1. The sample of soil from a particular place was tested for its pH value.

It came out
to be 5. Which one of the following should be added to the soil to make it suitable
for the plant growth?
i. Calcium chloride
ii. Calcium Hydroxide
iii. Calcium oxide

a. Both (i) and (ii) c. Only (i)

b. Both (ii) and (iii) d. Only (iii)

2. If an acid is combined with a base of equal strength, the result will most likely be

a. a neutral solution.
b. a stronger acid.
c. impossible to tell without
testing the pH.
d. a stronger base
3.  Kate has an unknown substance in a beaker. She wants to determine the
relative pH of the unknown substance. She places a piece of blue litmus paper
into the substance, and the litmus paper becomes red.
The substance in the beaker
a. is a base. c. is an acid.
b. has a neutral pH. d. does not have a pH.

4. Which of the following is an acid?

a. Baking soda c. Ammonia

b. Coffee d. Soap

5. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Blue litmus paper turns red when placed in a base.
b. Red litmus paper turns blue when placed in a base.
c. Blue litmus paper stays blue when placed in an acid.
d. Red litmus paper stays red when placed in a base.

6. The pH of a solution is tested, and it is found to be a basic solution. Of the

following choices, what could the pH have been?
a. 3 c. 7
b. 9 d. 5

7. What would be considered the weakest acid? 

a. 3 c. 6.4
b. 5 d. 7.2

8. BASE + ACID ----> SALT +?

a. water c. hydrogen ion
b. oxygen d. hydroxide ion

9. What range of values on the pH scale represent solutions with a higher ratio of
hydroxide (OH-) ions?
a. below 7 c. above 7
b. 7 d. 0-14

10. When you place blue litmus paper into an unknown clear solution, the blue litmus paper
remains blue. Which of the following represents the most logical conclusion?
a. The substance has a pH value of "2".
b. The substance is a base.
c. The substance has a pH value of "7".
 d. The substance is acidic.

11. It has the chemical formula Ca(OH)2.

a. a base c. both acid and base
b. an acid d. neither

12. What do you call the acid found in batteries?

a. Acetic c. Malic
b. Lactic d. Sulphuric

13. What do you call the acid found in milk?

a. Acetic c. Malic
b. Lactic d. Sulphuric

14. Which of the following is an olfactory indicator?

A. Onion C. Gumamela
B. Litmus D. Methyl orange

15. Which of the following is very acidic?

a. Milk c. Black Coffee

b. Tomato juice d. Urine

16. Which of the following is the strongest base?

a. Ammonia c. Bleach
b. Baking soda d. Soapy water

17. Which of the following is the weakest acid?

a. Lemon juice c. Vinegar

b. Gastric juice d. Urine

18. Which color tells you that the substance is basic when you use the pH scale?

a. Orange c. Violet
b. Red d. Yellow
19. Which of the following has a pH of 7?

a. Saliva c. Saltwater
b. Distilled Water d. Egg

20. The following are natural indicators EXCEPPT

a. Turmeric c. Methyl orange

b. Red cabbage d. Mayana