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SCIENCE 4
THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION
SY 2023-2024

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

Bloom’s Taxonomy (Cognitive Level)

EASY AVERAGE DIFFICULT
(30%) (60% (10%)
LEARNING Number Percent Total
Items

Understanding
Remembering
COMPETENCIES of Days of Days No. of
Placement
Taught Taught% Items

Evaluating
Analyzing

Creating
Applying
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,
Explain the effects of force 5,6, 8,9,10,
10 29 12 8,9,10,11, 1,2 3,4 12 -
when applied to an object 7 11
&12
13,14,15,16,
Characterize magnetic force 5 14 6 - 13,14 15 16,17 18 -
17 & 18
19,20,21,22, 22,23,
Describe how light, sound and 19
10 29 11 23,24,25,26, 20 28 24,25, 29 -
heat travel 21
27,28 & 29 26,27
33,
Investigate properties and 30,31,32,33, 34
30, 35,36,
characteristics of light and 10 28 11 34,35,36,37, 32 38 40 -
31 37
sound 38,39 & 40 39

TOTAL 35 100% 40 40 12 24 4

Prepared by:

NORA S. TAGASA
Master Teacher I

Reviewed by:
JOCELYN B. MADRIAGA
OIC-PSDS
Recommending Approval:

DR. CONRADO C. DOMINGO

Education Program Supervisor-SCIENCE

APPROVED:
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PAULINO D. DE PANO PhD

Chief Curriculum Implementation Division

DR. RONNIE S. MALLARI, CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent
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THIRD PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 4

S.Y. 2023-2024
Name: ____________________________________________ Score: ________________
Grade/Section: ___________________________________ Date: ________________

DIRECTIONS: Read the following statement or question carefully. Choose and encircle the letter
of your answer.

1. It is the cause that makes the objects move.

A. heat B. light C. force D. radiation

2. It is an act of applying force to move something towards you.

A. a pull B. a push C. a push and a pull D. none of the above
3.Applying force can _________object’s shape, size, and movement.
A. move B. remain C. change D. is still the same

4. What is the effect of force in stretching a rubber band?

A. it changed its size
B. it changed its color
C. it changed its texture
D. it changed its direction

5. The following situations are the effects of force applied in changing the size, EXCEPT one.
A. cutting a paper C. sharpening a pencil
B. pulling a garter D. throwing the paperclip.

6. The stronger the force exerted the ________ the toy car travels.
A. farther B. nearer C. slower D. lesser

7. The greater the mass of an object, the greater is the force needed to ____________ the object.
A. stop B. move C. push D. all of the above

8.Which of the following is TRUE about force?

A. Force can change the shape or size of an object.
B. Force does not change the direction of an object.
C. Force cannot change the speed of a moving object.
D. Force can change the chemical properties of objects.

9. What is the effect of force when you slice a cake?

A. Force changes the taste of the cake.
B. Force changes the color of the cake.
C. Force changes the shape of the cake.
D. Force changes the shape and size of the cake.

10. What do you think will happen to the speed of the object when the force is applied in the
opposite direction to the direction of motion?
A. increases
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B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. none of the above

11. If you are to push a cart, a heavy box, and a bicycle to a certain distance from the starting
line, which do you think will require greater force?
A. cart B. bicycle C. heavy box D. all of them

12. The picture shows that two players are pulling a rope with the same amount of force. What
will likely happen?
A. Both will fall.
B. The girl will win.
C. The boy will win.
D. They will not move at all.

13. Which of the following cannot be attracted by magnets?

A. nail B. paper C. staple wire D. metal spoon

14. Which of the following can be attracted by magnets?

A. nail B. tissue C. crayon D. eraser

15. What happens when opposite poles of two magnets are placed near each other?
A. They do not move. C. They push each other.
B. They break each other. D. They attract each other.

16. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Magnets do not have force.
B. Papers are attracted by magnets.
C. All metals are attracted by magnets.
D. The push and pull of magnets is called magnetic force.

17. Which of the following is NOT true about magnetic force?

A. Like poles of two magnets repel each other.
B. The force of attraction is greater at the middle.
C. Opposite poles of two magnets attract each other.
D. Magnets attract objects made up of iron, cobalt, and nickel.

