SCIENCE GRADE FOUR

Third Quarter – Learner’s Competency

COMPETENCY #1: Explain the effects of force applied to an object.

1. Which among the following object will require a greater force to move?
a. Refrigerator
b. Study table
c. Monoblock chair
d. Television
2. Which among the objects below require lesser force to move?
a. Book
b. Notebook
c. Pencil
d. Blackboard eraser
3. Which of the following objects will move more easily when a force is
applied to it?
a. Plastic dining table.
b. Soft ball.
c. Golf ball
d. Tennis ball
4. If a boy will have to kick one object, which one from the list below will
move the farthest upon kicking?
a. Shut put ball
b. Soft ball.
c. Golf ball
d. Tennis ball
5. Which among the objects will move faster upon the application of the
force?
a. Marble
b. Ping pong ball
c. Pebble
d. Beach ball
6. The greater the mass of the object, the greater is the force needed to -
______________ the object.
a. Move
b. Stop
c. Roll
d. Push
7. What causes the objects to move?
a. Weight
b. Gravity
c. Force
d. Magnets
8. If a man is pushing his chair across a room he is using ______________ on
the chair.
a. Applied force
 b. Gravitational force
c. Friction force
d. Normal force
9. During an earthquake, which of the following should you need to do?
a. Stay in safe places without objects that might fall on you.
b. Stay inside your room.
c. Stay outside where there is an open area.
d. Tell them not to push anyone.

10. What will you do when there are cars coming very fast while you are on
the street?
a. Do not cross the street.
b. Stay on the side.
c. Walk slowly.
d. Stay put where you are.

COMPETENCY #2: Practice safety measures in physical activities and proper

handling of materials.

1. What will you do went ere is a car coming very fast while you are on the
street?
a. Do not cross the streets
b. Stay on the side
c. Walk slowly
d. Stay put where you are
2. An oil spilled on the stairs where you need to pass in going to the canteen,
What will you do?
a. Do not walk on the floor with spilled oil.
b. Stay on the stairs.
c. Jump and hop to move away from the area where there is oil spill.
d. Dry the floor with clothes and walk away.
3. During an earthquake, which of the following should you need to do?
a. Stay in safe places without objects that might fall on you.
b. Stay inside your room.
c. Stay outside where there is an open area.
d. Stay under your bed or any big table.
4. During Physical Education Activities, what will you do if someone pushes
you?
a. Push the person in front of you.
b. Push the person in behind you.
c. Hold on the person near you.
d. Tell them to push anyone.
5. Why should not make the floor of your house very shiny and slippery?
a. To prevent wear and tear of the floor.
b. To spend lee time and effort in cleaning.
c. To avoid accidents due to very little friction.
 d. To spend less money for buying floor wax.

COMPETENCY #3: Describe the forces exerted by magnets.

1. When the same poles of two magnets whether North or South are
placed close to each other, what do you think will happen?
a. They pus each other.
b. They pull each other.
c. They are unattracted to each other.
d. They will not move.
2. If you break a magnet into pieces, what will happen to the force that
will be exerted by the magnet when in use?
a. Force remains the same.
b. Force exerted will decrease.
c. Force will be doubted.
d. Force of each magnet will not be affected.
3. How do you describe the force exerted by a magnet?

4. How are magnets important in our daily lives?

5. Why is it necessary to placed the opposite poles closed to each other?

6. Why do two magnets of the same poles repel or push each other?

7. Why is force decreased when magnet in break into pieces?

COMPETENCY #4: Describe how light, sound and heat travel.

1. How sounds do travels through air?

a. Very fast
b. Very slowly.
c. In jumping motion.
d. Fast in random manner.
2. What affects the speed of sound as it travels?
a. Person receiving it.
b. The nature of material.
c. The origin of the sound.
d. Loudness of the sound.
3. In which medium can sound wave travel faster?
a. Solids.
b. Liquids
c. Gases
d. Plasma
4. How do light travels when it passes through a single medium?
a. It travels in a curve line.
b. It travels in a straight line.
c. It does not travel.
d. It travels in a broken line.
 5. In which medium can light travels quickly?
a. Water
b. Glass
c. Air
d. Fog
6. In which media can light travels more slowly?
a. Air and glass
b. Water and air
c. Water and glass
d. Glass and air
7. Which of the following statements about sound is correct?
a. Sound cannot travel through a solid.
b. Sound travel faster in air than in liquids.
c. Sound travel faster in solids than air.
d. The travel of sound is not affected by the medium through which it
travels.
8. What is the direction of heat transfer?
a. From hot to cold.
b. From bottom to top.
c. From cold to hot.
d. From side to side.
9. How is heat transferred in solid materials?
a. Through convection.
b. Through radiation.
c. Through conduction.
d. Trough vacuum.
10. How heat travels in the air and water?
a. Through radiation.
b. Through conduction.
c. Through vacuum
d. Through convection.

