Practice Test

Science Grade 9 Set 2

Time allowed – 30 minutes
PART I

1. Which component of food is also known as "energy-giving food"?

(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Proteins
(c) Roughage
(d) Vitamin

2. Which petroleum product is used in place of coal tar for metalling roads?

(a) Coke
(b) Paraffin
(c) Bitumen
(d) Coal gas

3. The ___________ is a layer of hard rock beneath the water table that stores groundwater.

(a) Surface water

(b) Unsaturated layer
(c) Reservoir
(d) Aquifer

4. Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

(a) Wheat
(b) Gram
(c) Maize
(d) Pea

5. The nucleus of a bacterial cell is not well organised and there is no nuclear membrane. This is a
key feature of which type of cell?

(a) Eukaryotic cell

(b) Prokaryotic cell
(c) Plant cell
(d) Animal cell
6. When a tester with a light bulb was used to check whether an object conducts electricity, the bulb
did not light up. However, when the tester was replaced with a tester with an LED, the LED lit up.
Which of the following is the correct explanation of this?

(a) The LED lights up at a lower current than the bulb.

(b) The resistance of the LED is greater than that of the bulb.
(c) This object is a non-conductor.
(d) The electrodes were opposite while using the bulb tester.
 PART II
7. Raman had an old lead pencil, wires, a bulb, and an electric cell in his science kit. While playing
with these, he made a circuit as shown in the picture below. Will the bulb in this circuit glow
when the switch is turned on and why? Choose the correct option.

(a) Yes, as lead is a good conductor of electricity.

(b) No, as lead is a bad conductor of electricity.
(c) Yes, as wood is a good conductor of electricity.
(d) No, as wood is a bad conductor of electricity.

8. In an experiment, a plastic refill is rubbed with polythene and the two are brought close to each
other. Choose the most appropriate combination of words to fill in blanks A and B in the
following sentence describing this result.

From this experiment, we can see that the refill and the polythene have A , which means that
a force like B has been exerted on them.

A B
(a) like charges attraction
(b) unlike charges repulsion
(c) unlike charges attraction
(d) like charges repulsion

9. Harsh was doing an experiment in the science lab. The steps of the procedure are given here.

(i) He took a spoonful of iron rust and dissolved it in very little water.
(ii) He uses red and blue litmus papers to test the solution.
(iii) He then took a small amount of sulphur powder in a deflagrating spoon.
(iv) He introduces burning sulphur into a glass jar and closes the lid.
(v) He pours a small amount of water into the jar and shakes it.
(vi) He uses red and blue litmus papers to test the solution.

Choose the most suitable option.

(a) Iron rust turns red litmus blue and sulphur turns blue litmus red.
(b) Iron rust turns blue litmus red and sulphur turns red litmus blue.
(c) Iron rust and sulphur both turn red litmus blue.
(d) Iron rust and sulphur both turn blue litmus red.
10. This question consists of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions
selecting the appropriate option given below:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.

Assertion: When the lungs pump air through the slit, the thyroid gland vibrates and sound is
produced.
Reason: The two vocal cords are strung together and there is a narrow slit between the cords to
allow air to pass through.
 PART III

CASE-1 Observe the pictures and answer the questions.

11. In the life cycle of a chicken, the new individual formed after the development of an embryo is
very similar to the parents, but the young one in the life cycle of frogs does not look like the
parent frog. Choose the most suitable explanation for this.

(a) Frogs inherit both their mother's and father's genes, while chickens inherit only one of them.
(b) Tadpole undergoes drastic changes to turn into a frog by the process called metamorphosis.
(c) Chicken eggs are fertilised internally, while frog eggs are fertilised externally.
(d) Due to oviparity, a tadpole undergoes dramatic alterations in order to transform into a frog.
CASE - 2 Consider two shutters A and B in a dam as shown in the figure.

12. When both shutters are opened, water comes out with more pressure from shutter B than shutter
A. Which of the following statements is correct as to the reason for this?

(i) The deeper the water, the greater the water pressure.
(ii) Because the atmospheric pressure is less at lower depths.
(iii) Because the water temperature is lower at deeper depths and therefore the water density
increases.

(a) (i)
(b) (ⅲ)
(c) (i) and (ⅱ)
(d) (ii) and (iii)
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ANSWERS

Question no. Answer

1 (a)

2 (c)

3 (d)

4 (c)

5 (b)

6 (a)

7 (a)

8 (c)

9 (a)

10 (d)

11 (b)

12 (a)