Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Polomolok North District
POLO INTEGRATED SCHOOL

SY 2018-2019
GRADE SEVEN SCIENCE
ACHIEVEMENT TEST

Name:_____________________________________________ Date:______________________

I. Write the letter of the best answer on the space provided.

_______1. Which statement describes the solute?

a. It is the solid formed in solution.
b. It is the liquid part of the solution.
c. It is the component of a solution in smaller amount.
d. It is the component of a solution in bigger amount
_______2. You were tasked to check if the liquid sample you have is a substance or a mixture.
Which among these tests is the BEST way to do so?
I. Color comparison III. Boiling test
II. II. Taste comparison IV. Melting test

A. I, II, III and IV C. I, II and IV only

B. I, II and III only D. I and III only
_______3. A liquid has the following properties: one-phase, colorless, boils at varying
temperature. Which of the following BEST describes the liquid?
A. Solution C. Suspension
B. Substance D. Coarse mixture
_______4. Jill has an unopened box of a 2-meter foil labeled 100% made of aluminum.
Aluminum is a substance. Jill takes just a thumb-size piece of the aluminum foil. Which of the
following statements is TRUE about the piece of aluminum foil that Jill took compared with the
rest that was left in the box?
A. Its mass and melting behavior are different.
B. Its mass and melting behavior are the same.
C. The mass is different but the melting behavior is the same.
D. The mass is the same but the melting behavior is different.
_______5. 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.
_______6. Arrange the following household items: toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar from
the most acidic to most basic?

a. tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar

b. milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste
c. toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar
d. vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste
________7. Which of the following elements is most likely ductile at room temperature?
A. Sulfur C. Nitrogen
B. Mercury D. Aluminum
________8. 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 C. Phosphorus
B. Nickel D. Silicon
________9. The heart pumps blood that carries oxygen and nutrients to the different parts of
the body. To which organ system does the heart belong?
A. Circulatory C. Excretory
B. Digestive D. Reproductive
________10. Cancer starts from cells that start to grow uncontrollably fast. They destroy tissues
and organs. What does this say about the effects of diseased cells on the higher levels of
organization in an organism?
A. Cancer involves only certain kinds of cells and does not affect any other kind of cell.
B. Diseased cells affect only the next higher levels of organization that they make up –
the tissues.
C. Diseased cells damage the higher levels of organization they make up: tissues, organs,
organ systems, and eventually, the whole organism.
D. Diseased cells do not affect the other parts of an organism.
________11. Each part of an organ system plays a specific function. Which of the following
structures does not match its function?
A. Eyes : Sight C. Heart: Circulation
B. Kidneys : Respiration D. Stomach: Digestion
________12. Flowers are the reproductive organs of plants. How are flowers different from the
reproductive organs of animals?
A. Flowers have male and female parts; animals have either male or female parts.
B. Flowers need pollinators like bees to reproduce; animals do not.
C. Flowers are shed from time to time; nothing is shed from animals.
D. There is no difference between flowers and the reproductive organs of animals.
________13. The organ systems of plants consist of the root and shoot systems. Why is it
important for these organ systems to work together?
A. To grow and survive
B. To avoid pests and other animals
C. To survive floods and strong winds
D. To survive droughts and earthquakes
________14. Which of the following differentiates organs from tissues?
A. Organs make up tissues; tissues make up organs
B. Tissues make up organs; cells make up tissues
C. Organs and tissues are made up of cells.
D. Organs and tissues make up an organ system.
________15. At which smallest level of organization in an organism can the characteristics of
life be carried out?
A. Organ system C. Tissue
B. Organ D. Cell
________16. Which is the correct sequence – from biggest to smallest – of the levels of
organization in an organism?
A. Cell Organ Organ System Tissue
B. Organ Organ System Tissue Cell
C. Tissue Cell Organ Organ System
D. Organ System Organ Tissue Cell
________17. Which of the following parts allow different activities of the cell to happen?
A. vacuoles C. cytoplasm
B. lysosome D. vesicle
________18. If the chloroplasts of a plant cell are damaged, which will it be unable to do?
A. protect the cell C. excrete waste materials
B. make food for the cell D. give instruction for cell to reproduce

Use the following options to answer the next question.

