BAAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 5

NAME: _____________________________________________________ SCORE: ____________________

GRADE AND SECTION: _______________________________________DATE: ______________________
Directions: Read and understand each sentence then encircle the letter of your answer.
1. An example of a gas is:
a. a rock c. a pencil
b. milk d. carbon dioxide (CO2)
2. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
a. solid c. liquid
b. gas d. mass
3. Mother was cooking spaghetti last night. The water got so hot that steam floated up from the pan.
Steam is an example of a                               .
a.gas c. food
b. solid d. liquid
4. Physical change happens when materials undergo a change in ...
a. size b. shape
c. phase d. all of them
5. Burning a match is an example of a _____________.
a. chemical change c. physical property
b. physical change d. chemical property
6. Tenten is collecting used empty plastic bottles for his Science project. He plans to make a star out
of these bottles. Tenten is trying to ____________ materials.
a. repair c. recycle
b. reduce d. reuse
7. Which is not a recyclable material?
a. old newspapers c. disposable cups
b. used clothes d. sachet of coffee
8. Which trash bin will you put a broken glass?

a. b. c. d.

RECOVER REPAIR RECYCLE REDUCE

9. The following are reusable materials except:

a. b. c. d.
10. Which does not illustrate the proper way to recover waste materials?

a. c.

b. d.

11. At what period of life do a girl is already capable of reproduction?

A. debut B. menopause C. mentally mature D. start of
menstruation
12. What will happen to a girl if fertilization happens?
A. The girl will menstruate. C. She may get pregnant.
B. She will become ovulate. D. The girl will menopause.

13. Start of menstruation is a sign that a girl is ____________.

A. already pregnant C. already a woman
B. capable of being pregnant D. can carry heavy things

14. Why is menstruation considered a cycle?

A. It happens every month. C. The woman gets pregnant every year.
B. The woman gets pregnant every month. D. It is normal to all women.

15. When does menstrual flow takes place?

A. When ovulation happens C. When the egg cell stays in the fallopian tube
B. When the egg cell is fertilized D. When the egg is not fertilized

16. Why do many organisms produce thousands of offspring?

A. To increase survival rate of generations
B. To make sure that there are lots of brothers and sisters
C. To produce food for predators
D. Egg production require very little energy

17. Which organism does not produce an external egg as part of its life cycle?
A. dog B. parrot C. turtle D. insect

18. What part of the flower produces male sex cells or pollen?
A. anthers B. filament C. style D. ovary

19. Which structure is considered the male reproductive part of a flowering plant?
A. sepal B. petal C. stamen D. ovary

20. Which of the following plants is grown from a bulb?

A. onion B. ginger C. potato D. kangkong

21. The following plants are flowering except _______.

A. fern B. gumamela C. santan D. daisy

22. Is fresh water suitable to all kinds of plants? Why?

A. No, because plants may die due to the absence of salt in the water.
B. Yes, some marine plants can be grown in fresh water.
C. Not all. Some plants can survive in fresh water while others like marine plants can only
survive in salt water.
D. It depends on the kind of plant and fertilizers used by the farmer.

23. What kind of system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their
environment?
A. ecosystem B. intertidal zone C. estuaries D. marine animals

24. The following statements show the protection and conservation of the estuaries and intertidal
environment except _______.
A. Proper disposal of garbage and household chemicals
B. No to dynamite fish
C. Overharvest of recreational and commercial species
D. Planting marsh grass

25. Why is it important to protect the estuaries and intertidal environment?

A. It provides places for habitat of valuable species of plants and animals.
B. It attracts tourists.
C. It gives people work to do.
D. It is a mandate to give importance from the town mayor.

26. It can attract iron or steel because of electricity.

 A. bar magnet B. electro magnet C. horse shoe magnet D. permanent magnet
27. Which of the following is a flowing electricity?
A. current electricity B. frictional electricity C. static electricity D. none of the above

28. Which of the following measures the amount of electricity used in home or building in a period of
time?
A. electric meter B. gas meter C. galvanometer D. wind vane

29. Why does the bulb light?

A. Electricity is inside the bulb. C. Electricity jumps from the dry cell to the bulb.
B. Electricity flows in a complete circuit. D. Electricity is changed into chemical energy.

30. How can we conserve electricity?

A. Leave the radio on the whole day. C. Switch on the light while you are sleeping.
B. Turn off the light when it is not used. D. Iron clothes every day.

31. What a bad effect of a short circuit?

A. brown out B. loses protons C. gains electrons D. loses electrons

32. A strong typhoon visited our country trees, small houses and electrical post were destroyed, why
should you avoid stepping on the broken wires?
A. You may get hurt. C. Brown out may occur.
B. You may get electrocuted. D. A and B are correct.

