MODEL TEST PAPER – 5

[For Summative Assessment-2 (Term-II) to be held in March, 2011 and onwards]

(Based on the latest CBSE Sample Question Paper released by the CBSE, New Delhi)

Maximum Marks : 80 Maximum Time : 3 hours

Instructions :
(i) The question paper comprises of two sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the

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sections.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) There is no overall choice. However internal choice has been provided in all the three

A AL B
questions of five marks category. Only one option in such questions is to be attempted.
(iv) All questions of section A and all question of section B are to be attempted separately.
(v) Question numbers 1 to 4 in section A are one mark questions. These are to be

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attempted separately.
(vi) Question numbers 5 to 13 are two mark questions, to be answered in about 30 words
each.

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(vii) Question numbers 14 to 22 are three mark questions, to be answered in about 50
words each.
(viii) Question numbers 23 to 25 are five mark questions, to be answered in about 70 words
each.

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(ix) Question number 26 to 41 in section B are multiple choice questions based on practical

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skills. Each question is a one mark question. You are to choose our most appropriate
response out of the four provided to you.

Section A
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Calculate the work done by a machine of 50W power rating in 30s. [1]

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2. Give one example of a moving body, where no work is done. [1]
3. What is greenhouse effect? [1]
4. Name one process which increases the percentage of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere [1]
5. Calculate the number of moles of the following : [2]
(a) 84 g of nitrogen atom
(b) 8.066 × 1023 number of nitrogen atom (given atomic mass of N = 14)
6. With the help of the given table, find the mass number of oxygen and sulphur atom.
[2]
Element Symbol No. of Protons No. of Neutrons No. of Electrons
Oxygen O 8 8 8
Sulphur S 16 16 16
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 7. Distinguish between bryophyta and pteridophyta. [2]
8. Name the phyllum to which each of the following animals belong : Sea horse, silver
fish, cuttle fish, jelly fish. [2]
9. Why is it difficult to cross a sandy desert on horseback? [2]
10. Give one example each where the same force acting on (i) a smaller area exerts a larger
pressure (ii) a larger area exerts a smaller pressure. [2]
11. A submarine emits a sonar pulse, which returns from an underwater cliff in 1.02 s. If
the speed of sound in salt water is 1531 ms–1, how far away is the cliff? [2]
12. During summer, if you go near a lake, you feel relief from the heat. Why? [2]
13. How are clouds formed? [2]
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15. Calculate :
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(a) What mass of silver nitrate will react with 5.85 g of sodium chloride to produce
14.35 g of silver chloride and 8.5 g of sodium nitrate?
(b) On what law is the above reaction based and state the law.
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(a) number of molecules in 90 g of H2O

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(b) number of mole in 19 g of H2O2
(c) formula unit mass of Al2(CO3)3
(Atomic mass : Al = 27 u, C = 12 u, O = 16 u, H = 1 u, NA = 6.022 × 1023 mol–1)
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(i) What are the divisions of living organisms?
(ii) How is classification and evolution interrelated with each other?
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(i) What is a disease?

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(ii) Which bacterium causes peptic ulcer?
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(iii) Who discovered the above pathogen for the first time?
18. What are chronic diseases and acute diseases? Which one causes more damage to our
body and how? [3]

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19. (a) What are antibodies? [3]
(b) How do they work?

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(c) How is penicillin effective in controlling bacterial diseases?
20. (a) The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases progressively. What
happens to its (i) kinetic energy (ii) total mechanical energy? State the law on
which your answer is based. [3]
(b) A household consumes 1 kWh of energy per day.
How much energy is this in joule?
21. (i) How does a sonar detect the depth of submerged objects? [3]
(ii) Which property determines the pitch of sound?
22. (i) If velocity of sound in air is 340 ms–1, calculate : [3]
(a) wavelength when frequency is 256 Hz.
(b) frequency when wavelength is 0.85 m.
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 (ii) Draw a curve showing density or pressure variations with respect to distance for
a disturbance produced by sound. Mark the position of compression and rarefac-
tion on this curve.
23. Compare Thomson’s, Rutherford’s and Bohr’s Model of an Atom. [5]
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(i) The ratio of the radii of hydrogen atom and its nucleus is 105. Assuming the atom and
the nucleus to be spherical what will be the ratio of their sizes? [5]
(ii) If an atom is represented by the planet earth (‘Re’ = 6.4 × 106m) estimate the size of
the nucleus.

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(iii) How many neutrons are present in each of the three isotopes of hydrogen?
24. (a) Derive the formula of kinetic energy of an object of mass 'm' moving with a

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uniform velocity 'v'. [5]

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(b) A force acting on a 20 kg mass changes its velocity from 5 ms–1 to 2 ms–1. Calculate

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the work done by the force.

