Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
Division of Camarines Sur
DEL GALLEGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Poblacion Zone III, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur

First Periodical Test

Science Grade 7

Name: _______________________________________________________ Score: ________________

School: _______________________________________________________ Date: ________________

I. Multiple Choice: Read and understand the following statement. Encircle the letter that contains the best
answer.

1. A substance has a pH of 6. It is said to be

a. very basic b. slightly basic c. slightly acidic d. neutral
2. Which of the following is NOT an example of a solution?
a. Vinegar b. Mud in water c. Food coloring in water d. Sugar dissolved in water
3. Which of the following statements best describes mixtures?
a. It shows two or more component c. It cannot be separated by any physical
substances that can be separated by means.
physical means. d. It is a simple kind of matter.
b. It has a uniform appearance and
composition.
4. What is meant by the term substances?
a. Any objects with homogeneous appearance c. Any objects which are chemically mixed.
and composition. d. Any objects that can be separated through
b. Any objects with heterogeneous physical means.
appearance and composition.
5. Which statement describes the solute?
a. It is the solid formed in solution d. It is the component of a solution in bigger
b. It is the liquid part of the solution amount
c. It is the component of a solution in smaller
amount
6-8. A group of students was asked to investigate how fast sugar dissolves in cold and in hot water?
6. If this is going to be a fair test, what variable should be control?
a. Amount of water and sugar in each cup, method of stirring, time when the solids is added to water,
how long each solution is stirred.
b. Amount of water and sugar in each cup, method of stirring, how long each solution is stirred.
c. Amount of sugar in each cup; method of stirring, time when the solid is added to water; how long each
solution is stirred
d. Amount of water in each cup; method of stirring, time when the solid is added to water; how long each
solution is stirred
7.What is the dependent variable (what is being measured)
I. The temperature of water
II. The amount of sugar
III. The length of time that sugar completely dissolves in hot water.
IV. The length of time that sugar completely dissolves
a. I only b. II only
c. II and III d. III and IV
8. What is the independent variable in the investigation?
a. I only b. II and III
c. I, II, and III d. II, III, IV
9. Which is the most abundant element in the atmosphere?
a. Oxygen b. Argon c. Nitrogen d. Carbon dioxide
10. Which does not belong to the group?
a. Sugar b. Water c. Oxygen d. Table Salt
11. You were tasked to check if the liquid sample you have is a substance or a mixture. Which among these
tests is the BEST way to do so?
I. Color comparison III. Boiling test
II. Taste comparison IV. Melting test

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

b. I,II,and III only d. I and III only
12.A liquid has the following properties : one –phase, colorless, boils at varying temperature. Which of the
following BEST describes the liquid?
a. solution b. Substance c. Suspension d. Coarse mixture
13. Jill has an opened box of a 2-meter foil labeled 100%made of aluminum. Aluminum is a substance. Jill
takes just a thumb-size piece of the aluminum foil. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the piece
of aluminum foil that Jill took compared with the rest that was left in the box?
a. Its mass and melting behavior are different.
b. Its mass and melting behavior are the same.
c. The mass is different but the melting behavior is the same.
d. The mass is different but the melting behavior is different.
14. Which of the following statement is true?
a. Ferrous sulfate cannot be broken down into c. Water is composed of more than two
simpler substances. elements.
b. Compounds are made up of one kind. d. Compounds are more than complex than
elements.
15.Calcium chloride is a compound of the two elements calcium and chlorine. Which of the following statement
is TRUE?
a. Calcium chloride is listed in the periodic c. Chlorine may still be broken down into
table. simpler form.
b. The symbol for calcium chloride includes d. Calcium chlorine belongs to the same
Ca and Cl. group in the periodic table.
16.Arrange the following household items: toothpaste, bath soap, tap water, vinegar from the most acidic to
most basic?
a. tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar, c. toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar
b. milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste d. vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste
17. Which of the following elements is most likely ductile at room temperature?
a. Sulfur b. Mercury c. Nitrogen d. Aluminum
18. An element was subjected into flame and the acidity of the oxide formed was tested. Solution of this oxide
turn litmus paper to blue. Which is most likely that element?
a. Chlorine b. Nickel c. Phosphorus d. Silicon
19.When collecting data, all observations must be,
a. interpreted well all the expected ones c. manipulated and analyzed
b. recorded even unexpected ones d. organized and well explained
20.How results of activity can be well interpreted?
a. if data are complete c. if data are constant
b. if data are organized d. if data are subject to changes
21.An observation may be explained by an interpretation. An experiment may be performed to test a;
a. theory b. law c. hypothesis d. inference
22.Which of the following is an observation?
a. filtration produces a clearer liquid c. filtration is more convenient to use
b. filtration makes use of filter paper d. filtration is a way to separate solid from liquid
23. An experiment is used to test
a. theory b. law c. hypothesis d. all of the above
24. Which of the following is the condition in an experiment that an experimenter changes?
a. dependent variable b. independent variable
c. both dependent and independent variable d. variables
25-26, Five sow bugs are placed in closed shoebox, ½ of the box is with wet soil and ½ with dry soil.

