Assessment for First Grading

June 4, 5 and 9
1. You observed that the iron nails become rusty , Which step in the scientific method should you take?
A. Formulating hyphothesis C. Observing
B. Identifying the problem D. Making conclusion
2. In an experiment about bacteria, using different amount of antibiotic is an example of which kind of
variable?
A. Controlled C. Independent
B. Dependent D. Observed
3. After trying several substances to removed the gum stuck to your pants, you stated that the “oil removed
it.” Your final statement is an example of a/an.
A. Conclusion C. Observation
B. Inference D. Prediction
4. A doctor did several medical tests like x-ray, blood test, urine and stool test on patient. By doing these,
which of the following scientific method did the doctor do?
A. Formulating hyphothesis C. Testing a hypothesis
B. Identifying the problem D. Making conclusion
For item 5: a group of students was asked to investigate how well powdered juice dissolves in cold and
hot water?
5. If it is going to be a fair test, what variables should they control?
A. Amount of water and powdered juice drink in each cup, method of stirring, time when the solid is added
to water, how long each solution stirred.
B. Amount of water and powdered juice drink in each cup, method of stirring, method of stirring, how long
each solution stirred.
C. Amount of powdered juice drink in each cup, method of stirring, time when the solid is added to water,
how long each solution stirred.
D. Amount of water in each cup, , method of stirring, method of stirring, how long each solution stirred.

June 10
1. Which of the following is an example of a solution?
A. vinegar B. ice cream
C. mud in the water D. milk
2. Which statement describes the solute?
A. It is the solid formed in the 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
3. Which of the following materials can produce a solution?
A. common salt B. Garden soil
C. Boiled starch D. Corn flour
4. Choose the correct statement.
A. The components of a mixtures can be separated by filtration.
B. A solution is a homogeneous mixture.
C. Soil in water is a solution.
D. Oil in water is a homogeneous mixture.
5.Which of the following statements about solutions is accurate?
A. The solute is the component of the solution that is present in the greatest quantity.
B. Solutions can be solids, liquids, and gases.
C. Only one phase is visible in a heterogeneous mixture
D. A dilute solution contains relatively large quantity of solute per unit volume of a solution.
6. In which of the following phases can a solution be made?
A. Solid and liquid phases only C. Gas and solid phases only
B. Liquid and gas phases only D. Solid, liquid and gas phases
7. Which of the following is not a solution?
A. C2H5OH(l) C. An alloy of copper, zinc and tin
B. Air d. Salt water D. Salt water
8. A solute that has been dissolved in a solvent
A. can be recovered by a process involving its physical properties
B. cannot be recovered by a process involving its physical properties
C. is chemically changed
D. can be recovered by a process involving its chemical properties
9A pupil mixed the following solids into water and stirred until nothing else happened.
MIXTURE SOLID
A chalk
B flour
C salt
D sand

Choose the mixture A B C or D that cannot be separated using filtration.

10. When solid CuCl2 and water are mixed a clear liquid results. What is the CuCl2 called?
A. A precipitate B. A solute C. A solution D. A solvent

June 11 @ 13
For items 1-2: Joel and Ben wanted to find out how much salt is needed to make a saturated solution in
100mL of water. Use the following data to answer the questions below the table.

STEP AMOUNT OBSERVATIONS

NUMBER OF SALT
ADDED
1 6 grams
2 6 grams
3 6 grams
4 6 grams
5 6 grams
6 6 grams
7 6 grams
After stirring, the salt
completely dissolved.
After stirring, the salt
completely dissolved.
After stirring, the salt
completely dissolved.
After stirring, the salt
completely dissolved.
After stirring, the salt
completely dissolved.
After stirring, the salt
completely dissolved.
After stirring, some salt
is seen at the bottom of
the container.

1. In which step is the solution described as saturated solution?

A. step 2 B. step 4
C. step 6 D. step 7
2. What is the concentration of the solution in step number 4?
A. 6grams/100mL B. 24grams/400mL
C. 24grams/100mL C. 6grams/100
3. Based on the solubility curve shown here, which of the following terms best describes a solution at 60 C
that contains 200 g sucrose/100 g of water?

A. saturated soluition C. Unsaturated solution

B. supersaturated D. None of these
4. Sugar water containing all the sugar that would normally dissolve at 10 degrees Celsius is said to
be_________.
A. Supersaturated solution C. Aqueous solution
B. Saturated solution D. Unsaturated solution
5. When making jello, you accidentally use twice as much jello powder as the recipe calls for . You stir and
stir, but you cannot get all the jello to dissolve. This is because the solution is
A. Supersaturated solution C. Aqueous solution
B. Saturated solution D. Unsaturated solution

