Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02 (Cagayan Valley)
Schools Division Office of Isabela
CADALORIA HIGH SCHOOL
Loria, Angadanan, Isabela 3307

FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN SCIENCE 7

SY 2019-2020

Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _________

School: _____________________________________________________ Score: ________

Directions: Read the questions carefully then write the letter of your answer before the number.

1. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Science?

a. For Science to served and also to destroyed humanity.
b. It cannot be considered as good or bad.
c. Science can be used to solve problems, but when misused, it cause serious problem.
d. It applies scientific knowledge for the common good.
2. They are the expert needed to confirm that bones found in the school backyard belong to a dinosaur.
a. Botanists b. Geologists c. Paleontologists d. Veterinarians
3. Alden’s father is a scientist who studies the history and structure of the earth. What is the specialization of Alden’s father?
a. Astrologist b. Geologist c. Meteorologist d. Paleontologist
4. During the raid of General Bato, a packet of a suspicious substance was discovered. Who are the experts needed to
address and has to identify this substance before the case can be filed?
a. Chemists b. Ecologists c. Geneticists d. Histologists
5. Leo is a Grade 7 student who loves science very much. His dream is to become a scientist in the future to study animals.
What specialization in science does Leo need to take up?
a. Botany b. Geology c. Molecular biology d. Zoology
6. When hypothesis do becomes theory?
a. A result of a useful invention c. Supported by repeated evidences
b. An improvement over a previous findings d. Tested in an experiment
For items 7-9. Determine which of the following characteristics of a scientist is being exemplified in the given situations.
a. Curiosity and fascination c. Open-mindedness.
b. Intellectual honesty d. Positive attitude
7. A grade four student closely observes how a plant grows.
8. Jeff, a scientist failed a thousand times in his experiment but he did not give up until his experiment was successfully done.
9. A scientist was asked by his employer from a tobacco-manufacturing firm to produce fraudulent data that would dispel
claims of lung cancer related to cigarette smoking. The scientist refused and lost his job.
10. Tiffany was investing how fast it took Hayden to react to different sounds. What is the dependent variable?
a. different sound c. how much time it took Hayden to react
b. how fast Hayden reacted d. playing the trumpet over and over
11.Mario studied how far room temperature water would spurt out of a plastic milk carton when 3mm holes were punched at
different heights from the bottom of the container. Identify the independent variable.
a. 3 mm holes c. different heights of holes in container
b. distance water traveled out of carton d. ice water from Iceland
12. For you to work effectively in experimentations, you go to library and consults experts to gain reliable information. What
step is this in scientific method?
a. Hypothesis b. Conclude c. Observed d. Research
13. What is the correct sequence of the steps in scientific method at work?
a. Observe- Research- hypothesis- Analyze- Test- Conclude
b. Observe- hypothesis- Research- Analyze- Test- Conclude
c. Observe- Research- hypothesis- Test- Analyze- Conclude
d. Observe- Analyze- hypothesis- Test- Research- Conclude
14. Which of the following is an intensive property of matter?
a. color b. luster c. melting point d. weight
15. Which of the following is an extensive property of matter?
a. density b. length c. mass d. volume
16. Which of the following best describes matter?
a. It has weight c. It is a form of energy.
b. It occupies space and has mass. d. It has a definite shape and volume
17. Which of the following is an example of solution?
a. blood b. cooked flour c. Marshmallow d. seawater
18. Why is a solution considered as homogeneous mixture?
a. It is usually liquid. c. It contains solute and solvent.
b. It can de dilute or concentrated. d. Its components are distributed evenly.
19. The two components of a solution are solute and solvent. Which statement describes the solute?
a. it is solid formed in the solution
b. it is the liquid components of the solution
c. it is the component of a solution in smaller quantity.
d. it is the component of a solution in bigger quantity.
20. Which of the following material is not a solution?
a. air b. blood c. oxygen d. rain water
21. A solution is prepared by mixing 20 g of sodium chloride in 80 g of water? What are the concentrations of the solute and
solvent in % by mass?
a. solute: 10%, solvent 90 % c. solute: 30 %, solvent 70%
b. solute:20 %, solvent 80% d. solute: 40 %, solvent 60 %
22. A piece of jewelry is made up of 18 K. It means that the jewelry is made up of_______.
a. 18 parts is made up of copper and 6 parts is gold.
b. 18 parts is made up of gold and 6 parts is copper.
c. 9 parts is made up of gold and 9 parts is made of copper.
d. 18 parts of the jewelry is made up of the finest gold suited for the purpose.
23. All of the following affects the solubility of a solid in a liquid EXECPT___________.
a. pressure b. stirring c. surface area d. temperature
24. These are forms of matter that has definite and unchanging composition.
a. Element b. Compound c. Mixture d. Substance
25. These are made up of two or more substances that are physically combined.
a. Element b. Compound c. Mixture d. Substance
26. Which of the following is an example of homogeneous mixture?
a. b.3 in 1 Coffee b. Chocolate drinks c.Fruit salad. d. Pizza
27. Which of the following are examples of heterogeneous mixtures?
I. Icing
II. Halo-halo
III. Spaghetti
IV. Macaroni salad
a. I only b. II only c. II, III, and IV d.I,II,III,IV
28. At sea level, an odorless and colorless Liquid A boils at 100˚C and melts at 0˚C. What inference can be drawn from this
observation?
a. Liquid A is a metal. c. Liquid A is a nonmetal.
b. Liquid A is a mixture. d. Liquid A is a pure substance.
29. Which statement is TRUE regarding pure substances?
a. Pure substances maybe homogeneous or heterogeneous.
b. Pure substances have definite boiling and melting points.
c. Pure substances are physical combinations of two or more elements.
d. Pure substances can be further broken down into simpler substances.
30. Which of the following statements distinguishes pure substance from mixtures?
a. can be separated by physical means.
b. consists of two or more kinds of matter.
c. have no specific solubility and densities .
d. have constant boiling temperature and melting temperature
31. Mnemonic is a short rhyme, phrase, or other mental technique for making information easier to memorize. In periodic table
of elements, what do you call the abbreviation of chemical elements?
a. Element c. Chemical symbol
b. Element symbols d. Chemical
32. It is an important element in the human body located in the thyroid gland.
a. . Ca b.Fe c. I d. K
33. Which of the following elements is poisonous?
a. Au b. Hg c. Na d. O
34. What is the third category of the elements in the periodic table and also known as the metalloids or semimetals?
a. Gas b. Nonmetals c. Metal d. Solid
35. It is a major element that is important to human body, found in compound contained in extracellular fluids; also involved in
the transmission of nerve impulses.
 a. Cl b. H c. K d. O
36. These are formed by the combinations of two or more metals, a metal and nonmetal.
a. . Alloy b. Mixture c. Metals d. Metalloid
37. Elements on the periodic table are ordered according to their
a. Atomic Number b. Atomic Weight c. Number of neutrons d. Symbol

