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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
Montalban Sub Office
AMITYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 6

S.Y. 2023-2024

Name: _____________________________________ Score: _______________

Grade & Section: ____________________________ Date: ________________
Teacher:____________________________________

I. Read and analyze the following questions. Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. What do you call the combination of two or more substances present in varied proportions where
each material is distinct and visibly seen by the naked eyes?
A. Mixture B. Cream C. Compound D. Water

2. Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture in nature?

A. Air B. Alcohol C. Corn soup D. Saline solution

3. Which best describes a homogenous solid mixture? It is a ________________.

A. combination of one particle that are chemically combined.

B. combination of one substance that are chemically combined.
C. combination of two or more substances that are chemically combined.
D. combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined which
cannot be still identified

4. Which describes homogeneous mixture? It is a mixture ____________.

A. where materials are can be easily identified / distinguished from one another
B. where materials are cannot be identified / distinguished from each other
C. wherein the different substances are still recognizable
D. that does not have uniform compositions.

5. A mixture is produced when two or more substances are combined. Which is an example of a
mixture?
A. coffee powder B. salt C. sugar D. vinegar

6. Which of the following is homogeneous mixture?

A. oil and water B. mixed nuts C. pebbles D. sea water

7. Which of the following did not describe the characteristic of a solution?

A. It is stable over time
B. It is a uniform mixture
C. It will scatter a beam of light
D. The solute and solvent cannot be distinguished by the naked eye

8. Mixtures are physical combinations of pure substances that have definite or constant composition.
Which of the following mixtures appears to have only one phase?
A. halo-halo B. suman C. bibingka D. menudo

9.Which of the following tells about the ability of a solute to dissolve in a given amount of solvent?
A. elasticity B. immiscibility C. solubility D. viscosity

10.Which of the following materials will dissolve in hot water faster?

A. coffee beans B. granulated sugar C. rock salt D. sugar cubes
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11. Sugar is a kind of solute that usually mixes uniformly. In which glass will make the sugar hard to
dissolve?
A. a glass of cold water C. a glass of mineral water
B. a glass of hot water D. a glass of tap water

12. Student A tried to mix a tablespoonful of sugar in a glass of hot water. While Student B mixed a
tablespoonful of sugar with a glass of tap water. They tried to do this at the same time. What did they
observe on the two mixtures they made?

A. The sugar dissolved faster in tap water.

B. The sugar floated at the top of each solvent.
C. The sugar dissolved faster in the glass of hot water.
D. The sugar did not dissolve completely in the two set-ups they made.

13. Which is true about heterogeneous mixtures?

A. Composition of mixtures are the same all throughout.
B. Composition of mixtures can be easily identified
C. Composition of mixtures are visible
D. Both B and C

14. Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?

A. coffee B. noodle soup C. orange juice D. sugar solution

15. What type of mixture contains two or more substances that are visibly distinguishable?
A. Homogeneous C. Solution
B. Heterogeneous D. Solvent

16. Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture in nature?

A. Air B. Pebbles C. Seawater D. Sand and shells

17. Your mother prepared pinakbet for lunch. How will you describe its ingredients?
A. It is a heterogeneous mixture because its components are visible.
B. It is a homogeneous mixture because it was evenly mixed.
C. It is a heterogeneous mixture because of its uniformity.
D. It is a homogeneous mixture because it is not uniform.

18. What do you call a heterogeneous mixture in which some of the particles settle out of the mixture
upon standing?
A. solution B. solvent C. colloid B. suspension

19. Why should medicines prepared as suspensions be shaken well before use?
A. To mix in the powder drug that may have settled at the bottom.
B. To make the suspension turn into a colloid first before getting a dose.
C. To make the suspension turn into a solution first before getting a dose.
D. To make sure that the flavors are mixed in so the dose will not taste bitter.

20. What kind of mixture is formed when larger particles settle out when left undisturbed?
A. colloid B. suspension C. solution D. solvent

21. Which of the following mixtures is not an example of a suspension?

A. salt and water B. oil and water C. sand and water D. chalk and water

22. Which of the following is an example of a colloid?

A. mayonnaise B. cooking oil C. soft drinks D. bubbles in water

23. What phenomenon occur when dispersed colloid particles scatter light?
A. Tyndall effect B. shaft effect C. miscible D. immiscible
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24. A mixture with particles evenly scattered in a dispersed medium without settling down. It is called
as special kind of mixture because its tiny particles can’t be seen by naked eye.
What kind of mixture is this?
A. Decantation C. Solution
B. Colloids D. Suspension

25. Which description best describes colloids?

A. Composed of molecules bigger than a solution but smaller than a suspension.
B. Mixtures of two or more substances than can be easily separated
C. Have molecules that are big enough to settle at the bottom
D. Formed by mixing different kinds of solutions

26. Decantation is a process of ________ immiscible liquids such as oil and water.
A. Mixing B. Separating D. Heating D. Cooling

27. What are the processes involve in decantation?

A. juicing and extraction C. drying and absorption
B. filtering and heating D. settling and pouring

28. In what situation can decantation be done?

A. separating pebbles and peanuts C. separating oil and water
B. separating water and salt D. separating iron and sugar

29. Decantation is a good way to separate mixtures if ________

I. One of the substances can flow
II. One substance is heavier than the other
III. The substances are immiscible
IV. The substances are solid and liquid

A. I, II, III B. I, II, IV C. II, III, IV D. II, I, IV

30. Which best describe decantation?

A. It is allowing the heavier materials to settle and then pouring the clear liquid above to another
container.
B. Heating the mixture to let the liquid escape, change into gas and leave the other materials
behind.
C. A process where the mixtures made of smaller and bigger particles are separated by picking.
D. Access to separate the lighter particles from heavier ones like separating wheat from chaff.

