DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE- EAST

MIDTERM EXAMINATION MOCK TEST PAPER (2019-2020)

SUBJECT: SCIENCE

CLASS: VII MAX MARKS: 80

DATE: TIME: 3 HOURS

NAME:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

 All questions are compulsory.

 Read all the questions carefully.
 Marks for each question are indicated against it.

I. Choose the correct option: (4x0.5=2)

1. The largest gland in the human body is

i) Gall bladder iii) Pancreas
ii) Salivary gland iv) Liver

2. Sea breeze is an example of transfer of heat by the method of

i) Conduction iii) Convection
ii) Radiation iv) None of the above

3. Which of the following are physical changes?

a) Melting of iron metal c) Rusting of iron metal

b) Burning of paper d) Drawing a wire of iron metal

i) a & b iii) b & c

ii) a & d iv) b & d

4. In anaerobic respiration, glucose gets converted into

i) Starch iii) Lactic acid
ii) Alcohol iv) Yogurt

II. Fill in the blanks: (10x0.5=5)

1. Food can be broken down with or without using _________________

2. Percolation rate of water in soil is expressed in the unit of _________________
3. Chemical formula of sodium chloride is _____________
4. The process of depositing a thin layer of zinc on iron objects is called ___________
5. The hotness of an object is determined by its _____________
6. No medium is required for the transfer of heat by the process of ____________
7. Amoeba digests its food in the ________
 8. Tooth decay happens when the bacteria present in the mouth turn the sugar present in our
food into ______________
9. The distance covered by an object in a unit time is called its ________

10. The to and fro motion of a simple pendulum is an example of _______ motion.

III. Give one word for the following: (6x1=6)

1. Process of incorporation of absorbed food molecules into living cells.
2. Transmission of heat energy by actual movement of particles of a medium.
3. Substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements chemically combined
together.
4. Process by which soil is formed.
5. The process of releasing energy from food.
6. The motion in which an object travels equal distances in equal intervals of time.

IV. Correct the underlined words and rewrite the following sentences: (6x1=6)

1. Amoeba uses finger like projections called villi for taking in food.
2. The flow of cool air from land towards the sea is called sea breeze.
3. Oxygen gas turns lime water milky.
4. Clayey soil contains large particles with large spaces.
5. Speedometer is installed in a car for measuring the distance travelled by the car.
6. Liver stores the bile juice.

V. Give reasons: (6x1=6)

1. A coat of paint is applied to the surface of an iron object.

2. A cow is seen chewing continuously even when it is not eating food.
3. Athletes get muscle cramps after rigorous exercise.
4. Terrace farming is practiced on hilly areas.
5. Vegetation grown on land reduces soil erosion.
6. The feathers of birds keep them warm in cold weather.

VI. Differentiate between the following: (5x2=10)

1. Conduction and convection

2. Uniform and non- uniform motion
3. Sandy and loamy soil
4. Clinical and laboratory thermometer
5. Breathing and cellular respiration

VII. Answer the following questions in brief. (5 x 2= 10)

1. How lichens can result into biological weathering?

2. What is the function of kink in a clinical thermometer?
3. Why the bottom of cooking vessel is made black but sides are made shiny?
4. Which part of the alimentary canal is involved in –
a.Absorption of food
b.Killing of bacteria
c.Complete digestion of food
 d.Formation of faeces
5. Explain why burning of wood and cutting of wood into small pieces are considered as two
different types of changes.

VIII. Answer the following questions in detail. (5x3=15)

1. Why does an athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after finishing the race?
2. Reshma reaches her college in 1 hour and 15 minutes from home by driving her car at
50 km/hr. How far is her college from home?
3. Explain the formation of sea breeze and land breeze in detail.
4. Name the type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants but not by humans.
Give reason.
5. Describe how crystals of copper sulphates are prepared.
IX. Observe the diagrams and answer the following questions. (3x4=12)

1. a)What is a simple pendulum?

b) Identify the mean position of bob as shown in the figure.

c) On which factor does the time period of a simple pendulum

depends upon?

d) If a simple pendulum takes 50 seconds to complete 25

oscillations, what will be its time period?

2. a) What does this experiment show?

b) Why do we see water droplets on the inner walls of the test tube?

c) Which soil has greater water holding capacity?

d) Write the formula to find out the water absorption rate of a soil.

3. a) What happens when baking soda is added to vinegar? Which type of change is it?

b) How will you prove the formation of gas in the given

experiment?

c) Write the equation for the reaction happening in test tube

A and test tube B.

A B
X. Draw neat and well labelled diagram of the following: (8)

1. Human digestive system

2. Soil profile
3. Sea breeze
4. Land breeze
 MIDTERM EXAMINATION MOCK TEST PAPER(2019-2020)

SUBJECT: SCIENCE

ANSWER KEY- GRADE VII

I.
1. iv) Liver
2. iii) convection
3. ii) a & d
4. ii) alcohol
II.
1. oxygen
2. ml/min
3. NaCl
4. galvanization
5. temperature
6. radiation
7. food vacuole
8. acid
9. speed
10. periodic
III.
1. assimilation
2. convection
3. compound
4. weathering
5. respiration
6. uniform motion
IV.
1. Amoeba uses finger like projections called pseudopodia for taking in food.
2. The flow of cool air from land towards the sea is called land breeze.
3. Carbon dioxide gas turns lime water milky.
4. Sandy soil contains large particles with large spaces.
5. Odometer is installed in a car for measuring the distance travelled by the car.
6. Gall bladder stores the bile juice.

