GRADE VI

DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the correct answer on the answer sheet provided.
1. The heart is known as the Red River of Life. What is its main function?
A. circulates blood
B. transports food
C. transports oxygen
D. removes waste from the blood
2. Which of the following statements describes lymphocytes?
A. They travel into wounds to find infections.
B. They are enlarged areas of lymph vessels.
C. They are the third line of defense of the body against diseases.
D. They are special types of white blood cells found in the lymph nodes.
3. In what direction does an impulse travel through a nerve cell?
A. dendrites axon cell body
B. axon cell body dendrites
C. dendrites cell body axon
D. axon dendrites cell body
4. Which of the following shows the complete path of the reflex action?
A. sensory neuron spinal cord motor neuron
B. sensory neuron spinal cord brain motor neuron
C. sensory neuron brain motor neuron
D. sensory neuron spinal cord brain
5. In the nutrient cycle, which is the most important role of the decomposers?
A. clean the forest floor
B. allow air to enter the soil
C. break down dead organisms
D. produce food for consumers
Read the following situation to answer question 6 and 7.

Mikhail was melting some crayons over a candle flame for his art project. His fingers
accidentally touched the hot melted crayon. At an instant, he pulled his hand away from the
melted crayon.

6. What kind of action did Mikhail show?
A. reflex C. nervous system
B. voluntary D. controlled action
7. What kind of nerve picked up the stimulus?
A. motor nerve C. sensory nerve
B. spinal cord D. association nerve
8. A biome contains many ecosystem having similar climate and communities. Which of the following
land biomes is shown in the illustration below?









A. tropical rain forest C. taiga biome
B. grassland biome D. desert biome
9. Which system of the body works very closely with the immune system?
A. muscular system C. digestive system
B. circulatory system D. skeletal system
Study this food web and answer question 10 to 12.










10. What is the producer in the food web?
A. Rat C. Chicken
B. Snake D. Rice plant
11. If the hawk eats the snake, to what order of consumer does the hawk belong?
A. First-order C. Third-order
B. Second-order D. Fourth-order
12. Which of the following is a food chain from the food web?
A. chicken cat decomposer
B. rice plant snake decomposer
C. rat snake hawk decomposer
D. rice plant rat snake hawk decomposer
13. Arrange the following activities from highest to lowest pulse rate.
I writing
II lying down
III running
IV walking

