Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Surallah North District I
PUROK SISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Surallah, South Cotabato

ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN SCIENCE 5

Name :___________________________Grade & Section:________ Score:

Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose and encircle the letter of the best
answer.

1. Which physical property of matter can you observe in sugar?

a. elasticity b. brittleness c. hardness d. solubility
2. Which of the following is the feature of matter?
a. age b. beauty c. shape d. location
3. Which material is a good conductor of electricity?
a. wood b. stone c. steel d. ceramics
4. Why is water jugs made of plastic?
a. Plastics are rust proof.
b. Plastics are insulators of heat and therefore, plastics can somehow maintain
the temperature inside the water jug.
c. Plastics are strong and light, thus making it durable for water jugs.
d. Plastics dry up quickly.
5. Most of the local governments in the Philippines in year 2012 implemented the law
against using plastics. What does this imply?
a. Use plastic instead of paper.
b. Plastics are useful.
c. Use colorful plastic bottles.
d. Use papers instead of plastic
6. Which shows a physical change in matter?
a. Sugar burned in fire. c. Wood turned into charcoal
b. Paper burn to ash. d. Butter melted in hot water.
7. Which is produced when oxygen combines with the materials inside our body?
a. The materials react with the oxygen and decompose.
b. The materials remain as they are when combined with oxygen.
c. The materials are metabolized and release energy to be used by the body.
d. The materials are digested and wasted when combined with oxygen.
8. What happens when ice is heated?
a. It does not change state c. It changes from solid to gas
b. It changes from liquid to solid d. It changes from solid to liquid
9. Some materials change its composition when applied with heat. If paper changes to
ash when burned, what will become of matchstick?
a. It will become syrup. c. It will become powder.
b. It will become charcoal. d. It will become paper.
10. Carlito change the zipper of his old school bag so that he can still use it for the next
school year. Which proper technique of waste management did he apply?
a. Reduce b. Reuse c. Recover d. Repair
11. Plastic is commonly use as soft drinks container, what material can you use as a
substitute for plastic?
a. Empty cans c. Used caps
d. Empty bottles d. Folded paper
12. The following materials can be reused, EXCEPT
a. woods b, papers c. aluminum cans d. paint brush
13. Which organ in a girl’s body can make her a mother someday?
a. heart b. ovaries c. stomach d. testes
14. Which part of the male reproductive system is described as a round muscular
organ inside the scrotum?
a. epididymis b. penis c. testes d. urethra
15. Which of the following causes changes in the body during puberty?
a. age b. height c. hormone d. weight
16. Which of the following show changes in boys during puberty?
a. broadening of shoulders c. menopause
b. enlargement of breast d. occurrence of menstruation
17. When does a female capable of reproduction?
a. when she becomes 12 years old
b. when she starts menstruating
c. when she becomes 20 years old
d. when she reaches adulthood
18. Why is menstruation considered a cycle?
a. The woman gets pregnant every month.
b. It is normal to all women
c. It happens every month
d. The woman gets pregnant every month.
19. Which of the following animals undergo complete metamorphosis?
a. butterfly b. cockroach c. dragonfly d. grasshopper
20. Which of the following animals are hatched from eggs?
a. cat b. dog c. frog d. rat
21. Why do many organisms produce thousands of offspring?
a. Egg production require very little energy
b. To produce food for predators
c. To make sure that there are lots of siblings
d. To increase survival rate of generations
22. What are the two parts of a flower needed to make a seed?
a. pollen and bees c. stamen and pistil
b. pistil and petals d. light and eggs
23. When does fertilization in flowering plants like gumamela occur?
a. the pollen grains falls on the stigma
b. the sperm unites with the egg cell inside the ovule
c. the pollen tubes grows larger
d. the pollen grains swells
24. Why are estuaries important?
a. It is the playground of many marine animals.
b. It is a tourist attraction.
c. It serves as wave breaker.
d. It is the breeding ground of organism.
25. What do you call a place that determine if something is in motion?
a. a constant b. a position c. frame of reference
26. What is the basic SI unit of length?
a. foot b. inch c. meter d. mile
27. Which of the vehicles is decelerating?
a. An ambulance moving 100 km/hr c. A jet plane flying 180 km/hr
b. A car moving 25 km/hr d. A truck moving 10 km/hr

