Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
TAGUM CITY DIVISION
S.Y. 2017-2018
FIRST GRADING PERIOD IN SCIENCE
Grade - 7

GENERAL INSTRUCTION. SHADE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER ON THE SEPARATE
ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED.

1. Which of the following is an example of a pure For items no. 9-12.

substance? The class of Mr. Robles wanted to find out how
A. compound C. colloid much salt is needed to make a saturated solution in
B. solution D. mixture 100 mL of water. Use the following data to answer the
questions below the table.
2. What is the maximum amount of solute that can be
dissolved in a fixed amount of solvent at a given Amount of Observation
temperature? Step #
salt added (After Stirring)
A. dilution C. solubility 1 6 grams Salt completely dissolved
B. molarity D. dissolution 2 6 grams Salt completely dissolved
3 6 grams Salt completely dissolved
3. A metal solution is called a(n) __________. 4 6 grams Salt completely dissolved
A. alloy C. suspension 5 6 grams Salt completely dissolved
B. colloid D. electrolyte 6 6 grams Salt completely dissolved
Some salt is seen at the
4. Which of the following is an example of 7 6 grams
bottom of the container
heterogeneous mixture?
A. salt and water 9. Which is the solute of the solution?
B. sand and water A. sugar C. water
C. sugar and water B. salt D. vinegar
D. alcohol and water
10. Which is the solvent of the solution?
5. At sea level, an odorless and colorless Liquid A boils A. vinegar C. salt
at 100˚C and melts at 0˚C. What inference can be B. water D. sugar
drawn from this observation? Liquid A is a
A. metal. C. nonmetal. 11. In which step is the solution described as
B. mixture. D. pure substance. unsaturated solution?
A. step 6 C. step 1
6. What you should do to dissolve more solid solute in a B. step 7 D. step 4
saturated liquid solution?
A. Remove some solvent from the solution 12. What is the concentration of the solution in step
B. Reduce the pressure on the solution 4?
C. Stirring or mixing the solution A. 6 grams/100mL
D. Apply heat on substances B. 12 grams/100mL
C. 24 grams/100mL
D. 30 grams/100mL
7. What solution that contains the maximum amount of
dissolved solute?
13. When oil is mixed with water, the mixture is said
A. saturated C. concentrated
to be _________ to one another.
B. unsaturated D. supersaturated
A. soluble C. insoluble
B. immiscible D. miscible
8. When there is less solute in relation to the solvent,
the solution is said to be:
14. In the preparation of some candied fruits, sliced
A. dilute C. supersaturated
fruits are cooked in a solution of sugar and water.
B. saturated D. unsaturated
Upon cooking, sugar crystallized on the surface
of the fruit pieces. What type of sugar solution
was used?
A. Dilute C. Unsaturated
B. Supersaturated D. Saturated

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15. Which of the following material was separated by 24. Which statement is NOT TRUE 777
regarding pure
filtration using the equipment shown below? substances? Pure substances ____
A. A solution of A. are homogeneous.
copper sulfate and B. are made up of only one kind of matter.
water C. have definite boiling and melting points.
B. A solution of D. can be further broken down into simpler
sodium chloride substances.
and water
C. A mixture of alcohol 25. Your chemistry teacher asked you to test
and water Substance Y using a litmus paper. You have
D. A mixture of mud and water noted that the blue litmus paper turned to red.
This observation indicates that the substance is
16. Why is Copper Sulfate a compound? It A. metallic C. acidic
A. is composed of two elements united B. neutral D. basic
chemically.
B. cannot be decomposed into two elements. 26. The pH of human saliva is 6.5. How would you
C. can be separated by chemical process. describe the solution?
D. can still be identified as elements. A. basic C. slightly acidic
B. acidic D. slightly basic
17. What kind of solution contains less solute than it
has the capacity to dissolve? 27. What do you call the process in which an acid and
A. diluted C. unsaturated a base react to form a salt?
B. saturated D. supersaturated A. Naturalization
B. Distillation
18. Which of the following best describes matter? It C. Neutralization
A. has weight. D. Desalination
B. is a form of energy.
C. occupies space. 28. When chlorine gas reacts with sodium metal, what
D. has a definite shape. type of substance is formed?
A. A mixture C. An element
19. Which of the following statements is TRUE for both B. An alloy D. A compound
elements and compounds?
A. They are homogeneous. 29. Which property of copper makes it good material
B. They are the simplest form of matter. for cooking pans?
C. They are commonly found free in nature. A. malleable and strong
D. They can be broken down into simpler B. a good conductor of heat
substances. C. good insulator of electricity
D. light and resistant to corrosion
20. Copper, aluminum and gold are metals. Which is
incorrectly describes a metal? 30. Oxygen, hydrogen, and water are substances.
A. Metals are ductile. Which of these substances are elements?
B. Metals are malleable. A. oxygen only
C. Metals are good insulators. B. water only
D. Metals are good conductors of heat. C. oxygen and hydrogen only
D. oxygen, hydrogen and water
21. Sulfur, carbon and the noble gases are nonmetals.
Which of the following best distinguishes a 31. Calcium chloride is a compound of the two
nonmetal from a metal? Its elements calcium and chlorine. Which of the
A. homogeneity. C. boiling point. following statements describe the first
B. brittleness. D. ductility. sentence?
A. Calcium chloride is listed in the periodic
22. Which of the following solution changes red litmus table.
paper to blue? B. The symbol for calcium chloride includes
A. Vinegar C. kalamansi juice Ca and Cl.
B. Sprite or Seven-up D. detergent solution C. Chlorine may still be broken down into a
simpler form
23. Some cough syrups need to be shaken before use. D. Calcium and chlorine belong to the same
What kind of mixture is such cough syrup? group in the periodic table
A. solution C. colloid
B. suspension D. homogeneous 32. Gold is to element while _____ is to compound.
A. Ethanol C. rubbing alcohol
B. aluminum D. battery acid solution

