Maura Elementary School

District Achievement Test

Science VI

1. What part of the neuron carries messages away from the cell body?
a. Dendrites c. myelin
b. Synapse d. axon
2. What can happen if the blood chain of a particular organism is broken?
a. decrease in population
b. resort to feel on other organisms
c. act as parasite
d. serve as food of other organisms
3. Which of the following shows prey predator relationship?
a. insect frog c. orchid - tree
b. snake rat d. milk fish tilapia
4. Which of following is NOT true about forest?
a. Forest provides food and shelter.
b. Forest prevents flood and erosion.
c. Forest provides medicine.
d. Forest serves as camping site.
5. Which is the main cause of the destruction of our forest?
a. forest fires
b. conversion to agriculture and industrial uses
c. kaingin system
d. conversion of lands to bird sanctuary
6. What is given off by plants during nighttime?
a. Nitrogen c. carbon dioxide
b. oxygen d. starch
7. Plants in the forest are rich source of raw materials for medicine. Which of these
plants has an unaesthetic use?
a. cinchona tree c. nymph tree
b. willow tree d. cocoa tree
8. Which of the following affects the Autonomic Nervous System?
a. Emotion c. pulse rate
b. Balance d. speech
9. Which blood vessels have valves?
a. Veins c. capillaries
b. Arteries d. arterioles
10. Autonomic Nerves connect the brain with the following organs EXCEPT
a. leg muscle c. liver
b. foot tube d. heart
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District Achievement Test

Science V

1. Which animal is correctly paired to its food?

a. shark plankton c. cow milk
b. dog raw meat d. octopus fish
2. Urea is found in the following EXCEPT
a. saliva c. blood
b. sweat d. lymph
3. Colorful tropical fishes are exported to other countries. What do fishermen use to catch
these fishes?
a. muro ami c. dynamite
b. net d. sodium cyanide
4. One way of protecting animals from their predator is by imitating a stronger animal or
one which other animals do not like to eat. This adaptation is called .
a. mimicry c. hibernation
b. camouflage d. bluffing
5. Which of the following is a photophilic plant?
a. grass c. moss
b. fern d. orchid
6. What is the effect of too much carbon dioxide in the air?
a. Photosynthesis is enhanced.
b. Wilting of plants
c. Plants grow robustly.
d. More food is stored in the leaves of plant.
7. Which of these activities decreases the amount of oxygen in the air?
a. Deforestation c. reforestation
b. Kaingin d. mining
8. Some Philippine plants contain chemicals that can be used as pesticide. Which of the
following?
a. Yerba Buena c. Acapulco
b. Adelfa d. Tumeric
9. Which of the following materials undergo physical change?
a. rotten cabbage c. spoiled coconut
b. rusted iron nail d. pounding chocolate cube
10. Which of the following evaporate at room temperature?
a. alcohol c. vinegar
b. water d. naphthalene ball
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District Achievement Test

English V

1. Aunt Sarah loves reading. She can read ____, ____, _____, _____, in just half an hour.
a. two, short, interesting stories c. two, interesting, short stories
b. short, interesting, two stories d. interesting, short, two stories
2. I heard someone knocks at the door, ___ there was no one there.
a. and c. until
b. but d. so
3. A series of lectures ____ given by Professor Burn yesterday.
a. is c. were
b. was d. have been
4. Which of the following is a simple sentence?
a. No one can test the deep mystery.
b. The pole touched him when it swung high.
c. Melissa bought an umbrella but she lost it yesterday.
d. Although you sat here yesterday, you should not sit here today, for this is my seat.
5. Mellicent is skinny. When she walks, she totters as if she is about to fall. She is frail. What is
the synonym of the underlined word?
a. healthy c. strong
b. smart d. weak
6. People heard about the bomb threat. Loud yells of people were heard everywhere. There was
confusion in the busy street. People scurried here and there. What is the meaning of the
underlined word?
a. moved hurriedly c. stared at each other
b. relaxed d. stood out in relief
7. It was getting dark. The rain kept falling. I heard the roaring. I took shelter under a waiting
shed until I found out that I was alone in the street.
What is the mood of the selection?
a. anger c. joy
b. fear d. pain
8. Oh, thank you. What a pleasant surprise!
What is the mood expressed in the sentence?
a. annoy c. disgust
b. appreciation d. exasperation
9. One Saturday morning, mother left the house to buy foods in the market. Before leaving, she
told Nisalyn, her daughter to clean the house. But instead, Nisalyn spent her time chatting
with her friend over the phone. When mother got home _____________.
a. She was sad because the house was still a mess.
b. She was mad to see Nisalyn still on the phone.
c. She was angry for Nisalyns disobedience.
d. She was thinking of the telephone bill.
10. How many syllables does the word belligerence have?
a. 5 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4