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IBA PUBLIC SCHOOL LARKANA

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023-24

Class VII A/B/C (Morning)

GENERAL SCIENCE

Time allowed: 2 hours Marks 100

Subject Teacher: ____________________________________ Date: _________________

Name of student: __________________________________ Sec: _______Seat no: _________________

INSTRUCTIONS

Please read the following instructions carefully.

1. Write your name, seat number and date. Check question paper and subject carefully.
2. In each MCQ there are four choices, A, B, C and D. Encircle/ Tick mark ONE.
3. If you want to change the answer of MCQs, ERASE the previously selected/circled option
completely, before selecting the other option.

When answering the questions:

 Read each question carefully.

 Use a black/ blue pointer to write answers. Don’t write answers with pencil.
 Complete your answer in the allocated space only.
 Do not write outside the answer box.
 The marks for the questions are shown in brackets [ ]

Candidate’s signature Invigilator’s signature

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SECTION – 1 MCQs [MARKS 40]

Tick the correct answer.

1.The following is a vertebrate group that includes animals capable of flight:
(a) Mammals (b) Reptiles (c) Amphibians (d) Birds
2.The following vertebrates is known for its ability to regulate body temperature internally :
(a) Amphibians (b) Reptiles (c) Birds (d) Fish
3.The plants that do not have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients are:
(a) Angiosperms (b) Ferns (c)Gymnosperms (d) Angiosperms
4.The reproductive structure in flowering plants that contains the male reproductive cells are:
(a) Petal (b) Pistil (c) Sepal (d) Stamen
5.The following is the longest bone in the human body:
(a) Femur (b) fibula (c) Radius (d) Humerus
6.The bones in adult human body are:
(a) 100 (b) 150 (c) 206 (d) 300
7.The name of tough connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone is:
(a) Ligament (b) Tendon (c) Cartilage (d) Epidermis
8.The muscle helps in the breathing process:
(a) Hamstring (b) Diaphragm (c) Triceps (d) Biceps
9.The type of muscle found in the heart is:
(a) Skeletal muscle (b) Cardiac muscle (c) Smooth muscle (d) Voluntary muscle
10.The organ system responsible for pumping blood through the body:
(a) Digestive system (b) Circulatory system (c) Respiratory system (d) Skeletal system
11.The following organ is part of the digestive system:
(a) Brain (b) Liver (c) Lungs (d) Heart
12.Organ system that is responsible for protecting the body from infections and diseases:
(a) Skeletal system (b) Nervous system (c) Muscular system (d)Immune system
13.The main function of the skeletal system is:
(a) To pump blood (b) To produce energy (c) To protect internal organs (d) To control movement
14.The main organ of the circulatory system is:
(a) Stomach (b) Heart (c) Kidney (d) Brain
15.The component responsible for carrying oxygen is:
(a) Platelets (b) Plasma (c) Red blood cells (d) White blood cells
16.The function of the circulatory system:
(a) To provide support (b) To produce harmones (c) To exchange gases (d) To transport nutrients
17.The fluid part of the blood is called:
(a) Plasma (b) White blood cells (c) Red blood cells (d) Platelets
18.The factor that does not affect the rate of diffusion is:
(a)Temperature (b) Surface area (c) Particle size (d) Time
19.The diffusion occurs in:
(a) Only in solids (b) Only in liquids (c) Only in gases (d) In solids, liquids, and gases
20.The density can be calculated by:
(a) Density=mass x volume(b) Density=mass/volume (c) Density=mass+volume (d) Density=mass-volume
21.If the mass of an object increases while the volume remains the same, what will happen to density:
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Stays the same (d) becomes zero
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22.If the volume of an object increases while the mass remains the same, what will happen to density:
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Stays the same (d) becomes zero
23.The SI unit of pressure is:
(a) Kelvin (b) Liter (c) Pascal (d) Gram
24.The effect of increasing the temperature of a gas on its pressure is:
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains the same (d) becomes zero
25.The atom is the:
(a) Smallest unit of matter (b) A molecule (c) A cell (d) A compound
26.The subatomic particles that make up an atom:
(a) Protons,neutrons,electrons (b) Molecules and compounds (c) Cells and tissues (d) Elements and mixtures
27.The area in which electrons are located in an atom:
(a) Nucleus (b) Orbiting the nucleus in levels (c) Inside the protons (d) Inside the neutrons
28.The charge of proton is:
(a) Neutral (b)Positive (c) Negative (d) Variable
29.The basic building block of a element is:
(a)Molecules (b) Atoms (c)Compounds (d) Mixtures
30.Elements represented on the periodic table are:
(a) By their atomic mass (b) By their atomic number (c) By their chemical names (d) By their physical state
31.Scientist credited with the discovery of phosphorus in 1669:
(a)Robert Boyle (b)Joseph Priestley (c)Hening Brand (d) Robert Hooke
32.The following is a characteristic of metals::
(a) Dull appearance (b) Poor conductors (c) Brittle nature (d) Malleability and ductility
33.The non-metal that exists in the liquid state at room temperature:
(a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen (c) Bromine (d)Carbon
34.The best conductor of electricity is:
(a) Iron (b) Copper (c) Aluminum (d) Zinc
35.The metal that is liquid at room temperature:
(a) Silver (b) Gold (c) Mercury (d) Lead
36.The variation is:
(a) Differences in traits among individuals (b) The process of adaptation
(c) The study of genes (d) The process of reproduction
37.The causes of variation in species are:
(a) Genetics and environment (b) Genetics and reproduction
(c) Environment and behaviour (d)Reproduction and behaviour
38.The following is an example of environmental variation:
(a) Sunlight (b) Exposure (c) Eye colour (d) Blood type
39.The main source of variation in a species is:
(a)Genetic factors (b) Environmental factors (c) Behavioural factors (d) External factors
40.The scientific term for the two-part naming system used to identify species is :
(a) Genus (b) Taxonomy (c) Binomial nomenclature (d) Classification system
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SECTION – 2 CRQs (Constructed Response Questions) [MARKS 30]

