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FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

GRADE 7- SCIENCE

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Direction: Read the following questions carefully. UNDERLINE the letter of your chosen answer.

1.Why is the Scientific Method an important process in doing experiments?

a. It ensures that the people doing the experiments are scientific.
b. It ensures that the results can be trusted and repeated.
c. It takes more work but it’s worth it.
d. It helps the experiment to take longer and better.

2.Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime.Homer decides to spray half of the shower
with coconut juice, thinking this will kill the slime. He sprays the other half of the shower with water. After
three days of “treatment”, there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.
What is the independent variable?
a. Water b. green slime c. coconut juice d. his shower

3. When a person says, “ I think a steel ball bearing and a marble will hit the ground at the same time if I drop
them from the same height at the same time,” the person is stating a _____.
a. Hypothesis b. conclusion c. observation d. recommendation

4. In conducting Investigatory projects, what should be done FIRST?

a. Gathering pertinent data. c. Drawing of conclusions.
b. Testing the best hypothesis. d. identifying a problem.

5. Which of the following describes a DEPENDENT variable?

a. I change. c. I depend on you.
b. I will not change. d. none of these

6. In an experiment to determine whether or not water temperature affects the rate at which salts dissolves, the
dependent variable is the
a. Amount of salt c. time the salt dissolves
b. Temperature of water d. both a and b

7. In doing an Investigatory Project, what should be done FIRST?

a. Gather information. C.Identify the problem.
b. Proceed to actual observation. D. Make a generalization.

8. A series of logical steps that is followed in order to solve a problem is called the ____.
a. experimental process b. scientific theory c. scientific method d. model method

9. What term is associated with the part of a solution that is present in the smallest amount?
a. covalent compound b. ionic compound c. solvent d. solute

10. Powdered juice can be dissolved in one liter of water. Icy dissolved the 1 sachet in a 2L of water. What term
would be associated with this solution?
 a. hypersaturated b. saturated c. supersaturated d. unsaturated

11. A solution is made by dissolving some salt in a beaker of water. The salt is referred to as the ___.
a. covalent compound b. ionic compound c. solvent d. solute

12. The Dead Sea contains so much dissolved salt that people can easily float on it. The Dead Sea is a ___
solution.
a. saturated b. suspended c. supersaturated d. unsaturated

13. A _____ solution contains more solute than would normally dissolve at a certain temperature.
a. saturated b. suspended c. supersaturated d. unsaturated

14. Vinegar consists of 5% acetic acid in water. Which of these is the solute?
a. 5% acetic acid b. water c. vinegar d. both a and c

15. A solution is defined as a mixture that is _______________.

a. homologous b. heterogeneous c. homogenous d. mixture

16. What is the most comment solvent used in everyday life?

a. carbon containing compounds c. water
b. ethanol d. all of the above

17. When mixed very well, the components of a mixture ________.

a. Can no longer be separated by chemical means. c. Still retain their individual properties.
b. Combine to form an entirely new substance. d. Lose their individual properties.

18. Which of the following observations shows that seawater is a mixture and not a pure substance?
a. It has uniform properties all throughout.
b. When seawater evaporates, a solid residue is left behind.
c. The temperature at which seawater melts is lower than that at which pure water melts.
d. When seawater is heated, it boils at constant temperature.

19. Given the following data on the boiling point of water, 55 C, 89 C and 118 C. How will classify this?
a. mixture b. solution c. substance d. all of the above

20.Which of the following statements about mixtures are TRUE?

a. They have constant boiling temperature. c. They are composed of only one substance
b. They can be separated into other substances. d.They have wide range of melting and
boiling point.

21.Which of the following is an example of a solution?

a. Food coloring in water b. sugar dissolved in water c.vinegar d. all o the above

22. You were tasked to check if the liquid sample you have is a substance or a mixture. Which among these
tests is the BEST way to do so?
I. Color Comparisson III. Boiling Point Test
II. Taste Comparisson IV. Melting Point Test

a. I, II, III and IV b. I,II and III only c. III and IV only d. I and III only

23. Seawater is an example of ____

a. Mixture b. solution c. solute d. substance

24. It is a method used to separate solid component and liquid component of a substance. It is also considered
the traditional way of separating mixture.
a. Distillation b. Filtration c. Threshing d. Winnowing

25. A certain substance reacted with water, the water solution was tested with red litmus paper and was
observed that the red litmus paper turns to blue. What kind of substance reacted with water?

