Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CANDON CITY
Candon City, Ilocos Sur
CANDON CITY HIGH SCHOOL
FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION
SCIENCE 10
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
Prepared by Checked by

SHARON ROSE R. VILLALOBOS JEANELEANE G. LOMITENG

Teacher III School Principal II

 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CANDON CITY
Candon City, Ilocos Sur
CANDON CITY HIGH SCHOOL
FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION
SCIENCE 10
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DIRECTIONS: Read carefully the questions. Choose the best answer by writing the letter before the number.

____1. People sweat especially during hot days. One cause of heating of the atmosphere is the accumulation of
greenhouse gases. What property of gases is being illustrated?
A. Mass B. Pressure C. Temperature D. Volume

____2. Which of the following is NOT a unit for pressure?

A. atmosphere (atm) C. millimeters of Mercury (mm Hg)
B. liter (L) D. torricelli (torr)

____3. What is most likely to happen when an aerosol can is heated?

A. The can will tarnish. C. The can will stay the same.
B. The can will be deformed. D. The can will eventually explode.

____4. Danryl wants to have a portable oxygen tank. A 3.00 L oxygen gas exerts pressure of 2.0 atmosphere. How much
pressure is needed for this gas to be 7.00 L cylinder, provided there is no temperature change? (V 1P1=V2P2)

A. 0.85 atm B. 0.86 atm C. 0.9 atm D. 1.0 atm

____5. Which of the following phenomena is an application of Charles’ Law?

A. Carbon dioxide being dissolved in water. C. Leavening agent causing the fluffiness of cake products.
B. Breathing apparatus being used by a patient. D. Expansion of the balloon as it is being submerged in hot water.

____6. Records show that the incident of tire explosion is high during summer season. Which of the following can justify
this observation?
A. There is too much air inside the tires.
B. Vehicles’ tires are not well maintained.
C. High temperature during summer season makes the pressure higher too.
D. High temperature during summer season causes the air inside the tire to expand.

____7. A balloon with a volume of 200 mL at 30°C is submerged in hot water to obtain a
temperature of 50°C. Find out what will happen to the volume of the balloon, provided the pressure remains the
same. (V1T2=V2T1)
A. The volume of the balloon will be doubled.
B. The volume of the balloon will be equal to 200 mL.
C. The volume of the balloon will become lower than 200 mL.
D. The volume of the balloon will become higher than 200 mL.

____8. Which statement describes the volume-pressure relationship in gases at constant temperature?
A. As pressure decreases, volume increases. C. As pressure increases, volume remains constant.
B. As pressure increases, volume also increases. D. As pressure remains constant, volume increases.

____9. How do gas molecules move?

A. In orderly motion. C. In straight-line motion.
B. In a circular motion. D. In constant random motion.

____10. Which of the following is the BEST place to store compressed gases?
A. Areas along corridors or stairways. C. Areas with confined or closed vessel.
B. Areas where there is heat exposure. D. Areas where there is a proper ventilation.
____11. When humans inhale, the air volume in lungs increases while its pressure
decreases. When they exhale, air volume decreases and pressure increases.
What gas law is observed in the respiratory system?
A. Boyle’s law C. Gay- Lussac’s law
B. Charles’ law D. Ideal Gas law

____12. Movement of gas molecules is affected by temperature. Which of the following supports the statement?
A. False, because molecules move faster at average temperature.
B. False, because molecules move faster both at high and low temperatures.
C. True, because molecules move faster at high temperature and they move slower at low temperature.
D. True, because molecules move faster at low temperature and they move slower at high temperature.

