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1. Revision Questions....................................................1
2. Matter in Our Surroundings......................................9
3. Atoms and Molecules...............................................13
4. Structure of Atom.....................................................18
5. Cell .............................................................................23
6. Tissues in Plants & Animals...................................27
7. Diversity in Living Organisms.................................30
8. Motion ........................................................................34
9. Forces & Laws of Motion ........................................40
10. Gravitation .................................................................45
11. Work Power & Energy.............................................50
12. Sound.........................................................................55
13. Why Do We Fall Ill ...................................................60
14. Improvement in Food Resources...........................63
15. NISO Sample Paper ..................................................68
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SYLLABUSGUIDELINES*
Matter in our surroundings
Characteristics and states of matter, Change of state and
Evaporation
The fundamental unit of Life Structure of a cell, cell
organelles
Motion Uniform and NonUniform motion, distance
displacement, velocity and acceleration
Is matter around us pure
Mixtures, types of mixtures, solution, colloids, suspension
Methods of separation of mixtures, compounds, element,
physical and chemical change
Tissues
Types of plant tissues and animal tissues
Force and Laws of Motion
Force, definition and its effects, three laws of motion, mass,
Inertia and conservation of momentum
Atoms and Molecules
Laws of Chemical combination, Definition of atoms and
molecules, Chemical formulae.
Diversity In Living Organisms Classification of plants
Classification of animals and nomenclature.
Gravitation
Universal law of gravitation, free fall, mass and weight.
Thrust and pressure, Archimedes principle, relative density.
Structure of Atom
Atomicnumber, Massnumber, Valency,Isotopes andIsobars
Electronic Distribution Rutherfords Model and Bohr Model.
Diseases and its causes
Infectious and Noninfectious diseases,
Principles of treatment and prevention
Work and Energy
Work done by a force, power and energy
Kinetic energy and potential energy, laws of conservation of
energy
Natural Resources
Air, water and soil, pollution of air and water.
Nitrogen Cycle, Carbon cycle, Water cycle, Oxygen cycle,
Green House Effect, Ozone layer.
Sound
Propagation of sound longitudinal and transverse waves.
Characteristics of sound waves, structure of human ear
(qualitative),Multiplereflectionofsoundapplicationofultrasound
Improvement in food resources
Improvement in crop yield, Manure and fertilizers, cropping
patterns, animal husbandry, poultry and fish farming, bee
keeping.
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&NCFguidelinesdevisedbyNCERT
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Q.1. The temperature at which celsius and fahrenheit scales
showsthesamereadingis:
(a) 40K (b) 100F
(c) 40C (d) 100C
Q.2. Matchthefollowingandchoosethecorrectanswer:
ColumnI ColumnII
A. Solid iSuperenergeticparticles.
B. Liquid iiNeithershapenorfixed
volumeatagivenpressure.
C. Gas iiiHasdefiniteshape.
D. Plasma ivNodefiniteshapewithless
molecularforcesthanthatinsolids.
(a) Ai,Bii,Ciii,Div
(b) Aiii,Biv,Cii,Di
(c) Aiii,Biv,Ci,Dii
(d) Ai,Biv,Cii,Diii
Q.3. Whichismoreeffectiveincooling?
(a) Waterat0C (b) Waterat100C
(c) Iceat0C (d) Allofthese
Q.4. Whichofthefollowingisnotasolid?
(a) Honey (b) Cottonwool
(c) Flour (d) Plasticine
Q.5. Whattypeofclothesarecomfortableforusinsummer?
(a) Silkclothes (b) Cottonclothes
(c) Leatherclothes (d) Rayonclothes
Q.6. Whichofthefollowingusescompressedair?
(a) Cartyres (b) Aerosolcans
(c) Airguns (d) Allofthese
Q.7. 250mlmilk+770cubicmetermilk=
(a) 1020ml (b) 1020cubicmeters
(c) 250.00077ml (d) 770.00025cubicmeters
Q.8. Whichofthefollowingwilldiffusefaster?
(a) Adropofinkinwater. (b) Oxygeninnitrogen.
(c) Milkinwater. (d) Sugarinsalt.
Q.9. Asthafilled1Lofairinjarofcapacity750ml.Volumeofair
injaris
1
C
ha
pter
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energeticandsuperexcitedparticlesintheformofionized
gases?
