Department of Education

Region IV-A (CALABARZON)

Division of Batangas
District of Balayan West
SAN PIRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Piro, Balayan, Batangas

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 7

Name: ________________________Grade and Section: __________________Date: _____________Score: ______

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Cardo wanted to test if sugar or salt dissolved faster in hot water. In order to do this, they followed certain steps to
complete the experiment. What part of the scientific method is this called?
A. data B. procedure C. purpose D. results
2. You wanted to do an experiment with magnets. In order to do that you listed the things you needed to do the
experiment: magnets, toy cars, and rubber bands. What step of the scientific method is being described by the situation?
A. hypothesis B. materials C. procedure D. data
3. Sir Jade was testing to see which ball, a basketball or volleyball, would bounce higher. Before he did the experiment,
he guessed what he thought would happen before the experiment. What step of the scientific method is this?
A. purpose B. materials C. hypothesis D. data
4. Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the solubility of matter?
A. container B. nature of solute C. particle size D. temperature
5. What factors affect solubility?
I. nature of solute II. container of solute III. temperature IV. texture
A. I and II B. I and III C. I and IV D. I, II and IV
6. The phrase “like dissolves like” refers to the fact that ________________.
A. Polar solvents dissolve non polar solvent solutes and vice versa
B. Solvents can dissolve solutes of similar molar mass
C. Gases can only dissolve other gases
D. Polar solvents dissolve polar solutes and non-polar solvents dissolve non-polar solutes.
7. Which of the following sugar solutions is the most concentrated?
A. 2 g of sugar in 100 mL of water C. 15 g of sugar in 25 mL of water
B. 12 g of sugar in 30 mL of water D. 5 g of sugar in 60 mL of water
8. Which process/processes affect the speed of dissolving?
A. stirring only C. particle size only
B. particle size, temperature, stirring D. type of the container used
Use the picture of a certain solution below to answer questions
9. Which test tube shows diluted solution? ______ A. B. C. D. E.
10. Which test tube shows concentrated solution?_____
11. Which of the following describes a diluted solution?
A. it has a small amount of dissolved solute in a much less amount of solute
B. It has the same amount of dissolved solute and solvent.
C. It has a small amount of dissolved solute in comparison to the given amount of solvent.
D. It has a greater amount of dissolved solute in a given amount of solvent. 12. When there is a large amount of
dissolved solute for a certain volume of solvent, the solution is said to be ________________-.
A. diluted B. unsaturated C. concentrated D. heterogeneous
13. . Which factor would not affect the rate solubility of sugar in water?
A. Heat the water and sugar C. Grind the sugar to make it finer.
B. Stir the water and sugar D. Add the sugar to the water.
14. When you put the coffee into the hot water you observed that it was easily dissolved. In this situation, what affects the
solubility of substance?
A. size B. temperature C. texture D. container
15. Which of the following will greatly affect the solubility of solid at room temperature?
A. thickness B. pressure C. particle size D. texture
16. What is the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a fixed amount of solvent at a given temperature?
A. dilution B. dissolution C. percent by mass D. solubility
17. How many grams of glucose (C12 H22 O11) are needed to prepare 400ml of a 5% glucose solution?
A. 5g B. 10g C. 14g D. 20g
18. What is the percentage concentration in the following solution: 2g sucrose in 80 grams?
A. 97.6% B. 2.5% C. 4.4% D. 2.4%
19. Sterling silver contains 95% silver. If a necklace made of sterling silver weighs 15g, what is the mass of silver
dissolved in the necklace?
A. 14.25g B. 9.0g C. 6.2g D. 1.6
 Department of Education
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
Division of Batangas
District of Balayan West
SAN PIRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Piro, Balayan, Batangas

20. The two components of a solution are _______________.

A. homogeneous and heterogeneous C. concentrated and diluted
B. solvent and solute D. saturated and unsaturated
21. Which of the following pair of substance may be separated through distillation?
A. sand and soil B. water and salt C. salt and sand D. water and alcohol
22. Which one of the following is a disadvantage of distillation?
a. It always requires heat C. All of the solute is recovered
b. The solvent is not recovered D. It cannot be used for insoluble solid
23. The flow diagram shows how a pupil extracted pure, dry salt from rock salt.
Crushing Dissolving Filtration
Which of the following processes will complete the flow diagram?
A. Distillation B. Condensation C. Melting D. Freezing
24. Which of the following shows shows the separation technique of
distillation?
25. Which of the following shows shows the separation technique of
evaporation? A B. C. D.
II. Write TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if it is false.
_____ 26. Ivan was testing which color candle would burn the fastest with their teacher. They thought the red one would
burn the fastest and made their prediction before doing the experiment. The situation refers in making hypothesis.
_____ 27. When the temperature is decreased the solid solute will dissolve faster.
_____ 28. Many solutions are made for a specific purpose.
_____ 29. Water is considered as the universal solute.
_____ 30. In a solution, the component present in small amount is solute.
_____ 31. One of the factors affecting the solubility of substances is the size of particles.
_____ 32. Rock salt dissolves faster than the crushed salt.
_____ 33. Mixture contains one element.
_____ 34. Gasoline is an example of solution.
_____ 35. All solutions are safe to use.
_____ 36. Seawater has a single element.
_____ 37. Polar solvents cannot dissolve non-polar solutes.
_____ 38. Everything that dissolves in water is a non-polar solute.
______ 39. In evaporation, the solvent is not recovered.
_____ 40. The temperature of a substance is fixed and sharp while the temperature of mixture is different at different
times.
III. Identify the word being described by the following statements. Fill in the blanks with the missing letters to
form the answer.
41. Christian was testing which balloon rocket would go the fastest. After they did each test, they recorded their findings
on a chart. These findings are what part of the scientific method? D____ T ____
42. A solution that contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved by a given amount of solvent. S_T_ _ A_ _D
43. A solution that contains less amount of solutes than the amount of it can dissolve at a given temperature. U_ _AT_R__ __ __D
44. A component present in a small amount in a solution. S_____ _____ UT_____
45. A component present in a greater amount present in a solution. ____ ____ L____ E_____ T

IV. Match each word in column A to its meaning in column B.

A. B.
A. A solution which has the greater amount of solute for a
____ 46. Evaporation certain volume of solvent
____ 47. Melting B. These are homogeneous mixtures that may be solid
____ 48. Concentrated dissolved in a liquid or gases dissolved in liquids
____ 49. Distillation C. Commonly used method for purifying liquids and
____ 50. Solutions separating mixtures of liquids into their individual
components.-distillation
D. The process of turning liquid in to gas.
E. A transition of substance from a solid to liquid
God Bless!!!

Prepared by: Checked by:

CHRISTIAN JADE D. ALAMAG MARIA LOURDES A. TENORIO
Teacher I Principal II