Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
PAARALANG ELEMENTARYA NG CALUBCUB 1
CALUBCUB 1, SAN JUAN, BATANGAS

PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 5

QUARTER I

NAME: ____________________________________________________SCORE: ______

DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the CORRECT answer. Write the
letter only. Write your answers on the blank.

_____ 1. What happens to biodegradable waste when they are thrown?

A) Melts by the sun
B) Broken into pieces
C) Flattened
D) Decomposed by bacteria
_____ 2. Which of the following is a non-biodegradable waste?
A) wood
B) rubber
C) paper
D) leaves
_____ 3. Which of the following is a Useful Material?
A) Drained Batteries
B) Empty Disinfectant Bottle
C) Old Newspapers
D) Used Paintbrush
_____ 4. Which of the following is a Harmful Material?
A) Plastic Water Bottles
B) Empty Mayonnaise Jar
C) Rubber Tires
D) Drained Batteries
_____ 5. Which of the following is NOT a helpful chemical?
A) Mercury
B) Penicillin
C) Sodium Chloride
D) Vinegar
_____ 6. Which of the following is an example of harmful material?
A) Paper
B) Plastic bottle
C) Cleaner
D) Plastic straw
_____ 7. How do you dispose different materials?
A) Segregate it properly and recognize the useful and harmful materials
B) Throw it into the river
C) Keep it your house
D) All of these
_____ 8. Gold can be shaped into rings. What property does gold have?
A) Hardness C) Elasticity
B) Strength D) Malleability
 _____ 9. Rubber bands can be used to secure things tightly because they can be stretched
and can go back to their original shape. What property do rubber bands have?
A) Hardness C) Elasticity
B) Strength D) Brittleness
_____ 10. Wood is made into chopping boards. What property does wood have?
A) Hardness C) Elasticity
B) Strength D). Brittleness
_____ 11. Which solid does not belong to the group?
A) Gold bracelet C) Iron nail
B) Silver ring D) Plastic spoon
_____ 12. Why are metals very useful?
A) They can be broken easily.
B) They can be thrown easily.
C) They can produce good sound.
D) They are hard and can be made into different shape.
_____ 13. Your aunt gave you chocolates as birthday presents. You were very excited to share it
with your younger brother who loves chocolates, but when you read the label, you noticed
that some have food allergen warning. Some of these contain peanuts, which can cause
allergy to your brother. What will you do?
A. I will still give him the chocolates and ignore the effects.
B. I will choose the one without peanuts and give it to him.
C. He will not be given any chocolate because he has an allergy.
D. I will go to the grocery store and buy candies for my brother.
_____ 14. Father came home from work. Upon entering the gate, he disinfects his hands by using
70% alcohol. However, Mother was carrying a lighted candle and about to approach
Father. What is the best thing to do?
A. Mother may bring a kerosene lamp instead of a candle.
B. Let her continue to approach Father with a lighted candle.
C. Tell Mother to put out the flame before going to the gate.
D. Bring more bottles of alcohol for Father.
_____ 15. Your best friend bought a cough syrup from the pharmacy. You noticed that the
medicine is expired already. What are you going to say to her?
A. Continue to take medicine.
B. Do not take the cough syrup.
C. Mix it with new medicine.
D. Scold the pharmacist for giving expired medicine.
_____ 16. Mang Lito is a farmer. He used commercial pesticides in controlling pests in his rice
field. Where can he store this poisonous product?
A. at the kitchen sink
B. on top of the dining table
C. in a closed and secured cabinet
D. under the table
_____ 17. Your Muslim friend visited your home. After some time, you decided to prepare food for
lunch. What food products are you going to serve?
A. meat products
B. any available food
C. Halal certified food
D. dairy products
_____ 18. Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. This property is not exhibited by
_____.
A) Chromium C. Sulfur
B) Tungsten D. Aluminum
_____ 19. It is the change of matter in form only not in composition
A) Physical change C) Chemical change
B) Environmental change D) None of the above
_____ 20. Which is/are an example/s of physical change?
A) freezes to ice C) Naphthalene balls turn to vapor
B) Wood turns to alcohol D) Both a and b
_____ 21. Which statement is true about physical change?
A) It does not change a material’s composition.

B) It does not change a material’s size and shape.

