The Smart School

First MONTHLY ASSESSMENT

Session 2021-22

Subject: Science
Class: VII Duration 35 minutes

Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Total
Percentage
Maximum 4 3 2 3 8 20 %
Marks
Marks
Obtained

Name: __________________________________

Date: __________________________________

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 Attempt all the questions.

Part I
Objective portion Marks: 12

1. Tick the correct option. ___/4)

i. Where does growth takes place in plants?

a. At buds only
b. At the leaves only
c. At the tips of shoots and roots only
d. All over the plant
ii. Plants grow better in a greenhouse in early spring because:
a. Heat from the Sun warms the inside of the greenhouse
b. Seeds germinate in the spring
c. The greenhouse stops too much heat getting to the plants
d. The young plants are sheltered from the rain
iii. Heat energy is measured in:
a. degrees
b. joules
c. newtons
d. pascals
iv. What part of a plant absorb water?
a. Flower
b. Leaf
c. Root
d. Stem
2. Fill in the blanks to complete the passage. ___/3)

Ice is a solid. When it is heated, it _____________ and becomes water. Water is a

_____________ which boils at 100 o

C. At this temperature, it turns into a

_____________ called steam. When steam cools it _____________ and turns back into

water. At 0 oC water _____________ and turns back into ice. These are examples of

changes of _____________.

3. State whether the following statements are true or false. ___/2)

i. A short metal spoon is better for stirring hot soup than a long metal spoon.

_________
 ii. Heat is measured with a thermometer. _________

iii. An organism is something that is able to survive on its own. _________

iv. A growing plant root tip is protected by a root cap. _________

4. Which description matches the word? ___/3)

A B

Evaporation As a liquid cools down, its particles slow

down. Eventually they will start to form a
framework which is typical of a solid.

Freezing In a change of state, only the behavior of

the particles changes. The actual
particles remain the same all the time.

Mass is conserved When heat is applied to a liquid, the

particles move faster still. At the
surface the faster particles break free
to form a gas above it.

Part II
Subjective portion Marks: 8

5. Answer the following questions.

i. What is the difference between heat and temperature? Also write their
units. ___/3)
ii. What are the jobs of root tip and root cap? ___/2)

iii. Name four kinds of plant tissues. ___/1)

iv. Write the difference between absolute zero and Kelvin scale. ___/2)