PAILLES SSS

CHEMISTRY

2ND TERM COMMON TEST

2014

FORM 1

MARKS: 33

SECTION A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Section A [10marks]
Answer the Multiple choice Questions by shading in pencil for the correct
answer in the grid below. Only one answer is correct for each question.
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1.Which state of matter has a fixed shape and a fixed volume?

A solid
B liquid
C gas
D water
2.Which of the following descriptions apply to a gas?
A. Particles are closely packed
B. particles cannot be compressed easily
C. Particles are quite close and can D particles are far apart and can move
move
.
3.The process whereby solid wax changes into liquid wax is called:
A melting
B freezing
C boiling
D sublimation
4.Pure liquid water freezes at :
A 120C
B 00 C

C 1000C

D 400C

5. Which metal is a liquid at room temperature and is used in thermometers?

A iron
B gold
C copper
D mercury
6.The symbol for magnesium is:
A Ma
B Mg

C Mag

D M

7.The vertical column of elements in the periodic table is called:

A line
B row
C group
D period
8
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A

Which of the following is a compound?

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A

The solid particles that remain in the filter paper after filtration is called

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.
A
B
C
D

sodium

residue

oxygen

filtrate

water

solution

D carbon

D solvent

Which of the following is the best method to separate pure water from sea
water?
Chromatography
crystallisation
distillation
Magnetic attraction

2. Fill in the blanks from the following list. Note some words may not be used at
all.