Second Periodical Test in Science and Health 4

Division City of Santa Rosa, Laguna

Dita Elementary School

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I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which is the command center of the body?

a. blood b. heart c. brain d. stomach

2. It allow you to bend your knees.

a. Muscles b. joints c. femur d. tendons

3. Which of the following are you going to do if your friend experienced muscle numbness?

a. Apply cold compress c. Allow her to lie down and stretch her legs.

b. Tell her to jump several times. d. Massage the affected muscle.

4. Which set of bones protect the lungs and the heart?

a. Skull b. ribs c. pelvic bones d. backbones

5. What do you need most when you are tired?

a. water b. exercise c. air d. rest

6. It is about the size of your fist and located in the middle of the chest cavity.

a. Lungs b. liver c. heart d. kidney

7. Which ailment is developed in response to prolonged exposure to tobacco smoke?

a. Heart cancer b. lung cancer c. bone cancer d. colon cancer

8. It removes body waste like urea and urine.

a. kidney b. intestine c. lungs d. liver

9. It is where final digestion and absorption of food takes place.

a. small intestine b. anus c. mouth d. legs

10. It protects the major organ of the body.

a. hair b. tendons c. muscles d. skeleton

11. Which group of animals are found on water habitat?

a. Tadpole, grasshopper, hawk c. horse, goat, monkey

b. Dolphin, carabao, hawk d. fish, squid, crab
 12. Birds have beaks that are shaped to suit their food- getting activities. Which of the birds below
eats fish?

a. b. c. d.

13. How are frogs, snakes, and grasshopper protected from their prey?
a. They “play dead”
b. They blend color with their environment.
c. They mimic the shape, smell and sound of their prey.
d. They secrete a poisonous substance.

14. Which of these have mouth parts used for sucking?

a. b. c. d.
15. What will happen if animals are removed from their natural habitat? They will ____________________
a. Die c. increase in number
b. Not be affected d. have another body structure for adaptation

16. Animals used their legs to move from one place to place. How do cows, carabaos, horses, and goats
used their hooves?
a. To keep them warm c. for chewing grass and leaves
b. Help them move in water d. help them walk even on hard rocks

17. Birds and fowls differ in beaks and bills? Why?

a. Due to birth c. depending on the food they eat.
b. Depending on their size d. depending on the kind of their feathers

18. Can all birds fly high?

a. Yes, they have wings c. No, others have no wings but they are also birds.
b. Yes, they stay in the air most of the time d. No, although they have wings, some of them
stay mostly on the ground.
19. Why can fish live in water?
I. They have a mouth that can drink much water.
II. They have tail that helps them swim.
III. They can open their eyes under the water.
IV. They have gills that helps them breath in water.
a. I and II b. II and IV c. II and III d. I and IV

20. Why is a snake covered with dry scale?

a. It helps them to swim c. It helps them to make beautiful
b. It allows fast evaporation d. It prevents to fast evaporation of water from its body.

21. Some plants possess special structures and characteristics which they use for defense, survival and
food getting. Which of the following plants have thorns so that animals cannot easily touch and eat
them?

a.Mayana and Sta. Ana c. Kamuning and Gumamela

b.Little Angel and Rosal d. Boungainvilla and Rose

 22. One morning, my younger sister waters her plants. Among her plants, she noticed that gabi leaves
has more water on its top or what we call morning dew. How do you call the protective structure
that prevent damage of the inner part of this plant?

a.thorns c. waxy leaves

b. waxy stem d. bad taste

23.Mang Erning is a farmer. Last month, he planted his field with sugarcane and corn. Every
weekend, he visits his plants to remove weeds. He also cultivates the soil by means of plow. He
uses shirts with long sleeves so that the skin won’t brushes against the leaves of his plants. How do
these plants protect themselves from enemies?

a. their leaves have hair-like structures c. bad smell

b. their leaves taste better d. their leaves have thorns

24. Isabel went in her friend’s garden. This garden was full of flowering plants . She enjoyed looking at
them. She wonders why rose and bougainvillea plants were not planted inside the fence. What
structures protect them from predators?

a. their stems have thorns that protect them c. they have sharp leaf blades

b. they have pleasant smell d. their leaves are poisonous

25.Some plants such as cacti and other plants in the desert can grow in dry soil for a long period of time.
They withstand the heat of the sun. What structure helps them respond to and survive in their
environments?

a. they have thick bark c. they have fine hair

b. they have sharp leaf blades d.they possess thick and fleshy stems which prevent loss of water

26. Mangrove seeds germinate while attached to the tree. How does this help the plant in its muddy
habitat?

a. The germinating seed grow leaves before dropping to the ground.

b. The seeds are not easily seen by feeding animals

c. The seeds float in the water and grow in distant places.

d. When the seeds drop, they easily take root.

