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ACADEMIC SESSION 2023-24

ANNUAL EXAMINATION
CLASS: VII
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
Duration: 2.5 Hours Date: 28th February '24 Maximum Marks:60
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Doall parts of a question together.
Draw a neat welllabelled diagram wherever required.
Marks for each question are written in front of the question.
I. Choose the correct option: (8 x1=8)
1. Which of the following is not a role of forests?
(a) Providing medicinal plants
(b) Absorbing rainwater and maintaining water table
(c) Maintaining the flow of water into the streams
(d) Creating flood conditions

2. Calculate the speed of a bus, if it travels 90 km in 1 hour.

(a) 90 m/s (b) 25 kmh
(c) 50km/h (d) 25 m/s

3. Observe the picture given below and identify the incorrect statement(s).

Bulb

Golgappas

(i)When the current passes through the filament of bulb, it heats up and emits light.
(ii) Heat is produced by the bulb due to the heating effect of electric current.
(ii) Heat isgetting transferred to Golgappas by conduction.
(iv) Golgappas willnot absorb moisture and stay crunchy due to the radiation of heat by the
incandescent bulb.

(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (iii)and (iv)

(c) (iv) only (d) (i) only

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 4. Anaerobicbacteria digest animal waste andproduce biogas (Change - A). The biogas is then
bunt as a fuel(Change-B). The following statements pertain to these changes. Choose the
most appropriate option.
(a) Process - A is a chemical change.
(b) Process - B is a chemical change.
(c) Both processes Aand Bare chemical changes.
(d) None of these processes is a chemicalchange
5. Identify the parts marked as A, Band C in the diagram given below.
A

(a) A- Ovary, B- Stigma, C- Style

(b) A-Pollen grain, B- Pollen tube, C- Zygote/egg
(c) A- Stigma, B- Style, C- Ovary
(d) A- Pollen grain, B- style,C-Zygote

6. Saprophytic nutrition is exhibited by

(a) algae (b) lichen
(c) fungus (d) all of these

7. The absorption of nutrients and exchange of respiratory gases between blood and tissues
takes place in
(a) veins (b) arteries
(c) heart (d) capillaries
8. Read the given statements carefully and select the correct option.
Assertion: Woollen clothes keep us warm during winters.
Reason: The porous woollen fibre traps a lot of air which is a poor conductor of heat.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correction explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is false and reason is true.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.

II. Fill in the blanks: (5 x 0.5 = 2.5)

1. Turmeric gives colour with lime water.
2. The time period of a given pendulum of a fixed length is
3.Food synthesized by plants through photosynthesis is stored as
4. Solar energy is absorbed by the present in leaves.
5. A safety device that prevents damage to electric circuits and possible fires by breaking
the circuit is called a

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ne
hen
(5 x 0.5 =2.5)
III. Match the words in Column A with those in Column B:
Column A Column B
(a) Plane mirror (i))Used as a magnifying glass
(b) Convex mirror (ii) Can form image of objects spread over a large area
(c) Convex lens (iii)Used by dentists to see enlarged image of teeth
(d) Concave mirror (iv) The image is always inverted and magnified
object
(e) Concave lens (v) The image is erect and of the same size as the
(vi) A diverging lens

IV. Mark the following statements as true or false and write the false statements
(4 x 1 =4)
correctly:
1. Stretching of rûbber band is not a physical change.
2. The heat flows from a body at a higher temperature to a body at a lower temperature.
3. The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to stigma is called fertilisation.
4. Seeds of drumstick and maple are carried to long distances by water.

V. Answer briefly in one or two sentenees: (8 x 1= 8)

1. Recycling of paper helps in the conservation of forests. Justify.
2. Nikhil was diagnosed with stones in gall bladder, after which he got his gall bladder
removed surgically. After the surgery, he faced problems in digestion of certain food
items when consumed in bulk. Can you guess, what kind of food items would they be
and why?
3. In the figure given below, a laboratory thermometer A is kept 7 cm away on the side of
the flame while a similar thermometer B is kept 7 cm above the flame of the candle.
Which of these thermometers will show a greater rise in temperature? Give reason for
your answer.

