NAME: ________________________________ SECTION: _________________ SCORE: _____

SCIENCE 8
ASSESSMENT 1
QUARTER 3 SY 2020 – 2021

A. Directions: Read each question carefully and ENCIRCLE the letter of the correct
answer.

1. What are the three states of matter?

a. boxes, solids, and gas c. solids, liquids, and gases
b. square, circle and triangle d. None of the above
2. Ice cube is a solid substance, to what state of matter will it take after melting?
a. liquid b. solid c. gas d. matter

3. What state of matter takes the shape of a container based on the picture below?
a. liquid b. glass c. solid d. gas
4. From the picture below, what state of matter that has definite shape and volume?
a. liquid b. gas c. solid d. None of the above
5. When you heat water, it turns into what state of matter?
a. liquid b. gas c. water d. solid

B. Directions: Find a word inside the box to complete the statement below and write
your answers ON THE SPACE PROVIDED.

1. All materials are either solid, ___________ or gas.

2. A brick, jar and glass are all ___________.
3. Solids can be ________. They have a definite __________.
4. The molecules that make up a solid are packed ________ together.
5. Water, milk and syrup are all ___________. Liquids can be __________ and take the
shape of the _______________ they are in.
6. Steam, helium and carbon dioxide are all __________. Gases are mostly _________.
They will fill an empty ________. Steam is a __________, water is a ___________, and ice
is a __________.

PERFORMANCE TASK 1
Find Me
Directions: List down at least two examples of the following states of matter that
could be found in your kitchen and write it in your notebook.

Solids: ______________________ ______________________

Liquids: _____________________ ______________________
Gases: _____________________ ______________________
NAME: ________________________________ SECTION: _________________ SCORE: _____

SCIENCE 8
ASSESSMENT 2
QUARTER 3 SY 2020 – 2021

Directions: Read each question carefully and ENCIRCLE the letter of the correct
answer.

1. What should be done to change liquid to gas?

a. heating water c. putting ice on the table
b. freezing water d. none of the above

2. Why do gases have no definite shape? Because the particles of gases are______.
a. compactly arranged c. loosely arranged
b. far away from each other d. no arrangement

3. Which of the following is a process involved when solid changes to liquid?

a. evaporation b. condensation c. melting d. freezing

4. What process is taking place when liquid changes to gas?

a. evaporation b. melting c. condensation d. freezing

5. Which of the following has a definite shape and definite volume?

a. gas b. solid c. liquid d. plasma

6. Which of the following movement of particles refer to the movement of the particles
of a gas?
a. vibrate in fixed positions c. move freely
b. nudging with each other d. not moving

7. What will happen if the ice cube is being left on the table? The ice cube ___.
a. melts b. freezes c. evaporates d. condenses

8. Which of the following is a process where gas changes to liquid?

a. Melting b. condensation c. freezing d. evaporation

PERFORMANCE TASK 2
Conserve Me
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Make a poster showing how to conserve water. Make your poster on a ¼ white
cartolina.

Here is the rubric on how the students are rated.

NAME: ________________________________ SECTION: _________________ SCORE: _____

SCIENCE 8
ASSESSMENT 3
QUARTER 3 SY 2020 – 2021

Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which subatomic particle has no charge?

a. atom b. electron c. neutron d. proton

2. Which subatomic particle has the smallest mass?

a. atom b. electron c. neutron d. proton

3. The atomic number represents the number of ___________ a neutral atom.

a. neutrons c. protons or electrons
b. protons d. protons & neutrons

4. _______ is the mass number of an atom that contains 9 protons and 10 neutrons.
a. 1 b. 9 c. 10 d. 19
5. Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. A = p + n b. Z = p c. n = A x Z d. n = A - Z

6. An atom of sodium has an atomic number of 11 and a mass number of 23.

Which of the following statements is correct?
a. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 11 neutrons.
b. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 12 electrons, and 11 neutrons.
c. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 12 neutrons.
d. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 12 electrons, and 12 neutrons.