25.Make a simple experiment on how to collect data. How should you go about it?
a. List down all the behaviors of sow bugs b. Observe their reactions to sunlight.
when the shoe box is closed and when you c. Find out where the sow bugs prefer to stay.
open it. d. All of the above
26. How do you organize the data of your experiment?
a. Secure all the materials needed d. d .Put the data in a table form and graph
b. Get information from your favorite teacher them possible.
c. Interview knowledgeable person on topic
assigned
27. When one forecasts event based on observations, he/she is making ____________.
a. Conclusion b. Predictions c. Inference d. Experiment
28. Which of the following is done to test the temporary answer to a problem?
a. experiment b. hypothesis c. Trial and error d. Guess
29. How can effectively predict an outcome of a particular experiment?
a. Based the prediction on mere hearsay
b. Ask somebody else to do guessing
c. Conduct a thorough research and study the results of previous experiments.
d. None of the above.
30. Which of the following best describes a hypothesis?
a. Observation b. Tentative answer c. Conclusion d. All of the above
31. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. diffusion b. decantation c. filtration d. evaporation
32. Which of the following mixtures can be separated by magnetization?
a. corn and rice grains b. shoe tacks and sand particles c. oil and water d. salt and water
33. To which does a metal belong?
a. element b. compound c. colloid d. mixture
34. Which statement is not true ?
a. An element metal at a definite temperature c. An element may combine with another
b. An element is changed into another element to form a compound.
substance by heat in the absence of air or d. An element may exist as gas.
another substance.
35. 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
36. Which does not belong to the group?
a. Sugar b. Water c. Oxygen d. table salt
37. Gold is used in jewelry because it can be hammered into thin sheets. It can be formed into different shapes
without breaking. What property of Gold is being described?
a. hardness b. malleability c. luster d. conductivity
38. Which statement about metal is true?
a. Metals conduct electricity. c. Metals are compounds
b. Metals breaks easily into pieces d. Metals produce acidic oxides
39. Which of the following is NOT a permanent property of copper?
a. Its reddish brown color b. its shape c. its melting point d. its density
40.A copper wire can be very thin, this is because most metals can be drawn into thin wire without breaking.
What property is being described?
a. elasticity b. conductivity c. malleability d. ductility
41. Which property of copper makes it a good material for cooking pans?
a. good conductor of heat b. malleable and strong c. light resistant to corrosion d. good insulator of
electricity.
42. Which statement about metal is true?
a. metals conduct electricity c. metals are compound
b. metals break easily into pieces d. metals produce acidic acid.
43.The following are examples of metals except;
a. silver b. copper c. carbon d. gold
44. A can opener was placed in a clean but moist plastic container. After a month, the can opener become rusty.
What caused the can opener to rust?
a. The oxygen in the moisture reacted with iron. c. The container was left open.
b. The can opener reacted with each other. d. Iron naturally rusts.

45.-55. Give the name of the following symbol of an elements.

