ADDIS ABABA CITY GOVERNMENT OF EDUCATION BUREAU

2011 E.C E.C 1ST SEMESTER GRADE 8 MODEL EXAMINATION

JANUARY 2019
DIRECTION:

1. READ THE INSTRUCTION VERY CAREFULLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS ASK THE SUPERVISOR BEFORE THE TEST BEGUN.
NO QUESTION WILL BE ANSWERED AFTER THE TEST HAS
BEGUN.

2. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS: CHEMISTRY EXAMINATION. YOU

HAVE EXACTLY ONE (1) HOUR TO WORK ON THIS TEST.

3. EACH QUESTION HAS FOUR CHOICES MARKED A,B,C, AND D.

READ EACH QUESTION AND THE CHOICES CAREFULLY. DECIDE
ON THE CORRECT ANSWER THEN THE LITTER OF YOUR CHOICE
ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET YOU ARE PROVIDED

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1. Which one of the following basic concerns of chemistry that deals with the behavior of substance?

A/ Transformation C/ Property

B/ Structure D/ Composition

2. Which one of the following is measureable physical properties?

A/ Density C/ Oder

B/ Color D/ Taste

3.One of the following is release Hydrogen ion in waster solution?

A/ Fe2O3 C/ Ca (OH)2

B/ H2SO4 D/ CaCO3

4 Which one following mixtures always contains anly one phase?

A/ Dusty air C/ Soft drinks

B/ Blood D/ Oil and Water

5. In a physical change:-

A/ New substance are farmed C/ The change is easily to reverse

B/ It is difficult to reverse the change D/ Energy change is involved

6. Immiscible liquids can be separated by using a _________.

A/ distillation apparatus C/ bar magnet

B/ separatory funnel D/ filter paper

7. The chemical symbol of sodium is ________.

A/ Na C/ Se

B/ Ne D/ S

8. Which one of the following represents a binary compound?

A/ H2CO3 C/ CaCl2

B/ Na2CO3 D/ Ca(OH)2

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9. What is the correct formulate of Iron (III) phosphate?

A/ FePO4 C/ Fe (PO)3

B/ Fe2 (PO4)3 D/ Fe3 (PO4)2

10. A number written in front of a symbol is known as________________.

A/ Subscript C/ Atomic number

B/ valence number D/ Coefficnet

11. Calcium burns in oxygen and farms calcium oxide. What is the balanced equation for this realtion?

A/ Ca2 + O2 2CaO C/ 2Ca + O2 2CaO

B/ Ca + O2 CaO D/ Ca + O2 CaO2

12. Which of the following is NOT true about Dalton’s atomic theory?

A/ All atoms of an element may not be identical in mass

B/ Matter consists of tiny particles called atoms

C/ A chemical reaction involves separation, combination or rearrangement of atoms

D/ The atoms of different elements differ in mass and other properties

13. The sum of proton and neutron is ________

A/ Atomic number C/ Mass number

B/ Atomic mass D/ valance number

14. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different number of __________

A/ Protons C/ Electrons

B/ Neutrons D/ Nucleus

15. Which of the following atomic shell can accommodate 18 electrons?

A/ L-shell C/ M-shell

B/ K-shell D/ N-shall

16. According to the Mendeleev’s periodic law, properties of elements are aperiodic function of ______

A/ Atomic number C/ mass number

B/ Atomic masses D/ number of neutron

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17. How many Horizontal rows of elements are present in the periodic table?

A/ 8 C/ 5

B/ 18 D/ 7

18. The period number in the modern periodic table is equal to ________.

A/ Valance electron C/ Number of shell

B/ Mass number D/ Atomic mass

19. Which one of the following is the first synthetic organic compound?

A/ AgCNO C/ (NH)2CO

B/ NH4CNO D/ NH4Cl

20. Alkenes are hydrocarbons with the general formula

A/ CnH2n+2 C/ CnH2n

B/ CnH2n-2 D/ CnH2n-1

21. One is differ from other

A/ C2H2 C/ C7H16

B/ C8H18 D/ C9H2O

22. Which one of the following represents an alkene containing 6 carbon atoms?

A/C6H14 C/ C6H10

B/ C6 H12 D/ C6H8

23. The name of the Alkyne containing 4 carbon atom

A/ Hexyne C/ Heptyne

B/ Butyne D/ Octyne

24. Which one of the following is used for production of plastics?

A/ Ethane C/ Ethanol

B/ Ethyne D/ Ethene

25. Which one of the following is used for cleaning wounds?

A/ Ethanol C/ Formalin

B/ Ethanoic Acid D/ Acetic Acid

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26. One of the following is an example of metallic oxide?