7. Which statement is TRUE about a proton and an electron?

a. They have different masses and different charges.
b. They have the same masses and different charges.
c. They have the different masses and the same charges.
d. They have the same masses and the same charges.

8. An atom of phosphorus has an atomic number of 15 and a mass number of 31.

How many neutrons does it contain?
a. 14 b. 15 c. 16 d. 31

9. What happens if the number of protons is being changed?

a. The element stays the same.
b. The charge will change.
c. It completely changes the element.
d. The mass number will be the same as the number of protons.

10. The identity of a chemical element is determined by which of the following?

a. The number of protons it possesses.
b. The number of electron it possesses.
c. The number of neutron it possesses.
d. None of the above.
NAME: ________________________________ SECTION: _________________ SCORE: _____

PERFORMANCE TASK 3

What’s in a Number?
Objectives:

After performing this activity, you should be able to:

1. Locate the atomic number in a periodic table
2. Identify the subatomic particles associated with mass number
3. Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons using the periodic table.

Materials Needed: Paper Pen/pencil Periodic table

Procedure:
1. Refer to the periodic table. Locate the atomic number (Z).

Q1. What is the element with an atomic number of 15? ___________

Q2. How many protons does the atom of this element have? __________
Q3. Which element has the smallest number of protons in its atom? ___________

2. Mass Number (A) also called atomic mass or atomic weight is the mass of an
atom of a particular element. It is the total number of protons and neutrons (together
known as nucleons) in an atomic nucleus.

Q4. What is the mass number or atomic weight of oxygen (O)? ____________

Complete the table below. The first element is already given as an example.

REMEMBER!
Z=p=e
n=A–p
A=p+n
p=A–n
NAME: ________________________________ SECTION: _________________ SCORE: _____

SCIENCE 8
ASSESSMENT 4
QUARTER 3 SY 2020 – 2021

Directions: ENCIRCLE the letter of the correct answer.

1. The scientist who grouped the elements into sets of three is

a. Dmitri Mendeleev c. Johann Dobereiner
b. John Newlands d. Henry Moseley

2.Who formulated the law of octaves?

a. Dmitri Mendeleev c. Johann Dobereiner
b. John Newlands d. Henry Moseley

3.The development of the modern periodic law which states that the properties of
elements vary periodically with the atomic number is formulated by
a. Dmitri Mendeleev c. Johann Dobereiner
b. John Newlands d. Henry Moseley

4.All are properties of metals except

a. ductile b. malleable c. possesses luster d. non-conductor of heat

5.Which among the elements is an alkali metal?

a. boron b. magnesium c. sodium d. oxygen

6.Choose the metal among the following

a. copper b. chlorine c. oxygen d. sulfur

7.The elements in the middle of the table (B Group) are called

a. actinides c. noble gases
b. lanthanides d. transition metals

8.This group is composed of stable gases otherwise known as the non-reactive

elements.
a. lanthanides c. halogens
b. actinides d. Inert gases

9.Chemical reactivity in _____________ decrease as you go left to right of the Periodic

Table and chemical reactivity increases as you go down the group.
a. atoms b. metals c. metalloids d. nonmetals

10.Which of the following is the most reactive metal?

a. potassium b. copper c. silver d. gold
NAME: ________________________________ SECTION: _________________ SCORE: _____

PERFORMANCE TASK 4

Directions: Matching Type. You may use the periodic table BELOW to match Column
A with Column B. Write your answers ON THE SPACE PROVIDED.

A B
____ 1. halogens group a. silicon
____ 2. noble gases b. B Group
____ 3. alkali metals c. Group I - A
____ 4. carbon group d. Group II - A
____ 5. alkaline earth metals e. Group III - A
____ 6. transition metals f. Group IV - A
____ 7. aluminum group g. Group V - A
____ 8. oxygen group h. Group VI - A
____ 9. nitrogen group i. Group VII - A
____ 10. metalloid j. Group VIII - A

Prepared by:

LORRAINE C. DONIO Noted:

IRENE G. CABREGA
School Head