45. H 51. N
46. He 52. Ni
47. C 53. Ne
48. S 54. Ca
49. Cl 55. Au
50. Co

56.-60. Give the chemical symbol of the following elements.

56. Aluminum
57. Magnesium
58. Boron
59. Bromine
60. Xenon

GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!!

Prepared by:

CHRISTIAN D. ROMERO
Grade 7 Science Teacher

Checked by:

LADY ANIE B. RAMOS

Grade Level Chairman

Approved:

LOURDES S. SEVILLA
Secondary School Principal III
 TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

SCIENCE GRADE 7
FIRST QUARTER

OBJECTIVES NO. OF ITEM EASY AVERAGE DIFFICULT PERCENTAGE

ITEMS NO.
1. Determine the basicity and acidity of
substances. 1 1 1 1.7%

2.Describe and identify the properties of

mixtures 2 3,12 2 .3%

3. Recognizes that a substance has a

unique set of properties 2 4,11 2 3.3%

4. Describe the properties of common

solutions and cite examples. 2 2,5 2 3.3%

5. Describes what is meant by fair test.

3 6-8 3 5%

6. Recognize some information about

the elements that may be found in the
periodic table. 2 9-10 2 3.3%

7. Describe and identify the properties

of mixtures 1 13 1 1.7%

8. Determine the components

substances of some compounds. 2 14,15 2 3.3%

9. Identify things at home that are acidic

and basic. 1 16 1 1.7%

10. Distinguish between metals and non

metals based on acidity of their oxides 1 18 1 1.7%

11. Describes some properties of metals

and nonmetals such as luster, 7 17,37- 2 5 12%
malleability, ductility, and conductivity. 42

12.Implements the design of the 12 19-30 6 6 20%

experiment.

13. Identify the ways of

separating mixtures 2 31-32 2 3.3%

14. Identify some elements and

compounds found in the 4 33-36 1 3 6.6%
environment and their
importance to living things.

15. Differentiate metals and

non-metals through their 2 43-44 2 3.3%
properties

16. Identify the symbol of 16 45-60 16 26.6%

elements

TOTAL 60 60 36 18 6 100%

Prepared by:

CHRISTIAN D. ROMERO
Grade 7 Science Teacher

Checked by:

LADY ANIE B. RAMOS

Grade Level Chairman

Approved:

LOURDES S. SEVILLA
Secondary School Principal III
 ANSWER KEY

FIRST QUARTER TEST

SCIENCE G7

31. A
1. C 32. B
2. A, C, D 33. A
3. A 34. B
4. A 35. D
5. C 36. C
6. A 37. B
7. D 38. A
8. A 39. B
9. C 40. D
10. C 41. A
11. D 42. A
12. A 43. C
13. C 44. A
14. D 45. H
15. B 46. B
16. D 47. C
17. D 48. A
18. B 49. D
19. B 50. E
20. B 51. F
21. C 52. I
22. A 53. G
23. C 54. A
24. B 55. J
25. D 56. E
26. D 57. D
27. B 58. C
28. A 59. B
29. C 60. A
30. B
 SECOND QUARTER TEST
SCIENCE GRADE 7

Name:_____________________________________Year and Section:________ Score:________

