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Science Periodical Test (Grade 5): Questions and Answers



These are sample questions for science periodical test (Grade V). Answers to questions are highlighted in yellow.


1. Which female reproductive organ holds the egg cells?
  • A. Cervix 
  • B. Fallopian tube
  • C. Ovary
  • D. Uterus 
2. What do the testes produce?
  • A. Eggs
  • B. Menstruation  
  • C. Sperms
  • D. Zygote

3. Can you explain why ovaries are important?
  • A. Ovaries produce egg cell
  • B. Ovaries produce lubricants
  • C. Ovaries provide passageway for the egg cells
  • D. Ovaries enable menstrual flow pass through the body
4. When a female notices changes on her body and start having menstruation, she has entered the period of:
  • A. adulthood
  • B. childhood                                           
  • C. infancy
  • D. puberty
5. How do you take care of your reproductive system?
  • A. Take a bath once a week.sa
  • B. Have sufficient sleep and rest.
  • C. Wash your genitals with soap and water.
  • D. Consult a doctor when you feel some pain in your abdomen.
6.  What is a good personal hygiene practice?
  • A. Hang underwear anywhere.
  • B. Flash sanitary napkins in the toilet.
  • C. Change underwear every other day.
  • D. Change underwear as often as necessary 
7. What are the lightest organs of the body?
  • A. liver
  • B. lungs
  • C. nose
  • D. pharynx
8. What separates the chest cavity from abdominal cavity?
  • A. diaphragm
  • B. lungs
  • C. pharynx
  • D. stomach
9. What ailments has common symptoms as loss of appetite and weight, coughing, fever, and  
  sweating at night?
  • A. asthma
  • B. cold
  • C. influenza
  • D. tuberculosis
10. What respiratory disease is due to infection of the bronchial tube that leads to high fever and
      difficulty in breathing?
  • A. colds
  • B. pneumonia
  • C. throat infection
  • D. tuberculosis


