ST. MICHAEL ACADEMY OF MEYCAUAYAN, INC.

Meycauayan, Bulacan

1ST MID-QUARTER EXAM | SY 2023-2024

Science 5 | Intermediate

PREPARED BY: NIEL VINCENT A. CURIB, Science 5 TEACHER, LPT

Name: ___________________________________________________ Date: ________________________

Grade & Section: __________________________________________ Score: _______________________

TEST I MULTIPLE-CHOICE
Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Choose your answers from the choices, and
write the CAPITAL LETTERS on the blank before each number.

______1. Qualitative observation is to senses; quantitative observation is to ________?

A. referent C. measuring
B. numbers D. common sense

______2. A way to communicate effectively is to refer a person to a referent that both of you are
already familiar with. Which of the following is an example of a referent?
A. 1 big marble C. a thumb-sized cracked marble
B. a short broken ruler D. an almost-half-length broken ruler

______3. Which of the following attitudes should a scientist have?

A. close-minded C. humility
B. impatience D. pride

______4. What type of observations involves numbers and quantities?

A. accurate observations C. qualitative observations
B. objective observations D. quantitative observations

______5. Which of the following science process skills involves comparing a property of an object to
a standard unit of reference?
A. classifying C. measuring
B. observing D. predicting

______6. Which of the following scientific attitudes involves careful consideration of suggestions
criticisms, and corrections of others?
A. open-mindedness C. impatience
B. perseverance D. curiosity

______7. What are the basic units of length, mass, and volume?
A. meter, kilometer, liter C. centimeter, gram, centiliter
B. millimeter, kilogram, liter D. meter, milligram, cubic centimeter

______8. How can you validate your hypothesis?

A. by making accurate observations C. by making logical inferences
B. by conducting an experiment D. by asking the opinions

______9. What do you use when making qualitative observations?

A. measurement units C. senses
B. scientific tools D. rulers

______10. Which science process skill involves guessing the possible outcome of a future event
based on current evidence and prior knowledge and/or past experiences?
A. hypothesizing C. predicting
B. experimenting D. measuring

______11. You observed dog footprints around your backyard. The space between each pair of
footprints is about 1 meter long. What can you infer about these observations?
A. The dog was walking. C. The dog was frightened.
B. The dog was running. D. The dog was chasing cats.
______12. As the class president, you were asked by your teacher to arrange your classmates in a
line according to height. What method of classification should you use?
A. hypothesizing C. height classification
B. serial ordering D. binary classification

______13. As the class president, you were asked by your teacher to arrange your classmates in a
line according to height. What method of classification should you use?
A. multistage classification C. binary classification
B. height classification D. serial ordering

______14. You observe that it is raining and the sun is out. What dependable prediction can be made
from this given situation?
A. If the sun is out while it is raining, then there would be bad luck.
B. If the sun is out while it is raining, then there would be a rainbow.
C. If the sun is out while it is raining, then there would be a long drought.
D. If the sun is out while it is raining, then there would be fine weather the next day.

______15. Imagine that you are given a box and a ruler. Which process skill is appropriate to apply in
the given situation?
A. hypothesizing C. classifying
B. measuring D. experimenting

______16. As a scientist, you are interested in finding out the effects of different types of soil on the
growth of plants. To do this, you prepared your plant setups and left them in the garden for
some sunshine. Unfortunately, one of your plants was ruined by your pet dog. What would
you do?
A. Do not perform the experiment anymore.
B. Just guess the possible result of the experiment.
C. Disregard the damage and continue the experiment.
D. Replace the ruined plant and repeat the whole experiment.

______17. You are presenting the result of your experiment regarding the effect of the type of soil on
the growth of plants. A member of your audience raised an insight and found the evidence
sufficient for consideration. As a scientist, what should you do?
A. Acknowledge the insight but do not consider it.
B. Tell anyone that your way is still better than the stated recommendation.
C. Thank the person and assure him or her that you will consider the suggestion.
D. Continue speaking and try to argue that you have done the best possible thing to do.

______18. After the presentation of the results of your experiment, one of your classmates
approached you and asked some questions about your experiment. She also gave some
comments to help you improve your next experiment. As a young scientist, what should you
do?
A. Become angry at her for asking questions.
B. Do not listen to her. No one knows your experiment better than you.
C. Listen to her ideas but ignore her suggestions. Your experiment is correct anyway.
D. Listen to her ideas and carefully take note of her suggestions. Her ideas could be useful the next
time you perform the experiment.

______19. Maria is currently working on a tedious experiment. Although she knows the rationale of
her methods, she is already getting impatient. What should she do?
A. She should discontinue the experiment.
B. She should perform another experiment that is easier to finish.
C. She should not let her patience get in the way of her objectivity by carefully following the product to
ensure the quality of the experiment.
D. She must not wait for the completion of the experiment. She could just predict the results and
report it the way she expected it to happen.
TEST II SUPPLY TYPE
Directions: Classify the living things inside the box below. Use the example given to continue a
multistage classification. Write your answers on the blank inside the boxes.

Shark Frog Lion Rose Narra Eagle

Penguin Giraffe Starfish Coconut Sunflower Owl

Tiger Acacia Crocodile Gumamela Turtle Clownfish

1. _________ANIMALS________ 2. _____________________________________
Example
Shark Penguin Crocodile Clownfish
Tiger Frog Giraffe Lion
Owl Turtle Eagle Starfish

3. _______________________
4. _______________________

5. _______________________
6. _______________________

“Achievement is the compilation of tiny efforts you’ve exerted.”