V.
1. With the paint, air and moisture cannot come in contact with the iron object and hence
no rusting takes place.
2. While grazing, cow does not chew its food completely. It is digested partially in the
rumen which is to be brought back in the mouth of a cow and chewed thoroughly.
3. The cramps occur when muscle cells respire anaerobically because of less availability
of oxygen than required.
4. Farmers built steps called terraces on hill side to prevent the top soil from being washed
away.
 5. The roots of vegetation growing in the soil, bind the particles of top soil firmly so the
blowing wind and flowing rain water are not able to carry away the top soil and hence
soil erosion does not occur.
6. Air being a very poor conductor of heat, prevents the body heat of birds from escaping
to the cold surroundings and hence keep the birds warm in cold weather.
VI.
1.
conduction convection
The process of transmission of heat The phenomenon due to
energy without the actual movement which particles of a medium
of particles from their position. actually move to the source
of heat energy and then
move away from it after
absorbing heat energy.
It occurs in solid. This occurs in liquids and gases.

2.
Uniform motion Non - Uniform motion
The body travels equal a.The body travels unequal distances
distances in equal intervals in equal intervals of time.
of time.
b.The distance time graph is a b. The distance time graph is not a
straight line. straight line.

3.
Sandy soil loamy soil

a. Not rich in humus a.Rich in Humus

b. Percolation rate is high b. Percolation rate is low compared
to sandy soil.

4.
Laboratory thermometer Clinical thermometer

a. It does not have a Kink in its a. It has a kink in its Capillary tube.
capillary tube.
b. The range of laboratory b. The range of clinical thermometer
thermometer is from -10˚C to 110˚C is from 35˚C to 42˚C
 5.
Breathing Cellular Respiration
a. A physical process that involves a. A process of oxidation of food
exchange of gases. in the cells with release of
carbon dioxide and energy.
b. It is an extracellular process. b. It is an intracellular process.

VII.
1. Lichens produce acid which helps in corroding of the rocky surface and producing fine
soil particles.
2. The kink allows mercury to force its way up in the capillary tube, but does not allow the
mercury to flow back on its own, unless the thermometer is given a jerk. Thus it helps in
reading the temperature of a patient properly.
3. The bottom of a vessel is black because black colour absorbs radiant heat rapidly from
fire. The shiny side does not radiate heat quickly. Thus, heat gets trapped within the
vessel which gets hot rapidly.
4. a) small intestine
b) stomach
c) small intestine
d) large intestine
5. During burning of wood, new substances are formed and hence it is a chemical change.
While cutting the wood into small pieces no new substance is formed, only shape and
size changes, thus it is a physical change. Hence, burning of wood and cutting it into
small pieces are considered as two different types of changes.

VIII.
1. When the athlete runs in the race, his body needs more oxygen. His rate of
breathing increases as by doing so more oxygen can be supplied to the body. This is the
reason, an athlete needs to breathe faster and deeper than usual; after finishing the race.
2. Sea Breeze – During day time sun shines equally on the land and sea. The temperature of
the land rises more rapidly as compared to the sea as the specific heat capacity of the land
is far less than sea. Thus the air above the land gets heated. This hot air expands and rises
up. This results in fall of pressure over the surface of land. To make up this fall of
pressure the cold air from the sea blows towards the land giving rise to sea breeze.
Land breeze – During night land and sea lose heat. Land loses its heat more rapidly. Thus
the air above the land becomes colder than the sea. The warm air above the sea expands
and rises up. Thus the air pressure falls over the sea. To make up this fall in pressure the
cold air from the land starts blowing towards the sea giving rise to land breeze.
3. Total time taken to reach her college= 1 hour 15 minutes
3
= 1 x 60 + 15 = 60+15= 75 min = h
4
Speed of the car = 50 km/hour
3
D = time x speed = x 50 = 62.5 km
4
 Therefore, distance of her college from her home is 62.5 km.

4. Cellulose is a type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants and not by

humans. Ruminants have a large sac-like structure called Rumen where the food
containing cellulose is digested by the action of certain bacteria which produce an
enzyme called cellulase which digests cellulose. On the other hand, humans cannot
digest cellulose, as the cellulose digesting enzymes are absent in them.

5.
Water in a beaker
Add few drops of H2SO4
Let the solution boil
Copper sulphate added while stirring
Solution is saturated

Filtered and cooled

Leave it undisturbed
Crystals of Copper sulphate separates.
IX.
1. a) A simple pendulum consists of a small metal ball (called bob) suspended by a long
thread from a rigid support, such that the bob is free to swing back and forth.
b) The rest position of a metallic bob (A) is known as its mean position.
c) The time period of a pendulum depends on its length.
d) Time period = 50/25 sec = 2 sec
2. a) This experiment shows that soil contains water (soil moisture)
b) On heating, water in the soil evaporates, moves up and condenses on the cooler inner
walls of the upper part of the boiling tube.
c) Clayey soil
d) water absorption rate of soil= weight of water absorbed x 100
weight of soil sample
3. a) When baking soda is added to vinegar, then bubbles of carbon dioxide gas are
formed. It’s a chemical change.
b) Let this gas pass through test tube B containing lime water, if the lime water turns
milky, it proves that the gas formed is carbon dioxide.
c) Test tube A-
Vinegar+ baking soda carbon dioxide + sodium acetate + water
Test tube B-
Carbon dioxide+ lime water calcium carbonate+ water
X.
1. Human digestive system

2. Soil profile

3. Sea breeze 4. Land breeze