Delhi Public School R.K.

Puram
Mid Term Examination (2025-2026)
Sample Paper Class IX- SCIENCE

Time Duration: 3 Hours​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ M.M. 80

Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :

1.​ This question paper consists of 39 questions in 3 sections. Section A is Biology, Section
B is Chemistry and Section C is Physics.
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.

[Link]. SECTION A (Biology) Marks

1 Name and define the process by which respiratory gases move in and out of the 1
cell.
2 Which organelle is known as the ‘kitchen’ of the cell and why? 1

3 Which type of permanent tissue makes up the husk of a coconut? 1

4 Correct the statement: 1

Phloem is responsible for transporting water in plants.
5 Name the process by which unicellular freshwater organisms gain water. 1

6 Which plastid imparts red, orange, or yellow colour to fruits and flowers? Mention 1
one function.
7 Give a structural difference between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell. 1

The following two questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true

8 Assertion (A): Phloem transports food prepared in leaves to all parts of the plant. 1
Reason (R): Phloem consists only of dead cells.

9 Assertion (A): The cell wall provides mechanical support to plant cells. 1
Reason (R): The cell wall is flexible and made up of lipids.

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10 Give Reasons: 2
a.​ Why are chloroplasts termed as semi autonomous organelles?
b.​ Golgi Apparatus is termed as the secretory organelle of the cell.

11 1.​ Differentiate between cells of meristematic and permanent tissues on the 2

basis of:
a.​ ability to divide
b.​ presence of vacuoles
OR
2. Compare Collenchyma and Parenchyma on the basis of:
a.​ Location
b.​ Function in the plant body

12 In the diagram given below, identify the part labelled as ‘C’. Mention any two 2
functions that it performs.

13 Draw a neat and well labelled diagram to show the outermost protective layer of 3
the plant body. In addition to providing protection, mention any two other
functions of this layer.

14 a.​ Why are chromosomes termed as the bearers of heredity? 3

b.​ Why is SER abundant in liver cells?
c.​ Why is meiosis termed as a reductional division?

15 Read the paragraph given below and answer the questions that follow: 4

A fresh peel of Rhoeo leaf is mounted in water on a slide and observed under the
high-power microscope. The cells appear distinct, with a cell wall, cytoplasm,
nucleus, and many small green granules (chloroplasts) containing the green
pigment chlorophyll. When a strong sugar or salt solution is placed on the

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 mounted leaf, after a short interval, the cytoplasm along with the plasma
membrane is seen to shrink away from the cell wall, leaving behind a clear gap.
This phenomenon is known as plasmolysis and occurs due to the movement of
water out of the cell by osmosis, because the external solution is hypertonic
compared to the cell sap.

Next, another set of Rhoeo leaves is first boiled in water for a few minutes.
Boiling kills the cells by destroying their membranes and denaturing proteins. A
peel from this leaf is mounted on a slide and treated with the same strong sugar
or salt solution. On microscopic observation, no plasmolysis is seen because the
dead cells lose the ability to regulate water movement across membranes. This
experiment demonstrates that plasmolysis is a vital process dependent on the
semi-permeable nature of the plasma membrane and the living condition of the
cell.

Attempt any one from subpart 1 and 2

1.​ What are the small green granules observed in the Rhoeo leaf cells, and
what pigment do they contain?
2.​ What is plasmolysis?
3.​ Which property of the plasma membrane is essential for plasmolysis to
occur?
4.​ Explain the difference in the observations when a Rhoeo peel and a boiled
Rhoeo peel are placed in a hypotonic solution? (1+1+2)

16 Observe the picture given below and answer the questions that follow: 5

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 A B C

`1 a. Identify and give one function of the cell labelled as B (1)

b. State one function of Xylem parenchyma? (1)
[Link] is xylem termed as a complex tissue? (1)

2. Give Reasons:
a.​ Epidermis in desert plants is covered with a thick waxy cuticle. (1)
b.​ Cork cells are dead but protect the plant surface. (1)

OR

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 .2. a. Name the process by which root hair absorbs water. (1)​
b. Which cell part helps in regulating this process? (1)​
c. Why do root hairs increase the efficiency of absorption? (1)

Give Reasons:​
a. Plants wilt when excessive fertilizer is added to soil. (1)​
b. Xylem fibres provide only mechanical support and not conduction. (1)

Section B (Chemistry)

17 Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving any solid. Identify the 1
phenomenon.

18 Name the process of the intermixing of particles of two different types of matter 1
on their own.

19 Give two examples of Sol. 1

20 Boiling is a surface phenomenon. Correct the following statement. 1

21 It is a hot summer day. Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and nylon clothes 1
respectively. Who would be more comfortable and why?

22 Brass is an alloy of approximately 30% ____________ and 70% ____________. 1

23 Classify the following as physical change or chemical change: 1

a. Burning of magnesium ribbon in air
b. Galvanisation- the process of coating a layer of zinc on iron objects to prevent
rusting

The following question consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these
questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true

24 Assertion: When sugar and salt are kept in a container, they take the shape of 1
the container.
Reason: Sugar and salt are not solids.

