UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY

Congressional Campus
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Science

First Periodical Exam in Science 7

Name:__________________________________ Date:__________________

Yr. & Sec.:_______________________________ Score:_________________

Instructions: Encircle the best answer on the following questions.
1. What is a test which controls all but one variable when attempting to answer
a scientific question?
a. Observation
b. Scientific method
c. Investigation
d. Fair test
2. What is the series of steps to collect information or solve problems?
a. Observation
b. Scientific method
c. Investigation
d. Collection of data
3. Which is used to validate the tentative answer to the problem?
a. Hypothesis
b. Experimentation
c. Data
d. Theory
4. Identify the difference between qualitative and quantitative observation
a. Qualitative observations involves participants than quantitative.
b. Qualitative focuses on statistics and analysis while quantitative focuses on
descriptions.
c. Quantitative observation used in most scientific research with the exception of the
social sciences which use qualitative observation.
d. Qualitative observation is a subjective process of gathering information or data
while quantitative observation is an objective process of gathering information or
data.
5. Determine the difference between observation and inference.
a. Observation is what one perceives or notices. On the other hand, the inference is
an explanation or assumption of what one has perceived or seen.
b. Inference is based on hands-on experience. Unlike observation, which relies on
the facts that are already known.
c. Observation implies logically deducing a conclusion by reasoning. As opposed to
inference, attentive monitoring of the subject under study.
 d. The act of carefully watching or examining a person or object when something is
happening is known as an observation. An act of deriving rational conclusion
from known facts or circumstances is called inference.
6. You plant 15 roses in your garden to study how much they grow in a week. You place
them in an area where half of your rose is in direct sunlight and some of them are away
from too much sunlight. You water them regularly and you measure its height in order to
determine its growth and health. Here is your data after a week 18, 15, 15, 17, 16, 17, 16,
14, 13, 15, 16, 12, 13, 14, and 15. Calculate the mean or average height of the rose.
a. 13
b. 14
c. 15
d. 16
7. Identify the mode of the height of the roses.
a. 16
b. 15
c. 14
d. 13
8. In planting your rose, identify the best factors that affect the growth of flowers
a. Sunlight, water, soil and air.
b. Shade from sunlight, water, and insects
c. Fertilizers, soil, water and sunlight
d. Sunlight, water, soil and worms
9. Among the factors you chose, identify among them are independent and dependent
variables in growing your rose.
a. The height of your rose is dependent from the amount of sunlight, air and
nutrients from the soil it intakes plus the amount of water you give.
b. The height of your rose is dependent from the shade from sunlight, and insects
plus the amount of water you give.
c. The height or your rose is dependent from sunlight and nutrients from soil plus
the amount of water and fertilizers you give.
d. The height or your rose is dependent from sunlight and nutrients from the worms
plus the amount of water you give.
10. Based on your answers, where is the best place to plant your rose?
a. Plant your rose in good soil away from too much sunlight together with the right
amount of water and air.
b. Plant your rose away from too much sunlight and insects and water them in a
right amount it needed.
c. Plant your rose in direct sunlight and give it a right amount of fertilizers and
water.
d. Plant your rose in direct sunlight and worms that will nourish the soil with right
amount of water.