Sample Test Paper (40 Marks)
Time: 1.5 Hours
Total Marks: 40
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 × 5 = 5 Marks)
Choose the correct answer.
1. Who proposed the Plum Pudding Model of the atom?
a) Rutherford
b) Bohr
c) Thomson
d) Dalton
2. The atomic number of an element is equal to:
a) Number of neutrons
b) Number of protons
c) Mass number
d) Number of shells
3. Which subatomic particle has no charge?
a) Electron
b) Proton
c) Neutron
d) Nucleus
4. The maximum number of electrons in the K shell is:
a) 2
b) 8
c) 18
d) 32
5. Isotopes of an element have:
a) Different atomic numbers
b) Different numbers of protons
c) Same atomic number but different mass numbers
d) Same mass number
Section B: Very Short Answer Questions (2 × 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer in 1–2 sentences.
6. Define an atom.
7. State any two postulates of Dalton's Atomic Theory.
8. What is an atomic number?
9. What is valency?
10. Differentiate between proton and electron (any two points).
Section C: Short Answer Questions (3 × 5 = 15 Marks)
Answer in about 50–60 words.
11. Explain Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment and its conclusion.
12. Why was Thomson's atomic model rejected?
13. Write the electronic configuration of:
Oxygen (Atomic Number = 8)
Magnesium (Atomic Number = 12)
14. Differentiate between isotopes and isobars with one example
each.
15. Explain Bohr's atomic model.
Section D: Long Answer Questions (5 × 2 = 10 Marks)
Answer in detail.
16. Describe the discoveries of electron, proton, and neutron.
Mention the scientist associated with each discovery.
OR
17. Draw a neat labelled diagram of Bohr's model of an atom and
explain its features.
Bonus Challenge (Not for Marks)
1. Why do electrons not collapse into the nucleus?
2. Name one isotope used in medicine and its use.