KINGSTON PRIVATE SCHOOL

NATURAL SCIENCE

TERM 2

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

GRADE 7

3 JUNE 2024

EXAMINER: Miss. O. McIntyre MODERATOR: Mrs. C. Herbst

GRAND TOTAL: 30 TIME: 60 Minutes

LEARNER NAME AND SURNAME: ______________________________________

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QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE [2]

1.1 Read each question and circle the letter that shows the correct answer.

1.1.1 Which one of the following methods is used to separate the colours in food?

A. Sieving
B. Decanting
C. Evaporation
D. Chromatography (1)

1.1.2 Complete the following sentence: When water freezes …

A. Its temperature increases and volume decreases

B. Its temperature decreases and volume decreases
C. Its temperature decrease and volume increase
D. Its temperature decrease and volume remains unchanged (1)

QUESTION 2: Match the term in Column A with the correct description in Column B [5]
by writing the correct letter in Column C

Column B Column C
Column A
2.1 Recycling A The strength of an object that stops it 3.1
from breaking when pulled.

2.2 Mixture B Material that does not allow the 3.2

flow of electricity.

2.3 Tensile C Prediction on the outcome of 3.3

an experiment.
2.4 Insulator D Plastic, metals, glass 3.4

2.5 Hypothesis E Fruit salad 3.5

F The strength a object gets from being

compressed

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QUESTION 3: SEPARATING MIXTURES [6]

Study the diagrams below and answer the questions

3.1 Name the separation methods illustrated by A and B (2)

A: _______________________________________

B: _______________________________________

3.2 What mixture can be separated when using A? Name two example materials.

______________________________________________________ (2)

3.3 What mixture can be separated when using B? Name two example materials.

______________________________________________________ (2)

QUESTION 4: PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS [3]

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4.1 Write down the name of the element in the block. (1)

4.2. Write down the symbol of a element in the same group of this element. (1)

_____________________________________________________________________

4.3 Is this element a metal or a non-metal ? (1)

_____________________________________________________________________

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QUESTION 5: ACID, BASES AND NEUTRALS [6]

Red and blue litmus paper can be used to test whether a substance is an acid, a base or
a neutral. Study the diagram below where red litmus paper change to blue when dipped
into an unknown solution.

5.1 Study the illustration and decide if the unknown solution is an acid or a base.

____________________________________________________________ (1)

5.3 Complete the following table. Only say whether it is an acid, base or neutral:

Substance Acid, base or neutral

Water

Hydrochloric acid

Vinegar

Milk

Toothpaste

(5)

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QUESTION 6: SCIENTIFIC METHOD [8]

A scientist wants to determine the boiling point of an unknown liquid.

She places the unknown liquid in a beaker and carefully heats it on a hot plate.
The scientist measures the temperature of the liquid at regular time intervals (every 3 minutes).
Afterwards, she draws the following graph:

Determining the boiling point of an unknown liquid

6.1 At which temperature does this unknown liquid boils?

_______________________________________________________________ (2)

6.2 What was the temperature of the unknown liquid at the start of the experiment?

_______________________________________________________________ (2)

6.3 How long does it take for this unknown liquid to boil?
_______________________________________________________________ (2)

6.4 The scientist thinks that the unknown fluid might be one of the fluids that appears
in the table below. Use this list to identify the unknown fluid.
Give a reason for your answer.
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ (2)

TOTAL: 30
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