27.What characteristics make the water hyacinth float on water?

a. light weight of the plant c. bulbous stem filled with air

b. spreading, feathery root system d. light rounded waxy leaves

28. Plants have many parts. Each plant organ has a particular use or function, which of the following best
describes the function of the leaves?

a. They transport substances in all parts of the plants.

b. They absorb nutrients and water from the soil.

c. They absorb energy from the sun and carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis.
29. Last week my friend received a birthday gift from his father. It was a big- mouthed clear jar with a
plant floating on it. What do you think is the plant inside the jar?

a. orchids b. waterlily c. rosal d. onion

30. Why grazing animals don’t feed on cogon and talahib grasses?

a. Those plants have offensive odor. C. Those plants are poisonous

b. Those plants have razor-sharp leaf blades d. Those plants have thorns.

31. Which characteristics describe a shrub and make it different from a herb?

a. having a woody or hard stem c. having many leaves

b. having seeds in the fruit d. presence of flowers

32. If plants are placed in a dark room for a long time, they cannot stay alive. Why?

a. Because they cannot make their own food without the help of the sunlight

b. Because of lack of water

c. Because of lack of soil

d. Because of insufficient amount of air

33. Which of the following is an example of terrestrial plant?

a. talahib b. duckweeds c. algae d. sea lettuce

34. What characteristics of the cactus plant help it to revive in the desert?

A. It has no leaves through which water escapes to the atmosphere

b. It has spines that protect it from the enemies

c. A only

d. A and B

35. Enclose a leafy stem in the plastic bag. Tie the opening of the plastic with rubber band. What do you
observe?

a. Water droplets are formed inside the plastic bag c. The leaves turned yellow

b. Smoke is formed inside the plastic d. The stems and leaves produce flower

36. Which of the following is a function of a root?

a. It anchors the plant to the ground c. It produces seeds

b. It makes food by photosynthesis d. It supports the leaves.

37. Bulbs are underground leaves that store food. Which of the following plants grow from bulbs?

a. onions b. potato c. radish d. ginger

 38 .What will happen if there are more predators than preys in an ecosystem?

a. The source of food will increase.

b. The source of foods will decrease.
c. The source of foods will remain the same.
d. Other animals will also decrease in number.

39. Man interferes with the balance of nature when he______________________________.

a. Pollutes air and water

b. practices selective logging

c. dispose his garbage properly.

d. helps control overpopulation by practicing family planning.

40. Which of the following can help conserve our ecosystem?

a. Construct buildings near the river banks.

b. Improve the ecosystem by inviting tourist to visit your place.

c. Protect the forest and bodies of water against harmful activities.

d. Encourage the politician leaders to build farm to market roads to reach all beautiful places.

GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!!

 SECOND PERIODICAL PERIOD

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

SCIENCE AND HEALTH 4

Items Item Percentage

Objectives Placement

 Identify the different function of the brain 1 1 2.5%

 Describe the function of bones and muscles 3 2,4,10 7.5%
 Identify common bone and muscle injuries and 2 3,5 5%
treatment
 Describe how the heart and lungs work together 1 6 2.5%
 Identify heart and lungs ailment 1 7 2.5%
 Describe the function of kidneys 1 8 2.5%
 Describe the functions of stomach and intestines 1 9 2.5%
 Identify the animals adapted to particular habitat. 3 11,15,19 7.5%
 Identify the different body structure of animals in
getting/eating their food. 3 12, 14,17 7.5%
 Identify the different body structure of animals for
protection. 4 13,16,18,20 10%
 Identify the specialized structure of terrestrial plants.
 Identify the characteristic of aquatic plants 6 21-24,29-31 15%
 Identify the plant that could grow in a particular 3 25,33,34 7.5%
habitat. 3 26-27,29 7.5%
 Distinguish the factors that affect seed germination and
growth. 2 32,35 5%
 Identify the function of plant parts. 3 28,36- 37 7.5%
 Identify the interaction and relationship among living
things. 2 38-39 5%
 Describe the effects of interaction among organism in
their environment. 1 40 2.5%

Total 40 100%