(a) Solid (b) Liquid
(c) Plasma (d) BoseEinsteinCondensate
Q.18. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
(a)Thestatesofmatterareinterconvertible.
(b)Evaporationisasurfacephenomenon.
(c) Kineticenergyoftheparticlesisminimumincaseofsolids.
(d)Thearrangementofparticlesismostorderedinthecase
ofliquids.
Q.19. Onheating,kineticenergyofthemolecules:
(a) Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) Eitherdecreasesorincreases
(d) Remainssame
Q.20. Name the chemical present in nail polish remover that
evaporatesquicklytogivecoolingeffect.
(a) Water (b) Aceticacid
(c) Acetone (d) Alcohol
Q.21. Choosethefalsestatement:
(a) Liquidshavedefinitevolumebutnodefiniteshape
(b) Gasesaremorecompressiblethanliquids
(c) Rateofdiffusionishighestinliquids
(d) Increaseinpressurechangesliquidstosolids
Q.22. Which one of the following is a property of both liquids &
gases?
(a) Definiteshape (b) Definitevolume
(c) Viscosity (d) Highintermolecularinteraction
Q.23. Whichofthefollowingisconsideredasnormalatmospheric
pressure?
(a) 1atmosphere (b) 1.0110
5
pa
(c) Both(a)and(b) (d) Noneofthese
Q.24. Whichofthefollowingisneitheranelementnoracompound?
(a) Water (b) Gold
(c) Glucose (d) Air
Q.25. Theformationofachemicalcompoundisaccompaniedwith
(a) Liberationofenergy (b) Absorptionofenergy
(c) Eitherliberationorabsorptionofenergy
(d) Changesinthermalenergy
(a) 1000mL (b) 750mL
(c) 250mL (d) 875mL
Q.10. Onheatingtemperatureofthesystemdoesnotchange
(a) Afterthemeltingpointisreached,tilltheentiresolidmelts.
(b) Beforethemeltingpointisreached,tillallofthesolid
melts.
(c) Tillsolidcompletelychangesintovapour.
(d) Whenthermometerisfaulty.
Q.11. Whichoffollowingstatementistrue?
(a) Energyofparticlesinsteamat373K>Energyofparticles
inwaterat373K
(b) Energyofparticlesinsteamat373K<Energyofparticles
inwaterat373K
(c) Energyofparticlesinsteamat373K=Energyofparticles
inwaterat373K
(d) Noneofthese
Q.12. Whichofthefollowingsublimesonheating?
(a) Ice (b) Dryice
(c) Both(a)and(b) (d) Noneofthese
Q.13. MeltingpointsoffoursolidsA,B,C&Dare773C,826C,
932Kand1238Crespectively.Whichofthesehasstrongest
forceofattractionbetweenitsparticles?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
Q.14. Rateofevaporationishighestin
(a) Anopenvesselofdiameter25cm.
(b) Anopenvesselofdiameter30cm.
(c) Anopenvesselofdiameter27.5cm.
(d) Anopenvesselofradius25cm.
Q.15. Evaporation
(A) Makesthesurroundingcold.
(B) Makesthesurroundinghot.
(C)Doesnotaffectthesurroundings.
(D)Makesthesurroundingsometimescoldandsometimes
hot.
Q.16. Aliquidisdifferentfromasolidinthatithas
(a) Adefiniteshape. (b) Adefinitevolume.
(c) Nodefiniteshape. (d) Nodefinitevolume
Q.17. Which of the following state of matter consists of super
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Q.1. Whenapaperisburntit is consideredachemicalchange
because
(a) Thechangeispermanent.
(b) Thereisnochangeinmass.
(c) Thechemicalcompositionchanges.
(d) Both(a)and(c)
Q.2. Anaqueoussolutionatroomtemperaturewasheatedand
somemoresolutewasaddedtoit.Itwasobservedthatafter
sometimesolutioncouldnotdissolveanymoreofthesolute
Thesolutionisthencooled.
Thesolutionnowformediscalled
(a) Saturatedsolution. (b) Supersaturatedsolution.
(c) Unsaturatedsolution. (d) Homogeneoussolution.
Q.3. Amixtureofironfilingsandsulphurpowdercanbeseparated
using
(a) Amagnet
(b) Handpicking
(c) Carbondisulphidesolution
(d) Both(a)and(c)
Q.4. Amixtureofchalkpowderandwatercanbeseparatedusing
thetechniqueoffiltrationbecause
(a) Chalkpowderremainssuspendedinwater.
