DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, KALYANPUR

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION

SUBJECT : SCIENCE
CLASS – IX
Time : 3 hrs. SAMPLE PAPER M.M.: 80
Date :
Name : Sec.: Roll No.: Invigilator’s Sign.:

General Instructions :
 The question paper comprises of four sections, A, B, C, and D. You have to attempt all the sections.
 All questions are compulsory.
 Internal choice is given in Section C only. Attempt only one out of them.
 Question number 1 to 16 in Section A are one mark each. These are to be answered in one word or in
one sentence.
 Question number 17 to 30 in Section B are of two marks each. These are to be answered in about
10 - 30 words each.
 Question number 31 to 38 in Section C are of three-marks each. These are to be answered in brief.
 Question number 39 to 41 in Section D are case based question of four marks each. These are to be
answered in brief.

Section - A
1. Define Newton’s Second Law of Motion. (1)
2. What is ‘G’ and write its unit. (0.5+0.5=1)
3. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower of height 19.6 m. Calculate it’s final velocity. (1)
4. What do you mean by free fall ? (1)
In the following questions (Q. No. 5 – 10), select the correct option out of the four possible options
given.
5. During Summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of (1)
a) diffusion b) temperature c) osmosis d) evaporation
6. Milk of Magnesia is (1)
a) a colloid b) a true solution
c) a homogeneous mixture d) a suspension
7. Component present in large quantity in a solution is called (1)
a) a solute b) sugar c) solvent d) mixture
8. The undefined nuclear region of prokaryotes is also known as - (1)
a) nucleus b) nucleolus c) nucleic acid d) nucleoid
9. Cylindrical, unbranched and multinucleate muscle fibres which show alternative light and dark bands
are (1)
a) smooth muscle b) cardiac muscle c) tendons d) striated muscle
10. Parenchyma which contains chlorophyll is called. (1)
a) collenchyma b) sclerenchyma c) chlorenchyma d) none of these
In the following questions, (Q. No. 11 – 16) the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the
statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following :
a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
b) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
c) The statement of the Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
11. Assertion : Displacement for a course of motion may be zero but the corresponding distance covered
is not zero. (1)
Reason : Displacement and Distance covered may not always be equal.
12. Assertion : A Tiger can accelerate from rest at the rate of 4 m / s2. (1)
Reason : The velocity attained by it in 10 s is 40 m / s.
13. Assertion : Water is a chemical compound. (1)
Reason : Water shows the properties of both hydrogen and oxygen.
14. Assertion : A suspension is unstable. (1)
Reason : The particles can be separated from the suspension by the process of filtration.
15. Assertion : Permanent tissue is composed of mature cells. (1)
Reason : Meristematic tissue is a group of actively dividing cells.
16. Assertion : Bark of trees are impervious to gases and water. (1)
Reason : Cells of bark have suberin in their walls.
Section - B
17. During first half of a journey a body travels with a speed of 40 km / h and in the next half it travels
with a speed of 20 km / h. Calculate average speed of the whole journey. (2)
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18. Explain the recoil of the gun on the basis of Newton’s 3 Law. (2)
19. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 49 m / s. Calculate : (1+1=2)
i) the maximum height to which it rises.
ii) the total time it takes to return to the surface of the earth.
20. A velocity-time graph of a ball of mass 20g moving along a straight line on a long table is given in
the figure. 25
(1+1=2)
V
e 20
l
o 15
( m /s ) c
i 10


t
y 5

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

T im e ( s ) 

