WISDOM WORLD SCHOOL
MID-TERM SAMPLE PAPER (SESSION 2025-26)
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
GRADE IX
Name :___________________ Date :
Section :___________________ Time Allowed : 3 Hours
Roll No. : ________ Maximum Marks : 80
General Instructions:
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.
SECTION A MARKS
1. Identify the kidney bean shaped cells from the given below figure and write one 1
(a) guard cell (b) stomata
(c) sclerenchyma (d) epidermis
2. Which of the following organelle is present in plant cells only? 1
(a) ribosomes (b) Golgi apparatus
(c) chloroplast (d) mitochondria
3. Find out the false statement: 1
(a) Golgi apparatus is involved with the formation of lysosomes.
(b) Nucleus, mitochondria and plastid have DNA; hence they are able to make their own
structural proteins.
(c) Mitochondria are said to be the powerhouse of the cell as ATP is generated in them.
(d) Cytoplasm is also called as protoplasm.
4. Label the parts A, B, C and D in the given diagram: 1
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(a) A- Golgi body, B- endoplasmic reticulum, C-ribosomes, D- nucleus
(b) A- Golgi body, B-mitochondria, C- endoplasmic reticulum, D- Nucleus
(c) A-cell wall, B-plasma membrane, C-ribosomes, D-nucleoid
(d) A-nucleus, B-mitochondria, C-endoplasmic reticulum, D-Golgi body
5. Anjali wants to eat rice and chickpea (chole). At night her mother soaked a cup of chickpea in 1
water in container and kept the container covered overnight. Next day it was observed that the
chickpea got swollen and were ready to get cooked, what is this phenomenon due to which
chickpea got swollen?
(a) osmosis (b) diffusion
(c) both osmosis and diffusion (d) endo osmosis
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.
6. Assertion (A): Most of plant tissues are dead. 1
Reason (R): Dead cells do not provide mechanical strength and need more maintenance.
7. Assertion (A): Plasma membrane is selectively permeable. 1
Reason (R): Plasma membrane allows some molecules to pass through it more easily than
others
8. Name following: 2
(a) Tissue found in the root and shoot tips.
(b) Tissue provides buoyancy to aquatic plants.
(c) Tissue responsible for the flexibility in plants.
The dead element presents in the phloem tissue.
9. Attempt either option A or B 2
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A.
(a) Do you agree that “mitochondria is the powerhouse of cell”? If yes, explain why?
(b) Why Plasma membrane is called a selectively permeable membrane?
OR
B.
(i) Which organelle is responsible for the synthesis of proteins?
(ii) What do you mean by ‘membrane biogenesis’?
10. What happens to the dry raisins, when we put them in plain water for some time? What 2
would happen if soaked raisins are placed in concentrated salt solution. State the reason for
whatever is observed.
11. (a) Draw a well labelled diagram of a nucleus of a cell. 3
(b) You must have observed that a fruit when unripe is green but it becomes beautifully
coloured when ripe. According to you what is the reason behind this colour change.
12. Differentiate between prokaryotic cell and animal cell. 3
13. This tissue consists of actively dividing cells. This tissue is found in the growing regions of 4
plants such as roots, stems and branches. The function of this tissue is to make plants grow.
The cells of this tissue also help to increase the length and girth of the plant. This tissue heals
the wound of an injured plant.
(a) Identify the type of tissue shown in diagram. 1
(b) Which type of this tissue is responsible for increase in the girth of stem? 1
Attempt either subpart (c) or (d)
(c) Label the parts A, B, C and D. 2
(d) Write any two functions of this tissue. 2
14. Attempt either option A or B 5
A-When we observe cheek cells under microscope, cells are with cell membrane and have a
centrally located nucleus. Draw a diagram of similar type of cell and label the following parts:
(i) Outermost layer that allows selective materials to pass through it.
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(ii) Organelle names as powerhouse of the cell.
(iii) Material responsible for transmission of characters from parents to offspring.
(iv) Gel-like matrix in which biochemical reactions take place.
(v) Golgi apparatus is an important organelle of cell. List any two consequences if it is not
present in a cell?
OR
When we observe onion peel cells under microscope, cells are with cell wall and have a centrally
located large nucleus. Draw a diagram of similar type of cell and label the following parts:
(i) Organelle known as ‘suicidal bag’.
(ii) Organelle act as the site of photosynthesis.
(iii) A centrally located region that is the control centre of the cell.
(iv) Organelle responsible for protein synthesis.
(v) Material responsible for transmission of characters from parents to offspring.
SECTION B
15. Which of the following act as dispersing medium in fog? 1
(a) solid (b) liquid (c) gas (d) none of these
16. Rusting of an article made up of iron is called- 1
(a) corrosion and it is a physical as well as chemical change
(b) dissolution and it is a physical change
(c) corrosion and it is a chemical change
(d) dissolution and it is a chemical change.
17. The electric bulb on long use forms a black coating on its inner surface. The process 1
associated with this is-
(a) melting of tungsten (b) sublimation of tungsten
(c) oxidation of tungsten (d) reduction of tungsten
18. Which condition out of the following will increase the rate of evaporation? 1
(a) decrease in humidity (b) increase in temperature
(c) more exposed surface area of water (d) all the above
19. If a few spoons of salt are dissolved in pure water then- 1
(a) its [Link]. becomes less than 1000c
(b) its [Link]. becomes more than 1000c
(c) its freezing point becomes more than 00c
(d) none of these
20. A mixture of sand and sugar powder is- 1
(a) heterogeneous mixture (b) homogeneous mixture
(c) compound (d) element
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21. Rusting of an article made up of iron is called- 1
(a) corrosion and it is a physical as well as chemical change
(b) dissolution and it is a physical change
(c) corrosion and it is a chemical change
(d) dissolution and it is a chemical change.