(b) Theyformamisciblesolution.
(c) Themixturecaneasilypassthroughfilterpaper
(d) Wateractsasagoodsolvent.
Q.5. Thenecessaryconditionforseparationofthe components
ofamixtureregardingtheboilingpointsofthecomponents
ofamixtureoftwoormoremiscibleliquidsis
(a) Theirboilingpointsshouldbesame
(b) Theirboilingpointsshouldbelessthan373K.
(c) Theirboilingpointsshoulddifferby25K.
(d) Theboilingpointofoneofthecomponentshouldbe373K.
Q.6. Tocheckwhetheragivenaqueoussaltsolutionissaturated
orunsaturated,wewill
(a) Heatthesolution (b) Coolthesolution
2
C
hapter

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b)

9. (b) 10.(a) 11. (a) 12.(b) 13. (d) 14.(d) 15.(a) 16. (c)
17.(c) 18.(d) 19. (b) 20.(c) 21. (c) 22. (c) 23.(c) 24. (d)
25.(c) 26.(d) 27. (d) 28.(c) 29. (c) 30.(b) 31.(a) 32. (b)
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Q.26. Thesmallestpossibleunitofachemicalcompoundis
(a) Anelectron (b) Anion
(c) Anatom (d) Amolecule
Q.27. Compoundsmaybeformedby
(a) Decompositionofothercompounds
(b) Combinationofelements
(c) Combinationofcompounds
(d) Alloftheabovemethods
Q.28. Amixtureofwaterandsodiumchloridecanbeseparatedby
(a) Decantation (b) Sedimentation
(c) Simpledistillation (d) Fractionaldistillation
Q.29. Ethyl alcohol is completely miscible with water. It can be
separatedfromamixtureofthetwoliquidsby
(a) Usingaseparatingfunnel
(b) Evaporation
(c) Fractionaldistillation
(d) Allowingthewatertoevaporate
Q.30. Separationoftwosolidsbyfractionalcrystallizationdepends
onthedifferenceintheir
(a) Densities (b) Solubilities
(c) Crystallineshapes (d) Crystalsize
Q.31. Whenamixture ofsand,commonsalt, glasspowder,and
iodineisheated,thesublimateis
(a) Iodine (b) Glasspower
(c) Commonsalt (d) Sand
Q.32. Whichofthefollowingisamorphous?
(a) Sodiumchloride (b) Glass
(c) Powderedmarble (d) Copper
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(b) Allthesoluteparticlessettledown.
(c)Itabsorbsthelightrayspassingthroughit.
(d)Itturnsintoatruesolution.
Q.15. The concentrat i on of sol ute parti cl es remai ns same
throughoutin
(a)Homogeneousmixture(b)Heterogeneousmixture
(c)Suspension (d)Both(a)and(b)
Q.16. Thesizeofparticlesinatruesolutionislessthan
(a)10
10
m (b)10
8
m
(c)10
7
m (d)10
9
m
Q.17. The necessary condition to be specified while expressing
solubilityis
(a)Temperature (b)Pressure
(c)Boilingpoint (d) Atomicnumberofsolute
Q.18. The principle behind fractional distillation technique in
separationoftwoliquidsis
(a)DifferenceinMeltingpoint
(b)DifferenceinBoilingpoint
(c)DifferenceinConcentration
(d)DifferenceinSolubility
Q.19. Solubilityofagasinaliquidincreaseson
(a)Increasingtemperature.
(b)Decreasingpressure.
(c)Increasingpressure.
(d)Noeffectoftemperatureandpressure.
Q.20. Thenonmetalwhichisliquidatroomtemperatureis
(a)Chlorine (b)Bromine
(c)Iodine (d)Fluorine
Q.21. Soapsolutionisanexampleof
(a)Sol (b)Foam
(c)Emulsion (d)Gel
Q.22. Solventinairis
(a)Nitrogen (b)Oxygen
(c)CarbonDioxide (d)Argon
Q.23. Dispersed phase and dispersion medium in a jelly are
___and__,respectively.
(a)Solid,liquid (b)Liquid,solid
(c)Solid,solid (d)Liquid,Liquid
(c) Addmorewatertothesolution
(d)Addmoresalttothesolution.