38. It comes from either of these Latin words; acidus and acetum, which mean?
a.“Sweet” and “Bitter” c.“Sour” and “Vinegar”
b. “Sour” and “Salt” d.“Vinegar” and “Sour”
39. If you conduct an experiment about acid and bases using litmus paper. Which of the following may turn the litmus paper from red to
blue?
a. . Alcohol b. Citrus fruits c. Native mango d. Tomato
40. It refers to the intensive property of matter that indicates how acidic or how basic a solution is.
a. Power of helium b. Power on hydrogen c. Power on helium d. Power of hydrogen
41. Which of the following is NOT a property of base?
a. All bases are edible b. Change litmus paper to blue c. Feel slippery d. Taste bitter
42. Which of the following mixtures will not change the color of red litmus paper?
a. bleach b. detergent c. drain cleaner d. vinegar
43. Which of the following sets of pH values is acidic?
a. 1,7,8.5 b. 4.5, 3,0 c. 7.5, 8, 9.5 d. 0,8, 11
44. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning acids and bases?
a. acids and bases do not react with each other. c. acids mixed with bases make stronger bases.
b. acids mixed with bases neutralize each other. d. acids mixed with bases make stronger acids.
45. An element was subjected into flame and the acidity of the oxide formed was tested. Solution of this oxide turned red litmus paper to
blue. Most likely that element is_______.
a. chlorine b. nickel c. phosphorous d. silicon
46. Which of the following group of substances consists of metallic elements?
a. aluminum, copper, potassium c. phosphorous, chlorine, bromine
b. oxygen, carbon, sulfur d. carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen
47. Which of the following DOES NOT describe the properties of silver, zinc, and gold?
a. they are good conductors of heat and electricity. c. they are brittle as solids.
b. they can be drawn into wires. d. they are malleable.
48. Which is TRUE about metals?
a. they have varying melting points c. they are good conductors of heat
b. they are used to prevent thermal or electrical conductivity. d. they have low melting points
49. An electrical engineer is planning to install electrical wires in a newly built house. He is planning to use copper wires. What
characteristic of copper makes it ideal for electrical wirings?
a. brittle b. ductile c. elastic d. malleable
50. Which of the following element is most likely ductile at room temperature?
a. aluminum b. nitrogen c. mercury d. sulfur

Education is not the learning of facts, it’s rather the training of the mind to think.
- Albert Einstein

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