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St. Hugh’s High School Name _______________________

Grade 7 Integrated Science Grade __________________
Assessment 1 September 2011 Teacher ___________________
{TOTAL 40 MARKS}
Section A
Circle the best answer in this section
1. Which of the following can both B. Volume
rabbits and plants do? C. Length
A. Eat D. Degrees
B. Grow
C. Breathe in and out 5. What is the name of the scientist who
D. Move from place to place is world renowned for his research work
in the condition known as glaucoma.
Study the chart below, then
answer question 2. a) Dr. T.P. Lecky
b) Professor Manley West
c) Professor Errol Morrison
d) Professor Tara Dasgupta

6.Which of the following is a wind

instrument?
A. Horn
B. Drum
C. Violin
D. Guitar
Chart showing some
characteristics of four children

2. Which of these descriptions fit

Ann?
A. Black eyes, can roll tongue
B. Brown eyes, can roll tongue 7. The diagram below shows two
C. Black eyes, cannot roll bottles of chemicals, X and Y.
tongue
D. Brown eyes, cannot roll
tongue

3. For plants to make starch, which

of these lists of things is needed?
A. Heat, iron, mineral
The safest way to decide what they are
B. Air, heat, iron
is:
C. Air, light, water
D. Light, mineral, water
12. What colour code is used on the
labels of safety symbols found on
4. Gram is to mass as litre is to
dangerous substances?
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A. Yellow
A. Temperature
B. Red
C. Green
D. Orange
 a) taste them both B. They can be understood without
b) smell them both words.
c) heat them both C. They are small enough to fit onto
d) read the labels bottles.
D. They can be used in various places.
8. Which of the following is not a
laboratory rule? 14. What is the name of the scientist
who is world renowned for his research
A. Enter the laboratory if the teacher work in the treatment of diabetes
is absent. mellitus.
B. Do not play with the chemicals
C. Put all the bags out of the way. a) Dr. T.P. Lecky
D. Never eat in the laboratory. b) Professor Manley West
c) Professor Errol Morrison
9. Mrs. Brown is boiling a kettle of water. d) Professor Tara Dasgupta
She sees steam rising from the spout.
15. Which colour clothes would you on a
The steam represents water changing from dark night so that you may be VERY
_____ . EASILY seen?
A. Liquid to solid
B. Liquid to gas A. Blue
C. Solid to liquid B. Green
D. Gas to liquid C. White
D. Red
10. What do objects have to do to make a
sound? 16. Which of these controls the amount of
A. Vibrate light entering the eye?
B. Swing A. Iris C. Cornea
C. Get hot B. Pupil D. Retina
D. Get cold
13. Which of these is the best reason for the
design of safety symbols?

A. They are colourful to attract attention

SECTION B
1. Below is the picture of an unsafe class.
1. What is a safety precaution? [ 1 mark ]
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2. Identify at least 5 of the dangers in the picture above. [ 5 marks ]
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3. Write safety precautions for each of the dangers identified above in (b). [ 5 marks ]
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1. Identify the safety symbol you would MOST LIKELY see in the following: [ 7 marks]
a) a can of insect spray _____________________________
b) a cylinder of cooking gas _________________________
c) a bottle of Harpic toilet cleaner ___________________________________
d) a box of rat poison _____________________________________
e) a car battery _________________________________
f) a five gallon bucket of gloss paint _______________________
g) a can of spray starch _________________________________

2. What is the meaning of the following safety symbols: [6 marks]

a) Explosive
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b) Toxic
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c) Corrosive
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END OF TEST