Q.7. Amixtureofsaltandiodineisheatedinachinadish.Afew
minuteslateritisobservedthat
(a) Themixturestartsmelting.
(b) Saltisleftbehindinthedish.
(c) Iodineisleftbehind.
(d) Nothinghappens.
Q.8. Crystallization is considered better than evaporation for
obtainingpurecrystalofsugarbecause
(a) Onheatingsugarcangetcharred
(b) Sugarparticleswillevaporate.
(c) Sugarparticleswilldecompose.
(d) Sugarparticleswillmelt
Q.9. Which is the only metal that exists in liquid state at room
temperature?
(a) Sodium (b) Mercury
(c) Germanium (d) Gallium
Q.10. Why is interconversion of states of matter considered
physicalchange?
(a) Becausestatechangesfromoneformtoanother.
(b) Becauseachangeintemperatureisrequired.
(c) Becausethechemicalcompositionofthesubstance
remainsunchanged.
(d) Becausetheyhavesamephysicalproperties.
Q.11. Separatingcreamfrommilkisdoneusing
(a)Filteration (b)Centrifugationmachine
(c)Evaporation (d)Boiling
Q.12. Thedispersedphaseofacolloidissimilarto__________of
asolution.
(a)Solute (b)Solvent
(c)Solubility (d)Concentration
Q.13. Amixture
(a)Hasafixedcomposition.
(b)Doesnothaveafixedmeltingpoint.
(c)Hasafixedmeltingpoint.
(d)Isapuresubstance.
Q.14. Whenasuspensionisleftundisturbedforsometime
(a)Somelargersoluteparticlessettledownatthebottom.
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Q.32. Thenumberofatomspresentin0.4moleofCalcium(Ca)
are
(a) 2.40810
23
(b) 24.0810
23
(c) 2.40810
24
(d) 6.02210
23
Q.33. AnelementAformsanoxideA
2
O
3
,thevalencyofAis
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 1
Q.34. Formulamassofammoniumsulphate(NH
4
)
2
SO
4
is
(a) 114u (b) 132u
(c) 120u (d) 142u
Q.35. The chemical formula of Phosphorus and Sul phur are
respectively:
(a) P
4
andS (b) P
3
andS
8
(c) P
4
andS
8
(d) P
4
andS
6
Q.36. Whichofthefollowinggasescanexistinatomicform?
(a) Oxygen(O) (b) Neon(Ne)
(c) Hydrogen(H) (d) Nitrogen(N)
Q.37. LawofConstantProportionwasgivenby
(a) Newton (b) Rutherford
(c) Lavoisier (d) Proust
Q.38. 1moleofNH
3
moleculescontains
(a) 6.02210
23
NH
3
molecules
(b) 6.02210
22
NH
3
atoms
(c) 6.02210
23
NH
3
atoms
(d) 6.02210
22
NH
3
molecules
Q.39. Valenciesexhibitedbyironare
(a) 2and3 (b) 1and3
(c) 1,2and3 (d) 1and2
Q.40. Cationisformeddueto
(a) Gainofelectrons (b) Lossofprotons
(c) Lossofelectrons (d) Gainofprotons
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9. (b) 10.(c) 11. (b) 12.(a) 13. (b) 14.(b) 15.(a) 16. (d)
17.(a) 18.(b) 19. (c) 20.(b) 21. (c) 22.(a) 23.(b) 24. (a)
25.(c) 26.(d) 27. (d) 28.(a) 29. (d) 30.(a) 31.(b) 32. (a)
33.(b) 34.(b) 35. (c) 36.(b) 37. (c) 38.(a) 39.(a) 40. (c)
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Q.24. Whichoneofthefollowingwillshowtyndalleffect?
(a)Smoke (b)Saltsolution
(c)Alloys (d)Aerateddrinks
Q.25. Whattypeofsolutionarealloys?
(a)Solidsinliquids (b)Liquidsinsolids
(c)Solidsinsolids (d)Liquidsinliquids
Q.26. Separationtechniqueusedfortwoormoremiscibleliquids
havingdifferenceintheirboilingpoints
(a)Centrifugation (b)Evaporation
(c)Chromatography (d)Fractionaldistillation
Q.27. Namethemetalthatcanbecutbyknife
(a)Hg (b)Al
(c)Fe (d)Na
Q.28. Metalsareductile.Thismeans:
(a) Metalscanbedrawnintowires
(b) Metalscanbehammeredintosheets
(c) Metalsproduceringingsound
(d) Metalsaregoodconductors
Q.29. Which of the following is a poor conductor of heat and
electricity?
