Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items Science

Class 10 − Chapter 1

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100101
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Physical and Chemical change
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that heating iron to red hot is a physical change as no new
substance is formed.

For example:
Ÿ It is a physical change as iron does not change its form.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S100102
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Balanced Chemical Equation
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Three atoms of iron combine with water to form one molecule of iron
oxide.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S100103
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Combination Reaction
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that glucose is oxidised.

For example:
Ÿ Glucose is oxidised.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 1

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S100104
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Combination Reaction
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Products
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 5
Question Code SAS21S100105
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Changes in Matter
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. At 1 minute
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 6
Question Code SAS21S100106
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Changes in Matter
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the reaction rate will increase and therefore the volume of
hydrogen formed at 2 minutes will be higher.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 7
Question Code SAS21S100107
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Changes in Matter
Competency Evaluating & Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 1

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S100108
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Balanced Chemical Reaction
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mg + 2HCl → MgCl₂ + H₂
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100109
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Decomposition Reaction
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Rotting of fruits and vegetables
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100110
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Chemical Reactions and Equations
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Writing a Chemical Equation
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items Science
Class 10 − Chapter 2

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100201
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | How strong are acid and base solutions?
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Liquid 2
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S100202
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Properties of Acids and Bases
Competency Evaluating & Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S100203
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Indicators of pH value
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the colour will be colour 7 because distilled water is
neither acidic nor basic.

For example:
Ÿ Colour 7. Distilled water is neither acidic nor basic.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 2

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S100204
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical properties of Acids and Bases
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions salt as the response
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S100205
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Properties of POP
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. It gets hard when mixed with water.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S100206
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Properties of Crystals of Salts
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 2

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S100207
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Properties of Crystals of Salts
Competency Evaluating & Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the green salt powder will turn whitish AND that there
will be no droplets formed.
Partial Credit (Partial Score) Mentions any one of the two responses of full credit.

For example:
Ÿ The green salt powder will turn whitish.
OR
Ÿ There will be no droplets formed.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S100208
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Properties of Acids and Bases
Competency Evaluating & Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that Mike was trying to ind out whether acids and bases are
good conductors of electricity.

For example:
Ÿ Are acids and bases good conductors of electricity?
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100209
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Properties of Acids and Bases
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the lamp will not glow if the circuit is placed in distilled
water as distilled water does not contain free H⁺ or free OH - ions.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 2

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100210
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Acids, Bases and Salts
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Properties of Acids and Bases
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions hydrogen as the response
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items Science
Class 10 − Chapter 3

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100301
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Physical Properties of Metals and Non-metals
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Nail 4
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S100302
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Physical Properties of Metals and Non-metals
Competency Evaluating and Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Thickness of wax coatings
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S100303
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Properties of Metals
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) C. ZnSO₄
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S100304
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Properties of Metals
Competency Evaluating and Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Use pieces of small zinc lakes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 3

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S100305
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Properties of Metals
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that no reaction takes place as copper is less reactive than
zinc.

For example:
Ÿ Copper is less reactive than zinc.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S100306
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Occurrence of Metals
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that gold has very low reactivity.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S100307
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Properties of Metals
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. H₂
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 3

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S100308
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Properties of Ionic Compounds
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100309
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Extraction of Metals
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Aluminium
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100310
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Metals and Non-metals
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Reaction of Metals with Non-metals
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. One
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 4

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100401
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Bonding in Carbon
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Carbon
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S100402
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Bonding in Carbon
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions covalent bond as the response.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S100403
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Bonding in Carbon
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. N N
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S100404
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Properties of Carbon Compounds
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 4

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S100405
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Saturated and Unsaturated Carbon Compounds
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. One
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S100406
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Saturated and Unsaturated Carbon Compounds
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. C₂H₄
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S100407
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Homologous Series
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. C₂H₂
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S100408
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Properties of Carbon Compounds
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 4

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100409
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Chemical Properties of Carbon Compounds
Competency Explaining phenomena scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Reaction iii
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100410
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Carbon and its Compounds
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Allotropes of Carbon
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that allotrope 2 is harder as each of its atoms has a greater
number of bonds than that of allotrope 1.

