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SCIENCE 7 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1

Topic: Scientific Ways of Acquiring Knowledge and Solving Problems

I. Written
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. Scientific method is associated with something that we need to follow to get to our
destination. Among the choices, in which do you think the scientific method is compared to?
a. atlas b. encyclopedia c. legend d. road map
2. What do you call to an educated guess or a possible answer to a problem?
a. data b. experiment c. hypothesis d. variable
3. Variables influence the outcome of an experiment, situation or event and control the other
variables in a systematic manner. How many variables are involved in an experiment?
a. one b. two c. more than two d. none of the above
4. Among the variables, what variable can be changed or manipulated?
a. Dependent variable c. Independent variable
b. Experimental variable d. Uncontrolled variable
5. In the research problem, “Effect of aloe vera to the inhibition zone of E. coli,” the dependent
variable is the ___________________.
a. Amount of aloe vera b. Growth of E. coli c. Humidity d. Temperature
6. A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an ostrich’s egg is incubated will
determine whether the ostrich will be male or female. What is the independent variable of
this experiment?
a. Gender of the ostrich b. Incubator c. Scientist d. Temperature
7. Which of the 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.
8. Which is NOT a step of a scientific investigation?
a. Communicate results c. Make up a conclusion
b. Conduct the experiment d. Test the hypothesis
9. Which among the following is the correct description of the scientific method?
a. It is an orderly process of gaining information about the world.
b. It is the knowledge gained through the scientific method must always have a practical
use.
c. It refers to the methodology of gaining knowledge through guessing only.
d. The scientific method requires a search for information based only past scientific
research and should not include any novel observations.
10. A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an ostrich’s egg is incubated will
determine whether the ostrich will be male or female. What is the dependent variable of this
experiment?
a. Gender of the ostrich b. Incubator c. Scientist d. Temperature
A. Performance
Directions: Read the paragraph thoroughly. Choose the correct answers inside the box as you
answer the questions.

Aisha was working in her Science laboratory. She saw a mirror like object in the lab. Things
looked big when she was trying to look through it. But she doesn’t know its name or its use yet.
Help her identify the name of the tool and its use using the scientific method.

 She could see small objects were magnified

 The object is a magnifying glass.
 She saw a mirror like object.
 What is the object?
 It could be a magnifying glass. If it can make things look
bigger.
 She did some research and tried to magnify small things.

Questions:
1. What is Aisha’s OBSERVATION?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the QUESTION she could have asked to solve her problem?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What is a HYPOTHESIS she could make?
___________________________________________________________________________
4. What is an EXPERIMENT she could do?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. What might be her RESULTS?
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Suggest a CONCLUSION for her experiment and results.
___________________________________________________________________________

B. Directions: Identify if the statement about hypothesis is true or false. Write T if it is true, and
F if it is false.

_______7. Hypothesis is an educated guess.

_______8. Hypothesis must be long.
_______9. Hypothesis must be testable.
_______10. Hypothesis is in an if…then format.
 SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 7
QUARTER 1- MODULE 2 - WEEK 3&4
Name__________________________ Score_______
Section_________________________ Date________

Test I. Written (50%)

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write your answer on the space provided.

______1. Which of the following is the simplest form of a substance?

a. Chemical formula b. Compound c. Element d. Mixture

______2. Which of the following substance is an element?

a. Carbon dioxide b. Iron c. Salt d. Sugar

______3. Which of the following describes an element?

a. The simplest substance.
b. It can be broken down into other types of substances.
c. It can be separated through a chemical process.
d. It is composed of two or more types of atoms.

______4. Which of the following statements correctly describes a compound?

a. Can be broken down into a simpler type of matter by chemical means.
b. Has a unique property that are different from the properties of its individual elements.
c. Composed of atoms of two or more elements that bond together.
d. Composed of two atoms that bond together.

______5. Which of the following is correctly matched?

a. Gold: Element: Silver: Compound
b. Oxygen: Element: Water: Compound
c. Sugar: Element: Salt: Compound
d. Water: Element: Hydrogen: Compound

______6. Which of the following CANNOT be broken down into simple substance?
a. Chemical Formula b. Compound c. Element d. Mixture

______7. Which of the following is NOT an example of element?

a. Helium gas b. Hydrogen c. Ice d. Iron

______8. Which of the following is a compound?

a. Alloy b. Gold c. Iron d. Silver

______9. Which of the following substance composed of one type of atom?

a. Chemical Formula b. Compound c. Element d. Mixture

______10. How do you classify elements from compounds?

a. Elements are single atom substances; compounds are composed of two or more molecules.

b. Compounds are composed of one molecule; elements are composed of single atom.
c. Compounds are composed of two or more molecules; elements also composed of two or
more elements.
d. Compounds are composed of two or more compounds; elements are single atom
substances.
______11. Which of the following is NOT a group of elements?
a. Metal b. Nonmetal c. Metalloid d. Iron

______12. Compounds are formed when two or more _____________ are combined.
a. Elements b. Minerals c. Nutrients d. Food products

______13 Which element is NOT found in the chocolate candy?

a. Calcium b. Hydrogen c. Iron d. Sodium

______14. Which of the following ingredients is a compound?

a. Calcium b. Calcium chloride c. Magnesium d. Manganese

______15. Compounds 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.

Test II. Performance (50%)

You will be engaged and have your immersion as a garbage collector. Inside the garbage bin
are words need to be thrown at the dump site. As a garbage collector you need to save the following
words that describes and shows relationship with elements and compounds. Segregate them by
writing it in the boxes.

ONE ELEMENT
OXYGEN
ATOM
WATER
SUGAR
GROUP
HYDROGEN

TWO OR COMPOUND
MORE CALCIUM
ATOM
SALT