Class IX Session 2024-25
Subject - Science
Holiday Homework
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to
attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should in the
range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these questions should in
the range of 50 to 80 words.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should be
in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.
Section A
1. The inferences drawn by the temperature versus time graph are [1]
A. During the melting, temperature of substance does not change.
B. Temperature rises after all amount of ice melts.
C. At a specific temperature water starts boiling and temperature remains the same during the conversion of
water into steam.
Which statement is correct regarding graph?
a) Only (C) is correct b) All (A), (B) and (C) are correct
c) Only (B) is correct d) Only (A) is correct
2. The functional units of the Golgi apparatus are: [1]
a) cisternae b) vacuoles
c) vesicles d) cytoplasm
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3. If a moving body comes to rest, then it's acceleration is: [1]
a) Negative b) Positive
c) Constant d) Zero
4. Bee pasturage refers to [1]
a) the flowers available for nectar collection by b) the trees where bees make the hives
the bees
c) the hives where honeybees live and deposit d) the worker bees in a hive, who collect honey
honey
5. Which of the following is not a function of the epidermis? [1]
a) Transpiration b) Conduction of food
c) Exchange of gases d) Protection
6. The energy currency of the cell is: [1]
a) AMP b) GTP
c) ATP d) ADP
7. Sulphate of a divalent metal M exists in hydrated form. If 0.10 mol of metal sulphate combines with 9.0 g of [1]
water to form the hydrated salt then, the formula of metal sulphate will be
a) M2SO4⋅3H2O b) MSO4.5H2O
c) M2SO4⋅2H2O d) MSO4⋅H2O
8. Observe the given figures of three different plant tissues and select the correct statement. [1]
a) Cell walls of a, b and c bear uniform b) a provides mechanical strength to the plant
thickening of suberin. while b and c serve as storage tissues.
c) Cytoplasm is present in cells of a while it is d) a and b consist of living cells while c
absent in cells of b and c. consists of dead cells.
9. In the experiment to establish the relation between loss in weight of an immersed solid with the weight of water [1]
displaced by it, the upthrust experience by the object in tap water and in salty water are Uw and Us respectively,
then :
a) Uw < Us b) Uw > Us
c) Uw = Us d) Us = 2Uw
10. A train starts from a station P and travels some distance with a uniform acceleration a 1, then it goes with [1]
uniform retardation a2 for some more distance and come to rest at the station Q. If the distance between the
1
stations P and Q is 4 km and the train takes 4 minutes to complete this journey, then + 1 =
a1 a2
a) b)
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4 m-1S2 2 m-1 S2
c) 72 m-1 S2 d) 7.2 m-1 S2
11. Which of the following are isotopes and which are isobars? [1]
Argon (Ar), Deuterium (D), Calcium (Ca), Tritium (T), Protium (P)
a) Ar, Ca are isotopes and D, T, P are isobars b) D, P are isotopes
c) Ar, Ca are isobars and D, T, P are isotopes d) Ar, P, T are isobars
12. Which is the most widely distributed connective tissue? [1]
a) Blood b) Lymph
c) Adipose connective tissue d) Areolar connective tissue
13. Lysosomes arises from [1]
a) Nucleus b) Golgi apparatus
c) Endoplasmic reticulum d) Mitochondria
14. Which one of the following will result in the formation of a mixture? [1]
a) Breaking of ice cubes into small pieces b) Adding sodium metal to water
c) Agitating a detergent with water in a d) Crushing of a marble tile into small particles
washing machine
15. The particles of the colloidal solution are: [1]
a) visible with a powerful microscope b) not visible with a powerful microscope
c) visible with the naked eye d) visible with a simple microscope
16. Using fertilizers in farming is an example of [1]
a) High cost production b) Low cost production
c) Moderate cost production d) No cost production
17. Assertion (A): If a particle is moving with constant velocity, then the average velocity for any time interval is [1]
equal to instantaneous velocity.
Reason (R): If average velocity of a particle moving on a straight line is zero for a given time interval, then
instantaneous velocity at some instant within this interval may be zero.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
18. Assertion (A): An iron almirah is a solid at room temperature. [1]
Reason (R): Water can flow and it assumes the shape of the containing vessel.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
19. Assertion (A): Parenchyma tissue consists of relatively unspecialized cells with thin cell walls and is usually [1]
loosely packed.
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Reason (R): They do not have spaces between them.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
20. Assertion (A): Cathode rays get deflected towards the positive plate of electric field. [1]
Reason (R): Cathode rays consist of negatively charged particles known as electrons.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
Section B
21. A body moves along a circular path. How much work is done in doing so? Explain. [2]
OR
Why will a sheet of paper fall slower than one that is crumpled into a ball?
22. Give reasons for the following observation: [2]
The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several metres away, but to get the smell from cold food you have to
go close.
