TEST QUESTIONS FOR INCOMING GRADE 7

ENGLISH
I. Below is an exercise based on the contents of the article The Maranao Tribe
from Lake Lanao. Specify the verb, which will agree with its subject in each
sentence.

The Maranao, together with the Illanun and Maguindanao ____ 1. (is, are) an indigenous
Muslim group in Mindanao in south western Philippines. Their culture and identity ____ 2.
(reflects, reflect) general features of Southeast Asian tribes. Each of these, however, ____ 3.
(has, have) developed unique traditions. Every historian or anthropologist who ____ 4. (studies,
study) Mindanao tribes ____ 5. (has, have) given common observations about the Maranao.
Almost all Maranaos ____ 6. (is, are) Muslims, but some who live in the hills around Lake
Lanao ____ 7. (follows, follow) a version of Islam reflecting pre-Islamic beliefs and practices.
Many scholars ____ 8. (emphasizes, emphasize) that the Maranao, who ____ 9. (is, are)
the first inhabitants of the shores of Lake Lanao, still ____ 10. (inhabits, inhabit) this region. The
name Maranao ____ 11. (means, mean) "People of the Lake" or "Lake Dwellers". Both ____ 12.
(refers, refer) to the natives who settled around Lake Lanao. Neither photographers or a writer
____ 13. (was, were) ever able to capture in images or words the beauty of this lake. Lake Lanao,
with the Maranaos living around it ____ 14. (continues, continue) to be an attraction and source
of inspiration. More importantly, the spirit of the Maranaos ____ 15. (thrives, thrive) because of
its existence.

II. From the words inside the box, choose the one that appropriately substitutes for
the underlined words/expressions.
1. In the beginning there was no heaven or earth.
2. The breeze was forever cool.
3. After so many years, they got married.
4. Immediately after his return from the trip, he called this act to
her attention.
5. The whole place suddenly became cold and desolate.


constantly
uniquely
abruptly
eventually
instantly
originally

6. Then from the depth of this formless void, there appeared
two gods.
7. Their abode was in the highest realm of the eternal space.
8. She sits down by a pool near their doorstep.
9. He was sailing across the regions of the clouds.
10. She might be somewhere in the regions above.

III. Write the correct pronoun that agrees with the antecedent in the following sentences.
Choose from options provided in the parentheses.
1. Visitors can expect to get __________ (his, hers, its, theirs) moneys worth in Samal.
2. Year-round fiestas allow a tourist to celebrate to __________ (his, hers, its, theirs) hearts
content.
3. Guests should prepare __________ (his, hers, its, theirs) bikes for Samals vast rugged terrain.
4. Samals shore is lined with coconuts, white sand, and cozy cottages. __________ (his, hers,
its, theirs) resorts offer the best venue to view the sunset.
5. The island offers great choices of unspoiled beaches, while __________ (his, hers, its, theirs)
unspoiled underground caverns can be best explored by foot.

IV. Write C if the sentence is a compound sentence and write S if it is a simple sentence.
1. The epic does not state where the monsters which ravaged Mindanao came from.
2. The epic also doesnt state where Indarapatra and Sulayman came from either.
3. Some experts say that Indarapatra and Sulayman came from Borneo, and their arrival
represented the Indones wave of migrants to the Philippine islands.
4. Mindanao was depicted as a troubled land in the epic, and this depiction seems true even to
this age.
5. The people of Mindanao initially fought the monsters, but the monsters were just too powerful
for them to overcome.
6. Sulaymans revival is seen as proof of his supernatural heritage.
7. Epic heroes often have supernatural abilities, but they too have weaknesses.
8. The heroes in this epic simply wanted to help people in distress.
9. Indarapatras marriage to the headmans daughter explains how his people came to Mindanao.
10. Many of us see epics as fiction, yet reading an epic often reveals a lot of truths about the
people who created them.