18. If you break a magnet into pieces, what will happen to the force that will be exerted by the
magnet when in use?
A. Force will be doubled.
B. Force remains the same.
C. Force exerted will decrease.
D. The force of each magnet will not be affected.

19. What do we call a material that sound can travel through?

A. air B. medium C. pathway D. water

20. When sound travels in solids, vibration is __________.

A. fast B. irregular C. moderate D. slow
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21. What energy transfer is shown through direct contact with the heat source and the body
receiving the heat?
A. heat B. convection C. conduction D. radiation

22. What happens when you focus a penlight through a thick dark cloth?
A. Light becomes brighter.
B. Light changes direction.
C. Light passes through the hole.
D. Light is blocked or obstructed.

23. Which of these describes how light travels through an empty space?
A. It travels in a straight line without stopping.
B. It becomes dimmer as you go farther.
C. It changes direction often even if there are no objects.
D. It travels straight but may change direction to avoid objects.

24. You are standing 5 meters away from your teacher. Why did you immediately respond when
she called your name?
A. Sound travels in solids. C. Sound travels in air.
B. Sound travels in liquids. D. Sound travels in a vacuum.

25. Compared to light, sound travels _________.

A. faster
B. slower
C. at the same speed
D. There is not enough information to compare the two.

26. Which of the following would be most likely to transmit sound the best?
A. steel cabinet C. air in your classroom
B. water in the ocean D. water in a swimming pool

27. On which place we will not be able to hear any sound?

A. a theatre C. in a spaceship
B. a closed room D. in the outer space

28. Which of the illustrations shows heat transfer?

A. B. C. D.

29. Which of the following shows convection?

A. A spoon gets hot when left in a bowl of hot soup.
B. A girl holding a hot spoon felt her fingers becoming warm.
C. Larry feels his head and arms getting warm as he walks under the Sun.
D. The hot surface of the land heats the air above it and the air become warm.

30. It is the bouncing of light on the smooth surface of an object.

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A. diffusion B. reflection C. refraction D. vibration

31. What do you call the bending of light as it passes through different media?
A. diffraction B. diffusion C. reflection D. refraction

32. Vibrating objects produce sound, which of the following is NOT an example?
A. tuning fork C. drum
B. guitar D. soft objects

33. What happens when light meets a thick dark-colored surface?

A. Light is refracted.
B. Light travels faster.
C. Light passes through it.
D. Light is blocked or obstructed.

34. What happens when you focus a penlight through a hole?

A. Light becomes brighter.
B. Light changes direction.
C. Light passes through the hole.
D. Light is blocked or obstructed.
35. What happens to light when a coin appears bigger when you look at it through a hand lens?
A. absorbed B. reflected C. refracted D. stopped

36. What happens when light is separated into different colors through a prism?
A. absorption B. motion C. reflection D. refraction

37. Why does a person standing waist-deep in a swimming pool appear to have short legs?
A. Light is refracted.
B. Light is reflected.
C. Light is absorbed.
D. Light is absorbed and reflected.

38. Which of the following will make the loudest sound?

A. dropping a pin
B. dropping a ballpen
C. dropping a paper clip
D. dropping a big box on the floor
39. What happens to the sound as you get farther from its source?
A. becomes louder
B. becomes softer
C. becomes flatter and then louder
D. the same as when it was first created
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40. After a rainstorm, a rainbow may appear in the sky. Which statement explains this
observation?
A. Raindrops act as prisms separating sunlight into color bands.
B. The white clouds are actually prisms composed of different colors.
C. The colors of the rainbow come from raindrops in the atmosphere.
D. When the sunlight is reflected by the ground towards the clouds, it separates into
different colors.

ANSWER KEY:

1. C 11. C 21. C 31. D

2. A 12. D 22. D 32. D

3. C 13. B 23. B 33. D

4. A 14. A 24. C 34. C

5. D 15. D 25. B 35. C

6. A 16. D 26. A 36. D

7. B 17. B 27. D 37. A

8. A 18. C 28. D 38. D

9. D 19. B 29. D 39. B

10. B 20. A 30. B 40. A