THIRD QUATER EXAMINATION

GRADE 8 – SCIENC
S.Y. 2016-2017
Name: __________________________________________________________ Grade & Section: ______________________ Score:____________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Shade the circle that corresponds to the letter of your answer.

1. Which of the following is NOT a particle of an atom?

A. Electrons B. Protons C. Neutrons D. Orbit
2. Which of the following statements indicate that matters are electrically neutral?
A. They carry positive and negative charges.
B. Matters are always positively charged.
C. Matters are always negatively charged.
D. They carry positive or negative charge.
3. Which of the following statements is FALSE about electrons?
A. They are outside the nucleus.
B. They are negatively charged.
C. Electrons are the lightest particle of matter.
D. Electrons were proposed by Ernst Rutherford.
4. Which of the following is a Carbon neutral atom with atomic no. 6 and a mass no. of 12?
A. 6 protons, 6 electrons, 6 neutrons
B. 6 protons, 5 electrons, 6 neutrons
C. 5 protons, 6 electrons, 6 neutrons
D. 6 protons 7 electrons, 6 neutrons
5. The mass of the atom is determined by the______________.
A. number of neutrons
B. number of electrons
C. sum of neutrons and protons
D. sum of electrons and neutrons
6. Which of the following statements is true about the atomic number of atoms?
A. It is the number of neutrons of an atom
B. It is not the same for all atoms of a particular element.
C. It is the number of electrons or protons of an atom.
D. It is equal to the number of protons and electrons of an atom.
7. The isotopes are identified through their mass numbers of atoms. The isotopes of Hydrogen element
has mass numbers 1, 2, and 3. Which of the following is NOT an isotope of Hydrogen?
A. 11H C. 31H
B. 21H D. 41H
8. Which of the following happens to an atom when it gains or losses electrons?
A. It becomes an ion.
B. It becomes a cation.
C. The charge becomes positive.
D. Results to a negative charge.
9. A sodium atom is a metal. Its neutral atom has 11 protons, 11 electrons 12 neutrons. What happens to
the number of protons, electrons and neutrons as it becomes an ion?
A. 11 p+, 10 e-, 12 n0
B. 11 p+, 11 e-, 12n0
C. 11 p+, 12 e-, 12n0
D. 10 p+, 11 e-, 11 n0
For questions 10-12, refer to the following:
The figure 168O is the shorthand for oxygen.
10. If oxygen gains 2 electrons, how many electrons will there be in an oxygen ion?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 16 D. 18
11. If oxygen becomes an ion, what will be its charge?
A. -2 B. +2 C. -3 D. +3

For questions 12-16 refer to the following:

Lithium belongs to Group 1. The shorthand information for lithium is 73Li.
12. How many protons are there in Lithium atom?
A. 7 B. 4 C. 3 D. 1
13. How many electrons are in a Lithium atom?
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 7
14. How many neutrons are there in a Lithium atom.
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 7
15. From the above information, what is the mass number of Lithium?
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 7
 16. How many electrons will be there if Lithium becomes an ion?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4

For Questions no. 17-23, use to the periodic table below.

17. The order of elements in the periodic table is based on number of _________________.
A. protons in the nucleus
B. neutrons in the nucleus
C. electric charge of the nucleus
D. protons and electrons in the nucleus
18. Based on the table, which of the following elements has physical and chemical properties most similar
to carbon?
A. Argon B. Calcium C. Silicon D. Sodium
19. Which of the following elements does NOT belong to the group?
A. Barium B. Beryllium C. Calcium D. Lithium
20. Which of the following elements is the most reactive?
A. Calcium B. Lithium C. Sodium D. Potassium
21. Which of the following elements will unlikely to react with other elements?
A. Hydrogen B. Helium C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen
22. Which of the following groups in the Periodic Table is likely to form positively charged ions?
A. Actinides B. Alkali metal B. Halogens D. Lanthanides
23. As you move from left to right across the periodic table, elements __________________.
A. become less metallic
B. become more metallic
C. have a lower atomic number
D. have a lower atomic weight
24. The following are physical properties of metals EXCEPT_________.
A. Ductility B. Luster C. Malleability D. Non-conductor
25. In what respect do metals differ from non-metals?
A. Metals are more reactive than non-metals.
B. Metals easily lose electrons while non-metals gain electrons.
C. Metallic character increases from left to right while non-metal decreases.
D. Metallic character decreases from top to bottom while non-metallic character increases.

26. Which of the following can prevent corrosion of metals?

A. Acid exposure C. Contact Painting
B. Contact with oxygen D. Salty environment
27. Groups of the periodic table are named based on the first element found in their families. Which of the
following group is correctly named?
A. Group 13- Carbon Group
B. Group 14- Boron Group
C. Group 16- Oxygen Group
D. Group 17- Nitrogen Group
28. Suppose the formula of a compound is XCl, what group or family do you think X would belong?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
29. Lithium and Potassium are both elements in Group 1. Both elements react vigorously with water but
potassium reacts more violently than lithium. Why is this so?
A. Lithium can easily displace potassium in a reaction.
B. Potassium is more reactive than lithium.
C. Potassium is less reactive than lithium.
D. Lithium is the most reactive metal.

