SECTION A

1. Which type of heat transfer does not require a medium? Give an example. (1)
2. How are water and minerals transported from the roots to the leaves? (1)
3. It is advised to avoid keeping clinical thermometer exposed to hot sun or near the flame .
Why? (1)
4. Name the source of litmus . (1)
5. Nowadays thermometer with mercury is not preferred . why? (1)
6. Which structure helps an Amoeba in its movement ? (1)
7. Where does the food get trapped in an Amoeba ? (1)
(1)
For question numbers two statements are given- One labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the choices (a), (b),
(c) and (d) as given below:
(a) Both A & R are True and R is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both A & R are True and R is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) A is True but R is False.
(d) A is False but R is True.
8. Assertion : Acids are bitter to taste. (1)
Reason : Tartaric acid is present in tamarind.
9. Assertion: Air is a bad conductor of heat. (1)
Reason: Woolen clothes keep us warm in winter.
10. Assertion: Sun is the ultimate source of energy for all living organisms. (1)
Reason: Plants prepare food with the help of sunlight.

11. Read the following and answer the questions from (1 x 4)

The reliable measure of hotness of an object is called the temperature .When there is
difference in temperature between the two bodies, then the energy flows from one
body to the another and this energy is called heat energy..
(i) --------------- coloured clothes absorb more heat;
(a) White (b) yellow (c) light (d) dark
(ii) When a wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice-cream, its other end :
(a) Becomes cold due to induction.
 (b) Becomes cold due to conduction.
(c) Does not become cold.
(d) Becomes cold due to convection
(iii) A marble tile would feel cold as compared to a wooden tile on a winter
morning because the marble tile :
(a) is a better conductor of heat than a wooden tile
(b) is polished while a wooden tile is not polished
(c) reflects more heat than wooden tile
(d) is a poor conductor of heat than a wooden tile

(iv) An iron ball at 80o C is dropped in a mug containing water at 40 o C, The heat will :
(a) Flow from iron ball to water.
(b) Flow from water to iron ball.
(c) Not flow from iron ball to water or from water to iron ball..
(d) Increase the temperature of both.
12. Read the following and answer the questions from 19 (i) to 19 (iv). (1 x 4)
13. Read the following and answer the questions from 20 (i) to 20 (iv). (1 x 4)
Neutralization is the reaction between an acid and a base. Salt and water are
produced in this process. A burning sensation is felt by the person when he touches
the stinging Nettles. This sensation is caused by an acid released by the plant. It can
be neutralized by applying baking soda as it neutralizes the acid.
(i) Antacid tablets are taken as a remedy for :
(a) Indigestion. (b) Ant bite. (c) Hypertension (d) Diabetes.

(ii) Factory wastes containing acid are neutralized by adding :

(a) Vinegar (b) Caustic soda (c) salt (d) water.
(iii) Name the salt formed by the reaction of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide:
(a) sodium carbonate (b) sodium sulphate (c) sodium chloride (d) sodium bi-
carbonate.
(iv) Calamine lotion contains :
(a) Ammonium carbonate (b) Ammonium nitrate (c) Zinc oxide (d) Zinc
carbonate.
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14. Name the acid produced in our stomach and how does it help in the digestion process
? (2)
15. Identify the parts marked in the diagram. Give one function of the part
labelled as 2. (2)

16. Name the acid / base present in the following: (2)

(a) Window cleaner.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Lime water.
(d) Curd.
17. See the diagram and answer - If Iodine is added to the test tubes A and B :- (2)

(a) Will there be a colour change in A or B ? Why?

(b) What do you infer from the above activity ?
 SECTION C

18. Observe the figure below and answer the following : (3)
A, B, C, D and E are iron nails fixed on a metal rod with wax drops –

A B C D E

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(a) Which of the iron nails would fall first and which will fall last ?
(b) Name and define the mode of heat transfer.

19. Write any three differences between a Clinical thermometer and a Laboratory
thermometer ? (3)
20. Explain the formation of Sea breeze with a neat labeled diagram. (3)
21. Based on the following picture answer the questions (i) (ii) and (iii) given
below: (3)
The three test tubes I, II and III are with solutions of different substances. A few
drops of chinarose is added to each of the test tubes. The colour which resulted in
these test tubes I, II and III were magenta, colourless and green respectively. From
the choice given below identify I, II and III.
 (i)

I II III
a Sugar solution lime water lime juice
)
b Sugar solution lime juice lime water
)
c) lime water Sugar solution lime juice
d lime juice Sugar solution lime water
)

(ii) Give a reason to support your choice.

(iii) What will you observe if sugar solution is replaced with water?

22. Give a reason: (3)

(a) Turmeric stain on a white shirt turns red when it is washed with soap.
(b) Desert plant have spine like leaves.
(c) Pitcher plants are partial heterotrophs.

23. Draw, name and label the parts of the basic structural and functional unit of
organisms. (3)

SECTION D

34. (a) Define photosynthesis. Explain the process with the help of a diagram. (5)
(b) Justify why Algae are grouped under autotrophs.
35. (a) What are indicators? (5)
(b) What will be the colour change when phenolphthalein is added to :
(i) Hydrochloric acid. (ii) Sodium hydroxide.
(c) Why untreated factory wastes should not be let into rivers?
36. (a) What is rumination ? (5)
(b) Give two examples of ruminants.
(c) What is rumen ?
(d) Why is grass digested by some animals but not by humans ?