Tabark private school

Grade seven (Bilingual schools)

1st Semester Examination
Subject: Science

Name

School Class 7

Write your answers on the test paper

Time: 1 ½ hour pages:
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8
( MCQ )
9
5
( EQ )
Q10 5

Q11 6

Q12 4

Q13 5

Q14 7

TOTAL 40

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Multiple Choice Question (8 marks)
There are 8 multiple-choice items worth one mark each.

1. Cheek cells were observed under a light microscope by a grade 7 student as shown in
the image below. What name is given to a group of cells like this? Circle the correct
answer.
a. Organ system
b. Organism
c. Tissue
d. cell
2. Which part of the plant cell gives it a rigid structure?
a. Cell wall
b. Chloroplast
c. Cell membrane
d. Mitochondria
3. What characteristic(s) of living things is/are illustrated in the diagram below?
a. Movement
b. Reproduction and nutrition
c. Respiration and growth
d. Sensitivity
4. The following properties are observed in a substance Q: Good conductor of
electricity, ductile, sonorous sound, malleable. Substance Q is, therefore, most
likely
a. Non metal
b. Semi metal
c. Metal
d. Stone

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5. What does the diagram on the right illustrate?
a. Carbon cycle
b. Nitrogen cycle
c. Water cycle
d. Volcano
6. Mariam used a pH meter to measure the pH of an unknown solution in the laboratory.
The pH meters showed a value of 6.50. This result showed that the unknown liquid is
a. Strong acid
b. Strong base
c. Weak acid
d. Weak base
7. Which of the following statements is correct about acid-base indicator?
i. Both acids and bases change colour of all indicators.
ii. If an indicator gives a colour change with an acid, it does not give a change
with a base.
iii. Change of colour in an acid and a base depends on the type of the indicator.
a. i, ii, and iii
b. i and ii
c. ii and iii
d. iii only
8. Which of the following states of matter will require energy?
a. Evaporation
b. Condensation
c. Cooling
d. Freezing

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Extended Response questions (32 marks)

Question 9:
Fill in the following gaps with the appropriate answers.
Ali, a grade 7 student made a model cell during the science exhibition as shown in the
image below.

a. Is the model cell illustrated above a plant cell or an animal cell? [1]
b. Which part of the cell is represented by:

the rubber ball ………….…………..the seeds ………………………. [2]

c. What is the function of the cell membrane?
…………………………………………………………………….… [1]
d. Why are there more mitochondria in animal cells than in plant cells? [1]
Question 10:
Answer the following questions
a. For each of process, write down the changes of state. The first one is an
example.
i. Melting: Solid to Liquid
ii. Condensing: ……………………….. to ……………………………. [1]
iii. Freezing: ………………………….. to ……………………………. [1]
b. The formula for water is H₂O. Which two elements are combined in water?
……………………… and …………………………. [1]
c. Give one example of the following changes:
i. Physical change ………………………………………………………….. [1]
ii. Chemical change ………………………………………………………… [1]

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Question 11:
Answer the following questions
You are provided with equal volumes of 2 different liquids A and B in beakers as shown
below.

a. Briefly explain how you will use an indicator to differentiate between each solution
if solution A is acid, B is alkaline [2]
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
b. The weight of an object is related to its mass by the equation:
Weight (N) = mass (kg) x 10 (N/kg).
What is the weight of an object with a mass of 25 kg? [2]
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
c. Name the energy stored in each of the followings: [2]
i. Coal……………………………………………………….
ii. A falling rock …………………………………………….

Question 12
Answer the following questions
a. In the diagram below, a material X is used to connect two lamps to a battery. When the
circuit is closed, the lamps produce light.

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Is Substance X a metal or a non-metal? Explain your answer. [2]

………………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

b. Most metals are known to be malleable and ductile. What is the meaning of malleable
and ductile? [2]
Malleable………………………………………………………………………..
Ductile ………………………………………………………………………..….
Question 13
Answer the following questions
a. Define the force of gravity [2]
b. In the diagram below, indicate with arrows the direction of the forces of gravity of
objects A, B, C, and D [2]

c. Why is the gravity on the surface of the earth greater than that of the
moon? [1]
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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Question 6
Answer the following questions

a. When two tectonic plates move towards each other, and one plate slides underneath the
other, this process is called …………………………… [1]
b. The term which is normally used to describe the size of an earthquake is called
……………………………………………………… [1]
c. Which one of the following diagrams of tectonic plate movement will result in
i. A volcano? …………………… [1]
ii. An earthquake? ……………… [1]

d. Briefly explain how tectonic plates can cause fold mountains to form [3]
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

End of the Test

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