Department of Education

Region XI
DIVISION OF DAVAO DE ORO
New Bataan District
CAMANLANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

DIAGNOSTIC EXAM
SCIENCE 7

Name: _________________________________Grade and Section: ____________ Date: _________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on the
separate paper. STRICTLY NO ERASURE
_____ 1. Which of the following is a solution?
a. Vinegar b. gravel and sand c. Fruit salad d. cooked starch
_____ 2. The following are examples of alloy, except ___________.
a. coin b. steel c. brass d. butter
_____ 3. Your family dined at a restaurant. A wide selection is on the buffet table. Which of the following
dishes is a homogeneous mixture?
a. menudo b. caldereta c. afritada d. orange juice
_____ 4. Which is true about a heterogeneous mixture?
a. A solution is a heterogeneous mixture.
b. A heterogeneous mixture is characterized by a non-uniform composition.
c. The components of a heterogeneous mixture are hard to distinguish by mere observation.
d. All of the above
_____ 5. Which of the following would easily dissolve in water?
a. black pepper b. coffee c. rice grains d. cooking oil
_____ 6. Which method of separation would you use if you want to collect some rice grains which have
accidentally been mixed with flour?
a. evaporation b. sieving c. decantation d. distillation
_____ 7. The following are the different methods that could be used to separate immiscible mixtures, except _.
a. filtration b. centrifugation c. crystallization d. decantation
_____ 8. What is the technique usually applied to separate the components of a dye?
a. dialysis b. chromatography c. condensation d. evaporation
_____ 9. Which method of separation would you use if you want to collect the steel buttons that are mixed in
with plastic buttons?
a. magnetism b. filtration c. decantation d. centrifugation
_____ 10. The main role of our kidney is the clean our blood by removing excess water and wastes. But, when
our kidney fails to function normally, he/she undergoes ________________.
a. blood transfer b. chemotherapy c. dialysis d. none of these
_____ 11. A neuron has different parts, and each part has a specific function. What part of the neuron receive
signals from another neuron?
a. Synapses b. Axon c. Cell Body d. Dendrites
_____ 12. The body has different mechanisms to expel metabolic wastes. Which of the following does not
directly play a part in the excretion of body wastes?
a. Digestive System b. Nervous System c. Integumentary System d. Respiratory System
_____ 13. Mollusks and arthropods are invertebrates. Which of the following is an example of a mollusk?
a. Scorpion b. Slug c. Shrimp d. Crab
_____ 14. Plants can be grouped according to their characteristics. Which of the following groups is cone-
bearing?
a. Gymnosperms b. Ferns c. Angiosperms d. Mosses
_____ 15. Which feeding relationship exists between shrimp and reef?
a. mutualism b. competition c. commensalism d. predation
_____ 16. What do you call the non-flowering plants that do not have true roots?
a. mosses b. ferns c. angiosperms d.
gymnosperms
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_____ 17. Feeding relationship wherein one organism preys on another for food?
a. competition b. commensalism c. mutualism d. parasitism
_____ 18. The following are the importance of plants, except _______.
a. giving off oxygen c. providing food to many organisms
b. providing habitat for some animals d. allowing frequent flooding
_____ 19. Which of these is most likely harmful to an ecosystem?
a. Building new homes in a wetland
b. Taking away airplanes from an airport
c. Planting trees in an orchard
d. Adding floors to an office building
_____ 20. What do you call the symbiotic relationship wherein both organisms benefit from each other?
a. symbiosis b. mutualism c. parasitism d. commensalism
_____ 21. Mass is ___________.
a. measured in newton c. a measure of gravitational force
b. a measure of the amount of matter d. different on the moon than on Earth
_____ 22. When a mover puts furniture on a dolly with wheels, which type of friction is the mover using to
make his job easier?
a. rolling kinetic friction c. sliding kinetic friction
b. gravitational friction d. static friction
_____ 23. Which of the following forces stops an object from moving at constant speed continually?
a. gravity b. magnetism c. friction d. sliding force
_____ 24. Matter is pulled to the ground by ________.
a. space b. air c. gravity d. soil
_____ 25. Which is the best example of gravity?
a. A car hits a tree, and its motion stops
b. A breeze blows, and a sailboat moves
c. A book is pushed, and it moves across the table
d. A person drops a ball, and it falls to the ground
_____ 26. If the mass of an object is 50 grams on Earth, what is the mass of the object on Jupiter?
a. 25 b. 100 c. 50 d. 5
_____ 27. Energy is the ability to
a. use gravity. b. hold objects. c. cause change. d. none of these
_____ 28. What form of energy is associated with vibrating mechanical waves moving through substances and
objects?
a. sound b. heat c. mechanical d. light
_____ 26. What type of energy transformation occurs during photosynthesis?
a. Light energy to chemical energy c. Thermal energy to chemical energy
b. Heat energy to mechanical energy d. sound energy to electrical energy
_____ 27. Which among the following simple machines can be used to slide objects up or down instead of
directly lifting them?
a. inclined plane b. wedge c. screw d. lever
_____ 28. What is the ultimate source of light energy?
a. flashlight b. bulb c. sun d. stars
_____ 29. What energy transformation occurs when gasoline burns in an automobile?
a. thermal → electrical + mechanical b. mechanical → chemical + electrical
c. chemical → thermal + light d. chemical → mechanical + thermal
_____ 30. How does a lever help do work?
a. by saving energy c. by increasing the force needed
b. by decreasing the force needed d. none of these
_____ 31. If you are indoors during an earthquake, what should you not do?
a. Use the elevator b. Drop, Cover and Hold on
c. Help injured or trapped persons d. Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls.
_____ 32. The term monsoon comes from wamsim, which means season. The word wamsim is _______.
a. Chinese b. Spanish c. Arabic d. Malaysian
_____ 33. The following are the gases expels during volcanic eruption, except _____.
a. Carbon dioxide b. hydrogen chloride c. methane d. water vapor