11. What do you call the animals that eat both plants and animals?
  • A. carnivores
  • B. herbivores
  • C. omnivores
  • D. survivors
12. What adaptation do caterpillars have for survival and defense?
  • A. spines
  • B. aestivation
  • C. mimicry
  • D. protective coloration
13. Coral reefs are skeletal remains of
  • A. birds
  • B. coelenterates
  • C. reptiles
  • D. starfish
14. When the reef is located close to the shore it is called
  • A. barrier reef
  • B. coral reef
  • C. fringing reef
  • D. polyps
15. What is the worst enemy of coral reef?
  • A. air pollution
  • B. land pollution
  • C. noise pollution
  • D. water pollution
16. Why should we change our underwear daily?
  • A. To avoid itchiness and bad odor.
  • B. To avoid fever and colds.
  • C. To avoid stomachache.
  • D. To avoid toothache.
17. Which activities help the reproductive system function normally?
  • A. taking prohibited drugs
  • B. changing underwear twice a week
  • C. Wearing too tight or too loose underwear.
  • D. eating proper diet, regular exercise and personal hygiene
18. What happens during breathing?
  • A. The chest rises, the diaphragm curves upward, air rushes out. The chest moves downward,  the diaphragm flattens, air rushes in.
  • B. The chest rises, the diaphragm curves upward, air rushes in. The chest moves downward, the diaphragm flattens, air rushes out.
  • C. The chest rises, the diaphragm flattens, air rushes out. The chest moves downward, the diaphragm curves upward, air rushes in.
  • D. The chest rises, the diaphragm flattens, air rushes in. The chest moves downward, the diaphragm curves upward, air rushes out.
19. Why is breathing slower when a person is asleep?
  • A. The lungs stop working.
  • B. The respiratory system goes to sleep.
  • C. The body uses less oxygen when asleep or at rest.
  • D. The body does not need oxygen when he is asleep.
20.  Which of the following statement describes the trachea as part of the respiratory system?
  • A. It is a tube-like passageway of air and food.
  • B. It looks like the branches of trees with air bags.
  • C. It is a flap of tissue found at the end of pharynx.
  • D. it is a tube which composed of C-shaped rings of cartilage.
21. Why do you sneeze?
  • A. You spread droplets of germs.
  • B. You force dust out of the passageway. 
  • C. You want to call the attention of others.
  • D. You warm the air in the nose or other foreign materials.
22. Which food should you eat or take when you have colds?
  • A. chocolates
  • B. fried chicken
  • C. fruit juices
  • D. junk foods
23.  Which organ removes the solid wastes in the body?
  • A. kidneys
  • B. large intestines
  • C. liver
  • D. small intestines
24. The following are the functions of urinary system EXCEPT one.
  • A. It filters blood containing waste.
  • B. It eliminates urine from our body.
  • C. It is responsible for the exchange of gases in our body.
  • D. It removes wastes such as water, salt and urea from the body.
25. How does tiger in the forest usually get its food?
  • A. by being feed by kind people
  • B. by growing inside the body of other animals 
  • C. by hunting for its prey
  • D. by sucking the digested food of other animals
26. How do spiders get their food?
  • A. by cooking its own food
  • B. by hiding on rocks and trees
  • C. by sucking the blood of other animals
  • D. by trapping insects on its web
27. Which of the following statements show estivation as an animal adaptation due to seasonal    
        changes?
  • A. Bears stay in a cave and sleep during winter.
  • B. Mudfish bury itself in a mud during summer.
  • C. Birds from the north fly to the south during winter.
  • D. Frogs and toads rest at the bottom of the pond during winter.
28. Which of the following group of animals belong to reptiles?
  • A. bangus, hito, tilapia
  • B. cat, carabao, dog
  • C. crocodile, snake, turtle
  • D. duck, maya, parrot
29.  Which one is a distinguishable characteristic of echinoderms?
  • A. They are covered with scales.
  • B. They are spiny-skinned animals.
  • C. They are covered with feathers.
  • D. They are hollow-bodies animals.
30. In what group of animals can you classify the snails, clams, octopus and squid?
  • A. anthropods
  • B. coelenterates
  • C. echinoderms
  • D. mollusk
31. Your father has tuberculosis. What should you do so that you will not get contaminated?
  • A. Sleep in the same room with him.
  • B. Close the windows of his room.
  • C. Use a mask or handkerchief when you talk to him.
  • D. Use the same utensils that he uses when he eat his meal.
32. You noticed that your older sister appears pale and weak. She has an excessive menstrual flow. What would you tell her to do?
  • A. I’ll tell her it’s normal.
  • B. I’ll tell her to eat more
  • C. I’ll tell her to consult a doctor.
  • D. I’ll tell her that maybe she’s pregnant.
33. Hanna wants to have healthy kidneys. Which of the practices would she apply to make it function  well?
  • A. Avoid playing under the rain.
  • B. Drink plenty of water and avoid eating salty foods.
  • C. Have a daily exercise and eat more fatty foods.
  • D. Take best rest and drink fruit juices.
34. If we are going to eliminate algae in the pond, what would happen to other animals?
  • A. they will grow fast
  • B. they will multiply fast
  • C. they will eventually die
  • D. they will transfer to others places
35. Which of the following animals are correctly grouped according to the food they eat?
  • A. carabao, cow, goat, horse
  • B. bees, butterfly, bird, hawk
  • C. cow, dog, giraffe, owl
  • D. cat, rabbit, snake, tiger
36. Frogs and fishes are cold-blooded animals. What happens when their surroundings get colder?
  • A. Their surrounding goes up.
  • B. Their temperature stays the same.
  • C. Their temperature also goes down.
  • D. They become warm.
37. Corals have algae living in their bodies which make food for them. What could be the reason why corals are found only in shallow warm waters of the sea?
  • A. Shallow waters are carbon dioxide-rich; carbon dioxide is needed in food making.
  • B. The algae need warm temperature to speed up food-making.
  • C. The algae need sunlight to make food; sunlight cannot reach deep waters.
  • D. Shallow waters are oxygen-rich; oxygen is needed in food- making.
38. What happens when a sperm cell unites with an egg cell?
  • A. The egg cell dies.
  • B. The egg cell is fertilized.
  • C. The sperm cell dies.
  • D. The sperm cell goes out.
39. How can you distinguish a physical change between a young boy and a matured boy?
  • A. The breast begins to develop.
  • B. The hip is more noticeable.
  • C. The shoulder starts to grow broader faster than hips.
  • D. The whitish discharge from vagina begins to come out.
40.  Which animals are mammals? Why?
  • A. Bear and cat because they have fur that prevent the loss of body heat.
  • B. Chicken and ducks because they are covered with feathers.
  • C. Duck and penguin because the can live in land and in water.
  • D. Frog and salamander because they have moist skin and can live both in land and water.
41. Why do camels move slowly when it is in a long journey?
  • A. so that it can get sunlight.
  • B. so that it can withstand hot sand
  • C. so that it can be seen by other animals
  • D. so that it can conserve water and body energy
42. Which of the following man-made activity is true in saving coral reef?

I. Throwing plastic cans and cellophane in bodies of water.
II. Help build artificial coral reefs by using old tires to serve as homes to small fishes.
III. Practice dynamite fishing.
IV. Siltation control

A. I and II C. II and III
B. II and IV D. III and IV

43. How would you feel if you notice that your body undergoes physical changes?
  • A. I will be ashamed of the changes.
  • B. I will be crying and feel uncomfortable.
  • C. I will be open-minded for it is normal.
  • D. I will be shouting for joy and excitement.
44. Predict the outcome of coral reefs destruction in the community.
  • A. healthier family
  • B. less income for the family
  • C. more income for the family
  • D. more livelihoods for the family