MID-TERM EXAMINATION

SESSION : 2021-22
SUBJECT : SCIENCE
CLASS – IX
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 80
General Instructions:
 The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C and D. There are 37 questions in the
question paper. All questions are compulsory.
 Section – A – question no. 1 to 23 - all questions and parts thereof are of one mark each.
These questions contain multiple choice questions (MCQs), Case-studies and assertion -
reason type questions. Answers to these should be given in one word or in one sentence.
 Section – B – question no. 24 to 28 are short answer type questions, carrying 2 marks
each. Answers to these questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
 Section – C – question no. 29 to 33 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks
each. Answers to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
 Section – D – question no. 34 to 37 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each.
Answers to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
 There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some
questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
 Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.

SECTION – A
Question No. 1 – 4 contain five sub-parts each. You are expected to answer any four
subparts in these questions.
1. Read the following and answer any four questions from 1 (i) to 1 (v).
When an object moves along a straight line with uniform acceleration, it is possible to
relate its velocity, acceleration during motion and the distance covered by it in a certain
time interval by a set of equations known as the equations of motion. There are three
such equations. These are:
I) v = u + at
II) s = ut + ½ at2
III) 2 a s = v2 – u2

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where u is the initial velocity of the object which moves with uniform acceleration a for
time t, v is the final velocity, and s is the distance travelled by the object in time t. Eq. (I)
describes the velocity-time relation and Eq. (II) represents the position-time relation. Eq.
(III), which represents the relation between the position and the velocity.
i) A ball is thrown vertically upwards. It rises to a height of 50 m and comes back to the
thrower, we can conclude that:
a) The total distance covered by the ball is zero
b) The net displacement of the ball is zero
c) The displacement is 100m
d) None of the above (1)
ii) The initial velocity of a body is u. It is under uniform acceleration a. Its velocity v at
any time t is given by
a) v = u + at2
b) v = u +1/2 at2
c) v = u +at
d) v = u (1)
iii) A car increases its speed from 20 km/h to 80 km/h in 60 minutes. Its acceleration is
a) 1 km/h2
b) 60 km/h2
c) 1.67 km/h2
d) 3600 km/h2 (1)
iv) In the equation of motion: y = at + bt , the units of a and b are respectively
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a) m, m s-2
b) ms-1, ms -2
c) ms-2, ms-1
d) m, m (1)
v) In the equation: s = ut + 1/2 at2, s stands for distance covered in
a) t seconds
b) (t-1) seconds
c) (t + 1) seconds
d) tth second (1)
2. Read the following and answer any four questions from 2 (i) to 2 (v).
A pure substance may be defined as a single substance (or matter) which cannot be
separated by simple physical methods. Pure substances can be further classified as (i)
Elements (ii) Compounds. A mixture consists of two or more substance in any
proportion. A mixture can be separated into pure substances using appropriate separation
technique. All the mixtures containing a solid and a liquid are separated by one of the
following processes:

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 1. By filtration
2. By centrifugation
3. By evaporation
4. By crystallisation
5. By chromatography
6. By distillation

i) Components of pure substances can be separated by

a) Physical methods
b) Chemical methods
c) Both a) and b)
d) They can’t be separated (1)
ii) Which one of the following is an example of a mixture?
a) Crushing of a marble tile into small particles
b) Breaking of ice cubes into small pieces
c) Adding sodium metal to water
d) Adding milk in water (1)
iii) Sand and sulphur from their mixture can be separated by:
a) Crystallization
b) Magnetic method
c) Fractional distillation
d) Dissolving in Carbon disulphide and filtering (1)
iv) Fractional distillation can be used to separate:
a) Solids from solids
b) Liquids from solids
c) Liquids from liquids
d) Liquids from gases (1)
v) Which of the following non-metal is a good conductor of electricity?
a) Aluminium
b) Copper
c) Graphite
d) Gold (1)
3. Read the following and answer any four questions from 3 (i) to 3 (v).
Living cells consist of a selectively permeable plasma membrane, the nucleus and
cytoplasm. The plasma membrane allows the movement of substances by the process of
diffusion. The nucleus plays a crucial role in controlling hereditary characters. Cell
organelles are present in the cytoplasm that carry out different functions in the cell. Plant

