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GRADE 10 SCIENCE
MONTHLY EXAMINATIONS

NAME: ____________________________________________________ SCORE: _____________

TEACHER: ____________________________________________________ DATE: _____________

TEST I. DIRECTION: Identify the letter of the correct answer.

_____ 1. What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes?
a. Drawing conclusions c. making observations
b. Making hypothesis d. interpreting data
_____ 2. What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?
a. Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, and
communicate results.
b. Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions,
and communicate results.
c. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, and
communicate results.
d. Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions,
and communicate results.
_____ 3. Which question would be the best high level scientific question?
a. How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?
b. How many giraffes live in Africa?
c. Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
d. Who made the first microscope?
_____ 4. Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?
a. it should restate the question c. It is testable
b. It is an if/then statement d. It is a prediction
_____ 5. An experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group
and an experimental group is?
a. a controlled experiment c. a theory
b. an independent variable d. a dependent variable
_____ 6. The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
a. observation c. conclusion
b. Scientific method d. inquiry
_____ 7. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
a. Experiment c. scientific method
b. Observation d. hypothesis
_____ 8. In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the
a. dependent variable c. experimental variable
b. controlled variable d. independent variable
_____ 9. In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the
a. dependent variable c. conclusion
b. independent variable d. controlled variable
_____ 10. A scientist hypothesizes the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will
determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is
a. the temperature c. the incubator
b. the gender of the alligator d. the male alligators
_____ 11. A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will
determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The dependent variable is
a. the size of the baby alligators c. the gender of the baby alligators
b. the incubator d. the temperature
_____ 12. A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water
affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the independent
variable is
a. the water c. the temperature of the water
b. the amount of salt in the water d. the number of plants in the water
_____ 13. A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water
affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the dependent
variable is
a. the amount of salt in the water c. the number of plants in the water
b. the temperature of the water d. the water
_____ 14. All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called
a. controlled experiments c. controlled variables or constants
b. dependent variables d. independent variables
_____ 15. In science, an educated guess is called a/an
a. conclusion b. observation c. question d. hypothesis
_____ 16. When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
a. making observations c. asking questions
b. forming a hypothesis d. drawing conclusions
_____ 17. In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs
a. asking questions c. analyze data
b. make a hypothesis d. communicate results
_____ 18. A scientist who wants to study the effects of fertilizer on plants sets up an experiment. Plant
A gets no fertilizer, Plant B gets 5 mg. of fertilizer each day, and Plant C gets 10mg. of fertilizer
each day. Which plant is the control group?
a. Plant C b. Plant A c. Plant B d. All of them
_____ 19.A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a
known fact is a/an:
a. Law b. experiment c. hypothesis d. theory
_____ 20. If you were measuring the mass of a fly, you should use
a. Liters b. meters c. kilograms d. grams
_____ 21. Students in a science class placed ice cubes in a cup. They were studying variables that affected
how long it takes the ice to melt. Select the variable that would most likely NOT affect the time
it takes the ice to melt.
a. Temperature of the room c. size of cup
b. Size of ice cube d. number of students

Questions 22 - 26 refer to the following situation.

Sarah wanted to find out if temperature has an effect on the growth of bread mold. She grew the mold in
nine Petri dishes containing the same amount and type of nutrients. Three were kept at 0 C, three were
kept at 90 C, and three were kept at room temperature, 27 C. The containers were examined and the
growth of the bread mold was recorded each Friday for five weeks.
_____ 22. Which of the following is her hypothesis?
a. If the amount of nutrients is changed, then the amount of bread mold will change.
b. If the temperature changes then the amount of bread mold will change.
c. If the number of containers change, then the amount of bread mold will change.
d. If there are different types of nutrient used, then that will cause differences in the amount of
bread mold.
_____ 23. One of the controlled variable is:
a. Temperature of the bread mold c. type of container used
b. Amount of bread mold d. temperature of containers
_____ 24. The dependent or responding variable is
a. number of containers at each temperature
b. growth of bread mold
c. amount of nutrients
d. temperature of the containers
_____ 25. The independent or manipulated variable is:
a. number of containers at each temperature
b. amount of nutrients in each container
c. temperature of the containers
d. growth of bread mold
_____ 26. Which of the following would NOT be a suitable way to measure growth of bread mold in this
experiment?
a. the diameter of the bread mold spots
b. the color of the bread mold spots
c. the number of spots of bread mold
d. the size of the bread mold spots
_____ 27. Some chickens lay an egg every day. Other chickens produce few eggs. A study is planned to
examine factors that might affect the number of eggs produced by chickens. Which of the
following is NOT a suitable hypothesis for the study?
a. If more eggs are produced by chickens, then they lose more weight
b. If the cage for chickens is larger, then they will produce more eggs.
c. If there is more protein in the feed, then more eggs are produced.
d. If chickens receive more hours of light, then they will produce more eggs.
Questions 28 - 30 refer to the experiment pictured below:

_____ 28. What is the independent variable in the above experiment?

a. The intensity or brightness of the light
b. Amount of time given light
c. The amount of water received weekly
d. the color of the light
_____ 29. In the above experiment, all of the following variables must be held constant EXCEPT
a. the wavelength or color of the light
b. the amount of water received weekly
c. the temperature of the room
d. amount of time given light
_____ 30. If a scientist is measuring the "growth of the plants" in the above experiment, which of the
following would NOT be a good operational definition for the "growth of the plants"?

a. the number of leaves produced by each plant

b. the weight of the plant in its pot of dirt
c. the color and the general appearance of the plants
d. the height of the plants

II. DIRECTION: Write TRUE if the underlined word is correct according to the parts and description of
scientific research report, and if it’s not write the correct word to make the statement correct.

_______________ 1. Experiment is the blueprint of the procedures that enable the researcher to test
hypothesis by reaching valid conclusion
_______________ 2.Randomized complete block design is used to ensure that the heterogeneous
samples will be equally distributed to each block.
_______________ 3. Bibliography contains all the sources of information considered in the study.
_______________ 4. Results section presents the statements tat answer all the research questions raised
at the beginning of the study.
_______________ 5. Title is written at the center of the page and in upper and lower case
_______________ 6. Results section contains the interpretation of data
_______________ 7. Abstract section is the start of the research report
_______________ 8. Methods section contains the information on how the study is done
_______________ 9. Abstract is the concise summary of the content of the research.
_______________ 10. Discussion contains information on how the study is done

III. DIRECTION: Paraphrase the following passages (5 points)

Original Passage

The honeybee colony, which usually has a population of 30,00 to 40,000 workers, differs from
that of the bumblebee and many other social bees or wasps in that it survives the winter. This means that
the bees must stay warm despite the cold. Like other bees, the isolated honeybee cannot fly if the
temperature falls below 10 degrees C (50 degrees F) and cannot walk if the temperature is below 7
degrees C (45 degrees F). Within the wintering hive, bees maintain their temperature by clustering
together in a dense ball; the lower the temperature, the denser the cluster. The clustered bees produce
heat by constant muscular movements of their wings, legs, and abdomens. In very cold weather, the bees
on the outside of the cluster keep moving toward the center, while those in the core of the cluster move
to the colder outside periphery. The entire cluster moves slowly about on the combs, eating the stored
honey from the combs as it moves.

“Winter Organization,” in Helena Curtis, Biology, second edition, (New York: Worth, 1976),

822-823.

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The original passage:

Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in
the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly
quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials
while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.

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