Holy Infant Academy, Diocese of San Carlos Inc.

Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, 6121

1st Periodical Examination

SCIENCE 7

Name: ______________________________________Grade & Section: ______________Score: __________

I. Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Matter is defined as anything that _______________.
A. has mass C. Both A and B
B. occupies space D. None of the above
2. A type of mixtures that has two or more distinct phases.
A. Mixture C. Heterogeneous mixture
B. Homogeneous mixture D. Solution
3. Which of the following is an example of HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE?
A. Fruits salad C. Oil and water
B. Chocolate chip cookies D. Air
4. Which of the following is an example of HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE?
A. salt and water C. salad
B. sand and water D. Salt and pepper
5. Which of the following is an example of HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURE?
A. sugar and water C. vinegar in oil
B. juice D. mineral in oil
6. Which of the following is an example of HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURE?
A. caffe latte C. orange juice
B. stones in soil D. salt and water
7. "Oil and Water" is an example of __________________.
A. Homogeneous mixture C. compound
B. Heterogeneous mixture D. element
8. Which of these substances will completely dissolve in water?
A. Flour C. sand
B. Soil D. salt
9. Which of the following will NOT completely dissolve in water?
A. Salt C. flour
B. Coffee D. milk
10. What kind of mixture is sugar and water?
A. Aerosol C. solution
B. Colloid D. suspension
11. A substance that is being dissolved.
A. Solvent C. liquid
B. Solute D. solid
12. Which mixture CANNOT be separated through picking?
A. oil and vinegar C. nails and clips
B. rice and monggo seed D. sliced mixed fruits
13. To remove pasta from boiling water, what method of separation should be done?
A. hand picking C. distillation
 B. filtration D. Magnetism
14. Which is the best way to get salt from a salty water?
A. Evaporation C. Distillation
B. Filtration D. Magnetism
15. Which is the best way to get salt from a salty water?
A. Evaporation C. Distillation
B. Filtration D. Magnetism
16. Which process allows the settling of solid particles at the bottom of the container?
A. Evaporation C. Decantation
B. Filtration D. Centrifugation
17. Which of the following is the correct process of making "refined sugar"?
A. distillation - evaporation – filtration C. evaporation - distillation – filtration
B. filtration - distillation – evaporation D. filtration - evaporation – distillation
18. It is separating liquid mixtures through boiling.
A. Winnowing C. Distillation
B. Filtration D. Sedimentation
19. The components of ink can be separated through paper chromatography because ink is a ____________.
A. Compound C. Solid
B. Liquid D. Solution
20. There are 115 known elements. Ninety of them are found in ____________.
A. Laboratory C. Nature
B. School D. Scientists
21. Chemical symbol of elements are presented by one or two letters.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. None of the above
22. We use chemical symbols to represent ___________.
A. Mixture C. Compound
B. Molecule D. Element
23. What can be chemically separated into their component elements ?
A. Mixture C. Compound
B. Molecule D. Element
24. Which one is a pure substance that cannot be split up into two or more simpler substances and chemical
processes.
A. Atom C. Compound
B. Element D. Mixture
25. The following are characteristic of Metals EXCEPT ONE? Which one is it?
A. Good conductor of electricity C. Shiny
B. Usually Solid D. Liquid and gas
26. _______ combination of metal and non-metal properties.
A. Metals C. Atom
B. Compound D. Metalloids
27. Wear safety goggles and gloves when handling acids or chemicals.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. None of the above
28. Acids like muriatic acid can be corrosive and it can _______ the skin of a human.
A. Burn C. Whitened
B. Beautify D. Darkened
29. A pH value ranges from 8 to 14 indicates ______________.
A. increasing acidity C. Neutral
B. increasing basicity D. All of the above
30. Which of the following is a characteristic of an acid?
A. It has biting taste C. It has a bitter taste
B. It has slippery feeling D. It has a sour taste
31. Which of the following is a characteristic of a base?
A. It taste sour. C. It reacts with some metals
B. It change from blue to red D. It has a bitter taste
32. In a pH value range 7 indicates _________.
A. increasing acidity C. neutral
B. increasing basicity D. All of the above
33. Which is an example of "base"?
A. Lemon C. bleach powder
B. Vinegar D. pure water
34. The sources of acid rain may came from human activities like burning fossil fuels.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. None of the above
35. Acids turn litmus paper into ____________.
A. Blue C. violet
B. red D. yellow
36. All components that has H or Hydrogen are Acids.
A. True C. Maybe
B. False D. None of the above
37. Gastric juice is an example of _______________.
A. Acids C. Salt
B. Base D. Metal
38-41.Put a check if it is an ACID. (CHOOSE 4 ONLY.)
_____baking soda
_____Lime
_____muriatic acid
_____bleaching powder
_____orange
_____salt
_____vinegar

II. Write the chemical symbols for each given element.

Sodium ______________
Boron ______________
Oxygen ______________
Magnesium ______________
Hydrogen ______________
Helium ______________
Nitrogen ______________
Potassium ______________
Calcium ______________

III. Explain in your own words. Do not copy from the books.

Why are some elements essential to life? Like Oxygen, Potassium, Carbon, Nitrogen, etc.

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THANK YOU!
Prepared by: Ms. Roxane F. Mansueto Checked by: Sr. Agnes J. Infante, FAS