Practice Paper

Summative Assessment – 1

Subject – Science

Class – IX

MM: 50

General Instructions:

i) All questions are compulsory. Please read the questions thoroughly before
attempting to answer.

ii) The question paper consists of 2 mark, 3 mark and 5 mark questions

iii) The syllabus of this practice paper is Chapters 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 15 of

NCERT Textbook

iv) Use of calculator is not permitted.

Q 1: ...(2 marks)
What are the two main things required for osmosis?

Q 2: ...(2 marks)
Draw a neat labelled diagram of stomata.

Q 3: ...(2 marks)
"The wool being knitted into a sweater is a physical change." Justify the statement.

Q 4: ...(2 marks)
Why does a desert cooler cool better on a hot dry day?

Q 5: ...(2 marks)
Kinetic energies of particles of water in three jars A, B and C are EA, EB and EC respectively and EA > EB >
EC. Arrange the temperatures TA, TB, TC of water in the three jars in increasing order and explain.

Q 6: ...(2 marks)
State the reason for introducing Italian bee variety in bee-keeping.

Q 7: ...(2 marks)
What is Genetic Manipulation?

Q 8: ...(2 marks)
Write the similarities and differences between mitochondria and plastids.

Q 9: ...(2 marks)
What is centrifugation and distillation?

Q 10: ...(2 marks)

Why is osmosis known as a special type of diffusion?

Q 11: ...(2 marks)

Explain how Newton's third law of motion applies to the upward force on the rocket and to the force on
the hot gases.

Q 12: ...(3 marks)

A student was given a mixture of iron fillings and sulphur. He was asked to heat it and then answer the
following questions:
1. What is the colour of compound formed?
2. Write effect of magnet on it.
3. Write the effect of carbon disulphide on it.
4. Describe the effect of adding dilute hydrochloric acid on it.
Identify the gas and write properties of it.

Q 13: ...(3 marks)

Compare between desi cow and jersey cow.

Q 14: ...(3 marks)

Give any 6 examples of use of filtration in daily life.

Q 15: ...(3 marks)

Give diagram of a plant cell.

Q 16: ...(3 marks)

How can we separate a mixture of sand and iodine crystals?

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Q 17: ...(3 marks)
Differentiate between nucleus and nucleoid.

Q 18: ...(5 marks)

Explain law of conservation of momentum with an example.

Q 19: ...(5 marks)

A body has an initial velocity of 60 m/s and is subjected to uniform retardation of 3 m/s. Make a table
showing its velocity for a time interval of 3 s upto a total time of 15 s.

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