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First Periodical Test G7 Science
First Periodical Test G7 Science
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DIRECTION: Read each item carefully and blacken the circle that corresponds to the letter of your choice.
A B C D
O O O O 1. Jaden, Mark, and Karl were testing to see which ball, a basketball or volleyball, would bounce higher.
Before they did the experiment, each of them guessed what they thought would happen before the
experiment. What step of the scientific method is this?
a. Purpose b. Materials c. Hypothesis d. Data
O O O O 2. 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.
O O O O 3. Mayne and Richard were testing which balloon rocket would go the fastest. After they did each test, they
recorded their findings on a chart. These findings are what part of the scientific method?
a. hypothesis b. materials c. procedure d. data
O O O O 4. Adrian planted mongo seeds separately in cans using the same kind of fertilizer. After a few days, the seeds
grew healthy, but after 3 weeks, only one seed remain healthy. What conclusion can Adrian derive from this?
a. The plants should be watered twice a day
b. The soil in all cans must be changed
c. It is but natural for some plants to grow healthy while others die because of certain variables
d. The seed should not be planted in cans
O O O O 5. Chi-Chay learned in the school that fertilizer affect the growth of the plants. She wanted to
know if the amount of the fertilizers used could affect its growth. Which of the following should she do?
a. Ask his brother who has already taken up biology
b. Ask her science teacher for the correct answer
c. Conduct an experiment to find out
d. Look for the correct answer on the book
For numbers 6-8, please refer to the statements below. Each sentence below describes a step of the scientific method.
Match each sentence with a step of the scientific method listed below.
a. Recognize a problem c. Test the hypothesis with an experiment
b. Form a hypothesis d. Draw conclusions
O O O O 6. Alice soaked six different kinds of seeds in water for 24 hours. Then she planted the seeds in soil at a depth
of 1 cm. She used the same amount of water, light, and heat for each kind of seed.
O O O O 7. Scott said, “If acid rain affects plants in a particular lake, it might affect small animals, such as crayfish, that
live in the same water.”
O O O O 8. Kim’s experiment showed that chicken eggshells were stronger when she gave the hen feed, to which extra
calcium had been added.
O O O O 9. There are two kinds of observation. Which observation is referred to as data that pertain to qualities or
characteristics and which are gathered through the perception of stimuli, such as scents and tastes?
a. Qualified b. quantitative c. qualitative d. none of the above
O O O O 10. Which of the following statements is not a qualitative observation?
a. The sharpened swords c. 90 percent of votes were casted
b. The temperature of water increases d. She has a smooth skin
O O O O 11. Gallon: Volume: Kelvin: ___________.
a. Mass b. Length c. Time d. Temperature
O O O O 12. The paint of the roof fades easily. What could be the best inference from this situation?
a. It will be painted soon.
b. The sun and the rain contribute to its fading
c. The owner of the roof will change the brand of his paint.
d. None of the above.
O O O O 13. The girl is shaking an unopened bottle of soft drink in her hand. What prediction can be made?
a. The soft drink will spill out in bubbles when she open the bottle later.
b. The liquid in the bottle is forming bubbles.
c. The girl is playing with her drink.
d. The girl is mixing the liquid in the bottle.
O O O O 14. What do you call a set of intellectual skills that are associated with acquiring reliable information about
nature?
a. Scientific Method b. Scientific attitudes c. Science Process Skills d. All of the above
O O O O 15. When you are using words, symbols, or graphics to describe an object, action or event, what basic science
process skill are you practicing?
a. Observing b. Communicating c. Inferring d. Predicting
O O O O 16. These results were obtained when a powder inside a test tube was weighed. Mass of test tube=23.16g,
Mass of test tube + milk powder=46.10g. What mass of milk powder was put into the test tube?
a. 29.24 g b. 22.94 g c. 24.29 g d. 22.49 g
O O O O 17. Which of the following instrument is used to supply small amount of heat?
a. Alcohol lamp b. Test tube c. Funnel d. Tripod
O O O O 18. Why is wire gauze necessary when heating?
a. Avoid breakage. c. To make heating faster
b. Avoid direct contact. d. To make the set-up look attractive.
O O O O 19. When doing an experiment like heating, and an Alcohol lamp is not available, what will you use as
replacement for the Alcohol lamp?
a. candle c. Bunsen burner
b. gas stove d. long and thick thread
O O O O 20. Given three laboratory apparatus: spring balance, graduated cylinder and test tube. Which will you use to
get the volume of water?
a. the spring balance c. the test tube
b. the graduated cylinder d. all of the above
O O O O 21. What will you use to transfer a liquid into a small-mouthed bottle without spilling?
a. funnel c. test tube
b. petri dish d. graduated cylinder
O O O O 22. Which of the following apparatus does NOT belong to the group?
a. b. c. d.
O O O O 28. You have come across this icon pasted on a bottle. What does this mean?
a. It is a metal c. It is a nonmetal
b. It is radioactive d. It is poisonous/toxic
O O O O 29. Why is a solution considered a homogenous mixture?
a. It is usually liquid. c. It contains a solute and a solvent
b. It can be dilute or concentrated d. its components are distributed evenly
O O O O 30. Which statement describes the solute?
a. It is the solid formed in solution.
b. It is the liquid part of the solution.
c. It is the component of a solution in smaller amount.
d. It is the component of a solution in bigger amount.
