AL ALIA INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, RIYADH

WORKSHEET 2025-26 ( PERIODIC TEST – II )

CLASS: X
SUBJECT: PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY (pg. no 91 -98 & 100 -105)
CHAPTERS :

PHYSICS
1. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:
2. When an object is kept within the focus of a concave mirror, an enlarged image is formed behind the
mirror. This image is:
3. Real (b) inverted (c) virtual and inverted (d) virtual and erect
4. The the power of a lens having the focal length of 1 cm is
5. 10 D (b) 1 D (c) 1/10 D (d) 100 D
6. A full length of image of a distant tall building can definitely be seen using:
7. Convex mirror (b) concave mirror (c) cylindrical mirror (d) none of these.
8. The image of an object placed in front of a convex mirror is formed at
9. The object itself (b) twice the distance of the object in front of the mirror (c) half the distance of the
object in front of the mirror (d) behind the mirror.
10. Assertion - Reasoning based questions.
These consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting
the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is False but R is true
5. Assertion(A): Plane mirror may form a real image.
Reason (R): Plane mirror always forms a virtual image if the object is real.
11. Assertion(A): Large concave mirrors are used to concentrate sunlight to produce heat in solar furnace
Reason (R): Concave mirror converges the light rays falling on it to a point.
12. Short Answer Type Questions.
13. When is magnification positive or negative?
14. Draw the ray diagram of image formation in the following case? Write size, position and nature of the
image formed?

15. A converging lens forms a real and inverted image of an object at a distance of 100 cm from it. Where
should an object be placed in front of the lens so that the size of the image is twice the size of the object?
Also calculate the power of the lens.
16. Draw a course of rays through a rectangular glass slab. Why is an emergent ray parallel to the incident
ray? What is lateral displacement?
17. The absolute refractive indices of glass and water are 1.5 and 1.33 respectively. In which medium does
light travel faster? Calculate the ratio of speeds of light in the two media.
18. A real image 2/3rd of the size of an object is formed by a convex lens when the object is at a distance of
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 12 cm from it. Find the focal length of the lens.

CHEMISTRY
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:
1) Fatty foods become rancid due to the process of:
(a) oxidation
(b) corrosion
(c) reduction
(d) hydrogenation
2. The silver article turns black when kept in the open for a few days due to the formation of
(a) H2S (b) AgS
(c) Ag2SO4 (d) Ag2S
3. What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed with a solution of a base in a test tube?
(i) Temperature of the solution decreases
(ii) Temperature of the solution increases
(in) Temperature of the solution remains the same
(iv) Salt formation takes place
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) only (d) (ii) and (iv)
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of acids?
a) Turns blue litmus paper red
b) Have a sour taste
c) Release hydrogen gas when reacted with metals
d) Have a pH greater than 7

Following questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions
selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
5. Assertion (A) : The acid must always be added to water with constant stirring.
Reason (R) : Mixing of an acid with water decreases the concentration of H+ ions per unit volume.
6. Assertion (A) : The aqueous solutions of glucose and alcohol do not show acidic character.
Reason (R) : Aqueous solutions of glucose and alcohol do not give H+ ions.
7. Assertion (A): Rusting of iron metal is the most common form of corrosion.
Reason (R): The effect of rusting of iron can be reversed if they are left open in sunlight.

8.CASE STUDY-BASED QUESTIONS

A pH meter is a scientific instrument that measures the hydrogen-ion activity in water-based solution water
based solutions, indicating its acidity or alkalinity. expressed as pH. The pH meter measures the difference in
electrical potential between a pH electrode and a reference electrode, and so the pH meter is sometimes referred
to as a "potentiometric pH meter". The difference in electrical potential relates to the acidity or pH of the
solution. The pH meter is used in many applications ranging from laboratory experimentation to quality control.

1.Which of the following statement is correct regarding pH Scale?

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 (i) It is the negative logarithm of H+ ion concentration of a given solution.
(ii) It is the positive logarithm of H+ ion concentration of a given solution.
(iii) It is a 14 point scale.
(iv) pH is an example of an extrinsic property.
Correct Options are:
A. (i) and (iii)
B. (ii) and (iii)
C. (i), (iii) and (iv)
D. Only (ii)
2. What is the neutral value of pH scale?
A. Less than 5
B. Equal to 7
C. Less than 8
D. Less than 10
3. In which of the following field pH scale is important for measurements?
A. Medicine
B. Forestry
C. Food Science
D. All of the above
4. What is the range of pH scale?

