Grade 7 – Science Summative Assessment
Topic: Forces
Cambridge Lower Secondary Style
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Section A – Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
1. The SI unit of force is:
a) Newton
b) Joule
c) Pascal
d) Watt
2. Which instrument is used to measure force?
a) Voltmeter
b) Spring balance
c) Thermometer
d) Stopwatch
3. Which of the following is a non-contact force?
a) Friction
b) Gravitational force
c) Tension
d) Push
4. A book rests on a table. Which pair of forces act on it?
a) Weight and thrust
b) Weight and friction
c) Weight and normal reaction
d) Push and pull
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Section B – Short Answer (2–3 marks each)
5. Define force and state two effects of force.
6. What is friction? Give one advantage and one disadvantage of it.
7. Explain why it is difficult to push a heavy box across the floor.
8. State Newton’s Third Law of Motion and give an everyday
example.
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Section C – Application & Reasoning (3–4 marks each)
9. A man pushes a wall with a force of 200 N but the wall does not
move.
a) Is he applying a force?
b) Why is there no motion?
10. A boy of mass 40 kg is standing on the ground. Calculate the
force due to gravity acting on him. (Take g = 10 N/kg)
11. Why do vehicles use parachutes or air resistance in
racing/landing?
12. A toy car moves faster on a smooth glass surface than on a
rough carpet. Explain why.
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Section D – Experimental / Extended Questions (4–6 marks each)
13. Describe an experiment using a spring balance to show that
force can change the shape of an object.
14. A block is dragged across a table using a spring balance.
a) What happens to the reading as the surface becomes rougher?
b) What does this show about friction?
15. A student drops two objects of different masses (1 kg and 5 kg)
from the same height in a vacuum tube.
a) Which will hit the ground first?
b) What does this prove about gravitational force?
