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FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION FOR SCIENCE 7

Name: ________________________________________ Date: ___________ Score: _________

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What skill is used by a scientist when she listens to the sounds that produced by whales?
A. Interpreting data
B. Drawing conclusions
C. Making a hypothesis
D. Making observations

2. What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?

A. Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions,
communicate results.
B. Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions,
communicate results.
C. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results,
communicate results.
D. Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw
conclusions, communicate results.

3. Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?

A. If frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
B. If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
C. If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
D. If a tennis ball is frozen, it will not bounce as high as one that is not frozen.

4. A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water
affects the number of plants that can live in the water. Which is the independent variable?
A. Water
B. Temperature of the water
C. Amount of salt in the water
D. Number of plants in the water

5. A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water
affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment, which is the
dependent variable?
A. Water
B. Temperature of the water
C. Amount of salt in the water
D. Number of plants in the water

6. What is the last step in scientific method?

A. Writing report
B. Collecting data
C. Analyzing data
D. Drawing conclusions
7. Why is experiment important?
A. helps create jobs for scientists.
B. creates more questions to be answered.
C. ensures that many tools are used safely and accurately.
D. allows for new discoveries and knowledge in science.

8. Why is Scientific Method an important process in doing experiments?

A. It takes more work but it is worth it.
B. It helps the experiment to take longer and be better.
C. It ensures that the results can be trusted and repeated.
D. It ensures that the people doing the experiments are scientific.

9. What skills is involved when you use fine senses to gather information?
A. Observing
B. Posing questions
C. Developing hypothesis
D. Designing experiments

10. Which step that follows formulating and objectively testing hypotheses?
A. Interpreting results
B. Stating conclusions
C. Conducting experiments
D. Making observations and collecting data

11. What do you call a series of logical steps that is followed in order to solve a problem?
A. Model method
B. Scientific theory
C. Scientific method
D. Experimental process

12. How do scientist test hypothesis?

A. Designing models
B. Doing experiments
C. Drawing conclusions
D. Formulating questions

13. What do you call the information gathered during experiments?

A. Data
B. Theory
C. Conclusion
D. Hypothesis

14. What step should be completed first to solve a problem?

A. Analyzing data
B. Drawing conclusions
C. Testing a hypothesis
D. Recognizing and identifying the problem

15. Which of the following steps to solve a problem must be completed last?
A. Analyzing data
B. Drawing conclusions
C. Testing a hypothesis
D. Recognizing and identifying the problem

II.
1. Compounds are formed when two or more _____________ are combined.
A. Elements
B. Minerals
C. Nutrients
D. Food products

2. In Blue Cheese Dressing the following elements are present, EXCEPT

A. Calcium
B. Iron
C. Sodium
D. Zinc

3. The only compound present in the food label of cookies is________

A. Iron pyrophosphate
B. Monosodium glutamate
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Zinc sulphate

4. Which of the following ingredients is an element?

A. Calcium
B. Carbohydrate
C. Oil
D. Protein

5. The following are constituent elements of sodium glutamate, EXCEPT

A. Carbon
B. Hydrogen
C. Iron
D. Sodium

6. Which element is NOT found in the cookies?

A. Calcium
B. Hydrogen
C. Iron
D. Sodium

7. Which of the following ingredients is a compound?

A. Calcium
B. Calcium chloride
C. Magnesium
D. Manganese

8. Boron, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen are examples of _______________.

A. Compounds
B. Elements
C. Ingredients
D. Nutrition facts

9. Carbon dioxide, sodium chloride, sugar and salt are examples of _______.
A. Compounds
B. Elements
C. Ingredients
D. Nutrition facts

10. Oxygen and iron are elements (I). Protein and sugar are elements too (II).
A. Both statements I and II are TRUE.
B. Both statements I and II are FALSE.
C. Statement I is FALSE while statement II is TRUE.
D. Statement I is TRUE while statement II is FALSE.
 11. A compound is composed of one atom (I). Elements is a single atom substance (II).
A. Both statements I and II are TRUE
B. Both statements I and II are FALSE
C. Statement I is FALSE while statement II is TRUE.
D. Statement I is TRUE while statement II is FALSE.

12. Airon Jay is fond of eating cereal drink even if he is already in grade 7. What compounds do
Airon Jay has taken?
I. Iron pyrophosphate II. Calcium chloride
III. Sodium bicarbonate
IV. Zinc sulfate
A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I and IV only

13. Danica was assigned by her teacher to match compound with its constituent elements. Which
do you think of her matched pair are correct?
I. Calcium chloride : calcium, chlorine
II. Water : nitrogen, oxygen
III. Carbon dioxide; carbon, oxygen
IV. Salt : sodium, magnesium
A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I and IV only

14. How do you classify elements from compounds?

A. Elements are single atom substances.
B. Compounds are composed of one molecule.
C. Compounds are composed of two or more molecules.
D. Compounds are composed of two or more compounds.
15. Why is it important to be familiar with elements and compounds? A. To classify them
accordingly.
B. To tell others you know them.
C. To enumerate elements and compounds.
D. To be praised by others of knowing them.