beyond
deepness
throughout
summit
adjacent
dwelling

SCIENCE
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Reproduction that requires 2 parents is:
a. sexual
b. asexual
c. binary fission
d. Cytokinesis
2. A household cleaner has a pH around 10. It would be considered a:
a. base
b. acid
c. neutral
d. liquid
3. At what temperature does water freeze in degrees Celsius?
a. 10
b. 100
c. 32
d. 0
4. Strong acids have a pH scale of
a. 0 - 7
b. 6 - 8
c. 11 - 15
d. 0 - 4
5. The movement of rocks.
a. Deposition
b. Weathering
c. Erosion
6. Rocks that form when sediments get pressed and cemented together.
a. Metamorphic
b. Sedimentary
c. Igneous
7. Rocks that form when pressure, temperature, or chemical process change existing rock.
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
8. Which plant structure performs most of the photosynthesis for a plant?
a. roots
b. stems
c. leaves
d. flowers
9. Acids have a pH of less than 7?
a. True
b. False
10. What part of the cell provides energy?
a. Centrioles
b. Lysosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Chromatin
11. What is friction?
a. A force
b. A substance
c. A solid
d. A gas
12. The speed of a falling object is slowed by air resistance.
a. True
b. False
13. A solution with a pH of 13 can cause a chemical burn if spilled on skin.
a. True
b. False
14. A solution with a pH of 9 is ten times more acidic than a solution with a pH of 8.
a. True
b. False
15. Which has the most acidic pH?
a. 2.5
b. 3.5
c. 4.5
d. 5.5
e. 6.5
16. The substance that serves an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen in animals and
is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals
a. urea
b. uric acid
c. filtrate
d. nephrostom
17. Diffusion and osmosis are both forms of:
a. Active Transport
b. Passive Transport
c. Respiration
d. Photosynthesis
18. Which of the following choices sequences the parts of matter from smallest to largest
correctly?
a. atom -> element -> compound
b. atom -> compound -> element
c. element -> atom -> compound
d. element -> compound -> atom
19. The gravitional force between 1kg of lead and Earth is the gravitational force
between 1kg of marshmallows and Earth.
a. greater than
b. less than
c. the same as
d. None of the above
20. The movement of rocks.
a. Deposition
b. Weathering
c. Erosion
21. Rocks that form when sediments get pressed and cemented together.
a. Metamorphic
b. Sedimentary
c. Igneous

22. Rocks that form when pressure, temperature, or chemical process change existing rock.
a.Igneous
b.Metamorphic
c.Sedimentary

23. Process in which rocks get broken down.
a. Weathering
b. Erosion
c. Deposition
24. A mineral scratches fluorite but will not scratch quartz. Which mineral could it be?
a. calcite
b. topaz
c. talc
d. apatite

25. An example of a chemical sedimentary rock is:
a. Coal
b. Gneiss
c. Scoria
d. Halite

26. Micro-organisms in the ocean that produce half the worlds oxygen are called
a. plankton
b. zooplankton
c. phytoplankton
d. microplankton

27. The oceans influence climate by solar radiation and releasing
heat needed to drive the atmospheric circulation
a. not absorbing, rapidly
b. absorbing, quickly
c. absorbing, slowly
d. not absorbing, slowly

28. Igneous rocks can be classified as:
a. Foliated or Non-Foliated
b. Extrusive or Intrusive
c. Clastic or Chemical
d. None of the above
29. What is air pressure?
a. force exerted on us by wind
b. force exerted on us by air molecules
c. force exerted on us by clouds
d. force exerted on us by gravity
30. Which if not following is NOT a type of pollution:
a. noise
b. light
c. heat
d. air
e. climate


























MATHEMATICS
Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which shows 833,000 written in scientific notation?
A 83310
3

.B 83310
4

.C 83310
5

.D 83310
6
1
2. The length of a room is 5.04810
2
cm. Which number is equivalent to this length?
A 0.005048 cm
B 0.05048 cm
C 504.8 cm
D 504,800 cm



3. Cassie rolls a fair number cube with 6 faces labeled 1 through 6. She rolls the number
cube 300 times. Which result ismost likely?

a. Cassie will roll a 1 or a 2 about 50 times.
b. Cassie will roll a 1 or a 2 exactly 50 times.
c. Cassie will roll an even number about 150 times.
d. Cassie will roll an even number exactly 150 times.

4. Carmine paid an electrician x dollars per hour for a 5-hour job plus $70 for parts. The
total charge was $320. Which equation can be used to determine how much the
electrician charged per hour?
A 5x = 320 + 70
B5x = 320 70
C (70 + 5)x = 320
D (70 5)x = 320
5. The relationship between the length of one side of a square, x , and the perimeter of the
square, y, can be represented in an xy-plane by a straight line. Which of the points with
coordinates (x, y ) lie on the line?
A(2, 6)
B (2, 8)
C(6, 2)
D(8, 2)
6. A crew of highway workers paved mile in 20 minutes. If they work at the same rate, what
portion of a mile will they pave in one hour?
a. 1/150
b. 2/45
c. 2/5
d. 5/2
7. Which expression represents the sum of (2x 5y ) and (x + y )?
A3x 4y
B3x 6y
C x 4y
D x 6y


