Department of Education

Region VI-Western Visayas

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SIPALAY CITY
District of Sipalay II-Cluster 8
BINULIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SECOND PERIODICAL TEST

Science 4
SY 2022-2023
I. Direction: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct answer on your
paper.

1. What is the main function of the bones?

A. They supply the body with oxygen.
B. They help the body remove wastes.
C. They give shape and support to the body.
D. It allows our body to move.

2. How does a pair of muscles work?

A. By contracting C. by relaxing
B. By contracting and relaxing D. by bending and relaxing

3. It is a bone disorder caused mainly by inadequate calcium in the diet. It softens bones and
becomes porous and fragile.
A. Arthritis B. Gout C. Poliomyelitis D. Osteoporosis

4. Which of the following will you do if you experienced muscle cramps?

A. Massage affected area or soaked in warm water.
B. Apply cold compress to the injured area.
C. Apply rubbing alcohol to the affected area.
D. Apply a splint to keep the affected area from moving.

5. What is the function of stomach in digestion?

A. It removes body wastes like urea and urine.
B. It allows our body to move.
C. It filters the oxygen that enters the body.
D. It allows the food to be broken down into nutrients.

6. It is a common ailment of digestive system which is caused by eating spoiled food or

contaminated food that will resulted to frequent moving of the bowels with watery feces
coming out.
A. Diarrhea B. Indigestion C. Constipation D. Appendicitis

7. It is a bean-shaped paired organ which are about four to five inches long that remove liquid
wastes from the blood in the form of urine.
A. Lungs B. Stomach C. Intestines D. Kidneys

8. The kidneys contain microscopic chemical filtration factories called?

A. Alveoli B. Nephrons C. bronchi D. cilia

9. It is the inflammation of some parts of the kidneys, reducing its ability to filter blood.
A. Kidney stone C. Hematuria
 B. Nephritis D. Urinary Tract Infection

10. How do heart and lungs work together to make the body function properly?
A. It allows distribution of oxygenated blood with nutrients to all parts and removal of
carbon dioxide as a waste product in the body.
B. It filters the blood and forms urine in the body.
C. It digests the food and helps filter carbon dioxide in the body.
D. It controls the involuntary muscles and helps coordinate bodily functions.

11. This ailment characterized by a sudden rise of blood pressure.

A. Heart attack B. Rheumatic fever C. Stroke D. Hypertension

12. What is the main function of the brain?

A. To process information, it receives and sends instructions to the different parts of the
body.
B. It carries blood to the different parts of the body and at the same time pick up carbon
dioxide.
C. It removes excess amino acids from the blood and breaks them down into urea.
D. It is where final digestion and absorption of food takes place.

13. This disease is caused by the wasting away of nerve cells and decrease substances in thee
brain. It is manifested by tremor and stiffness of muscles.
A. Meningitis B. Epilepsy C. Brain tumor D. Parkinson’s Disease

14. What is the main function of the lungs?

A. digest food
B. break down the toxins in the blood
C. transport oxygen in the blood
D. It is responsible for respiration where oxygen enters the blood and release carbon dioxide.

15. These are the proper ways in caring for our body EXCEPT ONE.
A. Eat a balanced diet
B. Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water
C. Get enough rest and exercises.
D. Smoke cigarettes and take phohibited drugs.

16. Which group of animals are found in water habitat?

A. Horse, cow, carabao C. shark, snake, frog
B. Sea horse, fish whale D. eagle, hawk, pelican

17. Which of these animals used beak to get food?

A. B. C. D.

18. What refers to a place where animals live.

 A. community B. habitat
C. forest D. rivers

19. Some animals protect themselves from their enemies through protective coloration known as
_________.
A. camouflage B. molting
C. mimicry D. hibernation

20. An animal behavior wherein it imitates the sound, smell, shape and tastes of other animals.
A. camouflage B. hibernation
C. migration D. mimicry

21. How are snakes, frogs, and grasshoppers protected from their prey?
A. They mimic the shape, smell and sound of their prey.
B. They secrete a poisonous substance.
C. They play “dead”.
D. They blend color with their environment.

22. Which of the following group of animals move in the same way.
A. Snake, monitor lizard, hawk
B. Gold fish, clown fish, shark
C. Carabao, goat, parrot
D. Horse, deer, manta ray

23. What common animals can be found in the farm?

A. C.

B. D.

24. Why do eagles can live in high places? Because of their ____________?
A. Wings B. feathers C. eyesD. claws

II. Direction: Write TP if the plant is Terrestrial Plant that grows directly on soil and write AP if it
is Aquatic Plant that grows in water.

25. 26. 27.

 28. What characteristics make the water hyacinth float on water?
A. spreading, feathery root system
B. Bulbous stem filled with water
C. light rounded waxy leaves
D. light weight of the plant

29. What characteristics of cactus plant that help survive in the desert?
A. It has no leaves through which water cannot escapes to the atmosphere.
B. It has spines and protect it from their enemies.
C. A only
D. A and B

30. What is the specialized structures of cogon or talahib plant that will help them protect
from eating?
A. flowers are brightly colored and resemble like birds
B. leaves are flat and broad
C. leaves look like needles
D. long roots that reach under the water

31. Which of the following plants has hair on its stem?

A. San Francisco B. Santol C. Mayana D. Squash

32. What part of the seed is marked E?

A (Hypocotyl
A. plumule

B. monocot
C (Epicotyl)
B (Radicle) C. seed coat

D. cotyledon

D (Cotyledon)
E?

