UTTAM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

MID TERM EXAMINATION (2022 –23)

SUBJECT – SCIENCE
GRADE –IX
Max. Marks:80 SET A Time : 3 hours
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General Instructions:
i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) The question paper has four sections.
iii) Section–A has 14 questions of 1 mark each; Section–B has 12 questions of 2 marks
each; and Section–C has 9 questions of 3 marks each and Section D – has 3 questions of
5 marks each

SECTION – A

1. In plant cells vacuole is responsible for 1

(a) shape
(b) storage
(c) turgidity
(d) All the above
2. A cell loses water by osmosis when kept in a solution having a lower concentration of water 1
than the cell. The given solution is
(a) hyper-tonic
(b) hypo-tonic
(c) isotonic
(d) dilute
3. Mass measures amount of_________in a body: 1
(a) Inertia
(b) Motion
(c) Velocity
(d) Acceleration
4. Suppose a boy is moving with a uniform velocity of 10 m/s on a merry-go-round ride. Which of 1
the following is true of the given scenario?

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 (a) The boy is at rest
(b) The boy is moving with no acceleration
(c) The boy is moving with accelerated motion
(d) The boy is moving with uniform velocity
5. If the amount of solute contained in a solution is less than saturation level than the solution is 1
known as
(a) Saturated solution
(b) Unsaturated solution
(c) Supersaturated solution
(d) None of the above
6. Seema visited a Natural gas compressing unit and found that the gas can be liquefied under 1
specific conditions of temperature and pressure. While sharing her experience with friends she
got confused. Help her identify the correct set of conditions.
(a) low temperature, low pressure
(b) high temperature, low pressure
(c) low pressure, high temperature
(d) high temperature, high pressure
7. Water hyacinth floats on water surface because of 1
(a) Parenchyma
(b) Chlorenchyma
(c) Aerenchyma
(d) Collenchyma
8. Network of endoplasmic reticulum is found in 1
(a) Nucleus
(b) Cytoplasm
(c) Chromosomes
(d) Nucleolus
9. Kinetic energy of molecules is directly proportional to 1
(a) Temperature
(b) Pressure
(c) Both (a) and (b)

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 (d) Atmospheric pressure
10. Rate of change of displacement is 1
(a) Velocity
(b) Speed
(c) Acceleration
(d) Momentum
Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
11. Assertion: If the net external force on the body is zero, then its acceleration is zero. 1
Reason: Acceleration does not depend on force.
12. Assertion: When a bullet is fired from a gun, there is a forward force on the bullet and recoil of 1
gun.
Reason: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
13. Assertion: Plant cells contain two types of plastids, chromoplasts and leucoplasts. Reason: 1
Animal cells contain only 1 type of plastid i.e., leucoplast.
14. Assertion: The air is a compound containing oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide and water 1
vapour in a fixed proportion according to their masses.
Reason: A compound is a substance whose composition of the components is fixed Le; they
combine together in a fixed ratio according to their masses.

SECTION – B
15. Give reason for the following. 2
a) Cork acts as a protective tissue.
b) Branches of a tree move and bend freely in high wind velocity.

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16. List the constituents of plasma membrane. Why is plasma membrane called selectively 2
permeable membrane?
17. Water is a compound and not a mixture. Justify the statement with two points. 2
18. Mention any two differences between homogenous and heterogenous mixtures. 2
19. Change 288 K into 0 C. Write the state of water at that temperature. 2
20. Which mixtures shows the Tyndal effect: milk in water/ sugar in water. Give reson. 2
21. Define uniform and non-uniform acceleration. 2
22. Define Inertia. Write an example to explain the property of inertia of motion. 2
23. Calculate the change in momentum of a car weighing 1500 kg when its speed increases from 36 2
km/h to 72 Km/h
24. The graph in below figure shows the positions of a body at different times. 2
(a) Calculate the speed of the body in cm/s as it moves from
(i) A to B
(ii) B to C and
(iii) C to D

(b)Calculate time period in which an object is at rest.

25. Differentiate between xylem and phloem with two contrasting points 2
26. Where are the chromosomes located in the cell? State the function of chromosome in a cell. 2

SECTION – C

27. Identify the following tissue and mention their function 3

28. Name the cell organelles which are called ‘suicide bags’ and ‘power-house’ of the cell Why are 3
they so called? Give reason

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29. Draw a neat and labelled diagram of phloem tissue. 3
30. Comment on the following 3
(a) Evaporation produces cooling.
(b) Rate of evaporation decreases with increase in humidity.
(c) Sponge compresses even though it is solid.

31. List three properties of particles of matter. 3

32. Calculate the concentration of solution by mass percentage which contains 2.5 g salt dissolved 3
in 50 g water.
33. Define SI unit of force. A force of 2 N acting on a body changes its velocity uniformly from 2 3
m/s to 5 m/s in 10 s. calculate the mass of the body.

34. Explain the following with reason. 3

(a)A cricket player moves his hand backwards while catching a fast cricket ball.
(b) If we jerk a piece of paper from under a book quick enough, the book will not move.
(c) A person is hit harder when he jumps on a cemented floor than a muddy floor?
35. Define Newton’s second law of motion and derive it mathematically. 3

SECTION – D

36. 5
The speed- time graph of a car of 1000 kg mass is given below. On the basis of this answer
following questions

(i) When is the maximum accelerating force acting on car?

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 (i) What is the retarding force acting on the car
(iii) For how long is no force is acting on the car?
(iv) What is the velocity of the car after 4 seconds?
(v) Find the acceleration of the car during each of the first two intervals of four second each.
37. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances is called a true solution. It consists of solute 5
and solvent. The particle size of the true solution is less than 1 nanometer. A suspension is a
heterogeneous mixture in which the solute particle does not dissolve but remains suspended
throughout the bulk of the medium. A colloid is a mixture that is actually heterogeneous but
appears to be homogeneous as the particles are uniformly spread throughout the solution.

a) Which type of mixtures are most stable and why?

(b) If you keep the newspaper under the beaker containing suspension, will you be able to read
the letters of newspaper. Support your answer with a relevant reason.
(c) Arrange the mixtures according to the size of particles (in increasing order)
38. Meristematic tissues, or simply meristems, are tissues in which the cells remain forever young 5
and divide actively throughout the life of the plant. When a meristematic cell divides in two, the
new cell that remains in the meristem is called an initial, the other the derivative. As new cells
are added by repeated mitotic divisions of the initial cells, the derivatives are pushed farther
away from the zone of active division. They stretch, enlarge and differentiate into other types of
tissues as they mature. Meristematic cells are generally small and cuboidal with large nuclei,
small vacuoles, and thin walls.

(a) Draw a neat diagram of plant body, depicting the location of various meristems.
(b) How are meristematic tissue different from permanent tissues (give any two points)
(c ) Which type of meristematic tissue helped to increase the girth of plant?