1. Lizards feed on insects. What type of consumer is the lizard?

(A) producer
(B) parasite
(C) herbivore
(D) carnivore

2. Which of the following is likely to measure about 3 metres?

(A) the area of a carpet
(B) the height of a room
(C) the diameter of a wire
(D) the circumference of the earth

3. Vishal found two almost identical jugs. He wanted the one that would hold more water.

Which jug will hold more water?

(A) jug 1
(B) jug 2
(C) it depends on the material of the jug.
(D) both jugs will hold the same amount of water.

4. Shyam is trying to separate a mixture of iron filings, sand and sugar. In which order must he
perform the following steps?

(A) 4, 1, 2, 3
(B) 1, 2, 4, 3
(C) 1, 3, 4, 2
(D) 4, 2, 3, 1
5. PQ, an iron bar is freely suspended as shown in the Figure. Each time it gets rotated,
it comes to a halt as shown in the Figure. Which of the following can be DEFINITELY
said about PQ?

(A) PQ is a magnet; P is the North Pole and Q is the South Pole.

(B) PQ is a magnet; P is the South Pole and Q is the North Pole.
(C) PQ is a magnet; P and Q are its poles; nothing definite can be said whether P is the
North or the South Pole
(D) PQ is an iron bar that behaves like a magnet temporarily. Hence the iron bar does
not have any poles

6. An indicator is used to determine certain chemical properties of a substance.

Substances with similar chemical properties will produce the same changes in the colour
of the indicator. Both turmeric and red cabbage juice are used as indicators. Indicators
were added to each of the liquids P, Q, R and S and the results were tabulated as given
below.

Which of these liquids would have similar chemical properties?

(A) P and Q
(B) P and R
(C) Q and S
(D) P, R and S

7. Which of the following HAD to happen before Uranus, Neptune and Pluto could be
discovered?
(A) discovery of craters on the moon
(B) development of the technology to land on the moon
(C) Copernicus proposing a sun-centred solar system
(D) development of the technology to make high quality telescopes

8. The table below gives information about some planets of our solar system.
(Approximations have been made in some data to make it more readable.)

One of the characteristics from the table has been used to draw a graph to scale.

Which of these characteristics has been used?

(A) distance from the sun
(B) diameter of the planet
(C) time taken to orbit the Sun
(D) time taken to turn on axis
9. Study the picture of the door carefully.

Have you noticed that most doors that you push or pull open have their handles/knobs at the
same position?Why is that so?
(A) because the door can be opened with the least effort in this position
(B) because this reduces the friction between the floor and the door
(C) because the effort changes the direction of the load being applied
(D) (for no particular reason - It is just that we are used to seeing it at that position)

10. On which of the following objects, is the force of gravity acting?

(A) on the falling ball only

(B) on the block suspended from the ceiling only
(C) on the falling ball and the block on the inclined plane only
(D) on all the three objects - the ball, and both the blocks
11.The masses and weights of two objects P and Q are measured on earth and on an
imaginary planet Omega. Which of the following could be true?
(A) If their masses on earth are equal, their weights on Omega may not be equal.
(B) If P weighs more than Q on earth, then Q weighs more than P on Omega.
(C) If their weights on earth are equal, their masses on Omega cannot be equal.
(D) If their masses on earth are not equal, their weights on Omega cannot be equal.

12. Sajida wanted to find out the difference the addition of salt makes to
the boiling point of water. She has with her four beakers P, Q, R and S with the
contents as indicated below.

P: 100 ml of tap water

Q: 200 ml of distilled water

R: 100 ml of tap water + 1 teaspoon of salt

S: 200 ml of tap water + 2 teaspoons of salt

Which of these would be the BEST choice for the experiment?

(A) either P and R OR Q and S

(B) either R or S
(C) only R and S
(D) only P and R

13. The circuit is connected correctly. The bulb does not glow. Which of these CANNOT
be a reason for it?

(A) The bulb might be fused.

(B) The liquid might not be a conductor of electricity.
(C) The liquid might not be producing electric current.
(D) The battery might have stopped producing electricity.

14. 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of only six elements. Four of them
are carbon, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. The other two are

(A) iodine and iron.

(B) hydrogen and iron.
(C) oxygen and iron.
(D) oxygen and hydrogen.

15. Which of the following would be the units for acceleration?

(acceleration = velocity /time) Velocity has the same units as speed

A. B.

C. D.

16. Ravi keeps a glass of water in the freezer compartment of the fridge and it changes
into ice. What change happens to the molecules in the water?

(A) They reduce in number.

