SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II (2014-2015)

Subject: SCIENCE
Class: VII

Time: 2: 30 Hrs. M.M. 80

General Instructions:

All questions are compulsory.

Question No. 1 -8 carry 1 marks each.
Question No. 9-16 carry 2 marks each.
Question No 17-23carry 3 marks each.
Question No 24-28 carry 5 marks each.
Diagrams should be drawn neatly.

1. Write the SI unit of speed.

2. Which layer of soil called water holding layer?
3. Write the full name of CO2 .
4. How many colours are present in the sunlight?
5. Which instrument is used to measure the speed of a vehicle in motion?
6. What is the fusion of male and female gametes called?
7. In which form water is transported in plants?
8. By which tissue water is transported in plants?
9. How is clayey soil useful for plants?
10. Name any two decomposers.
11. Name two chemicals used to disinfect water.
12. What makes the blood look red?
13. What will happened it:
(i) Air is heated?
(ii) Air is cooled?
14. What do you mean by bisexual flower?
15. What is a virtual image?
16. Which kind of motion is represented by the following?
(i) Motion of your hand while running.
(ii) Motion of a child on a see-saw.
17. Explain the difference between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
OR
Why do we often sneeze when we inhale a lot of dust-laden air?
18. State two differences between a convex and concave lens.
19. A simple pendulum takes 32 sec. to complete 20 oscillations. What is the time-period of the
pendulum?

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20. Why should oils and fats be not released in the drain? Explain.
21. Explain why holes are made in hanging banners and hoardings.
22. Fill in the blanks:
(i) Production of new individuals from the vegetative part of parent is called
(ii) A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such is flower is
called
(iii) The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same or of another
flower of the same kind is known as.
23. How will you help your neighbours in case a cyclone approaches your village/town? Write
any three things by which you would help them.
24. What is sewage? Explain why it is harmful to discharge untreated sewage into river or seas?
25. Draw a diagram of reproductive parts of a flower. Label 5 parts correctly.
26. Match the column A with column B :

A B

(i) Yeast (a) Earthworm

(ii) Diaphram (b) Gills
(iii) Skin (c) Alcohol
(iv) Leaves (d) Stomata
27. Explain how groundwater is recharged.
28. Rajesh was driving his car at a speed of 120 km/hr. though the speed limit was 50 km/hr. As a
result he collided with an another stopped car and got serious injuries. A person passing by
stopped and helped Rajesh to get out of the car and returned to the home safely.
(i) Define speed.
(ii) What values were shown by the person who helped Rajesh.

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