Pre-Test in Science 4

S.Y. 2021-2022

Name: __________________________________ Score: _____________________

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. If you place a piece of paper in water and the paper turns wet, what concept is formed?
A. ability to float
B. ability to repel water
C. ability to resist water
D. ability to absorb water

2. How do materials allow liquid to pass through?

A. materials are soft B. materials are hard
C. materials are porous
D. materials are non-porous

3. What does the ability of material to float mean?

A. to decrease the upward force
B. to increase the upward force
C. to rise on the surface of water
D. to move upward the container

4. Your teacher asked you to make a butterfly pattern from a piece of wire. What changes in the
properties of the wire were observed?
A. bent
B. cut
C. hammered
D. pressed

5. What will happen when you press solid materials?

A. a new material is formed
B. material pressed does not affect the texture
C. material pressed changed its size and shape
D. the physical appearance will not affect when pressed

6. Which of the following changes of solid materials is used by carpenters and other construction
workers in driving nails?
A. pressing
B. hammering
C. cutting
D. bending

7. What are the factors that contributed to the decaying process of materials?
A. sunlight, water, soil, microorganism
B. sunlight, air, temperature, moisture
C. rain, temperature, microorganism
D. rain, sunlight, microorganism

8. Which of the following materials will undergo decay in a short time?

A. ceramic
B. plastic
C. rubber
D. twig

9-10. Classify the waste materials according to their properties by completing the concept map:
 leaves
plastic bottles Biodegradle 9
candy wrappers Proper
twigs Disposal
Non-
vegetable peels biodegradable
10
soda cans

11. From the picture, identify the function of the labeled part.
A. filter blood
B. transform blood A
C. collects the fluid/liquid material
D. passage of liquid materials from the kidney to the urinary bladder

12. The heart is to pump blood and ____ is to exchange gasses.

A. bones
B. kidneys
C. lungs
D. stomach

13. Esmer observes his biceps, what are the organs that work together to move his biceps?
A. bone and skin
B. brain and muscle
C. muscle and bone
D. nerve and muscle

14. You eat foods every day and the nutrients contained in the food you eat are absorbed and carried
out to the different parts of your body, which of the following systems are involved in the process?
A. skeletal and muscular system
B. respiratory and digestive system
C. digestive and muscular system
D. digestive and circulatory system

15. Most body coverings of animals are for protection. What is being shown about the body covering
of the animal in the picture?
A. the animal will survive in a temperate environment
B. the animal will survive in a warm place
C. the animal will survive in frozen places
D. both A and C

16. Which of the following is a characteristic of a terrestrial plant?

A. it has a floater
B. it clings on boat/ship
C. it grows in the soil and has a big trunk
D. both A and B

17. What is the stage in the Life Cycle of a butterfly that is marked C? A
A. adult B
B. egg C
C. larva
D. pupa D

18. Ira was born last May 2003 and turned thirteen in May 2016. What stage of development will she
be in May 2024?
A. infancy
B. childhood
 C. adulthood
D. adolescence

19. What kind of interaction is shown in the picture below?

A. negative
B. positive
C. neutral
D. both A and B

20. Bees sip the nectar of the flower from the plant. What are the possible effects of the bee to the
plants?
A. Bees get nectar to feed their babies.
B. Bees help the other bees in the colony.
C. Bees help in plant fertilization and pollination.
D. Bees will be benefited, and the plants will be harmed.

21. When force is applied to an object, the size of an object may change, which of the following
activities shows this change?
A. bouncing basketball ball
B. catching baseball ball
C. tearing a piece of paper
C. throwing stone in a river

22. Car A has five passengers, car B has two passengers, car C has seven and car D has four
passengers. Which of the four cars will move the fastest?
A. car A
B. car B
C. car C
D. car D

23. Which of the following forces may be applied to change the shape of chalk into a powder form?
A. bending
B. pounding
C. pushing
D. tearing

24. You placed a bar magnet in a shoe box containing different objects, which of the following will be
attracted by a magnet?
A. asbestos pad
B. ceramic chip
C. needle
D. plastic spoon

25. What happens when the South and North Poles of a magnet are placed with each other?
A. they move apart
B. they attract to each other
C. East and West Poles repel to each other
D. West and East Poles attract with each other

26. Which of the following activities will a magnet repel with each other?
N S S N N N
I II III IV. both A & B

27. Look at the set-up. Which of the candles will melt first and
why?
 1 2 3 4

A. 1, because it is farthest to the heat source

B. 2, because it is farther to the heat source
C. 3, because it is nearer to the heat source
D. 4, because it is nearest to the heat source

28. Which of the following media will light travel quickly in a straight line?
A. water
B. plastic
C. glass
D. air

29. Marlon stands 20 meters from group D, 15 meters from group C, 10 meters from group B and 5
meters from group A singing the same song and same tune simultaneously, what group can he hear
a loud sound?
A. group A
B. group B
C. group C
D. group D

30. When you place a pencil inside a glass filled with water, what happens to the appearance of the
pencil submerged in water?
A. appears same
B. appears broken
C. appears straight
D. nothing happens

31. Look at the picture, what kind of soil is used?

A. stone
B. sand
C. loam
D. clay

32. During this time of pandemic your mother asked you to plant mongo seeds in three different kinds
of soil, which of the following do you think will mongo seeds grow well?
A. clay
B. loam
C. mud
D. sandy

33. Which of the following is the use of water as shown in the picture?
A. cleaning
B. cooking
C. fuel
D. transportation

34. What is the kind of water we used in preparing our food?

A. freshwater
B. hard water
C. marine water
D. seawater

35. Temperate countries experiencing snow. Snow is a solid form of water, what is the process
involved in the formation of snow?
A. condensation
 B. evaporation
C. precipitation
D. transpiration

36. What weather instrument is shown in the picture?

A. anemometer
B. barometer
C. thermometer
D. wind vane

37. Looking at the chart, which is the hottest place/location?

A. Baguio City
B. Cebu City
C. Metro Manila
D. Pampanga

38. Typhoon signal no. 3 is raised over the place where you live. Would you still go to school?
A. I will not go to school but play in the rain
B. I will go to school because my teacher might be angry
C. I will go to school and play basketball with my classmates
D. I will not go to school because it is dangerous to go outside

39. Which of the following properties affects the changes in the position and the length of shadows in
the surrounding?
A. angle
B. size of the object
C. height of the object
D. both B and C

40. Which of the following is NOT a good practice?

A. avoid too much exposure to sunlight
B. drink plenty of water during hot days
C. wear a cap during sunny days
D. looking at the sun directly