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For Numbers 33 – 35, identify what science processes
are revealed in the following statements. 39. He wants to test this idea: The heavier a cart is, the
greater its speed at the bottom of a ramp. Which
A. identifying a problem three trials should he compare?
B. formulating hypothesis A. G, T, and X C. R, U, and Z
C. observation B. S,W, and X D. S, T, and U
D. interpretation
40. Which of the following safety ways in handling
33. The blue litmus paper turned red when it was dipped basic and acidic solutions?
into an unknown liquid.
I. Do not take internally (eat or drink)
34. The radio is not functioning anymore. Maybe the II. Avoid contact with eyes, nose and mouth, wear
battery got discharged. goggles, gloves
III. Place in warm place and easily reach by
35. The metal turned rusty. What made it that way? children
IV. Keep the container tightly sealed
36. Aluminum foil is used for wrapping food because it
A. I, II, III C. I,III,IV
is
B. I,II,IV D. II,III,IV
A. ductile C. malleable
B. sonorous D. a good conductor of heat
41. Which of the following are the effects of acid rain to
buildings?
37. What can be said about the properties of a
compound? They are
i. Ruin buildings and statues by stripping away the
A. different from the properties of the elements
stone
that form the compound.
ii. It reduces the number of fishes in the sea.
B. identical to the properties of the elements
iii. Damage buildings and bridges with metallic
that form the compound.
parts that are exposed to rain and fog.
C. not unique.
iv. It destroys plants and trees.
D. formed after a physical reaction.
A. i, ii C. i,iv
38. Which of the following substances are base? B. i,iii D. ii, iii
A. hydrochloric, sulfuric, nitric
B. soap, shampoo, lye 42. A 200 mL rubbing alcohol that Mrs. Herrera bought
C. salt, lotion, water shows that it contains 40% ethyl alcohol. What
D. softdrinks, lemon, tea is the volume of ethyl alcohol does it contain?
A. 40 mL ethyl alcohol
The diagrams show different trials Abdul carried out B. 200 mL ethyl alcohol
with carts having different-sized wheels. He started C. 80 mL ethyl alcohol
them from different heights and the blocks he put in D. 60 mL ethyl alcohol
them were of equal mass.
A scientist wants to investigate whether plants need
sunlight to grow. The hypothesis being tested is: “Plants
require sunlight to grow.” The scientist placed one tray of
sunflower seedlings in the sun and another tray of
sunflower seedlings in a cupboard in the laboratory. The
seedlings were watered and after 6 weeks the height of
each seedling was measured.

43. Does the experiment above shows a fair test? Why?

A. Yes, because it has all the variables controlled
except the one being tested.
B. No, because they are not treated equally
C. Yes, because it has a dependent variable.
D. No, because the variables are not defined in
the experimentation.
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48. Which diagram represents an element or a
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compound?
40
A. B.
35