III.

1. A gaseous material has a strong smell, evaporates quickly, particularly boils at -

33.34˚C and melts at -77.73˚C. This matter can be classified as ________.
A. metal
B. mixture
C. solution
D. substance

2. Ella is experimenting on how two liquid samples. The data he gathered is shown in the table
below.
Temperature in ˚C
Before After 5 After 8 After 10 After 12 After 14 After 16
SAMPLE heatin minute minute minute minute minute minute
S g s s s s s s
Liquid A 29 45 60 90 100 100 100
Liquid B 30 47 65 97 100 105 108

What can be inferred from the table?

A. Liquid A is pure substance while Liquid B is a mixture.

B. Liquid A is a mixture while Liquid B is a pure substance.
 C. Liquid A is an element while Liquid B is a substance.
D. Both Liquids A and B are pure substance

3. A pinch of bread was placed inside a test tube and heated until it became blackish in color and
released some gas. Which of the following statement/s is/are true according to the given
information?

I. Bread is solution.
II. Bread is composed of only one substance.
III. Bread is made up of solid and gaseous substances.
IV. Bread is made up of mixtures of different substances.
A. I only B. II & III C. II only D. III & IV
4. Water boils at 100˚C and pure ethanol at 78˚C. Which of the statements are TRUE about water
and ethanol?

I. Water and ethanol are pure substances.

II. Water and ethanol can be boiled at either 100˚C or 78˚C.
III. Water and ethanol have specific temperatures at which they would start to boil.
IV. Water and ethanol can be identified according to temperature at which they boil.
A. I only B. I, II and IV C. III only D. I, III, and IV

5. Sodium chloride dissolves in water very well. Which is NOT TRUE in the following statements?
A. Water is a pure substance.
B. Sodium chloride is a pure substance
C. Dissolving sodium chloride with water produces a mixture.
D. Dissolving sodium chloride with water produces a new substance.

6. Ana wants to compare the chemical properties of two substances. In doing it, he prepared two
flasks containing the substances and labeled them Liquid A and Liquid B. He monitored the
boiling points of the liquids and found that the boiling points were 100˚C for substance A and
110˚C - 112˚C for liquid B. How would you classify the two liquids?
A. Liquid A is pure substance while Liquid B is a mixture.
B. Liquids A and B contain two or more atoms that are chemically bonded.
C. Liquid A has varying boiling points while liquid B has a fix boiling point.
D. Liquid A may be homogenous or heterogeneous but substance B is not.

7. A white powder was tested and heated. After some time, it melts completely. What does it imply?
A. It is a mixture.
B. It is a pure substance.
C. It is a homogeneous mixture.
D. It is a combination of pure substance and mixture.

Two liquids were observed and heated. The data gathered is shown in the table below.

Temperature Liquid A Liquid B

(˚C)
At start of 100 80
boiling
After 30 sec 100 85
After 60 sec 100 84
After 90 sec 100 86

8. Based on the table above, which of the following is TRUE about Liquid A?
A. It has a fixed boiling point.
B. It is heterogeneous.
C. It is a mixture.
D. It is an element.
9. Which of the following could be Liquid A?
A. Fruit juice C. water
B. Soft drinks D. water – salt solution

10. Ethan wants to separate the marbles in a jar full of water. Which of the following is the BEST
way to separate the mixture?
A. Decantation
B. Dissolving
C. Evaporation
D. Using a magnet

IV.

1. You are given a 40 mL solution in a beaker. You add solute to the beaker and you observed
some particles did not dissolved. What solutions is it?
A. Saturated
B. Unsaturated
C. Concentrated
D. Supersaturated

2. What do you called a substance that dissolved in another substance which is in greater
amount?
A. Solute
B. Solvent
C. Solute and Solvent
D. Neither Solute nor Solvent

3. What do you call a substance dissolved in any solution?

A. Solute B. Solvent
C. Solute and Solvent
D. Neither Solute nor Solvent

4. What you can do if you add more amount of sugar in a cup of your hot milk and it taste very
sweet?
A. Add water
B. Add sugar
C. Mix the milk solution well
D. Put it in the refrigerator for an hour

5. When a solution is saturated?

A. Crystals form
B. You need to stir it more
C. No additional material will dissolve in it
D. Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid
6. You are given a 30 mL solution in a beaker. You add solute to the beaker and it dissolves
completely. What is the solution?
A. Solubility
B. Saturated solution
C. Unsaturated solution
D. Supersaturated solution

7. Which of the following are made up of solutes and solvents?

A. Colloid B. Mixtures
C. Solutions D. Suspension
8. What is the solution that contains more solute than a saturated solution under the same
conditions?
A. Solution
B. Saturated
C. Unsaturated
D. Supersaturated

9. Why increasing temperature of the solvent will speed up the dissolving process?
Because it brings ___________________________________.
A. more solute to crystallize
B. less solute molecules to the solvent
C. fresh solvent into contact with more solute
D. more solvent molecules to collide with the solute

10. When does a solution become a saturated?

A. Crystals form
B. You need to stir it more
C. No additional material will dissolve in it
D. Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid