THE INDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL

MONTHLY TEST - IV
FEBRUARY 2021

NAME:_________________ GRADE & SEC: VII _____ DATE: 15/02/2021

SUBJECT :CHEMISTRY

TOPIC: Periodic table, Exothermic and endothermic reactions

TOTAL MARKS: 40

DURATION: 40 MINUTES

MARKS OBTAINED: SIGNATURE OF THE FACILITATOR:

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This question paper contains 10 pages

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 SECTION-A

I. Write the correct answer in the box given below. [20]

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

1. Which one of the following names does not correspond to a group

of elements on the periodic table?
A. Alkali
B. Group VI
C. Alloys
D. Halogens

2. Group VIII elements are known as the noble gases. What name is
given to the elements of Group-II?
A. Transition metals
B. Alkali metals
C. Alkaline earth metals
D. None of the above

3. Which statement about the elements of Group-I is correct?

A. Lithium is denser than sodium.
B. Potassium has a higher density than lithium.
C. Potassium is less reactive than sodium.
D. Sodium has a higher melting point than lithium.

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4. Bromine is in Group VII on the Periodic Table. Which describes the
appearance of bromine at room temperature?
A. grey solid
B. purple fumes
C. red-brown liquid
D. yellow gas

5. Which statement describes the trends going down group VII of the
Periodic Table?
A. The boiling point and melting point both decrease.
B. The boiling point and melting point both increase.
C. The boiling point decreases but the melting point increases.
D. The boiling point increases but the melting point decreases.

6. Which information about an element can be used to predict its

chemical properties?
A. boiling point
B. density
C. melting point
D. position in the Periodic Table

7. Which statement about the Periodic Table is correct?

A. Elements in the same period have the same number of outer
electrons.
B. The elements on the left are usually gases.
C. The most metallic elements are on the left.
D. The relative atomic mass of the elements increases from
right to left.

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8. Which statement is correct for the element of proton number 19?
A. It is a gas that dissolves in water.
B. It is a hard metal that is not very reactive with water.
C. It is a non-metal that burns quickly in air.
D. It is a soft metal that is highly reactive with water.

9. Hydrogen and helium have both been used to fill balloons. Which
property of helium makes it the preferred choice to hydrogen?
A. easily compressed into a gas cylinder
B. forms monatomic molecules
C. lower density
D. unreactive

10. The diagram shows a light bulb.

Why is argon used instead of air in the light bulb?

A. Argon is a good conductor of electricity.
B. Argon is more reactive than air.
C. The filament glows more brightly.
D. The filament does not react with the argon.

11. Atomic mass of Hydrogen is

A. 2.123
B. 2.001
C. 1.008
D. 3.980

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12. Noble gases exist in _______________ form

A. Monatomic
B. Diatomic
C. Triatomic
D. Polyatomic
13. What is the number of valence electrons in Alkaline earth
metals?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

14. In periodic table there are

A. 7 groups and 18 periods
B. 18 groups and 7 periods
C. 17 groups and 7 periods
D. 18 groups and 6 periods

15. What is the common name of calcium carbonate?

A. Lime stone
B. Slaked lime
C. Quick lime
D. Lime water

16. Which is not an example of endothermic reaction

A. Melting
B. Sherbet
C. Thermal decomposition
D. Burning

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17. Which halogen is used in bleaches?

A. Bromine
B. Chlorine
C. Iodine
D. Astatine

18. Which statements about Group I and Group VII elements are
correct?
 In Group I, lithium is more reactive than potassium.
 In Group VII, chlorine is more reactive than fluorine.

19. Which property of elements increases across a period of the

Periodic Table?
A. metallic character
B. number of electron shells
C. number of outer shell electrons
D. tendency to form positive ions

20. Which property decides the order of the elements in the periodic
table?
A. mass of the elements
B. number of outer shell electrons
C. number of neutrons in the nucleus
D. number of protons in the nucleus

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 SECTION-B

1. In the Periodic Table, the elements are arranged in columns called

Groups and in rows called Periods.
A. Complete the table for some of the elements in Period 3. [1]

Group No I II III IV V VI VII

Symbol Na Mg Al Si P S Cl
No of valance electrons

B. What is the relationship between the group number and the

number of valency electrons? [1]

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C. Across a period, the elements change from metallic to non-metallic.

i. Explain the relationship between the elements Na to Al, [2]

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ii. For the elements P to Cl. [2]

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 2. The Group I metals show trends in both their physical and chemical
properties. [2]
A. How do their melting points vary down the Group?

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B. Which element in the Group has the highest density?

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3. Argon is an unreactive noble gas. [2]

A. Explain why argon is unreactive.

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B. Give one use of argon.

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4. Decide whether each of these reactions is exothermic or endothermic [4]

A. When two chemicals mix their temperature rises

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B. A solid burns brightly and releases heat, light and sound

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C. When two chemicals are mixed their temperature drops

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D. Two chemicals will only react if you heat them continually

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5. Group VII elements have different properties when we down the
group. [4]
A. Name the group VII element which has the smallest atom

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B. Name group VII element which has four shells to contain all its

electrons.

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C. State the color of bromine liquid

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D. Write any one use of chlorine.

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6. The positions of four elements in the Periodic Table are shown. [2]

A. Which element does not form a compound with chlorine?

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B. Which element has 3 electron shells?

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