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(i) Two bodies A and B of masses 4 kg and 16 kg respectively have the same kinetic
energy. Calculate the ratio of their velocities. [5]

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(ii) A mass of 10 kg is dropped from a height of 50 cm. Find : (a) kinetic energy, and
(b) velocity, just as it reaches the ground. Does the velocity depend on the mass

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of the particle? Explain.
25. (i) What is the greenhouse effect? [5]

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(ii) Explain the carbon-cycle with the help of a labelled diagram.
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How are living organisms dependent on the soil? Are organisms that live in water
totally independent of soil as a resource? [5]

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26. The
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force acting on a body perpendicular to its surface is called :
frictional force
thrust
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(c) pressure
(d) all of these
27. A cuboid has dimensions 30 cm × 20 cm × 5 cm. If it exerts maximum pressure, what
should be its surface area of contact? [1]
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(a) 600 cm (b) 150 cm (c) 100 cm (d) none of the above
28. Students are interested to observe gills of a mushroom, which part they should be
shown by the label. [1]

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(b) (iii)

(a) underground rhizome

(c) (i)

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29. While locating the stem of a fern, the students find that it is :
(b) coiled like spring
(d) (ii)
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(c) totally absent
A (d) branched and filamentous

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30. Which of the following groups produce seeds but lack flowers?
(b) Fungi (c) Pteridophytes (d) Gymnosperms
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31. Seeta was doubtful whether the cactus present in her garden was a xerophyte or not.
Which of the following characters will confirm that the cactus is a xerophyte? [1]
(a) Succulent leaves and deep root system (b) Fleshy stem and spiny leaves

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(c) Green stem and branched root system

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(d) Woody stem and spiny leaves.

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32. Which of the following is not an aerial adaptation : [1]
(a) presence of feathers (b) forelimbs modified into wings
(c) presence of gills (d) hollow bones

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33. Cockroach has paired legs. The pair number is : [1]
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four

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34. In the experiment to establish the relation between loss in weight of an immersed solid
with the weight of water displaced by it, the upthrust experienced by the object in the
tap water and in salty water are Uw and Us respectively.
then :
[1]

(a) Uw = Us (b) Uw > Us (c) Us = 2Uw (d) Uw < Us

35. Four students a, b, c and d while performing an experiment on establishing the relation
between the loss of weight of a small solid when fully immersed in tap water, and the
weight of water displaced by it, used four different shapes of overflow cans containing
water as shown : [1]
The arrangement, that would give correct results is that of student :

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36. While determining the density of the material of a sphere, using a spring balance and

(i) mass of the sphere = 81 g

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measuring cylinder, a student noted the following readings :

(ii) reading of water level in the cylinder without sphere in it = 54 ml

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(iii) reading of water level in the cylinder with sphere in it = 63 ml

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On the basis of these observations, the density of the material of the sphere is :

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(a) 1500 kg/m3 (b) 6000 kg/m3 (c) 7000 kg/m3 (d) 9000 kg/m3 .
37. While calculating the density of a stone with the help of a spring balance and measur-

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ing cylinder, few air bubbles were seen sticking to the stone when immersed in water.
The presence of air bubbles will lead to the : [1]

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(a) increase in density (b) decrease in density

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(c) no change in density (d) none of these.

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38. Which of the following arrangements is best suited for verifying the laws of reflection
of sound? [1]

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39. Metallic tubes are employed in the verification of laws of reflection of sound waves.
These tubes are highly polished because they make the sound waves : [1]
(a) move in straight lines (b) concentrate into powerful beam
(c) have multiple reflections and prevent spreading of sound
(d) none of above

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40. In the experiment of finding speed of a pulse propagated through a slinky, the pulse
is produced : [1]
(a) by pulling the slinky towards us.
(b) by pushing the slinky so as to compress it.
(c) by giving a jerk to the slinky in a vertically upward direction.
(d) by giving a jerk to the slinky in a direction perpendicular to its length.
41. A pulse was created in a slinky/string of length 4 m by a group of students. They
observed that it returned, after reflection, at the point of creation 6 times in 10 seconds
and calculated the speed as follows : [1]

Students
Speed m/s
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2.4
C
4.8 9.6
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The correct speed was calculated by the student :

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(a) A

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1. 1500 J 5. (a) 6 mol. (b) 1.339 mol. 6. 16 u, 32 u. 11. 780.81 m 22. (a) 1.33 m

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(b) 400 Hz
23. (i) 1015 : 1 (ii) 64 m 24. (i) 2 : 1 (ii) (a) 50J (b) 3.16 m/s

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26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (d) 31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (c)
34. (d) 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (a) 41. (b)

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