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YEAR 8 CHEMISTRY
MID-TERM TEST
TERM I
SEPTMBER 2021

NAME:………………………………………………………………..…CLASS:…………. TEACHER:……………………………………

TIME: 1hour

INSTRUCTIONS
This paper consists of two sections.
Section A contains 10 multiple choice questions. Circle the correct choice.
Section B is structured questions. Write your answers in the space below each question.
Use a dark blue or black pen except for diagrams or graphs where HB pencil is allowed.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
This paper contains a total of 40 marks and has 15 questions.

This paper consists of 8 printed pages

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 SECTION A (10 marks)
Circle your choice
1. In the diagrams, circles of different sizes represent atoms of different elements. Which diagram can
represent molecule of sulphur dioxide gas (SO2)?

2. Two indicators, bromophenol blue and Congo red, show the following colours in acidic solutions and in
alkaline solutions.

A few drops of each indicator are added to separate samples of a solution of pH 10. What are the
colours of the indicators in this solution?

3. Which substance is the most acidic?

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4. The graph shows how the pH of soil in a field changes over time. At which point was the soil neutral?

5. Ant stings hurt because of the methanoic acid produced by the ant. Which substance could, most
safely, be used to neutralise the acid?

6. Which of the following reactions involves the chemical change described below:

two compounds two compounds?

A. oxygen + copper sulphide copper sulphate

B. carbon dioxide + calcium hydroxide calcium carbonate + water

C. zinc + sulphur zinc sulphide

D. water hydrogen + oxygen

7. Which element is a liquid non-metal at room temperature and pressure?

A. nickel

B. bromine

C. mercury

D. phosphorus

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8. Silvery grey iron filings are added to yellow sulphur powder in a test tube. The contents of the test tube
were strongly heated until they glowed red without further heating to form a dark grey dull solid.
Which statement is TRUE about the contents of the test tube in the experiment?

A. at the start they are a compound

B. at the end they are a mixture

C. at the end they element

D. at the start they element

9. Which order of the three words matches the three substances chlorine, rock salt, sodium chloride?

A. element, mixture, compound

B. mixture, compound, element

C. compound, mixture, element

D. compound, element, mixture

10. Which of the following is the best description of a molecule?

A. a substance containing one type of element

B. two or more atoms that are chemically bonded together

C. the particles that makes up a gaseous substance

D. the separate components of the atmosphere

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 SECTION B (30 Marks)
Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided
11. a) Complete the following table by writing the names of elements present or the name of the
compound:
Compound Elements present

Zinc iodide
………………………..................... and ……………………………..………..

Carbon and oxygen

………………………………………………

Magnesium sulphide
………………………..................... and ……………………………..………..

Copper carbonate
……………………………., ………………………… and …………………………

Aluminium, nitrogen and oxygen

………………………………………………..

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b) Complete the following word equations:

i) Iron + phosphorus ……………………………………………..………….

ii) ………………………….…… + ………………………..……… Manganese chloride

iii) ………………………….…… + ………………………..……… Zinc oxide

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[Total: 9]

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12. (a) Link the terms in the boxes on the left with the definitions on the right.

A pure substance made

Atom
up
of one type of atoms

The smallest part of an

Molecule element which takes part
in a chemical reaction

The smallest group of

joined atoms
Element
which can exist on its own

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(b) Copper can be obtained from its ore, copper sulphide, in two stages.
First stage: heating the ore in air
Copper sulphide reacts with oxygen from the air to form copper oxide and Sulphur
dioxide.
Second stage: heating the copper oxide with carbon
Copper oxide reacts with carbon to form copper and carbon dioxide gas.
(i) Give the names of three elements mentioned above.

1...............................................................................................................................................

2...............................................................................................................................................

3...............................................................................................................................................

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(ii) Give the name of three compounds mentioned above.

1...............................................................................................................................................

2...............................................................................................................................................

3...............................................................................................................................................

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[Total: 8]

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13. Complete the following word equations for reactions between acid and alkali.

a) sodium hydroxide + sulphuric acid …………………………………….. + ………………

b) …………………………………… + …………………………… potassium nitrate + water

c) sodium hydroxide + ……………………………… sodium chloride + ………………………

d) ………………………………… + …………………………..…. calcium chloride + water

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[Total: 4]

14. Complete the table below by writing the chemical name (NOT LATIN NAME) or the chemical symbol
of the element.
Chemical name Chemical symbol
Copper

Na

Sulfur

Hg

Aluminium

Fe

Phosphorus

Ne

Calcium

Ar
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[Total: 5]

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15. Use the words in the box below to classify substances A – I.

Atom, Element, molecule of element, molecule of compound, Mixture of elements, Mixture of

molecules of elements, Mixture of molecules of compounds, Mixture of element and molecule of
element, Mixture of element and molecule of compound,

A ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

B………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

C………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

D………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

E………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

F………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

G………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

H………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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[Total: 4]
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