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1. STEER TOWN ACADEMY
END OF TERM EXAMINATION
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
GENERAL PAPER
Grade 7 S
1 hour 45 minutes
December 2017
Name: _________________________________________________________
Class: __________________________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________________________
TEER TOWN ACADEMY
END OF YEAR EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
Paper 02
DO NOT TURN THE PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1. This paper consists of TWO sections
2. There are twenty (20) multiple choice questions in Section A and FOUR
questions in Section B.
3. Answer ALL questions in Section A and B.

2. 1. Which scientist did extensive research on
the medicinal uses of marijuana?
a. Dr P. Lecky
b. Professor Manley West
c. Professor Errol Morris
d. Professor Tara Dasguntas
2. Which statement best describes a scientist?
a. A person who only likes to ask questions
b. A person who uses a lot of chemicals
c. A curious person who likes to find out
answers to a question
d. None of the above
3. Which of the following is NOT a scientific
skill?
a. Observation
b. Integration
c. Investigation
d. Drawing
4. Which rule you find in a lab?
a. Never report accidents in the laboratory to
your science teacher
b. Keep the work area clean and uncluttered
at all times
c. Use all five senses to observe substances
used in experiments
d. Enter the laboratory whenever it’s free
5. The sense organ responsible for touch is:
a. The fingers
b. The tongue
c. The skin
d. The hands
6. What colour code is used on the labels of
safety symbols found on dangerous
substances?
a. Yellow
b. Red
c. Orange
d. Black
7. Which safety symbol would you most
likely see on a package containing rat
poison?
a. b.
c. d.
8. The instrument used to measure the
volume of a liquid is called a:
a. Measuring tape
b. Measuring cylinder
c. Meter rule
d. Thermometer
9. Name the apparatus shown below.
a. Test-tube
b. Beaker
c. Measuring cylinder
d. Conical flask

3. 10. What is the curved surface of a liquid, in a
container, called?
a. Curvature
b. Dent
c. Meniscus
d. Trough
11. Which of these units would you use for
mass?
a. Metres
b. Grams
c. Litres
d. Kilometers
12. What time is shown on the clock below?
a. 9:55 am
b. 9: 11 am
c. 8:55 am
d. 11:45 am
Use the graph below to answer items 13 and 14
13. Which is the most popular team?
a. Ghana
b. Brazil
c. Portugal
d. Frances
14. Which two teams were equally popular?
a. Brazil and Portugal
b. France and Portugal
c. Ghana and Portugal
d. Ghana and France
15. A bar graph____________________
a. Is a numerical display of information
b. Provides a visual display for comparing
quantities in different categories or groups
c. Used to compare the parts of a whole
d. None of the above
16. Identify the sentence which best defines
the word ‘science’.
a. Science is the study of chemicals
b. Science is the study of living things only
c. Science is the study of living and non-
living things
d. Science is the study of non-living things
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2
4
6
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Brazil Ghana Italy France Portugal
Number
of
Students
Team
Favourite Team in the 2006 World
Cup Tournament

4. 17. Which of the following does not show the
development of technology?
a. Coal stove Electric stove
b. Letters Cell phones
c. Walk Run
d. Candle Lamp
18. Identify the instrument shown below.
a. Microphone
b. Magnifier
c. Microscope
d. Binoculars
19. The scientific method is made up of ___
basic stages.
a. 4
b. 6
c. 5
d. 7
20. A hypothesis is___________
a. an intelligent guess
b. an investigation
c. a lab equipment
d. a diagnosis

5. SECTION B
Answer ALL questions in this section
1. Use the picture below to answer these questions.
a) Write four rules for the students in the laboratory.
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(4 marks)
b) Briefly explain why safety is important in the laboratory.
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(3 marks)

6. c) Draw the appropriate safety symbols that you would find on the following items and state the
name of the symbol.
i. Bleach (chlorinated)
ii. Dynamite
iii. Rat poison
(3 marks)
2. a) Differentiate between the terms ‘science’ and ‘technology’.
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(2 marks)
b) ‘Technology is an integral and important aspect in life.’ State TWO ways in which technology
has improved the quality of your life.
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(2 marks)
c) What is the volume shown on the measuring cylinders below?
i. ii.
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(2 marks)

7. d) Name each apparatus shown below and state its main purpose:
i.
Name:__________________________________________________
Use: ___________________________________________________
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ii.
Name: __________________________________________________
Use: ____________________________________________________
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( 4 marks)
3. Fifteen people were asked to name their favorite colour. Their answers are shown in the frequency
table below.
a.
Colour Blue Red Green Yellow Black
Frequency 3 4 5 1 2
i. Which is the most popular color? ___________________________ (1 mark)
ii. On the graph paper provided, draw a bar chart to show the results in the table. (4 marks)
b. The marks earned by students in an Integrated Science test are shown below:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 5, 9, 7, 7, 4
i. Which grade did most students get? __________________________ (1 mark)
ii. How many students got above grades above 6? __________________________ (1 mark)

8. iii. Construct a frequency table below using the results from the test.
(3 marks)
4. Observation:
A group of students were carrying out an experiment to separate a rice and sand mixture. The
following steps were followed:
- Combine the rice and sand into a mixture.
- Pour the mixture into a sieve over a beaker.
- Shake the mixture.
- Record observation.
Once the experiment was complete, the students noticed that all the sand fell into the beaker but not
the rice.
Write a simple lab report based on the observation/problem. Include the aim, apparatus, method,
results and conclusion.
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(10 marks)
End of Exam
Total: 60 marks