I. absence of centrioles II. irregular shape
III. presence of cell wall IV. angular and rigid shape V. absence of
chloroplast
________19. You are asked to identify an unknown slide. Which could help you identify it to be
an animal cell?
A. I and III C. I and IV
B. II and V D. III and IV
________19. Which two parts of the light microscope magnify the image of an object?
A. eyepiece and mirror C. objectives and mirror
B. eyepiece and objectives D. objectives and diaphragm
________20. The green alga, Caulerpa, and mushrooms both have some characteristics similar
to plants. What are these characteristics common to both that are also found in plants?
I Green color for foodmaking II Stem-like parts
III Spores IV Fruit-like parts

A. I and II C. I and III

B. II and III D. II and IV
________21. Just like many living things, fungi have certain needs to survive. What are these
needs?
I Food II Air and water
III Sunlight and soil IV Water

A. I and II C. I and III

B. II and III D. II and IV
________22. Fungi cannot make their own food. What is the effect of their food getting
activities?
A. Decomposition of living things C. Trapping of solar energy
B. Production of starch D. Release of oxygen
________23. What characteristic differentiates fungi, algae and bacteria from the plants
studied in Grades 3-6 aside from their small size?
A. They do not have true roots, true leaves, true stems, fruits and flowers.
B. Most do not make their own food unlike plants.
C. They are at the base of the food chain while animals are at the top.
D. They cause diseases while plants and animals have many uses.
________24. Which of the following structures are NOT involved in asexual reproduction?
A. Gametes C. Stem
B. Tuber B. Root
________25. A farmer grew only one type of onion. All of the onion plants died from the same
disease. What can be said of this onion plant population?
A. Only a few plants were resistant to the disease.
B. All of the onion plants were resistant to the disease.
C. The onion plants were genetically identical.
D. The onion plants were genetically different from each other.
________26. A farmer wants to propagate a good variety of a crop in a way which maintained
all its desirable traits. Which of the following methods should be used?
 A. Self-pollination
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Growing seeds produced from this variety
D. Cross-pollinating this crop with another good variety and growing the seeds resulting
from the cross
________27. A sperm cell unites with an egg cell to form a zygote. Which process is taking
place?
A. Pollination C. Asexual reproduction
B. Fertilization D. Vegetative propagation
________28. In sexual reproduction, what is the source of the genetic material in a zygote?
A. An egg cell only C. A pollen and a sperm cell
B. A sperm cell only D. An egg cell and a sperm cell
________29. Which species can produce offspring that are genetically different from their
parents?
A. A species that has few variations
B. A species that reproduces asexually
C. A species that reproduces sexually
D. A species that competes with a similar species
________30. What is NOT a characteristic of sexual reproduction?

