Department of Education

Region X – Northern Mindanao

DIVISION OF ILIGAN
ICTI Polytechnic College

3rd QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

NAME: _______________________________________ SCORE: ____________
GRADE LEVEL: ___________ DATE: ____________

Multiple Choice:
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Imagine dropping a marble into a transparent glass. Would anything happen to the
shape or size of the marble? Which of the following statements support the correct
concept?
A. The marble’s shape stays the same but the volume does not no matter what size
of a transparent glass you drop it because marble is a solid.
B. The marble’s shape does not stay the same but the volume stays the same no
matter what size of a transparent glass you drop it because marble is a solid.
C. The marble’s shape and volume stay the same no matter what size of a
transparent glass you drop it into because the marble is a solid.
D. The marble’s shape does and the volume does not stay the same no matter what
size of a transparent glass you drop it because marble is a solid.
2. When you placed the cotton with perfume on the table you smelled the fragrance of the
perfume even if you were at some distance away. What happens to the particles of the
perfume?
A. the particles of perfume come closer to each other
B. the particles of perfume started to move away
C. the particles of the perfume travel slightly apart from each other
D. the particles of the perfume condense
3. Which of the following statements describes what happens to the particles of a gas as
the balloon deflated?
A. The speed of the particles of a gas move a little bit faster.
B. The speed of the particles of a gas move a little bit slow.
C. The speed of the particles of a gas move very slowly.
D. The speed of the particles of a gas move very fast.
4. Why liquid water takes the shape of its container but an ice cube does not.
A. Because the liquid is the state of matter that has no definite volume and does not
takes the shape of the container.
B. Because liquid is the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the
shape of its container.
C. Because liquid is the state of matter that has no definite volume but takes the
shape of its container.
D. Because the liquid is the state of matter that has definite volume but does not
takes the shape of its container.
5. What do you think would change about orange juice, if you poured the juice from a can
into a glass of water?
A. The volume of the juice.
B. Both the shape and volume of the juice.
C. The color, shape, and volume of the juice.
D. The only thing that would change when the juice is poured into the glass is the
shape of the juice.
6. Which of the following statements best describes the particles of liquids?
A. The particles are far apart and moving past.
B. The particles are far apart and moving slowly.
C. The particles are close together but moving past each other.
D. The particles are closely packed and vibrating in place.
7. How would you explain the image of the liquid particles below?

A. Little free space between them

B. Unnoticeable space between them
C. Lots of free space between them
D. Very closed to each other
8. One property that all particles of matter have in common is they______.
A. Move constantly C. Only move in liquids
B. Only move in gases D. Never move in solids
9. How would you describe solids in terms of shape and volume?
A. The solid is a state of matter that has no definite shape.
B. The solid is a state of matter that has no definite volume.
C. The solid is a state of matter that has no definite shape and volume.
D. The solid is a state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.
10. Which statement is NOT true about the aspects of the particle model of matter?
A. Matter is made up of tiny particles.
B. Particles of matter are moving all the time.
C. Particles of matter do not attract each other.
D. Particles of matter have spaces between them.

11. Which statement is TRUE about the aspects of the particle model of matter?
A. Matter is made up of bigger particles.
B. Particles of matter are not moving all the time.
C. Particles of matter do not attract each other.
D. Particles of matter have spaces between them.
12. The following are the changes that happen when the orange juice is poured from
a can into a glass of water, EXCEPT one.
A. The same color of the orange juice.
B. The same shape of the orange juice.
C. The same taste of the orange juice.
 D. The same volume of the orange juice.
13 What happens to shape and size of the stone if you put it in a smaller container?
A. A stone keeps its original shape and volume.
B. A stone keeps its original shape but not its volume.
C. A stone keeps its original volume but not its shape.
D. A stone changes its original volume and its shape.
14. Why many balloons can be filled from one small tank of helium?
A. Because the particles of helium gas in a balloon is locked in.
B. Because the particles of helium gas in a balloon are far apart.
C. Because the particles of helium gas in a balloon are slightly apart.
D. Because the particles of helium gas in a balloon are very closed to each
other.
15. When you poured the honey to a tablespoon it flows easily, what happens to the
particles of honey?
A. The particles slide past one another.
B. The particles close together and vibrate.
C. The particles are moving far apart and independent of one another.
D. The particles are locked in place and vibrate independently to each other.
16. Imagine inflating a balloon. Would anything happen to the shape and size of the
balloon? Which of the following statements support the correct idea?
A. Only its shape increases.
B. Only its volume increases.
C. The shape of the balloon increases and also its volume.
D. Only the shape of the balloon increases and nothing happens to its
volume.
17. Why the cooking oil takes the shape of the container but the ball does not?
A. Because the ball is a liquid that has a definite volume only.
B. Because the ball is a solid that has a definite shape and volume.
C. Because the cooking oil has a definite volume but does not take the
shape of the container.
D. Because the cooking oil is a liquid that has a definite volume but takes the
shape of the container.
18. How would you explain the images of the solid particles below?

A. Unnoticeable space between particles.

B. There are lots of free spaces between them.
C. There’s only little free space between them.
D. Particles can move fast one another at the same time.
19. How would you explain the distances of liquid particles?
A. There’s only little free space between them.
B. There’s unnoticeable space between particles.
C. There are lots of free spaces between them.
D. Particles are kept on moving at any direction from one place to another.
20. One property of the microscopic behavior of matter is its ability of the particles to
move. Rank solid, liquid and gas in order of the particle speed from highest to
lowest.
A. Gas -----Solid -----Liquid C. Gas -----Liquid ----- Solid
B. Solid ----Gas ----- Liquid D. Liquid ---Gas ------- Solid