Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF BOHOL

First Quarter Examination in Science 7

Directions: Read each item carefully and encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an

a. Inquiry b. Conclusion c. Scientific method d. Observation
2. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
a. Observation b. Experiment c. Scientific method d. Hypothesis
3. When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
a. Experimenting b. Making hypothesis c. Communicating results d. Analyzing
data
4. It is the part of experiment without the variable being tested
a. Alternate result b. Control group c. Experimental group d. Null group
5. What do call the simple statement that presents the possible solution to the problem?
a. Hypothesis b. Law c. Prediction d. Theory
6. In the research problem” Effect of aloe vera to the inhibition zone of E. coli”, the dependent
variable is the the ____________.
a. Growth of E. coli b. Amount of aloe vera c. temperature d. humidity
7. What kind of solution that contains more solute than the maximum amount it can dissolve at
a given temperature
a. Saturated b. Unsaturated c. Supersaturated d. None
8. A 150mL of water was added with 20grams of salt, after stirring all the salt dissolved in
water. How do you classify its solubility?
a. Saturated b. Unsaturated c. Supersaturated d. None
9. Which group of samples are classified as solutions?
a. Vinegar, mud in water, salt in water
b. Salt in water, sugar in water, vinegar in water
c. Vinegar, ice cream, mud in water
d. Vinegar in water, ice cream, soil in water
10. All of the following are mixtures EXCEPT one
a. gold b. brass c. air d. rock
11. What do you call to the substance that contains 2 or different types of matter?
a. an organic sample c. a model
b. a mixture d. a pure substance
12. Which of the following is NOT a heterogeneous mixture?
a. Ketchup b. Macaroni Salad c. Pizza d. Concrete
13. What type of mixture are mixed so that their properties are blended and every part of the
mixture is the same?
a. Mechanical b. Heterogeneous c. Homogeneous d. Environmental
14. Which of the following is/ are characteristics of mixtures?
a. A range of boiling point c. Lack of exact concentration
a. A range of melting point d. All of these
15. Fresh sea water is referred to as impure because…
a. It contains only oxygen c. It contains aquatic plants
b. It contains aquatic animals d. It contains dissolved salts
16. Pure substances contain only one type of
a. Mixture b. Density c. Matter d. Mass
17. Which of the following is an element:
a. Sugar b. Water c. Snow d. Iron
18. Which 2 elements when combined form water?
a. Hydrogen and Oxygen c. Sulfur and Oxygen
b. Hydrogen and Nitrogen d. Sodium and Oxygen
19. What is a chemical compound?
a. A sub-atomic particle
b. A combination of 2 protons and 2 electrons
c. A combination of 2 or more chemical elements
d. A mixture of 2 or more substances
20. Which element can be found as charcoal, diamond or buckyballs?
a. Hydrogen b. Carbon c. Oxygen d. Lead
21. A substance that cannot be broken down into a simple form by ordinary chemical means is
called _______
a. Element b. Compound c. Mixture d. Isotope
22. How many atoms are there in a compound?
a. one d. always two c. two or more d. three
23. Which statement about atom and molecules is correct?
a. Element always exist as separate atoms
b. Elements always exist as pair of atoms called molecules
c. Elements and compounds can exist as molecules
d. All of the above
24. Is water an element, compound or mixture?
a. Element b. Compound c. Mixture d. Solution
25. Which of the following is NOT a compound?
a. Hydrogen b. Water c. Methane d. Ammonia
26. Which of the following sets of substances contain Acids?
a. Grapes, lime water c. Courd, milk of magnesia
b. Vinegar, soap d. Courd, vinegar
27. Which of the following is NOT a property of acid?
a. Acids turn blue litmus paper to red c. Acids turn red litmus paper to blue
b. These are sour in taste d. It can change the color of natural dyes
28. Ammonia is found in many household products, such as window cleaners. It turns red litmus
paper to blue. What is its nature?
a. Acidic b. Basic c. Neutral d. None of these
29. An unknown liquid is placed in the test tube. When the blue litmus paper is dropped, it
turned to red. How can we classify the liquid?
a. Acidic b. Basic c. Neutral d. None of these
30. Which of the following is NOT a property of base?
a. These are bitter to taste
b. Bases do not change the color of blue litmus paper
c. Bases changes the color of natural dyes
d. Bases do not change the color of red litmus paper
31. Blue litmus paper is dipped in a solution. It remains blue. What is the nature of the solution?
a. Basic b. Acidic c. Neutral d. All of the above
32. Which of the following property is generally shown by metals?
a. Electrical conduction b. Dullness c. Sonorous in nature d. ductility
33. The ability of the metals to be drawn into thin wires is called ______
a. Ductility b. Malleability c. Sonorousity d. Conductivity
34. Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets?
a. Zinc b. Phosphorous c. Sulfur d. Oxygen
35. Mario has learned that non-metals when beaten with a hammer are generally beaten with a
hammer are generally broken into pieces because they are said to be brittle. Which of the
following is a non-metal?
a. Iron nail b. Aluminum wire c. Copper plate d. Piece of
coal

36. Nitric Acid turns red litmus paper to blue__

a. True b. False c. None of the above
37. Which of the following is NOT a metal?
a. Silver b. Copper c. Sulfur d. Aluminum
38. ___________ describes how well a substance can be hammered into thin sheets
a. Malleability b. Ductility c. Conductivity d. Luster
39. If the substance breaks easily, it said to be ___________
a. Magnetic b. Conductive c. Brittle d. Ductile
40. If you can easily see the different parts that make up a mixture, you now that it is a
_________.
a. Biogeoclimatic b. Quantitative c. Plasma d. Heterogeneous
41. When a mixture will remain evenly distributed without settling out, is called ________.
a. Suspension b. Colloid c. Solution d. Solvent
42. What else can I do to make the salt in my soup dissolve faster?
a. Add a lot of salt b. Stir c. Add ice d. Let it sit
43. Colloids do not settle down or separate in the mixture immediately after stirring. Below are
examples of colloids EXCEPT,
a. Mayonnaise b. Milk c. Cheese d. Salt water
44. Which of the following samples is acidic?
a. Pure water pH 7 c. Seawater Ph 8.4
b. Laundry detergents pH 12 D. Gastric Juice 1.6-1.8
45. What do you call to the group of elements that form the zigzag line that separates the
metals and the nonmetals?
a. Alkali metals b. Alkaline earth metals c. Metalloids d. Lanthanides
46. Which of the following is a compound?
a. Germanium b. Mercury c. Sodium Chloride d. Berrylium
47. What is the percentage concentration of sucrose in a solution that contains 5 g sucrose in
90 grams water?
a. 4% b. 5% c. 6% d. 7%
48. What is the percentage by volume of a 50 mL solution with a 25 mL of Methyl alcohol?
a. 25% b. 50% c. 75 % d. 80%

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JOCELYN T. LLEGO MARIA CATHERINE M. LIBRES IRENE L. RIVERA

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JULIET V. JADULCO JUVY J. BATINGAL

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 ANSWER KEY: FIRST QUARTER-SCIENCE 7
1. D
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. D
15. D
16. C
17. D
18. A
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. C
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. D
27. C
28. B
29. A
30. D
31. A
32. B
33. A
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. D
41. B
42. B
43. D
44. D
45. C
46. C
47. B
48. B