For example,
Ÿ Allotrope 2. Its atoms have a greater number of bonds than that of
allotrope 1.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 5

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100501
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Periodic Table
Competency Explaining phenomena scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Questions
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Dmitri Ivanovich Mendelé ev
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S100502
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Newland’s Law of Octaves
Competency Explaining phenomena scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that Law of Octaves does not hold true for heavier elements.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S100503
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Position of Element in the Modern Periodic Table
Competency Explaining phenomena scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions X as Groups and Y as Periods.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S100504
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Position of Element in the Modern Periodic Table
Competency Interpreting data and evidence scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Questions
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Dmitri Ivanovich Mendelé ev
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 5

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S100505
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Position of Element in the Modern Periodic Table
Competency Explaining phenomena scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Questions
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Increase in atomic number
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 6
Question Code SAS21S100506
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Position of Element in the Modern Periodic Table
Competency Interpreting data and evidence scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions all three responses correctly.
Yes
No
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 7
Question Code SAS21S100507
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Trends in the Modern Periodic Table
Competency Interpreting data and evidence scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Increase in atomic radius/Increase in electronegativity
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 8
Question Code SAS21S100508
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Trends in the Modern Periodic Table
Competency Interpreting data and evidence scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. K
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 5

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100509
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Trends in the Modern Periodic Table
Competency Explaining phenomena scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. As
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100510
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Periodic Classi ication of Elements
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Sciences | Trends in the Modern Periodic Table
Competency Explaining phenomena scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. So
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 6

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100601
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Excretion in Human Beings
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 2
Question Code SAS21S100602
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Excretion in Human Beings
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the blood with wastes is coming from a vein. For example:
Ÿ Blood with waste is coming from a vein.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 3
Question Code SAS21S100603
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Excretion in Human Beings
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Kidneys
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 4
Question Code SAS21S100604
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Transport of Water in Plants
Competency Evaluating & Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Image
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 6

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S100605
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Transport of Water in Plants
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that loss of water by plant leaves helps the plant in absorbing
water and minerals from the soil and also in controlling the
temperature.

For example:
Ÿ It helps the plant to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
Ÿ It helps the plant to control its temperature.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S100606
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Transportation in Human Beings
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Capillaries are permeable to gases.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S100607
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Transportation in Human Beings
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Pulmonary veins will receive blood with less oxygen.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 6

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S100608
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Nutrition in Human Beings
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. 1
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100609
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Nutrition in Human Beings
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Digestion of fats
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100610
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Life Processes
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Respiration
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Smoking destroys the hair-like structures.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items Science
Class 10 − Chapter 7

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100701
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Movement Due to Growth
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Image
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S100702
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Movement Due to Growth
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Against gravity
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S100703
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Plant Hormones
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Cytokinins
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S100704
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Re lex Action
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Receptor → Sensory Neurone → Relay Neurone → Motor Neurone →
Effector
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 7

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S100705
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Re lex Action
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Spinal cord
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S100706
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Hormones in Humans
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. The average height of girls during puberty is greater than that of boys.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S100707
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Hormones in Humans
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the title is incorrect because there is no data for height of
girls and boys at birth

For example:
Ÿ The title is incorrect because the heights of boys and girls are shown
from age 4 onwards.
OR
Ÿ The title is incorrect because the height of boys and girls from 0 to 3
years is not given.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 7

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S100708
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Hormones in Humans
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
No
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100709
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Human Brain
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Jumping from a height
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100710
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Control and Coordination
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Hormones in Humans
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Diabetes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 8

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100801
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Aquatic Life with pH of Water
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Population 2
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S100802
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Aquatic Life with pH of Water
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S100803
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Aquatic Life with pH of Water
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the ish in both tanks will not survive as the conditions
are unfavourable for all ish

