SDA Primary school

Science test

Name: _______________________________________________

Instructions: This paper consists of two sections, section A and Section B

Answer all questions

Section A

1. Which of the following is a living thing?

A. Oxygen
B. Sand
C. Stone
D. Dog
2. Which of the following is a correct classification of the state of matter?

state Substance
A gas Saliva
B liquid Carbon dioxide
C solid Ice
D gas Brick
3. In which process does liquid water turn into water vapour?
A. Melting
B. Freezing
C. Evaporation
D. Condensation
4. Mukelwa conducted an experiment by adding a spoon of sugar in a beaker of water and
stirred the mixture. What is the name of the process taking place to the sugar as the mixture
is stirred?
A. Condensation
B. Dissolving
C. Melting
D. Crystallization
5. Base on the above question; identify a solute in the experiment.
A. Water
B. Sugar
C. The mixture
D. Spoon
6. Which activity results in water pollution?
A. Putting tins in rubbish beans
B. Urinating in the river
C. Burining of papers
D. Cooking with an electric stove
7. Ray and Sicalo are blowing into balloons and tying them. They hold the balloons next to a
heater. The balloon gets bigger.
Why does a balloon get bigger?
A. The rubber material gets soft
B. The rubber material catches fire
C. Air in the balloon expand more
D. Air in the balloon expands less
8. What is the smallest particle of matter?
A. An atom
B. A molecule
C. An element
D. A mixture
9. Which food substance is rich in protein?
A. Fish and beef
B. Spinach and cabbage
C. Rice and lettuce
D. Pizza and chicken
10. A combination of two more substances is known as?
A. Mixture
B. Solution
C. Condensation
D. Saturation
Section B

1. (a) Fig. 4.1 shows balloons that grade 7 learners were blowing with air.

(i) State what will happen to the volume of the balloon as the learners continue to blow air
into them.
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(ii) Name the state of matter to which air belongs to.
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(iii) What name is given to the air used for breathing?
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2. Jason and Vuyo makes orange juice by using sugar, water and a juice concentrate. They keep
the orange juice in a fridge to produce ice blocks.
(a) Name the solute and solvent used to produce the orange juice.
(i) Solute
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(ii) Solvent
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(b) (i) Name the state of matter of the ice blocks.
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(iii) State one property of solids.
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