SHAHEED RAJPAL DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2022-23)

CLASS-VII
SCIENCE (SET-A)
TIME : 3 Hours M.M.:80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. The question paper consists of four parts- Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D.
2. Part A of the question paper is of total 32 marks. Part B is Subjective and is of total 12 marks. Part
C is of 21 Marks and Part D is of 15 Marks.
3. Marks of each question are allotted in front of the question.
4. Write the question number as given in question paper while answering a question.
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SECTION-A (1X16=16)

Q1. In which part of the digestive system is water absorbed from undigested food?
Q2. How does a sparrow take in food?
Q3. Write the chemical symbols of potassium and oxygen?
Q4. Which letter among the following represents the extreme position of pendulum?

Q5. Name the process of separating hair of different texture from the fleece.
Q6. What are the small opening on the sides of cockroach body called ?.
Q7. Why should we not throw cooking oil in the kitchen sink?
Q8. From which of these two, elements can be more easily separated – a mixture or a compound?
Q9. Name the elements present in one molecule of nitric acid.
Q10. What do you mean by time period of a pendulum?
Q11. Name two biodegradable fibres.
Q12. Name the process of separating silk fibres from Cocoon.
Q13. Define the term breathing rate.
Q14. Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Assertion : Ruminants are able to digest cellulose.
Reason : Ruminants contain bacteria and other microbes in their stomach which helps
in digestion in cellulose.
(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A & 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.

Q15. Read the given statements of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct option from
the following: –
Assertion – Sorter’s disease is an occupational hazard.
Reason – In wool obtaining process, during separation of hair, person get infected by Bacillus
Anthracis.
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.
Q16. Assertion – Hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide to give sodium chloride and
water.
Reason – A chemical reaction between an acid and a base always give salt and water and is a
neutralisation reaction.
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.

Case Study Questions (17 to 20)

(1X4=4)
Q17. Carbohydrates, Proteins, fats, vitamins are components of food. These components of food
are called nutrients and are necessary for our body. Plants can synthesis foods for themselves
but animals including humans cannot. Humans and animals are directly or indirectly
dependent on plants.
(i) Plants produce food by using which of the following components.
(a) Water
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Starch
(d) Both (a) & (b)
(ii) Define Autotrophic Nutrition.
(iii) ______ is the ultimate source of energy for all living organism.
(iv) ______ are the food factories of plant?
(a) Leaves
(b) Roots
(c) Stem
(1X4=4)
Q18. When you sit infront of a fire you feel warmth of the fire. However, the air between you and
the fire is a bad conductor of heat and does not get heated up much. Therefore, heat is not
reaching by conduction. It also cannot reach you by convection since convention current rise
upwards.
(a) In which mode of transfer of heat the medium does not get heated up?
(b) Why are ventilator provided at the top of walls?
(c) The transfer of heat from molecule to molecule without movement of molecules from
one place to another is
(i) Conduction
(ii) Convection
(iii) Radiation
(iv) Either of these.
(d) A thermos flask prevent loss or gain of heat by
(i) Conduction only
(ii) Convection only
(iii) Radiation only
(iv) All of the above
(1X4=4)
Q19. All living organism required energy to perform different biological activity. This energy is
obtained from the food that is consumed by an organism. A process called respiration releases
this energy from food and helps the organism to perform its biological activity.
(a) Name the two types of respiration.
(b) Earthworm and leech respire through
(i) Lungs
(ii) Gills
(iii) Trachea
(iv) Skin
(c) Lactic acid is produced during _______ respiration.
(d) Exchange of gases in plant takes place through
(i) Stomata
(ii) Roots
(iii) Buds

(1X4=4)
Q20. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions –

The Biology teacher, who was also the coach of the school cricket team, would often explain his
team members with the different ‘organs’ of their digestive system. He would tell them to
concentrate on their respective roles and to work as a team in a selfless and a dedicated way.
This, he would say, would enable them to succeed in winning matches in the same way as the
‘team’, of the organs of the digestive system, ‘succeeds’ in digesting and using the ingested food.

i. Which is not the part of alimentary canal?

a. Stomach
b. Anus
c. Pancreas
d. Large Intestine
ii. Bile juice is released by the –
a. Salivary glands
b. Pancreas
c. Liver
d. Large Intestine
iii. The inner lining of stomach is protected by one of the following from hydrochloric
acid. Choose the correct one –
a. Pepsin
b. Tripsin
c. Mucus
d. Bile
iv. The pointed teeth in your mouth are
a. Premolars
b. Canines
c. Incisors
d. Molars

SECTOIN-B (2X6=12)
Q21. What are villi? What is their function?

Q22. Why are open drains considered to be unhygienic?

Q23. Write the chemical formulae of magnesium phosphate by Criss Cross method?

Q24. Classify the following as linear, circular, oscillatory, rotational motion.

(a) Motion of train on straight track
(b) Motion of a child on a see saw
(c) Running on a circular track
(d) Motion of spinning top

Q25. A boy walks to his school with a constant speed of 6km/hr and reaches in 20 minutes. Find the
distance of the school from his house.

Q26. Give reasons for the following.

(i) Iron rims are heated red hot before fixing them on a cart wheel.
(ii) The bottom of cooking utensils is often kept black.

SECTION-C (3X7=21)

Q27. (a) Distinguish between parasite and saprotroph.

(b) Write the chemical equation for manufacture of food in green plants?

Q28. (a) Why are manures and fertilizers added to soil in a farm?
(b) What do you call a mutually beneficial relationship between two living organisms? Explain
with example.

Q29. Observe the chemical reaction shown and answer the following: -
 2H2O 2H2 + O2
(a) Identify the type of above chemical reaction and define it.
(b) Name the reactant and product of the above chemical reaction.

Q30. (a) Define the term sericulture.

(b) Name two countries in which silk is produced on a large scale.
(c) How do woollen clothes keep us warm in winters?

Q31. (a) What does the picture depict?

(b) Label the parts A and B.

(c) Explain why after chewing rice or bread for few minutes its start tasting sweet.

Q32. (a) What happens when iron nails are put in a solution of copper sulphate?
(b) Give the chemical equation to represent the above chemical change.

Q33. (a) How is increase in population responsible for shortage of water?(two points)
(b) Define water table.

Section-D
(3X5=15)
Q34. (a) Differentiate between state of rest and state of motion.
(b) Draw the shape of distance time graph for the motion in the following cases.
(i) A car parked on the side of road.
(ii) A train going at a constant speed along the track.

Q35. Observe the picture shown and answer the questions: -

a) Name the type of thermometer shown and write its use.

b) What is the range of this thermometer?
c) What is the working principle of this thermometer?
d) Why is mercury preferred in thermometers? (Any two points)

Q36. (a) Why does breathing becomes faster by doing exercise?

(b) How is oxygen transported from lungs to other parts of the body?
(c) Why do we need to breathe out carbon dioxide?
d) Write an activity to show that exhaled air has more carbon dioxide ?