For example:
Ÿ The ish in both tanks will not survive.
Ÿ The conditions are unfavourable for all ish.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 8

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S100804
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Vegetative Propagation
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Some plants can regenerate.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S100805
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Vegetative Propagation
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions the term tissue culture
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S100806
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Reproductive Health
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions puberty/adolescence as the correct response
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S100807
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Reproductive Health
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 8

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S100808
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Reproduction In Human Beings
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. 1
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100809
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Reproduction In Human Beings
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions 1 as the correct answer
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100810
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | How do Organisms Reproduce?
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Reproductive Health
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Gonorrhoea
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 9

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S100901
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Rules of Inheritance Of Traits
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. 50%
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S100902
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Rules of Inheritance Of Traits
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that all lowers in the next generation would be red as R is the
dominant trait, the lowers will inherit Rw set of genes

For example:
Ÿ All lowers would be red as R is dominant
Ÿ All lowers would be red as they would have Rw set in the irst
generation.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S100903
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Rules of Inheritance Of Traits
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Mutation
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 9

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S100904
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Fossils
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Layer 6
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S100905
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Fossils
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Layer 3 and Layer 9
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S100906
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Determination of Sex
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Mother xx/Father XY
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S100907
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Acquired and Inherited Traits
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Short hair
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 9

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S100908
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Speciation
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. They cannot interbreed.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S100909
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Speciation
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Changes in DNA
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S100910
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Heredity and Evolution
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Evolution
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions all three responses correctly
Yes
No
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 10

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S101001
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Distance between pole and centre of curvature is twice the focal
length.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S101002
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Diagram 3
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S101003
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. When object is located within the focal length
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S101004
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 10

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S101005
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
Yes
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 6
Question Code SAS21S101006
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Rear-view mirror of a car
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 7
Question Code SAS21S101007
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. The image is real and larger than the object.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
Item Number Question 8
Question Code SAS21S101008
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | The Refractive Index
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that ‘X’ represents air.
Ÿ Air
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 10

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S101009
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Refraction Through a Rectangular Glass Slab
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Flint glass/water
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S101010
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Light: Re lection and Refraction
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Power of a Lens
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that a lens with a negative focal length has a negative power by
the mentioned formula. Concave lenses have a negative power.

Ÿ The lens is concave. A lens with a negative focal length has a negative
power. Concave lenses have negative power.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 11

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S101101
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and The Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | The Human Eye
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions X is iris
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S101102
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and The Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | The Human Eye
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Cornea
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S101103
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and the Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | The Human Eye
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Real and inverted
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S101104
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and The Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | The Human Eye
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Distance of the candle from the eyes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 11

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S101105
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and The Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | The Human Eye
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Image
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S101106
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and The Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | The Human Eye
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions iris as the response
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S101107
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and the Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Defect of Vision
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that ageing is the primary reason. For example,
Ÿ Old age
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 11

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S101108
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and the Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | The Human Eye
Competency Complex Multiple Choice Question
Item Type No
Yes
No
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Distance of the candle from the eyes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S101109
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and the Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Dispersion of white light by a glass prism
Competency Interpreting Data & Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
No
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S101110
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | The Human Eye and The Colourful World
Concept | Sub-concept Life Science | Scattering of Light
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the leaves absorb all colours and re lect only the green
colour to the eyes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 12

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S101201
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electrical Resistivity
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Material 1
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S101202
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electrical Resistivity
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions ohm-meter (Ω m) as correct response.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S101203
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electrical Resistivity
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. It has high resistivity and high melting point.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S101204
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electric Current and Circuit
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Distance of the candle from the eyes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S101205
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electric Current and Circuit
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions the response as given below,
We are given, Amount of electric current, I = 1A;
Partial Credit (Partial Score) Time of electric current low, t = 5 min= 300 s

The total amount of electric charge that low within the time, Q = I × t =
1A × 300 s = 300 C
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S101206
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Factors on which resistance depends
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions all three responses correctly.
Ÿ Yes/Yes/No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S101207
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Circuit diagram
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 12

