TERM I

SESSION-2019-20
Class VII
Time: 2 ½ Hr. Subject - Science M.M. 80
Note – Attempt all questions.

General instructions:
(i) Read question paper carefully.
(ii) Answer must be pin point.
(iii) Hand writing should be neat and clean.
(iv) Do not change the serial number given to the question.

Q1. Fill in the blanks:- 1x5=5

a) The food synthesized by the plants is stored as _________________.
b) The largest gland in the human body is __________.
c) The average weather taken over a long time is called ___________.
d) Wind is——————air.
e) Winds are generated due to——————heating on the earth.

Q2. Mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if it is false. 1x5=5
a) The tongue helps in mixing food with saliva. (T/F) ( )
b) Tooth decay is caused by the presence of a base. (T/F).( )
c) Iron and rust are the same substances. (True/False) .( )
d) Nitric acid turn red litmus blue. (T/F) ( )
e) Radiation is not a mode of transfer of heat. ( )
Q3. Match the items given in Column I with the item given inColumn II. 1x5=5

COLUMN -I COLUMN-II

Mulberry leaves Layer of fat under skin

Dark coloured clothes are preferred Chemical change
during
curd Food of silk worm
Burning of paper winter
Polar bear Lactic acid

Q4.. Why do organisms need to take food? 2

Q5. Can you prepare your food like green plants? If not so why? 2
Q6. Which part of the digestive canal is involved in: 2
(i) absorption of food ________________.
(iv) complete digestion of food ________________.
Q7. Look at Fig. 4.13. Mark where the heat is being transferred by conduction, by convection . 2

OR
 Draw the diagram of a thermometer used by doctor to take the temperature of your body and
label its upper and lower reading range.

Q8. Name any two type of thermometer. Which is an ecofriendly thermometer and why? 2
Q9. State any two differences between acids and bases. 2
Q10. Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical orchemical changes: 2
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Dissolving sugar in water
(c) Burning of coal
(d) Melting of wax
Q11. Define galvanization. List any two galvanized material being used in your daily life. 2
Q12. Distinguish between a parasite and a saprotroph. 3
Q13. Given below is a sequence of steps in the processing of wool. Which are the missing steps? Add them. 3
Shearing, __________, sorting, __________, __________.
Q14.Define sericulture and name any two types of silk. 3
Q15.identify the conductor and insulator of heat from the following:- 3
Plastics, dry wood. Iron nail. A copper rod, thermocol, steel.
Q16. How do elephant living in the tropical rainforest adapt itself? (write any three adaptive feature of elephant) 3
Q17.label the four parts in the given diagram:- 3

Q18. Razia conducted an experiment in the field related to the rate of percolation. She observed that it took 3
40 min for 200 mL of water to percolate through the soil sample. Calculate the rate of percolation.
Q19. Why does an athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after finishing the race? 3
Q20.Draw the diagram of human digestive system and label the following parts:- (2.5+2.5=5)
Stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, rectum.
Q21. Name the source from which litmus solution is obtained. What is the use of this solution? 5
Q22. The tropical rainforest has a large population of animals. Explain why it is so.? 5
Q23.(a) You want to buy a house. Would you like to buy a house having windows but no ventilators?
Explain your answer.

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MCQ
Q24. Which of the following does not yield wool? 1
(i) Yak (ii) Camel (iii) Goat (iv) Woolly dog

Q25. A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice cream. Its other end 1
(a) becomes cold by the process of conduction.
(b) becomes cold by the process of convection.
(c) becomes cold by the process of radiation.
(d) does not become cold.
Q26. Which one of the following place is unlikely to be affected by a cyclone.? 1
(a) Chennai (ib) Mangaluru (Mangalore) (c) Amritsar (d) Puri
Q27. Which of the statements given below is correct?- 1
(a) In winter the winds flow from the land to the ocean.
(b) In summer the winds flow from the land towards the ocean.
(c) A cyclone is formed by a very high-pressure system with very high-speed winds revolving around it.
(d) The coastline of India is not vulnerable to cyclones.
Q28.Hot air is :- 1
a) Lighter than cold air
b) Colder than normal air
c) Its temperature is equal to the cold air
d) None of these.