SUMMATIVE TEST QUARTER 1 (SCIENCE 7)

Name: ___________________________________ Gr./Sec:_______________________

Directions: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer
sheet.

1. Scientific skills are enhanced while doing scientific investigations. What skill does a scientist
use when he listens to the sounds that whales make?
A. drawing conclusions C. interpreting results
B. making observations D. making a hypothesis
For numbers 2-6, refer to the scenario below:
Annie is trying to find out in which of the two fertilizers she bought will there be a greater
number of tomatoes produced. She then prepared and planted the same variety of tomatoes,
placed them in two set-ups, one with fertilizer A while the other, with fertilizer B. The tomatoes
received the same amounts of fertilizers, soil, water and amount of sunlight. After three months,
she recorded how many tomatoes were harvested.

2. Before placing different fertilizers in her set-ups, Annie stated “There will be a higher or
greater number of tomatoes under fertilizer B”. The statement is an example of what?
A. hypothesis B. conclusion C. data D. experiment
3. Annie has manipulated or changed the variable in her experiment. Such is called the
independent variable. In the experiment above, which is the independent variable?
A. types of added fertilizers C. number of tomatoes produced
B. amount of water, soil and sunlight D. time it took the tomatoes to produce the fruits
4. Annie has to be observant and determine the outcome or the dependent variable. Which of
the following is the dependent variable in her experiment?
A. types of added fertilizers C. number of tomatoes produced
B. amount of water, soil and sunlight D. time it took the tomatoes to produce the fruits
5. If you are Annie, how can you ensure that you will be able to find the actual results and choose
which between fertilizers A or B will produce higher number of tomatoes?
A. add more fertilizer A than fertilizer B C. add other types of fertilizers than just A and
B
B. place the tomatoes in different places D. control all variables except the type of
fertilizer
6. In the process of scientific investigation, it is essential to identify a question. From the
experiment performed by Annie above, what question can be created?
A. How will Annie plant the tomatoes?
B. Will Annie be able to gather or produce tomatoes after three months?
C. Which tomatoes will receive different amounts of water and sunlight?
D. Which of the two fertilizers will help produce more tomatoes after three months?
7. Elements are the simplest forms of matter. Which of the following given sets are elements?
A. H, NaCl, O2 C. Ca, Cl, Fe
B. H2O, He, Cl D. CO2, C, N
8. You are walking along the road when you notice a shiny thing. You bought it at home and when
you hammered it, the material was pounded into tiny pieces. What could the material be?
A. metal B. non-metal C. metalloid D. alloy
9. Sodium bicarbonate, also known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical
compound with the formula NaHCO3. How many elements are present in the compound?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 5
10. You have the following household materials: vinegar, toothpaste, detergent and water.
Arrange the materials from most acidic to the most basic.
A. toothpaste, water, vinegar, detergent C. water, vinegar, detergent, toothpaste
B. detergent, water, vinegar, toothpaste D. vinegar, water toothpaste, detergent
11. In an activity where you are asked to look at the modern and updated periodic table of
elements, the following can be observed, EXCEPT one. Which one is it?
A. There are 118 elements in the periodic table
B. All elements are placed in periods and groups
C. Hydrogen is located in the group of non-metallic elements
D. Elements have their specific symbols, all starting with a capital letter
12. In your science class, you were given the following materials: copper wire, coin, chalk and
aluminum foil. You are asked to observe, compare or describe the materials. Which of the
following statements BEST describes or compares the materials?
A. The chemical symbols of the materials are as follows: Cu, Co, CaCO 3 and Al
B. The materials are all elements and can be found in the periodic table
C. One material is non-metal while the others are metals.
D. All the materials can allow electricity to pass through
13. Metals, non-metals and metalloids have their own locations in the periodic table. If you are to
determine whether an element is metal or not, which of the following should you do?
A. Test if the element is a conductor and found at the left side of the periodic table.
B. Find out if the element is ductile and present in the right side of the periodic table.
C. Check if the element is shiny and located within the zigzag line in the periodic table.
D. Hammer the element into thin sheets or check if it is found in the last group, 18 of the
periodic table.
14. Sodium Chloride is a compound of the two elements sodium and chlorine. Which of the
following statements is TRUE?
A. Sodium chloride is listed in the periodic table.
B. The formula for sodium chloride includes Na and Cl.
C. Chlorine may still be broken down into simpler form.
D. Sodium and chlorine belong to the same group in the periodic table.
15. At home when you are helping your mom clean the house, she asks you to use, dispose or
keep the acids and basic compounds. Which of the following is NOT the right thing to do?
A. use gloves in handling muriatic acid
B. apply baking soda to tough-stained lavatory
C. place acid compounds near metals like nails and steel
D. always add acid to water and neutralize it before disposal
16. Jose works in a construction company. He was asked to separate sand from gravel. Which is
the easiest way to separate the two components?
A. decantation B. flotation C. sieving D. magnetic separation
17. Alloys are metals made by combining two or more metallic elements The following are reasons
why mixtures of alloys are made EXCEPT?
A. reduces cost C. avoids corrosion
B. increases strength D. to make it more shiny
18. Water is an example of compound containing Hydrogen and Oxygen. Which of the following
types of water is a pure substance?
A. rain water B. tap water C. salt water D. distilled water
19. Teacher Joey instructed his learners to combine glitter, salt and water. What is formed when
they are stirred together?
A. acid B. compound C. mixtures D. substance
20. In order to identify the basicity or acidity of materials, you are asked to observe and measure
the pH of some samples. Which of the following is a CORRECT observation?
A. Vinegar has the pH of 13
B. Detergent turned the pH indicator to orange/red
C. Water has the pH of 7 or neutral
D. Toothpaste has a pH of 3
21. Why are elements and compounds called pure substances?
A. They are made up of different kinds of atoms
B. They are only made up of one particular kind of an atom
 C. They are made up of only one kind of atom or one kind of molecule
D. They always react with other substances to form a bigger substance
22. You were observing a substance by boiling and melting. Which of the following BEST
describes a substance based on your observation?
A. During boiling, the temperature did not change.
B. During melting, it has portions that seem to be not melting.
C. During boiling, the temperature is different at different times.
D. During melting, it melts completely/ smoothly at a certain time.
23. You are asked to boil a mixture of two liquids. How will you describe the mixtures during
boiling?
A. The temperature at which it boils stays the same
B. The temperature at which it boils does not change
C. The temperature at which it boils becomes higher
D. The temperature at which it boils becomes higher then lower.
24. Sean needs to categorize whether the samples given are heterogeneous or homogeneous.
The following can be done EXCEPT one. Which one is it?
A. Count the number of phases, if there is only one phase, it is homogeneous
B. Use a filter paper or sieve. If the mixtures are separated, they are heterogeneous.
C. Mix all the samples together, if they mixed up, all are considered heterogeneous
D. Check if there are particles which settle at the bottom, such are heterogeneous samples.
25. In your science class, you are to identify mixtures from the given sets of materials. Which set
will you choose?
A. salt, air, halo-halo C. taho, halo-halo and pizza
B. sugar, milk and vinegar D. distilled water, sand and saltwater
26. Jill has an unopened 2-m aluminum foil. Aluminum is a substance. She took a tiny piece of the
aluminum foil. Which of the following is TRUE about the tiny piece as compared to what was
left of the entire aluminum foil?
A. The mass and melting points are different.
B. The mass and melting points are the same
C. Mass is the same but the melting points are different
D. Masses are different but the melting point is the same

