's feather falling from a tree through the air to the ground
below gain speed?
A. their velocity changes B. there is gravitational force acting on them
C. their inertia D. their nature to become closer to the Earth
____15. Which of the following is true about acceleration due to gravity?
A. It is different for different objects in free-fall.
B. It is a fundamental property.
C. It increases in decreasing altitude.
D. it is a universal constant.
____16. What is the force required to maintain an object at a constant velocity in a frictionless
surface equal to?
A. zero B. the mass of the object
C. the weight of the object D. the force required to stop it
____17. When does an object undergo acceleration?
A. when it is changing direction B. when it is moving faster
C. when it is moving slower D. all of these
____18. A ball is thrown upwards and returns to the same location. When it returns, how much is
the final speed compared with the initial speed?
A. half as much B. the same
C. twice as much D. four times as much
____19. How does Galileo's interpretation of motion differ from Aristotle's? Galileo emphasized
A. rate of time. B. the acceleration of free fall.
C. the role of distance in describing motion. D. none of these

____20. What will happen if you roll a ball along a level surface?
A. keep rolling if friction is absent
B. roll as long as its inertia nudges it along
C. soon roll in the opposite direction
D. soon slow down due to its natural place

II. ILUSTRATION: Illustrate the following. (5pts. Each)

1. Solar Eclipse
2. Lunar Eclipse

3. Phases of the moon

 Assessment
4th Quarter

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ____________

Grade level/Section: __________________

READING AND WRITING

IDENYIFICATION: Identify whether the following statements are statements of fact or

opinion. Write SOF for statement of fact and SOO for statement of opinion.

________1. Chocolate cake is the most delicious kind of dessert.

________2. Belo Medical Clinic is the best clinic that can reverse skin aging.
________3. LBC is the most reliable express delivery company in the Philippines.
________4. BDO is the best bank in the Philippines.
________5. Listerine is a mouthwash.
________6. Listerine is a dynamite against bad breath, plaque and gingivitis.
________7. Globe handy phone makes great things possible.
________8. Natural fibers boost the immune system and improve digestive health.
________9. Paula’s Hotel is perfectly suited for your family vacation.
________10. Paula’s Hotel is located at Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.
________11. BMW is the fastest and most sporty car ever.
________12. Winston Cigarette is the “spirit of the USA”.
________13. Hope is the largest-selling luxury cigarette.
________14. Hope is a brand of cigarette.
________15. Palmolive is a brand of shampoo and conditioner.
________16. Palmolive shampoo makes you more confident with your straighter hair.
________17. Filipinos are lazy people.
________18. Men and women are opposite sexes.
________19. People from Mindanao are all beautiful.
________20. Duterte is the greatest president this country has ever had.

II. ESSAY: Write your stand passages.

1. “There is no ELEVATOR to success; you have to take the STAIRS.”

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