8. Which steps can be used to solve for the value of y ?
2/3(y + 57) = 178
A divide both sides by then subtract 57 from both sides 23
B subtract 57 from both sides, then divide both sides by 23
C multiply both sides by then subtract 57 from both sides 23
D subtract from both sides, then subtract 57 from both sides

9. David bought a computer that was 20% off the regular price of $1,080. If an 8% sales tax
was added to the cost of the computer, what was the total price David paid for it?
A $302.40
B $864.00
C $933.12
D $1,382.40
10. Suzanne bought a sweater at the sale price of $25. The original cost of the sweater
was $40. What percent represents the discount that Suzanne received when buying the
sweater?
A15%
B37.5%
C60%
D62.5%

11. Leo bought a used car for x dollars. One year later the value of the car was 0.88 x
.Which expression is another way to describe the change in the value of the car?
A0.12% decrease
B0.88% decrease
C12% decrease
D88% decrease

12. Last week Len spent $18 to bowl 4 games. This week he spent $27 to bowl 6
games. Len owns his bowling ball and shoes, so he only has to pay for each game that he
bowls. If each of these bowling games costs the same amount of money, what is the
constant of proportionality between the money spent and the number of games played?
A 1.5
B 2.0
C 4.5
D 9.0

13. Julias service charge at a beauty salon was $72.60, before tax. The sales tax rate
was 8%. If she added 20% of the amount before tax as a tip, how much did she pay for
the service at the salon?
A$87.12
B$92.93
C$100.60
D$145.20

14. Which of the following is equivalent to5/2?
A 2.25
B 2.5
C 5.2
D 5.25
15. A calculator that is regularly priced $20 is on sale for 40% off. What is the sale
price of the calculator?
A $8
B $12
C $15
D $16
16. The sum of a number (n) and 14 is 72. Which equation shows this relationship?
A 14 += n72
B 72n=14
C 14 n=72
D 72 += n14
17. Which operation will change the value of any nonzero number?
A adding zero
B multiplying by zero
C multiplying by one
D dividing by one
18. Which expression is the result of applying the distributive property to 8(100
+5)? A 8105
B 8140
C 800 +5
D 800 +40
19. Marisas car gets an average of 28 miles per gallon of gas. She plans to drive 200
miles today and 220 miles tomorrow. How many gallons of gas should she expect to use
in all?
A 15 gallons
B 28 gallons
C 56 gallons
D 67 gallons
20. Mr. Ogata drove 276 miles from his house to Los Angeles at an average speed of
62 miles per hour. His trip home took 6.5 hours. How did his speed on the way home
compare to his speed on the way to Los Angeles?
A It was about 2 miles per hour faster.
B It was about 2 miles per hour slower.
C It was about 20 miles per hour faster.
D It was about 20 miles per hour slower.
21. How many millimeters are in 20 centimeters?
A 0.02 millimeters
B 0.2 millimeters
C 200 millimeters
D 20,000 millimeters
22. Jason is 72 inches tall. Which measurement does not describe Jasons height?
A 6 feet
B 7 feet 2 inches
C 2 yards
D 182.88 centimeters
23. Jared scored the following numbers of points in his last 7 basketball games: 8, 21,
7, 15, 9, 15, and 2. What is the median number of points scored by Jared in these 7
games?
A 9 B 11 C 15 D 19
24. A utility company estimates that a power line repair job will take a total of 24
person-hours. If 3 workers are assigned to the job, how long will it take them to complete
the job according to this estimate?
A 8 hours B 12 hours C 27 hours D 72 hours
25. Marisas car gets an average of 28 miles per gallon of gas. She plans to drive 200
miles today and 220 miles tomorrow. How many gallons of gas should she expect to use
in all?
A 15 gallons B 28 gallons C 56 gallons D 67 gallons
26. Which of the following is an example of an inequality?
A 3n 6 B 4n >9 C 2 =n 1 D 505
27. Which equation shows the distributive property?
A 43 +=12 +24 (6)
B (+)6 (+)43+=6 +43
C (12 ++=12 +44)0
D (4)6 12 +(4 +6)
28. Which expression is equivalent to 3x 3 y?
A 3xy
B 3(x-y)
C 3x-y
D x-3y
29. A triangle with one angle greater than 90 degrees.
A: equilateral triangle
B: obtuse triangle
C: acute triangle
D: isosceles triangle
30. A triangle with all three angles less than 90 degrees.
A: equilateral triangle
B: obtuse triangle
C: acute triangle
D: isosceles triangle