23. Why do we see light first and hear the sound later during thunderstorm? [2]
24. Why is ice at 273 K more effective in cooling than water at the same temperature? [2]
25. Using second law of motion, derive the relation between force and acceleration. A bullet of mass 10 g strikes a [2]
sand bag with a velocity of 103 ms-1 and gets embedded after travelling 5 cm. Calculate
i. the resistive force exerted by the sand bag on the bullet.
ii. the time taken by the bullet to come to rest.
OR
When a force of 40 N is applied on a body it moves with an acceleration of 5 ms -2. Calculate the mass of the body.
26. List any three distinguishing features between the models of an atom proposed by J.J. Thomson and Ernest [2]
Rutherford.
Section C
27. i. Sound is produced when your school bell is struck with a hammer. Why? [3]
ii. A powerful sound signal sent from a ship is received again after 4.8 seconds. How deep is the ocean bottom?
(Speed of sound in water = 1500 m/s).
28. Compare the properties of electrons, protons and neutrons. [3]
29. The average time taken by a normal person to react to an emergency is one fifteenth of a second and is called the [3]
'reaction time'. If a bus is moving with a velocity of 60 kmh-1 and its driver sees a child running across the road,
how much distance would the bus had moved before he could press the brakes? The reaction time of the people
increases when they are intoxicated. How much distance had the bus moved if the reaction time of the driver
were 1/2 s under the influence of alcohol?
OR
Starting from a stationary position, Rahul paddles his bicycle to attain a velocity of 6 ms-1 in 30 s. Then he applies
brakes such that the velocity of the bicycle comes down to 4 ms -1 in the next 5 s. Calculate the acceleration of the
bicycle in both cases.
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30. A test tube loaded with lead shots weighs 50 gf and floats upto the mark 'X' in water. The test tube is then made [3]
to float alcohol. It is found that 10 gf of lead shots have to be removed, so as to float it to level 'X'. Find RD of
alcohol.
31. i. Explain, why is it difficult to walk on sand? [3]
ii. Why is the recoil of a heavy gun, on firing, not so strong as that of a light gun using the same cartridge?
32. There would be no plant life if chloroplasts did not exist. Justify. [3]
OR
Who discovered cells, and how?
33. Differentiate between various types of muscular tissues. Draw appropriate diagrams. [3]
Section D
34. i. Suppose the mass of the earth somehow increases by 10% without any change in its size. What would [5]
happen to your weight?
ii. Suppose the radius of the earth becomes twice of its present radius without any change in its mass. What will
happen to your weight?
OR
i. Write the formula to find the magnitude of the gravitational force between the earth and an object on the earth's
surface.
ii. Derive how does the value of gravitational force F between two objects change when
a. distance between them is reduced to half and
b. mass of an object is increased four times.
35. Write the main functions of atleast ten cell components. [5]
OR
Differentiate between
i. Cell wall and cell membrane.
ii. Nuclear region of a bacterial cell and nuclear region of an animal cell.
iii. Prokaryotic cell & eukaryotic cell.
36. i. To make a saturated solution, 36 g of sodium chloride is dissolved in 100 g of water at 293K. Find its [5]
concentration at this temperature.
ii. Calculate the mass of glucose and mass of water required to make 200g of 25% solution of glucose.
Section E
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The process of taking up a permanent shape, size, and a function is called differentiation. Differentiation leads to
the development of various types of permanent tissues. A few layers of cells beneath the epidermis are generally
simple permanent tissue. another type of permanent tissue is complex tissue. Complex tissues are made of more
than one type of cells. All these cells coordinate to perform a common function. Xylem and phloem are
examples of such complex tissues. Xylem consists of tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma and xylem fibres.
Phloem is made up of five types of cells: sieve cells, sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem fibres and the phloem
parenchyma.
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i. Identify the type of cell in the given figure (1)
ii. Which part of desert plants reduces the loss of water? (1)
iii. What is the dead element present in the phloem? (2)
OR
Is cardiac muscle A involuntary muscle? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Sankalp is a very curious student. He reads his textbook and tries to perform every activity listed there after it is
discussed in the class. In the above diagram, he is engaged in an activity. He has taken a piece of thread and tied a
small piece of stone at one of its ends. He is moving the stone in a manner shown in the figure. Observe the figure and
answer the following questions: (a) What could have been discussed in the class on that particular day?
(b) How can we calculate the speed of that stone?
(c) If the stone is released, what kind of path will it follow?
39. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Mixtures are constituted by more than one kind of pure form of matter. Sodium chloride is itself a pure substance
[4]
matter. The solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. Lemonade, soda water etc. are all examples
of solutions. Alloys are mixtures of two or more metals or a metal and a non-metal and cannot be separated into their
components by physical methods. A solution has a solvent and a solute as its components. The component of the
solution that dissolves the other component in it (usually the component present in a larger amount) is called the
solvent. The component of the solution that is dissolved in the solvent (usually present in lesser quantity) is called the
solute.
iii. What is pure substance? (2)
OR
What do you mean by Alloy? (2)
i. In a water-sugar solution: Identify solute and solvent? (1)
ii. What is the size of the particles of a solution? (1)
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