(a)Copper (b)Silver
(c)Gold (d)Carbon
Q.30. An atom is made up of negatively charged electrons and
positivelychargedprotons,stillitiselectricallyneutral.The
reasonis
(a) Theelectronsandprotonsareequalinnumbersono
netchargeispresent
(b) Theneutronsneutralizethechargeandmadetheatom
neutral
(c) Thechargeontheatomistoosmalltobedetected
(d) Both(a)and(b)
Q.31. Whencalciummetal(Ca)changestocalciumion(Ca
2+
)the
numberofelectronsprotonsandneutrons
(a)Numberofneutronsremainsthesamewhilethenumber
ofbothprotonsandelectronschanges.
(b)Numberofneutronsandprotonsremainssamewhilethe
numberofelectronsdecreasesby2.
(c) Allthethreeparticlesremainunchanged.
(d)Numberofneutronsandelectronsremainsthesamewhile
numberofprotonsincreasesby2.
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6. Theinstrumentshowninfigureisassociatedwithwhichofthefollowing
agriculturalprocess?
(a) Irrigation (b)Harvesting
(c) Ploughing (d)Noneofthese
7. From year to year, farmers rotate different crops in the fields to
improve soil nutrients. Why is crop rotation also an effective pest
managementmethod?
(a) Itallowschemicalstokillmorepests
(b) Itcreatescropsthatarepestresistant
(c) Itinterruptsthelifecyclesofpests
(d) Itallowspeststooverpopulate
8. Whichofthefollowingisavirus?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9. Whichofthesewillchangesolidirontoaliquid?
(a) Addingwatertotheiron(b)Raisingtheairpressure
(c) Loweringitstemperature(d)Noneofthese
10. Choosethecorrectmatch.
Disease Causative Transmission
Organism Mode
(i) Tuberculosis Bacteria Mosquito
(ii) Typhoid Bacteria Water
(iii) HepatitisB Virus Water
(iv) Malaria Mosquito Water/Food
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(X) (Y) (Z)
(a) (b)
(c) (d) Noneofthese
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GENERALI.Q.
1. Startingfromapoint P,Sachinwalked20metrestowardsSouth.Heturned
leftandwalked30metres.Hethenturnedleftandwalked20metres.He
againturnedleftandwalked40metresandreachedapointQ.Howfar
andinwhichdirectionisthepoint Q fromthepoint P?
(a) 20MetresWest (b) 10MetresEast
(c) 10MetresWest (d) Noneofthese
2. Ifoutof410students,240studySpanishand180studyFrench.If25
studentsstudyneitherlanguage,howmanystudyboth?
(a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 60 (d) Noneofthese
3. Inthegivenquestionfivealternativefigures,marked(A),(B),(C),(D)
and(E)aregiven.Fromthesefivefigures,wecangettwopairsoffigures
whichformsquares.Youhavetoselecttheoddfigurewhichdoesnotfit
inanyoftheotheralternativefigurestoformacompletesquare.
(A)
(C)
(D) (E)
(a) A (b) B (c) D (d) Noneofthese
4. Inthegivenquestion,groupthegivenfiguresintothreeclassesusingeach
figureonlyonce.
(a) 1,2,63,4,75 (b) 1,32,64,5,7
(c) 1,2,6,734,5 (d) Noneofthese
5. FollowingquestioncontainsasetofthreefiguresX,YandZshowinga
sequence of folding of a piece ofpaper. Fig. (Z) shows the manner in
whichthefoldedpaperhasbeencut.Thesethreefiguresarefollowedby
fouranswerfiguresfromwhichyouhavetochooseafigurewhichwould
mostcloselyresembletheunfoldedformofFig.(Z).
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17. Thediagrambelowshowstherockcycle
RockCycle
Weathering
andErosion
Igneous
Rock
Deposition
Sediments
Burialand
Cementing
Sedimentary
Rock
Solidification
Melting
Metamorphic
Rock
Metamorphism
Heatand/or
Pressure
Whichtwoprocessesresultintheformationofigneousrocks?
