SUBJECT: SCIENCE CLASS:X
CHAPTERWISE MUST DO TOPICS
1. CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS
Types of chemical reactions
(combination,decomposition,displacement, redox)
Balancing chemical reactions
Applications of reactions in everyday life
2. Acids, bases and salts
Indicators, PH scale and its importance
Properties and reactions of acids and bases
Salts: preparation, properties and uses
3. METALS AND NON METALS
Properties of metals and non metals.
Reactions of metals with acids, water and oxygen
Corrosion and prevention
4. CARBON AND ITS COMPOUNDS
Covalent bonding in carbon compounds
Homologous series and functional groups
Important reactions: combustion, substitution, addition,
Saponification and esterification
5. LIFE PROCESSES
Nutrition, respiration, transportation excretion in plants and
animals
6. CONTROL AND COORDINATION
Neuron, reflex action
Function of brain
Endocrine system
Tropic movements in plants
7. HOW DO ORGAGNISMS REPRODUCE?
Modes of reproduction: Asexual and sexual
Human reproductive system and menstrual cycle
Reproductive health
8. HEREDITY
Monohybrid and dihybrid cross
Reason to choose pea plant
Sex determination in humans
9. LIGHT- REFLECTION NAD REFRACTION
Laws of reflection and refraction
Image formation in mirrors and lenses
Refractive index
10. HUMAN AYE AND COLOURFUL WORLD
Defects of vision and correction
Atmospheric refraction and dispersion
11. ELECTRICITY
Ohm’s law, resistors series and parallel combination
Power and energy in electrical appliances
12. MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC CURRENT
Magnetic field and field lines
Right hand and fleming’s left hand rule
Solenoid and electromagnet
13. OUR ENVIRONMENT
Food chain, 10% law
Biological magnification
Waste management: Biodegradable and non biodegradable
MUST DO QUESTIONS FOR SLOW BLOOMERS
1. CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS
Q1: Explain the different types of chemical reactions with suitable examples.
Q2: What is a redox reaction? Explain with examples.
Q3: Describe the importance of balancing a chemical equation. Write the steps
involved in balancing a chemical reaction.
Q4: Explain the effects of oxidation reactions in everyday life and how they
can be prevented.
2. ACIDS, BASES, AND SALTS
Q1: Explain the different types of indicators used to identify acids and bases
with examples.
Q2: Describe the chemical properties of acids and bases with reactions.
Q3: How are salts prepared? Explain the properties and uses of common
salts.
Q4: What happens when acids react with metals, metal oxides, and metal
carbonates? Explain with examples.
3. METALS AND NON-METALS
Q1: Explain the process of extraction of metals from their ores.
Q2: What is corrosion? Explain its causes and prevention methods.
Q3: Describe the physical and chemical properties of metals and non-metals.
Q4: Explain how the reactivity series of metals is useful in predicting the
reactions of metals.
4. CARBON AND ITS COMPOUNDS
Q1: What is covalent bonding? Explain with an example.
Q2: Define homologous series and functional groups with examples.
Q3: Explain the processes of hydrogenation, saponification, and esterification
with chemical equations.
Q4: Describe the different allotropes of carbon and their properties.
Q5: Describe cleansing action of soap?
5. LIFE PROCESSES
Q1: Explain the process of nutrition in humans with a labelled diagram of the
digestive system.
Q2: Describe the transport of water and nutrients in plants.
Q3: Explain the process of respiration in humans. Differentiate between
aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Q4: Describe the structure and function of the human heart and explain
blood circulation.
Q5: Explain excretion in humans with well labelled diagram of nephron.
6. CONTROL AND COORDINATION
Q1: Explain the structure and function of a neuron with a labelled diagram.
Q2: Describe reflex action and its importance with an example.
Q3: Explain the different types of tropic movements in plants with examples.
Q4: Describe the role of hormones in the human endocrine system.
7. HOW DO ORGANISMS REPRODUCE?
Q1: Explain the different methods of asexual reproduction with examples.
Q2: Describe the human male and female reproductive systems with diagrams.
Q3: What is reproductive health? Explain the importance of family planning
and contraception.
Q4: Explain the process of fertilization and development of the embryo in
humans.
8. HEREDITY
Q1: Explain Mendel’s experiments on monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.
Q2: Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments? Explain the
inheritance of traits.
Q3: Explain the mechanism of sex determination in humans.
9. LIGHT
Q1: Explain the laws of reflection and refraction with ray diagrams.
Q2: How are images formed by concave and convex lenses? Explain with
diagrams.
Q3: Define refractive index. How does the speed of light change in different
media?
Q4: Explain total internal reflection and its applications in real life.
10. HUMAN EYE AND COLOURFUL WORLD
Q1: Describe the structure of the human eye with a labelled diagram.
Q2: Explain the defects of vision (myopia, hypermetropia, and presbyopia)
and their correction.
Q3: Explain the phenomena of atmospheric refraction with examples.
Q4: Describe dispersion of light and the formation of a rainbow.
11. ELECTRICITY
Q1: State and explain Ohm’s Law. Derive the formula for resistance.
Q2: Describe the series and parallel combination of resistors with diagrams and
formulas.
Q3: What is electrical power? Derive the formulas for power and energy
consumption in electrical appliances.
Q4: Explain the heating effect of electric current with applications.
12. MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC CURRENT
Q1: Define a magnetic field. Explain the properties of magnetic field lines.
Q2: Explain Fleming’s left-hand rule and its applications in electric motors.
Q3: What is a solenoid? How does it behave like a magnet? Explain with a
diagram.
13. OUR ENVIRONMENT
Q1: Explain the concept of the food chain and energy flow in an ecosystem.
Q2: Describe the 10% law of energy transfer with an example.
Q3: What is biological magnification? Explain its causes and effects.
Q4: Discuss different methods of waste management and their importance in
environmental conservation.
