DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE: 6922

INSTRUCTIONS M ID -T E RM A SSES SM E NT
Read all the questions carefully before attempting them. Write using only blue/black
ink. Duration: 3 HOURS. Avoid writing anything/ticking answers in the question SUB JE CT : SC IENC E
paper. Attach graph paper/map etc. (if any) in between the main answer booklet.
Saturday. September 22. 2018
NAME OF THE STUDENT: ____________________________________CLASS/SEC.__________

NAME OF THE INVIGILATOR: ________________________________SIGNATURE: ________

SESSION: 2018-19 MAX. MARKS: 80

SECTION – A

1. Define periodic motion. [1]

2. Name one edible root and stem. [1]

3. How do you select the material for making any object? [1]
4. Name the device used for: a) Spinning b) Weaving [1]
5. How do you think oxygen gas dissolved in water is important for animals and plants
living in the water? [1]

6. If you and your friends are given the choice of eating in a plastic plate or a banana leaf at a
party, which one would you prefer and why? [2]

7. (a) In a completely dark room, if you hold up a mirror in front of you, will you see a
reflection of yourself in the mirror?
(b) How do we see things that are not luminous? [2]

8. Label the parts of the leaf (A, B, C and D) as shown in the diagram given . [2]

SECTION – B
9. State whether the following statements are True/False: [2]
(a) By eating chapati alone, we can fulfill nutritional requirement of our body.
(b) Our body needs all types of vitamins in small quantities.
(c) Diseases that occur due to lack of nutrients over a long period are called deficiency
diseases.
(d) Protein alone is sufficient to provide all nutrients to the body.

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10. It was Paheli’s birthday. Her grandmother gave her two gifts made of metals, one old silver
spoon which appeared dull and a pair of new gold earrings which appeared shiny. She was
surprised to see the difference in the appearance of the two metals. Explain the reasons for
this difference. [2]

11. (a) Safai karamcharis collect the garbage in trucks and take it to a low lying open area,
called a _________. [2]
(b) Can we use shiny or plastic-coated paper for recycling paper?
(c) Shreya didn’t have red-worms, but she could still convert the kitchen waste in the
garbage into a very useful form, how? Name the process.

12. (a) Lion is a ____________________ because it eats only meat. [2]

(b) Hen eats both insects and plant products and so, is called ______________.
(c) Panda, Sheep and Rabbit eat only _________________ products.
(d) The ________________ that we drink, which is obtained from cows, buffaloes and goats
is an animal product.

13. (a) Fabric of cotton saree is made by weaving cotton __________ which in turn is made by
spinning thin cotton __________. [1]

(b) Correct the following statements by changing the underlined words only: [1]
(i) Silk is a plant fibre.
(ii) Silk yarn on burning gives an odour similar to that of a burning paper.

14. (a) Which type of material is used for making the front glass (wind screen) of a car? Give
reason for your answer. [1]

(b) Take a small cotton ball and place it in a tumbler/bowl filled with water. Observe it for
at least 10 minutes. Will it float or sink in water and why? [1]

15. (a) The male reproductive part of a flower is called ________.

(b) Label A to E in the given picture. [3]

Q 15

16. A pin hole camera demonstrates how light forms images of objects. Answer the following
[3]
(a) Name the property of light used in the working of pin hole camera.
(b) What is the characteristic feature of image formed by a pin hole camera. (any two)
(c) Where in nature do we see a pin hole camera?

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17. (a) Beera, a farmer would clear his field everyday, and burn dry leaves fallen on the
ground. After some time he found that those living in huts near his field were suffering
from cough and breathing problems.
Can you explain why? Also suggest an environment friendly way to dispose the dry
leaves. [2]
(b) Recently, a ban on plastic bags has been imposed in many places? Is the ban justified?
Give one reason. [1]

SECTION – C

18. Pick the odd one out and justify your answer: [1]
Jugnoo (Firefly), Tube light, sun, Moon, Stars.

19. What type of material is used to make a tumbler and Why? [1]

20. (a) Earthworms have structure called ________ that helps them to grind the food. [1]
(b) _________ is paste made out of paper and clay.

21. Complete the following table by writing appropriate justification: [2]

Vitamins and minerals are called protective Justification (A)___________________
food.
We should not eat too much of fat rich Justification (B)___________________
foods

22. Write the names of vitamins or minerals responsible for following deficiency diseases: [2]

Disease Vitamin/Minerals
Scurvy a)________
Rickets b)________
Goitre c)________
Anaemia d)________

23. Which among the following materials would you identify as soft materials and why? [2]

Ice, cotton ball, eraser, pencil, metal scale, a piece of thick wooden board, cooked rice,
pulses and fresh chapati.