Attempt all questions

Q1: What is a species? (2)

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Q2: Name the vertebrate group each of these animals belong to. (2)

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Q3: What are antagonistic muscles? (2)

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Q4: What tells a muscle to contract? (2)

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Q5: The diagram shows the particles in liquid state.

a) Describe the movement of particles after the liquid has evaporated. (3)

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b) What could you do to make the particles move in the liquid move more quickly? (2)

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Q6: Define the terms: (4)

Atom:
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Element:
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Density:
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Compound:

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Q7: Why does your body need oxygen? (2)

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Q8:Describe one difference between arteries and veins. (2)

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Q9: Why Harvey didn’t believe Galen’s idea that the heart made blood? (3)
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Q10:a) Why can’t we be sure how many species there are in the world? (3)

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c) Do members of species always look similar? (3)

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SECTION – 3 ERQs (Extended Response Questions) [MARKS 30]

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Choice solve either (a) or (b)

Q1:a) Explain why detectives often look for fingerprints at the scene of crime. (4)

Or

b) Explain why individuals are different.

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Q2: a) Describe and explain the properties of substances in their solid, liquid, and gas states. (4)

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b) Explain why you can not compress oxygen in the solid state, but why you can compress oxygen in the
gas state.

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Q3: a) Explain diffusion by using particle theory and describe evidence for diffusion. (3)

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b) Explain why diffusion happens more quickly at higher temperatures.

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Q4: a)Use a formula to calculate density and explain why different substances have different densities. (4)

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b)Expain why people have known of sulphur, gold, and carbon for hundreds of years.

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Q5: a) Explain what causes gas pressure. (4)
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b) Explain air pressure and its effect on boiling point.

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Q6: a)Explain how temperature affects gas pressure. (3)

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b) Describe differences between metals and non-metals.

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Q7: a) Classify vertebrates into their major groups. (4)

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b) Classify the following animals and describe a feature they have that’s doesn’t fit their group:
Olm, platypus, caecilian and armadillo.

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Q8: a) Classify plants into their major groups. (4)

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b) Explain if a bonsai tree was planted outside the field would it grow into another miniature tree.

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