IMELDA OPERIO’S LEARNING SCHOOL, INC.

8 De Gloria St. Talanay Area B. Batasan Hills Quezon City

1st Monthly Examination

(2nd Grading)
Science 7
Name: Date:
Teacher: Ms. Dianne V. Manallo Grade: Score:
I. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is NOT an element?
a. gold
b. oxygen
c. water
d. zinc
2. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. carbon dioxide (CO2 )
b. phosphorus (P4 )
c. table salt (NaCl)
d. table sugar (C12H22O11
3. Which is the correct symbol for the element iron?
a. I
b. In
c. Fe
d. Na
4. Which is the correct symbol for the element mercury?
a. Au
b. Hg
c. M
d. Me
5. What is the name of the element with the symbol S?
a. Selenium
b. Silicon
c. Sodium
d. Sulfur

6. What is the name of the element with the symbol Au?

 a. Copper
b. Gold
c. Silver
d. Tin
7. Which of the following is NOT true regarding compounds?
a. Compounds are composed of one or more elements.
b. Five grams of a compound has different properties from 10 grams of the same compound.
c. Compounds cannot be separated by physical methods.
d. Properties of compounds are different from their component elements.
8. Which is NOT a common element found in the body?
a. Iron
b. Lead
c. Oxygen
d. Zinc
9. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Elements cannot be broken down into smaller substances.
b. A compound exhibits the same properties like its component elements.
c. Compounds cannot be combined to produce other forms of matter.
d. Air is an example of a pure substance.
10. Which does NOT belong to the group?
a. chlorine
b. iodized salt
c. stainless steel
d. sterling silver
11. Which of the following is a metal?
a. carbon
b. chlorine
c. helium
d. iron
12. Which of the following is a nonmetal?
a. iodine
b. silicon
c. water
d. hydrochloric acid (HCl)
13. Which does NOT belong to the group?
 a. aluminum
b. calcium
c. neon
d. rubidium
14. Which is TRUE about metalloids?
a. They are not considered elements.
b. They consist of two or more elements.
c. They have properties of metals and nonmetals.
d. There are 17 known metalloids.
15. Which of the following is a metalloid?
a. antimony
b. bromine
c. fluorine
d. magnesium
16. Which metal is from pentlandite ore?
a. aluminum
b. copper
c. nickel
d. zinc
17. Metals exhibit all of the following, EXCEPT ___.
a. brittleness
b. conductivity
c. ductility
d. malleability
18. The process of reacting and disintegrating of metals is called ___.
a. conductivity
b. corrosion
c. hardness
d. reactivity
19. When a student tries to hammer a metal into thin sheets, he/she tests the _____ of the metal.
a. brittleness
b. hardness
c. malleability
d. reactivity
20. The commercial extraction of metals from their ores and the preparation of metals for use is
called_____.
a. alloy extraction
b. metal isolation
c. metallurgy
d. metal purification
21. Which of the following is NOT a solution?
a. gold ring
b. halu-halo
c. rubbing alcohol
d. shampoo
22. A solution with more solute dissolved in the solvent than a saturated solution is called _____
solution.
a. concentrated
b. incomplete
c. supersaturated
d. unsaturated
23. Which of the following is NOT a quantitative way of expressing solution concentration?
a. dilute solution
b. percent by mass
c. percent by volume
d. parts per million (ppm)
24. Which of the following is TRUE about acids?
a. Acids taste bitter.
b. Acids feel slippery.
c. Metals react with acids to form hydrogen gas and salt.
d. Red litmus paper turns to blue when acid is added.
25. Substance X forms hydrogen gas and a salt when mixed with the metal Zinc (Zn) and is
colorless in phenolphthalein indicator. What is substance X?
a. acid
b. base
c. metal
d. metalloid
26. The product when HCl reacts with Ca metal is/are ____.
a. calcium chloride
b. hydrogen gas
c. calcium chloride and hydrogen gas
d. chlorine gas
27. Which of the following does NOT describe a base?
a. It turns red litmus paper to blue.
b. It has a slippery feel.
c. Phenolphthalein indicator turns pinkish red with it.
d. Carbon dioxide, water, and salt are produced when base combines with carbonates.
28. What is the effect of increasing H+ concentration on pH?
a. pH decreases.
b. pH increases.
c. There is no effect.
d. pH becomes more basic.
29. Which is NOT a product when acid reacts with bicarbonate?
a. carbon dioxide
b. hydrogen gas
c. salt
d. water
30. Which of the following should you do when you are experiencing hyperacidity?
a. Chew a bubble gum.
b. Eat ampalaya.
c. Eat citrus fruits.
d. Have some soft drinks.
31. TRUE OR FALSE. There are empty spaces between the particles of a solid substance.
a. True
b. False
32. What is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical or
chemical means?
a. Element
b. Solution
c. Compound
d. Suspension
33. Which among the following is NOT a homogeneous substance?
a. Element
b. Solution
c. Compound
d. Suspension
34. Which among the following is NOT a pure substance?
a. Iron
b. Stainless steel
c. Sucrose
d. Silicon dioxide
35. Which among the following describes a compound?
a. A compound is always composed of the same elements in the same proportions by mass.
b. Compounds are made from two or more elements combined physically.
c. The properties of a compound are always the same as its individual component.
d. A compound is formed when water turns to ice.
36. Which among the following is a metalloid?
a. Boron
b. Manganese
c. Fluorine
d. Sulfur
37. Which of the following is a base?
a. Orange juice
b. Vinegar
c. Water
d. Dishwashing detergent
38.  Litmus paper can be used to determine the _______ of a substance.
a. Relative volume
b. relative pH
c. temperature
d. chemical formula
39. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Blue litmus paper turns red when placed in a base.
b. Blue litmus paper stays blue when placed in an acid.
c. Red litmus paper turns blue when placed in a base.
d. Red litmus paper stays red when placed in a base.
40. Which of the following is an acid?
a. Shampoo
b. orange juice
c. baking soda
d. water
41. Human blood has a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Which of the following best describes human
blood?
a. strongly acidic
b. slightly acidic
c. strongly basic
d. slightly basic
42. When using pH paper, the pH of a solution can be determined by looking at the _______ of the
paper.
a. texture
b. color
c. length
d. mass
43. Many cleaning solutions are bases. Which of the following is a property of most bases?
a. feels slippery
b. white color
c. can only be liquid
d. tastes sour
44. Pure water has a pH of 7. Pure water _______.
a. is a base
b. is a neutral substance
c. could be either an acid or a base
d. is an acid
45. In a solution which part of the solution is the solute: ice tea mix or water?
a. ice tea mix 
b. water
c. ice tea
d. tea
46. What is a substance that is dissolved in another substance? 
a. solution
b. solute
c. solvent
d. compound
47. How are mixtures and solutions different form each other? 
a. there are no differences 
b. once combines chemically the other combines electronically 
c. they have more than one element in them
d. the mixture combines physically and the solution is not easily separated 
48. A combination of particles of one or more substance that are distributed uniformly throughout
another substance is a/an

a. Mixture 
b. Substance
c. Solution
d. Compound

49. Can a mixture be separated? 

a. No
b. Yes
c. Only sometimes
d. always

50. A ___ is the substance being dissolved in a solution.

a. solvent
b. insolvent
c. substrate
d. solute