24. Out of two different methods of measurement shown in the picture which one can be used
world-wide? Give reason for your answer. [2]

Q24

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25. (a) Identify the two type of venation shown in the picture. [1]
(b) Name the type of roots these plants would have. [1]

Q25

A B

26. (a) Name the two kinds of waste that need to be separated from each other in two different
waste bins. [1]
(b) Why is it necessary to mix and move the top layer of vermicomposting pit? [1]

27. Differentiate between image and shadow (3 points each). [3]

28. Name the following: [3]

(a) In crop fields, lawns, or in pots, often some unwanted plants start growing.
(b) Plants with green and tender stems.
(c) Some plants have the stem branching out near the base and the stem is hard but not very
thick.
(d) Plants that are very tall and have hard and thick brown stem.
(e) Water comes out of leaves in the form of vapour by this process.
(f) The most prominent part of the open flower.

29. Given below are steps in vermicomposting. Rearrange the steps in the correct sequence.
[3]
1. Cover with a gunny bag or grass
2. Spread sand on the floor of the pit.
3. Place red worms in the pit.
4. Add vegetable peels and fruits waste in the pit.
5. Dig a pit in a suitable place in your garden.
6. Sprinkle water to keep it moist.

30. Give reason: [3]

(a) Shopkeepers usually prefer to keep biscuits, sweets and other eatables in transparent
containers of glass or plastic.
(b) Boat is made out of wood.
(c) Main door of our house is made out of thick wood.

31. (a) Draw the figure of longitudinal section of ovary to show ovules present in it. [1½]
(b) Boojho wanted to test the presence of starch in leaves. He performed the following
steps. [1½]
(i) He took a leaf and boiled it in water,
(ii) He placed the leaf in a petri dish and poured some iodine over it.
Will he get the expected result? Give reason to support your answer.

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32. (a) What are the requirements for the formation of a shadow of an object? [3]
(b) Fill in the blanks:
(i) Light travelling along a straight path gets_______from a mirror.
(ii) _________objects allow light to pass through them partially.
(iii) Objects like the sun that give out or emit light of their own are called___________
objects.

SECTION – D [1×15=15]
33. A luminous object is
(a) Mirror (b) Bulb (c) Stone (d) Wood

34. Read the following statement about Red-worms:

(i) They need very hot or very cold surroundings.
(ii) They also need moisture around them.
(iii) Salt, pickles, oil, vinegar harm them
(iv) Meat and milk preparations are good for red-worms.

Which out of the above statements are true for growing red-worms?
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (iv) and (i) (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

35. Pick one material from the following which is completely soluble in water.
(a) Chalk powder (b) Tea leaves (c) Glucose (d) Saw dust

36. Paheli wants to present her friend a gift made of plant-fibre. Which out of the following
will she select?
(a) Jute bag (b) Woollen shawl (c) Silk saree (d) Nylon scarf

37. Two students while sitting across a table looked down on to its top surface. They noticed
that they could see their own and each other’s image. The table top is likely to be made of:
(a) unpolished wood (b) Black leather
(c) glass sheet (d) wood top covered with cloth

38. Remya placed a freshly plucked white carnations (flowers) in black ink, following picture
was her observation. Select the most appropriate statement for Remya’s observation:
(a) Stem conducts water and minerals to the leaves
and other different parts of the plant Q38
(b) Root does not absorb water and minerals from the
soil.
(c) Stem supports and fixes plant to the soil.
(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct.

39. It is an example of rectilinear motion

(a) car moving on a straight road (b) moving blades of mixer
(c) motion of a giant wheel (d) second’s hand of a clock

40. The method of preparing compost with the help of redworms is called
(a) composting (b) vermicomposting (c) manuring (d) decomposing

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41. Four students A, B, C and D looked through pipes of different shapes to see a candle
flame as shown in Figure. Who will be able to see the candle flame clearly?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

42. While doing an activity in class, the teacher asked Paheli to handover a translucent
material. Which among the following materials will Paheli pick and give her teacher?
(a) Glass tumbler (b) Mirror (c) Tracing paper (d) Aluminium foil

43. Given below is a list of edible plants:

(i) Banana (ii) Pumpkin (iii) Lady’s finger (iv) Brinjal
Which pair of plants has two or more edible parts?
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)

44. Following is an object being measured with a ruler, observe carefully and find out which
out of the following is the incorrect length of the given object:

(a) 2.5cm (b) 25mm (c) 0.025m (d) 25m

45. The correct sequence to get cloth is:

(a) fibre → fabric → yarn (b) fibre → yarn → fabric
(c) fabric → fibre → yarn (d) yarn → fibre → fabric

46. Given below are the steps to test the presence of proteins in a food item:
(i) Take a small quantity of the food item in a test tube, add 10 drops of water to it and
shake it.
(ii) Make a paste or powder of food to be tested.
(iii) Add 10 drops of caustic soda solution to the test tube and shake well.
(iv) Add 2 drops of copper sulphate solution to it.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the steps?
(a) i, ii, iv, iii (b) ii, i, iv, iii (c) ii, i, iii (d) iv, ii, i,

47. Which property of light is mentioned in the picture? Q47

(a) Light travels in a straight line

(b) when light falls on a shiny surface bounces back
(c) Mirror changes the direction
(d) All the three are correct

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