REVIEW

1. Select the best answer from the choice given

i. Chemistry is a study of …………
A. The chemicals used in the laboratory
B. Experiments carried out in industries
C. The composition, structure and properties of matter
D. All scientific processes

ii. What name is given to people who study chemistry?

A. Scientists
B. Chemistry students
C. Pharmacists
D. Chemists

iii. The following products are made through the application of chemistry in
the food and beverage industry. Which of the following does not belong to
this group?
A. Toothpaste
B. Common salt
C. Yeast
D. Soft drunks

iv. Chemicals prayed or sprinkled on crops to destroy pests are called_____

A. Insecticides
B. Pesticides
C. Fertilizers
D. Weed killers

v. Which of the following groups consists of home care products?

A. Yeast, plastic, petrol, paper
B. Paints, petrol, paper
C. Cloth, rubber, metals
D. Detergents, disinfectants air fresheners

2. Choose the best answer from the choice given

i. After using test tube in the lab we wash them and put them ____
A. In a beaker
B. On a test tube rack
C. On a stand and clamp
 D. In basin for test tubes

ii. Hassa wants to grid the granules of a certain chemical to fine powder.
The apparatus he will use include a _____
A. Pest and filter funnel
B. Round-bottomed flask and trough
C. Mortar and pestle
D. Bunsen burner and filter paper

iii. Access to safety equipment should never be blocked by any object. Why?
A. It is just a simple law
B. There must be spaces for people to move around in the laboratory
C. The equipment is used every day.
D. It is important to reach safety equipment quickly in case of an accident.

iv. Naima saw the flammable sign on a box. She made the following possible
interpretations. Which is the most correct?
A. The box contained firewood
B. The box contained papers.
C. The box had radioactive materials
D. The box contained sprit used in lamps.

v. Loose or floppy clothing is not allowed in the laboratory. Why?

A. Movement has to be fast
B. It will get wet when water splashes.
C. It may catch fire or cause one to fall
D. It cause poor ventilation in the body.

3. Choose the best answer from the choice given

i. The most common source of heat used in laboratories is a ____
A. Kerosene stone
B. Spring lamp
C. Liquefied petroleum gas burner
D. Bunsen burner

ii. A Bunsen burner produces the hottest flam when ____

A. The air holes are fully opened
B. The air holes are closed
C. The gas tap is opened at 450 clockwise
D. The air holes are half - open
iii. A non-luminous flame is ____ in colour.
A. Yellow
B. Purple
C. Blue
D. Orange

iv. If you do not have Bunsen burner, which of the following heat source
heat source would you use in the laboratory?
A. The sun
B. A torch
C. Firewood
D. A gas stove

v. Which is the hottest part of a non-luminous flame?

A. The outer zone
B. The tip of the outer zone
C. The tip of the inner zone
D. The tip of the middle zone

4. Select the most correct answer from the choices given

i. The second step in the scientific procedure is ____
A. Data analysis
B. Observation
C. Hypothesis formulation
D. Data interpretation

ii. The sixth step in the scientific procedure is ______

A. Conclusion
B. Report writing
C. Data analysis
D. Data collection

iii. Factors in an experiment that can be manipulated to get desired

result are called______
A. Controlled variable
B. Manipulated variables
C. Dependent variable
D. Independent variable
 iv. If the result you obtain from an experiment do not support your
hypothesis,
A. Change your experiment
B. Leave out results that do not support your hypothesis
C. Give ideas for further testing to find a solution
D. Identify a new problem

5. Select the best answer form the choice given

i. The process by which a substance changes directly from sold state
to gaseous state without going through the liquid state is called ___
A. Melting
B. Sublimation
C. Freezing
D. Boiling

ii. The _____ of matter are closely packed in the sold state and farther
apart in the gaseous state.
A. Particles
B. Properties
C. Kinetic nature
D. Massa

iii. Matter exist in _____ physical state.

A. Two
B. Six
C. One
D. Three

iv. Which of the following is a physical change?

A. Milk left on the counter turns sour
B. Common salt dissolves completely in water
C. A forest fire burns all the trees.
D. Fruits are fermented to produce wine

6. Choose the best answer

i. When a substance is heated and it changes from a sold directly to
a vapour the process is called____,
A. Condensation
B. Dissolving
C. Sublimation
 D. Melting

ii. Syrup are examples of ____

A. Solution
B. Suspension homogenous mixture
C. Filtrates

iii. In a sugar and water mixture, the sugar is the ________

A. Solute
B. Solvent
C. Suspension
D. Solution

iv. Two immiscible liquids are easily separated using a _______

A. Condenser
B. Fractionating column
C. Filter funnel
D. Separating funnel

7. Choose the best answer to complete each statement or to answer each

question
i. A rapid chemical reaction that releases energy in the form of light
and noticeable heat is called ___
A. Ignition
B. A reactant
C. Combustion
D. Heating

ii. Under normal conditions, oxygen accounts for approximately what

percentage of air?
A. 7.8%
B. 21%
C. 78%
D. 2.1%

iii. What type of fire is associated with electrical equipment?