COMPETENCY #5: Investigate properties and characteristics of light and sound.

1. Which of the following statement is correct about light?

a. Light travels in a straight line when it passes through a single medium.
b. Light strikes a thick cardboard bends and find another way to pass
through it.
c. Light could not be blocked and they could pass through all types of
materials.
d. Light travels in a crooked line.
2. What will most likely happen if the light used by big buses or other moeds
of transportation was placed on the sides of the vehicle instead of being
placed in the front?
a. They might bump with the other vehicle.
b. They can see clearly during the night.
c. Their light is focused on the board.
d. They can see the objects on the sides of the road.
3. Why does sound become weaker or fainter as it moves away from the
observer?
a. The sound is lowered by the operator.
b. The sound spreads to cover a smaller area.
c. The sound spreads to cover a larger area.
 d. The sound is already absorbed by the environment.
4. Did you hear a sound when you tapped the table or the chair with a
stick? What happened to the sound when you tapped the table with
different strength?
a. Yes, the sounds differ in loudness.
b. Yes, the sounds differ in softness.
c. No, there was no sound produced.
d. No, it just remains the same.
5. What properties of light which bounce back from the direction of the
source?
a. Reflection
b. Refraction
c. Reflected
d. Refracted

Study the picture below.

6. How do you describe the appearance of the pencil when you view it
from the top?
a. The pencil seems to be broken.
b. The pencil forms a straight line.
c. The pencil remains a pencil.
d. The pencil looks thicker.
7. How will you describe the appearance of the pencil when you view it
from the side?
a. The pencil seems to be thicker.
b. The pencil seems to be thinner.
c. The pencil seems to be broken.
d. The pencil seems to be invisible.
8. What is your observation about the way light travels through different
media?
a. Light can be bent.
b. Light just pass through.
c. Light reflects.
d. Light bounces back from the surface.
9. Which is true about the characteristics of sound?
a. Sound could either be soft or loud.
b. The loudness of sound decreases as it moves nearer the observer.
c. Sound is not heard when it is exactly on the same spot as the listener.
d. The loudness of sound increases as it moves away from the observer.
 10. How does an echo happen?
a. When the sound hits into a hard smooth surface and bounces back.
b. When a sound hits into a soft and smooth surface and bounces back.
c. When a sound hits a hard and rough surface and bounces back.
d. When a sound hits a soft and rough surface and bounces back.

COMPETENCY #6: Describe ways to protect oneself from exposure to excessive

lights, heat and sound.

1. How will you protect your skin from excessive heat while swimming in the
beach?
a. Apply lotion to your whole body,
b. Use wide umbrella while swimming?
c. Swim under big rocks and boulders under water.
d. Wear over-all clothes.
2. When boarding a plane, your ear should to burst as it starts to ascend.
What protective gear are you going to use?
a. Put something on your ear to block the sound.
b. Close your eyes and sleep
c. Put chewing gum on your ears.
d. Tighten your jaw.
3. What will you do to avoid skin cancer?
a. Apply oil on skin
b. Wear revealing clothing.
c. Use umbrella and sunglasses at noon time.
d. Wear spiked shoes to prevent sliding.
4. Which of the statement below happen to a person when always expose
to sun’s heat?
a. He became taller
b. He experience premature aging and skin damage
c. He may acquire stomachache
d. He will become deaf.
5. Which of the following statement below is not a proper way to protect
oneself from intense exposure to heat?
a. Avoid exposure for a very hot temperature outdoors.
b. Wear loose fitting clothes to move more easily.
c. Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration.
d. Touch electric bulb after taking a bath.
6. What will happen to our eyes when we are not caught in viewing the
direct sunlight?
a. It an damage its retina
b. It can hurt your eyelid.
c. It can burn your eyebrow.
d. It can make you sleepy.
7. Nanette’s father is a welder. What should her father wear to protect
himself from intense light while welding?
a. Cap
b. Eye glasses
c. Apron
d. Gloves and eye protector
8. To protect yourself from the intense heat, what should you wear?
a. Colored clothing
b. Patterned clothing
 c. Light clothing
d. Dark clothing
9. Which of the following is recommended to apply when going to the
beach or going out in broad day light?
a. Lotion
b. Gel
c. Body butter
d. Sunscreen
10. Why do farmers use their wide-brim hats when they are working in the
farm?
a. To protect them from strong winds
b. To protect them from hand injuries
c. To protect them from intense heat of the sun
d. To protect their head from insect bites