SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 10
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer from the choices given. Write the
answer on your answer sheet.
1. What will happen to light rays after striking a smooth and shiny surface?
a. It will be scattered in all directions
b. It will be reflected regularly
c. It changes as it travels from one material to another
d. It will be absorbed by the material
2. As indicated by the hands of the clock without numbers, the real time is 9:30. What is the time indicated in its
image if the clock is placed in front of a plane mirror.
a. 2: 30 b. 3:30 c. 9:30 d. 10:30
3. What is the distance of your image from you if you stand 1.5m in front of a plane mirror?
a. 1.5m b. 2m c. 3m d. 4.5m
4. If you look down a poll of wavy water, you can’t see your face clearly. Which of the following gives the best
explanation for this observation?
a. Light entering water is dispersed.
b. Regular reflection of light happens on the surface of the wavy water.
c. Irregular reflection of light happens on the surface of wavy water.
d. Light is reflected from the surface of water in the same direction.
5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a plane mirror images?
a. Same size c. laterally reversed
b. Same distance as the object d. inverted
6. If the light ray strikes the mirror with 45 ͦ angle of incidence, what would be its reflected angle?
a. 22.5 ͦ b. 45 ͦ c. 37.5 ͦ d. 90 ͦ
7. Which of the following are TRUE about convex mirror?
i. It has virtual focus ii. It diverges reflected light ray iii. It has a real focus
a. I and iii b. i and ii c. ii and iii d. I, ii, and iii
8. It is the point where the center of the curved mirror and the principal axis intersects.
a. Focus b. Vertex c. Focal length d. Aperture
9. Which mirror has a wider field of view?
a. Convex mirror b. concave mirror c. Plane mirror d. cylindrical mirror
10. Where is the object located if the image formed is the same size as the object in a concave mirror?
a. At the focus b. at the center c. between focus and vertex d. between center and focus
12. if an object is placed between vertex and the focal point in a concave mirror, what is the type and orientation of
the image formed?
a. Real and inverted b. real and upright c. virtual and inverted d. virtual and upright
13. A girl wants to see an enlarged image of her face. What mirror can serve her purpose?
a. plane mirror b. concave mirror c. convex mirror d. magnifying lens
14. What type of mirror do dentists usually use to see clearly images of our teeth?
a. plane mirror b. convex mirror c. concave mirror d. concave lens
15. What type of mirror displays an image that is always virtual upright and same size?
a. concave mirror c. plane mirror
b. convex mirror d. curved mirror
16. What image is always formed by a concave mirror?
a. always real c. either real or virtual
b. always virtual D. always magnified.
17. Diffused reflection always happened when light rays strike what kind of surface?
a. rough b. smooth c. semi rough d. semi smooth
18. What is the reflecting surface of a plane mirror?
a. angled b. flat c. concave d. convex
19. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the convex mirror? 10.
a. convex mirror is also known as diverging mirror.
b. convex mirror reflects light outwards so they are not used to focus light.
c. convex mirror always produces a virtual and smaller image.
d. convex mirror is also knowing a converging mirror.
20.A boy wears a shirt with printed word “THREE” in front. If he faces a plane mirror which of
the following images, will he see?
A. B. C. D.
21. What type of mirror is used in a view finding mirror of a vehicle?
A. Convex mirror B. Concave mirror C. Plane mirror D. all of the above
a. Which of the following is not a part of a curved mirror?
b. A. principal axis B. center of curvature C. focus D. aperture
22. Which of the following is used as reflectors for the headlights of a car?
A. plane mirror B. convex mirror C. concave mirror D. all of the above
23. Which of the following best describes the image formed by a concave mirror when the object is located
somewhere between the focal point (F) and the center of curvature (C) of the mirror?
C F
a. virtual, upright and enlarged c. real, inverted and reduced
b. virtual, upright and reduced d. real, inverted and enlarged
24. What kind of mirror is used in automobiles and trucks to give the driver a wider area and smaller image of
the traffic behind him?
A. plane mirror B. convex mirror C. concave mirror D. none of the given
25. What type mirror do dentist usually use to see clearly the images of our teeth?
A. plane mirror
b. convex mirror
c. concave mirror
d. none of the given
B. Complete the Ray diagram. 5pts.
An object between F and V
Location:
Orientation:
Size:
Type:
