ACME ACADEMY

WEEKLY EVALUATION TEST

Subject: Science
Time Limit: 20 Mins
Max Marks: 20 Marks
Student Name:
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Date:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. All questions are compulsory. Carefully read all instructions before starting.
  2. The question paper contains 20 questions.
  3. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
  4. Use of mobile phones, smartwatches, or calculators is strictly prohibited during the exam.
1. Which metal exists as a liquid at room temperature?
[1 Mark]
(A) Sodium
(B) Mercury
(C) Bromine
(D) Gallium
2. The ability of metals to be drawn into thin wires is known as:
[1 Mark]
(A) Malleability
(B) Sonority
(C) Ductility
(D) Conductivity
3. Which non-metal is a good conductor of electricity?
[1 Mark]
(A) Diamond
(B) Sulphur
(C) Phosphorus
(D) Graphite
4. Which of the following is an example of an amphoteric oxide?
[1 Mark]
(A) Sodium oxide
(B) Aluminium oxide
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Magnesium oxide
5. Aqua regia is a highly corrosive mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid in what ratio?
[1 Mark]
(A) 1:3
(B) 3:1
(C) 2:1
(D) 1:1
6. Which of the following metals is the most reactive according to the activity series?
[1 Mark]
(A) Iron
(B) Zinc
(C) Potassium
(D) Copper
7. The process of heating sulphide ores strongly in the presence of excess air to convert them into oxides is called:
[1 Mark]
(A) Calcination
(B) Roasting
(C) Smelting
(D) Refining
8. Cinnabar (HgS) is an ore of which metal?
[1 Mark]
(A) Iron
(B) Lead
(C) Silver
(D) Mercury
9. The thermit reaction used to join cracked railway tracks involves iron(III) oxide and which metal powder?
[1 Mark]
(A) Zinc
(B) Magnesium
(C) Aluminium
(D) Copper
10. Galvanisation is a method of protecting steel and iron from rusting by coating them with a thin layer of:
[1 Mark]
(A) Tin
(B) Zinc
(C) Chromium
(D) Copper
11. Bronze is an alloy of copper and which other metal?
[1 Mark]
(A) Zinc
(B) Nickel
(C) Tin
(D) Lead
12. Which property is NOT generally associated with ionic compounds?
[1 Mark]
(A) Solubility in water
(B) Low melting points
(C) Conduction of electricity in molten state
(D) Brittleness
13. Which metal reacts so violently with cold water that the evolved hydrogen immediately catches fire?
[1 Mark]
(A) Magnesium
(B) Calcium
(C) Sodium
(D) Aluminium
14. Magnesium does not react with cold water. Which form of water does it react with?
[1 Mark]
(A) Ice
(B) Hot water
(C) Steam only
(D) It does not react with water at all
15. What are the essential conditions required for the rusting of iron?
[1 Mark]
(A) Only air (oxygen)
(B) Only moisture (water)
(C) Both air and moisture
(D) Lack of oxygen
16. Metals placed high in the reactivity series (like sodium and aluminium) are extracted from their ores by:
[1 Mark]
(A) Heating with carbon
(B) Electrolytic reduction
(C) Roasting in air
(D) Displacement by iron
17. If one of the metals in an alloy is mercury, the alloy is specifically known as an:
[1 Mark]
(A) Emulsion
(B) Amalgam
(C) Solder
(D) Ore
18. Which of the following metals does not react with oxygen even at very high temperatures?
[1 Mark]
(A) Iron
(B) Copper
(C) Magnesium
(D) Silver
19. In the electrolytic refining of copper, what forms the 'anode mud'?
[1 Mark]
(A) Pure copper deposits
(B) Soluble impurities
(C) Insoluble impurities at the bottom of the anode
(D) The electrolyte solution
20. What happens when an iron nail is placed in a copper sulphate solution?
[1 Mark]
(A) No reaction takes place
(B) Iron displaces copper, turning the blue solution light green
(C) Copper displaces iron, turning the solution blue
(D) A white precipitate is immediately formed

Official Answer Key (For Teachers)

Q1
B
Q2
C
Q3
D
Q4
B
Q5
B
Q6
C
Q7
B
Q8
D
Q9
C
Q10
B
Q11
C
Q12
B
Q13
C
Q14
B
Q15
C
Q16
B
Q17
B
Q18
D
Q19
C
Q20
B
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