Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Leyte
PANOY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Cagnocot, Villaba, Leyte

FIRST QUARTER PERIODICAL EXAM IN SCIENCE 7

Name:____________________________________ Section:____________ Score:________

I.
1. You are given a 40 mL solution in a beaker. You add solute to the beaker and you observed some
particles did not dissolve. What solutions is it?
A. Saturated
B. Unsaturated
C. Concentrated
D. Supersaturated
E. Super concentrated
2. What do you call a substance that dissolved in another substance which is in greater amount?
A. Solute
B. Solvent
C. Solute and Solvent
D. Neither Solute nor Solvent
E. None of the above
3. What you can do if you add more amount of sugar in a cup of your hot milk and it taste very sweet?
A. Add water
B. Add sugar
C. Mix the milk solution well
D. Put it in the refrigerator for an hour
E. Make a new one
4. When a solution is saturated?
A. Crystal’s form
B. You need to stir it more
C. No additional material will dissolve in it
D. Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid
E. None of the above
5. How will you prepare an unsaturated solution?
A. Freeze the mixture
B. Stir the powder in the liquid
C. Add less amount of powder to the liquid
D. Add more amount of solute in a lower amount of solvent
E. All of the above
6. What is the primary substance that cannot be separated into simpler materials?
A. Element
B. Compound
C. Homogeneous Mixture
D. Heterogeneous Mixture
E. Physical and Chemical Process
7. Elements are classified as:
A. Metals and Gases
 B. Metals and Metalloids
C. Non- metals and Metalloids
D. Metals, Non- metals and Metalloids
E. Metals and Non- metals
8. The following is an example of Compound EXCEPT?
A. Wood
B. Sand
C. H2O
D. CaCO3
E. O2
9. Provided below is a list of different substances. Which of these substances are elements?
I. NaOH II. Cu
III. H2O IV.N2
A. I
B. II
C. I and III
D. II and IV
E. II, III and IV
10. Ferrous sulfate (FeSO4) is a compound essential to our body. It is used to treat iron deficiency
anemia. What are the elements that made up this compound?
A. Fluorine, Sulfur, And Oxygen
B. Fluorine, Strontium, And Oxygen
C. Strontium, Sulfur, And Oxygen
D. Iron, Sulfur, And Oxygen
E. Iron, Strontium, And Oxygen
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
B. I, II, and III only
C. I,II, IV
D. I and III only
E. III and IV 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
E. Solute
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.
E. The mass is the same, but the melting point is different.
14. Below is a properties of a mixture EXCEPT.
A. Made up of 2 or more components
 B. Components may be separated or recovered
C. Homogenous
D. Heterogeneous
E. Definite composition
15. Which are the properties of a substance?
I. Components may be separated or recovered
II. Definite composition
III. Element
IV. Matter
V. Compound containing only one type of particle
A. I and II only
B. I, II, and III
C. II, III and V
D. II, III, IV and V
E. I, II, III, IV and V
16. What happens to the litmus paper when the sample is an acid?
A. It Turns Blue
B. It Turns White
C. It Turns Green
D. It Turns Red
17. What happens to the litmus paper when the sample is basic?
A. It Turns Blue
B. It Turns White
C. It Turns Green
D. It Turns Red
E. It Turns Yellow
18. Arrange the following household items: toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar from the most acidic to
most basic?
A. Tap Water, Milk, Toothpaste, Vinegar
B. Toothpaste, Milk, Tap Water, Vinegar
C. Milk, Tap Water, Vinegar, Toothpaste
D. Vinegar, Tap Water, Milk, Toothpaste
E. Vinegar, Toothpaste, Milk, Tap water
19. Arrange the household items in question number (38) from the item with the highest pH to the one
with the lowest pH.
A. Tap Water, Milk, Toothpaste, Vinegar
B. Toothpaste, Milk, Tap Water, Vinegar
C. Milk, Tap Water, Vinegar, Toothpaste
D. Vinegar, Tap Water, Milk, Toothpaste
E. Vinegar, Toothpaste, Milk, Tap water
20. Arrange the household items in question number (38) from the item with the lowest pH to the one
with the highest pH. at room temperature?
A. Tap Water, Milk, Toothpaste, Vinegar
B. Toothpaste, Milk, Tap Water, Vinegar
C. Milk, Tap Water, Vinegar, Toothpaste
D. Vinegar, Tap Water, Milk, Toothpaste
E. Vinegar, Toothpaste, Milk, Tap water

II. True or False

Directions: Write T if the statement is True and write F if the statement is False.
_____1. Concentrations of solutions depends on the amount of solute present in the solution.
_____2. Adding more water to a concentrated solution will affect its concentration.
_____3. Vinegar labeled as 5% acidity is considered a diluted solution.
_____4. Commercial muriatic acid needs to be diluted before use.
_____5. A 70% ethyl alcohol solution is a better than a 40% solution

III. Fill in the blanks

Directions: Identify which step in the Scientific Method is described in each statement. Write only the
letter of your choice.

A. Recognize a problem C. Test the hypothesis (testing implies experimenting)

B. Formulate a hypothesis D. Draw a conclusion

__________1. Peter grew molds from spoiled bread. He placed drops of different vinegar to see how
bread molds react with the substance.
__________2. Jeno said, “If I plant monggo seeds in the afternoon, I think the plants will grow more
robust than the plants grown in the morning.”
__________3. Lia’s data showed that ants moved away from raw cucumber slices.
__________4. Renjun’s experiment showed that duck eggshells were whiter and stronger when she fed
the ducks with commercial feeds combined with corn, to which extra calcium had been added.
__________5. After working in the laboratory, the student found out that bacteria grow more on less
acidic environments.
__________6. Cecile observed that his apple slices turned brown after few minutes. He asked his mom if
there is any way he can help stop the apple from turning brown.
__________7. After finishing his breakfast, Michael said that hot choco melts faster in hot water than in
cold water.
__________8. If 50 mL of water are added to my plants each day and they grow, then adding 100 mL of
water each day will make them grow even more.
__________9. Musician predicted that there is an increase or decrease in a person’s heart rate if people
listen to music.
__________10. Jane thought that cactus would grow faster if he put pebbles through the soil in which
they were planted.

IV.
Analyze the sample problem below and solve it scientifically.
Sample Problem: My mother bought a new charger for my phone but still my phone won't work. Design a
simple experiment using the scientific method to solve the problem
1. What is the problem all about?
2-3. Give at least two hypotheses.
4. Choose one hypothesis and test it.
5. Generalization:

V.
Directions: Classify the following element into metal, non-metal and metalloids by putting a check on the
corresponding column.

Element Metal Non- Metal Metalloids

Xenon
Boron
Fermium
Carbon
Helium
Silicon
Iron
Tin
Polonium
Copper

VI. Essay
Direction
1-5. Defined metals and non- metals?
6-10. Define unsaturated and saturated solution