Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN
ROMEO ACUÑA SANTOS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE 7 – FIRST QUARTER

FIRST PERIODIC TEST
School Year 2022-2023
NAME: _______________________________________________ DATE: ___________________________
GRADE & SECTION: _____________________________________ PARENT’S SIGNATURE:______________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the correct answer. Write ONLY THE LETTER of your answer on the space provided
before the number. (USE CAPITAL LETTER)
_____1. Which of the following is a systematic approach in solving problems?
a. Analysis b. Experiment c. Conclusion d. Scientific Method
_____2. What skill is involved when you use your five senses to gather information?
a. Observing b. Posing questions c. Developing hypothesis d. Designing experiments
_____3. What do you call the information gathered during experiments?
a. Data b. Theory c. Conclusion d. Hypothesis
_____4. How do scientists test their hypothesis?
a. Designing models b. Doing experiments c. Drawing conclusions d. Formulating hypothesis
_____5. One morning Michelle and her sister Karen went to their garden and saw that the pet chicken (a hen) of his
father can’t fly high. Karen said: Maybe, the chicken is too heavy to fly.” What do you call this kind of statement?
a. an interpretation b. a hypothesis c. a conclusion d. a problem
_____6. Robert planted mongo seeds separately in cans using the same kind of soil and the same exposure to the
sun. After a few days, the seeds germinated and grew healthy. But after three weeks only one plant remained
healthy. What conclusion can Robert draw from this?
a. the seeds should not be planted in cans c. plants should be watered twice daily
b. the soil in all cans must be changed d. some plants grow healthy while others die
because of certain variables
_____7. Rizza wants to investigate why every night there are many fireflies in their garden. What steps should Rizza
do to study the presence of fireflies at night in their garden?
a. A. form a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, record data, make a conclusion
b. conduct an experiment, form a hypothesis, make a conclusion, record data
c. form a hypothesis, record data, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion
d. record data, form a hypothesis, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment
_____8. Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?
a. If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high as one that is not frozen.
b. Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
c. If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
d. If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
For question no. 7
Cathy planted the same kind of seeds in pots A and B. She planted five seeds in pot A and five seeds
in pot B. The amount and type of soil in both pots were the same. She added the same amount of water to
both pots each week. Pot A was placed in a sunny window. Pot B was placed in a dark room. After four
weeks, she observed the plants in both pots. The plants in pot A were green, with tall, thick stems. The plants
in pot B were yellow, with tall, thin stems.
_____9. Which statement best explains why the plants in pot A were different from the plants in pot B?
a. Pot A contained more soil than pot B c. Pot A received more sunlight than pot B
b. Pot A contained more seeds than pot B d. Pot A received more water than pot B
For items 10-12. Erika was tasked by his teacher to investigate how fast table salt dissolves in cold and hot water.
_____10. Observing the fair testing, what will be her control variables?
a. the amount of water and table salt in each cup, method of stirring, a time when the solid is added to water,
and how long each solution is stirred.
b. the amount of water and table salt in each cup, method of stirring, and how long each solution is stirred.
c. the amount of table salt in each cup; the method of stirring, the time when the solid is added to water, and
how long each solution is stirred.
d. amount of water in each cup, method of stirring, the time when the solid is added to water: how long each
solution is stirred.
_____11. Which variable is being measured by Erika?
I. The amount of table salt.
II. The temperature of the water.
III. The time the table salt will totally dissolve in hot water.
 IV. The time the table salt completely dissolves in cold water.
a. I only b. I and II c. III only d. II and IV
_____12. A scientist who wants to study the effects of fertilizer on plants sets up an experiment. Plant A gets no fertilizer,
Plant B gets 5 mg. of fertilizer each day, and Plant C gets 10mg. of fertilizer each day. Which plant is the
controlled group?
a. Plant A b. All of them c. Plant B d. Plant C
_____13. Josephine and Eugene want to experiment to determine how the temperature of water affects how much
coffee powder can be dissolved in it. In what order should they perform the following steps?
Step 1: With a teacher's help, bring the water into one of the beakers to heat up.
Step 2: Pour equal amounts of water into two identical beakers.
Step 3: Record how many half-teaspoons of coffee powder are completely dissolved in each beaker.
Step 4: Gradually put the coffee powder into the water of each beaker, a half-teaspoon at a time.
a. 4 2 1 3 b. 2 1 4 3 c. 2 4 1 3 d.1 2 4 3
_____14. What will make you conclude that air is a mixture and not a compound?
a. Air has a mass b. Air supports combustion c. Air appears homogenous d. Air is composed of different
kinds of gases
_____15. Sodium chloride is a compound of the two elements sodium and chlorine, and its common name is _____.
a. sugar b. table salt c. water d. vinegar
_____16. It is a combination of acetic acid and water that undergo two-step fermentation process.
a. sugar b. table salt c. flour d. vinegar
_____17. Which of the following has the element name and symbol correctly matched?
a. Copper – C b. Potassium - P c. Manganese – M d. Silver - Ag
_____18. Carbon is considered an element while carbon dioxide is considered a compound. This is because carbon
dioxide is ____________.
a. a gas at room temperature c. given off by green plants
b. made of two different elements d. a nonmetallic chemical
_____19. It is an element that is essential to the formation and maintenance of bones and teeth.
a. Calcium b. Fluorine c. Iodine d. Iron
_____20. Which statement is true about elements and compounds? They are_________.
a. homogeneous in nature c. commonly naturally occurring materials
b. simplest form of matter d. broken down into simpler substances
_____21. Which among these substances is an element?
a. air b. iron c. salt d. sugar
_____22. Metalloid is an element that has properties that are transitional between those of metals and nonmetals.
Which of the following elements is an example of a metalloid?