How much force does the table exert on the ball in order to bring it to rest.
21. Give two points to differentiate between evaporation and cooling. (1+1=2)
22. a) Convert : 317oC to Kelvin scale (1+1=2)
 b) How can we liquefy a gas ?
23. a) Define Metalloids. (1+0.5+0.5=2)
b) Classify the following as Physical or Chemical change.
i) Evaporation of water ii) Digestion of food.
24. a) Define dispersed phase of a colloid. (1+1=2)
b) What is an emulsion.
25. Write one function of each. (1+1 =2)
a) Ribosome b) Vacuole
26. a) A plant cell shrinks when it is kept in hypertonic solution. State the reason. (1+1 =2)
b) What is membrane biogenesis ?
27. What is endocytosis ? Why is endocytosis found in animals only ? (1+1 =2)
28. a) In desert plants, epidermis has a thick waxy coating. State the reason. (1+1 =2)
b) Name the constituent of phloem tissue that contains dead cells.
29. Write a short note on epithelial tissue. (2)
30. a) What happens to the cells formed by meristematic tissue ? (1+1 =2)
b) Which tissue makes up the husk of coconut ?
Section - C
31. Derive the Third Equation of Motion by graphical method. (3)
32. a) A high jumping athlete is provided with a heap of sand on the ground to fall upon. Give reason.
(1+2 = 3)
b) Explain the working of a Jet aeroplane and mention the principle on which it is based.
33. Car A of mass 1500 kg travelling at 25 m / s collides with another car B of mass 1000 kg travelling at
15 m / s in the same direction. After collision the velocity of car A becomes 20 m / s. Calculate the
velocity of car B after collision. (3)
OR
A bullet of mass 10 g moving with a velocity of 400 m /s gets embedded in a freely suspended
wooden block of mass 900 g. What is the velocity acquired by the block ?
34. Give reasons for the following : (1+1+1=3)
a) Camphor disappears if kept in open air for a few days.
b) Wet clothes do not dry easily on rainy days.
c) Ice floats on water.
35. a) Name the dispersed phase and dispersing medium of the following colloids. (2+1=3)
i) Cheese ii) Face Cream
b) Define saturated solution.
36. a) How much amount of glucose will be required to prepare 20% (mass by mass percent)
solution of 500g of aqueous solution of glucose ? (2+1=3)
b) What does a 5% copper sulphate solution mean ?
OR
Give 3 points of difference between Metals and Non metals. (3)
37. a) Give difference between Rough endoplasmic reticulum and smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
(any two points)
 b) Define Isotonic solution. (2+1=3)
OR
a) What are chromosomes made up of ? (1+1+1=3)
b) Name two structures found in plant cells but not in animal cells.
c) What happens when the plasma membrane of a cell breaks down ?
38. Label the following parts and give one function of each part labelled (1), (2) and (3). (1.5+1.5=3)

Section - D
39. The velocity – time graph of an object is shown in the following figure. (1×4=4)
50

V A B
e 40
l
o 30
( m /s ) c


i 20
t
y 10
C

0 5 10 15 50
20 25 30 35 40 45

T im e ( s ) 

a) State the kind of motion that object has, from A to B and from B to C.
b) Identify the part of graph where the object has zero acceleration.
c) Identify the part of the graph where object has negative acceleration.
d) Calculate distance for time = 25 s.
40. Examples of metals are gold, silver, copper, iron, sodium, potassium etc. Mercury is the only metal
that is liquid at room temperature. Examples of non-metals are hydrogen, oxygen, iodine, carbon,
bromine, chlorine, etc. Some elements have intermediate properties between those of metals and non-
metals, they are called metalloids, examples are boron, silicon, germanium etc. (1×4 = 4)
a) Define malleability.
b) Write one property of non-metals.
c) Which metal is liquid at room temperature ?
d) Silicon is listed under metalloids. Why ?
41. Cells of epidermal tissue form a continuous layer without intercellular spaces. Most epidermal cells
are relatively flat. Often their outer and side walls are thicker than the inner wall. (1×4 = 4)
a) The entire surface of a plant has the outer covering of _______.
b) Name the pores which are present in the epidermis of the leaf.
c) What is the name of the cells that surrounds the pore of the leaf.
d) What is the function of epidermal cells of the roots ?