2014 07 Lyp Science 02 PDF

Summative Assessment-1 2014
Science
Class – VII
Time allowed: 2:30 hours Maximum Marks: 60
General Instructions:
a) The paper is divided into two sections “A” and “B”. You have to attempt all the questions.
b) Questions 1 to 5 are very short answer type questions and carry one mark each.
c) Questions 6 to 10 carry two marks each.
d) Questions 11 to 15 carry three marks each.
e) Questions 16 to 18 carry five marks each.
f) Questions 19 to 33 in Section B are MCQ questions of 1 mark each.
Section A
1. What are the three forms of water?
2. Name two elements that determine the weather of a place.
3. Which acid is present in curd?
4. Give two examples of conductors.
5. Why do we get instant energy from glucose?
6. The distance between two sections is 360 km. A train takes 6 hours to cover this distance.
Calculate the speed of the train.
7. State two experiences that make you think that air exerts pressure.
8. What is drip irrigation?
9. Why is factory waste neutralized before disposing it into water bodies?
10. Indicate the type of climate of the following areas:
a) Kerala
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Rajasthan
d) North-east India
11. Discuss why wearing more layers of clothing during winter keeps us warmer than wearing
just one thick piece of clothing.
12. State three differences between a laboratory thermometer and a clinical thermometer.
13. What is meant by: a) shearing b) reeling c) sericulture
14. Make a poster with slogans on saving water.
15. Classify the following as straight line, circular or oscillatory motion:
a) Motion of the hammer on an electric bell
b) Motion of a child on a merry-go-round
c) Motion of a train on a straight bridge
16. Fill in the blanks:
a) Wind is _________ air.
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b) Winds are generated due to _____________ heating on the earth.
c) Near the earth’s surface ____________ air rises up whereas ____________ air comes down.
d) Air moves from a region of ____________ pressure to a region of ____________ pressure.
e) A cyclone is called a _____________ in America.
17. Write True or False against the statements below:
a) Nitric acid turns red litmus blue.
b) Sodium hydroxide turns blue litmus red.
c) Tooth decay is caused by the presence of an acid.
d) Turmeric turn base red.
e) Phenolphthalein turn acids pink.
18. a) How do elephants living in the tropical rainforests adapt themselves?
b) How do polar bears living in the polar regions adapt themselves?
Section B
19. Which one of the following place is unlikely to be affected by a cyclone?
a) Chennai
b) Mangalore
c) Amritsar
d) Puri
20. An iron ball at 40 degree Celsius is dropped in a mug containing water at 40 degree celcius.
The heat will:
a) Flow from iron ball to water
b) Not flow from iron ball to water or from water to iron ball
c) Flow from water to iron ball
d) Increase the temperature of both
21. Stainless steel pans are usually provided with copper bottoms. The reason for this could be
that:
a) Copper bottom makes the pan more durable
b) Such pans appear colourful
c) Copper is a better conductor of heat than stainless steel
d) Copper is easier to clean than stainless steel
22. Water gets heated by the process of:
a) Radiation
b) Conduction
c) Convection
d) Evaporation
23. Lichens are an example of:
a) Parasites
b) Sapotrophs
c) Symbiotic relationship
d) Insectivorous plant

24. Blow up two balloons with a little water in each and tie. Hang the balloons 8-10cm apart on a
stick. Blow in the space between the balloons. What happens?
a) The balloons stick to each other
b) The balloons move apart
c) No change in position of balloons
d) Sometimes they move away and sometimes stick to each other
25. Complete digestion of food takes place in the:
a) Stomach
b) Large intestine
c) Liver
d) Small intestine
26. Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the:
a) Stomach
b) Food pipe
c) Small intestine
d) Large intestine
27. Which option best describes a tropical region?
a) Hot and humid
b) Moderate temperature, heavy rainfall
c) Cold and humid
d) Hot and dry
28. Plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere mainly through their:
a) Roots
b) Stem
c) Flowers
d) Leaves
29. The plant which traps and feeds on insects is:
a) Cuscuta
b) China rose
c) Pitcher plant
d) Rose
30. Through washing of sheared skin of sheep with hair is called
a) Sorting
b) Scouring
c) Breeding
d) Rolling
31. The nature of water is:
a) Acidic
b) Basic
c) Neutral
d) Milky

32. Penguins stay huddled together to:
a) Stay together
b) Stay warm
c) Be friends
d) Help each other
33. Which of the following distance-time graphs shows a truck moving with a speed which is
constant:
a)
b)
c)
d)


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Summative Assessment-1 2014

Time allowed: 2:30 hours Maximum Marks: 60

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