School:__________________________________________________________ Date:_________

I. Multiple Choices: Read and understand the following statement. Encircle the letter that contains the best answer.
1. The heart pumps blood that carries oxygen and nutrients to the different parts of the body. To which of
the organ system does the heart belong?
a. circulatory b. Digestive c. Excretory d. Reproductive
2. Each part of an organ system plays a specific function. Which of the following structures does not match
its function?
a. Eyes: Sight b. Kidneys: Respiration c. Heart: Circulation d. Stomach: Digestion
3. Flowers are the reproductive organs of plants. How are flowers different from the reproductive
organs of animals?
a. Flowers have male and female parts; animals have either male or female parts.
b. Flowers need pollinators like bees to reproduce; animals do not.
c. Flowers are shed from time to time; nothing from animals.
d. There is no difference between flowers and reproductive organs of animals.
4. The organ systems of plants consist of the roots and shoot system. Why it is important for these organ
system to work together?
a. To grow an survive
b. To avoid pests and other animals
c. To survive floods and strong winds
d. To survive droughts and earthquakes
5. Which of the following differentiates organs from tissues?
a. Organs make up tissues; tissues make up organs
b. Tissues make up organs; cells make up tissues
c. Organs and tissues are made up of cells
d.Organs and tissues make up an organ system
6. At which smallest level of organization in an organism can the characteristic of life be carried out.
a.Organ system b. Organ c. Tissue d. cell
7. Which of the correct sequence – from biggest to smallest- of the levels of organization in an
organism.
a. cell→organ→organ system→tissue
b. organ→organ system→tissue→cell
c. tissue→cell→organ→organ syste
d. organ system→organ→tissue →cell
8. Which of the following parts allow different activities of the cell to happen?
a.Vacuoles b. lysosome c. cytoplasm d. vesicle
9. If the chloroplasts of a plant cell are damaged, which will it be unable to do?
a. Protect the cell
b. Make food for the cell
c. Excrete waste materials
d. Give instruction for the cell to reproduce
10. Iodine solution to the cell preparation makes the cells ________.
a. Big b. small c. less visible d. more visible
11. Which of the following plant cell parts is not found in onion cells?
a. Choloroplast b. cell wall c. vacuole d. mitochondrion
12. Which parts of the light microscope magnify the image of an object?
b. Eyepiece and mirror b. eyepiece and c. objectives and mirror d. objectives and diaphragm

13. The green alga and both have some characteristics similar to plants. What are these characteristics common to
both that are also found in plants?

I. Green color for food making

II. Stem-like parts
III. Spores
IV. Fruit-like parts
a. I and II c. I and III
b. II and II d. II and IV

14. Just like many living things, fungi have certain needs to survive. What are these needs?
I. Food
II. Air and Water
III. Sunlight and Soil
IV. Water
a.I and II. c. I and III
b. II and III d. II and IV

15. Fungi cannot make their own food. What is the effect of their food getting activities?
a. Decomposition of living things
b. Production of starch
c. Trapping of Solar energy
d. Release of Oxygen

16. What characteristic differentiates fungi, algae and bacteria from the plants studied in
Grades 3-6 aside from their small size?
a. They do not have true roots, true leaves, true stems, fruits and flowers.
b. Most do not make their own food unlike plants.
c. They are the base of the food chain while the animals are at the top.
d. They cause diseases while plants and animals have many uses.

17. Which of the following structures are NOT involved in asexual reproduction?
a. Gametes b. Tuber c. Stem d. Root
18. Which two parts of the light microscope magnify the image of an object?
a. eyepiece and mirror c. objectives and mirror
b. eyepiece and objective d. objectives and diaphragm

19. A plant cell is viewed using a 10x eyepiece and a 43x HPO. How much will the cell magnified?
a.340 x or 340 times c.450x or 450 times
b.430x or 430 times d.400x or 400 times

20. Which should be used to observe bacteria?

a.43x objective and a 10x eyepiece
b. 60x objective with immersion oil and 10x eyepiece
c.60x objective and 15x eyepiece
d. 97x objective with immersion oil and 5x objective

21.Which of the following can be observed using the light microscope?

a.acacia bark b.five peso coin c. piece of stone d. tip of gumamela

22. An animal cell being observed is seen at the topmost part of the field of view under the LPO. If you want to
center the specimen, which direction should you move the slide?
a. sideward b. forward c. backward d. upward