25 a. Convert 293 K to the Celsius scale by showing the working. 2

b. Convert 25°C to the Kelvin scale by showing the working.

26 OPTION 1 3
Tabulate the differences in the characteristics of the three states of matter on
the basis of:

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 a. Rigidity b. Compressibility c. Shape
OR
OPTION 2
a. To make a saturated solution, 36 g of sodium chloride is dissolved in 100 g of
water at 293 K. Calculate the concentration in terms of mass by mass percentage
of the solution at this temperature.
b. Which of the following can be categorised as matter? Chair, air, love, smell

27 a. Classify each of the following as a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture: 3

i) Soda water ii) Wood iii) Air iv) Soil
b. An example of a true solution are aerated drinks like soda water. Name the
solute and solvent present in aerated drinks.

28 Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: 4

For a long time, two schools of thought prevailed regarding the nature of matter.
One school believed matter to be continuous like a block of wood, whereas, the
other thought that matter was made up of particles like sand. Matter around us
exists in three different states– solid, liquid and gas. These states of matter arise
due to the variation in the characteristics of the particles of matter. Particles of
matter are continuously moving, that is, they possess what we call the kinetic
energy. As the temperature rises, particles move faster.
Now comment on the following statements by giving reason:
(i) Drop a crystal of copper sulphate into a glass of hot water and another
containing cold water. Copper sulphate dissolves faster in hot water.
(ii) The rate of diffusion of liquids is higher than that of solids.
(iii) Honey diffuses very slowly into water.
(iv) When we add dettol to water, its smell can be detected even on repeated
dilution.

29 OPTION 1 5
Vidya tested the solubility of three different substances at different
temperatures and collected the data as given below (results are given in the
following table, as grams of substance dissolved in 100 grams of water to form a
saturated solution).

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 (a) What mass of potassium nitrate would be needed to produce a saturated
solution of potassium nitrate in 50 grams of water at 313 K?
(b) Vidya makes a saturated solution of potassium chloride in water at 353 K and
leaves the solution to cool at room temperature. What would she observe as the
solution cools? Explain.
(c) What is the effect of change of temperature on the solubility of a salt?
(d) Find the solubility of each salt at 293 K. Which salt has the highest solubility
at this temperature?
OR

OPTION 2
A teacher conducted an activity in which she took three mixtures (i), (ii) and (iii)
and passed light through each of them using a torch as shown in the figure given
below. The particles of (i) are smaller than 1 nm (10-9 metre) in diameter and
cannot scatter light. The size of particles of (ii) is too small to be individually
seen with naked eyes but are big enough to scatter a beam of light. The particles
of (iii) can be seen by naked eyes and scatters light. Based on the observations,
answer the questions that follow:

(i) (ii) (iii)

(a)​Name the effect by which the particles of a mixture may scatter light
based on their size.
(b)​Identify the mixtures (i) and (ii). Give one example of each of them.
(c)​ When sunlight passes through the canopy of a dense forest, it gets
scattered. Give reason.
(d)​Identify which example from the box can be categorised as mixture (iii)?

Tincture of Iodine
Mixture of sand and water
Blood
Sugar solution

Section C (Physics)

30 Give an example to show how motion and rest are relative terms 1

31 If the force applied on an object is doubled what happens to the value of the 1
acceleration of the body?

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The following question consists of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer
these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true

32 Assertion (A) : G is vector quantity 1

Reason (R): Mass is a scalar quantity

33 Derive the 1st law of motion using 2nd law of motion 2

34 Differentiate between speed and velocity 2

OR
Differentiate between distance and displacement

35 An object of mass 100 kg is dropped from a height of 78.4 m. What will be the 3
velocity and time it takes to reach ground. Also calculate the force by which it
hits the ground.

36 An object starts from rest and accelerates for some time t1 with an acceleration 3
of A. It then decelerates with a value of B for time t2. Calculate the value of
maximum velocity if total time taken is t.

37 State Newton's three laws of motion. 3

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Observe the graph shown and answer the questions to follow -

A.​ Calculate the acceleration of the object in the 1st 20 seconds.

B.​ Calculate the acceleration of the object from 40 to 50 seconds.

Attempt either C or D

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 C.​ What is the distance travelled in the 20s?

OR

D.​ What is the displacement covered between 40-50s?

39 a.​ A body starts rolling over a horizontal surface with an initial speed of 2+3
0.5m/s. Due to friction its velocity decreases at the rate of 0.05m/s2.
How much time will the body take to stop?
b.​ If the mass of a planet is 3 times that of the earth and diameter is half of
earth what is the value of the acceleration due to gravity on its surface.
OR
a.​ A car travels 30km at a uniform speed of 40km/h and the next 30km
at the uniform speed of 20km/h. Find its average speed.
b.​ If the mass of a planet is ½ times that of the earth and diameter is double
of earth what is the value of the acceleration due to gravity on its
surface.