a. Silicon b. Iron c. Magnesium d. Gold
_____23. The average human body contains different elements. Which of the following elements can be found in the
food we eat?
a. nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, calcium, iron, phosphorus
b. nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, hydrogen, helium argon
c. nitrogen, oxygen, chlorine, neon, copper, silver, lead, zinc
d. nitrogen, carbon dioxide, sulfur, calcium, helium, lithium, iron
_____24. Your mother loves pieces of jewelry. If you can make a bracelet as a gift for her birthday, how many parts of
gold and copper are needed to produce 21 Karat jewelry?
a. 21 parts are made up of copper and 3 parts of gold c. 21 parts are made up of gold and 4 parts of copper
b. 21 parts are made up of gold and 3 parts of copper d. 21 parts are made of gold and 5 parts of copper
_____24. For your performance task in your science subject, you were tasked by your teacher to check if the given
liquid sample is a substance or a mixture. Which of these tests will you use?
I. Color comparison III. Boiling point test
II. Taste comparison IV. Melting point test
a. I, II, III and IV b. I, II and III only c. I, III and IV only d. I and III only
_____25. Which statement describes a solute?
a. It is the solid formed in the solution c. It is the component of a solution in a smaller amount
b. It is the liquid part of the solution d. It is the component of a solution in a bigger amount
_____26. Which of the following is NOT an example of a solution?
a. Oil in water b. Soy sauce c. Orange juice d. Vinegar
_____27. Solution is formed when ________________.
a. Solvent dissolved in solute c. Solute dissolves in the solvent
b. Components are separated d. Components combined chemically
_____28. The particles in the solution are smaller than the pores of filter paper or cheesecloth, that’s the reason why
_________.
a. solute dissolves in a solvent c. solution is often clear and transparent
b. solution is a homogeneous mixture d. solution cannot be separated by means of filtration
_____29. The solution that contains less than the maximum amount of solute that is capable of being dissolved.
a. Processed solution b. Saturated solution c. Supersaturated solution d. Unsaturated solution
_____30. What is the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a fixed amount of solvent at a given
temperature?
a. concentration b. dissolution c. dilution d. solubility
_____31. The solution that contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved by a given amount of solvent is called
_________.
a. processed solution b. saturated solution c. salt solution d. Unsaturated solution
_____32. What conclusion best describes this observation, “more sugar can be dissolved in hot water than in cold
water?
a. Nature of solute affects solubility c. Small grains of sugar will dissolve faster
b. Method of stirring affects solubility d. Temperature of water greatly affects solubility
_____33. Which factor affects the rate of solubility of the same amount of crushed and uncrushed table salt that is
being dissolved in the same amount of water?
a. application of heat b. particle size c. Pressure d. Stirring
For question no. 34-36.
Ricky mixed ¼ teaspoon of coffee, 1 ½ teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of creamer, and 1 cup of hot
water. He noticed that the coffee, creamer, and sugar dissolved well in the mixture. He even noticed that it
had the same taste throughout.
_____34. What type of mixture did Ricky prepare?
a. colloid b. heterogeneous c. suspension d. solution
_____35. What is the solvent in the situation?
a. coffee b. creamer c. hot water d. sugar
_____36. How should Andrew prepare an unsaturated solution?
a. add more sugar b. add more hot water c. lessen the amount of creamer d. lessen the amount of coffee
_____37. Which of the following best describes a saturated solution?
a. has more solute and solvent c. has less solute than the amount of solvent
b. has more solute than solvent d. has the same amount of solute and solvent
_____38. Mae is investigating the saturates solution. Which of the following will she observed?\
a. The solute dissolves well in solution. c. The solvent dissolves well in the solute.
b. More solute dissolves in the solvent. d. Less solute dissolves in the solvent.
_____39. Which of the following atomic symbols is written correctly?
a. e b. C c. hE d. CL
_____40. Which best describes a compound?
a. found on the periodic table of elements c. a pure substance
b. made from two or more elements d. only 100 in the world
_____41. A new compound has been discovered. Here is the chemical formula: CHOFeNaNPb. How many elements
are in this compound?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d.10
_____42. Which of the following is a compound?
a. Co b. He c.CO d. H
_____43. When hydrogen is combined with oxygen what is produced?
a. Hydrocarbon b. Hydrochloride c. Oxide d. Water
_____44. Sodium chloride is a combination of sodium and __________?
a. Carbon b. Chlorine c. Flourine d. Iodine
_____45. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a. Salt : Na and Cl : Element b. Water : H and O : Compound c. Carbon Dioxide : C and O : Compound
d. Magnesium Chloride : Mg and Cl : Compound
_____46. The following are found in an ingredient’s label. Which is an element?
a. Iron b. Oxide c. Sorbate d. Sulfate
_____47. Why is it important to be familiar with elements and compounds?
a. To classify them accordingly. c. To enumerate elements and compounds
b. To enumerate elements and compounds. d. To be praised by others of knowing them.
_____48. What is the best way to use in separating iron fillings from a mixture?
a. Filter paper b. Magnet c. Water d. Spoon
_____49. Which of the following will Jeofrey do to segregate the rubber bands of different colors?
a. Decantation b. Evaporation c. Filtration d. Spoon
_____50. The process of obtaining clear liquid by pouring a solution from a container in order to leave sediments in
the bottom of the original container
a. Decantation b. Evaporation c. Filtration d. Spoon