A. Class A
B. Class F
C. Class B
D. Class C
 iv. What type of fire occurs in the vapour-air mixture over the surface
of flammable liquid?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D

v. Heat, fuel and ____ are the three components of the fire triangle
A. Carbon
B. Nitrogen
C. Hydrogen
D. Oxygen

8. Choose the best answer to complete each statement

(i.) _____ is a colourless, highly flammable gaseous element used in
the production of ammonia
A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Methane

(ii.) ______ is the common method used for producing hydrogen

industrially.
A. Electrodes
B. Steam reforming
C. Reduction
D. Decomposition

(iii.) Which of the following is not true about hydrogen?

A. It is lighter than air
B. It burns with a blue flame.
C. It supports combustion
D. It is odorless

(iv.) Which of the following gases if mixed with hydrogen would

produce a very flame of up to 30000 C
A. Oxygen
B. Neon
C. Chlorine
 D. Argon

(v.) Which of the following cannot be used to prepare hydrogen gas?

A. Reaction of water with carbon at room temperature
B. Reaction of dilute acids with zinc
C. Electrolysis of water
D. Reaction of water with certain metals

(vi.) Which of the following compounds in not likely contain

hydrogen?
A. Ammonia
B. Water
C. Water gas
D. Copper oxide
9. Choose the best answer to complete each statement.
(i) The process by which water is converted into vapour or steam is
called
A. Condensation
B. Precipitation
C. Transpiration
D. Evaporation

(ii) ____ is the simple way to purify water at home

A. Cooling
B. Boiling
C. Filtering
D. Condensing

(iii) Fresh water constitutes about _____ per cent of the total water on
earth
A. 30
B. 0.3
C. 3
D. 13

(iv) Water is __________

A. Basic
B. Acidic
C. Both acidic and basic
D. Neutral
 (v) ______ is a sequence in which water passes from the atmosphere to
land and back into the atmosphere.
A. Water purification
B. Precipitation
C. Water cycle
D. Evaporation

(vi) The process of removing contaminants from water is called ____

A. Water purification
B. Sedimentation
C. Electrolysis
D. Contamination

(vii) What is precipitation?

A. Rain and clouds
B. Rain, hail and snow
C. Water
D. Snow and hail

(viii) Which of the following statements about water is not true

A. Water is used in industry as a coolant
B. Water is used as a raw material to produce hydrogen
C. Water is used as a solvent
D. Water is used as a raw material to produce carbon.

10. Choose the best answer for each the following

(i) Which description corresponds to proton?
A. Relative mass = 1, charge = + 1
B. Relative mass = 1, charge =0
C. Relative mass = 1/1840, charge = -1
D. Relative mass = 4, charge = + 2

(ii) What are nucleons?

A. Neutrons
B. Neutrons and protons
C. Electrons
D. Protons, neutrons and electrons

(iii) What is the mass of an electron compared to that of a proton?

A. 1/18
 B. 1/184
C. 1/1840
D. 1/18400

(iv) Most atoms are neutral because

A. The nucleus is only made up of neutrons
B. There are equal numbers of electrons and protons in the shells.
C. The neutrons normally have zero charge
D. The number of electrons balances out the number of protons in
the atom.

(v) Which of these statements is true about isotopes of an element?

A. The number of protons is the same but the number of neutrons
is different.
B. The number of neutrons is the same but the numbers of
protons is different
C. The number of protons and neutrons is same, but the number
of electrons is different
D. The number of protons is the same, but electrons are added to
the nucleus

(vi) An isotope of cadmium has an atomic number of 48 and a mass

number of 112. This means that the cadmium atom has:
A. 48 PROTONS, 64 neutrons, 48 electrons,
B. 64 protons, 64 neutrons, 48 electrons
C. 48 protons, 112 neutrons, 48 electrons
D. 112 protons, 48 neutrons, 112 electrons

11. Choose the best answer for each of the following question
(i) When compared to metals, non metals are
A. Better conductors of electricity
B. More brittle as solids
C. More ductile as solids
D. Better conductors of heat

(ii) The electronic arrangement of an element is 2.8.3. this element is

in _______ of the periodic table.
A. Group 2
B. Group 8
C. Period 3
 D. Period 2

(iii) Which of the following statements does not describe the alkaline
earth metals?
A. They burn in oxygen to form a sold white oxide.
B. The become less reactive as we move down the group
C. The are good conductors of heat and electricity
D. They react with water

12. Which of the following compounds are correctly named and which
are not?
A. KCl potassium chloride
B. Fe2 (SO4)3 iron (II) sulphate
C. CaCl2 calcium dichloride
D. Na2SO4 sodium sulphate

13. Which of the following formulae, K+, Mg2+ Al3+, represent a cation?
A. K+
B. Al3+
C. Mg2+
D. All are cations

14. Choose the best answer from the choices given

(i) When sodium chloride dissolves in water _______
A. It react with water and forms a new compound
B. It separates into ions
C. It forms hydrates
D. It stays suspended in solution

(ii) The reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride to form
silver chloride and sodium nitrate is an example of a ____ reaction
A. Direct combination
B. Simple displacement
C. Double displacement
D. Decomposition

(iii) Which of the following salts is soluble in water

A. Barium sulphate
B. Lead nitrate
C. Calcium carbonate
 D. Lead chloride

(iv) When you heat calcium carbonate strongly ______

A. It forms an oxide
B. It changes its colour
C. It gives off heat
D. It is unaffected by heat

(v) Which of the following salts will decompose at room temperature?

A. Ammonium chloride
B. Ammonium carbonate
C. Ammonium sulphate
D. Ammonium nitrate