Allied Schools

First Term Examination

September 2023

Subject: Science Class: VII

Name: __________________ Date: ___________
Time: 3 hrs. Total marks: 100
 PBL [ /20]
 Project work [ /10]

Write answers to the given questions on the prescribed answer sheet.

Objective part (40 Marks)

Attempt all the given questions on the prescribed answer sheet.
Q1. Encircle the correct answer. [ /10]
i. What are reactants required for aerobic respiration in plants?
a. Oxygen and Water c. Carbon dioxide and water
b. Carbon dioxide and glucose d. Oxygen and glucose

ii. Plants require oxygen to carry out aerobic respiration. Which of the following is
not a method by which plants obtain this oxygen?
a. Oxygen produced by the plant during photosynthesis is used in respiration.
b. Oxygen is dissolved into water enters the roots of plant.
c. Oxygen diffuses into the leaf through stomata
d. Oxygen is breathed in by the plant through open air ways in the leaf.

iii. At the base of aorta, valves is present which prevents the backflow of blood
from:
a. Aorta to left ventricle c. Aorta to right ventricle
b. Aorta to left atrium d. Aorta to right atrium

iv. Gas exchange takes place in:

a. Trachea c. nose
b. Alveoli d. bronchi

v. The product of anaerobic respiration are:

a. Carbon dioxide and water c. Carbon dioxide and lactic acid
b. Carbon dioxide and alcohol d. both b and c
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First Term Examination
September 2023

vi. Protein present in plasma which helps in immune system are:

a. Fibrinogen c. antibodies
b. Haemoglobin d. all of these
vii. Valves are present in:
a. Arteries c. veins
b. Capillaries d. all of these

viii. What is the function of hair inside the nose?

a. To fight disease c. They serve no purpose
b. To keep dust out of lungs d. To tickle the nose

ix. Which of the following event does not occur during inhalation?
a. Ribs contract c. diaphragm relaxes
b. Ribs raises d. volume of chest increases

x. Which of the following is called ‘voice box’?

a. Pharynx c. nose
b. Trachea d. larynx
Q2. Fill in the blanks. [ /10]
i. ______________anchors the plant in the soil.
ii. The plant system consists of ___________system and a ___________ system.
iii. _____________ acts as a barrier for substances entering the _________system
of the root.
iv. A ____________ is a small rounded part that appears on a tree or plant and
develops into a leaf or flower.
v. Cambium is a layer of undifferentiated cells between _________ and ________
vi. Respiration that takes place without oxygen is called ______________
respiration.
______________carry blood away from the heart.
vii. The cartilaginous structure is called _______________.
viii. ______________ are the smallest and thin blood vessels which connect arteries
to veins.
ix. At the end of each bronchioles are many small air sacs called ___________.
Q3. Label diagram of Heart. [ /10]
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First Term Examination
September 2023

Q4. A diagram linking the process of photosynthesis and respiration in plants is

provided, with two key molecule removed. [ /5]

i. What molecule would correctly replace label 1?

a. Carbon dioxide c. Oxygen
b. Water d. Hydrogen

ii. What molecule would correctly replace label 2?

a. Carbon dioxide c. Oxygen
b. Glucose d. Hydrogen
Q5. The bell jar is covered with a thick, black sheet and left for 24 hours. [ /5]

1. What would you expect to happen to the limewater?

a. To turn cloud b. To remain clear

2. Why would you expect to see this result?

a. The plant will respire but not photosynthesize, so there will be carbon
dioxide present.
b. The plant will be respiring carbon dioxide but also photosynthesizing and
absorbing it.
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First Term Examination
September 2023

Subjective Part (30 Marks)

Q6. Answer any TEN short questions. Each question carries equal marks. [2×10= / 20]
i. Which side of heart contains oxygenated blood?
ii. What is the function of pulmonary arteries?
iii. Where the process of photosynthesis takes place in plants?
iv. What is plant system?
v. State the function of epiglottis.
vi. What are vascular bundles?
vii. Are arteries different from capillaries? How?
viii. Explain why plant are called living organisms?
ix. What is larynx?
x. Explain aerobic respiration.
xi. What is cambium?
xii. Define roots and write the function of roots.

Q7. Attempt any ONE long question. Each question carries equal marks. [ /10]
a. Write the note on blood vessel?
b. Explain leaves, flowers and buds along their functions.
 Allied Schools
First Term Examination
September 2023

Subject: Science Class: VII

Name: __________________ Date: ___________
Time: 3 hrs. Total marks: 100
 PBL [ /20]
 Project work [ /10]

Write answers to the given questions on the prescribed answer sheet.

