Second Periodic Test in Science and Health III

(Project CHOTS- Construction of HOTS Questions in Science and

Health)
Directions : Read carefully each item and choose the letter of the correct answer and
write it on your answer sheet :
1) What is the most common usage of the trunk of trees ?
A) can be made into fiber for our clothes
B) can be made for lumber for building houses and furniture
C) can be used as medicine.
2) What do you call plants whose leaves has parallel veins on it ?
A) monocots
C) dicots
B) gymnosperm
3) What is the color of the leaves of guava tree and sampaguita plant ?
A) yellow
C) red
B) green
4) What is the shape of the corn leaf and cogon grass ?
A) oval
C) heart shape
B) slender and elongated
5) Which of these plants has rough texture of its leaf ?
A) anahaw
C) cogon
B) sweet potato
6) Which leaf has a saw-like edge ?
A) kangkong
B) mango

C) rose

7) Which of the following statements best describes the difference between an

anthurium from that of a rose plant ?
A) The rose is fragrant while the anthurium is pointed in shape.
B) The rose is pointed in shape while the anthurium is fragrant.
C) The rose have different shapes while anthurium have only one shape.
8) Which of the following statements is TRUE about santan and sampaguita ?
A) Both have a pleasant smell.
B) Both are small and smooth.
C) Both are smooth and have different shapes.
9) Which plants have flowers that differ in color ?
A) rose
C) rosal
B) sampaguita
10) Which is TRUE about flowers ?
A) All flowers have the same color.
B) All flowers have petals.
C) All flowers have fragrant smell.
11) Which flower has small petals ?
A) sampaguita
B) santan

C) gumamela

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12) Which of these plants have big ,thick roots wherein tiny roots are also found in
the big root ?
A) gumamela
C) ube
B) cosmos
13) In what way are camote and cassava plants similar ?
A) They have long roots
B) They have big, thick roots.
C) They have big stems.
14) A group of plants has big and tall stems . Which of these plants belongs to the
group ?
A) coconut
C) sugar cane
B) corn
15) You want to propagate new kangkong plants. Which of these parts of the plants
will you use ?
A) leaf
C) stem
B) flower
16) Which of the following synthetic materials are most widely used today ?
A) plastics
C) glass
B) wood
17) You want to test how hard a material is . Which of these tests will you see ?
A) Touch it with your hand.
B) Scratch it with a file.
C) Cut it with scissors.
18) A boy tested four kinds of materials by dropping them on the concrete floor.
One of the materials broke into pieces . What does this show ?
A) The materials is malleable.
B) The material is hard.
C) The material is brittle.
19) Which of these properties do materials used for making earrings and rings have
?
A) hardness
C) malleability
B) brittleness
20) Which of these is an example of a material with great strength ?
A) steel
C) wood
B) rope
21) Which of these liquids will flow fastest when poured ?
A) syrup
C) water
B) fruit juice
22) Which of these substances do you use to clean your body ?
A) soap and water
C) chlorox and detergent
B) alcohol and acid
23) Which of these substances contains poison ?
A) vinegar
C) water
B) insecticide

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24) What should be done to a person who has swallowed poison ?
A) Let the person sit.
B) Let the person vomit.
C) Let the person sleep.
25) Which of these should be done when you are spraying insecticide in a room ?
A) Cover your nose and mouth.
B) Cover your face.
C) Cover your feet.
Prepared by :
FROILAN M. MENEZ
ES-I (Science and Health)