23. A plant needs water, radiant energy, minerals, oxygen and carbon dioxide to live. This statement shows that
organism depends on which of the following?
a. Abiotic components b. Biotic components c. Climate d. Minerals
24. Which of the following represents an abiotic components of the environment?
a. Sprouting mongo seeds b. Dugong nursing its young c. Grass on mountain slopes d. Flowing lava
25. Setting up an aquarium that represents a mini ecosystem has to have which of the following requirements?
a. Fish and water only b. Water, sand, soil, and light only c. Populations of fish, snails, and plants only
 d. Communities of different species of organisms, water, sand, soil, and sunlight.
26. Which of the following is the correct food chain?
a. Grass→grasshopper→maya bird → hawk
b.Grass→grasshopper→snake→frog→hawk
c.Grass→mouse→snake→hawk
d.Grass→mouse→crocodile
27. Which of the following describes parasitism?
a. Fern plant growing on trunk of tree
b. An orchid living on a trunk of a tree
c. An insect larva staying on the leaves of a plant
28. In a given environment, which of the following refers to a population?
a. Any organism s that live together and eat in one place.
b. Several numbers of organisms live together in the same place.
c. Different organisms live together in the same place and in the same time
d. Group of organisms of the same kind living in the same place and the same time.
29. Why plants considered as producers?
a. Plants produce fruit s that can be eaten by animals.
b. Plants produce root crops that supply carbohydrates to animals
c. Plants provide vegetable for animals and human consumption
d. Plants convert energy from the Sun into chemical energy in the form of glucose (food).
30. Which of the following food chains are in the food web?
a. grass→ cow→ human→decomposers
b. grass→ decomposers→ grains
c. grains→ human→goat→ decomposers
d. grains→decomposers→ grass→ cow
31. A farmer grew only one type of onion. All of the onion plants died from the same diseases. What can be said of
this onion plant population?
a. Only a few plants were resistant to the diseases.
b. All of the onion plants were resistant to the diseases.
c. The onion plants were genetically different from each other.
d. The onion plants were genetically identical
32. A farmer wants to propagate a good variety of a crop in away which maintained all desirable traits. Which of
the following methods should be used?
a. Self-pollination
b. Vegetative propagation
c. Growing seeds produced from this variety
d. Cross-pollinating this crop with another good variety and growing the seeds resulting from the cross.
33. A sperm unites with an egg cell to form a zygote. Which process is taking place?
a. Pollination b. Fertilization c. Asexual reproduction d. Vegetative propagation
34. In sexual reproduction, what is the source of the genetic material in a zygote?
a. An egg cell only b. A sperm cell c. A pollen and a sperm cell d. An egg cell and a sperm cell
34. Which species can produce offspring that are genetically different from their parents?
a. A species that has few variations
b. A species that reproduces asexually
c. A species that reproduces sexually
d. A species that competes with similar species
35. What is NOT a characteristic of sexual reproduction?
a. Gametes from two parents unite to form a zygote.
b. Offspring are genetically identical with the parent.
c. Offspring are different from their parents and sibling.
d. Genetic variability of offspring help to ensure survival in changing environmental conditions.
36. Frogs feed on insects. Which type of consumer is the frog?
a. Producer b. First order consumer c. Second order consumer d. Third order consumer
37. Which of the following is not a structure in a bacterial cell?
a. cell wall b. cell membrane c. antibody d. genetic material
38. You can infer that antibiotics are not used to treat colds and the flu because
a. they do not fight viruses
b. they do not fight bacteria
c. they are used to prevent colds and flu
d. they cost too much to use them on colds and the flu.
39. All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a (an)
a. biome b. population c. community d. ecosystem
40. The simplest grouping of more than one kind of organism in the biosphere is
a. population b. a community c. an ecosystem d. a species
41.Which of the following descriptions about the organization of an ecosystem is correct?
a. Communities makes up species , which makes up population.
b. Populations make up species, which make up species.
c. Species makes up communities, which make up population.
d. Species make up populations, which makeup up communities.
42.All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food.
a.interaction b. chain c. network d. web
43. What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter with in biological community?
a. energy path b. food web c. tropic level d. food pyramid
44. An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism is called.
a. competition b. symbiosis c. mutualism d. predation
45. A symbiosis in which both species benefit is
a.commensalism b. mutualism c. predation d. parasitism
46. An ecosystem consist of
a. a community of organism b. the soil water and weather c. energy d. all of the above
47. The specific physical location in which a given species lives is called its
a. habitat b. community c. abiotic factor d. climate
48. A relationship between a predator and its prey is best illustrated by
a. Rat eating a worm b. Snake eating a Lion c. Cat eating a rat d. Frog eating fish
49. A tick feeding on a human is an example of
a. parasitism b. competition c. mutualism d. commensalism

