d. They have a shiny luster.

44. Why are the elements bromine, chlorine and iodine placed in the same group of
the Periodic Table?
a. They have the same number of electrons in their outer shell. Republic of the Philippines
b. They all readily react with oxygen. Department of Education
c. They have the same density. REGION III
d. They are all metals. SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF TARLAC PROVINCE
GRADE 8 SCIENCE
45. What is the common name for Group 1 elements in the periodic table? 3rd QUARTER DIVISION UNIFIED TEST
a. Halogens b. Noble gases c. Alkali metals d. Alkaline earth metals
MULTIPLE CHOICE
46. Semimetals are often used in the manufacturing of: DIRECTIONS: Read each statement carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
a. Softdrinks b. Fertilizers c. Semiconductors d. Organic solvents answer and write it on your separate answer sheet.

1. In which state of matter do particles have the most kinetic energy and move freely
47. Which of the following statements about the reactivity series is true?
in all directions?
a. Metals at the top are less reactive.
a. Solids b. Liquids c. Gases d. Plasma
b. Metals at the bottom are less reactive.
c. The reactivity series is solely based on atomic mass. 2. When you inflate a balloon with air, it takes the shape and volume of the
d. Noble gases are included in the reactivity series. container. Why do gases like air do NOT have definite shape and volume?
a. Because gases are free to move slowly.
48. Who is credited with the modern periodic law, which states that the properties of b. Because gases have weak attractive forces.
elements are a periodic function of their atomic numbers? c. Because gases do not have attractive forces.
a. Dmitri Mendeleev c. Glenn T. Seaborg d. Because gases have strong attractive forces.
b. Henry Moseley d. Robert Boyle
3. By looking at the figure illustrated below, which of the following has definite
49. What term is used to describe the horizontal rows in the periodic table? shape and volume?
a. Periods b. Groups c. Families d. Columns a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Either a or b

50. In the reactivity series of metals, which metal is the most reactive?
a. Gold b. Zinc c. Sodium d. Copper

4. Which of the following shows the arrangement of particles of solid?

a. They are arranged in increasing shape.
b. They are arranged in a fixed position and locked into.
c. They are arranged in decreasing shape and volume.
d. They are arranged in uniform but not fixed in position.

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the particles of solids, liquids, and
gases?
a. Liquids have definite volume.
b. Gas particles are far from each other.
 c. Solids have indefinite shape and volume. a. When molecules combine to form a compound
d. Liquids take the shape of their containers. 35. How would the trajectory of the alpha particle be affected as it gets closer to
the positively charged nucleus?
6. Why do gases expand to fill the entire volume of their container? a. It will follow a straight path.
a. Fixed particle arrangement c. Definite shape
b. It will undergo circular motion around the nucleus.
b. Closely packed particles d. Constant particle motion
c. It will be deflected and repelled.
d. It will lose its positive charge.
7. What is the primary reason for the definite shape of solids?
a. High kinetic energy c. Free movement of particles
36. What force is responsible for holding protons and neutrons together in the
b. Fixed particle arrangement d. Random particle distribution
nucleus?
8. What happens to the spacing between particles when a substance changes from a a. Gravitational force c. Weak nuclear force
solid to a liquid? b. Electromagnetic force d. Strong nuclear force
a. Increases b. Decreases c. Remains the same d. Becomes random
37. In the planetary model, what is at the center of the atom, analogous to the sun
9. John wants to drink hot chocolate. He then puts hot water in a kettle and waits in a solar system?
for it to boil in few minutes. What happens to the molecules when heat is added to a. Proton b. Electron c. Neutron d. Nucleus
the matter? 38. What phenomenon did Rutherford's gold foil experiment confirm, supporting the
a. slow down c. moves faster and farther apart nuclear model of the atom?
b. heat has no impact on the molecules d. freeze a. Presence of electrons
b. Deflection of alpha particles
10. What property is responsible for the expansion of matter when heated? c. Quantum energy levels
a. high density c. low compressibility d. Electron orbits
b. particle arrangement d. kinetic energy increase
39. Elements in the Periodic Table are arranged by their atomic number from left to
11. Which property is associated with the measure of the amount of matter in an right and from top to bottom. As we go from left to right across period, electron
object? affinity _______.
a. Weight b. Volume c. Mass d. Density a. Increases b. Decreases c. Remains the same d. Either a or b

