NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

YESHWANTHPUR BANGALORE
TERM 1 PERIODIC TEST 1 2021-22
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY

Class: 7 Max. Marks: 30

Date: 30/07/2021 Time: 1 hour
No. of pages: 2

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory. The question paper consists of 20 questions.
2. Questions 1 to 5 are multiple choice questions. Each carries one mark.
3. Questions 6 to 9 are fill in the blanks. Each carries one mark.
4. Question 10 to 12 are true or false statements. Each carries one mark.
5. Questions 13 to 15 are very short answer questions. Each carries one mark.
6. Questions 16 & 17 are short answer questions. Answer in one or two sentences. Each carries two marks.
7. Questions 18 & 19 are short answer questions. Answer in two or three sentences. Each carries three marks.
8. Question 20 carries 5 marks.
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Choose and write the correct answer from the given options

1. The intermolecular forces are maximum in

(a) wood (b) orange juice
(c) water (d) oxygen
2. When you bring two drops of water near each other and allow them to touch, they combine
immediately and become one drop. This is due to
(a) force of adhesion (b) force of cohesion
(c) kinetic energy (d) intermolecular space
3. Melting of ice is considered as a physical change because
(a) a new substance is formed (b) it is irreversible
(c) a new substance is not formed (d) lot of heat is released
4. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of a liquid?
(a) Liquids have definite volume.
(b) Liquids do not have definite shape.
(c) Liquids cannot flow.
(d) Liquids can be slightly compressed.
5. Which of the following is an example of physical change?
(a) Spoiling of food material (b) Curdling of milk
(c) Crushing of ice (d) Rusting of iron

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6. Heating zinc oxide is a ____________ change.

7. Intermolecular spaces between the molecules are _____________ in gases.
8. Water vapour and ________________ are produced when candle wax burns.
9. __________ is a state of matter which has infinite number of free surfaces.

State whether the following statements are true or false

10. Solids can flow in all directions.

11. The molecular composition changes during a chemical change.
12. During a physical change, there is change in the weight of the substance.

Answer the following questions

13. Define molecule.

14. Plants prepare their food by a process called photosynthesis. Can we call photosynthesis as a
chemical change? Give reason.
15. A potter made a pot by moulding wet clay. After the pot was ready to be used, he gifted it to his
mother who cooked his favourite food in it. Identify one physical and one chemical change in
the above-mentioned processes.

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences

16. The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you from several metres away. Name any two
characteristics of gas which is responsible for the spread of fragrance of hot food.
17. Classify the following into physical and chemical change.
 Glowing of electric bulb
 Beating of metals into sheets
 Burning of wood
 Condensation of water

Answer the following questions in two to three sentences

18. Give reason for the following,

(i) Gases can be easily compressed, but a solid cannot be compressed.
(ii) State two differences between chemical and physical changes.
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 19. (i) What changes do you observe when magnesium burns in air?
(ii) Name the products formed when mercuric oxide is heated strongly.
(iii) Give a test for oxygen gas.

Answer the given question

20. With the help of a neat and labelled diagram, write the procedure to investigate that air
occupies space and has mass.

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