50. In the following food chain, which organism is the secondary consumer?
Grass-----rabbit------snake-----hawk
a. Grass b. rabbit c. snake d. hawk
51. The union of the gametes which is known as fertilization, forms a diploid cell called_
a. egg b. sperm c. embryo d. zygote
52. Which structure eventually develops into a seed?
a. ovary b. ovule c. stamen d. petal
53. What is the male reproductive part of the flowering plant?
a. pistil b. stamen c. petals d. ovule
54. Which refers to the ability of the organism to survive and reproduce in the particular environment?
a. reproduction b. responsiveness c. adaptation d. evolution
55. Which part of the microscope holds two or more objectives lenses which can be rotated to easily change
power? a.revolving nosepiece b. stage c. rack stop d. diaphragm
56. Which of these cell organelles is not found inside the cell?
a. endoplasmic reticulum b. cilia c. golgi apparatus d. nucleus
57. Which of the following is not an animal cell?
a. red blood cell b. muscle cell c. sperm cell d. chloroplast
58. Which cell parts are present only in plant cell but not in animal cell?
 a. cell wall and chloroplast b. chloroplast and cytoplasm
c. nucleus and cell membrane d. centrioles and mitochondria
59. When your finger touches a hot object, you tend to remove it quickly without even thinking about it. Which
of the following mechanism is responsible for this response?
a. nervous system reflex b. spinal reflex c. synapses d. nerve impulses
60. What part of the cell refers to a membrane-bound compartment containing fluid and is found in the cytoplasm?
a. lysosomes b. ribosomes c. mitochondrion d. vacuole

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
SECOND QUARTER
SCIENCE GRADE 7

OBJECTIVES NO. OF ITEM NO. PERCENTAGE

ITEMS
EASY AVERAGE DIFFICUL
T
 Describe the function of
each part and how these
parts work together in an 1 1 2%
organism.
 Identify the different 1
levels of organization in
an organism. 1 2%

 Infer which mode of

reproduction is best suited 2 3-4 3.3%
for propagating certain
 plants

 Describe the parts that make

up each level of
organization and their 7 5-11 12%
functions and how these
parts affect the higher levels
of organization and the
entire organism
 Describe the
characteristics of fungi, 5 12-16 8.3%
protists and bacteria

 Infer which mode of

reproduction is best suited 17 1 2%
for propagating certain
plants
 Identifies part of the
microscope and their 5 18-22 8.3%
function.

 Identifies which of the

things found in the
environment are biotic or 3 23-25 5%
abiotic.

 Describe how energy is 4 26,30,36,50 7%

transformed through the
feeding relationships
 Infer interrelationships
among organisms and 3 27-29 4 5%
their physical
environment.
 Infer which mode of 4 31-34 7%
reproduction is best suited
for propagating certain
plants.
 Differentiates
offspring resulting
from asexual 1 35 2%
reproduction with that
from sexual
reproduction in terms
of similarities to
parents
 Identifies common
diseases that affect the 1 38 2%
major organs of the body
and their treatment.
 Describes the different
ecological 10 39-49 17%
relationships that take
place in the
 environment
 Describe the parts that
make up each level of
organization and their 10 50-60 17%
functions and how these
parts affect the higher
levels of organization and
the entire organism.

TOTAL 60 36 18 6 100%

ANSWER KEY
SCIENCE 7
SECOND QUARTER

1. A 11. A 21. D 31. C 41. D 51. D

2. B 12. B 22. B 32. B 42. D 52. B
3. B 13. D 23. A 33. B 43. C 53. B
4. A 14. A 24. D 34. C 44. D 54. A
5. B 15. A 25. D 35. B 45. B 55. A
6. D 16. A 26. C 36. C 46. D 56. B
7. D 17. A 27. D 37. C 47. A 57. D
8. C 18. B 28. D 38. A 48. C 58. A
9. B 19. B 29. D 39. B 49. A 59. A
10. D 20. D 30. A 40. B 50. C 60. D