1. Study the classification table of animals below.

Living things
mackerel giraffe iguana
prawn cheetah crocodile
P Q R

What could P, Q, and R be?

P Q R
A. shark greyhound ostrich
B. lion crayfish snake
C. eel tiger alligator
D. elephant salmon python

2. Which of the functions of the outer coverings is not correctly stated?

Outer Body
Animal Function
Covering

A.
feathers Keep it warm

Help it to swim in the

B. scales
water

C. Exoskeleton Protect its body

Camouflage with its

D. fur
surroundings
3. How are the roots of a yam useful to the plant?

I. The roots give color to the plant.

II. The roots help to store food.
III. The roots transport water and minerals to the leaves.
IV. The roots absorb water and minerals.

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

4. What does a grasshopper and a goose have in common?

A. Both of them have two legs.

B. Both of them are covered with feathers.
C. Both of them feed only on plants.
D. Both of them lay eggs.

5. Why is the spider not classified as an insect?

I. It is poisonous.
II. It has two body parts.
III. It feeds on insects.
IV. It does not have six legs.

A. I and III only

B. II and IV only
C. I, II, IV only
D. II, III, IV only
6. Which of the following groups includes microorganisms?
A. Lichen and algae
B. Bacteria and algae
C. Yeast and mushroom
D. Bacteria and yeast

7. In what way are liquids different from gasses?

A. Liquids have no definite shape unlike gases.
B. Liquids have definite volume unlike gases.
C. Liquids have no definite volume unlike gases
D. Liquids have no definite shape and volume unlike gases.

8. Noel poured some liquid into a communicating vessel through the mouth
at P as shown below.
P Q R S
T

If Noel had poured the liquid until it reached the level marked T, what
would he observe about the liquid levels in the other mouths P, Q, R and
S?

A. The liquid levels in P and Q are higher than in R and S.

B. The liquid levels in Q, R, and S are higher than in P.
C. The liquid levels in P, Q, R, and S are all the same.
D. The liquid level in S is the highest.

9. The ice cream below is left on top of a desk for few minutes. Which of
the following statements is correct?
A. The ice cream gains heat from the glass and
eventually melt.
B. The glass gains heat from the ice cream
causing the ice cream to melt.
C. The ice cream loses heat to the surrounding
air and eventually melt.
D. The glass loses heat to the surrounding air and
causes the ice cream to melt.
10. Refer to the table below.
Substance Melting point (°C)
P 12
Q -10
R 37
S 6

At 8 °C, which of the substances listed in the table would have

changed from its solid state into a liquid?
A. P and Q only C. Q and S only
B. Q and R only D. P, R and S only

11. When a material made of iron is left exposed in open air, it becomes
rusted. Which of the following is/are responsible for rusting of the
material?
I. Oxygen gas present in air
II. Carbon dioxide gas present in air
III. Moisture present in air

A. I and II only C. II and III only

B. I and III only D. I, II, and III

12. Miguel walks from points S to P.

P Q R S

Which one of the following shows the correct order of the length of
Miguel’s shadow from shortest to longest as he walks from point S to point
P?

A. P-Q-R-S C. Q-R-P-S
B. R-Q-P-S D. Q-R-S-P
13. The chart below shows some materials classified according to certain
characteristics.
Material

P Weak

R Non-magnetic

Iron Copper
Steel Aluminum

Which of the following descriptions clearly represents P and R?

P R
A. Flexible Strong

B. Not flexible Magnetic

C. Strong Flexible

D. Strong Magnetic

14. Darwin conducted an experiment to find out how the size of the
shadow is affected by the distance between the object and the
screen. The diagram below shows the set-up of the experiment.

Screen

Object
Torch
 How should the experiment be carried out in order to collect data?
A. To use glass for the screen.
B. To move the screen away from the object
C. To move the light source nearer to the object
D. To exchange the positions of the screen and the object

15. Celso carried out an experiment to test the strength of four materials
for making fishing lines. He added weights of 2kg to the strings made of
four different materials until it broke.

P Q R S

Celso recoded the results in the table below.

Number of weights added until the string breaks

String P String Q String R String S
4 5 7 6

To catch a fish of more than 12 kg, which string should Celso use?
A. String P C. String R
B. String Q D. String S

16. Ariel dropped two balls, P and Q, of the same size but of different
mass into a tray of dough from the same height as shown below. He
recorded the depth of the dent made by each ball in the tray of flour
in the table below.
Ball P Ball Q

Depth of dent (cm)

Ball 1st Drop 2nd Drop 3rd Drop Average
P 2 2.1 2.2 2.1
Q 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.4
 Based on the results in the table above, which one of the following
statements correctly explains her observations?

A. More frictional force was acting on P than on Q.

B. More frictional force was action on Q than on P.
C. More amount of gravitational force was acting on P than on Q.
D. More amount of gravitational force was acting on Q than on P.

17. The diagram below shows a food web.

Q
P S

U
T R
Which of the following is correctly represented by P, Q, R, S, T and U in
the food web?

Plant Plant eater Animal eater Plant and animal

only only eater
A. P Q S T, R
B. P Q, R S T
C. U T B R, S, T
D. U S T S

18. The diagram below shows how decomposers act on dead matter and
change them into simple substances.
R P Plants
Legend:
Absorbed by

Acts on

Broken down into

Q
Dead plant/animals

Which one of the following best represents P, Q and R respectively?

P Q R
A. carbon dioxide predators nutrients
B. water fungi nutrients
C. mineral salts bacteria animal waste
D. mineral salts water animal waste
 19. Study the diagram of the water cycle below. P and Q are two
processes that take place in the water cycle.
Cloud

Water vapor Rain

Ocean

Based on the diagram above, which of the following statement(s)

is/are incorrect?
I. Heat is gained by water vapor during process Q.
II. Process P does not take place at a fixed temperature.
III. There is a change in state of water during processes P and Q.

A. I only C. III only

B. II and III only D. I, II, III

20. The diagram below is the constellation Orion. Which statement

explains why Orion is visible to an observer in the Philippines during
summer nights but not visible at night in other months?

A. Orion orbits the Earth. C. Earth spins on its axis.

B. Orion spins on its axis. D. Earth orbits the sun.
21. The diagram below shows the Earth’s orbit and the different positions
of the moon P, Q, R and S as it rotates around the Earth. At which
position does lunar eclipse most likely to occur?
Q

P R

S
A. P C. R
B. Q D. S

22. Which object in space is formed when forms large sphere of gases
contract and cause nuclear fusion of lighter elements into heavier
elements?

A. Moon C. Planet
B. Star D. Comet

23. The red shift of light from distant galaxies provides evidence the
universe is

A. remains the same C. expanding only

B. shrinking and D. shrinking only
expanding

24. Which of the following celestial objects or features is largest?

A. The Milky Way C. The planet Jupiter

B. The Sun D. The Moon

25. Which star is cooler and many times brighter than the Sun?

A. Rigel C. Betelgeuse
B. Sirius D. Barnard’s star