Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Zamboanga Peninsula
Schools Division of Zamboanga City
DR. MANUEL S. DIAZ MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Tamaraan, Mangusu, Zamboanga City
Vitali District
School ID. 126234
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FOURTH QUARTER PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE IV

Name: ___________________________________________________ Grade & Section: _____________
School: __________________________________________________ Date: __________ Score: ______
LRN: _______________

Directions: Read and understand the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
LC: Compare and contrast the characteristics of different types of soil (S4ES-IVa-1)
CS: Remembering
1. Which of the following is not one of the types of the soil?
A. clay C. rock
B. loam D. sand
CS: Understanding
2. Ellen grab a soil sample on her hand. She rolls it into a ball. What type of soil did she used?
A. clay soil C. peat soil
B. chalk soil D. silt soil
3. Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?
A. chalk soil C. loam soil
B. clay soil D. peat soil
4. What property of soil could be tested by rubbing soil between fingers?
A. color C. weathering
B. texture D. ability to retain water
5. Many plants can grow well in loam soil. Why is that so?
A. it is very rarely found in a garden
B. it consists of small particles of weathered rock.
C. it is slightly packed together with each other with very little or no airspace
D. it has the ability to retain moisture and nutrients, hence, it is more suitable for farming.
LC: Explain the use of water from different sources in the context of daily activities (S4ES-IVb-2)
CS: Understanding
6. What sources of water is considered as the cleanest water and contains plenty of dissolved minerals which the
human body needs?
A. seawater C. river water
B. groundwater D. lake water
7. It is also called hardwater and the habitat of the most aquatic plants and animals.
A. freshwater C. groundwater
B. seawater D. glaciers and icebergs
CS: Analyzing
8. The following shows importance of water in lakes and rivers EXCEPT ONE.
A. It is used for irrigations in farms.
B. It is used for recreation like boating.
C. It is used to destroy the properties of enemies.
D. It is used for cleaning, washing, bathing and preparing foods.
9. Why do some places in the world do not have enough supply of water?
A. Because of the carelessness of some farmers.
B. Because some countries are overpopulated.
C. Because of too much mining in some countries.
D. The amount of water distribution and quality of safety is not enough.