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S101208
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Factors on Which Resistance Depends
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the ammeter’s reading will be decreased by one-half.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S101209
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Resistance of a System of Resistors
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. 9 Ω
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S101210
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Electricity
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Resistance of a System of Resistors
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. less than 1 Ω
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 13

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S101301
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Magnetic Field and Field Lines
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that the ammeter’s reading will be decreased by one-half.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S101302
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Magnetic Field and Field Lines
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S101303
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Magnetic Field Due To Current Carrying Conductor
Competency Evaluating and Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. The de lection of the needle will increase.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 13

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S101304
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Magnetic Field Due To Current Carrying Conductor
Competency Evaluating and Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score)

No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S101305
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electromagnetic Induction
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Electromagnet 3
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S101306
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electromagnetic Induction
Competency Evaluating and Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 13

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S101307
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electromagnetic Induction
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score)

No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S101308
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Electromagnetic Induction
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Electric bell
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S101309
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Domestic Electric Circuits
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions black wire as the response.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 13

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S101310
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Concept | Sub-concept Physical Science | Domestic Electric Circuits
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. 15 Ampere
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 14

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S101401
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Good Source Of Energy
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. LPG
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S101401
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Solar Energy
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. At noon under a clear sky
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S101403
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Nuclear Energy
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions ³He as correct response
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S101404
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Energy from Sea
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Tidal energy
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 14

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S101404
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Fossils Fuels
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Coal
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S101406
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Biomass
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
Yes
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S101407
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Fossil Fuels
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. More than 300 million years
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 14

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S101408
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Fossil Fuels
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions any three examples of fossil fuels.

For example:
Ÿ Coal, petrol, diesel, LPG
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S101409
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Biomass
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. As manure for plants
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S101410
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sources of Energy
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Fossil Fuels
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
No
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 15

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S101501
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Food Chains and Webs
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Cricket and Grasshopper
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S101502
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Food Chains and Webs
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. 10%
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S101503
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Food Chains and Webs
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Image
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S101504
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Fossil Fuels
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Grass
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 15

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S101505
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Food Chains and Webs
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Level 2
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S101506
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Ozone Layer and Its Depletion
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that UV rays help in splitting oxygen molecules into free
oxygen.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S101507
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Ozone Layer and Its Depletion
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Skin cancer
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S101508
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Managing the Garbage We Produce
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions fruit peels as the response.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S101509
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Managing the Garbage We Produce
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Composting takes place only in the presence of oxygen.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S101510
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Our Environment
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Managing the Garbage We Produce
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) No
No
Yes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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Class 10 − Chapter 16

Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21S101601
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Water Pollution
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Sample 2 and sample 4 are collected from the same water source.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 2

Question Code SAS21S101602
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Water Pollution
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Sample 1
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 3

Question Code SAS21S101603
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Water Pollution
Competency Evaluating and Designing Scienti ic Enquiry
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 16

Item Number Question 4

Question Code SAS21S101604
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Water Pollution
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Mentions that acidic water can kill many aquatic organisms.
For example
Ÿ Many aquatic organisms cannot survive in acidic water.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 5

Question Code SAS21S101605
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Water Pollution
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Washing Clothes
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 6

Question Code SAS21S101606
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Forest and Wildlife
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Forest 2
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 7

Question Code SAS21S101607
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Forest and Wildlife
Competency Interpreting Data and Evidence Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Forest 3
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response
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Class 10 − Chapter 16

Item Number Question 8

Question Code SAS21S101604
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Forest and Wildlife
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Rainforest
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 9

Question Code SAS21S101609
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Coal and Petroleum
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Increase in Global Warming
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Item Number Question 10

Question Code SAS21S101610
Grade & Unit Name Grade 10 | Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Concept | Sub-concept Earth Science | Dams
Competency Explaining Phenomena Scienti ically
Item Type Complex Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Yes
Yes
No
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

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