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

9. In the reaction, CuO(s) + H2(g) → Cu(s) + H2O(l). Pick out the following:
(i)the substance which is oxidised
(ii)the substance which is reduced
(iii)the oxidizing agent
(iv) the reducing agent

10. Describe an activity with diagram to illustrate that the reaction of metal carbonates and metal bicarbonates
with acids produces carbon dioxide. Write the relevant equations of all the reactions that take place. Name any
two forms in which calcium carbonate is found in nature.
11. Which gas is usually liberated when an acid reacts with a metal? Illustrate with an example. How will you
test for the presence of this gas?
12. You have two solutions, A and B. The pH of solution A is 6 and pH of solution B is 8. Which solution has
more hydrogen ion concentration? Which of this is acidic and which one is basic?
13. Compounds such as alcohols and glucose also contain hydrogen but are not categorized as acids. Describe
an activity to prove it.

BIOLOGY
Multiple choice questions:
1. Which of the following statements is correct about receptors?

(a) Gustatory receptors detect taste while olfactory receptors detect smell

(b) Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect smell

(c) Auditory receptors detect smell and olfactory receptors detect taste

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(d) Olfactory receptors detect taste and gustatory receptors smell

2. Cerebellum is situated in ___________.

a. fore brain b. midbrain c. hindbrain d. partly in A and B each

3. In a synapse, chemical signal is transmitted from

(a) dendritic end of one neuron to axonal end of another neuron

(b) axon to cell body of the same neuron

(c) cell body to axonal end of the same neuron

(d) axonal end of one neuron to dendritic end of another neuron

4. Which is the correct sequence of the components of a reflex arc?

(a) Receptors → Muscles → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Spinal cord

(b) Receptors → Motor neuron → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle

(c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle

(d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle

5. Posture and balance of the body is controlled by

(a) cerebrum (b) cerebellum (c) medulla (d) pons

6. Damage of cerebellum will mostly affect the career of :

a) architect b) teacher c) librarian d) athlete

7. The movement of shoot towards light is

a) geotropism b) hydrotropism c) chemotropism d) phototropis

Following questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the
appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
1. Assertion (A) : Plants lack excretory organs.
Reason (R) : Plants usually absorb essential nutrients.

2. Assertion (A): The purpose of making urine is to filter out undigested food from intestine
Reason (R): Kidneys filter the waste and produce urine,
3.Assertion : The plants store some of the waste products in their body parts.
Reason: Raphides are the solid waste products of plants.

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4.Assertion : Ventricles have thicker walls than auricles.
Reason: Ventricles have to pump blood into various organs with great pressure
5. Assertion: Amphibians can tolerate mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
Reason: Amphibians are animals with two chambered heart
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:
1. How does osmoregulation take place in the human body? Draw the organ system involved in the same and explain
how toxins and excess water in human body are eliminated from body.
2. What is vegetative propagation? Explain the different methods and benefits of this process.
3. Explain the process of double circulation in humans.
4. What is the correct direction of flow of electrical impulses?
5. Name the vein which brings blood to left atrium from lungs.

6. List in tabular form three differences between arteries and veins.

7. Draw a well-labelled diagram of structural and functional unit of kidney.

Explain the mechanism of the urine formation.

8. Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in the body.

Write the function of valves present in between atria and ventricles
9. Draw a neatly labelled diagram of human brain.

CASE STUDY-BASED QUESTIONS:

Read the given passage and answer the questions based on passage and related studied concepts.
The figure shown below represents a common type of dialysis called Haemodialysis. It removes waste
products from the blood. Such as excess salts, and urea which are insufficiently removed by the kidney
in patients with kidney failure. During the procedure, the patient’s blood is cleaned by filtration through
a series of semipermeable membranes before being returned to the blood of the patient. On the basis of
this, answer the following questions:

(i) Name the filtering units present in the human kidneys.

(ii) Name the main excreting waste removed by kidneys from blood?
(iii) What are the two main functions of kidneys?
(iv) What are the major factors on which the amount of water reabsorbed in the part of nephron
depends?

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