C) It does not involve the physical properties of matter.
D) It does not involve matter
_____ 22. Which is a physical change?
A) Burning toast C) Rusting bicycle
B) Fireworks exploding D) Freezing chocolate-covered strawberries
_____ 23. Which process involves a physical change?
A) Frying an egg C) Digestion
B) Photosynthesis D) Water cycle
_____ 24. Burning a match is an example of a _____________.
A) chemical change C) physical property
B) physical change D) chemical property
_____ 25. An example of a physical change.
A) Foam and bubbles form after mixing baking soda and vinegar.
B) A glass cup falls from the counter and shatters on the ground.
C) Paper burns up and leaves ashes.
D) A plant uses sunlight and makes food.
_____ 26. Which shows a chemical change?
A) Burning candle C) Burning a piece of paper
B) Chewing a piece of bread D) Melting a piece of chocolate
_____27. Rusting of iron made materials is commonly caused by the _____________________.
A) presence of heat C) presence of oxygen
B) absence of heat D) absence of oxygen
_____ 28. What change will happen if you slice an apple and expose it to oxygen in the air?
A) Color will change from brown to white C) The color will not change
B) Color will change from white to brown D) No changes in color
_____ 29. Kimberly wiped the top of the table with a wet piece of cloth. After a few minutes, it
became dry. Why does the table dry up so quickly?
A) presence of heat C) presence of water
B) absence of heat D) absence of temperature
_____ 30. The following materials undergo a physical change. Which of the changes in matter has
a bad effect on the environment?
A) freezing of meat to preserve it in a long period of time
B) using spray paint in tin cans to cover the rust
C) cutting of the fabric to be made into clothes
D) evaporation of rainwater
_____ 31. The following materials undergo chemical change. Which of these changes in matter has
a good effect on the environment?
A) burning of plastic
B) composting of biodegradable wastes
C) exposing alcohol to direct heat or fire
D) combustion of gasoline in the car’s engine
_____ 32. Cutting of trees has its advantages and uses to the people. Which of the following is a
bad effect of this activity?
A) Cutting of trees may result in house construction.
B) Cutting of trees may result in paper production.
C) Cutting of trees may result in furniture making.
D) Cutting of trees may result in flooding.
_____ 33. The following activities can be done to pieces of wood, which of these can cause harm
to the environment?
A) burning pieces of wood to be made as charcoal
B) shaping pieces of wood to be made into a chair
C) using pieces of wood to be made as furniture
D) forming pieces of wood as junior fence
_____ 34. Your father has celebrated his birthday yesterday; there were many empty plastic
bottles of soft drinks left. What is the best way you can do with these empty plastic bottles to
protect the environment?

A) throw the empty plastic bottles into the seashore

B) make the empty plastic bottles as flower vases
C) dump the empty plastic bottles in the landfill
D) burn the empty plastic bottles
_____ 35. What benefit can you get from recycling materials at home?
A) It promotes waste production at home.
B) It provides a source of income to the family.
C) It reduces the supply of available materials.
D) It maximizes the production of wastes in their place.
_____ 36. Which of the following materials can be recycled to make chairs and tables if lumber and
wood are not available due to their expensive price?
A) boxes C) old tires
B) egg trays D) tin cans
_____ 37. Which statements below about recycling is INCORRECT?
A) Recycling prevents wastage of materials.
B) Recycling increases production of wastes.
C0 Recycling reduces the use of raw materials.
D) Recycling makes old materials become useful again.
_____ 38. What serves as the handle of the Do-It-Yourself hanging garden?
A) cutter C) needle
B) marking pen D) yarn
_____ 39. What kind of paper is needed in making a heart origami?
A) circular paper C) rectangular paper
B) square paper D) triangular paper
_____ 40. What is the purpose of putting or poking holes with the use of a needle at the bottom part
of the bottle of the hanging garden?
A) to make the soil wet
B) to have a proper drainage
C) to maintain the moisture of the soil
D) to add decorations in the hanging garden
_____ 41. The following are the best things you will do to recycle empty plastic bottle EXCEPT
one. Which is it?
A) Make a pencil holder.
B) Create a hanging garden.
C) Put it in the trash bin.
D) Decorate it for an instant flower vase.
_____ 42. Which of the following is NOT a possible consequence or bad effect of not practicing
5Rs?
A) Disease
B) Clean Household
C) Death of Animals
D) Low Water Quality
_____ 43. There are a lot of scratch papers in your room. How will you make these papers useful
again?
A) Burn them to reduce the garbage in your room.
B) Throw them in the garbage bin because they are of no use.
C) Make a Do-It-Yourself decorations using scratch papers.
D) Use these scratch papers to pollute the river in your community.
_____ 44. Which of the following is NOT used in making a Do-It-Yourself hanging garden?
A) cutter C) plastic bag
B) knife D) plastic bottle
_____ 45. Why should you keep the lid of the bottle of the Do-It-Yourself Hanging Garden?
A) to let water pass through
B) to keep water in the bottle
C) to stop the soil from falling
D) to keep the moisture content
_____ 46. Why are some wastes in other places left uncollected?
A) The landfills have a lot of space for the wastes.

B) The collected waste products are fewer every day.

C) The landfills cannot accommodate all the wastes.
D) The collected waste products are burned every day.
_____ 47. Why is it important to use the 5Rs technique?
A) It can harm living things.
B) It can produce more waste.
C) It can pollute the environment.
D) It can lessen the wastes every day.
_____ 48. What is the main reason for practicing the 5Rs?
A) To solve or prevent environmental problems
B) To worsen the environmental problems
C) To throw the garbage everywhere
D) To pile more trash in the landfill
_____ 49. What are the components of 5Rs techniques?
A) Reducing, Remaking, Recycling, Recovering, Refilling
B) Reselling, Reducing, Remaking, Recovering, Repairing
C) Reducing, Reusing, Recycling, Recovering, Repairing
D) Reusing, Reselling, Refilling, Recovering, Repairing
_____ 50. Which of the following situations involves recycling?
A. Sean Beda made a string notebook out of the unused pages of his old spiral notebook.
B. Arianne Denise would always place oil on the gears of her bicycle to prevent rusting.
C. Kent Denzel collected biodegradable waste materials then made a compost.
D. CJ Kean made a bag out of his old worn-out pants.

Good luck!