Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
DIVISION OF SILAY CITY

SCIENCE 8
THIRD QUARTER EXAM
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VI- Western Visayas
DIVISION OF SILAY CITY
SY 2018-2019
SCIENCE8 8

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answer from the given choices. Write the letter only.

1. Which of the following statement is true about matter?

a. Matter is made up of large particles.
b. Particles of matter stay at rest all the time.
c. Particles of matter lacked spaces between them.
d. Particles of matter are moving all the time.
2. This scientist presented concrete evidence that all matter is made up of very small
particles called atoms.
a. Democritus b. John Dalton c. John Newlands d. Rutherford
3. Which of these is an example of matter?
a. Sunlight b. energy c. ice d. force
4. A student was tasked to determine some properties of matter. She was given the
following materials: a graduated cylinder, water, sugar solution, softdrinks and vinegar.
What particular property of the materials listed above could the student measure using
the graduated cylinder?
a. Mass b. volume c. color d. taste
5. Which of the following process occurs when an ice cube is taken out of the freezer and
placed in a glass of softdrinks?
a. Melting b. freezing d. solidification d. condensation
6. A girl placed warm water in a glass. She covered the glass to retain the hotness of the
water. Which of the following do you think formed on the glass’s cover after sometime?
a. Pool of water b. water droplets c. smoke d. ice cubes
7. Where do you think the water droplets on the glass’s cover may have come from?
(situation in item no. 6)
a. Water vapour that forms from the hot water in the glass
b. Water droplets that forms outside the glass
c. Water solidifies in the glass
d. Water from the nearby sources such as faucet or jar
8. A liquid was placed in an open container undisturbed for three days. Which of the
following do you expect to happen in the volume of the liquid?
a. Increased b. solidified c. decreased d. liquefied
9. What process do you think occurred in the liquids in the situation in item 8?
1. Condensation 2. Evaporation 3. Sublimation 4. Freezing
a. 1 b. 2 c. 1 and 2 d. 1,2,3, and 4
10. Sugar and salt are the usual ingredients in some food preparations. Mothers tend to
buy these stuffs in advance. Which of this should be the condition of the container/ or
jar in storing these stuffs?
a. Dry jar without cover.
b. A newly jar with cover.
c. Dry with cover
 d. Any jars available at home will do.
11. Which of this best describes evaporation of liquids?
a. Water on the surface breaks away because some molecules in the surface gained
kinetic energy and was attracted with each other.
b. Water on the surface breaks away because some molecules in the surface absorbed
heat and was attracted with each other.
c. Water on the surface remained as they are because some molecules in the surface
absorbed heat and was attracted with each other.
d. Water on the surface breaks away because some molecules in the surface gained
kinetic energy and overcome the attraction between each other.
12. Which of this is the idea of Democritus about atoms?
a. Atoms are indestructible and completely full.
b. Atoms are geometrically indivisible
c. Atoms are stationary
d. Atoms have no definite shape and size
13. Electrical charges, either positive or negative behave similarly. Objects with like charges
repel while the objects with unlike charges
a. “push” away each other c. attract each other
b. Behave accordingly d. oppose each other
14. The subatomic particle that is electrically neutral and could be found in the nucleus is
a. Proton b. neutron c. electron d. atom
15. When you sum up the number of protons and neutrons of an element, you can be able
to determine one of the following:
a. Protons b. electrons d. mass number d. atomic mass
16. Which of this is the contribution of John Newlands to the development of the periodic
table of elements?
a. Triad of elements b. Law of Octaves c. Periodic Law d. Periodic
table
17. The most reactive metals will react even with cold water while the least will not react
even with acid. This means that:
a. Metals are good conductors
b. Metal cause deterioration of materials
c. Metals can be insulators
d. Metals’ reactivity vary.
18. A student was given different samples:
Stone, juice, air in a balloon. She was asked to classify the samples based on their
phases. She placed stone under solid; juice in liquids and air in balloons in gas. Do you
agree with the girl’s answer?
a. YES B. NO C. MAYBE D. CAN’T DECIDE
Refer to this table in answering question 19.
SUBATOMIC CHARGE MASS, grams LOCATION IN
PARTICLE THE ATOM
(SYMBOL)
Electrons (e-) -1 9.109 x 10-28 Outside nucleus
Protons (p+) +1 1.672 x 10 -24 Nucleus
Neutrons 0 1.675 x 10 -24 Nucleus
19. Which of the following information about subatomic particles could we learn from the
table?
 a. Subatomic particles differ in their masses.
b. The subatomic particles could have the same charges
c. Protons and neutrons are found outside the nucleus
d. Electron is the heaviest of all the subatomic particles
20. (1) Among the subatomic particles of the atom, it is the number of protons that identify
the atom of an element. (2) All atoms of an element contain different number of
protons in their nuclei.
a. Both statements are correct.
b. Only the first statement is correct, the second one is incorrect.
c. The second statement is correct, and the first statement is incorrect.
d. The two statements are all incorrect.
21. What is the number of protons in an atom of 31Ga70?
a. 70 b. 101 c. 31 d. 39
22. Which of the following years could the development of the periodic table of elements be
traced back?
a. 1917 b. 1817 c. 1717 d. 2017
23. Element XYZ is found at the left side of the periodic table. If you are ask to classify
these elements, which of this will it be?
a. Non-metal b. metal c. semi-metals d. gas
24. Which of this describes isotope correctly?
a. Atoms with different number of protons but have the same number of neutrons.
b. Atoms with the same number of protons and electrons.
c. Atoms with the same number of neutrons, protons and electrons.
d. Atoms with the same number of protons but have different number of neutrons.
25. Which of the following isotopes of carbon has the same number of protons and
neutrons?
a. C-12 b. C-13 c. C-14 d. C-15
26. Atoms may gain charges. This happens when electrons are either lost or gained. What
becomes of an atom when this happens?
a. The atom becomes an isotope.
b. The element will be changed.
c. The atom will become an ion.
d. The atom will be lost
27. A positive ion is formed when electrons are removed from an atom and the number of
electrons becomes less than the number of protons. On the other hand a negative ion is
formed when electrons are added to an atom and the number of electrons become
more than the number of protons. Which of the following statements below could be
the best conclusion to the ideas presented?
a. Adding electrons increase the size of an atom.
b. Only a change in the number of protons change the identity of the element
c. Ions are formed by the addition or removal of electrons
d. Electrons has nothing to do with the mass number of an element
28. Ernest Rutherford, Johannes “Hans” Wilhelm Geiger and Ernest Marsden, conducted a
test on the JJ Thomsons model of the atom. Which of the following did they do?
a. They bombarded a very thin sheet of gold foil with positively-charged alpha particles
b. They bombarded the thick gold foil with positively-charged matter.
 c. They simulated the behaviour of the subatomic particles of matter using the raisin
bread model.
d. They did nothing and accepted the experiment done by JJ Thomson.
29. This referred to the experiment on atoms done by Ernest Rutherford, Johannes “Hans”
Wilhelm Geiger and Ernest Marsden. Which is it?
a. Plum Pudding Model
b. Alpha Particle Scattering
c. Ernest Rutherford’s experiment
d. Beta particles scattering experiment
30. Which of the following was the purpose why did Ernest Rutherford, Johannes “Hans”
Wilhelm Geiger and Ernest Marsden conduct experiments similar to what was done by
JJ Thomson?
a. To have their own version of the atoms model
b. To share to the scientific world the uniqueness of their work.
c. To introduce new ideas about atoms
d. To determine the validity of the result of the experiment
31. Which of the following is the purpose of using Nuclear Model, Raisin Bread Model, and
Plum Pudding model in studying atoms?
a. They are used to represent the things that we see like shape, size and colors.
b. They are used to represent the things that we cannot see such as atoms.
c. These enable us to taste the differences between and among materials.
d. All of the above statements are correct.
32. While combing her hair for sometime, Messie observed that some strands of her hair
especially on the upper layer tend to stick to her comb. Why is it so?
a. Combing the hair would make the hair good, thus causing the hair to be attracted to
the comb.
b. Brushing the hair caused this to acquire charges. This enable the hair to be
attracted to the comb.
c. The comb is made of plastic material. Rubbing this to the hair causes friction.
d. The comb and the hair may possess the same charges that enable them to be
attracted to each other.
33. An element has the symbol C. This element is called _______.
A. Calcium b. cobalt c. chromium d. carbon
34. The element CALCIUM has an atomic number 20. This would also mean that
a. CALCIUM has 20 protons and electrons.
b. The number of protons and electrons are different
c. The symbol should be Ca and not Ba
d. No correct options were given for the condition presented above
35. The development of the Periodic Table could be traced back in 1817. Several scientists
had contributed their ideas about elements. In what year did John Newlands proposed
the Law of Octaves?
a. 1869 b. 1969 c. 1863 d. 2020

