Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Occidental Mindoro
SAN JOSE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Murtha, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
School ID: 308901
E-mail address: 308901@deped.gov.ph contact number: 09178984565

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Section: __________________________________ Date: ___________

SCIENCE 7 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1

Topic: Scientific Ways of Acquiring Knowledge and Solving Problems

I. Written (50%)
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. Scientific method is associated with something that we need to follow to get to our destination. Among the
choices, in which do you think the scientific method is compared to?
a. atlas b. encyclopedia c. legend d. road map
2. What do you call to an educated guess or a possible answer to a problem?
a. data b. experiment c. hypothesis d. variable
3. Variables influence the outcome of an experiment, situation or event and control the other variables in a
systematic manner. How many variables are involved in an experiment?
a. one b. two c. more than two d. none of the above
4. Among the variables, what variable can be changed or manipulated?
a. Dependent variable c. Independent variable
b. Experimental variable d. Uncontrolled variable
5. In the research problem, “Effect of aloe vera to the inhibition zone of E. coli,” the dependent variable is the
___________________.
a. Amount of aloe vera b. Growth of E. coli c. Humidity d. Temperature
6. A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an ostrich’s egg is incubated will determine whether the
ostrich will be male or female. What is the independent variable of this experiment?
a. Gender of the ostrich b. Incubator c. Scientist d. Temperature
7. Which of the hypotheses is written correctly?
a. If frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
b. If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
c. If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
d. If a tennis ball is frozen, it will not bounce as high as one that is not frozen.
8. Which is NOT a step of a scientific investigation?
a. Communicate results c. Make up a conclusion
b. Conduct the experiment d. Test the hypothesis
9. Which among the following is the correct description of the scientific method?
a. It is an orderly process of gaining information about the world.
b. It is the knowledge gained through the scientific method must always have a practical use.
c. It refers to the methodology of gaining knowledge through guessing only.
d. The scientific method requires a search for information based only past scientific research and should
not include any novel observations.
10. A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an ostrich’s egg is incubated will determine whether the
ostrich will be male or female. What is the dependent variable of this experiment?
a. Gender of the ostrich b. Incubator c. Scientist d. Temperature
II. Performance (50%)
A. Directions: Read the paragraph thoroughly. Choose the correct answers inside the box as you answer the
questions.

Aisha was working in her Science laboratory. She saw a mirror like object in the lab. Things looked big when
she was trying to look through it. But she doesn’t know its name or its use yet. Help her identify the name of the
tool and its use using the scientific method.

 She could see small objects were magnified

 The object is a magnifying glass.
 She saw a mirror like object.
 What is the object?
 It could be a magnifying glass. If it can make things look
bigger.
 She did some research and tried to magnify small things.

Questions:
1. What is Aisha’s OBSERVATION?
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the QUESTION she could have asked to solve her problem?
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is a HYPOTHESIS she could make?
_________________________________________________________________________________
4. What is an EXPERIMENT she could do?
_________________________________________________________________________________
5. What might be her RESULTS?
_________________________________________________________________________________
6. Suggest a CONCLUSION for her experiment and results.
_________________________________________________________________________________

B. Directions: Identify if the statement about hypothesis is true or false. Write T if it is true, and F if it is false.

_______7. Hypothesis is an educated guess.

_______8. Hypothesis must be long.
_______9. Hypothesis must be testable.
_______10. Hypothesis is in an if…then format.