ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, DHAULA KUAN

PRACTICE PAPER
CLASS: VII SUBJECT: SCIENCE

DURATION: 3 HRS M.M.:80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) The question paper has five sections and 39 questions. All questions are compulsory.
iii) Section–A has 16 MCQs and 4 assertion-reason types of 1 mark each; Section–B has 6 questions of 2 marks each;
and Section–C has 7 questions of 3 marks each; Section–D has 3 questions of 5 marks each; Section–E has 3 case
based question of 4 marks.
iv) Internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such
questions.
v) For case study questions in section E, there is one choice in one sub-part, with 3 questions based per case study.
SECTION A (MCQs)
Q1 The term that is used for the mode of nutrition in yeast, mushroom and bread-mould is: (1)
(a) autotrophic (b)insectivorous (c)saprophytic (d)parasitic
Q2 Which one of the following is not a step of nutrition? (1)
(a)Ingestion (b)Digestion (c)Absorption (d)Excretion
Q3 A reliable measure of the degree of hotness or coldness of an object is called (1)
(a) temperature (b) power (c) heat (d) energy
Q4 Sting of an ant contains: (1)
(a)Vinegar (b)Common salt (c)Formic acid (d)Milk of magnesia
Q5 The Equation below represents photosynthesis. (1)
X + Water Glucose + Y (In the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll)
Which of the following is represented by X and Y.
(a)X-Oxygen, Y- Carbon dioxide (b)X-Carbon dioxide, Y- Hydrogen
(c)X-Oxygen, Y-Nitrogen (d)X-Carbon dioxide, Y-Oxygen
Q6 Which of the following is a poor conductor of heat? (1)
(a)Silver (b)Aluminium (c)Glass (d)Iron
Q7 What is the percentage of oxygen and carbon dioxide in exhaled air? (1)
(a) Exhaled air: Oxygen 21% and Carbon dioxide 0.04%
(b) Exhaled air: Oxygen 16.4 % and Carbon dioxide 4.4%
(c) Exhaled air: Oxygen 16.4% and Carbon dioxide 0.04%
(d) Exhaled air: Oxygen 16.4 % and Carbon dioxide 14.04%
Q8 Melting of ice is a: (1)
(a)Chemical change (b)Physical change
(c) Chemical reaction (d)Both physical and chemical change
Q9 Which of the following organisms are found as slimy, green patches on pound or on stagnant water? (1)
(a)Fungi (b)Bacteria (c) Viruses (d)Algae
Q10 A. Name the air tubes of insects (1)
B. Also name the small opening on the sides of the body of an insect.
(a) A- Spiracles, B- Tracheae (b) A- Bronchus, B- Tracheae
(c)A- Spiracles, B- Bronchioles (d) A- Tracheae, B- Spiracles
Q11 Litmus, a natural dye, is an extract of which of the following? (1)

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 (a)China rose (Gudhal) (b)Beetroot (c)Lichen (d)Blueberries(Jamun)
Q12 Pitcher plant traps insects because: (1)
(a) It is a heterotroph (b)Grows in soil which lack in nitrogen
(c)Does not have chlorophyll (d)Has a digestive system like human beings
Q13 The swallowed food moves downwards in the alimentary canal because of (1)
(a) force provided by the muscular tongue ( b) the flow of water taken with the food
(c) gravitational pull (d) the contraction of muscles in the wall of food pipe
Q14 Which of the following is Incorrect for a chemical change? (1)
(a)sound may be produced (b)A gas may be released
(c)A colour change may take place (d)Heat may not be given out or absorbed
Q15 The finger-like outgrowths of human intestine help to (1)
(a)digest the fatty food substance (b)make the food soluble
(c)absorb the digested food (d)absorb the undigested food
Q16 Sonu and Ria measured their body temperature. Sonu found his to be 98.6°F and Ria recorded 37°C. (1)
Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Sonu has a higher body temperature than Ria (b) Sonu has a lower body temperature than Ria
(c) Both have normal body temperature (d) Both are suffering from fever
Q17 to Q20 are assertion-reasoning based questions.
These consist of two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the
appropriate options given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Q17 Assertion: Animals are called heterotrophs. (1)
Reason: Animals and most other organisms take in food prepared by plants.
Q18 Assertion: From the Sun, the heat comes to us by conduction. (1)
Reason: The transfer of heat by radiation does not require any medium.
Q19 Assertion: Chest cavity expands while inhalation. (1)
Reason: The air gets filled in the bones of the rib cage.
Q20 Assertion: Decaying of food is a chemical change. (1)
Reason: Decaying of food is a permanent change.
SECTION B
Q21 to 26 are very short answer questions
Q21 State two differences between acid and bases. (2)
Q22 (a) Which type of relationship is seen in algae and fungi in lichens? (2)
(b)Write one difference between a parasite and a saprotroph?
Q23 (a)Cud is the name given to the food of ruminants. What do you understand by cud? (2)
(b)Grass eaten by ruminants is stored in a part of the stomach. What is the name of this part of the
stomach, in cows and buffaloes?
Q24 It is observed that two thin woollen blankets are warmer than a thick woollen blanket. Explain. (2)
Q25 Look at the following reaction: (2)
Hydrochloric acid + Sodium hydroxide Salt + Water

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 (a)Name the salt formed.
(b) Will the heat be evolved or absorbed?
OR
(a)What are indicators?
(b) Name two naturally occurring indicators.
Q26 Give an example of a chemical reaction for each of the following situations: (2)
(a) A gas is evolved
(b)A change in colour is observed
OR
Write the Characteristics of a chemical change.