28. Which of the following materials are good conductors of heat?

a. ceramic cups, disposable glass c. glass, pitcher of water
b. nail, safety pin d. tiles, blanket
29. Why does the blue sky appear blue when lighted?
a. because the blue light was absorb c. because the blue light was reflected
b. because the blue light was deflected d. because the blue light was transmitted
30. Why is it more comfortable to wear light-colored clothes on hot summer day?
a. Because light-colored clothes absorb all wavelengths of light.
b. Because light-colored clothes both absorb and reflect wavelengths of light.
c. Because light colored clothes have no reaction to the wavelengths of light.
d. Because light-colored clothes reflect all visible wavelengths.
31. What happened to the light of a flashlight when you covered it with silk cloth?
a. A partial light is being released c. Half of the light is produced.
b. Full light is being released. d. No light is being released.
32. What kind of circuit when there is only one complete circuit regardless of the
number of resistances used?
a. parallel circuit c. open circuit
b. series circuit d. closed circuit
33. What will happen if you put additional bulbs in a parallel circuit?
a. The brightness of the bulb will be less.
b. The brightness of the bulb will remain the same.
c. The bulb will be busted.
d. The bulb will not light up anymore.
34. Which of the following is a part of an electromagnet?
a. the wire coil and battery
b. the dry cell as the source of electricity
c. pins, clips and needles attracted by the electromagnet
d. the nail as the core and dry cell
35. Which of the following can make an electromagnet stronger?
a. Adding more dry cell.
b. Using a core with bigger diameter.
c. Increasing the number of turns in the core wire.
d. Removing a dry cell.
36. Which of the following devices makes use of electromagnets?
a. electric bell c. telephone
b. electric buzzer d. all of the given options
37. If there is a flow of electricity from the battery to the coil of wire around a nail, what
happen to the nail?
a. The nail becomes a magnet. c. The nail can’t attract any metallic object.

b. The nail can attract insulators. d. The nail stops being a magnet.
38. Which one is the process breaking down of rocks into smaller particles?
a. abrasion b. erosion c. pounding d. weathering

39. Name the process of by which wind and water transport soil particles and sediments
from one place to another.
 a. abrasion b. deforestation c. erosion d. vegetation

40. The farmer plants watermelon in the rice fields after harvesting. What farming
techniques did he use for preventing soil erosion?
a. contour planning b. crop rotation c. strip cropping d. terracing
41. What is destructive weather disturbances that destroy lives, property, and the
environment?
a. hurricane b. storm c. tornado d. typhoon
42. What agency do you think will warn us if the typhoon is approaching?
a. PHIVOLCS b. PAG-ASA c. DENR d. DEPED
43. Why do we need to follow safety measures before, during and after a typhoon?
a. to save lives and properties
b. to please the authorities
c. to prevent typhoon from coming
d. to stop typhoon when it happens
44. How long will it takes for the moon to complete one lunar cycle?
a. 7 days b. 15 days c. 24 days d. 29 days
45. How would you describe the first and the third or last quarter of phases of the
moon?
a. half of the lighted portion of the moon facing earth is visible
b. it is already in the 7th day of its journey
c. it has moved three fourths of its orbit.
d. the moon is at 180 degrees angle from the sun.
46. Which two phase of the moon do leap tides take place?
a. new moon and full moon.
b. new moon and first quarter moon
c. third quarter moon and full moon
d. first quarter moon and third quarter moon
47. What is the group of stars that form pattern in the sky?
a. asteroid b. constellation c. galaxy d. planet
48. Why did you consider that stars important to people?
a. Stars protect us from calamities and danger.
b. Stars give us our daily needs.
c. Stars used to tell direction, time and predict weather.
d. Stars help us to live for a longer time.
49. Classify star pattern which is also known as the Great Hunter, consists of several
bright stars.
a. Cassiopeia b. Little Dipper c. Orion d. Polar
50. Name a constellation that consists of five stars that seen to form letter W.
a. Cassiopeia b. Little Dipper c. Orion d. Polaris

Prepared by:
MARIA FE J. ESCOBRO
Master Teacher I
 ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN SCIENCE 5 - ANSWER KEY
1. c 11. d 21. d 31. a 41. d
2. c 12. c 22. a 32. b 42. b
3. c 13. b 23. a 33. a 43. a
4. b 14. a 24. d 34. c 44. d
5. d 15. a 25. c 35. c 45. a
6. d 16. c 26. c 36. d 46. a
7. c 17. c 27. d 37. a 47. b
8. d 18. b 28. b 38. d 48. c
9. c 19. a 29. b 39. c 49. c
10. b 20. a 30. b 40. b 50. a
Prepared by:

EDEN A. MORENO, T-III ROMELYN S. MARCELINO, MT-I EVELYN A. DIACUNA, T-II

Lake Sebu Central Elem. Sc Sungan Central Elem. Sch Teresita Elem. Sch
Lake Sebu East District Lake Sebu West District Sto. Niῆo District

MARY JANE M. RAFAEL, MT-I ANGELINE A. ELIZAGA, TIII JOSEPHINE A. ESTANDA,T-III

Tantangan CentralElem. Sch Bukay Pait Elem Sch Dumadalig Integrated Sch.
Tantangan District Tantangan District Tantangan District

ANNA LIZA A. PILLADO, TII MARIA FE J. ESCOBRO, MT-I EMELIE O. LONGAKIT, MT-II
Kusan Elem. Sch. Urok Sison Elem. Sch Cinco Elem. Sch
Banga North District Surallah North Dstrict Banga South District

LANY R. BEUNDIA, T-III RIZEL B. NATIVIDAD ELISA S. ONDOY

Surallah East Elem. Sch Norala Central Elem. School Colongulo Elem. School
Surallah North District Norala District Surallah Central District

TERESA C. ORO ROSALIE A. HOSPITAL

New Antique Elem. School F. Palmares Elem. School
Surallah South District Norala District

APPROVED:

MARILYN E. EVANGELISTA, Ph, D.

EPS I- Science