Padre Jose Burgos Elementary School-Manila

Second Periodical Test in Science 4

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1. Describe the main function of the major
organs 3 8.6 1 1 1 3
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2. Communicate that the major organs work
together to make the body function properly 2 5.7 1 1 2
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3. Infer that body structures help animals
adapt and survive in their particular
5 14.29 1 2 1 1 1 6
habitat
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4. Identify the specialized structures of
terrestrial and aquatic plants 5 14.28 2 2 1 1 6
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5. Compare the stages in the life cycle of
organisms 5 14.28 1 2 1 1 2 6
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6. Describe the effect of the environment on
the life cycle of organisms 5 14.28 2 2 2 6
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7. Describe some types of beneficial and
harmful interactions among living 5 14.29 1 2 1 1 6
things
8. Describe the effects of interactions among
organism in their environment 5 14.28 1 2 2 5
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TOTAL 35 100% 9 14 2 11 4 40

Prepared by: Checked and Verified by:

GRACE G. MASON DARWIN A. SARANDI

Science Teacher MT-II Science

Approved by: Noted:

TRINIDAD R. GALANG DR. MA. TERESSA M. CHICO/ MARIE GERLIE V. CAPIRAL

School Head PSDS EPS

Padre Jose Burgos Elementary School-Manila

Second Periodical Test in Science 4

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Copy the letter of your answer in your answer sheet .

1. What major organ protects the heart, lungs, and brain?

 A. Bones B. Kidney C. Muscles D. Skin

2. How does heart function?

A. Heart help digest the food.
B. Heart removes the liquid waste from the blood in the form of urine.
C. Heart gives shape and form to our body and protect delicate organs.
D. Heart pumps blood through vessels to every part of your body, including brain.
3. Which of the following is not a function of the kidneys?
A. It balances the body.
B. Regulates blood pressure.
C. Excretes wastes in the blood.
D. It serves as framework of the body.
4. The ______ controls the involuntary muscles of the stomach. What organ is this?
A. Brain B. Kidney C. Lungs D. Skin
5. Which of the following statement shows how heart and lungs work together?
A. The lungs help the heart to pump blood.
B. The heart provides nutrients to the lungs.
C. The lungs help the heart provide nutrients to the body.
D. The heart pumps the blood to the different body parts while the lungs filter the blood before going back to the
heart.
6. The structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment is called ______.
A. adaptation B. communication C. camouflage D. mimicry
7. Which of the following statements describe terrestrial animals?
A. They live both on lands and in waters.
B. They live in the forest, grasslands, and deserts.
C. They live in the oceans, seas, ponds, and rivers.
D. They live in the soil, streams, and in the farm.
8. How do frogs, snakes and grasshoppers protect themselves from their prey?
A. They play dead.
B. They secrete a poisonous substance.
C. They blend color with their environment.
D. They mimic the shape, smell, and sound of their prey.
9. What will happen to a bird if it has no feather?
A. Bird will fly high.
B. Bird will walk and fly.
C. Bird will not be able to fly.
D. Bird will swim like a duck.
10. Why can fish live in water?
I. They have tail that helps them swim.
II. They can open their eyes under the water.
III. They have mouth that can drink much water.
IV. They have gills that helps them breath in water.