27. You are given the following: cooked flour, marshmallow, seawater and oil. Which of the
following is an example of a solution?
A. cooked flour C. seawater
B. marshmallow D. oil
28. Nico has prepared a solution with the maximum amount of solute it can dissolve at a given
temperature. What do you call this type of solution?
A. dissolved C. saturated
B. unsaturated D. supersaturated
29. Solutions are composed of solutes and solvents. Which of the following is TRUE about
solvents?
A. they are always in liquid form
B. components in larger amounts
C. they are components in smaller amounts
D. solidifies when mixed with other materials
30. You noticed that recrystallization occurs when you add more sugar in a supersaturated
solution. How can we further dissolve the added solute to this type of solution?
A. shake the containers C. heat the solution
B. place the solution in a cold place D. reduce or lessen the solvent
31. Which of the following sugar solutions is the most concentrated?
A. 2 g of sugar in 100 mL of water C. 15 g of sugar in 25 mL of water
B. 12 g of sugar in 30 mL of water D. 5 g of sugar in 60 mL of water
32. Liquid in flask A has a large amount of dissolved solute for a certain volume of solvent and
 few particles already settled at the bottom. How do you consider this type of solution?
A. concentrated C. saturated
B. diluted D. unsaturated
33. In the different set-ups during an experiment, the following observations were recorded.
Which observation shows that a solution is concentrated?
A. There is no solvent. C. There is a small amount of solute
B. There is a large amount of solute. D. There is no solute
34. How do you increase the concentration of a solution?
A. add more powder or solute C. less powder or solute
B. add more water D. less water or solvent
35. Which of the following describes a diluted solution?
A. dark in color C. have a large amount of solute
B. have a strong scent D. have a small amount of solute
36. In a science activity, your class prepared several concentrations of solutions. Which of the
following prepared solutions is the most concentrated?
A. 25 g of salt in 100 mL of water C. 10 g of salt in 100 mL of water
B. 5 g of salt in 100 mL of water D. 3 g of salt in 100 mL of water

For question 37-38 refer to the situation below.

During an experiment in Science Class, Mrs. Jo added 5 drops of vinegar in 40 mL of soy
sauce in a bowl. On the other bowl, she added 2 drops of vinegar in 40 mL of soy sauce.
She then made another solution. In this time, she increased the amount of solvent and
kept the amount of solute the same. In the first bowl, she added 2 drops of vinegar in 10
mL of soy sauce while in the second bowl was 2 drops of vinegar in 30 mL of soy sauce.
She recorded the data in the table below.

SET A. SOLUTION SET B. SOLUTION

I. 5 drops of vinegar in 40 mL of soy III. 2 drops of vinegar in 10 mL of

sauce soy sauce
II. 2 drops of vinegar in 40 mL of soy IV. 2 drops of vinegar in 30 mL of
Sauce soy sauce

37. Which of the solutions above are more concentrated?

A. I & III B. I & IV C. II & III D. II & IV
38. Which of the solutions in a given table are diluted?
A. I & III B. I & IV C. II & III D. II & IV

39. The following are observations after preparing concentrations or saturations of solutions.
Which of them is correctly paired?
A. concentrated: less salty C. diluted: light in color
B. unsaturated: with particles at the bottom D. saturated: unsweetened
40. What is the percentage by mass of a solution that contains 18 grams of salt in 90 grams of
salt solution?
A. 10% B. 20% C. 30% D. 40%