PRE ASSESSMENT TEST IN SCIENCE 7

Direction: Choose the letter with the correct answer. Write your answer on your paper.

1.In solving a problem by a scientific investigation, which of the following should be done first?
a. Design an experimental procedure. c. Form a large group and ask for the answer.
b. Define a problem by asking a question. d. Come to a conclusion based on your existing
knowledge.
2. What is the difference between a question and a hypothesis?
a. A question is an assumption and the hypothesis is the answer to the assumption.
b. A question follows from an interesting observation and the hypothesis is an educated guess or answer to
that question
c. A question is what you end up with after the test and the hypothesis is a summary of the conclusions.
d. A question is the summary of data collected and the hypothesis is the interpretation of the data.

3. Which of the following observations indicates that water is a compound, not an element?
a. Water has a homogenous appearance
b. Pure water boils at a temperature of 1000C.
c. Passing a current through water yields hydrogen and oxygen gas.
d. The smallest particle of water is identical to all other water particles in a glass of water.

4. Given the following substances: air, iron, salt and sugar, Which is an element?
a. Air b. Iron c. Salt d. Sugar.

5. Which of the following is/are characteristic/s of a pure substance?

I. It cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
II. It has a uniform color
III. It has a definite composition
IV. It has a constant volume
a. I only b. I and III c. II & III d. III & IV

6.Which of the following observations shows that seawater is a mixture and not a pure substance?
a. It has a uniform properties all throughout.
b. When sea water is heated,it boils at a fixed temperature.
c. When sea water is heated such that the water evaporates, a solid residue is left behind.
d. The temperature at which sea water freezes is lower than that at which pure water freezes.

7. Statement 1: Pure substances have clearly defined physical and chemical properties
Statement 2: Mixtures have different properties, depending on the proportions of the pure
substances in each mixture and on the location in the mixture.
a. Both statement I and II are TRUE.
b. Both statement I and II are FALSE.
c. Statement I is FALSE while statement II is TRUE.
d. Statement I is TRUE while statement II is FALSE

8. What is the best indicator when the solution is already saturated?

a. Change in color c. Presence of solid particles at the top
b. Change in viscosity d. Presence of solid particles at the bottom
9. A one-peso coin has a mass of 6.0 grams. If the coin contains 4.5 grams of copper, what is the
percentage by mass of copper in a coin?
a.75% b. 76% c. 78% d. 80%

10. On the microscope stage, what is used to hold the glass slide in place and prevent it from moving?

a.    Condenser  b. Fine adjustment knob  c. Stage d. Stage clip

11. Which of the following differentiates organs from tissues?

a. Organs and tissues are made up of cells. c. Organs make up tissues; tissues make up organs

b. Organs and tissues make up an organ system. d. Tissues make up organs; cells make up tissues

12. At which smallest level of organization in an organism can the characteristics of life be carried out?
a. Cell b. Organ c. Organ system d. Tissue

13. You are asked to identify an unknown slide. Which could help you identify it to be an animal cell?

I. Absence of chloroplast III. Irregular shape

II. Angular and rigid shape IV. Presence of cell wall

a. I and III b. II and IV c. I and IV d. III and IV

14. Cancer starts from cells that start to grow uncontrollably fast. They destroy tissues and organs.
What does this say about the effects of diseased cells on the higher levels of organization in an
organism?
a. Cancer involves only certain kinds of cells and does not affect any other kind of cell.
b. Diseased cells do not affect the other parts of an organism
c. Diseased cells affect only the next higher levels of organization that they make up – the tissues.
d. Diseased cells damage the higher levels of organization they make up: tissues, organs, organ systems, and
eventually, the whole organism.
15. Which of the following statement differentiate asexual from sexual reproduction?
a. Characteristics of both parents are inherited
b. Fertilization of gametes give rise to zygote
c. Only one parent is involved
d. Fully develop reproductive parts are present.

16. (1) Grass on the fields (3) Sea cow nursing its young
(2) Sprouting mongo seeds (4) Temperature in the mountain
Choose the correct letter that best describes the phrases above.
a. Phrases 1,2 and 3 describes BIOTIC component.
b. Phrases 3 and 4 describes ABIOTIC component.
c. Phrases 1 ,2 and 4 are examples of Biotic component.
d. All phrases above describe Abiotic component.
17.Which of the following relationships exhibits mutualism?

a. fern-tree b. rats-cats c. flower-bee d. worms-humans

18. Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between an orchid and a tree?

a. The orchid is benefitted while the tree is harmed.

b. The orchid is benefitted while the tree is unaffected
c. The orchid is harmed while the tree is benefitted.
d. The orchid and the tree both benefit from the relationship.

19. Which example shows how abiotic and biotic factors affect each other in an ecosystem?

a. As it gets cold bears go into hibernation.

b. Plants take in carbon dioxide from the environment.
c. Spiders spin lots of webs to catch prey.
d. Decomposers break down dead animals.
20. A boy is standing beside a tree. He walks 4 steps away from the tree. Did the boy move?
a. Yes, because he changed position with respect to the tree.
b. Yes, because he walked.
c. No, because he is still close to the tree.
d. No, because he stopped after walking four steps.

21. Find the acceleration of the car if starts from rest and gains a speed of 12 m/s in 10 secs.
a. 1 m/s2 b.1.2 m/s2 c.2 m/s2 d. 12 m/s2

Match the graph with its description. Choose the corresponding letter.

22. object did not move for a period of time

23. Which is/are TRUE about sound?

I. Sound is a longitudinal wave.
II. The speed of sound increases with temperature.
III. Human ear is sensitive to sound at 200 Hz-20 000 Hz.
IV. Sound travels faster in seawater than in freshwater.

a. I,II and III b. I,II and IV c. I,III and IV d. I, II, III and IV

24.Which of the following statements best describe the comparison between red and violet light?
a. Both have the same frequency
b. Both have the same wavelength
c. Both travel at the same speed.
d. Red light travels faster than violet light.

25. Which statement correctly describes how heat energy is transferred?

a. Energy is transferred from a colder object to a hotter object.
b. Energy is transferred either ways from hot to cold or cold to hot.
 c. Energy is transferred from an object of low temperature to an object of high temperature.
d. Energy is transferred from an object of high temperature to an object of low temperature.

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26. Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 

a. A b. E c. D d. H

27. Which of the following DOES NOT describe a wise conservation of energy?
a. Constructing dams near water falls.
b. Dumping of bagasse and agricultural wastes into river.
c. Making windmills in areas with strong seasonal winds.
d. Using power cells to run electricity.
28. Which of the following statements account for the occurrence of land breeze, sea breeze and
monsoons?
I. Warm air goes up.
II. Different locations warm up or cool down differently.
III. Cold air moves towards the place where warm air is rising.
a. I and III b. II and III c. I and II d. I, II, and III

29.How does the tilt of the Earth and the Earth’s revolution around the sun cause season?

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a. The tilt wobbles so different parts of earth are pointed at the Sun at different times of the year.
b. The tilt is in the same direction so during the year-long revolution, sunlight strikes different
regions of the Earth more directly.
c. The tilt does not change but the Earth gets closer to the Sun during summer and farther from the
Sun during winter.
 d. The shifting tilt combined with the Earth moving closer and farther from the Sun during rotation
causes the seasons

30. Where in the diagram would you see a Partial Eclipse if you were on Earth?

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