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IBA PUBLIC SCHOOL LARKANA

FINAL TERM EXAMINATION 2023-24

Class VII C (Morning)

SCIENCE

Time allowed: 2 hours Marks 50

Subject Teacher: ____________________________________ Date: _________________

Name of student: __________________________________ Sec: _______Seat no: _________________

INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the following instructions carefully.

1. Write your name, seat number and date. Check question paper and subject carefully.
2. In each MCQ there are four choices, A, B, C and D. Encircle/ Tick mark ONE.
3. If you want to change the answer of MCQs, ERASE the previously selected/circled option
completely, before selecting the other option.

When answering the questions:

 Read each question carefully.

 Use a black/ blue pointer to write answers. Don’t write answers with pencil.
 Complete your answer in the allocated space only.
 Do not write outside the answer box.
 The marks for the questions are shown in brackets [ ]

Candidate’s signature Invigilator’s name & signature

Checked by
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SECTION – 1 MCQs [MARKS 15]

Tick the correct answer.

1. fish are a good source of :
(a) Essential fatty acid (b) Non essential fatty (c) Fatty acid (d) Fat

2. Fish, nuts and vegetable, oil, contain.

(a) Saturated fatty acids (b) Unsaturated fatty acids (c) Fungi (d)
Protozoa

1. Yeast is an example of:

(a) Fungi (b) Virus (c) Bacteria (d) Protozoa

2. In a food chain, which organisms are at the top:

(a) Producers (b) Consumers (c) Decomposers (d) Predators

3. The primary source of energy in a food chain is:

(a) Air (b) Water (c) Soil (d) Sunlight

4. The following is an example of a decomposer in a food chain:

(a) Deer (b) Fungus (c) Grass (d) Lion

5. The PH value of pure water is:

(a) 0 (b) 7 (c) 14 (d) 1

6. The acid present in lemon juice is:

(a) Hydrochloric acid (b) Sulphuric acid (c) Acetic acid (d) Citric acid

7. The PH of a neutral solution is

(a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 0 (d) 14

8. The light falls on a smooth surface is reflected in:

(a) All directions (b) Random direction (c) Only one direction (d) Opposite direction

9. The surface will reflect light on a:

(a) Smooth surface (b) Rough surface (c) Transparent surface (d) Translucent surface

10. The medium at which the light travel fastest is:

(a) Air (b) Water (c) Glass (d) Diamond

11. The light travels in a:

(a) Straight line (b) In curves (c) In zigzag (d) In circles

12. The bending of light when it passes from one medium to another is called:
(a) Absorption (b) Reflection (c) Refraction (d) Diffraction
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13. The object that allows light to pass through it completely is:
(a) Transparent (b) Opaque (c) Reflective (d) Translucent

SECTION – 2 CRQs (Constructed Response Questions) [MARKS 15]

Q1:When seeds are soaked in water they begin to warm up and produce CO2.Explain why. (3)
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Q2: What is neutralization? (3)

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Q3:Ammon is playing with a pinhole camera.He sees an image of a lamp on the screen of his camera. (3)
a) He moves a camera towards the lamp.What two things would he notice about the image?
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b) He holds the camera still and makes a very big hole infront of the camera.The image now is very
fuzzy.What else would be different about the image?
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Q4:The arctic fox lives in cold climates and the fennec fox lives in the desert. (3)

Arctic Fox Fennec Fox

a) Describe two differences between the foxes.

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b) Suggest which fox has the thickest layer of fat under its skin.
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c) Give two reasons why the fennec fox would not survive in the Arctic.
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Q6: Look at the diagram of a ray of light being reflected. (3)

a) Which line,A,B,or C, is the incident ray?

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b) Which line,A,B,or C, is the reflected ray?

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c) Which line, A,B, or C, is the normal?

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SECTION – 3 ERQs (Extended Response Questions) [MARKS 20]

Q1: a) Explain why the word ‘Ambulance’ is laterally inverted on the front of the vehicle but not on back?
(5)

Or

b) Explain why you cannot see a reflection in a painted white wall?

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Q2: a) Suppose you lived in an area where these diseases are common ringworm,Typhoid,malaria, and
hepatitis C. Explain how you could avoid catching each disease. (5)
Or
b) Name two diseases caused by virus and explain how you catch it?
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Q3: a) Why is it harder to see dark-coloured cars at night than light coloured ones? Explain it. (5)
Or
b) Describe on way in which the eyes are not like camera?
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Q4: a) How can we get more food for ourselves without damaging other animals’ food chains? (5)
Or
b) Explain some the benefits and drawbacks of the chemicals some farmers use.
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