Department of Education

Region IV-MIMAROPA
Division of Oriental Mindoro
Gloria District
PAPANDUNGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SECOND PERIODIC TEST
SCIENCE AND HEALTH VI
Directions: Read and understand each question very well. Choose the letter of the best answer from the
options given.
1. Aling Juana wants to cook adobo. Which one will she use to improve the taste of her adobo?
A. Water
B. Soy sauce
C. Oil
D. Milk
2. You want to get rid of some flies and mosquitoes. Which material will be useful to you?
A. Antiseptic
B. Solvent
C. Pesticide
D. Detergent
3. Which materials can be used for washing clothes?
A. Detergent
B. Solvent
C. Alcohol

D. Paint

4. What should you do with food products that have expired dates on their labels?
A. Use them as soon as possible
C. Dispose them properly.
B. Keep them in your storage area.
D. Give them to someone.
5. Which of the non-biodegradable materials should be disposed properly?
A. Tin can
C. Styrofoam
B. Candy wrapper
D. Empty pesticide bottle
6. Why should one wash his hands thoroughly after using insecticides?
A. To remove traces of poison
C. To remove bad odor
B. To avoid plant contamination
D. To transfer harmful effect of insecticide to the water
7. What is the proper way to dispose empty pesticide bottles?
A. Wrap them in large plastic bag for garbage collection.
C. Collect them in a pit.
B. Give them to the farmers.
D. Place them in kitchen cabinet.
8. Most of the food we eat have additives. Why are the additives put to the foods?
A. To improve their taste and appearance
C. To reduce their cost.
B. To remove their food nutrients.
D. To kill their germs.
9. Ampalaya, squash, eggplant, okra, cooking oil and ginisa mix are the main ingredients to make
PINAKBET. Which of the said ingredients does not contain nutritional value?
A. Squash
B. Ampalaya
C. Okra
D. Ginisa mix
10. You accidentally drop a needle over a pile of sand. How can you easily find the needle from the pile
of land?
A. Use a mirror
C. Use a pile of water
B. Use a magnet
D. Use a magnifying glass
11. You want to protect your frame from dirt and stain. What material can you use to cover it, yet you can
still see the picture clearly?
A. Manila paper
B. Piece of cloth
C. Plastic cover
D. Plywood
12. Which of the materials below will likely be attracted to a magnet?
A. Chalk
C. Rubber band
B. Eraser
13. How do plants produce chemical energy?
A. Through water absorption
B. Through decomposition

C. Through photosynthesis
D. Through aeration

D. Thumbtacks

14. What kind of energy is stored in a dry cell?

A. Heat
B. Electrical
C. Light

D. Chemical

15. What is the by-product released by burning fuels?

A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Acid

D. Water

16. Burning a piece of paper is a good example that shows the release of chemical energy in matter. What
two forms of energy result in burning the piece of paper?
A. Mechanical and light
C. Electrical and mechanical
B. Light and electrical
D. Heat and Light
17. A cat is climbing a tree. Where does the cat get its energy?
A. From the three
C. From its feet
B. From the ground
D. From its food
18. In what direction does a bus travel if it runs opposite northeast?
A. Northwest
B. Southeast
C. Southwest

D. North

19. Mark Jumpar puts a windwheel on his bike, when he rides his bike on a sunny day the windwheel
spins. Where does the energy needed for the windwheel to spin come from?
A. Wind
B. Sun
C. Bike
D. Mark Jumpar
20. Why can a bus going down a mountain road travel faster than going up?
A. It is helped by gravity.
C. It is helped by the speed of the wind.
B. There is less friction going down.
D. Downward air pressure is increasing.
21. Why does it need more force to move a truck than a jeepney?
A. There is more friction between the truck tires and the road.
B. The truck has greater mass than a jeepney.
C. The jeepney has the inertia in motion.
D. The truck has inertia at rest.
22. When you throw a ball, it goes up, then it goes down. Why?
A. Gravity pulls the ball down.
B. The force that moves it is not strong.
C. Gravity does not act on the ball upon release.
D. The speed on the ball is affected by air friction.
23. What force slows down or stops motion of objects?
A. Centripetal force
B. Friction
C. Centrifugal force
24. Which of these objects moves fast when rolled?
A. Triangular piece of wood B. Hollow blocks

C. Ball

D. Brake

D. Pyramid

25. If you are going to buy shampoo, in which section of the supermarket will you go?
A. Kitchen wares
C. Personal care products
B. Ladies wear
D. Dairy products
26. What do you call the chemical added to preserved foods to slow down spoilage and make it last
longer?
A. Preservatives
B. Man-made ingredients C. Additives
D. Citric acid
27. Mother is cooking SINIGANG using a casserole. What is the property of a casserole that makes it
useful in cooking?
A. Electrical Property
C. Thermal Property
B. Magnetic Property
D. Degree of Transparency to light
28. Which situation shows that a material has electrical property?
A. Putting curtains on windows
C. Boiling water in a casserole
B. Picking objects with a magnet
D. Ironing crumpled papers

29. How does our body use its stored chemical energy?
A. By chatting
B. By selling
C. By cooking

D. By digesting

30. Which statement is true?

A. Speed is similar to velocity.
B. Speed is the product between distance and time.
C. Speed is the distance travelled over a specific period of time.
D. Speed is the product of the force and acceleration.
31. There are two identical toy cars on the table A and B. Marbles are hung at the end of the string of each
toy car B. If the two cases are released, which car will move slower and why?
A. Car A because it has greater friction than Car B.
B. Car A, because the force that pulls is less than Car B.
C. Car B, because the force that pulls is greater than Car A.
D. Both cars will move at the same speed because they are identical.
32. You see a flag swaying on the pole. A force is acting on the flag. Where is it coming from?
A. Gravity
B. Pole
C. Magnet
D. Wind
33. What will happen to a moving object if friction is applied?
A. It will stop its motion
C. It will change its direction.
B. It will continue its motion.
D. It will accelerate.
34. Why does the path of a pitched ball curves downward?
A. The force that moves is not strong.
B. Gravity does not act on the ball upon release/
C. Gravity pulls the ball down.
D. The air friction affects the speed of the ball
35. Why are the wheels of the car round shape?
A. The round wheels make the car to travel faster.
B. The round wheels make the car balance its movement.
C. The round wheels make the cars stop its movement.
D. The round wheels are made to beautify the cars.
36. Which of the following indicates velocity?
A. Ship moving in the ocean.
B. A racing car

C. Car moving 100 km/hr

D. Bicycles stopping at northeast

37. Which of the following is an example of speed?

A. 10 km
B. 10km/second
C. 10 seconds
38. Which of the following affects the movement of an object?
A. Color
C. Taste
B. Shape

D. 10km north

D. Smell

39. What is the speed of a runner who can run a 100-metre distance in 20 seconds?
A. 7 metres/second
C. 8 metres/second
B. 5 metres/second
D. 10 metres/second
40. While sitting on a wooden chair, you pushed a heavy table, and your chair moved backward. Which
statement explains this?
A. Objects in motion tend to remain in motion.
B. Objects at rest tend to remain at rest.
C. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
D. Balanced forces acting on an object do not make the object more.

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