33. A flowering plant whose seeds have two-seed leaves or cotyledons is

called______
A. a monocot B. a dicot C. an embryo D. an endosphere

34. Which factors does not affect plant growth and development?
A. water B. sunlight C. soil D. plastic container

35. Why is sunlight very important to the ecosystem?

A. It is a source of energy needed by plants to make food.
B. Sunlight makes us see things around us.
C. Oxygen is produced when there is sunlight.
D. Makes water become warm.

36. Which of the following is TRUE about the effect of water in the life cycle of
mosquito?

A. Distributes nutrients to body parts mosquitoes.

 B. Helps mosquitoes grow fast and healthy.
C. Serves as breeding ground for mosquitoes.
D. Houses adult mosquitoes from predators.

37. These insects undergo complete metamorphosis EXCEPT ONE.

A. butterfly B. grasshopper C. mosquito D. fly

38. What do you call the second stage of incomplete metamorphosis?

A. adult B. egg C. larva D. nymph

39. What stage of development is described where boys’ voices change and girls started to
menstruate?
A. adolescence B. adulthood C. childhood D. infancy

40. What kind of interaction is shown in the diagram?

A. Commensalism B. Parasitism C. Predation D. Competition

41. In what way air pollution affects the plants?
A. Slow down the growth of the plants.
B. Makes plant well for animals to eat.
C. Source of organic fertilizer for the plants.
D. Protects the plants from being eaten by the animals.

42. How can we say that the relationship between a bee and a flower considered
mutualistic?
A. The flower benefits from the interaction because of the pollen grains.
B. The bee benefits from the interaction while the flower is affected.
C. The bee benefits from the interaction because of the nectar it gets from the flower.
D. Both the bee and the flower benefit from the interaction because of the good things that
contribute to their environment.

43. A kind of interaction among organisms where one benefits while the other is not
harmed.
A. Parasitism B. commensalism C. mutualism D. competition

44. Which of the following organisms has harmful interaction?

A. Orchids on a trunk of a tree.
B. Birds resting on its nest.
C. Butterflies sipping nectar from the flowers.
D. Snakes eating rat as a food.

45. What will happen if there are more predators than preys in an ecosystem?
A. The source of foods 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.

46. What happens when a consumer comes along and eats a producer?
A. the consumer gets the building-block molecules and the chemical energy
that is in the producer’s body.
B. The consumer will be fed and becomes full.
C. The producer will decrease in number
D. The producer and the consumer will benefit each other.

47. Ants living in a tree has a symbiotic interaction called mutualism. What are the
effects of their interaction with each other?
A. Ants guard the tree while the tree gives shelter for ants.
B. Ants live on the tree in order for the tree to grow.
C. Ants live on a tree protect it from an organism that would harm the tree as
It provides home for the ants.
E. Ants cultivate the surrounding soil of the tree, while the tree guards the ants from its
enemy.

48. Man interferes with the balance of nature when he _________.

A. Pollute air and water
B. Practice kaingin and logging
C. Disposes his garbage properly.
D. Helps control overpopulation by practicing family planning.

49. Overpopulation affects the balance of nature. Which of the following does not
support this statement?

A. More consumers may upset the balance of nature.

B. Overpopulation may result to fighting and struggle for survival.
C. More people will work and the balance of nature could be improved.
D. It may result to death of some organisms.

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

A. Encourage the political leaders to build farm to market roads to reach all
beautiful places.
B. Protect forests and bodies of water against harmful activities.
C. Improve the ecosystem by inviting tourists to visit your place.
D. Construct buildings near the river banks.

Good Luck!

Prepared:

ANAMERH THERESE D. LAGADA

Master Teacher 1
 Grade 4 Adviser

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SIPALAY CITY
District of Sipalay II-Cluster 8
BINULIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Science 4
SY 2022-2023
LEARNING SKILLS NO. OF WEIGHT NO. OF KNOW- UNDER- ANALY- APPLI- APPRE- INTEG- TOTA
DAYS ITEM LEDGE STANDIN ZING CATION CIATION RATION L
G
Easy Average Difficult

1. Describe the main function 5 12.5% 7 1-7 7

of the major organs. (S4LT-IIa-
b-1)
2. Communicate that the major 5 12.5% 8 8-15 8
organs work together to make
the body function properly
(S4LT-IIa-b-2)
3. Infer that body structures 5 12.5% 9 16-24 9
help animals adapt and survive
in their
particular habitat. (S4LT -Ila-b-
4)
4. Identify the specialized 5 12.5% 11 25-35 11
structures of terrestrial and
aquatic plants
S4LT -Ile-f-9
5. Compare the stages in the 5 12.5% 7 36-42 7
life cycle of organisms. (S4LT-
IIg-h-13)
6. Describe the effects of the 5 12.5% 3 43-45 3
environment on the life cycle of
organisms.
(S4LT-IIg-h-14)
7. Describe some types of 5 12.5% 3 46-48 3
beneficial and harmful
interactions among
living things.
8. Describe the effects of 5 12.5% 2 49-50 2
interactions among organisms
in their
environment. (S4LT-lli-j-18)
TOTAL 40 100% 50 19 16 8 7 50

Prepared:

ANAMERH THERESE D. LAGADA

Master Teacher 1
Grade 4 Adviser

ANSWER KEY

1. C 41. A
2. B 42. D
3. D 43. B
4. A 44. D
5. D 45. B
6. A 46. A
7. D 47. C
8. B 48. D
9. B 49. C
10. A 50. B
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. A
20. D
21. D
22. B
23. A
24. A
25. TP
26. AP
27. AP
28. B
29. D
30. C
31. D
32. C
33. B
34. D
35. A
36. C
37. B
38. C
39. A
40. C