MODEL TEST PAPER – 4

[For Summative Assessment-1 (Term-I) to be held in September, 2010 & onwards]

(Based on the latest CBSE Sample Paper released by C.B.S.E., New Delhi in July, 2010)

Maximum Marks : 80 Maximum Time : 3 - 31/2 hours

General Instructions : Same as in CBSE Sample Question Paper

SECTION A

2. Name two acidic non-metallic oxides.

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1. Why should magnesium ribbon be cleaned before burning in air?

3. What do you understand by the term series circuit?

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4. What is the major difference between renewable sources and non-renewable
sources of energy ? [1]

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5. What is a balanced chemical equation? Why should a chemical equation be
balanced? [2]

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6. State two uses of chemical decomposition reaction in the industry. [2]
7. How can you decrease the pH 12 of a solution to pH 3? [2]

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8. Enumerate any two functions of the gastric HCl. [2]
9. A metal P is placed in an aqueous solution of Q. In few hours metal Q was

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deposited on metal P. Which metal amongst P and Q is more reactive and why
? [2]
10. The resistance of a wire of length 80 cm and of uniform area of cross-section
0.025 cm2, is found to be 1.50 ohm. Calculate specific resistance of the wire in SI

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units. [2]
11. An electron enters a magnetic field at right angles to it as shown in the diagram.

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The direction of force acting on the electron will be : [2]
(a) to the right
(b) to the left
(c) out of the page (d) into the page.
Give a reason for your choice.
12. An electric device draws an energy of 500 kJ in 1 minute. If the resistance of
the heating device is 20 W, calculate the current flowing through the device.
[2]
13. Describe the potential of the following as future source of energy from the oceans
: [2]
(i) biomass (ii) deuterium.

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14. Why are decomposition reactions called opposite of combination reactions?
Write equations for these reactions. [3]
15. A sodium salt is placed in a dry test tube. To this salt is added 5 ml of
hydrochloric acid, when a lot of effervescence takes place with the liberation
of a colourless gas. The gas on passing through a colourless solution, turns it
milky. Answer the following questions — [3]
(i) Which gas is produced during the chemical reaction?
(ii) What is the colourless solution and why does it turn milky?
(iii) Why is effervesence produced during the chemical reaction?
16. State two ways by which a neutral soil gets acidic. What problem is created by
acidic soil and how is it overcome?
17. What is the significance of reflex actions?

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18. List the functions of testosterone and estrogen. Z
19. (a) How does the resistance of the following change with the rise in
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temperature? (i) Pure metals; (ii) German silver; (iii) Carbon. [3]

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(b) Name three substances whose resistance changes very little with the rise in

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temperature.
20. (a) How is the direction of electric current related to the direction of flow of

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electrons in a wire? [3]
(b) Calculate the current in a circuit if 500 C of charge passes through it in

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10 minutes.
21. What are magnetic field lines? How is the direction of the magnetic field at a

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point determined? Mention two important properties of the magnetic field lines.
[3]
22. Compare and contrast fossil fuels and sun as a direct source of energy. [3]
23. What is meant by 'rusting' ? With labelled diagrams describe an activity to find

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out the conditions under which iron rusts. [5]

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OR
(a) What method of concentration of ore is preferred in each of the following cases
and why? [5]
(i) The ore has higher density particles interspersed with a large bulk of
low density impurities.
(ii) The ore consists of copper sulphide intermixed with clay particles.
(b) Give an example of an amalgam.
24. What is the significance of photosynthesis? [5]
OR
Make a comparisons between photosynthesis and respiration. [5]
25. (a) Draw a neat diagram of a fuse wire connected in a fuse socket and label
it.
(b) State two properties of the material of the fuse wire. [5]
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 (c) Why is a fuse wire, always placed in a live wire?
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(a) Mention two factors which determine the strength of an electromagnet. [5]
(b) State two differences between an electromagnet and a permanent magnet.
SECTION B

26. The pH of soil is 5.5. In order to increase the pH, the farmer adds :
(a) limestone (b) slaked lime
(c) gypsum (d) sodium hydroxide

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27. When a pH paper is dipped in sodium bicarbonate, the change in colour is :
(a) greenish blue (b) orangish red

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(c) orangish yellow (d) bluish violet

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28. Few drops of HCl are poured over solid sodium carbonate. A colourless gas is evolved
which extinguishes the flame of a burning matchstick. The gas evolved is :

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(a) carbon monoxide

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(c) carbon dioxide gas

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(b) methane gas
(d) nitrogen gas
29. Which of the following is a displacement reaction?
(a) CuSO4 + 2NaOH → Cu(OH)2 + Na2SO4

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(b) 2Pb(NO3)2 → 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2
(c) NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O

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(d) FeSO4 + Mg → MgSO4 + Fe

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30. At night, the guard cells become :

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(a) more turgid (b) dead (c) less turgid (d) flaccid
31. A student draws the following sketch of a stomatal apparatus and numbers the parts
to label them. The chloroplast is denoted by :

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(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
32. Oxygen enters the atmosphere due to which of the following :
(a) fat metabolism (b) respiration
(c) photosynthesis (d) all of these
33. Before starting the experiment to show that sunlight is necessary for phtosynthesis
the potted plant must be :
(a) destarched by keeping it in the dark for a few days.

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 (b) treated with pesticides.
(c) exposed to sunlight for a few hours.
(d) treated with auxin to promote growth.
34. The two types of respiration are :
(a) aerobic and anaerobic (b) combustion and breathing
(c) breathing and fermentation (d) transpiration and anaerobic respiration
35. Only clear and freshly prepared limewater must be used for the experiment showing
that CO2 is given out during respiration, because :
(a) old limewater smells bad.

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(b) old limewater does not react with CO2.
(c) old limewater reacts slowly with atmospheric CO2 to form calcium carbonate,

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which settles down.
(d) none of these.

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36. The SI unit of electric current is :

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(a) ohm (b) ampere (c) volt (d) faraday

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37. Look at the circuit drawn below and select the graph that best describes the current
and potential difference measured :

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IN (A) (B)

(C) (D)
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
38. In our household, the wire connected in series is :
(a) connecting wire (b) fuse wire (c) heating wire (d) source wire

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39. In the figures below, the fig. depicting a series combination of resistors is :

(A) (B)

All of these

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(C)
(b) B
40. Which is the incorrect statement?
(c) C

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(d) D

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A student drops about 5 g lump of quicklime in 50cc water. He observes :

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(a) the lump disintegrates into a white powdery mass with a hissing sound.
(b) the reaction mixture gets hot

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(c) the white powdery mass dissolves to form a clear solution
(d) the reaction is an example of chemical combination reaction
41. Two students are using the circuits shown here. They are doing the experiment to

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find the equivalent resistance of a :

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IN (i) (ii)
(a) series combination and a parallel combination, respectively of the two given
resistors.
(b) parallel combination and a series combination, respectively, of the two given
resistors.
(c) series combination of the two given resistors in both the cases.
(d) parallel combination of the two given resistors in both the cases.