CYCLE TEST 2

2021-22
Candidate Name:- Candidate Number:-

Subject: SCIENCE Grade: VII

Maximum Marks: 50 Date: __/__ /__

Duration : 1 hr 15 mins This document consists of 13 printed pages

Invigilator Signature: ______________________ Marks Obtained:_____________________

Instructions:

Write your center number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions.
Electronic calculators may be used.
Periodic table will be provided. You can refer to it as and when required.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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 BIOLOGY

1. (a) Describe one way in which arteries differ in structure from veins

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(b) (i) Name the artery that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs

(ii) Name the biggest artery that supplies oxygenated blood to different parts of the body

(c) The heart beats more than 100 000 times every day.

It is vital that the heart remains healthy. List two ways of keeping your heart healthy.

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 2. Fig. 2.1 shows an alveolus in which gaseous exchange takes place.

a. State the substance that is formed when oxygen combines with haemoglobin

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b. Name the part of the blood that carries carbon dioxide

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c. Smoker’s cough leads to the bursting of alveoli.

(i) Name the disease caused due to the bursting of alveoli

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(ii) Explain how it affects the individual?

(d) Name the other disease caused due to excess mucus accumulation in bronchus

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3. Five types of animal cells and five possible functions of such cells are shown below.

Draw one straight line from each type of cell to a function of that cell

Cells Function
White blood cells Helps in blood clotting

Ciliated cells Traps bacteria and other small particles

Red blood cells Fights bacteria and other pathogens

Mucus secreting cells Movement of mucus

Platelets Transports oxygen

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 CHEMISTRY

1. A student investigates various methods of protecting iron from rusting. She sets up four
tubes as shown in the diagram below.

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 PHYSICS
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Draw and label the diagram showing reflection of light by a mirror.

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Draw and label the diagram with the correct colours.

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4 A candle is placed in front of a vertical mirror. Fig. 4.1 shows a ray of light reflected from the mirror.

Fig 4.1

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Copy the diagram.
(a) (i) On the diagram, draw an arrow on the ray to show the direction of travel of the ray of light.
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(ii) On the same diagram, label the angle of incidence i and the angle of reflection r.
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(b) Other rays of light also strike the mirror and are reflected. State the rule that always links the angle
of incidence and the angle of reflection.

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