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cells and animal cells have specialized structures for carrying out vital functions like
nutrition, excretion, osmoregulation, etc.
i) Which of the following cell organelles is absent in animal cells?
a) Vacuoles
b) Lysosome
c) Plastid
d) Ribosome (1)
ii) Membrane biogenesis takes place in
a) Nucleolus
b) Endoplasmic reticulum
c) Mitochondria
d) Lysosomes (1)
iii) Which of the following cell organelles are semi-autonomous?
a) Vacuoles
b) Lysosomes
c) Centrosome
d) Chloroplast (1)
iv) Plant roots absorb water by
a) Diffusion
b) Osmosis
c) Absorption
d) Imbibition (1)
v) Thread like structures present in nucleus are
a) Centrioles
b) Nucleolus
c) Chromosomes
d) Ribosomes (1)
4. Read the following and answer any four questions from 4 (i) to 4 (v).
Animal cells and plant cells have different cellular structures. Hence, plant tissues and
animal tissues differ in many respects. Plant tissues are specialized to support their
sedentary lifestyle and to allow growth from specific points of the body whereas animals
need to search for food and they continue to grow till a certain age. The classification of
plant and animal tissues are hence different from each other.
i) Type of tissue that allows growth from the tips of roots and stems in plants is
a) Intercalary meristem
b) Apical meristem
c) Lateral meristem
d) Parenchyma (1)
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 ii) Which of the following muscles never get fatigued?
a) Skeletal muscles
b) Smooth muscles
c) Cardiac muscles
d) Visceral muscles (1)
iii) Walls of sclerenchymatous tissue are thickened due to deposition of
a) Suberin
b) Cutin
c) Cellulose
d) Lignin (1)
iv) The oesophagus and lining of the mouth are lined by
a) Cuboidal epithelium
b) Squamous epithelium
c) Columnar epithelium
d) Glandular epithelium (1)
v) A person met with an accident in which two long bones of his hand were
dislocated. Which among the following may be the possible reason for this?
a) Tendon breaks
b) Break of skeletal muscles tissue
c) Ligament breaks
d) Areolar tissue breaks (1)
For question numbers 5-14 two statements are given - one labeled Assertion (A) and the
other labeled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes
(a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
5. Assertion: Acceleration of a moving body is always positive.
Reason: Acceleration of a moving body is the rate of change in velocity with respect to
time. (1)
6. Assertion: Magnitude of displacement is greater than the distance travelled by the
object.
Reason: The displacement is the shortest distance between initial and final position. (1)
7. Assertion: Speedometer is a device used to measure speed at any instant.
Reason: Speedometer is used for measuring various speeds in each time interval. (1)

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8. Assertion: Road accidents occurring due to high speeds are much worse than accidents
due to low speeds of vehicles.
Reason: Momentum of high speed vehicles is more than that of low speed vehicles. (1)
9. Assertion: Colloidal solutions are stable.
Reason: Colloidal solutions show Tyndall effect. (1)
10. Assertion: Oxygen gas is homogeneous in nature.
Reason: All the pure substances are uniform in nature. (1)
11. Assertion: Areolar tissue is found around skin and muscles.
Reason: It serves as a packing tissue to support internal organs. (1)
12. Assertion: Tendons are dense connective tissues.
Reason: They have great strength but limited flexibility. (1)
13. Assertion: Xylem and phloem are complex permanent tissues.
Reason: Complex permanent tissues are made up of one type of cells. (1)
14. Assertion: Plants can bend to some extent without breaking.
Reason: Collenchyma gives flexibility to plants. (1)
15. The figure shows the distance-time graph of three objects A, B and C. Study the graph
and answer the following question: Which of the three is travelling the fastest?

a) Object A b) Object B c) Object C d) All of them (1)

16. With which physical quantity should the speed of a running bull be multiplied so as to
obtain its momentum?
a) Velocity
b) Acceleration
c) Mass
d) All of them (1)
17. The propellers of a ship are at its back end so that
a) Working propellers exert a backward force on water
b) Equal and opposite reaction force is exerted by water on the ship
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these (1)

