Grade 7 Science Test
Topic: Respiration (Ch. 1.1 – 1.3)
Name: _________________________
Date: ____________________
Class: _________________________ Total Marks: 25
Section A: Multiple Choice & Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
1. Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete each sentence.
(2 marks)
a) Respiration happens inside _______________ (all cells / only lung cells).
b) The trachea is supported by rings of _______________ to keep it open.
c) Oxygen diffuses from the air sacs into the blood because there is _______________
oxygen in the blood.
d) When you breathe out, the diaphragm muscles _______________ .
2. Name the part of the respiratory system that matches each description.
(3 marks)
a) The tiny air sacs where gas exchange takes place: _______________
b) The large tube that carries air from your nose/mouth to your lungs, also called
the windpipe: _______________
c) The two main branches of the trachea, each going to one lung: _______________
Section B: Diagram and Labelling (5 marks)
3. The diagram below shows parts of the human respiratory system.
a) Write the correct order of structures that air passes through as it moves from
the nose/mouth down into the lungs. Start with the first structure.
(2 marks)
Nose/Mouth → ________ → ________ → ________ → ________ → Air sacs
b) Look at the diagram of an air sac (alveolus) with a blood capillary below.
On this diagram:
Draw and label a red arrow to show the direction oxygen moves.
Draw and label a black arrow to show the direction carbon dioxide moves.
(3 marks)
Oxygen moves from _______________ into the _______________.
Carbon dioxide moves from _______________ into the _______________.
Section C: Short Answer Questions – Breathing & Gas Exchange
(10 marks)
4. Explain two changes that happen inside your chest when you breathe
in (inhale).
(4 marks)
Change 1: _________________________________________________________________
Change 2: _________________________________________________________________
5. The table below shows what happens to the diaphragm and intercostal muscles
during breathing. Copy and complete the table using the words contract or relax.
(3 marks)
What do the diaphragm muscles What do the intercostal muscles
Action
do? do?
Breathing in
Breathing ou
t
6. Use the idea of diffusion to explain why oxygen goes from the air sac into the
blood, and why carbon dioxide goes from the blood into the air sac.
(3 marks)
Section D: (Bonus, 2 marks)
8. If a patient's air sacs become damaged and thicker, it would be harder to get
enough oxygen into the blood because:
Section E: Fill in the Blanks (4 marks)
a) When you breathe in, the diaphragm muscles _______________ and move
downwards.
b) When the intercostal muscles _______________, the ribs drop down into their
natural position.
c) When the volume of the chest cavity increases, the pressure inside the lungs
_______________.
d) When you breathe out, the volume of the chest cavity _______________.
Section F: True or False (4 marks)
Read each statement. Write T (true) or F (false). If false, correct the statement to
make it true.
a) When you breathe in, your ribs move downwards and inwards.
Answer: ____
Correction (if false): _________________________________________________
b) The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the
abdomen.
Answer: ____
Correction (if false): _________________________________________________
c) Air moves into the lungs when the pressure inside the lungs is higher than the
pressure outside the body.
Answer: ____
Correction (if false): _________________________________________________
d) During exhalation, the intercostal muscles relax and the diaphragm becomes
domed upwards.
Answer: ____
Correction (if false): _________________________________________________
Section G: Ordering the Steps (3 marks)
The steps below describe what happens when you breathe in. They are in the
wrong order. Write numbers 1 to 5 in the boxes to put them in the correct
sequence.
Step Order
The pressure inside the chest cavity decreases. ☐
The intercostal muscles contract, pulling the ribs upwards and outwards. ☐
Air moves into the lungs through the trachea. ☐
The diaphragm muscles contract and flatten downwards. ☐
The volume of the chest cavity increases. ☐
Section H: Short Answer Questions (10 marks)
1. Name two muscles that are involved in breathing movements.
(2 marks)
a) _________________________________
b) _________________________________
2. Describe two differences between breathing in and breathing out.
(4 marks)
Breathing In Breathing Out
1. _______________________________ 1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________