A. I, II, III, IV
B. II, I, IV, III
C. III, IV, I, II
D. IV, III, II, I
14. Barbecue is being broiled on charcoal. When do we smell the barbecue?
A. When the molecules from the barbecue enter our nose.
B. When the nerves change the message into electrical signals.
C. When the brain interprets the message brought about the nerves.
D. When the molecules from the barbecue dissolve in the lining inside the nose.
15. Which of the following examples below does NOT involve a change from one form of energy to
another?
A. burning of oil to produce heat
B. cup becoming hot when hot water is poured into it
C. heating up of tires of a moving car when the car makes a sudden stop
D. electricity being generated as running water fills on the turbine of a hydroelectric plant
16. What is the direction of flow when heat is transferred from one body to another?
A. From a hotter body to a cooler body
B. From a cooler body to a hooter body
C. From a hot to another hot body
D. From a cool to another cool body
17. Which of the following shows the transformation of chemical energy into mechanical energy?
A. wind turning the windmills
B. steam turning turbines of an electric generator
C. boys playing during their Physical Education class
D. water in dam turning turbines of an electric generator
18. Why do most of old people become farsighted?
A. Their cornea becomes cloudy
B. Their pupils become dark in color
C. Their optic nerves become weaker
D. Their eye lens becomes stiff and less elastic
19. An athlete decided that he has to run very fast to win the race. What part of the brain enabled him
to carry out the action in order to win?
A. Cerebrum C. Medulla oblongata
B. Cerebellum D. Brain stem
20. Why is greater force needed to accelerate a truck than a jeepney that is running with the same
velocity?
A. The truck has more energy to run
B. The truck has more mass than jeepney
C. The jeepney has more mass than truck
D. The truck tends to have a greater velocity than the jeepney
21. Earthquakes are sometimes caused by volcanic eruption. Where can volcanoes from?
I- at subduction zones
II- at a midge-ocean ridge
III- at a hot spot
IV- between a fault
A. I & II C. III & IV
B. I & III D. I, II & III
22. What are the two most important factors that determine the climate of an area?
I- temperature
II- pressure
III- humidity
IV- precipitation
A. I & II C. I & IV
B. II & III D. III & IV
23. Which of the following environment changes will most likely increase the rate of photosynthesis of a
plant?
A. An increase in carbon dioxide concentration
B. An increase in oxygen concentration
C. An decrease in temperature to 0 C
D. An increase in temperature to 100 C
24. Which of these wind system bring about short cool summer and long cold winters?
A. Trade winds
B. Horse latitudes
C. Doldrums
D. Easterlies and westerlies
25. Which of the following shows the correct arrangement of stars from coolest to hottest?
A. orange red white bluish white yellow
B. red orange yellow white bluish white
C. bluish white white yellow red orange
D. yellow orange red white bluish white
26. Scientist Larry Rome invented a type of backpack which can produce electricity. Which energy
transformation takes place in this special gadget?
A. chemical energy to electrical energy
B. mechanical energy to electrical energy
C. mechanical energy to chemical to electrical energy
D. chemical energy to mechanical to electrical energy
27. A well-known safari tour area in Serengeti in East Africa is also known in the local dialect as
______________.
A. Endless Plains
B. Endless Ecosystem
C. Circular Migration
D. Vibrant Ecosystem
28. A person infected with severe cholera can die from hypovolemic shock which is a state of
_______________.
A. increased blood volume
B. decreased blood volume
C. increased red blood cells
D. decreased blood hemoglobin
29. Which disorder of the nervous system have these early symptoms: frequent memory loss, mood
swings, personality changes, and failure in judging?
A. Alzheimers Disease
B. Meningitis
C. Parkinsons Disease
D. Bells Palsy
30. Which of the following does NOT describe the Kittis hug-nosed bat, the smallest animal in the world
today?
A. measures 1.14 to 1.39 inches in length
B. weighs about 2 grams
C. presence of a large web of skin between its hind legs
D. with elephant- like snout
























GRADE VI
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the answer sheet provided.
1. Which of the following body systems tells about the complete trip of the blood from the heart to all
parts of the body and back to the heart?
A. Skeletal C. Circulatory
B. Digestive D. Respiratory
2. Where does the red pigment of the blood come from?
A. plasma C. platelets
B. hemoglobin D. auricles
3. Which is blood oxygenated?
A. during digestion
B. during systemic circulation
C. during pulmonary circulation
D. during respiration circulation
4. When disease causing organisms have entered the body, which of the following destroy and kill these
organisms to prevent infection?
A. red blood cells C. mucous membrane
B. white blood cells D. lymph vessels
5. Which one is a function of the nervous system?
A. It removes waste materials from the cells
B. It controls and regulates the body activities
C. It helps build up the immune system of the body
D. it distributes food and oxygen to the different parts of the body
6. When answering a test, what part of your brain is at work?
A. cerebrum C. spinal cord
B. cerebellum D. medulla oblongata
7. Why is it dangerous for a drunk person to a drive car?
A. he cannot see the road well
B. he cannot tell directions
C. his reflexes are very fast
D. his reflexes are slow
8. Which of these changes takes place in your body when you are nervous or afraid?
A. your heart beats faster
B. your heart beats slower
C. your breathing becomes slower
D. the work of your muscles slows down
9. The hawk eats rats and snakes in forest. What kind of consumer is it?
A. herbivore C. omnivore
B. carnivore D. scavenger
10. Which of the following make up ecosystem?
A. rapid flowing of water in a river
B. orange fruits sold in the market
C. plants in a garden affected by sunlight
D. sand being washed by the waves on the shore
11. Why is it important to conserve our wildlife?