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18. Which of the following shows Tyndall effect?
a) Soap solution
b) Common salt solution
c) Sugar solution
d) Copper sulphate solution (1)
19. Which of the following is the dispersed phase of foam?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Gas
d) Copper sulphate (1)
20. Which of these is not related to endoplasmic reticulum?
a) It behaves as a transport channel for proteins between nucleus and cytoplasm
b) It transports materials between various regions in the cytoplasm
c) It can be the site of energy generation
d) It can be the site for some biochemical activities of the cell (1)
21. A long tree has several branches. The tissue that helps in the side ways conduction of
water in the branches is:
a) Collenchyma
b) Xylem parenchyma
c) Parenchyma
d) Xylem vessels (1)
22. Choose the wrong statement.
a) The nature of matrix differs according to the function of the tissue.
b) Fats are stored below the skin and in between the internal organs.
c) Epithelial tissues have intercellular spaces between them.
d) Cells of striated muscles are multinucleate and unbranched. (1)
23. Lipid molecules in the cell are synthesized by
a) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
c) Golgi apparatus
d) Plastids (1)

SECTION – B
24. An automobile vehicle has a mass of 2500 kg. What must be the force between the
vehicle and road if the vehicle is to be stopped with a negative acceleration of 2 ms-2? (2)
25. When a carpet is beaten with a stick, dust comes out of it. Explain. (2)
26. What is the effect of temperature and pressure on solubility of gas in liquid? (2)
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27. What is an isotonic solution? (2)
28. State two differences between xylem and phloem. (2)
SECTION – C
29. How much momentum will a dumb-bell of mass 25 kg transfer to the floor if it falls
from a height of 625 mm? Take its downward acceleration to be 9.8 ms–2. (3)
30. Two objects, each of mass 2.7 kg, are moving in the same straight line but in opposite
directions. The velocity of each object is 4.2 ms -1 before the collision during which they
stick together.
a) What will be the total momentum of the two objects before collision?
b) What will be the velocity of the combined object after collision?
c) After they stick together, is the combined object at rest or in motion? (3)
OR
A bullet of mass 12 g travelling horizontally with a velocity of 210 ms–1 strikes a
stationary wooden block and comes to rest in 0.07 s. Calculate the magnitude of the
force exerted by the wooden block on the bullet. (3)
31. i) 15 g of copper sulphate is dissolved in 75g copper sulphate solution at 400C. Find out
its solubility at that temperature.
ii) A 5% alcohol solution means:
a) 5ml alcohol and 95ml water
b) 5ml alcohol and 100ml water
Choose the correct answer. (3)
OR
In 40 ml of a solution 6 ml benzene is mixed. Calculate the concentration of this
solution.
What is the dispersed phase and dispersion medium of smoke? (3)
32. What are the functional regions of a cell? (3)
OR
State the functions of the nucleus. (3)
33. What is areolar tissue? What are the functions of areolar tissue? (3)
SECTION – D
34. a) What does the odometer of an automobile measure?
b) The graph given alongside shows how the speed of a car changes with time:

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 i) Which part of the graph shows varying retardation?
ii) What is the speed of the car after 4 hours?
iii) Find the distance travelled in first 6 hours. (5)
OR
a) Show by using the graphical method that s = ut + ½ at2 where the symbols have their
usual meanings.
b) A car acquires a velocity of 65 km/h in 8.5 s starting from rest. Find its acceleration.
(5)
35. a) Why crystallization technique is better than evaporation? Give two reasons.
b) Describe the separation of iodine, iron filings and salt from their mixture. (5)
OR
a) Explain the process involved in obtaining gases like nitrogen, oxygen and argon from
air with the help of a flow diagram.
b) Which of the following can be separated by using a separating funnel and which
cannot be separated by using a separating funnel?
i) Water and kerosene mixture
ii) Water and alcohol mixture
Give reasons for your answer. (5)
36. What is a neuron? Describe its structure and function. (5)
OR
Discuss about the functions of Golgi apparatus. (5)
37. What are the different elements of phloem tissue? (5)

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