Student Name: ……………………………….

Class: …………

Grade 7 Assessment
Semester 1 Progress Test

Total Marks = 40

Time Allowed = 45 mins

Instructions:
Complete the assessment
with integrity.
Complete the assessment in
your notebook.
Attempt ALL questions.
Write in blue or black pen.
Use pencil for graphing.
Do not use whiteout or
correction pens.

Score =
Percentage = …………… %
Grade =
Question 1
Gravy powder contains:

• a brown substance to make the gravy brown;

• corn flour to make the gravy thick.

Dan mixed some gravy powder with cold water in a beaker.

An hour later, the contents of the beaker looked like this:

1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences, by choosing the correct

word from the list below.
 solvent
 solution
 soluble
 insoluble

a) The brown substance dissolves in water to form a brown

……………………….

b) The corn flour settles at the bottom of the beaker because it is

……………………… in water.

c) Water is the …………………… in this experiment.

3 marks
 2. Air contains the following gases:
 Nitrogen
 Oxygen
 Water vapour
 Carbon dioxide

Choose from these gases to answer the questions below.

a) Which one of the four gases do we need to take into the

blood in the lungs?

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1 mark

b) Which one of the four gases can produce droplets on a cold

window?

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1 mark

Question 2
The diagram below shows an organ system in the human body.
1. What is the name of the organ system shown in the diagram?
Tick the correct box.

circulatory system

digestive system

reproductive system

respiratory system

1 mark

2. What are the names of parts A and B? Choose an answer from the list:
 diaphragm
 trachea
 lung
 bronchus
 ribs

part A ..................................................................…….

part B ..................................................................…….
2 marks

3. Parts C are bones which support the chest. Give the name of these
bones. Choose an answer from the list:
 diaphragm
 trachea
 lung
 bronchus
 ribs
 part C ..................................................................…….

1
mark

Question 3
The diagram below shows part of the respiratory system.

1. From the diagram, give the letters which label:

a) the trachea; …………………

1 mark

b) alveoli. …………………
1 mark

2. Which gas passes into the blood from the alveoli? Choose an answer from
the list:
 Nitrogen
 Oxygen
 Water vapour
 Carbon dioxide

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1 mark
 3. Which gas passes out of the blood into the alveoli? Choose an answer
from the list:
 Nitrogen
 Oxygen
 Water vapour
 Carbon dioxide

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1 mark

Question 4
The diagram shows one alveolus and its blood supply.

Gas A enters the blood from the alveolus.

Gas B leaves the blood and enters the alveolus.

1. What is the name of gas A? Choose an answer from the list:

 Nitrogen
 Oxygen
 Water vapour
 Carbon dioxide

……………………………….…
1 mark
2. What is the name of gas B? Choose an answer from the list:
  Nitrogen
 Oxygen
 Water vapour
 Carbon dioxide

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1 mark

Question 5
Yuri is exercising.

1. Complete the word equation for the process that releases energy in
Yuri’s muscles, when she exercises. Choose from the word box.

carbon dioxide energy glucose water

1. ……………………..
2. ……………………..
3. ……………………..
3 marks

2. When we inhale, oxygen travels from the air to the blood.

Oxygen passes through these structures.

alveolus bronchiole bronchus nose trachea

These structures are not in the correct order.

Choose the correct order in which oxygen passes through these

 structures.

i. Oxygen in the blood > nose > trachea > bronchus > bronchiole >
alveolus > oxygen in the air
ii. Oxygen in the air > nose > trachea > bronchus > bronchiole >
alveolus > oxygen in the blood
iii. Oxygen in the air > nose > trachea > bronchiole > bronchus >
alveolus > oxygen in the blood

2 marks

Question 6
Lily investigates the ink on a letter.
She uses paper chromatography to separate dyes in some inks.
Look at the results of Lily’s experiment.

a) Complete the sentences by selecting the correct word(s) from the options
below.

Chromatography is an analytical technique commonly used for ___________ a

mixture of chemical substances into its individual ___________, so that the
individual components can be thoroughly analysed. It is often used by police
and __________ departments to determine the purity of a substance or to
identify unknown substance from crime scenes.

I. combining, components, forensics

 II. separating, components, forensics
1 mark
b) Which ink was used to write the letter?
Ink ………..
1 mark

Question 7
The diagram below shows a ciliated cell from the lining of the airway.

Say whether the following statements are true or false.

1. The function of the ciliated cell is to sweep hair, mucus, trapped dust
and bacteria up to the back of the throat where it can be swallowed.

…………………..

2. Mucus and cilia work together to keep the lungs free of bacteria and
dust particles.

…………………..

3. When a group of similar cells, like ciliated cells, work together, they
can be described as antagonistic cells.

…………………..

4. Cigarette smoke can paralyse cilia.

 …………………..

5. Tar is a substance, in cigarette smoke, which causes addiction to

smoking.

…………………..

5 marks

Question 8
The photograph shows a man using a sanding machine on a piece of wood.
He is wearing a mask to stop him from breathing in the sawdust.

The mask has tiny holes in it.

1. When the man breathes in, the mask separates particles of sawdust
from the air. What is this method of separation called? Circle the
correct answer.
 distillation
 filtration
 diffusion
1 mark

2. If the man breathed in the particles of sawdust, what might happen to

him?

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1 mark
 Question 9
Look at the diagram of the red blood cell.

The structure of a red blood cell is adapted for its function.

1. What is the function of the red blood

cell? ..................................................................................................
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1 mark

2. How is the red blood cell adapted for its

function? ..........................................................................................
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1 mark

Question 10
The diagram shows the lungs and the trachea, the airway leading to the lungs.
One of the lungs is drawn in section.
1. In the wall of the trachea, there are pieces of a stiff material called
cartilage. Why is this stiff material necessary in the wall of the
trachea?

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1 mark

2. Give one reason why it is easy for gases to pass across the wall of
an alveolus.

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1 mark

3. The walls of the capillaries and the alveoli are very thin.
Why do they need to be thin?
 ……………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………….
1 mark

4. There are millions of alveoli in the lungs. They provide a very large
surface area.
Why is a large surface area necessary?

…………………………………………………………………..…………….

………………………………..……………………………………………….
1 mark

Question 11
Joanne measured the volume of air she breathed in and out of her lungs. She
used the machine shown in the photograph.

The graphs represent the volume of air Joanne breathed in and out with each
breath before and during exercise.
During exercise Joanne breathed more air in and out of her lungs than
before exercising.

a) How much more air did Joanne breathe in with each breath
during exercise?

.................... cm3
1 mark

b) Give 2 reasons why Joanne needed to breathe in more air

during exercise.

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2 marks

c) As Joanne exercised, the volume of air she breathed in and out

increased.
Give one other way Joanne’s breathing changed during
exercise.

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1 mark
d) How does the graph show this other change?

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1 mark

-End of Examination-