31. What method is used to obtain salt from sea water?

A. decantation B. evaporation C. sedimentation D. filtering

32. Which of the following examples undergo evaporation process?

A. a pail of water under the heat of the sun
B. brushing your teeth after meal
C. ironing clothes every weekend
D. listening to the radio

33. It is the main factor that causes evaporation process in separating mixtures.
A. water B. smoke C. heat D. light

34. Princess accidentally spill a glass of water in the salt container and she is thinking with of a
solution on how she’s going to recover salt from water. What will Princess do to return the salt to its
original phase?
A. She will wrap it with newspaper tightly
B. She will throw it away in the waste can
C. She will hide it in a dark corner
D. She will boil the solution
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35. While boiling water in a kettle, Catherine noticed that there are smoke coming from the spout of a
kettle. He asked his mother, “Why did the smoke rise upward”? What do you think will be the mother’s
answer?
A. because the water is heated and became water vapor
B. because the water reached its cooling point
C. because the water reached its boiling point
D. because the water is freezing

36. Which is the process of separating solid substances from a liquid through the use of a filter paper
or any cloths that can be used as a filtering medium?

A. Sifting C. Picking
B. Sieving D. Filtration

37. What is an apparatus use as containing medium?

A. Filter C. residue
B. Filter medium D. Bottle

38.Which statements describe the process of separating mixture through funnel?

A. Liquids that do not dissolve very well in each other can be separated through funnel.
B. Immiscible liquids can be separated through the use of the separating funnel
C. Separating funnel is used in separating immiscible liquids.
D. A, B, and C

39. Mrs. Rosario, a science teacher, will have an experiment with her class. They are going to pour
dirty water in a funnel with a paper lining. Clean water comes out the funnel into the jar and solid
dirt gets left behind on the paper. This is an example of____________.

A. Sieving B. Magnet C. Filtration D. Decantation

40. Which method of separating mixture is shown?

A. Filtration C. Using magnet
B. Evaporation D. Using a separating funnel

41. To get the smaller particle size of flour for baking, leaving larger particles of flour in the sifter
above the screen. What kind of separating of mixture it is?
A. Sieving C. Picking
B. Sifting D. Drying

42. To separate rocks into different sized particles for road building and other construction projects,
which method is applicable?
A. Sieving B. Sifting C. Picking D. Drying
43. Your neighbor has a house construction; you observed that the workers are having a hard time
separating the sand and gravel to be used to finish the house. What are you going to suggest for
the worker to lessen his problem?
A. I will tell him to use a filter basin
B. I will tell him to use a funnel filter
C. I will tell him to use a sieve technique.
D. I will tell him to use an evaporating basin

44. The town of Montalban in the province of Rizal is best known for its quality rock to be used in
construction. It is in different form. Some of the Montalbeńo need to separate it in order to sell.
What is the best technique will be used in order to separate some of the rock in the sand?
A. They are going to use filtration technique
B. They are going to use sieving technique
C. They are going to use magnetic technique
D. They are going to use hand picking technique
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45. Christmas is around the corner; your mother thinks what the best Noche Buena will be. You said
that you wanted to have a cake baked by her. In order to have a delicious cake in Christmas Eve,
which of the following will your mother do to separate wheat grains from flour?

A. Use the process of sieving C. Use the process of distillation

B. Use the process of filtration D. Use the process of magnetism

46. Magnets pull other objects made of magnetic materials towards them. What do you call the force
use in magnets?
A. Magnetism B. Magnetic field C. Limited force D. Magnet force

47. This is a process of separating mixture which magnetically susceptible material is attracted from
a mixture using a magnetic force. What kind of separating mixture is this?
A. Filter B. Magnetism C. Sieving D. Sifting

48. Anna wanted to segregate the metal and non-metal to lessen the garbage in their house. What
technique should Anna use?
A. Magnet B. Distillation C. Winnowing D. Evaporation

49. If you accidentally spilled nails in a sandbox, what separation technique could you use to clean
out the sandbox so it would be safe for children to play in?
A. Filter technique C. Magnet technique
B. Screen technique D. Evaporation technique

50. If Alex wanted to get the iron filings out of the sand, what could he use to separate these two
solids?
A. evaporation B. decantation C. magnet D. filtration

Prepared By:

CHRISTINE P. ROSARIO
Master Teacher I
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
Montalban Sub Office
AMITYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 6
S.Y. 2023-2024
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV A – CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
Montalban Sub Office
AMITYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KEY TO CORRECTION
FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 6
S.Y. 2023-2024

1. A 17. A 33. C 49. C

2. A 18. B 34. D 50. C
3. D 19. B 35. B
4. A 20. B 36. D
5. D 21. A 37. D
6. D 22. A 38. D
7. C 23. A 39. C
8. B 24. B 40. A
9. C 25. A 41. A
10. C 26. B 42. A
11. A 27. D 43. C
12. C 28. C 44. B
13. D 29. C 45. A
14. B 30. A 46. A
15. B 31. B 47. C
16. D 32. A 48. C