____13. Hot air balloons make Pampanga a tourist spot. What gas property makes air balloons float in the sky?
A. Compressibility B. Diffusibility C. Expandability D. Miscibility

____14. Which of the following food items contains the most lipids?
A. Avocado B. Fish C. Milk D. Pasta

____15. What are the small units of macromolecules?

A. Cells B. Isomers C. Monomers D. Polymers

____16. Which of the following is a correct monomer-polymer pair?

A. Monomer: disaccharide C. Monomer: polysaccharide
B. Polymer: monosaccharide D. Polymer: polysaccharide

____17. What will be the correct pairing of monomer of proteins and its function?
A. Fat: structure C. Starch, sugar: cell machinery
B. Amino acid: tissue repair D. DNA, RNA: store genetic material

____18. Which of the following is NOT included in the main classes of biomolecules?
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Nucleic acids D. Phosphates

____19. What are these large molecules composed of thousands of covalently connected atoms which comprise the main
classes of biomolecules?
A. Macromolecules B. Micromolecules C. Minimolecules D. Monomolecules

____20. What macromolecule is responsible for cell membrane and energy storage?
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Nucleic acids D. Proteins

____21. Which of the following statements is NOT true about monomers?

A. These can be composed of more than one atom.
B. These exhibit patterns which is are repeated.
C. These are single basic building unit of all organic compounds.
D. When joined together, these form smaller groups called micromers.

____22. Which of the following elements is NOT present in biomolecules?

A. Hydrogen B. Mercury C. Oxygen D. Phosphorus

____23. Which of the following macromolecules contain Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus and Hydrogen in the
structure?
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Nucleic acids D. Proteins

____24. What class of biomolecules do DNA and RNA belong?

A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Nucleic acids D. Proteins

____25. What class of biomolecules do sugar, starch, cellulose and glucose belong to?
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Nucleic acids D. Proteins

____26. What class of biomolecule does the structure represent in the figure at the right?
A. Carbohydrates B. Lipids C. Nucleic acids D. Proteins

____27. The following are evidences of chemical change EXCEPT___.

A. the production of heat and light C. the evolution of gas
B. the formation of a precipitate D. the change in state
____28. Which of the following shows a chemical change?
A. Rotting banana B. Crushing ice C. Melting ice cream D. Cutting metal plate

____29. What kind of chemical reaction is applied in the equation below?

CaO + H2 O Ca (OH) 2 (l)
A. Combination B. Decomposition C. Single replacement D. Double replacement

____30. What kind of chemical reaction does the example below represent?
FeCl3 + 3NaOH Fe (OH) 3 + 3NaCl
A. Combination B. Decomposition C. Single replacement D. Double replacement

____31. In the equation at the right, what happened to the reactant, BaCO3?
A. The reactant remained intact.
B. The reactant produced three resultants.
C. The reactant doubled when heat is applied.
D. The reactant decomposed into two resultants.

____32. In a Single replacement, one less active reactant is replaced by more active one. In the equation provided below,
which of them is the less active reactant?
Br2 + 2KI 2KBr + I 2
A. Br B. K C. I D. 2

____33. Azlan, a working student, asked the baker why yeast is added in making bread. If you are the baker, what factor
affecting the rate of chemical reaction will you reason out?
A. Temperature B. Presence of catalyst C. Surface area of reactant D. Concentration of reactant

____34. In the given chemical reaction, what will be the correct count for the atoms of the reactants?
CH4(g) + 2O2 (g) CO 2(g) + 2H2O(l)
A. 1 carbon atom, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms
B. 1 carbon atom, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 4 oxygen atoms
C. 4 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms
D. 4 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 4 oxygen atoms

____35. What will be the products when the given reaction is balanced? C3H8(g) + 5O2(g)
A. 2CO2(g) + 3H2O(l) C. 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(l)
B. 3CO(g) + 4H2O(l) D. 4CO2(g) + 3H2O(l)

____36. The Grade 10 students experimented on improvised volcanic eruption. Which of the following is NOT observed
when baking soda is added to vinegar?
A. Change in color B. Change in temperature C. Evolution of gas D. Formation of precipitate

____37. According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, what is the total mass of the reacting substances?
A. Total mass of the reacting substances is always equal to the total mass of the products.
B. Total mass of the reacting substances is always less than the total mass of the products.
C. Total mass of the reacting substances is always more than the total mass of the products.
D. Total mass of the reacting substances is either more or less than the total mass of the products.

