Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
Alvear St., Lingayen, Pangasinan
BAYAMBANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Bayambang, Pangasinan

FIRST UNIT TEST IN SCIENCE 7

NAME: ______________________________________________________________ Grade & Section: ____________________________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write it in your answer sheet.

1. What skill does a scientist show when she listens to the sounds that the whales make?
a. Making a hypothesis c. interpreting data
b. Making observations d. drawing conclusions

2. Which question would be the best high level scientific question?

a. How many giraffes live in Africa?
b. Who made the first microscope?
c. How did dinosaurs live on Earth?
d. Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?

3. What do you call the series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions?
a. Observation c. Hypothesis
b. Scientific Method d. Question

4. In Science, an educated guess is called a/an

a. Conclusion c. Hypothesis
b. Observation d. Experiment

5. When you decide whether or not the date supports the original hypothesis, you are
a. Asking questions c. Making observations
b. Drawing conclusions d. Forming a hypothesis

6. When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is

a. Experimenting c. Analyzing data
b. Making a hypothesis d. Communicating results

7. The final part or a summary of reasonable inferences is a/an

a. Controlled experiment c. Hypothesis
b. Question d. Conclusion

8. Anything that can change in an experiment is called _____________ ?

a. Variable c. Experiment
b. Hypothesis d. Conclusion

9. All good experiment should be

a. Questionable c. Experiment
b. Conclusion d. Thoughtful
10. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Hypothesis c. Experiment
b. Conclusion d. Plagiary

11. Which of the following is a compound?

a. Wood b. Iron c. water d. Air

12. A substance containing two or more elements chemically bonded together is considered a(n)
a. Mixture b. atom c. alloy d. compound

13. How many different atoms are there in a compound?

a. One b. always two c. two or more d. none of these

14. Which of these is the smallest particle?

a. An atom b. molecule c. element d. speck of dust

15. Which of these is the correct symbol for magnesium?

a. MG b. mg c. Mg d. Mag

16. A pure substance which atoms are of the same type is called
a. Mixture b. compound c. element d. all of the above

17. Examples of noble gases are:

a. Hydrogen and Helium c. Helium and Neon
b. Nobelium and Einsteinium d. Magnesium and Chlorine

18. The lightest gas is:

a. Helium b. Oxygen c. Neon d. Carbon Dioxide

19. The tool used by scientists to determine easily the properties of elements.
a. Mendeleev’s Table c. Chemistry Element Table
b. Periodic Table of Elements d. Octet Table

20. The chemical symbols of chlorine, potassium, copper, sodium, nitrogen and iron in order are:
a. Cl, P, Co, So, Ni, I c. Cl, K, Co, So, N, Fe
b. C, K, Co, Na, N, Fe d. Cl, K, Cu, Na, N, Fe

21. Mixture is __________________________.

a. A chemically combined substance.
b. A combination of elements to make a new substance.
c. A combination of substances where new substances are formed through a reaction.
d. A combination of substances in which the substance does not chemically combine.

22. Mixtures can be classified as homogeneous and heterogeneous. They are different because
a. Heterogeneous has 2 substances while homogeneous has 3 or more substances.
b. Homogeneous looks the same all throughout but with heterogeneous, you can see the different parts.
c. Heterogeneous looks the same throughout, with homogeneous you can see the different parts.
d. They are the same, just different names.

23. Which of these is a pure substance?

a. Bread b. table salt c. garden soil d. sea water

24. What is the simplest form that cannot be broken down to anything simpler?
a. Element b. solution c. compound d. colloids

25. Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

a. Oil and water c. halo-halo
b. Sand and water d. air
 26. This type of mixture contains two or more substances that are visibly distinguishable.
a. Homogeneous c. solution
b. Heterogeneous d. suspension

27. A substance which consists of two or more elements which have been combined chemically is called
_____________.
a. Element b. compound c. mixture d. atom

28. Select the word that describes the smallest particle of a compound that can exist and still retain the
characteristic chemical properties of a substance.
a. Molecule b. atom c. electron d. nucleus

29. Which of the following is a way in which elements and compounds are similar?
a. Element s and compounds are both pure substance.
b. Elements and compounds are both listed in the periodic table.
c. Elements and compounds are both made up of different kind of atoms.
d. Elements and compounds can both be broken down by physical means.

30. If jo wants to get the iron fillings out of the sand, what could she use to separate these two solids?
a. Magnet b. evaporation c. decanting d. filter paper

II: PROBLEM SOLVING

Direction: Read carefully the following word problems and answer what is being asked. Show your solutions.
(10 points each)

1. If I make a solution by adding water to 35 mL of methanol (CH 3OH) until the final volume of the
solution is 275 mL, what is the percent by volume of methanol in this solution?

2. What mass of solute is needed to produce 500 g of a 6.40% NaCl solution?

Prepared by:

REYNA H. TALINIO
Science Teacher