33. After washing the plate you turned on the light, suddenly your hand trembled, why?
A. You have an electric shock. C. There was a brown out.
B. You saw something scary. D. You are so glad that time.

34. If you find your electric bills are getting bigger, what should you do?
A. See the nearest Meralco station. C. Ignore the electric bill.
B. Conserve electricity. D. Do not use any electric appliances.

35. Which connection can make the bulb light?

36. A flash light holds three batteries. How should the batteries be placed to make the flash light
work?

37. Which will you use to close the gap between the ends of the wires to make the bulb light?

A. iron nail
B. plastic straw
gap C. rubber band
D. tooth pick

38. Landslides on mountain slopes show the force of _______.

A. Gravity C. Running water
 B. Runoff D. Wind

39. What makes the water muddy after a heavy rain?

A. The fine dust particles dissolved in water. C. The pebbles moved along with water.
B. The gravel and sand carried by the water D. The rainwater turned brown in color.

40. Which of the following factors can affect soil erosion?

I. amount of vegetation in the area III. dryness and size and soil particles
II. speed and amount of running water IV. Slope of the land
A. I and II only B. III and IV C. I, II and IV only D. I,II,III and IV

41. Strong winds of 60-100 kph is expected within 24 hours and classes in the elementary and
secondary levels are suspended. It describes ___________.
A. Signal No. 1 B. Signal No. 2 C. Signal No. 3 D. Signal No. 4

42. If Storm Signal No. 4 is raised, the speed of the wind is at least:
A. 85 kph B. 100 kph C. 120 kph D. 186 kph

43. Which statement is true about weather conditions?

A. Weather conditions do not change.
B. Weather conditions change from time to time.
C. Weather conditions are the same for one week.
D. Weather conditions are the same throughout the day.

44. What is the weather condition in the eye of a typhoon?

A. fair B. cloudy C. rainy D. windy
45. Which is the only positive outcome of typhoons?
A. It remove pollutants from the air B. It removes trash from rivers.
C. It cause flooding. D. It fill up dams and replenish water supply

46. What should you do during a typhoon?

A. Seek shelter in a basement or low ground. C. Seek high ground due to flooding.
B. Stay at home and be updated about the typhoon. D. Play outside for it is raining.

47. Which of the following is the effect of very strong winds of public storm signal #4 to transportation
system?
A. It is unsafe to travel both in air and in sea. C. Travel by air is allowed but not in sea

B. Travel by sea is allowed but not in air D. The eye of the typhoon is over the town

48. The nearest star to the Earth is ________

A. Andromeda C. Polaris
B. Orion D. Sun

49. The color of the star is related to its _________

A. Energy C. size and temperature
B. shape and size D. Size

50. What is the Latin name given to the constellation of twins?

A. Aries B. Gemini C. Libra D. Scorpio
 DIAGNOSTIC TEST
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
SCIENCE 5

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING NUMBER ITEM

PERCENTAGE
COMPETENCIES (MELC) OF ITEMS PLACEMENT

1. Use the properties of materials whether

3 6% 1-3
they are useful or harmful.
2. Investigate changes that happen in
materials under the following conditions:
2 4% 4-5
2.1. Presence or lack of oxygen,
2.2. Application of heat.
3. Recognize the importance of recycle,
reduce, reuse, recover and repair in waste 3 6% 6-8
management.
4. Design a product out of local, recyclable
solid and/or liquid materials in making 2 4% 9-10
useful products.
5. Describe the parts of the reproductive
2 6% 11-12
system and their functions
6. Explain the menstrual cycle 3 6% 13-15
7. Describe the different modes of
reproduction in animals such as butterflies, 2 4% 16-17
mosquitoes, frogs, cats and dogs
8. Describe the reproductive parts in plants
2 4% 18-19
and their functions
9. Describe the different modes of
reproduction in flowering and non-flowering
2 4% 20-21
plants such as moss, fern, mongo and
others
10. Discuss the interactions among living
things and non-living things in estuaries 2 4% 22-13
and intertidal zones
11. Explain the need to protect and conserve
2 4% 24-25
the estuaries and intertidal zones
12. Discuss why some materials are good
conductors of heat and electricity; 3 6% 26-28
13. Relate the ability of the material to block,
3 6% 29-31
absorb or transmit light to its use
14. Determine the effects of changing the
number or type of components in a circuit 3 6% 32-34

15. Design an experiment to determine the

factors that affect the strength of the 3 6% 35-37
electromagnet
16. Investigate extent of soil erosion in the
community and its effects on living things 3 6% 38-40
and environment
17. Observe the changes in the weather
4 8% 41-44
before, during and after a typhoon.
18. Describe the effects of the winds, given a
3 6% 45-47
certain storm warning signal.
19. Identify star patterns and its
characteristics that can be seen at a 3 6% 48-50
particular times of the year.
50 100% 50