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Monthly Test - October 2021

Subject : Chemistry Handwriting = /02
Paper = /48
Class : 7…....... Total = /50
Duration : 25 minutes Date: .................................
Candidate's name : .............................................................. Admission no : ...................
• Answer all the questions.
• All answers must be WRITTEN IN INK.

Part I
Choose the correct answer.
1. The process of a liquid turning into a gas is called
(i) boiling. (ii) condensation.
(iii) evaporation. (iv) sublimation.

2. Aluminium melts at 660 °C and it reaches its boiling point at around 2740 °C. What is the
freezing point of aluminium?
(i) 0 °C (ii) 2740 °C (iii) 660 °C (iv) 300 °C

3. Substance A is in a state where the particles can move pass one another while maintaining
their weak attractive forces. Under which state of matter should substance A be categorized?
(i) Solid (ii) Gas (iii) Plasma (iv) Liquid

4. Solids have a fixed shape because their particles

(i) are held by strong attraction forces.
(ii) can move pass one another.
(iii) are vibrating all the time.
(iv) are tightly packed.

5. What will happen to the attractive forces of water particles when ice is melted to form water?
(i) The attractive forces become strong.
(ii) The attractive forces will not be affected.
(iii) The attractive forces become weak.
(iv) The attractive forces will be lost.

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6. Read the meniscus given in Fig 1 and select the correct amount of liquid filled in the
container.
(i) 40 mL (ii) 43 mL (iii) 44 mL (iv) 45 mL

7. Other than the instrument given in Fig 1, which of the following

equipment can be used to measure an accurate volume of liquid?
(i) Measuring cylinder (ii) Burette
(ii) Beaker (iv) Conical flask
Fig 1.
Answer questions 8, 9 and 10 by observing the particle diagram of different states of matter
given below.

A B C

8. Which states of matter can move through gaps?

(i) A and B only. (ii) A and C only.
(iii) B and C only. (iv) A, B and C.

9. Which state/s of matter can be compressed very easily?

(i) A only. (ii) B only.
(iii) C only. (iv) B and C only.

10. Which state of matter does not have a mass?

(i) A (ii) B
(iii) C only. (iv) None of above.

[Total = 2 × 10 = 20 marks]

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Part II
1. A group of Sri Lankan scientists along with the Ayurvedic doctors decided to develop a new
concoction (a medicinal brew) to treat Covid 19 patients. Assume that you are the only chemist
in the group and your team has given you the developed recipe of the concoction to brew.
Select the required equipment from the laboratory. Write the name of the equipment required for
each step in the table given below.

Procedure Name of the equipment

Step 1:
Weigh 125 g of coriander seeds, 50
g of dried ginger, 100 g calumba (i)………………..........
wood and 25 g of black pepper
cones.

Step 2:
Grind the weighed materials into a (ii)…………………….
powder.

Step 3:
(iii)…………………… (vi)……………………
Boil the ground materials in 800
mL of water while stirring. (iv)…………………… (vii)…………………...
Maintain the temperature at (v)……………………. (viii)…………………..
100 °C.
Step 4:
Filter the mixture into a bottle to (ix)…………………… (x)…………………….
remove the solid materials in the
concoction.
[Total = 2 × 10 = 20 marks]

2. Water vapour can be turned into water by cooling.

(i) Explain what happens to the particles during this process using particle theory. Give reasons
for the changes that occur during the process.
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[Total = 8 marks]

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Ref : AP

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