Table of Specification

Soil Science
Fourth Quarter: 2013-2014

Contents

Class
stan
ding

1. Kinds of
Soil

5(1-5)

2. Layers of
Soil

3(6-7,9)

3. Uses of Soil

3 (1315)

4. Care and
Concerns for
Soil

2 (1718)

5. Water

2 (2021)

3 (2325)

6. Uses of
Water

1(30)

7. Conserving
Water

Total

25

11

Instructional Objectives
C
Ap
An
Syn

Total
E

3(8,1011)

2 (12,
16)

5
1(19)

2(2627)

3 (2829, 31)

1(32)

3(3335)

1(36)

4(3740)

17

1(22)

40

Soil Science
Fourth Quarter, 2013-2014
Name:________________________________________
Grade/Sec:___________________________________

Score:_________________
Date:__________________

I. Multiple Choice.
Directions: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space
provided.

__________________ 1. It is the loose material found on the Earths surface which is

made of particles of different sizes.
a. soil
c. cement
b. stone
d. gravel
__________________ 2. A kind of soil that has the coarsest particles. It can be light or
dark color.
a. clay
c. loam
b. sand
d. silt
___________________ 3. It is composed of different types of soil and humus. It is best for
planting.
a. clay
c. loam
b. sand
d. silt
__________________ 4. A kind of soil that is finer than sand but coarser than clay.
a. silt
c. clay
b. gravel
d. loam
__________________ 5. It contains the greatest amount of natural fertilizer.
a. humus
c. sand
b. silt
d. loam
__________________ 6. How are the layers of the Earths surface arranged?
a. bedrock, subsoil, topsoil
b. subsoil, topsoil, bedrock
c. topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
d. subsoil, bedrock, topsoil
__________________ 7. Which layer is best for plants?
a. topsoil
c. bedrock
b. subsoil
d. all of the above
__________________ 8. What makes the topsoil darken in color?
a. water
c. dead plants and animals

b. water and air

d. garbage

__________________ 9. Which layer of soil has more compact particles?

a. topsoil
c. bedrock
b. subsoil
d. none of the above
__________________ 10. How long does it take for a soil to form?
a. thousands of days
c. thousands of years
b. thousands of months
d. thousands of weeks
__________________ 11. Topsoil is composed of sand, clay, silt and loam. It is the best
soil for plants.
a. true
c. maybe
b. false
d. Unknown
__________________ 12. Sand, when mixed with cement, gravel, or both produces
strong materials for
a. building strong houses and buildings
b. making a poultry
c. making a dog house
d. all of the above
__________________ 13. Clay becomes sticky when wet, it is easy to mold into desired
shapes. Clay is used in making______________.
a. pots, jars and figurines
b. concrete houses
c. marble shapes
d. a snow man
__________________ 14. Sandy soil is good for planting rice.
a. true
c. maybe
b. false
d. none of the above
__________________ 15. Soil is important to life. Pollution affects soil productivity. In
order to prevent pollution we must
a. throw non-biodegradable materials such as plastics,
cellophanes, Styrofoam into the river.
b. throw harmful or toxic materials on the soil
c. dump papers and burn it
d. clean our surroundings and make a compost pit.
__________________ 16. Which of the following practices causes pollution?
a. separating biodegradable from non-biodegradable materials
b. putting leaves is a compost
c. clean the surroundings everyday
d. throwing plastics and chemical materials in rivers.
__________________ 17. Why should we show concern for soil?
a. Because it is important to life
b. Because we can use it to plant crops
c. Because soil can be used in business
d. both a and b

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18. What will be the outcome when you put biodegradable

materials in a compost pit?
a. It will produce a natural fertilizer
b. It will produce a dumping area of garbage
c. You can get much soil
d. It will preserve the soil

_________________

19. What will be the effect when you continue throwing nonbiodegradable materials into the soil?
a. They will become humus, so they contribute to the growth of
the plants.
b. These materials will not decay, so they do not contribute the
growth of the plants.
c. It will produce a natural fertilizer
d. All of the above

__________________ 20. Which of the following sources gives salty water?

a. rivers and oceans
c. lakes and seas
b. seas and oceans
d. lakes and rivers
__________________ 21. Which water is safe to drink?
a. sea water
c. ground water
b. pond water
d. rain water
_________________ 22. How do we get ground water?
a. use of deep wells
c. use of pails
b. use of dams
d. use of faucets
__________________ 23. If we need water for irrigation, where can we get it?
a. from the rivers
c. from the underground
b. from the sea
d. from the waterfall
__________________ 24. What shall we do if we are not sure of the safety of our
drinking water?
a. heat it under the sun
b. put it inside the refrigerator
c. boil it for at least 15 minutes
d. put it on a cold place
_________________

25. Water is helpful to _________.

a. plants, wood and animals
b. animals, plants and people
c. people, plants and houses
d. all of the above

__________________ 26. Why is water important to living things?

a. Because they take a bath
b. Because they are alive
c. Because without it, they die
d. Because we can wash clothes
_________________

27. Carabaos stay in the mud because they ___________

a. are thirsty
c. want to relax
b. are dirty animals
d. want to be refreshed

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28. How can you help plants grow better?

a. water them everyday
b. hide them in the shade
c. water them when the soil is dry
d. put them under the heat of the sun

__________________ 29. Our body gets the needed water from what we
a. drink and eat
b. use in taking a bath
c. apply on our body after taking a bath
d. none of the above
_________________

30. Water from the oceans and seas is salty, However, through a
process called ___________, salt can be separated from it.
a. filtration
c. condensation
b. desalination
d. evaporation

_________________

31. Which of the following sources of water is not safe for drinking
a. seas, rivers and ponds
b. deep well and groundwater
c. tap water and boiled water
d. none of the above

_________________

32. Lack of water in the body can make us ____________

a. hungry
c. drink many water
b. dehydrated
d. healthy

_________________

33. Garbage thrown in the waterways makes the water in the

river ______________
a. look colorful
c. popular
b. dirty and polluted
d. full of fishes

___________________ 34. The waste chemicals being spilled out from factories will _____
a. pollute the water
b. kill the living things in the water
c. contaminate the water
d. all of the above
__________________ 35. Why do we need to care for the water?
a. Because water is very important to our lives
b. Because we need water to live
c. Because we need water for our daily needs
d. All of the things mention above are true
_________________

36. What can we do to make the water clean?

a. Throw garbage like dead animals, plastics in the river
b. We should clean our surroundings so that the dirt will not
pollute the water
c. Let the official of the barangay do it
d. None of the above

__________________ 37. You see a boy about to throw the garbage in the river. What
will you do?
a. Let him do it
b. You will not look at him
c. Tell him to wait for the garbage collector to get it
d. Help him through the garbage
__________________ 38. Noel observes that oil spills out into the river.
What must Noel do?
a. ignore it, anyway, it will not go to my house
b. wait somebody to see it
c. report the incident to the nearest police station
d. shout oil spill out in the river! So that many people can see it
________________
she

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and the

39. Sarah was told to segregate the non-biodegradable from

biodegradable materials, but she refused to do it, instead
threw it all to the river. Did she do the right thing?
a. Yes, just to make her work done easily
b. No, because throwing garbage can pollute the water
c. No, instead of throwing it, she should have put it to compost
d. None of the above
40. Mother cleaned and removed the gills and scales of the fish.
She bought in the market. She threw the plastic wrapper
waste in canal. Did she do the right thing?
a. Yes, because fish can live in canals
b. Yes, because the canal is the right place for waste
c. No, because canal is not the right place for throwing waste
d. No, because fish cannot live in canals