A. I and III B. I and IV C. I and II D. III and IV

11. You are living near the seashore and planning to put up a business. Which of the following may you do?
A. cattle raising B. fishery C. piggery D. poultry.
12. What kind of plants grow on land in different places?
A. Hydrophyte C. macrophytes
B. Aquatic plants D. terrestrial plants
13. What specialized structure is present to succulents and cacti?
A. Big and hard stem
B. Long and hairy stem
C. Small and smooth stem
D. Fleshy and thorny stem
14. Which of the following plants has fleshy stems as their specialized structure to conserve water for a long time?
A. Cactus B. cogon C. pineapple D. strawberry
15. Why is it that water hyacinth float in water?
A. It is light in weight.
B. Its stem is filled with air.
C. It has spreading long root stem.
D. It has light rounded waxy leaves.
16. Some plants possess special structures and characteristics which they use for defense, survival and food getting.
Which of the following plants have thorns so that animal cannot easily touch and eat them?
A. Mayana and Sta. Ana C. Kamuning and Gumamela
B. Little Angel and Rosal D. Bougainvillea and Rose
17. Mang Mario owns a huge land area. He planted it with different agricultural products such as palay, corn and
sugarcane. Every time he visits the field, he never failed to wear long sleeves, pants, and boots. Why is it
important to wear long sleeves when visiting the field?
A. To be an example to another farmer.
B. To be more presentable while working in the field.
 C. To brag his long sleeves and boots to his co-workers.
D. To avoid him from getting hurt from hairy stem of the corn plants.
18. It refers to the way insects develop, grow, and change form.
A. Cycle C. Photosynthesis
B. Metamorphosis D. Transformation
19. Which of the following organisms undergo incomplete metamorphosis?
A. cockroach and louse C. aphid and ladybug
B. chicken and frog D. mosquito and butterfly
20. How many life stages are there in complete and incomplete metamorphosis?
A. 4 and 3 C. 4 and 4
B. 3 and 4 D. 3 and 3
21. Mosquitoes are harmful, At what stage of their life cycle is the best time to eliminate them?
A. Egg B. Larvae C. Pupa D. Adult
22. Which of these is the correct order of the four stages of a complete metamorphosis?
A. Egg-pupa-larva-adult C. Adult-egg-larva-pupa
B. Egg-larva-pupa-adult D. Adult-egg-pupa-larva
23. Which is the correct order in the stages of Human Life Cycle?
A. birth – infancy – childhood – adolescence – adulthood
B. adolescence – childhood – adulthood – infancy – birth
C. childhood – adolescence – infancy – birth – adulthood
D. adulthood – adolescence – childhood – birth – infancy
24. It is something that provides nutrients to an organism’s body.
A. food B. shelter C. space D. water
25. The substances that provide energy for activity, growth, and all functions of the body is called ____________.
A. Nutrients B. Shelter C. Space D. water
26. Why is sunlight very important to the ecosystem?
A. It is needed when plants make food.
B. Sunlight makes us see things around.
C. Oxygen is produced when there is sunlight.
D. Makes water become warm.
27. In what way air pollution affects the plants?
A. Slow down the growth of the plants.
B. Makes plant good for animals to eat.
C. Source of organic fertilizer for the plants.
D. Protects the plants from being eaten by the animals.
28. What do you think will happen if there will be no enough food in the environment for different organism?
A. Organism will stay in their habitat.
B. Life cycle of organisms will continue.
C. There will be more competition for food.
D. Death among organisms will become less.
29. Which of the following should be avoided so as not to affect the water, food, shelter, and space in the
environment?
A. Reforestation
B. Controlled mining
C. Water conservation
D. Converting forest to residential areas.
30. What kind of interaction is shown in the diagram?

A. Competition C. parasitism
B. Commensalism D. predation

31. Which of the following examples of living things in an ecosystem show mutualism?
A. Chicken and corn kernels C. Carabao and cow
B. bee and a flower D. Dog and cat
32. Which of the following examples of living things in an ecosystem doesn’t show parasitism?
A. Aphids and plant C. Lion and deer
B. Lice and carabao D. Man and mosquito
33. In rice fields, ducks eat the eggs of golden apple snail, a pest for rice plants. What relationship exists between the
ducks and the rice plants?
A. Commensalism C. Mutualism
B. Competition D. Parasitism

34. In commensalism, how does an orchid benefit from a tree? What is the type of ecological relationship?
A. The orchid grows on the bark of the tree.
B. Tree provides nutrients for the orchids.
C. Orchid gets protection from the tree.
D. Birds use the orchids as nest.
35. One example of commensalism is when the plant like fern is attached on a branch of a tree. Why is the interaction
called commensalism?
 A. Both a branch of a tree and fern benefit from each other.
B. Only a branch of a tree is benefitted from the relationship.
C. A fern benefits from the relationship while a branch of a tree is neither harmed nor benefitted.
D. They compete.
36. What will happen if there are more predators than preys in an ecosystem?
A. The source of food will decrease.
B. The source of food will increase.
C. The source of food will remain the same.
D. Other animals will also decrease in number.

37. Barnacles attach to the body of the whale, What is the possible effect?

A. Whale is not affected.

B. Barnacles will not be benefitted.
C. Both barnacles and whale are not benefitted
nor affected.
D. barnacles will be benefitted when moved
with the whale because it gets food.
38. Pitcher plants catch insects, What is the possible effect in
their environment?
A. Pitcher plant will not survive.
B. The population of insects will increase.
C. Pitcher plant will die due to lack of food.
D. Pitcher plant will have food for survival, but this will decrease the number insect present in the area.
39. You put twelve big fishes in an aquarium which contains three gallons of water. You fed them with the right
amount of food. After five days, some of the fishes died. Why did it happen?
A. The smelly and cloudy water in the aquarium was not replaced.
B. There was not enough space for the fishes, and they compete for food.
C. The aquarium was not moved to another place.
E. The aquarium did not have enough temperature.
40. Overpopulation affects the balance of nature. Which of the following DOES NOT support this statement?
A. It may result to death of some organisms.
B. More consumers may upset the balance of nature.
C. Overpopulation may result to fighting and struggle for survival.
D. More people will work, and the balance of nature could be improved.

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Prepared by: Checked and Verified by:

GRACE G. MASON DARWIN A. SARADI

Science Teacher MT-II Science

Approved by: Noted:

TRINIDAD R. GALANG DR. MA. TERESA M. CHICO / MARIE GERLIE V. CAPIRAL

School Head PSDS EPS

Padre Jose Burgos Elementary School-Manila

Second Periodical Test in Science 4

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