June 16- 17
1. Which is more concentrated, a solution containing 5 grams of salt in 10 grams of water or a solution
containing 18 grams of salt in 90 grams of water?
A. 5 grams of salt in 10 grams of water .
B. 18 grams of salt in 90 grams of water.
C. both solutions are of the same concentration
D. none of the above is correct.
2. The label of 200mL that Mrs. Segunla bought shows that it contains 80mL ethyl alcohol. What is the
percent by volume of ethyl alcohol does the rubbing alcohol contain?
A. 20% B. 30%
C. 28.57 D. 40%
3. 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. 25 g of sugar in 60 mL of wate
4. A student adds 6.00 g of a solid to 30.0 mL of water. What is the concentration of this solution expressed as
mass/mass percent? (Assume that 1.00 mL of water has a mass of 1.00 g.)
A. 0.167% (m/m) B. 0.200% (m/m) C. 16.7% (m/m) D. 20.0% (m/m)
5. Which of the following is not an acceptable way to express concentration?
A. Mass of solute/volume of solution C. Mass of solute/100 g of water
B. Mass of solute/mass of solution D. Volume of solute/volume of solution

June 23-27
1. Stirring a solute/solvent mixture
A. increases the solubility of the solute in the solvent
B. does not affect the rate of dissolution
C. makes the solute dissolve faster
D. increases the capacity of the solvent to dissolve the solute
2. If a solute dissolves in a solvent, what is likely to be true?
A. The solute-solute attractions are greater than the solvent-solvent attractions.
B. The solute-solute attractions are less than the solvent-solvent attractions.
C. The solute-solvent attraction is greater than the sum of the solute-solute and solvent- solvent
attraction.
D. There is a strong attraction between solute and solvent molecules.
3. 10. Which of the following statements about trends in solubility is accurate?
A. The solubility of liquids is significantly affected by changes in pressure.
B. The solubility of solids increases as temperature is decreased.
C. The solubility of a gas in a liquid decreases as the pressure of the gas is increased.
D. The solubility of gases decreases as temperature rises.
4.Crystals of solute were dissolved in warm water until most of them disappeared. Then the solution was
cooled with the ice water crystals reformed. What factor/s affected the solubility of substance?
A. Nature of solvent C. Nature of solvent and solute
B. Nature of solvent and solute, and temperature D. Nature of solvent and solute, and pressure
5. Why do people stir coffee or juice in water after they have added sugar?.
A. to make coffee and juice taste good.
B. to make juice and coffee aromatic
C . to dissolve the sugar faster
D . to regulate the temperature
Acids and bases
1. All of the following will change blue litmus paper to red except
a. vinegar c. Sprite or Seven-up
b. calamansi juice d. detergent
solution
2. Which among the household items were arranged 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
3. Which of the following chemical systems possesses the properties of acids?
A. soap solution B. pineapple juice
C. ampalaya extract D. lye solution
4. A substance has a pH of 6. It is said to be
A. very basic B. slightly acidic
C. neutral D. slightly basic
5. Normal rainfall is slightly acidic, which means its pH must be
A. between 7 and 9. C. less than 2.
B. between 5 and 7. D. Exactly 7
6. Which among the household items were arranged 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

Importance of acids and base

1. Why do farmers need to know how acidic or basic the soil is before they plant their crops?
A. The pH affects how much nutrients from the soil is available to plants
B. All plants grow well on acidic soil
C. All plants grow well on basic soil
D. The pH of the soil cannot affect the crops of farmers.
2. A certain medicine neutralizes the acidity of our stomach. It is therefore called
A. acid B. base
C. oxide D. neutral
3. To neutralize acidic soils, you may add
A. phosphorus B. nitrogen
C. limestone D. magnesium
4. How is pH important during digestion?
a. Different enzymes work best at different pH values.
b. Digestion needs a constant pH to take place.
c. Different foods have different pH values.
5. Which is a likely use for a base?
a. as a vitamin in your food
b. making soaps and detergents
c. etching metals for printing
6. Acids naturally present in food are safe to eat because they usually are
a. dilute.
b. weak.
c. strong.

7. Why do farmers need to know how acidic or basic the soil is before they plant their crops?
A. The pH affects how much nutrients from the soil is available to plants
B. All plants grow well on acidic soil
C. All plants grow well on basic soil
D. The pH of the soil cannot affect the crops of farmers.
Effect of metals
4. Give at least two (2) safe ways you should practice when you handle an
acid, like muriatic acid.
5. Why does “rust” form on some metallic materials?

Substances and mixtures

1. Which statement is TRUE regarding pure substances?
a. Pure substances maybe homogeneous or heterogeneous.
b. Pure substances have definite boiling and melting points.
c. Pure substances are physical combinations of two or more elements.
d. Pure substances can be further broken down into simpler substances
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 point
II. Taste comparison IV. Melting point
A. I, II, III and IV B. I, II, and III
C. I, II and IV only D. I and III only
3.A liquid has the following properties: one-phase, colorless, boiling point of 95° to 97°C. which of the
following BEST describes the liquid?
A. Solution B. Substance
C. Suspension 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 hat was left in the box?
.
A. Its mass and melting point are different
B. Its mass and melting point are the same.
C. The mass is different but the melting point is the same
D. The mass is the same but the melting point is different.
5. Dan was given three unknown liquid samples. His observations are written in the table below

SAMPLE APPEARANCE VOLUME BOILING

(mL) POINT
(°C)
Liquid A Clear, 5.0 85
Transparent

Liquid B Clear, 2.8 85

Transparent

Liquid C Clear, 2.8 100

Transparent

Which of the samples are probably the SAME substance?