(a) Meltingandsolidification
(b) Sedimentationandevaporation
(c) Crystallizationandcementation
(d) Compressionandprecipitation
18. Fuelshavetobeheatedtoatemperaturesoastocatch fire.Which
temperatureisthis?
(a) Ignitiontemperature (b) Combustiontemperature
(c) Flametemperature (d) Fueltemperature
19. Whichofthefollowingis/aregreenhousegas/es?
(i) Oxygen (ii)Methane
(iii) Carbondioxide (iv)Nitrogen
(a) (i),(ii),(iii)&(iv) (b) (ii)&(iii)
(c) (i),(iii)&(iv) (d) Noneofthese
20. Whichofthefollowingareexampleofreducingfriction?
(i) Usingthebrakesonacar
(ii) Waxingskin
(iii) Oilingthechainofabike
(iv) Usingsandpaper
(v) Thegripareasontennisracquets
(vi) Puttingonroughsoledbootstogohillwalking
(a) (i),(iv)&(vi) (b) (ii)&(iii)
(c) (i),(v)&(vi) (d) Noneofthese
21. Thegraphbelowshowsthedistanceandtimetravelledbyfourcars.
DistanceandTimeTravelled
500
400
300
200
100
D
i
s
t
a
n
c
e
(
k
m
)

Time(hours)
1 2 3 4 5
C
a
r

C
a
r
2

C
a
r
3

C
ar
4

(a) (i)and(iv)only (b) (i),(iii)and(iv)only

(c) (ii)and(iii)only (d) Noneofthese
11. BCGvaccineisgiventopreventwhichofthefollowingdiseases?
(a) Pertusis (b) Polio
(c) Tuberculosis (d) Typhoid
12. Whichofthestatementsis/aretrueforplastic?
(i) Itisnonreactive
(ii) Itislight,stronganddurable
(iii) Itisgoodconductorofheatandelectricity
(iv) Itisecofriendly
(v) Thermoplasticcanberecycled
(a) (i)and(iv)only
(b) (i),(ii)and(v)only
(c) (i),(ii),(iii)and(v)only
(d)Noneofthese
13. Whenaluminiummetalisdroppedintosodiumhydroxidesolution,
bringingaburningmatchsticknearthemouthofthetesttubegivesa
popsound.Thisisdueto
(a) Oxygengas (b) Hydrogengas
(c) Burningofaluminium (d) Noneofthese
14. Whichofthefollowingreactioncantakeplace?
(a) CuSO
4
+Zn ZnSO
4
+Cu
(b) ZnSO
4
+Cu CuSO
4
+Zn
(c) FeSO
4
+Cu CuSO
4
+Fe
(d) ZnSO
4
+Fe FeSO
4
+Zn
15. WhichofthefollowingisalsocalledBlackGold?
(a) Coal (b) Petroleum
(c) NaturalGas (d) CNG
16. ThediagrambelowshowstheMoonrevolvingaroundEarthasviewed
fromspace
Suns rays
WhatmakesitpossibletoseetheMoonfromEarth?
(a) ThesurfaceoftheMoonemitsitsownlight,whichcanbeseen
fromearth.
(b) TheMoonabsorbslightduringthedayandemitslightatnight.
(c) LightemittedbyEarthilluminatestheMoonssurface,makingit
visible.
(d) Light emitted bythe Sun is reflected to Earthsby the Moons
surface.
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Whichcartravelledtheslowest?
(a) Car1 (b) Car2 (c) Car3 (d) Car4
22. Aforcecanaffectanobjectinseveralways.Tickallofthe following
thatcouldoccurasaresultofaforcebeingapplied?
