Summative Exam A

SCIENCE 7
S.Y. 2022-2023
Name: __________________________________ Score: __________
Section: __________________________________ Date: ___________

Multiple Choice
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Blacken the letter that corresponds to your answer on the
answer sheet provided.

1. What do you call a series of logical steps that is followed to solve a problem?
a. Experiment b. Hypothesis c. Observation d. Scientific method
2. 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.
3. What do you call the information gathered during experiments?
a. Conclusion b. Data c. Hypothesis d. Theory
4. You are given a 40 mL solution in a beaker. You add solute to the beaker, and you observed some
particles DID NOT DISSOLVE. What solutions is it?
a. saturated b. unsaturated c. concentrated d. supersaturated
5. 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
6. Which of the following substance is an element?
a. Carbon dioxide b. Iron c. Salt d. Sugar
7. Which of the following set of properties talks about a compound?
I. Made up of one or more atoms
II. Joined through chemical process
III. Composed of one or more substance
IV. Mixtures of one or more different substances

a. I and II only c. III and IV only

b. II and III only d. I, II, III, IV
8. When Carbon and Oxygen is combined through chemical process they will end up producing a ______?
a. element b. compound c. substance d. acid
9. What are the two (2) classes of matter?
a. Atom and molecule c. Element and compound
b. Plant and animal cells d. Substance and mixture
10. What is the difference between a pure substance and a mixture?
a. Pure substance can be separated while mixture cannot be separated.
b. Pure substance has many components while mixture has one only.
c. Pure substance is heterogeneous while mixture is homogeneous.
d. Pure substance is pure while mixture is impure.
11. What do you call to an educated guess or a possible answer to a problem?
a. data b. experiment c. hypothesis d. variable
12. Ella is experimenting on how two liquid samples. The data he gathered is shown in the table below.

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.
13. What is the best way to use in separating iron fillings from a mixture?
a. Filter paper b. Magnet c. Water d. Spoon
14. What is the percentage concentration in the following solution given 2g sucrose in 80g water?
a. 2.4% b. 2.5% c. 4.0% d. 97.6%
15. What is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?
a. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, and analyze results.
b. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, and draw conclusions.
c. Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, and draw conclusions.
d. Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, ask a question, and draw conclusions.
16. In a saltwater solution, what substance is considered the solvent?
a. Salt b. Water c. Both are solvents d. Neither substance is a solvent
17. What is the substance called that is being dissolved in a solution?
a. Solute b. Mixture c. Solvent d. All of the Above
18. What is the solution that contains more solute than a saturated solution under the same conditions?
a. Solution b. Saturated c. Unsaturated d. Supersaturated
19. In a chemistry class, Gabby prepared a solution by mixing 25 grams (g) of sugar in 80g of water. What are
the concentrations of the solute and solvent in percent (%) by mass?
a. Solute: 34%; Solvent: 60% c. Solute: 24%; Solvent: 76%
b. Solute: 14%; Solvent: 86% d. Solute: 44%; Solvent: 56%
20. Which of the following statements distinguishes pure substances from mixtures?
a. Can be separated by physical means. c. Have no specific solubility and densities.
b. Consists of two or more kinds of matter. d. Have constant boiling temperature and melting temperature.
21. Which of the following is NOT a group of elements?
a. Metal b. Nonmetal c. Metalloid d. Iron
22. A beverage contains 3% alcohol which means that:
a. The solution contains 3mL of alcohol in 97mL of water.
b. The solution contains 30mL of alcohol in 70mL of water.
c. The solution contains 300mL of alcohol in 700mL of water.
d. The solution contains 100mL of alcohol in 100mL of water.
23. Sterling silver contains 95% silver. If a necklace made of sterling silver weighs 15g, what is the mass of
silver dissolved in the necklace?
a. 1.6g b. 6.2g c. 9.0g d. 14.25g
24. Which of the following refers to the solution that contains as much solute as can dissolve at a given
temperature?
 a. Solubility B. Dilute solution c. Saturated solution d. Unsaturated solution
25. What is the volume of a 20% methyl solution that contains 15mL of methyl?
a. 6 mL of methyl b. 4 mL of methyl c. 5 mL of methyl d. 3mL of methyl