The Apple International School, Dubai

Major Assessment – Term 3 – June 2020

Science Year-8
Year : 8 Section ______ Marks: 50
Date : 23.06.2020 Time : 1 hr 30 min

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Spend the first five minutes to read the complete Question Paper.
• Revise your answers before submission.
• This booklet contains 12 pages
 PHYSICS
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1. Which phrase best completes the following sentence? We see things because:
A they are luminous.
B the Sun shines on them.
C light from them enters our eyes.
D light from our eyes shines on them.

2. Type of mirror used in a convenience store to provide a wide angle view

A. Plane
B. Convex
C. Concave
3. Refraction occurs because:
A light speeds up when it goes from air to glass or water
B light slows down when it goes from air to glass or water
C light stops when it goes from air to glass or water
D light reflects inside transparent materials

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 8. Why do you see Rainbows? Explain the phenomenon behind that with an
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 CHEMISTRY
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10. What kind of properties can only be observed when a substance changes into a different
substance?

A. physical properties
B. chemical properties
C. liquid properties
D. real properties

11. In a reaction A + B ----> C, reactant A has 5g and product C has 9g. How many grams
does reactant B should have?
A. 4g
B. 5g
C. 9g
D. 14g

12. In the given picture, a powder is about to be poured into the liquid. Which of
the following should be done to make this powder dissolve faster?
A. stir the powder in the liquid solvent
B. freeze the mixture
C. add more powder to the liquid
D. store the mixture in a dark place
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BIOLOGY

Multiple choice questions 4m

17. Using their __________, plants combine sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make
glucose and oxygen

A. Flowers
B. Leaves
C. Stem
D. Roots

18.There are little pores on the bottom of the leaf called ________

A. stem
B. root
C. stomata
D. palisade mesophyll

19. What is the name of the female gamete in humans?

A. Sperm
B. Zygote
C. Ovary
D. Ovum

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Although many plant cells possess chloroplasts, they are absent in some
types of plant.

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a) Describe the function of chloroplasts
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