Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN
PINAMBARAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FIRST QUARTER
SUMMATIVE TEST #1
SCIENCE 5
S.Y 2020-2021
Name: _______________________________________________ Date: _______________
Grade & Section: _____________________ Score: _______________
Directions: Read and answer the questions carefully. These focus on explaining how changes in matter
affect the environment. Write the letter of the best answer.
____1. The following activities cause a change in matter. Which of these has a bad effect on the
environment?
A. slicing fruits
B. sewing clothes
C. peeling vegetables
D. breaking empty bottles of liquor
____2. The following are effects in the environment by the changes in matter. Which of these has a good
effect on the environment?
A. air pollution
B. composting
C. deforestation
D. water pollution
____3. Many families use wood as fuel in cooking food. What is the bad effect on the environment of this
activity?
A. deforestation
B. air pollution
C. land pollution
D. water pollution
____4. The following activities can be done to candy wrappers. Which of these can help protect and save
the environment?
A. throw garbage into the river
B. scatter candy wrappers in the backyard
C. cut out candy wrappers to make pillows
D. burn candy wrappers because these are biodegradable wastes
____5. Water pollution is one of the bad effects in the environment by the changes in matter. Which of
the following can minimize bad effects in the bodies of water?
A. oil spills from a cargo ship
B. bringing trash bins when having a picnic in the beach
C. throwing detergents and other chemicals in the river
D. using bath soap and shampoo in swimming at the beach
____6. Your mother is a dressmaker. At home, you have plenty of strips of cloth. To avoid bad effect on
the environment, what is the best way to do with these strips of cloth?
A. Make the strips of cloth as charcoal.
B. Keep these strips of cloth in the bodega
C. Make these strips of cloth as rags.
D. Throw these strips of cloth to the landfill.
____7. Typhoon Ursula caused landslide and flood. Which of the following should we do to avoid these
things to happen again?
A. Make forest into residential areas.
B. Throw garbage anywhere you want.
C. Plant more trees in our surroundings.
D. Cut more trees to build more things at home.
____8. Tin cans with rust are being recycled by putting spray paint. Why does this activity cause harm
to the environment?
A. Spray paints are expensive.
B. Spray paints can prevent the spread of rust.
C. Spray paints are sometimes unavailable in the market.
D. Spray paints have a poisonous chemical that makes the air polluted.
____9. When land is dumped with garbage, the land becomes polluted. The polluted land will serve as
the breeding places for pests that carry germs, hence dangerous to human health. As a child, you can do
the following activities to avoid this problem, except one.
A. Make a compost for all decaying materials.
B. Recycle and reuse non-biodegradable waste materials.
C. Throw all waste materials in one area in your backyard.
D. Segregate waste materials into biodegradable and non-biodegradable.
____10. Gas when exposed to heat can produce smokes. These smokes can release chemicals that
contribute to global warming. As a Grade Five Learner, which of the following should you do to lessen
the production of smokes in our environment?
A. Burn dry leaves.
B. Use charcoal in cooking.
C. Use a lamp with gas in studying at night
D. Walk only to places with near distance instead of riding in a vehicle.
_____11. Your Father is so eager to fix your house after it was destroyed by a strong typhoon, what
waste management did he apply?
A. Recycle B. Repair C. Reduce D. Reuse
_____12. One good characteristic of being a responsible consumer is to refrain from buying new
materials when you still have supplies, what waste management is being practiced?
A. Reuse B. Repair C. Recover D. Reduce
_____13. Ana, a 15 year-old girl, gave her old dresses to her younger neighbor. What is she doing?
A. Recycling B. Reducing C. Reusing D. Recovering
_____14. Which of the following is the best substitute for plastic cellophane if you want to go to the
grocery store?
A. Newspaper bags B. Banana leaves C. Big cans D. Cloth bags
_____15. If you have a garden in your backyard, which of the following materials cannot be used as
fertilizers for your plants?
A. manure from cow B. rice husk C. dried leaves D. candy wrappers
II. Directions:Write the number of the sentence in the appropriate column as to reduce,
recycle, repair, and recover.
III. Directions :Answer the puzzle with different waste management technique. Base your
answer from the description below.
Answer key
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. C
14. D
15. D
II.
1.Reuse
2.Reduce
3.Reuse
4.Repair
5.Recover
III.
1.Reduce
2. Repair
3.Recycle
4. Reuse
5.Recover
