SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE
Grade: 6 Quarter: 1 Week: 5
Name:______________________________ Score:______________
1. Part I – Multiple Choice (10 items)
Directions: Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on the line
before the number.
1. Which method is best used to get salt from saltwater?
A. Decantation
B. Evaporation
C. Filtration
D. Sieving
2. What method separates a solid that dissolves in water?
A. Sieving
B. Winnowing
C. Evaporation
D. Picking
3. Which method uses a magnet to separate materials?
A. Filtering
B. Decanting
C. Magnetic separation
D. Crystallization
4. What is used to separate solid particles from a liquid?
A. Filtering
B. Distillation
C. Decanting
D. Evaporation
5. What is the main principle behind distillation?
A. Color difference
B. Magnetic attraction
C. Boiling and condensing
D. Filtering solids
6. Which method can separate rice from small stones?
A. Filtering
B. Sieving
C. Evaporation
D. Distillation
7. What is the result when you evaporate saltwater?
A. Ice and water
B. Sugar and water
C. Water only
D. Salt crystals
8. Which is the most suitable for separating chalk from water?
A. Decantation
B. Distillation
C. Magnetic separation
D. Evaporation
9. Which is not a method for separating mixtures?
A. Mixing
B. Sieving
C. Filtering
D. Decantation
10. What tool is used for filtering mixtures?
A. Spoon
B. Strainer
C. Beaker
D. Tripod
2.
Part II – True or False (10 items)
Directions: Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.
1. Evaporation is used to remove solid particles from water.
2. Crystallization can produce solid crystals from a solution.
3. Distillation involves boiling and condensing.
4. Sieving is useful for separating large and small solid particles.
5. Magnetic separation can separate metal from non-metal materials.
6. Decantation is the process of pouring out the liquid from a settled mixture.
7. Distillation can be used to separate two solids.
8. Crystallization and evaporation are the same.
9. A strainer is used in filtering.
10. Winnowing uses wind or air to separate mixtures.
3.
Part III – Identification (10 items)
Directions: Identify the method used to separate the following mixtures.
1. Salt from saltwater – ___________________
2. Iron filings from sand – ___________________
3. Pebbles from rice grains – ___________________
4. Dirty water from clean water – ___________________
5. Cooking oil from water – ___________________
6. Powdered milk from water – ___________________
7. Large sand from small sand – ___________________
8. Pure water from tap water – ___________________
9. Husk from grains – ___________________
10. Salt crystals from boiled salt solution – ___________________
4.
Part IV – Short/Essay Questions (2 items)
Directions: Answer the following questions in 2–3 sentences.
1. Why is it important to know the different methods of separating mixtures?
2. Explain how distillation works and give one example where it is used in real life.
Key to Correction
Part I – Multiple Choice
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. B
Part II – True or False
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. T
6. T
7. F
8. F
9. T
10. T
Part III – Identification
1. Evaporation
2. Magnetic separation
3. Sieving
4. Filtering
5. Decantation
6. Evaporation
7. Sieving
8. Distillation
9. Winnowing
10. Crystallization
Part IV – Sample Answers
1. It is important to know the methods of separating mixtures so we can reuse materials and
keep things clean. These methods help in our daily activities like cooking and cleaning.
2. Distillation works by heating a solution until it boils and turns into vapor. The vapor is
then cooled and collected as liquid. It is used in purifying drinking water.