Objective part (40 Marks)

Attempt all the given questions on the prescribed answer sheet.
Q1. Encircle the correct answer. [ /10]
1. What are reactants required for aerobic respiration in plants?
c. Oxygen and Water c. Carbon dioxide and water
d. Carbon dioxide and glucose d. Oxygen and glucose

2. Plants require oxygen to carry out aerobic respiration. Which of the following is
not a method by which plants obtain this oxygen?
e. Oxygen produced by the plant during photosynthesis is used in respiration.
f. Oxygen is dissolved into water enters the roots of plant.
g. Oxygen diffuses into the leaf through stomata
h. Oxygen is breathed in by the plant through open air ways in the leaf.

3. At the base of aorta, valves is present which prevents the backflow of blood
from:
c. Aorta to left ventricle c. Aorta to right ventricle
d. Aorta to left atrium d. Aorta to right atrium

4. Gas exchange takes place in:

c. Trachea c. nose
d. Alveoli d. bronchi

5. The product of anaerobic respiration are:

c. Carbon dioxide and water c. Carbon dioxide and lactic acid
d. Carbon dioxide and alcohol d. both b and c
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First Term Examination
September 2023

6. Protein present in plasma which helps in immune system are:

c. Fibrinogen c. antibodies
d. Haemoglobin d. all of these
7. Valves are present in:
c. Arteries c. veins
d. Capillaries d. all of these

8. What is the function of hair inside the nose?

c. To fight disease c. They serve no purpose
d. To keep dust out of lungs d. To tickle the nose

9. Which of the following event does not occur during inhalation?

c. Ribs contract c. diaphragm relaxes
d. Ribs raises d. volume of chest increases

10. Which of the following is called ‘voice box’?

c. Pharynx c. nose
d. Trachea d. larynx
Q2. Fill in the blanks. [ /10]
1. ______________anchors the plant in the soil. (root)
2. The plant system consists of ___________system and a ___________ system.
(root, shoot)
3. _____________ acts as a barrier for substances entering the _________system of the
root. (vascular)
4. A ____________ is a small rounded part that appears on a tree or plant and develops
into a leaf or flower. (bud)
5. Cambium is a layer of undifferentiated cells between _________ and ________
(Xylem and phloem)
6. Respiration that takes place without oxygen is called ______________ respiration.
(Anaerobic )
7. ______________carry blood away from the heart. (Artery)
8. The cartilaginous structure is called _______________. (larynx)
9. ______________ are the smallest and thin blood vessels which connect arteries to veins.
(capillaries)
10. At the end of each bronchioles are many small air sacs called alveoli
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First Term Examination
September 2023

Q3. Label diagram of Heart. [ /10]

Q4. A diagram linking the process of photosynthesis and respiration in plants is

provided, with two key molecule removed. [ /5]

1. What molecule would correctly replace label 1?

a. Carbon dioxide c. Oxygen
b. Water d. Hydrogen

2. What molecule would correctly replace label 2?

i. Carbon dioxide c. Oxygen
ii. Glucose d. Hydrogen
 Allied Schools
First Term Examination
September 2023

Q5. The bell jar is covered with a thick, black sheet and left for 24 hours. [ /5]

i. What would you expect to happen to the limewater?

a. To turn cloud b. To remain clear
ii.Why would you expect to see this result?
a. The plant will respire but not photosynthesize, so there will be carbon
dioxide present.
b. The plant will be respiring carbon dioxide but also photosynthesizing and
absorbing it.

Subjective Part (30 Marks)

Q6. Answer any TEN short questions. Each question carries equal marks. [2×10= / 20]
a. Which side of heart contains oxygenated blood?
b. What is the function of pulmonary arteries?
c. Where the process of photosynthesis takes place in plants?
d. What is plant system?
e. State the function of epiglottis.
f. What are vascular bundles?
g. Are arteries different from capillaries? How?
h. Explain why plant are called living organisms?
i. What is larynx?
j. Explain aerobic respiration.
k. What is cambium?
l. Define roots and write the function of roots.
Q7. Attempt any ONE long question. Each question carries equal marks. [ /10]
a. Write the note on blood vessel?
b. Explain leaves, flowers and buds along their functions.