SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE (3)
GRADE FOUR
I. Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. When soil is polluted, which of these could be the result?
a. plant leaves are green
b. plant growth is stunted
c. plants grow healthier
2. When water is polluted, which of these could be the result?
a. Fish are poisoned and killed.
b. Plants living in water get healthier because they absorb the waste materials.
c. Fish in the river eat garbage.
3. How can motor vehicles pollute air?
a. They emit fog.
b. They emit mostly black dirty smoke.
c. They emit loud, grating noises.
4. Which of these makes the soil acidic?
a. decayed plants and animals
b. continuous use of fertilizers
c. too much water
5. When plants do not grow well on polluted land, the result is:
a. reduced food supply
b. healthier animals
c. more vegetables for food
6. Which is not a land pollutant?
a. Garbage bags
b. Soil
c. Shampoo bottles
7. How can you prevent water pollution?
a. Plant trees
b. Avoid throwing garbage near the water resources
c. All of the above
8. Which of the following can cause air pollution?
a. Oxygen
b. Plastic garbage
c. Carbon monoxide
9. The following changes in the materials are useful to the environment, except
a. using old newspaper in wrapping gifts
b. using eco bag when buying groceries
c. using pesticides in killing insects
10. Which of the following changes in the materials is useful to the environment?
a. throwing garbage in the canal
b. throwing hospital waste into the river
c. using paper bags when shopping
II. Directions: Put a / for activities that pollute the air, a X for those that pollute water, and O for
land.
1. Kaingin _______
2. Throwing trash at the wrong place _________
3. Dynamite Fishing __________
4. Smoke Belching ________
5. Trash along the streets _______
6. Throwing trash at the river_________
7. Illegal logging ______
8. Oil spillage at sea ________
9. Not practicing Recycling of trash ___________
10. Mining or quarrying ________
III. Directions: Answer the questions with a YES or a NO.
_____ 1. Is global warming bad for the environment?
_____ 2. Are landfills enough to stop land pollution?
_____ 3. Are CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS’s air pollutants?
_____ 4. Is kerosene dangerous if handled carelessly?
_____ 5. Are Aluminum cans recyclable?