(i) Changeofdirectionthatanobjectmovein
(ii) Changeofmassoftheobject
(iii) Changeofshapeoftheobject
(iv) Changeofsizeoftheobject
(v) Changeofspeedoftheobject
(a) (i),(ii)and(iv) (b) (i),(ii),(iv)and(v)
(c) (i),(iii),(iv)and(v) (d) Noneofthese
23. Ifasoundishighpitchedandloud,thesoundwaveis
(a) Highfrequencyandhighamplitude
(b) Highfrequencyandlowamplitude
(c) Lowfrequencyandhighamplitude
(d) Noneofthese
24. Potablewateristhetermusedfor
(a) Waterwhichissuitablefordrinking
(b) Waterwhichissuitableforirrigation
(c) Waterwhichisusedforperformingchemicalreaction
(d) Noneofthese
25. WhatdoesaReddatabookinclude?
(a) Recordsofallmigratedbirdsandanimals
(b) Recordsofalltheendangeredanimalsandplants
(c) Recordsofallendemicspeciesofanimalsandplants
(d) Noneofthese
26. Aconcavelensisgenerallyknownas
(a) Converginglens (b) Diverginglens
(c) Contactlens (d) Magnifyinglens
27. ThevirusVaricellazosterisresponsibleforwhichofthefollowing
diseases?
(a) Rabies (b) Chickenpox
(c) HepatitisB (d) Viralfever
28. Oneoftheseisolatedchargedspheresiscopperandtheotherisrubber.
Thediagrambelowdepictsthedistributionofexcessnegativecharge
overthesurfaceoftwospheres.Whichistrueinthegivenoptions?
Sphere A Sphere B
(a)SphereAiscopperandsphereBisrubber
(b)SphereAisrubberandsphereBiscopper
(c)Botharecopper,rubberisnotpresent
(d)Noneofthese
29. Streptococcus bacteria are spherical in shape and form chains of
colonies.
WhichdrawingrepresentscoloniesofStreptococcus?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
30. Anironrodcanbeusedasthecoreofanelectromagnet.Thestatement
is
(a) True (b) False (c)Cantsay (d)Noneofthese
31. Which of the following explains why legume plants are less likely
thanotherterrestrialplantstoexperiencenitrogenlimitations?
(a) Legumeplantsneedlessnitrogenthanotherplantsdo
(b) Legumeplantshavenitrogenfixingbacteriaintheirroots.
(c) Legumeplantscatchinsectstosupplythemselveswithnitrogen.
(d) Legumeplantscanabsorbnitrogendirectlyfromtheatmosphere
32. Whatmayoccurasadirectresultofvolcanicerruptions?
(a) Theformationofnewland
(b) Newsourcesoffreshwater
(c) Apermanentriseinsealevel
(d) Noneofthese
33. Thefigurebelowrepresentsareaction.
S
S
+
=Oxygenatom
=Hydrogenatom
=Sulphuratom
Whattypeofreactionisshown?
(a) Synthesis (b) Decomposition
(c) Singledisplacement (d) Doubledisplacement
34. Three10gsamplesofsugararerepresentedbelow:
10g
A
10g
B
10 g
C
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Sample A dissolves in water more slowly than sample B. Sample B
dissolvesmoreslowlythansampleC.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains
whysampleAdissolvesmostslowly?
(a) Ithasthemostvolume
(b) Ithasthesmallestsurfacearea
(c) Ithasthelargestnumberofsugarmolecules
(d) Ithasthefewestbondsbetweensugarmolecules
35. Asadivergoesdeeperunderwater,thedivermustbeawarethatthe
increasedpressureaffectsthehumanbodybyincreasingthe
(a) Bodystemperature
(b) Amountofdissolvedgasesinthebody
(c) Amountofsuspendedsolidsinthebody
(d) Concentrationsofmineralsinthebody
36. Thediagramshowsanaerialviewofarotatingstage.Theactor(X)is
movingatconstantspeedtowardsthecentreofthestage.Thestage
rotatestwiceinthetimeittakesfortheactortoreachthecentre.
(View fromabove)
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Centreof
Stage
X
Whatisthepathfollowedbytheactorasviewedfromabove?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
37. Thesetsofscalesinthediagramsarebalanced.
String
20cm 40 cm
4 kg 2 kg
60 cmrod
String
Mass
80cm
rod
20cm 60 cm
15 kg 5 kg
90cmrod
X Y
4 kg 6kg
Inorderforthesetofscalesshownontherighttobebalanced,the
valueofXmustbe
(a) 24cm (b) 36cm (c) 45cm (d) Noneofthese
38. Thediagrambelowshowshowanobjectappearswhenviewedunder
amicroscope.
whenviewed underthe microscope
Astudentwantedtoviewacell underthemicroscope.
Howwillthecellappear?
(a) (b) (c) (d) Noneof these
39. 1Jouleismathematicallyequalto
(a) 1Newton 1centimetre (b) 1Newton1metre
(c) 1Newton/1metre (d) 1Metre/1Newton.
