Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE
District of San Remigio II
ANAPOG INTEGRATED SCHOOL
SUMMATIVE TEST
GRADE VII – SCIENCE
Objectives:
1. Identify the steps of scientific method
2. Use the scientific method in solving problem through an
experiment; and relate scientific method in daily life; and
3. Relate scientific method in daily life. b. If I heat up a tennis ball it will
bounce high.
c. If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will
Directions: Read each item carefully. Write not bounce as high.
only the letter of the correct answer for each d. If a tennis ball is frozen, it will not
question. bounce as high as one that is not
frozen.
1. Which of he following states the correct 4. A scientist conducted an experiment to
order of steps in the scientific method? determine how the amount of salt in a
a. Ask a question, make a body of water affect the number of
hypothesis, draw conclusions, plants that can live in the water. In this
and analyze results experiment, which is the dependent
b. Ask a question, make a variable?
hypothesis, test the hypothesis, a. Water
analyze results, and draw b. Temperature
conclusions c. Amount of salt in the water
c. Ask a question, analyze results, d. Number of plants in the water
make a hypothesis, test the 5. A scientist conducted an experiment to
hypothesis, and draw conclusions determine how the amount of salt in a
d. Make a hypothesis, test the body of water affects the number of
hypothesis, analyze results, ask a plants that can live in the water. In this
question and draw conclusions experiment, which is the dependent
2. Which of the following statements is variable?
correct about independent variable and a. Water
dependent variable? b. Temperature of the water
a. Independent variable is the c. Amount of salt in the water
variable that changes because of d. Number of plants in the water
the test whereas dependent 6. When a scientist has formulated and
variable is the variable that is tested the hypothesis, which step should
being manipulated. the scientist proceeds?
b. Dependent Variable is the a. Interpreting results
variable that changes as the b. Stating conclusions
result of the test while c. Conducting experiments
independent variable is effect that d. Making observation and
arises after the test. collecting data
c. Dependent variable is the 7. How do scientists test their hypothesis?
variable that changes as the a. Designing models
result of test whereas b. Doing experiments
independent variable is the c. Drawing conclusions
variable that is controlled during d. Formulating questions
the test 8. Which of the following steps to solve a
d. None of the above problem must be completed last?
3. Which of the following hypotheses is a. Analyzing data
written correctly? b. Drawing conclusions
a. If I freeze a tennis balls it will not c. Testing a hypothesis
bounce as high.
 d. Recognizing and identifying the
problem
Long ago, many people believed that living
things could come from nonliving things. They
thought that worms came from wood and that
maggots came from decaying meat. This idea
was called spontaneous generation. In 1668,
an Italian biologist, Francesco Redi, did
experiments to prove that maggots did not
come from meat. One of his experiments is
shown below.
a. He placed food in two jars, covering
one jar and leaving the other uncovered.
b. He placed food in two jars and left
both jars uncovered.
c. He placed food in two jars and
covered both jars.
d. He put food in one jar and no food in
a second jar.
13. What was the variable in his experiment?
a. Covering both jars.
b. Covering one jar and leaving the
other uncovered.
c. Leaving both jars uncovered.
d. There was no variable in this
experiment.

14. What do you think Redi’s conclusion was?

a. Living things come from other living

Redi placed pieces of meat in several jars. He things.
divided the jars into two groups. He covered b. Living things are created through
the first group of jars with fine cloth. He left the spontaneous generation.
second group of jars uncovered. Redi c. He did not have enough data to arrive
observed the jars for several days. He saw flies at a conclusion.
on the cloth of the covered jars, and he saw
flies laying eggs on the meat in the uncovered
jars. Maggots appeared only on the meat in the
group of jars left uncovered.

9. Which is not a step in the scientific method?

a. Problem or question.
c. Ask other people for their opinion.
b. Research.
d. Arrive at a conclusion.

10. What was the problem in Redi’s

experiment?

a. How do maggots appear in meats?

b. How do worms appear in wood?
c. Is spontaneous generation a valid
explanation for maggots in meats?
d. All of the above are examples of
problems.
11. What do you think his hypothesis was?

a. Maggots grow through spontaneous

generation.
b. Maggots come from eggs laid by flies.
c. Maggots find their way into woods
and meats.
d. The problem cannot be solved.

12. How did he test his hypothesis?