O O O O 31. Which of the following is NOT a property of a solution?
a. In a solution, the particles are too small that they cannot be seen by the unaided eye.
b. When a beam of light from a flashlight is passed through a solution, the path of light is not observed
because the particles are too small to scatter light.
c. Solutions are homogeneous. They are mixtures consisting of one phase only.
d. The solute can be separated from the solvent through filtration
O O O O 32. All of the following will exhibit a homogenous mixture EXCEPT
a.salt and water c. sugar and water
b.sand and water d. alcohol and water
O O O O 33. What is the dissolving substance in a solution?
a.water c. solvent
b.solute d. particles
O O O O 34. When oil is mixed with water, the mixture is said to be __________ to one another.
a.soluble c. insoluble
b.miscible d. immiscible
O O O O 35. Which of the following describes a dilute solution?
a. it has a small amount of dissolved solute in a much less amount of solute
b. It has the same amount of dissolved solute and solvent.
c. It has a small amount of dissolved solute in comparison to the given amount of solvent.
d. It has a greater amount of dissolved solute in a given amount of solvent.
O O O O 36. Which of the following sugar solutions is the most concentrated?
a. 2 g of sugar in 100 mL of water
b. 12 g of sugar in 30 mL of water
c. 15 g of sugar in 25 mL of water
d. 5 g of sugar in 60 mL of water
O O O O 37. When there is a large amount of dissolved solute for a certain volume of solvent, the solution is said to be
a. diluted c. unsaturated
b. concentrated d. heterogeneous
O O O O 38. A beverage contains 3 % alcohol which means that
a. The solution contains 3 ml of alcohol in 97 ml of water
b. The solution contains 30 ml of water in 70 ml of water
c. The solution contains 300 ml of alcohol in 700 ml of water
d. The solution contains 100 ml of alcohol in 100 ml of water
O O O O 39. A mixture contains 2.203 g H2O and 1.797 g NaCl. What is the mass of the solution?
a.1.797 g b. 2.203 g c. 4 g d. 0.406 g
O O O O 40. The volume of an orange juice inside a pitcher is 1 L. If a 400 mL juice concentrate was used the solute,
what volume of water was used as a solvent?
a.1,400 mL b. 600 mL c. 1.4 L d. 6 L
O O O O 41-42. Suppose a solution was prepared by dissolving 20.0 g of sugar into 100 g of water. Calculate for the
percentage by mass composition of the solution?
a.15 % b. 16 % c. 17% d. 18%
O O O O 43-44. The label of the 200-mL rubbing alcohol that Mrs. Herrera bought shows that it contains 40% ethyl
alcohol. What is the volume of ethyl alcohol does the rubbing alcohol contain?
a.60 mL b. 70 mL c. 80 mL d. 90 mL
O O O O 45-46. Find the percent by volume in which 40 milliLiters of NaCl is dissolved in 300 milliLiters of water.
a. 11 % b. 12 % c. 13 % d. 14 %
O O O O 47. Which process/processes affect the speed of dissolving?
a. stirring only
b. particle size, temperature, stirring
c. particle size only
d. type of the container used
O O O O 48. In a science class, learners were having experiment on the rate of solubility of materials. Their solvent
consists of iced water and hot water. All solid solutes dissolve faster in hot water. What does their
observations indicates?
I. The solid solute they use are less dense, that’s why it dissolves in hot water.
II. All solid solutes are consist of a very fine particles.
III. Solid solutes dissolves faster because of a high temperature of water.
IV. Temperature greatly affects solubility of solid solutes.
a. I only b. II only c. II and III only d. III and IV only
O O O O 49. If you pound the granules of sugar before adding it in your cup of coffee, does it affect the solubility?
a. No, it has really no effect on solubility because we did not heat it at all.
b. Yes, it has increased the surface area so it speeds up the dissolving process.
c. Yes, it decreases the solubility.
d. No, it has increased the surface area and so it increases the maximum solubility.
O O O O 50. Which statement about the process of dissolving is true?
a. The process of dissolving releases energy in the form of heat.
b. Applying heat often speeds up the process of dissolving because it breaks down the repellent barrier of
the solute particles.
c. Once a solute, such as a salt crystal, is dissolved in a solvent, it can never return to its original crystal
state.
d. the solute spreads out in all direction in a solvent because the solvent and solute particles affect the
other.
O O O O 51. Imagine that you performed an experiment in which you dissolve different samples of sugar (sugar cubes,
extra fine sugar and regular table sugar) into water samples to compare how long they took to dissolve.
Which factor would be the least important to the design of this experiment?
a. the same amount of sugar must be used in each sample.
b. all the samples must be tested at the same time of the day.
c. the water samples must be all at the same temperature.
d. the sugar samples must all contain only sugar and water.
O O O O 52. Val Dy is asked to separate sand and water. Which is the best separating technique he should do?
a. filtration b. decantation c. sedimentation d. scooping
O O O O 53. In decantation, which is the best way to be done?
a. Evaporate the liquid by heating it slowly
b. Filter the mixture
c. Pour off the liquid to another container leaving the other component of the mixture behind
d. All of the above
O O O O 54. If Johann wants to get the iron filings out of some sand, what could she use to separate these two solids?
a. magnet b. Evaporating dish c. Funnel d. Distillation set up
O O O O 55. Which of these are methods of separating a solid from a liquid?
a. Decanting, filtering and dissolving
b. Decanting, filtering and evaporating
c. Decanting and dissolving
d. Decanting and using a magnet
O O O O 56. Which one of the following methods is used to separate the colors in food dyes?
a. chromatography b. evaporation c. sieving d. decanting
O O O O 57. Jill has an unopened 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 the same but the melting behavior is different.
O O O O 58. 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 and IV only
b. I, II and III only d. I and III only
O O O O 59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Ferrous sulfate cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
b. Compounds are made up of one kind of element.
c. Water is composed of more than two elements.
d. Compounds are more complex than elements.
O O O O 60.Which of the following is NOT an example of an element?
a. Oxygen b. carbon c. Water d. Hydrogen
GOODLUCK!!!
Prepared by: Arvin Angelo R. Matias
Science teacher