Series: DPSS/SCI/FINAL/RWS/23-24 Code: 086

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SURAT

SCIENCE
Roll No: _____ Class: VII
Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3 hrs.
General Instructions
● All questions are compulsory. However, internal choices are given in it.
● Question paper is divided into two parts: Objective Assessment and Subjective Assessment.
● Objective Assessment comprises 33 marks and Subjective Assessment comprises 47 marks.
● Section-A is of total 33 marks which consist of Objective type questions.
● Section-B, C and D is of total 47 marks which consist of Subjective type questions.
● Section-B comprises short answer questions, carrying 2 marks each.
● Section-C comprises long answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
● Section-D comprises very long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.

SECTION A
1. Choose the correct option.
a) What is the common name for a solution with pH greater than 7? 15
(i) Acids (ii) Bases
(iii) Neutral (iv) None of these

b) Which of the following is a physical change in matter?

(i) Cooking an egg (ii) Baking a cake
(iii) Freezing water (iv) Digesting food

c) Sometimes when we do heavy exercise, anaerobic respiration takes place in our

muscle cells. What is produced during this process?
(i) alcohol and lactic acid (ii) alcohol and carbon dioxide
(iii) lactic acid and carbon dioxide (iv) lactic acid only

d) Fish breathe with the help of gills which are richly supplied with blood vessels.
The gills help the fish to
(i) take in oxygen from air. (ii) take in oxygen dissolved in water.
(iii) absorb nutrients present in water. (iv) release waste substances in water.

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 e) Which of the following increases the surface area for absorption of water and minerals?
(i) Xylem tissue (ii) Vascular tissue
(iii) Root hairs (iv) Phloem tissue

f) Plants produced by vegetative propagation takes

(i) long time to grow (ii) less time to grow
(iii) both (a) and (b) (iv) none of these

g) Yeasts reproduce by
(i) fragmentation (ii) budding
(iii) vegetative propagation (iv) layering

h) Assertion: Algae grow and multiply rapidly by fragmentation.

Reason: Fragmentation is a sexual method of reproduction.
(i) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation
of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is false but reason is true.
(iv) Assertion is true but reason is false.

i) The measurement of small-time intervals became possible with the development of

(i) Sand clock (ii) Sundial
(iii) Pendulum clock (iv) Water clock

j) An electric iron is an example of

(i) heating effect of current. (ii) magnetic effect of current.
(iii) chemical effect of current. (iv) physical effect of current.

k) Which of the following can be used to form a real image?

Concave Convex Plane

(i) Only concave mirror (ii) Only plane mirror

(iii) Only convex mirror (iv) Both concave and convex mirror

l) Which of the following statement is correct?

(i) Light is a form of energy.
(ii) If we shine a torch on a dark night, we will see that the beam of light produced
by the torch travels straight into darkness.
(iii) If we look at a lighted candle through a straight pipe with one eye we can see
the light of candle flame.
(iv) All the above.
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 m) Which of the following would you prefer to use while reading small letters found in
a dictionary?
(i) A concave mirror (ii) A concave lens
(iii) A convex mirror (iv) A convex lens

n) Deforestation results in
(i) increased rainfall. (ii) increase in earth’s temperature.
(iii) increase in ground water level. (iv) conservation of soil.

o) A network of big and small pipes under the ground for wastewater management
is known as
(i) sewage (ii) sewerage
(iii) manhole (iv) channel

2. Fill in the blanks. 10

a) __________ acid is present in an ant's sting.
b) Some substances can be obtained in pure state from their solutions by ________.
c) Insects have a network of air tubes called ______________for gas exchange.
d) __________ helps in clotting of the blood.
e) The small bulb-like projection coming out from the yeast cell is called a ________.
f) If the speed of an object moving along a straight line keeps changing, its motion is said
to be ___________.
g) A combination of two or more cells is called a __________.
h) An image formed on a screen is called a _______ image.
i) The micro-organisms which convert the dead plants and animals to humus are known
as_____________.
j) __________ causes typhoid and cholera.

3. State true or false. 5

a) Iron pipes coated with zinc get rusted easily.
b) Distances between two cities is measured in metres.
c) We should see the ISI mark on MCBs.
d) In the absence of trees, the soil will not hold water.
e) Large objects like rags, sticks and cans are removed through the bar screen.

4. Identify the mode of seed dispersal in the given seed. 3

A B C

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 SECTION B

5. a) Define Neutralisation. 2
b) Write a word equation when hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide.

6. Sitara: Hey Tara, have you noticed those old bicycles in the backyard? They look like they've 2
seen better days.
Tara: Yeah, they've definitely seen some weathering.
Sitara: I was checking them out, and it seems like they're covered in rust. How does that even
happen?
Tara: Ah, rusting. It's a common thing with iron objects. It's like iron's way of saying, "I've
had enough of this oxygen and moisture."
Sitara: (laughs) So, what's the science behind it?
a) How can we prevent rusting?
b) Is rusting a physical change or chemical change? Justify your answer.

7. a) Identify A and B gas. 2

b) Define breathing rate.

8. The distance between two cities is 400 km. If a car takes 8 hours to cover this distance. 2
Calculate the speed of the car.

OR

a) Identify the type of motion in the given figures.

A B
b) What is the function of an odometer?

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9. Explain factors affecting magnetic effect of electric current. 2

10. a) How does forest prevent soil erosion? 2

b) Construct a food chain with the given organisms.
Giraffe, leaves, fungi, lion.

11. What causes deforestation? 2

SECTION C

12. a) On a very cold morning, Boojho and Paheli were talking with each other as they walked 3
down to their school. They observed that the air coming out of their mouth looked like
smoke. They were amazed and wondered how it happened.
Why does air coming out from the mouth sometimes appear like smoke?
b) After we work hard or perform physical activity, we feel hungry. Explain.
c) Write word equation for aerobic respiration.

OR

a) How can we get relief from muscle cramps?

b) Given below is the model of breathing mechanism. Explain how we breathe.

13. Write the function of the following: 3

a) Pulmonary artery
b) Pulmonary vein
c) Capillaries

14. Draw a neat and well labelled diagram of a bisexual flower. 3

15. a) Differentiate between lens A and B. 3

A B
b) Write any two uses of a convex mirror.

16. a) Forests are known as green lungs of the earth. Give reason. 3
b) How does forest prevent flooding?

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17. Give reason for the following: 3
a) People should not defecate in open areas.
b) We plant eucalyptus trees along the sewage ponds.

SECTION D

18. a) Observe the given figure and answer the following questions: 5

(i) Identify A and B.

(ii) Write the function of C.
b) Why is blood needed by all the parts of a body?
c) Differentiate between pulse and pulse rate.

19. a) When the current is switched on through a wire, a compass needle kept nearby gets 5
deflected from its north-south position. Explain.
b) Draw a series circuit diagram consisting of 3 bulbs, 1 switch, wires and a battery.
c) We can replace a fuse wire by a piece of any wire. Would you agree? Give reasons for
your response.
d) What is the full form of CFL? Why are CFLs preferred over electric bulbs?

20. a) Write characteristics of images formed by plane mirrors. 5

b) Draw lateral inversion of the given figures.
(i) (ii)

MIRROR

c) Observe the figure and answer the following questions:

(i) Define the process depicted in the figure.

(ii) What is spectrum?

END OF EXAMINATION

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