ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES — 7TH CLASS
Classification & Pure Substances
TEST PAPER - 2
Time: 45 minutes Max. Marks: 30
Name: _______________________________ Section: _________
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. Each question carries 1 mark. Choose the correct option (A/B/C/D).
1. The main difference between an element and a compound is that
(A) An element cannot be broken down further by chemical means, a compound can (B) A compound
has only one kind of atom (C) An element always contains more than one kind of atom (D) Elements
are always liquids
2. "All pure substances are homogeneous in nature" — this statement is
(A) False, because pure substances can be heterogeneous (B) True, because a pure substance has
uniform composition throughout (C) True only for compounds, not elements (D) False for all pure
substances
3. Among Ice, milk, iron, hydrochloric acid, calcium oxide, mercury, brick and wood, the pure substances are
(A) Milk, brick, wood, air (B) Ice, iron, hydrochloric acid, calcium oxide, mercury (C) Only milk and
iron (D) Only brick and wood
4. Milk, brick, wood and air are generally classified as
(A) Pure substances (B) Impure substances / mixtures (C) Elements (D) Compounds only
5. Soil is best described as a
(A) Pure element (B) Homogeneous mixture (C) Heterogeneous mixture (D) Compound
6. Lime water is classified as a
(A) Mixture (B) Element (C) Compound (D) Metalloid
7. Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?
(A) Soda water (B) Liquid ammonia (C) Milk (D) Sugar water
8. A homogeneous mixture among the following is
(A) Milk (B) Muddy water (C) Smoke (D) Air
9. Lead sulphide (PbS) is classified as
(A) An element (B) A compound (C) A mixture (D) An alloy
10. Gold, as found and used commercially, is best classified as
(A) An alloy (B) A compound (C) A mixture only (D) An element (in its pure form)
11. Elements among CdS, H2O, C (carbon) and Cd (cadmium) are
(A) CdS and H2O (B) C and Cd (C) Only CdS (D) Only H2O
12. Non-metals among Aluminium, Chlorine, Nitrogen and Gold are
(A) Aluminium and Gold (B) Chlorine and Nitrogen (C) Aluminium and Nitrogen (D) Chlorine and
Gold
13. Hydrogen gas is combustible and oxygen gas supports combustion, yet water (formed from both) is
neither combustible nor a supporter of combustion. This best illustrates that
(A) Water is an element (B) A compound can have entirely different properties from its constituent
elements (C) Hydrogen and oxygen do not really combine (D) Water is a mixture of hydrogen and
oxygen
14. Sodium catches fire easily and chlorine gas is harmful, yet common salt (sodium chloride) formed from
both is safe to eat. This happens because
(A) Salt does not really contain sodium and chlorine (B) The compound formed has properties
completely different from its constituent elements (C) Sodium and chlorine cancel each other's
properties by mixing physically (D) Salt is a mixture, not a compound
15. A drop of water actually contains
(A) 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen only (B) 1 molecule of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen
(C) Millions of molecules of water (D) One molecule of hydrogen and one molecule of oxygen
16. A formula of a compound gives information about
(A) Only the colour of the compound (B) The elements present and the number of atoms of each in one
molecule (C) The number of components in a mixture (D) The melting point of the compound only
17. The components of a compound can be separated only by
(A) Physical processes like filtration (B) Chemical processes (chemical reactions), not simple physical
methods (C) Evaporation alone (D) Magnetic separation
18. The components of a mixture can generally be separated by
(A) Chemical reactions only (B) Physical processes based on differences in their properties (C)
Nuclear reactions (D) None of the above
19. A teacher asked four students what category a homogeneous substance belongs to. Student D said it can
be an element, a compound, or a mixture. Student D's answer is
(A) Wrong, since homogeneous substances are always elements (B) Wrong, since homogeneous
substances are always compounds (C) Correct, since a homogeneous substance may be a pure
element/compound or a homogeneous mixture like a solution (D) Wrong, since homogeneous
substances are always mixtures
20. Iron is considered an element, iron sulphide a compound, and a mixture of iron powder and sulphur a
mixture because
(A) They all look identical (B) Iron sulphide has fixed composition and new properties formed by a
chemical change, while the mixture retains the individual properties of iron and sulphur in variable
proportion (C) Iron sulphide is easier to make than the mixture (D) There is no real difference
between them
21. Which pair below correctly shows examples of homogeneous mixtures?
(A) Sugar solution and brass (B) Sand and water (C) Oil and water (D) Iron filings and sulphur
powder
22. Distinguish: a compound differs from a mixture mainly because a compound
(A) Has components in a fixed ratio and undergoes chemical combination with new properties, unlike a
mixture (B) Can be separated by physical means like a mixture (C) Always has variable composition
(D) Is always found in nature only
23. Air is generally treated in chemistry as a
(A) Compound (B) Element (C) Homogeneous mixture (D) Heterogeneous mixture
24. Which of the following best distinguishes an atom from a molecule?
(A) An atom is always bigger than a molecule (B) An atom is the smallest unit of an element that may
or may not exist independently; a molecule is a group of two or more atoms bonded together (C) A
molecule is smaller than an atom (D) There is no difference
25. An example of an element that exists as independent atoms (not molecules) is
(A) Oxygen (B) Nitrogen (C) Helium (D) Chlorine
26. An example of an element that exists as molecules (not independent atoms) is
(A) Helium (B) Argon (C) Oxygen (D) Neon
27. Which of the following substances (Ice, milk, iron, HCl, CaO, mercury, brick, wood, air) would NOT be
classified as a pure substance?
(A) Ice (B) Iron (C) Brick (D) Mercury
28. Two thermometers dipped in water and alcohol respectively, kept at the same room temperature in
similar containers, will show
(A) Very different readings because the liquids are different (B) The same reading, since both liquids
are at the same room temperature and thermometers measure temperature, not the liquid's identity
(C) A higher reading for alcohol always (D) A higher reading for water always
29. Match the substance in Column-I with its correct classification in Column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(A) Sodium (P) Homogeneous mixture
(B) Sodium chloride (Q) Element
(C) Sulphur in water (R) Compound
(S) Heterogeneous
(D) Sugar in water
mixture
Choose the correct combination:
(A) A-Q, B-R, C-S, D-P
(B) A-Q, B-R, C-P, D-S
(C) A-R, B-Q, C-S, D-P
(D) A-Q, B-S, C-R, D-P
30. Match the pure substance/mixture in Column-I with its category in Column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(P) Heterogeneous
(A) Lead sulphide
mixture
(B) Gold (Q) Element
(C) Air (R) Compound
(D) Milk (S) Homogeneous mixture
(E) Lime water (T) Alloy
Choose the correct combination:
(A) A-R, B-Q, C-S, D-P, E-S
(B) A-Q, B-R, C-S, D-P, E-S
(C) A-R, B-Q, C-P, D-S, E-S
(D) A-R, B-T, C-S, D-P, E-S
ANSWER KEY — TEST PAPER - 2
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. D
11. B 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. C
16. B 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. C
26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. A