Amarillo, Lourdes Lyn R.

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TOS and Sample Exam
Table of Specification
Achievement Test
Science 7

TOPIC Learning Competences Percentage No. of Remembering Understand Applying Analyzing Placement
Items ing
Types of galaxies classifying the type of 3.3% 1 1 1
galaxy from description
Heat transfer Identifying the type of 3.3% 1 1 2
heat transfer
Plate tectonics classifying the type of 10% 3 2 1 3; 7; 28
plate boundary from
description
Conduction Evaluate materials as 3.3% 1 1 4
heat conductors
Types of Applying descriptions of 20% 6 5 1 5; 16-20
volcanoes volcanoes to determine
the type of volcano
Greenhouse gases Identify the greenhouse 3.3% 1 1 6
gas
Rock types classifying the type of 10% 3 2 1 8;24;26
rock from description
Mineral Determine what makes 6.7% 2 1 1 9; 25
a mineral a mineral
from examples and
descriptions
Global and Local Recall of local winds 3.3% 1 1 10
Winds
Properties of Relating properties of 16.7% 5 5 11-15
Minerals mineral from
description of examples
Properties of Compare streak and 3.3% 1 1 21
minerals color
Volcanoes Recall the definition of 3.3% 1 1 22
lahar
Stars Recall stars 6.7% 2 `2 23;27
Earthquakes Recall what is the 3.3% 1 1 29
Richter scale
Big Bang Theory Recall the Big Bang 3.3% 1 1 30
Theory
TOTAL 100% 30 15 9 5 1 1-30
Sample Exam
Grade 7 Science

I. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space before the number.

1) Galaxy A is described as whirlpool-shaped with its arms unwinding from the center. What type of galaxy is Galaxy A?

a) Spiral

b) Elliptical

c) Irregular

d) Lenticular

2) Solar energy reaches the Earth through what type of heat transfer?

a) Convection

b) Conduction

c) Radiation

d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

3) What type of plate boundary results in the formation of mountain ranges such as the Andes mountain range in
South America?

a) Transform boundaries

b) Convergent boundaries

c) Divergent boundaries

d) Plate boundary zones

4) Which of the following would be a good conductor of heat?

a) Wood

b) Glass

c) Iron

d) Rubber

5) Mt. Mayon is an example of what type of volcano?

a) Composite

b) Cinder cones

c) Dome

d) Shield

6) Which greenhouse gas has the ability to absorb heat radiated to the Earth?

a) Carbon monoxide (CO)

b) Nitrogen gas (N2)

c) Carbon dioxide (CO2)

d) Oxygen gas (O2)

7) Which of the following does not support the Continental Drift Theory?

a) Similar plant and animal fossils are found around the shores of different continents

b) The fit of the continental shelves of South America and Africa

c) The continuity of glaciers and deposits called tillites

d) Presence of similar relics in different continents

8) Sandstones are sand-sized particles cemented together that form in areas where vast amounts of sand accumulate.
Under which rock type will you classify sandstones?

a) Igneous
 b) Metamorphic

c) Sedimentary

d) Conglomerates

9) Which of the following is not a mineral?

a) Mineral A is made from carbon inside the earth.

b) Mineral B is composed of one atom of X for every 2 atoms of Y

c) Mineral C is made from carbon from plants

d) Mineral D is composed of atom X arranged repetitive

10) Which of the following is not example of local winds?

a) Land breeze

b) Sea breeze

c) Monsoons

d) Mountain breeze

II. Matching Type.

11- 15) Which property of a mineral in Column B is being displayed by the minerals in Column A? Write the letter of the
answer beside the number.

Column A Column B
11. Mica splits into flat sheets. - a. luster
f b. crystal shape
12. Magnetite can attract iron c. magnetism
fillings. - c d. fracture
13. Samples of hematite are all e. streak
red once powdered - e f. cleavage
14. Galena shines like a metal.- a
15. Quartz are hexagonal
minerals. - b

16-20) Which type of volcano or mountain in Column B is being described in Column A? Write the letter of the answer
beside the number

Column A Column B
16. These structures are
composed of layers made of
hardened lava, tephra, pumice,
and volcanic ash – c
17. These structures are
formed when eruptions throw a. fault-block
out rocks and ash with very b. shield volcanoes
little lava flows. – d c. composite
18. These structures have non- volcanoes
explosive eruptions and builds d. cinder cones
gently-sloping cones- b e. dome
19. These structures are f. folded mountains
formed when the crust pulls
apart and breaks into chunks. -
a
20. these structures are built of
thick lava that barely flows.- e

III. True or False. Write T if the statement is True and F if otherwise.

21) Streak is more reliable than color when determining the true color of a mineral. – T

22) Lahar is a type of mudflow composed of pyroclastic material, debris, and water. - T

23) Massive stars tend to live longer than dwarf stars. - F

24) When the lava cools and hardens on the earth's surface, it is called volcanic igneous rock – T
25) Minerals that can both scratch each other are not of the same hardness. – F

26) Metamorphic rocks can come from igneous or sedimentary rocks. – T

27) A red star is hotter at the surface than a blue-white star. – F

28) During ocean-to-continental convergence, the denser crust, which is the oceanic crust, slips beneath the other
plate. – F

29) The Richter scale measures the physical damage or observed effects of a particular earthquake. – F

30) According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe is still expanding and getting colder. - T