12. What happens to temperature and kinetic energy of a substance when it 40. Elements within the same group in the periodic table have similar properties
undergoes change of state from liquid to solid? because they have the same number of _______.
a. Both increases c. Both remains the same a. protons b. neutrons c. ions d. valence electrons
b. Both decreases d. One either increase or decrease
41. With respect to position in the periodic table of the representative elements,
13. When a liquid is poured into a differently shaped container, what happens to its what happens to metallic property from top to bottom?
volume? a. decreases b. increases c. remains the same d. either a or b
a. Increases c. Remains constant
b. Decreases d. Depends on the specific liquid 42. Semimetals have the appearance and some properties of a metal but behave like
a nonmetal in certain instances. Which of the following is a semimetal?
14. Which of the following is an example of a physical change in the arrangement of a. aluminum b. boron c. sodium d. fluorine
particles?
a. Burning wood c. Melting ice 43. Which of the following is typically a property of non-metals?
b. Rusting of iron d. Digesting food a. They are good conductors of heat.
b. They are poor conductors of electricity.
15. When does a physical change occur? c. They are less dense than water
 24. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a physical change?
b. when a new element is created b. when a new element is created
c. when the size, shape, or state of matter changes c. when the size, shape, or state of matter changes
d. when elements combine to form a molecule d. when elements combine to form a molecule

16. During a physical change one or more physical characteristics of a matter 16. During a physical change one or more physical characteristics of a matter
change. Which of the following is not a physical characteristic? change. Which of the following is not a physical characteristic?
a. Color c. Texture a. Color c. Texture
b. Formation of bubbles d. Temperature b. Formation of bubbles d. Temperature

17. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Matter undergoes phase changes from one state to another.
b. A physical change rearranges molecules but does not affect the internal
structure.
c. A physical change can affect the size, shape or color of a substance.
d. Soured milk is an example of a physical change.
17. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Matter undergoes phase changes from one state to another.
b. A physical change rearranges molecules but does not affect the internal
structure.
c. A physical change can affect the size, shape or color of a substance.
d. Soured milk is an example of a physical change.

18. Imagine that you are holding an ice cube while sitting in the corner of the room 18. Imagine that you are holding an ice cube while sitting in the corner of the room
and after a while it turns into a liquid. What do you call this process? and after a while it turns into a liquid. What do you call this process?
a. Freezing b. Melting c. Evaporation d. Condensation a. Freezing b. Melting c. Evaporation d. Condensation

19. What is the primary characteristic of a physical change? 19. What is the primary characteristic of a physical change?
a. Formation of new substances a. Formation of new substances
b. Release or absorption of energy b. Release or absorption of energy
c. Change in chemical bonds c. Change in chemical bonds
d. No change in chemical composition or bonds d. No change in chemical composition or bonds

20. What happens to the arrangement of particles in mothballs once they are placed 20. What happens to the arrangement of particles in mothballs once they are placed
inside the cabinet for a month? inside the cabinet for a month?
a. The particles are freezing. a. The particles are freezing.
b. The particles are coming closer. b. The particles are coming closer.
c. The particles are getting heavier. c. The particles are getting heavier.
d. The particles are getting farther apart. d. The particles are getting farther apart.