____38. Which of the following can prove that a new substance can be formed from a chemical reaction?
A. Milk souring B. Iron bending C. Water evaporating D. Helium-filled balloon floating

____39. How will you increase the rate of a chemical reaction?

A. Increase the number of catalyst. C. Decrease the temperature of reactants.
B. Increase the surface area of reactants. D. Decrease the concentration of reactants.

____40. What is the amount of energy required to break the bonds between the reacting molecules?
A. Activated Complex C. Collision Theory
B. Activation Energy D. Law of Conservation of Mass

____41. One of the factors that affect the rate of chemical reaction is concentration of solution. How do you describe this
factor?
A. It is the amount of energy needed for molecules to react.
B. It is located at the peak of the energy diagram for a reaction.
C. It is the measure of the number of particles of solute in a given volume of solution.
 D. It is needed to break the bonds of the reactants to form new products or new substances.

____42. How will crushing a solid into a powder increase reaction rate?
A. The particles will collide with more energy.
B. The powdered form has more surface area.
C. The activation energy barrier will be lowered.
D. The orientation of colliding particles will be improved.

____43. The rate of reaction increases as the temperature increases. Which of the following statements provides the BEST
explanation for this?
A. Higher temperature has higher activation energy.
B. At lower temperature, the particles do not collide with each other.
C. Increasing the temperature increases the number of particles, so they collide more often.
D. At higher temperature, the particles have more energy, move faster and collide more often.

____44. When a lit match touches the wick of a candle, it begins to burn. When the match is removed, the candle
continues to burn. The match ____________.
A. behaves as a catalyst C. supplies the activation energy
B. increases the concentration D. lowers the activation energy barrier
____45. The students observed that when the Zinc pellet is added to Muriatic acid the, acid increased in temperature.
What can you conclude as the role of the Zinc pellet?
A. behaves as a catalyst C. supplies the activation energy
B. increases the concentration D. lowers the activation energy barrier

____46. Particle size is a factor which affects reaction rates. Which statement(s) provide(s) assessment about particle
size?
I. The smaller pieces have a greater surface area, thus, providing much greater contact among the reactants and
effecting more collisions. When solid reactants are present in small pieces, reaction rate is faster.
II. The bigger pieces have a greater surface area, thus, providing much greater contact among the reactants and
effecting more collisions. When solid reactants are present in bigger pieces, reaction rate is faster.
III. The smaller pieces have a lesser surface area, thus, providing much greater contact among the reactants and
effecting more collisions. When solid reactants are present in small pieces, reaction rate is faster.
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I, II and III

____47. Perishable goods that are not properly stored show signs of spoilage in less than a day. Which of the following is
NOT a possible cause of this spoilage?
A. Amount of goods B. Change in temperature C. Oxygen in air D. Presence of microorganisms

____48. Filipino farmers use different natural ripening agents such as the use of kalburo, leaves of kakawate and acacia
leaves. This practice intends to address the need for the availability of fruits all the time. What factor affecting
the rate of reactions influences this situation?
A. Catalyst B. Concentration of reactants C. Particle size D. Temperature

____49. The following statements describe concentration of solution as a factor that affects the rate of reaction. Which
among the given statement is NOT correct?
A. The greater the number of particles, the greater the collision.
B. Increased concentration of solution leads to an increased rate of reaction.
C. When solid reactants are present in small pieces, reaction rates can decrease.
D. When there is a great number of particles, there is a high concentration leading to greater chances of
collision.

____50. To remove clothes stains faster, one either uses higher amounts of calamansi extract or laundry bleach. What
factor influences this situation?
A. Temperature B. Presence of catalyst C. Size of the reactants D. Type of reactants

Goodluck and Happy Vacation!!!

SRV
 10-KINDNESS
FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION
SCIENCE 10

ANSWER KEY and ITEM ANALYSIS

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

10-PRUDENCE
FOURTH QUARTER EXAMINATION
SCIENCE 10

ANSWER KEY and ITEM ANALYSIS

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