30

The Plant height in every plot

25
A. Diagram A is a compound because it
20 contains 2 kinds of atom, while Diagram B is
an element because there is only a single
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kind of element.
10 B. Diagram A is a compound because it
contains 5 kinds of atom, while Diagram B is
5
an element because it has the same
element.
Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3 Plot 4 Plot 5 C. Diagram B is a compound because it forms
44. In an experiment on the amount of water needed to into a substance, while Diagram A is an
grow plants, five garden plots were given element because it forms into a molecule.
different amounts of water. Plot 1 was given 10 D. Diagram B is a compound because an atom
liters of water per day; Plot 2, 20 liters per day; bonds each other; while Diagram A is an
Plot 3, 30 liters per day; Plot 4, 40 liters per day; element because there are different
and Plot 5, 50 liters per day. The graph above substances attached each other.
shows the data. What can be concluded based
on the data? 49. How many grams of salt should you add to make
A. The more water the plants receive, the taller 200 grams of salt solution with 20%
they grow will grow. concentration?
B. The taller the plants are, the more water is A. 40 grams of salt C. 4.0 grams of salt
needed. B. 4 grams of salt D. 0.40 grams of salt
C. The lesser the amount of water given, the
taller the plants will grow, Dan was given three unknown liquid samples.
D. The amount of water given has no effect on His observations are written in the table below.
the height of the plants. Sample Appearance Volume(mL) Boiling
Point(oC)
45. Galvanized iron, which is commonly used for roofing, Liquid A Clear, 5.0 85
is made up mostly of iron metal. Which of the transparent
characteristics of metal makes it an appropriate Liquid B Clear, 2.8 85
roofing material? transparent
A. It is shiny. Liquid C Clear, 2.8 100
B. It has high density. transparent
C. It can be hammered into sheets.
D. It can be drawn into fine wire. 50. Which of the samples is probably the same
substance?
46. How do the properties of a compound compare with A. Liquids A and B may be the same
the properties of the elements that make up the substance.
compound? B. Liquids B and C may be the same
A. Only the physical properties are the same. substance.
B. Only the chemical properties are the same. C. Liquids A and C may be the same
C. All the properties are identical. substance.
D. The properties are different. D. All of the liquid samples may be the same
substance
47. A scientist plants two rows of corn for
experimentation. She puts fertilizer on row 1 but
does not put fertilizer on row 2. Both rows
receive the same amount of water and light
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in this experiment?
A. Plant height
B. Amount of water
C. Corn with fertilizer
D. Corn without fertilizer
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51. The table below is the lists of some observed 55. Which sugar will dissolve quickest? Why?
properties of two unknown substances. Which of
the following statements is TRUE about these
substances?

Electric Reaction of Reaction

Subs- Appe al oxide when hit
tances aran Conduct solution to by
ce ivity litmus paper hammer
X Blac Conduct Blue-red Became
k or powder
solid
Y Shin Conduct Red-blue flattened
y or A. Diagram C, the dissolution of sugar is faster
solid when in high temperature, and when the
A. both X & Y are metals sugar is in powdered form.
B. only Y is a metal B. Diagram B, the dissolution of sugar is faster
C. only X is a metal when it is stirred, high temperature, and
D. both X & Y are non metals when the sugar is in compact form.
C. Diagram A, the dissolution of sugar is faster
52. Arrange the following household items: toothpaste, when it is stirred, high temperature, and
milk, tap water, vinegar from the most acidic to when the sugar is in powdered form.
most basic. D. Diagram D, the dissolution of sugar is faster
A. Tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar when it is stirred, not so high temperature,
B. Milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste and when the sugar is in compact form.
C. Toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar
D. Vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste 56. After the discussion, the teacher in science would
like her students to test the acidity and basicity of
53. How is Iron said to be the most important metallic the different substances. Unfortunately, your group
element in industry? runs out of instrument. The group suggested to use
A. because it is tough and very hard eggplant which is available in the garden. How
B. because buildings, ships & etc. are made
would you test if the substance is acid or base
up of iron
C. because iron can be found everywhere before testing the unknown substances? By ______
D. because iron when mixed with carbon it A. testing it first to known substances such as
became steel lemon or soap and observe the color
changes.
54. When scientists wish to communicate the results B. using the color indicators found in the
of their research, they are most likely to do which manual.
of the following? C. researching the resulting color using the
A. immediately repeat the research
eggplant.
B. call a press conference
C. write a concise report with complete results D. asking the teacher of the resulting color.
and proofs to the experiments performed
and formulate conclusions
D. sell their findings to other researchers

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For items 57-58
The class of Ms. Fajardo is performing an experiment 58. What happens to the volume of water as the mass
on the relationship between the mass and the volume of washer increases?
of washers when placed in the graduated cylinder with A. increases C. undetermined
water. They used displacement method to determine B. decreases D. remains the same
the volume of the washers. The following data were
obtained: 59. Which way would you use to turn salty water into
pure water? Why?
Mass of 1 washer = 5 g
Volume of 1 washer = 2 cc
Initial volume of graduated cylinder with water = 25 cc

Other related data on the experiment are shown in the

table below.

No. of Mass (g) Volume of

washers Water (cc)

1 5 27

2 10 29
3 15 31
4 20 33
A. Distilling, because it separates the salt and
5 25 35 water through boiling.
B. Filtering, because it separates the salt from
the water.
C. Boiling because it separates the salt and
57. If the class adds one more washer in the graduated water leaving the salt behind in the dish.
cylinder making it six, what would be the total D. Chromatography, because it separates the
mass of the washers and the volume of water? salt in the chromatography paper.
A. 30 g 35 cc C. 35 g 37 cc
B. 30 g 37 cc D. 35 g 39 cc 60. What is the special property in gold that enable
the goldsmith to make jewelry out of it? Why?
A. Conductivity, because it will be easily to
make design out of electricity.
B. Hardness, because it will last longer.
C. Brittleness, because gold is soft in nature
and there are lots of designs can be made.
D. Malleability, because gold is a metal and it
can be hammered and takes the shape of a
sheet.

END OF THE TEST

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