Class – 7th
Subject – Science
Time :- 3 Hrs. M.M. :- 80
(i) All Questions are Compulsory.
(ii) Writing must be neat and clean.
Q.1. Define the following terms. (Do any fifteen) (15×2=30)
(i) Seed Dispersal (2) Time period (3) Erect image
(4) Sexual reproduction (5) Sanitation (6) Aerobic bacteria
(7) Heating effect of current (8) Battery (9) Deforestation
(10) Uniform motion (11) Speed (12) Crown
(13) Soil erosion (14) Electromagnet (15) Biogas
(16) Vegetative propagation (17) Prism (18) Concave lens
Q.2. Fill in the blanks. (5×1=5)
Sewage , battery , fertilization , fuse , real.
(i) The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as __________.
(ii) An image which can be obtained on a screen is called a ___________ image.
(iii) The safety device based on the heating effect of electric current is called _______.
(iv) Waste water released houses is called __________.
(v) The combination of two or more cells is called a _____________.
Q.3. True/False. (5×1=5)
(i) The speed of a train is expressed in M/h.
(ii) An electromagnet does not attract a piece of iron.
(iii) To make a battery of two cells , the negative terminal of one cell is connected to
the negative terminal of the other cell.
(iv) A concave mirror always form a real image.
(v) Bryophyllum can reproduce by its leaves.
Q.4. Match the following. (5×1=5)
Column I Column II
(i) Eyes (a) The image is erect and of same size as object
(ii) Plane mirror (b) Potato
(iii) Spores (c) Used by dentists to see enlarge image of teeth
(iv) Concave mirror (d) Distance X time
(v) Speed (e) Bread mould
Q.5. Multiple choice questions. (5×1=5)
(i) Which of the following is not a forest product ?
(a) Gum (b) Plywood (c) Sealing wax (d) Kerosene
(ii) A virtual image larger than the object can be produced by a –
(a) Concave lens (b) Concave mirror
(c) Convex mirror (d) Plane mirror
(iii) The basic unit of speed is –
(a) Km/min (b) m/min
(c) km/h (d) m/s
(iv) The reproductive part of plant is the –
(a) Leaf (b) Stem (c) Root (d) Flower
(v) Micro organisms act upon the dead plants to produce.
(a) Sand (b) Mushrooms (c) Humus (d) Wood
Q.6. Very short answer type question. (Do any five) (5×1=5)
(i) Write all the vegetative part of plant.
(ii) Give one use of a concave mirror.
(iii) Write the two ways by which seed are dispersed.
(iv) Which type of mirror can form a real image.
(v) Name the type of motion of your hands while running.
(vi) List five products we get from forest ?
Q.7. Short answer type questions. (Do any five) (5×2=10)
(i) The distance between two stations is 240 km. A train takes 4 hours to cover this
distance. Calculate the speed of the train.
(ii) What is virtual image ? Give one situation where a virtual image is formed.
(iii) What are decomposers ? Name any two of them. What do they do in the forest.
(iv) Name two chemicals used to disinfect water.
(v) State the main difference between asexual and sexual reproduction.
(vi) Name any two effect of electric current.
Q.8. Long Answer type question. (Do any five) (5×3=15)
(i) State the characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.
(ii) Draw a table to represent the name and symbols of components of electrical
circuits.
(iii) Salma takes 15 minutes from her house to reach her school on a bicycle. If the
bicycle has a speed of 2m/s , calculate the distance between her house and the school.
(iv) Describe the various ways by which seeds are dispersed.
(v) Why should we worry about the conditions and issues related to forests for from
us?
(vi) What is sewage explain why it is harmful to discharge untreated sewage into rivers
or seas.