II. A. DIRECTION: Tell whether each is a solid, liquid or gas.

36. milk - __________________ 41. cookie - __________________
37. oxygen - _______________ 42. fish - ___________________
38. pencil - ________________ 43. maple syrup - _____________
39. shampoo - _____________ 44. carbon dioxide - ____________
40. ice cube - ______________ 45. paint - ___________________

B. Identify the following whether element or compound. Write ATOM if it is an example of

element and MOLECULE if it is a compound.
46. Oxygen
47. Sugar
48. Salt
49. Carbon
50. Water
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VI- Western Visayas
DIVISION OF SILAY CITY

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Third Quarter Exam in Science 8
SY 2018-2019

Number of Test
Competencies Percentage
Item/s Placement
1. Explain the properties of solids, 21 1,2,3,4,12, 42%
liquids and gases based on the 18,36-45
particle nature of matter.
S8MT-IIIab-8
2. Explain physical changes in 7 5,6,7,8,9,10 14%
terms of the arrangement and ,11,
motion of atoms and molecules.
S8MT-IIIcd-9
3. Determine the number of 16 13,14,15,19 32%
protons, neutrons, and electrons ,20,21,24,
in a particular atom S8MT-IIIef- 25,26,27,28
10 ,29,30,31,
32, 34

4. Trace the development of the 3 16,22,35 6%

periodic table from observations
based on similarities in
properties of elements S8MT-
IIIgh-11
5. Use the periodic table to predict 3 17,23,33, 6%
the chemical behavior of an
element S8MT-IIIij-12

TOTAL 50 50 100%

PREPARED BY:

NIAMAE T. RAMIREZ