26. Maria conducted an experiment on acidity and basicity of a substance. When he dipped the blue litmus
paper on a glass of vinegar, she noticed that the litmus paper turns to red. The substance is a/an _____.
a. Acid b. base c. neutral d.solution
27. Why do farmers need to know how acidic or basic the soil is before they will plant their crop?
a. Some plants grow well in acidic soil, while others prefer basic soil.
b. Farmers don’t need to know the pH because it is not important.
c. It affects how much nutrients from the soil become available to plants.
d. Both a and c

28. An eggplant indicator has being dropped into a calamansi, you noticed that there is a color change on the
solution, what must be calamansi?
a. Acid b. base c. neutral d.solution

29. Bases feel ____.

a. dry b. moist c. rough d. slippery

30. Which type of solution is one with a pH of 8?

a. acidic b. basic c. Neutral d. none of the above

31. Acids taste ____.

a. bitter b. salty c. sour d. sweet

32. Which one of the following properties would show that a substance was acidic?
a.  It has a pH greater than 9 c.  It changes the color of universal indicator to purple
b It reacts with a metal to form hydrogen gas d. It is corrosive on contact with skin

33. One of the physical properties of a metal is being malleable. This means that you can ____
a. Use your reflection on it c. pound into thin sheets
b. Use it to conduct electricity. d. pull it into a wire that will conduct electricity

34. Mr Ing Khong found out that the GI Sheets can be flattened easily. What property of metal is being
described?
a. brittle b. conductor c. ductile d. malleable

35. The ability of metal to produce a ringing sound is ___.

a. a. brittle b. conductor c. ductile d. sonorous

36. A property of metal  which allows electricity to pass through a material.

a. ductile b. malleable c. electrical conductivity d. magnetic

37. Metals can be drawn into thin wires. This is a metal property called
a. ductile b. malleable c. electrical conductivity d. magnetic

38. A metal reacts with oxygen to form oxides, example Ferric Oxide or _____.
a. conductor b.metal c. plastic d. rust

39.This solution does not react with an acid. This is ____.

a. acid b. base c. neutral d. substance

40. Knowing the different properties of metal.. which of the following is NOT and example of Metal?
a. airplane b. glass c. machineries d. steel window

41. The horizotal rows in the periodic table are called _____________.
a. period b. family c. gases d. solids

42. Which of the following is an element?

a. sugar b. water c. steam d. iron

43. The chemical name of Cl is _______

a. Chlorium b. Chlorine c. Bromine d. Carbon

44. This element belongs to period 4 series 7, what is the chemical symbol of these element?
a. Mg b. Mn c. Zn d. K
45. Aluminum belongs to period ______ and family _____.
a. 4,4 b. 1, 3 c. 3,3 d. 3,7

46. Elements belonging to Group 1 are also called ______.

a. Carbon Group b. Noble Gases c. Alkaline Earth Metals d. Alkali Metals

47. Krypton belongs to Group 18 and they are called ____________.

a. Carbon Group b. Noble Gases c. Alkaline Earth Metals d. Alkali Metals

48. Periodic table is where we can see elements discovered naturally or artificially, and this was done through
the collaboration of scientists, but the one we are using nowadays was made by
a. Mendeleev b. Mooseley c. Rutherford d. Dobereiner

49. Which of the following is an element?

a. Iron b. Sugar c. Snow d. Water

50. Which two elements when combined form water?

a. hydrogen and oxygen c. hydrogen and nitrogen
b. sulfur and oxygen d. sodium and oxygen

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Prepared by: Noted:

SALVE G. AGUIRRE MARIBELL G. ALCAYDE,PhD

Science Teacher Head Teacher I

Approved :

CHERRY Z. DIMAANDAL
Secondary School Principal I