Department of Education

Region III
Schools Division of Zambales
District of San Felipe
Gov. Manuel D. Barretto National High School
School Year 2019 – 2020

SCIENCE 7
FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
Name:___________________________________ Score: _______________________
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Date:_______________________

Direction: Read each question carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Ma’am Pamela is selling mixed vegetables, buko pandan, lugaw and mineral water in the school
canteen. Which is an example of homogeneous mixture?
a. mixed vegetables b. buko pandan c. lugaw d. mineral water
2. Which is NOT an example of heterogeneous mixture?
a. mixed vegetables b. buko pandan c. lugaw d. mineral water
3. What does it mean when we say that, “oil is a water fearing substance”?
a. it is insoluble b. it is soluble c. it is fearful d. it is not brave
4. Why do you think that the sand in the beach don’t dissolve in the water?
a. because the sand is insoluble with water c. because the sand is soluble with water
b. because the sand is hard and water is not d. because the sand is solid and water is liquid
5. Why it is not advisable to drink cold water when you eat fatty foods especially pork?
a. because it easily dissolves with water c. because it is hydrophilic
b. because it may block in your veins d. because it is soluble to water
6. What kind of solution wherein it contains less solute than the maximum amount it can dissolve at a
given temperature?
a. saturated solution b. unsaturated solution c. cold solution d. hot solution
7. It is a kind of solution wherein it contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved by a given
amount of solvent?
a. saturated solution b. unsaturated solution c. cold solution d. hot solution
8. Athena observed that there is a maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of
solvent at a certain temperature?
a. Ductility b. Malleability c. Solubility d. Conductivity
9. Oreo dissolves 1 tablespoon of sugar to a cup of hot water. What is the solute?
a. sugar b. hot water c. both a & b d. no solute there
10. Refer to the situation in no.9, what is the solvent?
1. sugar b. hot water c. both a & b d. no solute there
11. What is being used as a disinfectant in hospitals and even at home?
a. hydrogen peroxide b. alcohol c. amoxicillin d. betadine
12. When there is a large amount of dissolved solute for a certain volume of solvent, the solution is
known to be ____________.
a. Homogeneous b. Heterogeneous c. Concentrated d. Dilute
13. How many mL of ethyl alcohol are in a 50 mL bottle of a 70% alcohol solution?
a. 5 mL b. 15 mL c. 25 mL d. 35 mL
14. A one peso coin has a mass of 5.5 grams. How many grams of copper are in a one peso coin
containing 75% copper by mass?
a. 4.0 g copper b. 3.0 g copper c. 2.0 g copper d. 1.0 g copper
15. Pure gold is known to have _____ karats.
a. 27 k b. 26 k c. 25 k d. 24 k
For Nos.16-20, analyse the sample situation below and answer the guide questions.
Sample Problem: Ma’am Pamela is cooking lugaw, laswa, arroz caldo, and hot choco in the school
canteen.
They also sell halo-halo, buko pandan, buko juice ,juice, mineral water, batchoy, and bihon.
16. Based on the mentioned foods above, what is an example of homogeneous substance? a.
lugaw b. laswa c. arroz caldo d. hot choco
17. How about examples of heterogeneous mixtures?
a. juice b. batchoy c. hot choco d. mineral water
18. Which is NOT an example of heterogeneous mixture?
a. batchoy b. laswa c. arroz caldo d. hot choco
19. Which is NOT an example of homogeneous mixture?
a. juice b. halo-halo c. hot choco d. mineral water
20. What happens during Tyndall Effect?
a. There is scattering of light in colloid. c. There is a scattering of light outside the glass.
b. There is no scattering of light in colloid. d. There is no scattering of light outside the
glass.

For Nos.21-25, analyse the sample problem below and solve it scientifically.
Sample Problem: My mother bought a new charger for my phone but still my phone won’t work. Design a
simple experiment using the scientific method to solve the problem.
21. What is the problem all about?
22.
23. Give at least two hypotheses.
24. Choose one hypothesis and test it.
25. Generalization:
For Nos.26-35, refer to the data below. You may also refer to your periodic table. Write the symbols only.

26. Which compound melts above 1000°C and boils above 2000°C?
27. Which element is gaseous at room temperature?
28. Which substance is liquid at 30°C?
29. Which substance has the highest boiling point?
30. Which substance has the lowest boiling point?
31. Which substance has the highest melting point?
32. Which substance has the lowest melting point?
33. What is the boiling point of water?
a. 37 °C b. 40 °C c. 77°C d. 100°C
34. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Ferrous sulfate cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
b. Compounds are made up of one kind of element.
c. Water is composed of more than two elements.
d. Compounds are more complex than elements.
35. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Ferrous sulfate cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
b. Compounds are made up of one kind of element.
c. Water is composed of more than two elements.
d. Compounds are more complex than elements.
 36. What happens to the litmus paper when the sample is an acid?
a. it turns blue b. it turns white c. it turns green d. it turns red
37. What happens to the litmus paper when the sample is basic?
a. it turns blue b. it turns white c. it turns green d. it turns red

38.Arrange the following household items: toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar from the most acidic to
most basic?
a. tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar c. milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste
b. toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar d. vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste
39.Arrange the household items in question number (38) from the item with the highest pH to the one
with the lowest pH.
a. tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar c. milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste
b. toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar d. vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste
40.Arrange the household items in question number (38) from the item with the lowest pH to the one
with the highest pH.
a. tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar c. milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste
b. toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar d. vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste
41.Which of the following elements is most likely ductile at room temperature?
a. Sulfur b. Nitrogen c. Mercury d. Aluminum
42. An element was subjected into flame and the acidity of the oxide formed was tested. Solution of
this oxide turned red litmus paper to blue. Which is most likely that element?
a. Chlorine b. Phosphorus c. Nickel d. Silicon
43. What is the only element that becomes liquid at normal room temperature?
a. Hydrogen b. Nitrogen c. Mercury d. Gold
For Nos.44-50, refer to the data below. You may also refer to your periodic table. Write the symbols only.

44. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

45. Which non-metal is liquid at room temperature?
46.
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48. List the non-metals in order of increasing boiling point.
49.
50.