A. Liquid A and B may be the same substance.

B. Liquid B and C may be the same substance
C. Liquid A and C may be the same substance
D. All of the liquid samples may be the same substance.
6. An ordinary table salt is an example of
A. Mixture B. A substance
7. Given the following observations, which of the solid samples are probably the SAME substance?

Sample Color Mass Melting Density

(g) Point ( g/ mL)
( °C )
SOLID BLUE 5.0 150 2.3
1
SOLID BLUE 5.0 114 2.3
2
SOLID BLUE 2.5 150 2.3
3
SOLID BLUE 5.0 150 3.6
4
A. Solids 1 and 2 B. Solids 1 and 3
C. Solids 1 and 4 D. no samples are the same.
8.Substances like water can be separated by
A. physical means B. chemical means
C. filtration D. evaporation
9. At sea level, an odorless and colorless Liquid A boils at 100°C and melts at 0°C. What
inference can be drawn from this observation?

A. Liquid A is a metal
B. Liquid A is a nonmetal.
C. Liquid A is a mixture.
D. Liquid A is a pure substance.

10. Which statement below does not describe a mixture?

A. The mixture components can be separated by physical means.
B. A mixture consists of two or more substances
C. A mixture may either be homogeneous or heterogeneous
D. A mixture has a constant composition.

Element and compound

1. Which of the following statement is true?

A. Ferrous sulfate cannot be broken down into simpler substance.
B. Compounds are made up of kind of element..
C. Water is made up of more complex than elements.
D. Compounds are more complex than elements
2. How do the properties of a compound compare with the properties of the elements
that make up the compound?
A. Only the physical properties are the same. C. Only the chemical properties are the same.
B. All the properties are identical. D. The properties are different.
3 What can be said about the properties of a compound?
A. They are different from the properties of the elements that form the compound.
B. They are identical to the properties of the elements that form the compound.
C. They are not unique.
D.They are formed after a physical reaction.
4.Which of the following is true about elements?
A. They are impure substances.
B. They cannot be classified by their properties alone.
C. They cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
D).They have more than one kind of particle
5 A violet, solid material was heated. A gas was released and a white crystalline solid was produced. How do
we classify the original substance?
A. compound B. element
C. metal D. nonmetal

Naming element and writing symbols

1. What is the name for C?
A. Carbon B. Calcium C. Cobalt D. Copper
2. What is the name for Kr?
A. Potassium B. Carbon C. Krypton D. Bismuth
3. What is the symbol for iodine?
A. Sn B. I C. Li D. Au
4. What is the correct way of writing the symbols of lithium?
A. LT B. LI C. Li D. It
5. Which two of the following statements are true?
1. All of the two letters symbol of elements should be capitalized.
2. First letter of the symbol of all elements was derived from the name of elements itself.
3. The names of some elements depend on who discovered them.
4. If it is two letter symbol, first letter should be in the upper case?
A. 3 @ 1 B. 1 @ 2 C. 2 @ 3 D.3 @ 4

Importance of Elements

For questions number 16-20,choose your answer from the list of elements below
A. Zn B. Fe C. I D. Ca E. F G. K

____1. Bone formation.

____2. Proper growth
____3. Prevent dental decay
____4. Maintains regular heartbeat
____5. Component of hemoglobin

METAL and NONMETAL properties

1. What property of a coin when made into a ring?

A. ductile
B. good conductors of heat and electricity
C. lustrousX
D. malleable
2. The bulb lighted when the terminals of conductivity apparatus are attached to the coil. It has the property
of a____________
A. brittle material B. metal
C. non metal D. metalloid
For questions 3 to 5. Refer to the information below. Write the symbols only.

Element MP BP Electrical
Symbol (oC) (oC) conductivity
Al 660 2450 Good
Br -7 58 Poor
Ca 850 1490 Good
Cl -101 -35 Poor

Cu 1083 2600 Good

He -270 -269 Poor
Fe 1540 2900 Good
Pb 327 1750 Good
Mg 650 1110 Good
Hg -39 357 Good
N -210 -196 Poor
O -219 -183 Poor
P 44 280 Poor
K 64 760 Good
Na 98 890 Good
S 119 445 Poor
Zn 419 906 Good

3. Which metal is liquid at room temperature? _____

4. Which nonmetal is liquid at room temperature? _____
5. List the nonmetals in order of increasing boiling point. ______

Oxides of metals
1. Red litmus paper turns blue when dropped into the solution containing ashes of magnesium. Magnesium is
metal and therefore it produces_____
A. acidic oxide B. basic oxide
C. neutral oxide D. none of the
2. 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

For question 3 -5, study the table

SAMPLES Reaction of its

oxide with
litmus paper
Magnesium (Mg) Red litmus paper turns into blue

Sulfur (S ) Blue litmus paper turns into red.

3.Is magnesium a metal or a nonmetal? _____________

4. Is the oxide of magnesium acidic or basic? ____________
5. Is the oxide of sulfur acidic or basic?__________________