10. Which statement does NOT show importance of water?

A. Flashfloods destroy houses and other properties.
B. Seas and oceans are used for recreation like swimming.
 C. Water from rivers are used in farming for irrigations and livestock watering.
D. Freshwater is used for cleaning, washing, bathing and other household chores.
LC: Trace and describe the importance of the water cycle
CS: Remembering
11. The continuous movement of water in the earth’s surface is called ____________?
A. hydrosphere C. water cycle
B. condensation D. photosynthesis
12. Where does the energy for the water cycle come from? It comes from the _____________.
A. spin of the Earth C. moon
B. fossil fuel D. sun
13. The process in changing water into water vapor is called ____________.
A. transpiration C. evaporation
B. perspiration D. condensation
CS: Understanding
14. Which of the following is a form of precipitation?
A. rain C. sleet
B. snow D. All of these
CS: Remembering
15. What is the process when water falls from the atmosphere to the earth?
A. evaporation C. sublimation
B. precipitation D. transpiration
LC: Use weather instruments and describe the different weather components in a weather chart
CS: Remembering
16. What instrument is used to measure the speed of the wind?
A. anemometer C. thermometer
B. barometer D. wind vane
17. A wind vane tells what component of weather?
A. wind speed C. wind temperature
B. wind direction D. wind observations
18. What weather instrument measures both wind speed and wind direction?
A. wind vane C. anemometer
B. windsock D. thermometer
CS: Analyzing
19. What kind of weather indicates if the cups of anemometer is moving fast?
A. cloudy C. rainy
B. fine D. stormy
CS: Evaluating
20. How can weather forecast help you?
A. They help me plan what to buy at a discount market.
B. They help me decide what kind of gadget to buy next.
C. They help me decide what activities to do and what food to buy.
D. None of the above.
LC: Identify safety precautions during different weather conditions (S4ES-IVg-8)
CS: Understanding
21. Which of the following situations shows storm signal no. 2?
A. Classes in all levels are automatically suspended in affected communities.
B. Classes in preschool levels in all public and private schools in affected communities are
automatically suspended.
C. Classes in preschool and elementary levels in all public and private schools in affected
communities are automatically suspended.
D. Classes in preschool, elementary and high school levels in all public and private schools in
affected communities are automatically suspended.
22. What do you think is the storm signal raised when the maximum wind speed is greater than 60 kph, but not
more than 120 kph is expected to affect a certain place in at least 24 hours?
A. Signal #1 C. Signal #2
B. Signal #3 D. Signal #4
CS: Applying
23. What should you do before a typhoon?
A. Help the victims of the calamities by giving donations.
B. Check and clean you community drainage to prevent flood.
C. Watch out live wires or any electrical outlet that may be submerged in water.
D. Do not wade along the flooded areas to keep yourself from contacting water-borne diseases.
24. Typhoon signal no. 1 is raised over the place where you live. Classes are not suspended. However, the place
where you live gets flooded easily when it rains. Would you go to school? Why or why not?
A. I will go to school to see my friends.
B. I will not go to school but just play in the rain.
C. I will still go to school because my teacher might get angry.
D. I will not go to school because I might be caught in the flood.
25. Supposed there is a typhoon that hits your province, what safety precaution should you do?
A. Leave you electrical appliances plugged in.
B. Go on panic-buying spree on grocery items.
C. Boil your drinking water even after the typhoon.
D. Stay outdoors and proceed with your travel activities.
LC: Describe the changes in the position and length of shadows in the surroundings as the position of the Sun
Changes (S4ES-IVh-9)
CS: Analyzing
26. At which time of the day can you have the shortest shadow?
A. 9:00 A.M. C. 2:00 P.M.
B. 10:00 A.M. D. 12:00 N.N.
27. Why do opaque objects form shadows?
A. Because they reflect the light.
B. Because they bend the light that hit them.
C. Because they cover the light that hits them.
D. Because they absorb the light that hit them.
28. When does an object cast a longer shadow?
A. When light rays are on top.
B. When light rays are slanted.
C. When light rays are trapped.
D. When light rays are sideways.
29. When are shadows formed?
A. When light rays hit hard objects.
B. When light rays hit opaque objects.
C. When light rays hit translucent objects.
D. When light rays hit the transparent objects.
30. When do you usually see the longest shadow?
A. at noontime C. in the morning
B. in the evening D. in the afternoon
LC: Describe the effects of the Sun to human activities (EN4WC-IIIc-28)
CS: Analyzing
31. Mother washes clothes every weekend. What is needed to dry her laundry?
A. blower C. detergent
B. bulb D. sun
32. What would be the probable effect if your eyes were exposed to the glares of the sun?
A. Eyes would become cross-eyed.
B. Eyes would bulge.
C. Vision would be impaired.
D. Eyes would be more beautiful.
33. You scheduled the activities you will do for the next day. Unexpectedly it rained the following day. Which
activity is best for you to do?
A. Picnic in the river
B. Washing and drying clothes
C. Playing indoors
D. Playing outdoors
34. The following human activities are beneficial effects of the sun’s heat and light. Which is NOT?
A. Farmers harvest their crops.
B. Fishermen go fishing.
C. The athletes play in the playground.
D. He got sunburn for staying in the beach for too long.
35. In what way is the sun’s heat beneficial to both farmers and fishermen?
A. They can dry their crops/fishes immediately.
B. Fishes and plants will die due to too much heat.
C. Both will get sunburn.
D. Both B and C
LC: Describe the effects of the Sun to human activities (EN4WC-IIIc-28)
CS: Evaluating
36. It is a sunny day. Which of these can you do with friends?
A. go fishing C. play outdoors
B. harvest rice D. make salt

37. One Saturday morning, you went swimming with your friends in the nearby river. You noticed that your
skin was reddish. What was the harmful effect of the sun’s heat to your skin?
A. Boil C. Sunburn
B. Cancer D. Both A and B

38. Donna visited her garden one Saturday morning. She noticed that the leaves of her plants became yellowish.
What should she do with her plants.?
A. Cover the leaves with plastic
B. Place the plants under sunlight
C. Remove all the yellowish leaves
D. Apply insecticide
39. Mang Ambo worked under the sun the whole day. What would likely be the harmful effect of heat to him?
A. He would get skin cancer immediately
B. He would have sunburn.
C. He would get more Vitamin D.
D. His hair would be burned.

40. The fisherman caught lots of fish this morning. He could not sell it immediately due to community
lockdown. In what way can he preserve the fishes?
A. Prepare them to dry under the sun.
B. Cook them all.
C. Soak them in a pail of water for a long period of time.
D. Store them in a storage box.

Prepared by:
GENESIS P. TACBOBO
Teacher I
Checked by:
GIRLY P. GALVEZ
MT-I

Noted by:
MARICHU I. DOLLETE
ESP-II
Parent Signature: _______________________
Date: ______________________

ANSWER KEY: SCIENCE

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. D
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. C
21. D
22. C
23. B
24. D
25. C
26. D
27. B
28. D
29. B
30. D
31. D
32. C
33. C
34. D
35. A
36. C
37. C
38. B
39. B
40. A