A/ N2O5 C/ N2O

B/ N2O3 D/ Na2O

27. What is the acid anhydride of sulphurous acid?

A/ SO2 C/ SO4

B/ SO3 D/ H2S

28. A binary compounds containing only an element and oxygen is

A/ Acid C/ Base

B/ Salt D/ oxide

29. X + Ca(OH)2 CaSO4 + H2O, X Represents

A/ SO3 C/ SO2

B/ CO2 D/ CO3

30. Which one of the following is an example of organic Acid?

A/ H2CO3 C/HCOOH

B/ H3PO4 SD/ H2SO4

31. The PH of a cup of Tea at 300c was found to be 6.04. The tea is ____

A/ acidic C/ basic

B/ neutral D/ alkali

32. Which of the following is NOT the property of base?

A/ Have bitter taste C/ Neutralize acidic solution

B/ Changes color of indicator D/ Have sour taste

33. Which one of the following is an example of strong base?

A/ KOH C/ Ca (OH)2

B/ Mg (OH)2 D/ Al (OH)3

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34. One of the following anti acid commonly known as “milk of magnesia”

A/ Ca (OH)2 C/ Mg(OH)2

B/ NaOH D/ KOH

35. Which of the following base is used to treat acidic soil?

A/ Al(OH)2 C/ Mg(OH)2

B/ Fe(OH)3 D/ Ca(OH)2

36. If a strong acid splashed on the skin, the substance should be used for 1st aid treatment is ______.

A/ Na2CO3 Solution C/ HNO3

B/ CaCO3 solution D/ HCl

37. One of the following is an example of ternary salt

A/ Mg3N2 C/ MgCO3

B/ Ca3N2 D/ MgC2

38.Of the following salt which one is prepared by direct combination of elements?

A/ NaCl C/ MgCO3

B/ Na2SO4 D/ CaSO4

39. Which one of the following is NOT the general property of metals?

A/ Conductivity C/ Malleability

B/ Brittlity D/ Ductility

40. One of the following metallic elements is liquid at room temperature

A/ Iodine C/ Bromine

B/ Chlorine D/ Mercury

41. The 4th most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is _____.

A/ K C/ Mg

B/ Na D/ Al

42. Which one of the following compounds of potassium used in breathing masks?

A/ KO2 C/ KNO3

B/ KCl D/ K2SO4

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43. Which one of the following is the principal ore of sodium?

A/ Soda ash C/ Chile salt peter

B/ Halite D/ Borax

44. One of the following elements is a member of alkaline earth metal?

A/ Na C/ Ca

B/ Cu D/ Li

45. Which one of the following is an important are of magnesium?

A/ Hematite C/ Magnetite

B/ Dolomite D/ Bauxite

46. Which one of the following compounds of calcium is used to support broken bones?

A/ Slaked lime C/ Gypsum

B/ Limestone D/ Epsom salt

47. Most cooking utensils are made up of Aluminum because Aluminum is ______

A/ light metal C/ good conductor of heat

B/ heavy metal D/ good insulator

48. Which one of the following ore is correctly matches with its elements?

A/ Hematite-Iron C/ Bauxite-Calcium

B/ Magnetite-Sodium D/ Limestone- Magnesium

49. Which one of the following element is found in native form?

A/ Ca C/ Mg

B/ Na D/ Cu

50. The main purpose of Gold is _______.

A/ to make cooking utensils C/ Jewelry and currency

B/ to make capacitors D/ artificial hips and knees.

51. Which of the following is used to make artificial joint bone?

A/ Ag C/ Ta

B/ Pt D/ Au

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52. Which of the following statements does not describe gold?

A/ Excellent conductor C/ React with oxygen

B/ Free element in nature D/ Yellow color

53. The common element present in both brass and bronze is ________

A/ Mn C/ Zn

B/ Sn D/ Cu

54. Which one of the following is NOT the importance of alloying? to ______.

A/ Modify color C/ Modify electrical properties

B/ Decrease the elasticity D/ To get good casting

55. An alloy of gold and silver is _____________.

A/ bronze C/ electrum

B/ brass D/ steel

56. Which one of the following is soluble base?

A/ Fe(OH)3 C/ NH4OH

B/ Zn(OH)2 D/ Cu(OH)2

57. Which one of the following neutralization reaction?

A/ H2SO4 + Mg(OH)2 MgSO4 + 2H2O

B/ Zn + 2HCl ZnCl2 + H2

C/ 2Na + Cl2 2 NaCl

D/ 2HCl + MgCO3 MgCl2 + CO2 + H2O

58. Which of the following model can represents a binary compounds let ( = sodium atom and=
chlorine atom)?

A/ C/

B/ D/

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59. Which one of the following is a property of acid?

A/PH value greater than seven

B/ release hydrogen ion in water solution

C/ Change colorless phenol phenolphthalein to pink

D/ release hydroxide ion in aqueous solution

60. Which one of the following is the most malleable metal?

A/ Iron C/ Gold

B/ Tin D/ Copper

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