(B) They become smaller in size.
(C) Their arrangement changes.
(D) There is no change at all

17. Which of these would definitely be the SAME for any two villages - one in Gujarat
and one in Assam?

(A) The standard time

(B) The local time
(C) The latitude
(D) The longitude
18. Which of the following parts of a motorcycle is there ONLY to give feedback
(information) to the rider?
(A) brakes
(B) handle bar
(C) petrol tank
(D) speedometer

19. The Earth's crust is constantly changing, and the term 'rock cycle' refers to
the constant recycling of material in the crust. A simple rock cycle is depicted
below. The names of the rocks and the intermediate processes of formation are
not given. Which of these letters will best represent the igneous rock?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

20. A rabbit population has increased noticeably in the past ten years. Which of the
following is a reasonable explanation for this population growth?
(A) Competition for food has increased among rabbits.
(B) The rabbit's main predator has been eliminated by human development.
(C) The original habitat of the rabbits has been converted into a football field.
(D) Abnormal weather conditions have decreased water levels of the local ponds
21. Which of these was NEVER a part of a living thing?
(A) sand
(B) shell
(C) wood
(D) cotton

22. Worldwide, the problem of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is an area of
great concern. Interestingly, in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the household wastes
are classified into 3 different categories and are collected separately in bins of different
colours, as follows -

1. Green bin for organic wastes to be disposed off in landfills

2. Yellow bin for wastes to be recycled

3. Grey bin with a red lid for hazardous wastes, to be disposed off in hazardous waste
landfills

(Hazardous = involving risk or danger)

Which of the following wastes would be classified and placed in the Grey bin?
(A) batteries and insecticides
(B) vegetable waste and dry leaves
(C) plastic and glass
(D) metals and paper

23. Anahita, a student of class 7 read the following instructions for an experiment and
carried it out.
 Choose a green leaf on a plant/tree, but do not pluck it.
 Smear petroleum jelly over one HALF of the leaf on both the top and the bottom
sides of the leaf.
 Allow the leaf to remain in this condition on the plant for two days.
 After two days, remove the leaf from the plant and gently wipe off the petroleum jelly.
 Test the whole leaf for starch using the iodine test.

Which part of the leaf would Anahita find starch in?

(A) in the entire leaf because the chlorophyll in the leaf was still intact

(B) only in the half not smeared with jelly, as the other half did not get carbon dioxide

(C) only in the half smeared with jelly because the heat of the sunlight did not reach it

(D) only near the midrib of the leaf, because photosynthesis happens only near the
midrib

24. Study the food web carefully.

Which of these can we say about organisms X and Y based on the above?
(A) X is a carnivore, Y is a carnivore.
(B) X is an omnivore, Y is an omnivore.
(C) X is a herbivore, Y is a herbivore.
(D) X is a carnivore, Y is an omnivore

25. For cellular respiration to happen, organisms need oxygen. From where do plants
get MOST of the oxygen?

(A) Plants produce oxygen during photosynthesis and they store part of it and use it for
respiration.
(B) Plants breathe in air from the surroundings and utilise the oxygen in it for respiration.
(C) During photosynthesis, plants produce food in the form of energy and hence they do
not need oxygen.
(D) Plants get the required oxygen from the water in the soil, since water contains both
hydrogen and oxygen

26. Every cell in our body requires oxygen. Which two body systems work together to
transport oxygen to the cells?

(A) skeletal and respiratory

(B) digestive and respiratory
(C) respiratory and circulatory
(D) respiratory and excretory

27. Some materials don't reflect much sound, they absorb most of it. Such materials are
used in auditoriums to minimise echoes. Which of these would be a good sound
absorber?

(A) coir carpets

(B) ceramic tiles
(C) concrete walls
(D) metal chairs

28. The vessels shown in the picture are all placed at the same time, on the open
terrace of a tall building. After a while, if in vessel P, 3 mm of rain is recorded, which of
the following could be the readings of vessel Q and vessel R?
(A) vessel Q > 3 mm; vessel R> 3 mm
(B) vessel Q=3 mm; vessel R= 3 mm
(C) vessel Q =3 mm; vessel R >3 mm
(D) vessel Q >3 mm; vessel R = 3 mm

29. Which of these play a role in pushing the food through the intestine?
(A) the force of gravity
(B) special valves for the purpose
(C) the muscles of the intestines
(D) (nothing - the food simply passes through)

30. Brinda has come to her aunt's place and wants to play a game on the computer.
The computer is shown in the figure below. She presses the button marked A and is
surprised to find that the computer starts immediately and there is already a file open.
Which of the following is the best explanation of what happened?

(A) The CPU was already on, and pressing button A turned on the monitor.
(B) The monitor was already on, and pressing button A turned on the CPU.
(C) Both the CPU and the monitor were already on, and pressing button A opened the
file.
(D) Both the CPU and the monitor were off, and pressing button A turned both of them
on.

31. Look at the apparatus shown in the figure.

What will be collected in the conical flask?

(A) pure water

(B) salt water
(C) salt
(D) It depends on the temperature

32. We can reduce the usage of plastic bags but it seems difficult to get rid of them
completely. Which of these is the MOST environmentally appropriate method to deal
with used plastic bags? After using plastic bags, we should ___________.