30. The energy level nearest the nucleus has the lowest energy and the electrons to occupy first. Since it
has the lowest energy, how many electrons can occupy this level?
A. 2 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10
31. Which of the following is the function of the digestive system?
A. The body's breathing system C. The body's food-processing system
B. The body's system of nerves D. The body's blood-transporting system
32. Which of the following organs of the digestive system is incorrectly paired with its function?
A. esophagus--food conduction
B. large intestine--water reabsorption
C. pharynx--voice box
D. stomach--food storage and grinding
33. Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?
A. Initial chemical digestion starts in the mouth.
B. Food is chewed and broken down to smaller pieces.
C. Amylase is present in saliva helps breakdown carbohydrates.
D. Tongue secretes protease and lipase help breakdown proteins.
34. What happens when food reaches the stomach?
A. Mechanical digestion starts in the stomach.
B. The food moves quickly into small intestine.
C. Juices mix with the food and stomach muscles squeeze it.
D. The food is completely digested and is absorbed by tiny blood vessels in the walls of the stomach.
35. How does digested food finally reach the bloodstream?
A. It passes into blood through the gullet into the stomach.
B. It is absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs.
C. It is absorbed into the blood through villi found in the small intestine.
D. It passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, then into the blood.
36. The digestive system processes food into usable and unusable materials. The usable materials are sent
to the body's cells as food. What happens to unusable materials?
A. It goes to pancreas to await disposal.
B. It goes to the right ventricle to await disposal.
C. It goes to the large intestine to wait disposal.
D. It goes to the small intestine to await disposal.
37. Digestion takes place in a long tube-like canal called the alimentary canal, or the digestive tract. Food
travels through these organs in which of the following order:
A. Mouth, stomach, gullet, small intestine,large intestine and rectum
B. Mouth, gullet, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum
C. Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine and rectum
D. Mouth, stomach, oesophagus, small intestine,large intestine and rectum

Use the diagram below for Questions no. 38 -41,

38. Which of the following organ is affected when too much unabsorbed water causing diarrhea?
 A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
39. What organ is affected when hardened stones of cholesterol cause painful blockages in bile ducts?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
40. Which of the following practices will help you avoid getting disease in organ 3?
A. Drink plenty of water. C. Eat more foods rich in fiber.
B. Avoid eating fatty foods. D. Don’t skip meals and always eat on time.
41. All of the following are healthful practices that can affect the digestive system, EXCEPT_______.
A. eat balanced diet. C. limits foods that are high in fat.
B. exercise regularly. D. drink atleast 6 glasses of water a day.

42. Using the diagram below, arrange the proper order of the stages of mitosis.

1 2 3

4 5

A. 5,3,1,2,4 B. 3,1,4,2,5 C. 4,1,2,5,3 D. 2,3,1,5,4

43. Which of the following is the correct sequence in the phases of mitosis?
A. Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase, Telophase
B. Metaphase, Prophase, Telephase, Anaphase
C. Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
D. Telephase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase
44. Which one of the following statements explains the difference of mitosis and meiosis?
A. Mitosis occurs in sex cells while meiosis occurs somatic cells.
B. In mitosis, there is crossing over while meiosis crossing over is absent.
C. Mitosis results in haploid daughter cells while meiosis produces diploid daughter cells.
D. In mitosis, genetics constitution of daughter cells is identical to the parent ’s cells while meiosis
genetics constitution of daughter cells differs from the parent’s cells.
45. Meiosis occurs in the production of the following cells, EXCEPT ____________.
A. Egg cells B. Sex cells C. Somatic cells D. Sperm cells
46. In Meiosis if the parent cells has 40 chromosomes, then how many will the daughter cells have?
A. 40 B.10 C. 20 D. 18
47. If the parent cell starts out with 24 Chromosome and undergoes mitosis, then how many will the
daughter cells have?
A. 48 B. 12 C. 5 D. 24
48. Which of the following states the principle of dominance?
A. All alleles are dominant C. Alleles are niether dominant nor recessive
B. All alleles are recessive D. Some alleles are dominant and others recessive
49. In the punnet square shown, curly hair (C) is dominant over straight hair (c)? Which of the following is
true about the offspring resulting from the cross?
A. All are expected to have curly hair. C. About half are expected to have curly hair
B. All are expected to have straight hair. D. About half are expected to have straight hair
50. Which is an example of an heterozygous allele?
A. Tt B. tt C. TT D. T
 THIRD QUATER EXAMINATION
GRADE 8 – SCIENCE
1. D ANSWER KEY26. C

2. A 27. C

3. D 28. A

4. A 29. B

5. C 30. A

6. C 31. C

7. D 32. C

8. A 33. D

9. A 34. C

10. B 35. C

11. A 36. C

12. C 37. B

13. B 38. D

14. C 39. A

15. D 40. D

16. B 41. D

17. A 42. D

18. C 43. C

19. D 44. D

20. D 45. C

21. B 46. C

22. B 47. D

23. A 48. D

24. D 49. A

25. B 50. A