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Name:________________________________ Score: ______

True or False
Direction: Write T if the statement is correct and F if the statement is wrong. Write your answer
in the space provided.

_____________ 1. There are empty spaces between the particles of a solid substance.
______________ 2. When two elements form a compound the name often ends in ‘ide.
______________3. Elements and compounds are pure substances.
______________ 4. Bases change litmus paper to blue.
______________ 5. Oxide is a substance made up of metal or non-metal element joined to
oxygen.

Multiple Choices
Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
Metals and Non-metals

6. Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron?
A. Metal
B. Non-metal
C. Metalloid

7. Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both 

metals and non-metals. What type of element is Silicon?
A. Metalloid
B. Non-metal
C. Metal

8. Which elements are found on the right side of The Periodic Table?
A. Non-metals
B. Metals
C. Metalloids

9. All of these properties describe metals except...

A. brittle 
B. malleable
 C. conductors

10. Which of the given choices correctly shows the three main groups of elements listed
from least conductivity to greatest conductivity?
A. Non-metals, Metalloids, Metals
B. Non-metals, Metals, Metalloids
C. Metalloids, Metals, Non-metals

11. A material that can be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.
A. Malleable
B. Ductile
C. Magnetic

12. Which is a property of a metal?

A. It is malleable
B. It is a good Insulator
C. It is brittle

13. At room temperature (20℃), most metal oxides are

A. solids
B. liquids
C. gases
 14. What is the name of this?

A. Periodic table
B. pH scale
C. Universal Indicator

Acid and Bases

15. The esophagus is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. Heartburn occurs when
some of the stomach juices flow backwards up the esophagus. To help relieve heartburn, a
person should take medicine that is
A. neutral
B. basic
C. acidic or basic.

16. If an acid is combined with a base of equal strength, the result will most likely be
A. a neutral solution.
B. a stronger acid.
C. impossible to tell without testing the pH.

17. Which of the following is a base?

A. water
B. vinegar
C. dishwashing detergent

18. Litmus paper can be used to determine the _______ of a substance.

A. temperature
B. relative pH
C. chemical formula
 19. Which of the following is an acid?
A. baking soda
B. orange juice
C. water

20. The pH of a solution is tested, and it is found to be a basic solution. Of the following choices,
what could the pH have been?
A. 3
B. 9
C. 7

21. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Red litmus paper turns blue when placed in a base.
B. Blue litmus paper stays blue when placed in an acid.
C. Red litmus paper stays red when placed in a base.

Elements and Compound

22. This contains a variety elements and compounds that ARE NOT chemically combined.
A. Water
B. Mixture
C. Elements

23. A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical
means. 
A. compound          
B. atom
C. element

24. Carbon Dioxide is a ______ 

A. compound 
B. element 
C. mixtures 
25. Which of the following represents an element?
A. H2O
B. H2
C. NaCl
D.
26. Which of the following is a way in which elements and compounds are similar?
A. Elements and compounds are pure substances.
B. Elements and compounds are both made up of different kinds of atoms.
C. Elements and compounds can both be broken down by physical means.
Substance and Mixtures

27. A ______________ mixture is one that does not have a uniform composition.
A. heterogeneous
B. homogenous
C. pure substance

28. Fruit Loops, pizza, and Skittles are examples of ____________________ mixtures.

A. heterogeneous
B. homogeneous
C. pure

29. Coffee, mouthwash, and vinegar are examples of __________________ mixtures.

A. heterogeneous
B. homogeneous
C. pure

30. Which of these is an element?

A. Salt (NaCl)
B. Water (H20)
C. Oxygen (O)

31. Matter is anything that takes up ___________________ and has

_____________________________.
A. time, space
B. volume, no mass
C. space, mass

32. Solubility is defined as

A. the ability to catch on fire
B. the ability to be dissolved
C. the ability to fly.

33. Identify which images are PURE SUBSTANCES! (Check all that apply) : )

A. B. C.
 34. Jorge prepared a drink and salad for dinner. The chart lists the ingredients for both. Using
the information in the chart, which statement is the BEST description of the drink and salad?

A. The salad and fruit drink are both mixtures.

B. The salad and the fruit drink are both solutions.

C. The fruit drink is a mixture because the ingredients can't be separated.

Diversity of Materials in the Environment

35. Which among the following DOES NOT describe a solid?

A. It is hard to compress.
B. It has definite shape and volume.
C. Its particles have large spaces in between them.

36. What state of matter has the highest compressibility?

A. gas
B. liquid
C. solid

37. What type of mixture is an alloy?

A. liquid-liquid mixture
B. liquid-solid mixture
C. solid-solid mixture

38. What do you call a colloid wherein the solid is dispersed in gas?
A. emulsion
B. gel
C. smoke
39. Which among the following is NOT a pure substance?
A. iron
B. sucrose
C. stainless steel

40. Which among the following is a homogeneous mixture?

A. element
B. colloid
C. solution

41. Which among the following will NOT exhibit Tyndall effect?
A. alcohol in water
B. fog
C. gel

42. Which separation technique is NOT applicable in separating solutions?

A. distillation
B. evaporation
C. filtration

43. Which among the following is a metalloid?

A. boron
B. fluorine
C. manganese

44. Which among the following is a colloid?

A. brass
B. cooked starch
C. saltwater

Ways of Acquiring knowledge and solving problems

45. What is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?

A. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, and analyze results.
B. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, and draw conclusions.
C. Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, and draw conclusions.

46. Skill in which you group things. What is it?

A. Observing
B. Predicting
C. Classifying
47. When you have an exact figure or number in an experiment, you are giving
A. measurement
B. estimation
C. question

48. A scientist is already contemplating whether the data of his experiments support his
hypothesis. At this point the scientist is ________________.

A. making observations
B. drawing a conclusion
C. forming a hypothesis

49. When scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is _________________.
A. analyzing data
B. making a hypothesis
C. communicating results

50. Why is the Scientific Method an important process in doing experiments?

A. It takes more work but it’s worth it.
B. It helps the experiment to take longer and be better.
C. It ensures that the results can be trusted and repeated.
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