40. Who discovered microscope?
(a) CharlesDarwin (b) SirIsaacNewton
(c) RobertHook (d) AntonVonLeeuwenhoek
41. Whichofthefollowingwilldefinitelycauseachangeinthevelocity
ofaparkedcar?
(a) Thecarexperiencesanunbalancedforce
(b) Allforcesactingonthecarincreaseby1N
(c) Allforcesactingonthecardecreaseby1N
(d) Theforcesactingonthecarareequalandbalanced
42. Whichofthe followingisleastlikely toresultinthe generationof
staticcharge?
(a) PeelingplasticwrapoffaCDcase
(b) Combingdryhairwithaplasticcomb
(c) Rubbingonesshoeson asyntheticcarpet
(d) Dryingonesbodywithatowelafterashower
43. ThedistancebetweenEarthandMoonwasdeterminedbymeasuring
thetimeittookforlightwavesfromEarthtotraveltotheMoonand
back.Whywasitnotpossibletousesoundwavesforthisexperiment?
(a) Soundwavesmustmovethroughasubstance
(b) SoundwaveswouldchangefrequencyonthereturntoEarth
(c) Soundwavesmovetooslowlyforthetechniquetobeaccurate
(d) SoundwavesmovemoreslowlyinEarthsatmospherethaninspace
44. A student plans to investigate how sound changes when 4 bottles
withdifferentamountofliquidarestruckwithamallet.Inwhichorder
mustthebottlesbeplacedsothatthesoundchangesfromalowpitch
toahighpitch?
(a) C,D,B,A (b)B,A,D,C(c)B,C,A,D (d)A,B,D,C
Usethefollowinginformationtoanswerquestion45.
Anegativelychargedcombisbroughtnearasuspendedpithballandthe
pithballisrepelledbythecomb.
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Thesequestionsaredesignedthattheycanbeperformedinthe
class / lab and can be used by the CoordinatorTeacher to
enhanceunderstandingofbasicscienceconcepts.
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45. Thepithballispositivelycharged.
(a) Thestatementissupportedbytheinformation.
(b) Thestatementisrefutedbytheinformation.
(c) Thestatementisneithersupportednorrefutedbytheinformation
(d) Noneofthese
46. Twosuspendedballoonsattractasshownwhenbroughtclosetogether.
Whichofthefollowingconclusionsmustbetrue?
(a) Bothballoonshavesimilarcharges.
(b) Oneoftheballoonsisneutral.
(c) Theballoonshaveoppositecharges.
(d) Atleastoneoftheballoonshasacharge.
47. Anexperimentisbeingdonetodeterminehowlightaffectsthegrowth
ofthreedifferenttypesofpeaplants.Peaofeachtypeareplantedin
severalcups,andthecupsarelabelledX,Y,Ztoshowthetypeofpea
plantedineach.Somecupsaresetineachofthethreelocationsto
receivedifferentamountoflights.Whichofthefollowingbestshows
howtheplantshouldbearrangedfortheexperiment?
(a)
X X X
Location1
Y Y Y
Location2
Z Z Z
Location3
(b)
X Y
Location1
Y Z
Location2
Z X
Location3
(c)
X Y Z
Location1
X Y Z
Location2
X Y Z
Location3
(d)
X
Location1
Y
Location2
Z
Location3
Baseyouranswerstoquestion48through50onthediagramanddata
tablegivenbelow:
Before After
48. Relationship between mass attached to the end of the spring and
lengththespringisstretchedis
(a) Mass attached and length of spring are directly proportional to
eachother.
(b) Massattachedandlengthofspringareinverselyproportionalto
eachother
(c) Thespringgetslongerifthemassincreases,onedepends ontheother
(d) Both(a)and(c)
49. Predicthowmanycentimetersthespringwillstretchifatotalmassof
700gramswereattached.
(a) 19cm (b) 21cm (c) 25cm (d) Noneofthese
50. Whatmass wouldbe neededtostretch thespringto alength of60
cm?
(a) 500gms (b) 2000gms (c) 3000gms (d) Noneofthese
ANSWERS
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1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (b)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (b)
16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (b)
26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (a)
31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (b)
36. (d) 37. (d) 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (d)
41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (b)
46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (d) 49. (b) 50. (b)