Department of Education

Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Norte
District of Marcos
IMELDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SECOND QUARTERLY TEST IN SCIENCE IV
DIRECTION:

Read each question carefully. Then write the correct answer on the blank
provided before the number.

26. Which system gives your body shape and support?

a. digestive system
c. muscular system
b. skeletal system
d. respiratory system
27. The brain is protected by a hard bone called _______.
a. skull
c. backbone
b. ribs
d. pelvic bone
28. How are the lungs and the heart protected from sudden blows?
a. by means of the rib cage
c. by means of the skull
b. by means of the backbone
d. by means of the pelvic
29. Which of the following is responsible for mans ability to learn habits and develop skills?
a. bones
c. lungs
b. brain
d. liver
30. It filters the oxygen that enters the body.
a. heart
c. kidney
b. lungs
d. liver
31. Which ailment is developed in response to prolonged exposure to tobacco smoke?
a. heart cancer
c. bone cancer
b. lung cancer
d. colon cancer
32. Which of the muscles below are involuntary muscles?
a. leg muscles
c. heart muscles
b. arm muscles
d. neck muscles
33. Which joint enables you to move your arms freely?
a. hinge joint
c. ball and socket joint
b. gliding joint
d. pivot joint
34. While swimming, a boy suddenly felt pain in his leg. Then he could not move it. What was
he suffering from?
a. sprain
c. cramps
b. strain
d. fracture
35. In which of these body parts has voluntary muscle?
a. stomach
c. esophagus
b. face
d. liver
36. What chemicals in the digestive system change food to simpler substance?
a. saliva
c. juice
b. enzymes
d. blood
37. Why do you need to drink plenty of water when you have diarrhea?
a. to make your body strong
c. to make the wastes soft
b. to push undigested food out
d. to replace water lost in frequent bowel
movement
38. Which common ailments are characterized by hard, dry, irregular, bowel movements?
a. diarrhea
c. constipation
b. dog
d. cow
39. How are frogs, snakes and grasshoppers 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.
40. How does ostrich protect itself from enemies?
a. It runs fast.
b. It flies.
c. It hides itself under the shell.
d. It has horns for fighting.
41. Mang Tino lives along the seashore. He is planning to put up a business. Which of the
following may he do?
a. piggery
c. fishery
b. poulty
d. cattle raising
42. It is the study of the interaction of living things with one another and with its environment?
a. community
c. ecology
b. ecosystem
d. population
43. 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 in the same.
d. Other animals will also decrease in number.
44. What is the young plant found inside the seed?
a. cotyledon
c. hilum
b. seed coat
d. embryo
45. The third stage in complete metamorphosis is called __________.
a. pupa
c. adult
b. egg
d. larva
46. Which characteristics describe a shrub and make it different from a herb?
a. having a woody or hard stem
b. having seeds in the fruit
c. having many leaves
d. presence of flowers
47. Which of the following is an example of terrestrial plant?
a. talahib
c. algae
b. duckweeds
d. sea lettuce
48. Enclose a leafy stem is the plastic bag. Tie the opening of the plastic bag with rubber band.
What do you observe?
a. Water droplets are formed inside the plastic bag.
b. Smoke is formed inside the plastic.
c. The leaves turned yellow.
d. The stems and leaves produce flowers.
49. What will happen if animals are removed from their natural habitat?
a. They will die.
b. They increase in number.
c. They may not be affected.
d. They have another body structure for adaptation.
50. Why is a snake covered with dry skin?
a. It helps them to swim.
b. It allows fast evaporation.
c. It helps them to make beautiful.
d. It prevents to fast evaporation of water from its body.

Prepared by:
JANETTE A. TEJARES

Teacher III