Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
Dulop, National High School
Dulop, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur

1st Quarter Examination

Science - Grade 7
S.Y. 2023-2024
Name: ____________________________________________ Score: __________________
Grade/Section: _____________________________________ Date: ___________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.

_____1. It is displayed in the form of a table, bar chart, line

graph, or other representation. c. Elements and compounds are both made up of
different kinds of atoms.
a. Gathering data c. Analyzing data
d. Elements and compounds can both be broken
b. Formulating a hypothesis d. Drawing conclusion down by physical changes.
____2. Find out about what you want to investigate. Read books, _____10. What type of substance is always made up of a single
articles, journals, magazines or ask professionals to learn about type of atom?
the effect or area of study. a. Mixture c. Molecule
a. Gathering data c. Analyzing data b. Element d. Compound
b. Formulating a hypothesis d. Drawing conclusion _____11. The main component of sand is:
_____3. What is the process of obtaining information using your a. aluminum c. hydrochloric acid
senses? b. calcium oxide d. silica
_____12. One of the following substances is not an element.
a. Inquiry c. Observation
Which one of it?
b. Conclusion d. Scientific Method a. Hydrogen c. Water
_____4. What is the last step in scientific method? b. Nitrogen d. Mercury
a. Writing report c. Analyzing data _____13. A black, crystalline solid forms a purple vapor when it is
b. Collecting data d. Drawing conclusions heated. Which of the following substances is this?
_____5. Which step that follows formulating and objectively a. Copper sulfate c. Phosphorus
testing hypotheses? b. Iodine d. Sulfur
a. Interpreting results c. Conducting experiments _____14. Which of the following statements is true?
b. Posing questions d. Designing experiments A. Ferrous sulfate cannot be broken down into simpler
_____6. Why is experiment important? substances.
a. It helps create jobs for scientists. B. Compounds can be broken down by physical means.
b. It creates more questions to be answered. C. Water is composed of more than two different
c. It ensures that many tools are used safely and elements.
accurately D. Compounds are more complex than elements.
d. It allows for new discoveries and knowledge in _____15. Why a solution is considered a homogenous mixture?
science a. It is usually liquid.
_____7. A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how b. It can be dilute or concentrated.
the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants c. It contains a solute and solvent.
that can live in the water. In this experiment, which is the d. Its components are distributed evenly.
dependent variable? _____16. What is the most comment solvent in everyday life?
a. Water a. Carbon containing chemicals
b. Temperature b. Ethanol
c. Amount of salt in the water c. Water
d. Number of plants in the water d. All of the above
_____8. The following substances are examples of compounds _____17. What is the percentage concentration in the following
EXCEPT. solution: 5g sucrose in 90g water?
a. Hydrogen peroxide c. Helium a. 4% c. 6%
b. Ammonia d. Table sugar b. 5% d. 7%
_____9. Which of the following is a way in which elements and _____18. What are the main factors that affect solubility of a solid
compounds are similar? in a liquid?
a. Elements and compounds are both pure a. Temperature c. Nature of solute and solvent
substances. b. Pressure d. All of the above
b. Elements and compounds are both listed on the
periodic table.
_____19. A beverage contains 3% of alcohol, which means
that__
 a. The solution contains 3ml of alcohol in 97ml of _____30. Litmus paper is an acid and base indicator. When blue
water. litmus paper changes to red, the sample is?
b. The solution contains 30ml water in 70ml of water. a. Neutral c. Basic
c. The solution contains 300ml of alcohol in 700ml of b. Acidic d. None
water. _____31. Acids can evenly found in our body. An acid to our
d. The solution contains 100ml of alcohol in 100ml of stomach help digest food that we eat. Which of the following acids
water. contain in our stomach?
_____20. There are solution which do not appear in nature a. Nitric acid c. hydrochloric acid
instead they are made by man. Which is an example of b. Sulfuric acid d. Carbonic acid
manufactured solution? _____32. Neutralization occurs in our daily life activities. When
a. Seawater c. Cologne you are bitten with a bee, the sting is a base. How are you going
b. Blood d. Air to treat the sting?
_____21. At sea level, an odorless and colorless materials boils a. Apply a weak acid solution
at 100 °C and freeze at 0 °C. What inference can be drawn from b. Wash water to the effected part
this observation? c. Never mind the sting, it will vanish after 5 minutes
a. The material is a metal. d. Apply soap to clean the affected part
b. The material is a nonmetal _____33. The pH scale was made and used to distinguish the
c. The material is a mixture acidity and basicity of a substance we use daily. Which of the
d. The material is a pure substance following is true?
_____22. A gaseous material has a strong smell, evaporates a. pH of less than 7 is basic; pH of more than 7 is
quickly, particularly boils at 33.34°C and melts at -77.73°C. This acidic.
material can be classified as_________________. b. pH of less than 7 is acidic; pH of more than 7 is
a. Metal c. Solution basic.
b. Mixture d. Pure substance c. Both a and b
_____23. Which of the following lists of materials are composed d. None of the above
of mixtures? _____34. Which one of the following substances is NOT an
a. Vinegar, 70% alcohol, carbon example of an everyday acid?
b. Blood, calamansi juice, air a. Orange juice c. Toothpaste
c. Oxygen, sodium chloride, water. b. Vinegar d. Rain water
d. Carbon dioxide, bleach, oil. _____35. Which one of the following is a good conductor of
_____24. Mixtures can be separated by physical methods while electricity?
pure substances cannot be separated. Which of the following a. Iron c. Wood
groups contain only pure substances? b. Plastic d. Glass
a. Air, methane, and sodium chloride. _____36. The property of metal by which it can be drawn into
wires is called
b. Iron, ethanol, and calcium fluoride.
a. Conductivity c. Ductility
c. Ammonia, vinegar, and silicon.
b. Malleability d. Decorating
d. Carbon dioxide, air, and water
_____25. Seawater is a mixture made up of salts and water. _____37. ______________ describes the way a substance
Which of the following statements Best describes seawater? reflects light, or shine.
a. Seawater has components that are chemically a. Magnetism c. Luster
combined. b. Brittleness d. Ductility
b. Seawater has components that are strongly bonded _____38. If a substance breaks easily, it is said to be
to one another. a. Magnetic c. Brittle
c. Seawater cannot be filtered and it shows a single b. Conductive d. Ductile
physical appearance. _____39. Which is NOT true about the properties of metal?
d. Seawater shows the different physical a. Metals are soft and bend or break easily.
characteristics of the components. b. Metals can be drawn into a wire.
c. Metals usually have high melting points.
_____26. Which is NOT true about the characteristics of mixture?
d. Metals are usually silver-grey in color.
a. Mixtures are may be homogenous or
_____40. Which is true about the properties of a nonmetal?
heterogeneous a. Nonmetals are not malleable or not ductile
b. Mixtures are made up of two or more components b. Nonmetals are usually good conductors or heat
c. Mixtures may be separated by physical means and electricity.
d. Mixtures may be separated by chemical means c. Both a and b
_____27. Which value corresponds to the pH of pure water? d. None of the above
a. 7 c. 6
b. 14 d. 3
_____28. Which of the following example is commonly found in
carbonic acid?
a. Sour milk c. Vinegar
b. Softdrinks d. Fruits
_____29. Litmus paper is an acid and base indicator. When red
litmus paper changes to blue, the sample is?
a. Neutral c. Basic
b. Acidic d. None