SECTION C
Q27 to Q33 are short answer questions
Q27 (a)Write two uses of yeast. (3)
(b)There is breakdown of Glucose with the help of oxygen. Is it aerobic or anaerobic respiration?
Also, write the equation.
Q28 (a)What happens when- (3)
(i) Turmeric stain on white t-shirt is washed with soap
(ii) Red litmus paper is dropped in Milk
(b)Plants do not grow well when the soil is too acidic or basic. Name the chemical used to treat the
soil which is too acidic.
Q29 (a)Describe the structure of amoeba. (3)
(b)Give the function of pseudopodia in amoeba.
OR
(a)Name any three types of teeth present in your mouth and give their function.
Q30 (a)Name the mode of heat transfer in each of the following – (3)
(i)A steel spoon kept in hot milk becomes warm
(ii) Heat energy reaching us from the sun
(b)Why do we wear light-coloured clothes when it is hot?
Q31 (a)Explain how galvanisation can be used to prevent rusting of iron. (3)
(b)Write two conditions for rusting of iron.
Q32 (a)Give a brief description of the process of synthesis of food in green plants. (3)
(b)Give the equation for photosynthesis.
Q33 (a)Explain two steps of breathing. (3)
(b) Write the breathing organs in frogs and earthworms.
OR
Explain anaerobic respiration in yeast and in our muscle cells with the help of an equation.

SECTION D
Q34 TO Q36 are long answer questions
Q34 (a)Write whether the following are physical or chemical changes: (5)
(i)Burning of magnesium ribbon (ii)Melting of wax (iii)Digestion of food
(iv)Dissolving common salt in water (iv)Souring of milk (vi)Rusting of iron
(b)A student took a solution of copper sulphate (blue vitriol) in a beaker and put a clean iron nail into
it for about an hour.
(i)Write the product formed and its colour.
(ii)What is the brownish deposit on the iron nail
OR

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 (a)Write two characteristics of a physical change.
(b)Magnesium oxide is a new substance formed on burning magnesium in the presence of air.
(i)Name the new substance formed by mixing magnesium oxide in water
(ii)What is the nature of the new substance formed?
(iii)Also write the Chemical equation.
Q35 (a)Write three functions of the tongue. (5)
(b)What happens when we do not clean our teeth after eating food?
OR
Q35 (a)Name the simplest form in which these components of food, breakdown after digestion:
(i)Proteins (ii)Carbohydrates (iii)Fats
(b) Describe the five steps involved in the process of animal nutrition.
Q36 (a)Define inhalation and exhalation. (5)
(b)Define the following terms:
(i) Cellular respiration
(ii)Breathing rate
(c)What is the role of oxygen during aerobic respiration?

SECTION E
Q37 to Q39 are case-based / data-based questions with 3 short sub-parts
Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts
Q37 CASE BASED ( There is an internal choice in sub-part 37(c) ) (4)

There are some plants which do not have chlorophyll. They cannot
synthesise food. Like humans and animals such plants depend on the food
produced by other plants. They use the heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
We see a yellow wiry branched structure twining around the stem and
branches of a tree. This is a plant called Cuscuta (Amarbel). It does not
have chlorophyll. It takes ready-made food from the plant on which it is
climbing. The plant on which it climbs is called the host. Since it deprives
the host of valuable nutrients, Cuscuta is called the parasite.

(a) What is the function of chlorophyll in leaves?

(b) Give an example of a parasitic plant.
(c) What are heterotrophs? Also, what is the mode of nutrition of humans and other animals?
OR
(c) There are some plants which do not have chlorophyll. How do they survive and from where do they derive
nutrition?
Q38 CASE BASED (There is an internal choice in sub-part 38(c) ) (4)
A clinical thermometer is a specialised device used to measure the body temperature of humans. Unlike regular
thermometers, clinical thermometers have a narrow range, usually from 35°C to 42°C (or 94°F to 108°F), which
covers the typical range of human body temperatures. They consist of a long, thin glass tube with a bulb at one
end that contains mercury. When placed under the tongue or in the armpit, the heat from the body causes the
liquid in the bulb to expand and rise up the tube. The temperature at which the liquid stabilises indicates the
person's body temperature. It has a kink near the bulb. It prevents mercury level from falling on its own.
(a) Which thermometer is used for measurement of temperature of the human body?
(b) Which metal is used in the bulb of thermometer?
(c) Why does the mercury not fall or rise in a clinical thermometer when taken out of the mouth?

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 OR
Write two precautions to be taken while using a clinical thermometer.

Q39 CASE BASED ( There is an internal choice in sub-part 39(c) ) (4)

Our stomach contains hydrochloric acid. It helps us to digest food, but too much acid in the stomach causes
indigestion. One day Rahul’s mother after taking a meal felt pain and irritation in her stomach. His father was out
of station. Rahul was an intelligent boy. He remembered his teacher’s statement and to relieve indigestion gave
his mother an antacid such as a milk of magnesia which contains magnesium hydroxide. It neutralises the effect
of excessive acid.
(a) What causes acidity or indigestion in the stomach?
(b) Name the base found in Milk of magnesia.
(c) (i)Why is an antacid tablet taken when you suffer from acidity?
(ii)Write the chemical name of baking soda used to treat indigestion.
(c) OR
Write two neutralisation reactions related to daily life situations.

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