21. What type of change occurs when water changes from a solid to a liquid? 21. What type of change occurs when water changes from a solid to a liquid?
a. a phase change c. a physical change a. a phase change c. a physical change
b. an irreversible change d. both a and c b. an irreversible change d. both a and c

22. The term "condensation" is associated with the transition between which two 22. The term "condensation" is associated with the transition between which two
states of matter? states of matter?
a. Solid to liquid c. Gas to liquid a. Solid to liquid c. Gas to liquid
b. Liquid to gas d. Solid to gas b. Liquid to gas d. Solid to gas

23. Which of the following examples undergo evaporation process? 23. Which of the following examples undergo evaporation process?
a. formation of ice c. drying of wet clothes a. formation of ice c. drying of wet clothes
b. formation of water droplets on leaves d. melting ice cream b. formation of water droplets on leaves d. melting ice cream
24. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a physical change?
a. Change in color c. Formation of new substances
b. Change in odor d. Change in state a. Change in color c. Formation of new substances
b. Change in odor d. Change in state
25. What happens to the mass of a substance during a physical change?
a. It decreases c. It remains constant 25. What happens to the mass of a substance during a physical change?
b. It increases d. It is impossible to determine a. It decreases c. It remains constant
b. It increases d. It is impossible to determine
26. Where are protons and neutrons located in an atom?
a. Orbiting the nucleus c. Spread throughout the atom 26. Where are protons and neutrons located in an atom?
b. Inside the nucleus d. Surrounding the electrons a. Orbiting the nucleus c. Spread throughout the atom
b. Inside the nucleus d. Surrounding the electrons
27. If an atom gains an electron, what happens to its overall charge?
a. The atom becomes positively charged. c. The atom remains neutral. 27. If an atom gains an electron, what happens to its overall charge?
b. The atom becomes negatively charged. d. The charge becomes a. The atom becomes positively charged. c. The atom remains neutral.
unpredictable. b. The atom becomes negatively charged. d. The charge becomes
28. How do isotopes of an element differ from each other? unpredictable.
a. In the number of electrons c. In the number of neutrons 28. How do isotopes of an element differ from each other?
b. In the number of protons d. In the number of energy levels a. In the number of electrons c. In the number of neutrons
b. In the number of protons d. In the number of energy levels
29. If an atom has 20 electrons and is neutral, how many protons does it have?
a. 20 b. 10 c. 30 d. 40 29. If an atom has 20 electrons and is neutral, how many protons does it have?
30. What is the mass number of an atom if it has 20 protons and 22 neutrons? a. 20 b. 10 c. 30 d. 40
a. 40 b. 42 c. 20 d. 22
30. What is the mass number of an atom if it has 20 protons and 22 neutrons?
31. An atom has an atomic number of 11 and a mass number of 23. How many a. 40 b. 42 c. 20 d. 22
neutrons does it have? 31. An atom has an atomic number of 11 and a mass number of 23. How many
a. 12 b. 23 c. 11 d. 34 neutrons does it have?
a. 12 b. 23 c. 11 d. 34
32. What information does the atomic number of an element tell you?
a. The number of electrons in its nucleus. 32. What information does the atomic number of an element tell you?
b. The number of electrons and neutrons in its nucleus. a. The number of electrons in its nucleus.
c. The number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. b. The number of electrons and neutrons in its nucleus.
d. The number of protons that it has in its nucleus. c. The number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus.
33. Electron is the lightest subatomic particle and carries a negative charge. Who is d. The number of protons that it has in its nucleus.
the scientist behind the discovery of electron?
a. Ernest Rutherford c. John Dalton 33. Electron is the lightest subatomic particle and carries a negative charge. Who is
c. Erwin Schrödinger d. Joseph John Thomson the scientist behind the discovery of electron?
a. Ernest Rutherford c. John Dalton
34. An atom is the smallest unit and the building block of matter. Who proposed c. Erwin Schrödinger d. Joseph John Thomson
that matter could not be divided into smaller pieces and was made of small, hard
particles called “atoms”? 34. An atom is the smallest unit and the building block of matter. Who proposed
a. John Dalton c. Joseph John Thomson that matter could not be divided into smaller pieces and was made of small, hard
b. Ernest Rutherford d. Neils Bohr particles called “atoms”?
a. John Dalton c. Joseph John Thomson
b. Ernest Rutherford d. Neils Bohr