Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Zamboanga Peninsula
Schools Division of Zamboanga City
Recodo Elementary School
Ayala District
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SCIENCE 6
PRE-TEST
NAME: ____________________________________ DATE:________________
GRADE & SECTION: __________________________ SCORE: _______________

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer in your answer sheet.
_____ 1. Which statement best describe conservation?
a. use of natural resources
b. maintaining the life of ecosystem
c. wise use and preservation of resources
d. utilizing of earth’s resources
______2. Which human activity contributes to the destruction of forest?
a. reforestation
b. deforestation
c. protecting the forest against harmful activities
d. all of the above
______3. The following are ways to conserve Earth’s resources, which one is NOT?
a. proper waste disposal
b. reduce air and water pollution
c. buy products made from animals
d. help raise funds for environmental conservation
______ 4. Which of the following destroys coral reefs?
a. building man-made fish sanctuaries
b. dynamite fishing
c. waste dumping
d. both b and c
______5. It is an environment where both living and non-living things exist and interact with one
another.
a. ecology
b. ecosystem
c. community
d. population
______6. Which is a cause of habitat destruction?
a. too many plants
b. thriving animals
c. great weather
d. pollution
______7. Species that are in danger of going extinct are called?
a. endangered
b. threatened
c. fossilized
d. adapted
______8. Which situation does not maintain biodiversity?
a. Growing plants on a farm
b. Protecting all the species in an ecosystem
c. Protecting the habitats in an ecosystem
d. Removing an important predator from the ecosystem
______9. When we cut down trees, what do we do to the habitats of many living things?
a. help
b. destroy
 c. build
d. plant
______10. What is/are the way/ways to restore denuded forest?
a. reforestation
b. deforestation
c. kaingin system
d. dynamite fishing

_____11. The following are Practical and safe uses of simple machines, EXCEPT ONE.
A. When carrying sharp and pointed tools like a knife, position the pointed edge downward.
B. Keep away from places where heavy loads are being lifted by pulleys.
C. Leave any simple machine on the stairway.
D. Check the rope if it is in good condition before using the pulley.

_____12. Juan’s mother handed him a knife to cut the meat. Which of the following machines has the
same characteristic as the knife?

A. B. c. D.

_____13. Which of the following picture shows that this simple machine has a rigid bar that rotates
around a fixed point to help transport heavy objects easier?

A. B. c. D.

_____14. How does the axe used in the picture that makes work easier?

A. It holds the wood in place.

B. It removes the nail in the wood.
C. It bends the wood into two.
D. It cuts or breaks the wood into more parts.
_____15. Which simple machine is made of rigid or strong bar that is free to move at a fixed point?
A. lever B. pulley C. wedge D. wheel and axle

C..FILL THIS UP! Directions: For 5 points, name each of the planets correctly. Fill in the box
with the names of the planet following its correct order and color.

The following are the suggested color and size of the planets:
• Mercury (orange) 3 cm
• Venus (yellow) 5 cm
• Earth (blue) 5 cm
• Mars (red) 4 cm
• Jupiter (brownish with red spot) 10cm
• Saturn (yellow with red ring) 8 cm
• Uranus (green) 10 cm
• Neptune (blue) 8 cm
• Sun (yellow) 25 cm
 RUBRICS
Points
5 4 3 2
Correctness All the planets are All the planets are Some of the Planets are not in correct
in correct order, in correct order, planets are not in order; no physical features are
distinct physical few physical correct order, no shown.
features were features are shown. physical features
shown correctly. are shown.
Originality/ Creativity Work shows best Work shows a lot Work shows a Work shows no effort
effort. of effort. little effort.
Proportion All of the planets Most of the planets There’s a couple of Planets are not correctly
are correctly are correctly mistakes with the proportioned.
proportioned proportion of the
planets
Distance Distances of all Distances of most There’s a couple of Distances of the planets are all
planets are correct planets are correct mistakes with the incorrect based on the given
based on the given based on the given distance of the scale.
scale. scale. planets based on
the given scale
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Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
Baliwasan Chico, Zamboanga City
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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
SCIENCE 6
PRE TEST

LEARNING

UNDERSTANDING
REMEMBERING

COMPETENCIES

EVALUATIONG

PERCENTAGE
NO. OF ITEMS

ANALYZING

CREATING
APPLYING
Content Standard:
Basic Science
Process Skills

1. Explain the 10 1,2,3,4,5 50%

need to protect ,6,7,8.9.10
and conserve
tropical rainforest,
coral reefs, and
mangrove
swamps
S6LT-IIi-j-6
2. Demonstrate the
Practical and safe 5 15 11,12,13,14 25%
uses of simple
machines
S6FE-IIIJ-4
3 Construct a
model of the solar 5 16,17,18, 25%
system showing the 19,20
relative sizes of the
planets and their
relative distance
from the sun.
S6ES-IVi-j-7
TOTAL 20 11 4 5 100%

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

GISELLE E. BALBERDE RIZALINA D. INFANTE ALEXANDER V.

DAMASO
Class Adviser RES, Master Teacher II OIC-PSDS/Principal I