Class IX – Science (Half Yearly Examination)
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 2 sections A and B.
3. Answer the questions in your own language as far as possible.
4. Use of calculator is not permitted.
5. Draw neat and labelled diagrams wherever necessary.
6. The marks for each question are indicated against it.
SECTION – A (Chemistry)
1. Define matter. Give two examples. (1)
2. Which characteristics of particles of matter is demonstrated by diffusion? Explain with an
example. (2)
3. Write two differences between boiling and evaporation. (2)
4. State the factors on which rate of evaporation depends. (2)
5. Distinguish between pure substance and mixture with one example each. (2)
6. Differentiate between a true solution, suspension and colloid on the basis of transparency
and filterability. (3)
7. With the help of a labelled diagram, explain the separation of components of ink by
chromatography. (3)
8. Case Based Question (3)
A student dissolved some common salt in water and filtered it.
(a) What do you observe on the filter paper?
(b) Identify the type of mixture.
(c) Write one more method to separate salt from water.
9. Long Answer (4)
(a) State the postulates of the kinetic theory of matter.
(b) With the help of an activity, explain that particles of matter are continuously moving.
SECTION – B (Biology)
10. Who discovered cell and in which year? (1)
11. Why are mitochondria called the ‘powerhouse of the cell’? (2)
12. Write differences between plant cell and animal cell. (2)
13. Explain the structure and function of nucleus. (3)
14. Differentiate between meristematic and permanent tissues with examples. (3)
15. Draw a neat diagram of a plant cell and label any four parts. (3)
16. Case Based Question (3)
A student observed a permanent slide of onion peel under a microscope.
(a) What type of cell is seen?
(b) Name two features which differentiate it from animal cells.
(c) Which stain is used for preparing the slide?
17. Long Answer (4)
Describe the structure and function of xylem and phloem tissues with suitable diagrams.
18. Long Answer (7)
Explain cell organelles: endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, mitochondria,
and plastids with their functions.