(B)

(A)

4. When an iron nail is dipped in copper sulphate solution, the colour of the solution is
changed and the iron nail is covered with a brown layer. Write the word equation involved.
5. State the main difference between asexual and sexual reproduction in plants.
Name
6. Rhizopus, moss and fern reproduce by a common method of asexual reproduction.
the method.
7. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth but farmers, who cultivate pulses like green gram,
Bengal gram, black gram, peas etc., do not apply nitrogenous fertilisers during cultivation. Why?
8. What do you understand by parasitic mode of nutrition in plants? Give one example.

VI. Answer briefly in two or three sentences: (5 x 2 = 10)

1. What happens to the food when it enters into?
(a) stomach (b) small intestine
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 2. Give reason for the following:
even release a fountain
(a) Whales and Dolphins often come to the water surface. They
of water sometimes while moving upwards.
(b) It is not advisable to sleep under a tree during the night.
3. Suppose we wish to obtain the real image of a distant tree. Explain two possible ways in
which we can do it.
4. Riya burnt a piece of magnesium ribbon in the burner.

Tong
Magnesium
ribbon

Burner Watch glass

(a) What is the colour of the flame and the ash produced?
(b) Write the word equation involved.
5. (a) Raman has to attend a marriage function. He has two coats, one made with black fabric
and the other with white fabric. Which one should he prefer in hot summer afternoon to
feel comfortable? Why?
(b) We should not holdthe thermometer by itsbulb while reading it. Justify.
VIH. Answer in detail: (5 x 3= 15)
1. How does an Amoebaobtain its food? Support your answer with a labelled diagram.
2. Look at the given picture and answer the questions that follow.

Pink Solution
Colourless
A B solution

(a) In picture A,the flask contains the indicator phenolphthalein, which has turned into
pink colour. What could be the nature of solution which has been added to
phenolphthalein? (0.5)

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 b) After adding another
turn colourless. Whatsolution to the flask (drop by drop).
(c) What is the above could be the nature of this
solution?phenolphthalein in picture B(0.5)
reaction called? What is the common name for the
formed in thÉs reaction? Also., write the word equation involved in thisnew substance (1.5)
(d) Rahul touched the reaction mixture
immediately after the addition of theprocess.
(which made phenolphthalein turn colourless) in the flask shown in picturesubstance
B. What
could be his observation? Why? (0.5)
J. What is meant by aerobic and anaerobic respiration2 Illustrate by
giving reactions that
take place during both types of
respiration.
4.Carefully read the given graph and answer the questions that follow:

100
90

80

DUesg(w) 70
60

50
40

30

20

10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (second)

(a) What kind of motion is represented by the objects A, B and C? (0.5)

(b) What is the distance travelled by the object B after one second? (0.5)
(c) How much time is taken by the object Cto cover a distance of 80m? (0.5)
(d) Calculate the speed of the objects A, Band C. Identify which object is the fastest one. (1.5)

5. CASE STUDY BASED QUESTION:

Forests are very important natural resources. They play an important role in preserving the
environment. Green plants take solar energy and convert it into chemical energy while making
food. Thus, solar energy is transferred to other living beings through the green plants. Green
plants utilise carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and release oxygen and maintain the
balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the environment. That's why forests are called as
green lungs of the earth. By absorbing the carbon dioxide forests play an important role in
checking global warming.
The roots of the trees hold the topsoil in place. This prevents soil erosion by wind or by
running water. Trees also help in improving the quality of soil.
Forests playavital role in maintaining the water cycle by releasing ahuge amount of water
vapours into the atmosphere through transpiration.
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referred as green lungs of earth?
(a) Why forests are commonly global warming?
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(b) How does forest help in checking statement. 1
(c)"Forests areimportant natural resources.' Justify this

(2 x5 =10)
VIII. Long answer questions: 3
Q1. (a) Draw a well labelled diagram of Human excretory system. 1
products from the body?
(b) Why is it necessary to eXcrete waste dialysis?
1
(c) Under what condition a person has to undergo
SAC BASED QUESTION: is
happens to the iron safety pins when the circuit is switched ON' and when it2
Q2. (a) What from this?
switched 'OFF? What do you conclude

apparatus work? Name any two appliances in which this

(b) On what principle does the above 2
apparatus is used. 1
strength of the above shown apparatus.
(c) State the factors which affect the

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