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_____ 34. Which of the following is an extinct volcano?
a. Mt. Mayon b. Mt. Makiling c. Mt. Taal d. Mt. Pinatubo
_____ 35. A division of earth that comprises all the bodies of water such as ocean, lake, river, etc.
a. Biosphere b. Hydrosphere c. Geosphere d. Atmosphere
_____ 36. Which weather pattern is characterized by a less strong, cool, and dry east or northeast breeze
accompanied by prolonged periods of cloudless days?
a. Summer Northeast Monsoon c. Winter Northeast Monsoon
b. Summer Southwest Monsoon d. Winter Southwest Monsoon
_____ 37. A vent or an opening in Earth’s crust/ surface through which molten rocks are ejected.
a. Volcano c. weather
b. Earthquake d. season
_____ 38. Which of the following is a negative effect of an eruption?
a. Provide opportunities for generating geothermal energy.
b. Destroy settlements and clear areas of woodland or agriculture.
c. Provide valuable nutrients for the soil.
d. Attract tourists.
_____ 39. Fragments of volcanic rock and lava that are blasted into the air by explosions or carried upward by
hot gases in eruption.
a. lahar b. tephra c. lava flow d. gases
_____ 40. Earth's rotation (turning on its axis) causes
a. Day and night c. Solar eclipse
b. The seasons to change. d. The moon to appear as different shapes
_____ 41. Earth has seasons because
a. The temperature of the sun changes. b. Earth rotates on it axis.
c. Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun. d. The distance between Earth and the sun changes.
_____ 42. About how long does one rotation of the Earth take?
a. 24 hours b. 365 Days c. 12 hours d. 30 days
_____ 43. Planet X is a small, terrestrial planet that has one moon, liquid water, and a thin atmosphere. What is
planet X?
a. Mercury b. Jupiter c. Mars d. Earth
_____ 44. What happens during an equinox?
a. Earth’s axis is pointed directly towards the Sun.
b. Earth’s axis is tilted away from the Sun.
c. The length of day and night is equal throughout the world.
d. The length of day and night varies throughout the world.
_____ 45. Which planet is biggest in diameter?
a. Saturn b. Earth c. Jupiter d. Mars

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