A. Gametes from two parents unite to form a zygote.

B. Offspring are genetically identical with the parent.
C. Offspring are different from their parents and sibling.
D. Genetic variability of offspring help to ensure survival in changing environmental
conditions.
________31. When is an object considered to be in motion?
I. When its position changes with respect to a point of reference.
II. When its distance changes with respect to a point of reference.
III. When its direction changes with respect to a point of reference.
A. I and II only C. II and III only
B. I and III only D. I, II, and III
________32. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the left,
then 2 meters up, then another 5 meters to the right?
A. The displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters.
B. The total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters.
C. The displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters down.
D. The total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters down.
________33. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the object moving with
constant speed?
A. The object is not accelerating
B. The speed of the object is equal to zero.
C. The distance travelled by the object increases uniformly
D. The speed of the object remains the same all throughout the travel
_________34. Which of the following is an example of a mechanical wave?
A.Radio wave B. water wave C. light wave D. microwave
_________35. A large spring is stretched horizontally between two people. One person wiggles
the spring up and down at one end. The up-and-down vibration then moves along the spring to
the other person. Which of the following types of wave is created in the spring?
A. Pressure wave C. longitudinal wave
B. Transverse wave D. nonmechanical wave
__________36. Electromagnetic waves of various frequencies reach Earth from distant parts of
the universe. Which of the following can be inferred from this>?
A. The wavelengths must be very short
B. A single material must fill all of space
C. These waves can travel without a medium
D. The speed of thee waves is 300, 000, 000 m/s
_________37. A student hears the sound of a bell. Which of the following carries the sound of
the bell to the student?
A. Electrical currents B. magnetic signals C. radio waves D. vibrating air
_________38. White light can be separated into the various colors of the visible spectrum.
Which of the following is form due to this phenomenon?
A. Transverse light B. rainbow C. shadow D. photoelectric light
_________39. Which of the following waves require a material medium for their passage?
A. Radio waves C. visible light
B. Sound waves D. x-rays
_________40. A heated rock is placed in a container of water that is cooler than room
temperature. Which of the following statements best describes what happens?
A. Cold is removed from the container of water until the rock, the container and the
water all reach the same final temperature.
B. The heated rock loses heat to the container of water until , the container and the
water all reach the same final temperature
C. The heated rock loses heat to the container of water until the rock, the container,
and the water each reach a different final temperature
D. Cold is removed from the container of water until the rock, the container and the
water each reach a final temperature lower than their original temperature
__________41. A quantity that is ignorant of direction is referred to as a _________________.
A. Scalar quantity B. vector quantity C. distance D. velocity
__________42. A quantity that is conscious of direction is referred to as a _________________.
A. Scalar quantityB. vector quantity C. distance D. velocity
__________43. A form of energy made up of charges that can produce light, heat, or motion.
A. Electricity B. heat C. light D. sound
__________44. An electric charge that collects or builds up on the surface of an object.
A. Conductor B. insulator C. static D. current
__________45. This refers to any material that allows electric charges to move through it.
A. Conductor B. insulator C. static D. current
_________46. What is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere?
A. Argon C. Nitrogen
B. Carbon dioxide D. Oxygen
_________47. What is the correct order of Earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
A. Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
B. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere
C. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
D. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
_________48. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A. Mesosphere C. Thermosphere
B. Stratosphere D. Troposphere
_________49. In which layer do virtually all weather phenomena take place?
A. Exosphere C. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere D. Troposphere
_________50. In which atmospheric layer is most water vapor found?
A. Troposphere C. Mesosphere
B. Stratosphere D. Thermosphere
_________51. What happens when air is heated?
A. It rises. C. It spreads in all directions.
 B. It stays in place. D. It moves toward a lower elevation.
_________52. Which warms up faster, land or water?
A. Land C. Both warm up at the same rate.
B. Water D. Rate of warming varies; depends on
weather conditions.
_______53. What do you call a resource that people can use again and again but its supply can
be replaced?
A. renewable B. recyclable C. reliable D. unlimited
_______54. What two factors have the greatest influence on soil formation?
A. temperature and rainfall C. kind of soil particles and temperature
B. slope of the land and rainfall D. reforestation and use of compost as
fertilizer
_______55. Which of the following words identify the imaginary lines that appear horizontally
on the globe?
A. Right lines B. Latitudes C. Longitudes D. Degree lines
_______56. What word refers to the representation of the Earth?
A. Model B. Globe C. Circle D. Sphere
_______57. Which latitude line receives the hottest sun rays?
A. Arctic circle C. Tropic of Cancer
B. Tropic of Capricorn D. Equator
_______58. What causes day and night?
A. Revolution of Earth
B. Rotation of Earth
C. Orbit of Earth
D. The moon blocks the Sun
_______59. Seasons are caused by earth’s ______________.
A. Orbit and tilted axis
B. Tilted axis and size
C. Orbit and distance from the sun
D. Orbit and distance from the moon
_______60. To which animal has been said as the sun been swallowed when eclipse occur?
A. Snake B. Elephant C. Dragon D. Rabbit