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.
22. Assertion (A): Only a mixture of miscible liquids can be regarded a solution. 1
Reason (R): Blood is an example of emulsion.
23. Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a cup? 2
24. Attempt either option A or B 3
A.
(i) A solution contains 50ml of alcohol in 450ml of water. Calculate the concentration in
terms of volume-by-volume percentage of solution.
(ii) Why an iron almirah is a solid at room temperature? Give reason.
OR
B.
(i) Calculate the mass of sodium sulphate required to prepare its 10% (mass percent)
solution in 100g of water.
(ii) Is milk a pure substance? Comment.
25. Give reason for the following observations. 3
(a) Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving any solid.
(b) A gas fills completely the vessel in which it is kept.
(c) Suggest a method to liquify atmospheric gases.
26. A solution which can dissolve more of the solute at a given temperature is called unsaturated 4
solution. However, a solution which cannot dissolve any more of the solute is called saturated
solution. The amount of solute that can dissolve in 100 g of the solvent at a given temperature
is called solubility of the substance. Use this information to answer the following questions:
(a) A 30 % solution of X at 298 K is marked as saturated solution What is the 1
solubility of X at 298 K?
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(b) What name is given to the solution which contains more solute than that 1
required to prepare saturated solution at that temperature?
Attempt either subpart (c) or (d)
(c) What do you mean by the terms unsaturated and saturated solution. 2
(d) How can you differentiate between saturated and super saturated solution. 2
27. Attempt either option A or B 5
A.
(i) What do you mean by the term latent heat?
(ii) A diver is able to cut through water in swimming pool. Which property of matter does
this observation show?
(iii) Define melting point and boiling point.
OR
B.
(i) Draw a flow sheet diagram to illustrate interconversion of three states of matter. Name
the process of each interconversion.
(ii) Define following:
(a) compressibility (b) Diffusion
SECTION C
28. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r. The displacement after half a circle would 1
be:
(a) zero (b) πr (c) 2r (d) 2πr
29. In which of the following cases of motions, the distance moved and the magnitude of 1
displacement are equal?
(a) If the car is moving on straight road.
(b) If the car is moving in circular path.
(c) The pendulum is moving to and fro.
(d) The earth is revolving around the Sun.
30. A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin which falls behind him, it means that motion of 1
the train is
(a) accelerated (b) uniform
(c) retarded (d) along circular tracks
31. If the mass of the body is doubled and its velocity becomes half, then the linear momentum of 1
the body will
(a) become double (b) remain the same
(c) become half (d) become four times
The following two questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
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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): During a journey from the earth to the moon and back, maximum fuel is spent 1
to overcome the earth’s gravity at take-off.
Reason (R): Earth’s mass is much greater than that of the moon.
33. Abhay jogs from one end A to the other end B of a straight 300 m road in 2 min 30 s and 2
then turns around and jogs 100 m back to point C in another 1 min. What are Abhay's
average speeds and velocities in jogging a. from A to B and b. from A to C?
34. Attempt either option A or B 2
A- Give reason why an athlete is made to fall on a sand bed while performing in a high jump
athletic event.
OR
B- What is momentum? Give its unit.
35. (a) A body is moving along a circular path of radius 20 m. What will be the distance and 3
displacement of the body when it completes two and half revolution?
(b) The velocity-time graph shows the motion of a cyclist. Find
(i) its acceleration
(ii) its velocity
(iii) the distance covered by the cyclist in 15 seconds
36. (a) The gravitational force between two objects is 200 N. How should the distance between the objects 3
be changed so that the force between them become 100 N?
(b) List two factors on which acceleration due to gravity depends.
37. (a) What is the difference between uniform motion in a straight line and uniform circular 3
motion?
(b) Under what condition acceleration is zero for a moving body?
38. In our solar system, all the planets go around the Sun. By arguing the same way. we can say 4
that there exists a force between the Sun and the planets. From the above facts Newton
concluded that not only does the earth attract an apple and the moon, but all objects in the
universe attract each other. This force of attraction between objects is called the gravitational
force.
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(a) Give relationship between G and g. 1
(b) What is the final velocity when a body is thrown vertically upward? 1
Attempt either subpart (c) or (d)
(c) An object weighs 588 N on the [Link] would be its mass on the moon?What is 2
the acceleration due to gravity on moon?
(d) A force of 20 N acts upon a body of weight 9.8 N. What is the mass of the body 2
and how much is its acceleration (g =9.8 m/s2)
39. Attempt either option A or B 5
A.
(i) If the mass of a body and the force acting on it are both doubled, what happen to the
acceleration?
(ii) A sedan car of mass 200kg is moving with a certain velocity. It is brought to rest by the
application of brakes, within a distance of 20m when the average resistance being offered to
it is [Link] was the velocity of the motor car?
OR
B.
(i) A body of mass 1 kg is kept at rest. A constant force of 6.0 N starts acting on it. Find the
time taken by the body to move through a distance of 12 m.
(ii) The velocity time graph of a ball of mass 20 g moving along a straight line on a long
table is given in figure. How much force does the table exert on the ball to bring it to rest?
Write the relation between force and momentum.
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