SECOND TERMINAL EXAMINATION MARCH 2023
Max. marks : 40
Time : 2 hour
CLASS Vll
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
Choose the correct answer from the brackets.
1. The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as
(reproduction, germination, fertilisation, pollination)
2. The reproductive part of a plant is
(leaf, stem, root, flower)
3. The basic unit of speed is
( m/s, m/min, km/h, km/min)
4. The bulb which is more energy efficient
(incandescent bulb, tube-light, CFL, LED bulb)
5. Which mirror is used as side view mirror of vehicles?
(Concave mirror, convex mirror, plane mirror, concave lens)
6. The process of water seepage into the ground is called
(Water harvesting, leakage, condensation, infiltration)
[6 x ½ = 3 marks]
Fill in the blanks.
7. _____________ discovered magnetic effect of electric current.
8. An image that can be obtained on a screen is called ___________ image.
9. The meter that measures the distance moved by the vehicle is known as __________.
10. Mature ovary forms the _________ .
11. Flowers which contain both stamen and pistil are called _________ .
12. _________ is the ultimate source of water.
[ 6 x ½ =3 marks]
Match the following.
13. Newton’s disc spirogyra
14. Fragmentation spiny seed
15. World water day colours of white light
16. Urena zygote
17. Embryo March 22
18. Uniform motion June 5
Straight line
[6 x ½ =3 marks]
True or False
19. A virtual image larger than the object can be produced by convex mirror.
20. The total water of the world remains constant.
21. An electromagnet does not attract a piece of iron.
22. The speed of a train is expressed in m/h.
23. Motion of a child on a see-saw is oscillatory.
24. The fruit is the ripened ovary.
[6 x ½ = 3 marks]
Answer in one or two sentences.
[Link] is vegetative propagation?
[Link] is meant by uniform motion?
27.A simple pendulum takes 45 seconds to complete 30 oscillations. What is the time period
of the pendulum?
[Link] is rainwater harvesting?
[Link] one use of concave mirror and convex mirror.
[5 x 1 =5 marks]
Answer in two or three sentences.
30. Is it possible to use an electromagnet for separating plastic bags from a garbage heap?
Explain.
[Link] the differences between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
32. A car moves with a speed of 30km/h for 20 minutes and then with a speed of 50 km/h for
the next 10 minutes. Find the total distance travelled by the car.
33. State the characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.
[4 x 2 =8 marks]
Answer in four or five sentences.
34. How does the process of fertilisation takes place in flowers. Also draw the male
reproductive part of flower and label parts.
35. Briefly explain the factors responsible for depletion of water table.
[2 x 3 =6 marks]
Read the passage given below and answer the questions.
36. Paheli and Boojho were waiting for their dinner. Boojho lifted a stainless-steel plate and
saw his image in it. Paheli saw her image using the back of a steel spoon. “Boojho look here!
I can also see my image. This spoon also can act as a mirror of some kind”, said Paheli.
Boojho hold a concave mirror facing the sun and got the reflected light by the mirror on a
sheet of paper. He adjusted the distance until he got a bright spot on it. After sometimes the
paper started burning.
i) The image saw by Paheli on the backside of spoon was _______ ( erect/inverted).
ii) The inner side of a spoon acts like which mirror?
iii) What happens when light falls on smooth and shiny surface?
iv) What was the bright spot in Boojho’s experiment?
[4 x 1 =4 marks]
Answer in less than one page.
22. Explain the working of an electric bell with the help of a neatly labelled diagram.
OR
Describe the different methods of asexual reproduction. Give examples.
[1 x 5 =5 marks]