(A) throw them into a garbage bin

(B) burn them completely

(C) flush them into a drain

(D) re-use them

33.

Dinesh puts a steel tumbler in between an electrical circuit as shown in the figure to check if the
bulb lights up. What is likely to happen?
(A) The bulb will fuse, because of a short circuit.
(B) The bulb will light up, as steel does conduct electricity.
(C) The bulb will not light up, as only wires can conduct electricity.
(D) The bulb will not light up, as the steel tumbler is hollow and therefore cannot conduct
electricity

34.

Which of the following words fit best in the blank in the cartoon shown here?
(A) water pollution
(B) soil erosion
(C) water evaporation
(D) global warming

35. Sujai suspended a bar magnet and tried to check if thin iron clips would hang from it. He
kept hanging them one after another, till no more pins would hang. He tried it at 5 places as
shown in the figure.
Sujai made the following conclusions from the experiment.

1. The magnetic attraction is powerful at the poles and weaker as we go towards the
centre.
2. A bar magnet when freely suspended, always points towards the NS direction.
3. Between P and Q and between S and T, the magnet will not attract any iron clips.
4. All the pins shown in the figure behave like magnets.

Which of these are VALID conclusions?

(A) 1, 2, 3, and 4
(B) 1, 2, and 4 only
(C) 1and 4 only
(D) 1, 2, and 3 only

36. An empty glass is placed inside a larger jar containing muddy water as
shown. A dry plastic sheet is tied around the mouth of the jar, which is then
placed out in the sun on a hot summer day. By evening, what is likely to be found
in the empty glass?

(A) The glass is likely to have pure water.

(B) The glass is likely to have muddy water.
(C) The glass is likely to remain empty.
(D) The glass is likely to have pure mud

37. Body mass index (BMI) is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the
square of their height. BMI = weight (kg) / height2(m2)
Karna's weight and height are given above.

If the BMI for Karna is calculated, he would be_________.

(A) slim
(B) of ideal weight
(C) over weight
(D) obese

38. A pencil with an eraser is put into a cylinder containing distilled water. It floats as shown in
the figure. Which of these is MOST likely to happen if the same pencil is put into a cylinder
containing salt water?

A. B.
C. D.

39. Three large, identical ice cubes were wrapped in different materials. One was wrapped in
an aluminium foil, the second in a woollen sweater and the third in a cotton shirt. All of them
were kept on a wooden table in a room. Which one of them will melt first?
(A) The ice cube wrapped in the woollen sweater will melt first because wool can store more
heat.
(B) The ice cube wrapped in the cotton shirt will melt first because cotton will let more air pass
through.
(C) The ice cube wrapped in the aluminium foil will melt first because it allows faster heat
exchange.
(D) All of them will melt at the same time.

40. Machine 1 represents a type of simple machine. There are several reasons why simple
machines are used. Some of these reasons are listed here.

Which of the above applies for Machine 1?

(A) only 1
(B) only 1 and 2
(C) only 1, 2 and 3
(D) all the 4 of them
41 Which of the following statements is true for a piece of modelling clay that is being
compressed?
(A) Weight of the clay increases as it is compressed.
(B) Weight of the clay decreases as it is compressed.
(C) Density of the clay increases as it is compressed.
(D) Density of the clay decreases as it is compressed.

42. The presence of specific features or behaviour that enable an organism to live in its
surroundings is called an adaptation. Which of the following is NOT an example of biological
adaptation?
(A) Birds migrate in flocks to warmer regions which protects them from the winter cold.
(B) People have a tendency to cough which helps them clear congestion in the wind pipe.
(C) Giraffes develop long necks which help them eat the leaves of tall trees.
(D) People who play the drums have strong arms which help them play

43. Rajan throws up a coin. Which is/ are the main force/s acting on the coin after it is
released?
(A) the force of Rajan's hand
(B) the gravitational pull of the earth
(C) both A and B
(D) There is no force acting on the coin.

44. The simple machine shown below is an inclined plane. Indicate the arrow that points in the
direction of the effort force.

A. B.

C. D.

45. For an individual organism to survive, it need NOT___________.

(A) excrete waste matter
(B) produce offspring
(C) use energy
(D) exchange gases
46. Harder materials can scratch softer materials. Gypsum, Calcite, Feldspar and Topaz are 4
types of rocks with different hardness.

The ''flowline'' shown here helps us identify which rocks are harder than others. Based
on the flowline, which of the following can definitely be scratched by Fingernail?
(A) gypsum
(B) gypsum, calcite
(C) gypsum, calcite, feldspar and topaz
(D) none of these rocks

47. Sublimation of an element or compound is the change from a solid directly to a gas with no
intermediate liquid stage. Sharada was told that if pepper seeds are placed along with camphor,
the sublimation of camphor would reduce. Of these boxes, (some are open and some are
closed) which two should she use to check whether this is true?

(A) P and Q
(B) R and T
(C) P and S
(D) Q and S