PRE-TEST SCIENCE GRADE 5

Direction: Read each questions carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The ability of the material to hold liquid to a certain point.

A. Elasticity B. Malleability C. Porosity D. Brittleness
2. A property of solids to return to their original shape after being stretched.
A. Flexibility B. Elasticity C. Brittleness D. Thermal
3. The ability of the material to hold liquid to a certain point.
A. Elasticity B. Malleability C. Porosity D. Brittleness
A. The ability of the solid materials to be bent without breaking.
A. Electrical B. Magnetic C. Malleability D. Flexibility
5. When materials change their size and shape, they are said to undergo_______________.
A. Physical change B. Chemical change C. Climate Change D. Social Change
6. It is the process when liquid water turns to gas when it absorbs enough heat.
A. Evaporation B. Solidification C. Freezing D. Liquification
7. Wood can be changed into charcoal. What is the beneficial effect?
A. It provides us clothing B. It provides us food C. It provides us shelter D. It provides us fuel
8. Fruits undergo chemical change when ripen. What does it provide us?
A. shade B. vitamins C. food D. fuel
9. It is the important part of the atmosphere and it is necessary to sustain life as it is used in respiration.
A. oxygen B. change C. gas D. A and B
10. This forms when metals such as iron is exposed to water.
A. bubbles B. molds C. precipitate D. rust
11. Which of the following demonstrate chemical change?
A. New product was from C. composition of the materials changes
B. No new product was form D. A and C
12. This is also known as decaying process.
A. combustion B. decomposition C. chemical change D. physical change
13. The process by which living beings produce their own kinds.
A. Respiration B. Pollination C. Fertilization D. Reproduction
14. What do you call the product of reproduction?
A. Offspring B. Menstruation C. Zygote D. Fetus
15. Which is the main part of the male reproductive system?
A. Penis B. Testes C. Scrotum D. Prostate
16. Which produces the egg cell?
A. Ovary B. Uterus C. Fallopian tube D. Cervix
17. Is the stage when a person begins to mature sexually and attains the capability to reproduce.
A. Adulthood B. Puberty C. Childhood D. Adolescence
18. Which characteristics occur in females only?
A. The voice becomes deep. C. Hair grows on the underarms and around genitals.
B. Hips become wider and rounder. D. Widening of shoulders.
19. What kind of development takes place in adolescents?
A. Physical B. Emotional C. Social D. All of the above
20. What is not a good personal hygiene practice for a female adolescent?
A. Keeping the body and genitals clean C. Changing underwear as often as necessary
B. Taking a bath everyday. D. Flushing sanitary napkins in the toilet.
21. Butterflies go through a complete metamorphosis. What does this mean?
A. each body form is different C. butterfly changer into larva
B. Each life stage is different D. the egg changes into pupa
22. Which bird does not use a nest?
A. the chicken B. the hummingbird C. the emperor penguin D. the ostritch
23. Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in bird reproduction?
a. fertilization, addition of albumin, formation of shell C. fertilization, formation of shell, addition
of albumin
b. formation of shell, addition of albumin, fertilization D. addition of albumin, fertilization
formation of shell
24. An estuary is another kind of ecosystem. Which of the following best describes an estuary?
A. Land area that drains water into a lake, river, or pond.
B. Large body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth’s surface.
C. Underground system that provides drinking water to an area.
D. Area where a river meets the ocean, where mixing of freshwater and saltwater happens.
25. A cyclist travels 40 km in 2 hours, what is his average speed?
A. 80 km/h B. 20 km/h C. 60 km/h D. 10 km/h
26. What is the basic unit for measuring time?
A. Hour B. second C. Minute D. month
27. Which of the following affects the motion of an object?
A. Gravity B. force C. Friction D. all of the above
28. Which illustration does not shows object in motion?

A B C D
29. Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?
A. Because copper is shiny. C. Because copper is not magnetic.
B. Because copper conducts electricity. D. Because copper is strong.
30. Why is electrical wiring usually covered with a layer of plastic?
A. To make it look pretty C. To make it safe
B. To help electricity flow along the wire D. To make it strong
31. The following materials use conductor of heat and electricity to function EXCEPT one. Which is it?
A. lighted candle B. lighted electric bulb C. water heater D. washing machine
32. The main reason of using aluminum in cooking pans is because
A. It is a good conductor of heat. C. It has a very high density.
B. It is a good conductor of electricity. D. It is strong
33. A battery is used to light two bulbs as shown. What happens to bulb B when bulb A is unscrewed from its
socket?
A. Bulb B gets off C. Bulb B gets busted
B. Bulb B’s gets lighted still D. Impossible to determine
34. Which material can be a conductor for an electromagnet?
A. rubber B. plastic C. copper D. cotton
35. What needs to be done to this circuit so that the lamp lights up?
A. Close the switch
B. Add a cell and close the circuit
C. Add another lamp
D. Add a motor and close the switch
36. What supplies energy in an electric circuit?
A. conductor B. Wire C. Light bulb D. A battery
37. You are going to construct an electromagnet, which of the following materials will you need.
A. dry cell B. wire C. iron nail D. all of these
38. Which of the following best describes a rock?
A. Solid and organic material C. Solid and liquid organic material
B. Solid and inorganic material D. Liquid and inorganic material
39. How does temperature weather rocks?
A. Rocks are heated and cooled continuously. C. Rocks are cooled tremendously all the time.
B. Rocks are heated greatly all the time. D. Rocks are at different temperature.
40. Plant serves as agents of weathering. Which of the following statements support this idea?
A. Falling of leaves cause rocks to break.
B. Decaying trunks of plants cause the rocks to break
C. Root of plants that grow in rocks and cause them to break.
D. Branches of plants cause the rocks to break when blown by the winds.
41. What is erosion?
A. It is the washing away of soil. C. Replanting of crops.
B. Cutting down of trees. D. Breaking of rocks into smaller pieces.
42. Which of the following occur when there is a typhoon?
A. big rising waves B. dangerous winds C. flashfloods D. All of the above
43. Before a typhoon comes what kind of foods should we store?
A. Fresh meat, vegetable and fruits C. Canned good and liquor
B. Foods that do not need cooking D. foods that are easy to prepare
44. PAGASA has just raised typhoon signal number three in Metro Manila and neighboring Northern Luzon
provinces. What does this means?
A. Winds up to 60 kph may be expected in the locality
B. Winds from 60 – 100 kph may be expected within the next 24 hours
C. Winds with a speed of 100 – 185 kph are expected in the area in at least 18 hours
D. Winds with a speed greater than 185kph are expected to hit the area in at least 12 hours
45. What do you call the area in the center of a typhoon?
A. current B. depression C. epicenter D. eye
How long does one moon cycle last?
A. 1 day B. 29.5 days C. 365 days D. 930 days
47. What occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth?
A. lunar eclipse B. solar eclipse C. low tide D. high tide
48. The nearest star to the Earth is_____________.
A. Andromeda B. Polaris C. Sun D. Orion
49. Which constellation has Polaris, the North Star?
A. Libra B. Capricorn C. Ursa Major D. Ursa Minor
50. What is the imaginary line where the sky and Earth appear to meet?
A. Polaris B. Horizon C. Sphere D. Poles