Assessment of

Practical Skills in Science

Class X
(Effective from March, 2009 Examination)

Central Board of Secondary Education

Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi 110092
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

Preamble
We, The people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a1
(Sovereign Socialist Secular democratic republic) and to secure to all its
citizens :
Justice, Social, Economic and Politicial;
Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
Equiality of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all
Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the2 (unity and integrity of the
Nation);
In our Constitutent Assembly this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do hereby
adopt, enact and give to ourselves this constitution.
1.

Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, sec. 2, for

"Sovereign Democratic Republic (w.e.f. 3.1.1977)".

2.

Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, sec. 2, for "Unity
of the Nation (w.e.f. 3.1.1977)".

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

Chapter IV A
Fundamental Duties
Article 51-A
Fundamental Duties It shall be the duty of every citizen of India(a)

to abide the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag
and the National Anthem;

(b)

to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for
freedom;

(c)

to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;

(d)

to defend the countlry and render national service when called upon to do so;

(e)

to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people
of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to
renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;

(f)

to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;

(g)

to protect and improve the rich natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers,
wild life and to have compassion for living creatures;

(h)

to develop the specific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;

(i)

to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;

(j)

to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so

that the national constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement.

CONTENTS
Page No.
Foreword

Introduction

List of Experiments

Categories of Practical Skills

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Design of Question Paper

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Sample Question Paper I

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Scoring Key - I

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Sample Question Paper II

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Scoring Key - II

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Sample Question Paper III

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Scoring Key III

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Acknowledgements

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FOREWORD
The central role of experiments and practical work in school science
curriculum is universally accepted. A balanced science curriculum should not
only give due emphasis to both theory and experiments, but also integrate
these complimentary aspects of the subject in teaching-learning process.
Present-day science, as we all know, is the result of creative interplay of
observations, experimentation and theoretical inferences.
The importance of practical work in science education has also been recognized
and greatly emphasized in national policy of education for the past several
decades. However, despite several laudable efforts in the past, experiments,
by and large, have continued to be marginalized in the schools. The challenge
arises due to combination of several factors. The Board has been keen to find
out ways to promote laboratory work in the subject and introduce greater
uniformity, objectivity and reliability in the assessment of practical work. With
the objective of strengthening experimentation and skills through a written
test also as part of its evaluation procedure in class IX during 2005-2006. The
scheme was extended to class X from the academic session 2006-07 onwards. It
is hoped that this initiative given experiments their due place in subject and
has promoted, an experimental culture in our school system. The present
documents includes questions based on experiments included in class IX as
well as class X practical syllabus and has been thoroughly revised.
I shall put on record my heartfelt and sincere thanks to Homi Bhabha
Centre for Science Education, Bombay for extending its full academic expertise
and providing all necessary facilities for development of this material during
two six-day workshops organized by the Board at the centre. The immensely
rich and creative contribution made to the development and finalization of
this material by Prof. Arvind Kumar, Director, HBCSE is gratefully
acknowledged. The honest efforts put in by Prof. Chitra Natrajan, Prof. S.C.
Agarkar, Mr. V.G. Gambhir and other faculty members of the centre and
thankfully acknowledged. Sincere thanks are also due to other eminent subject
experts from IGNOU, Delhi University, School Systems in Delhi and Chennai
who worked hard and made rich contributions to the development of this
material. My deep appreciation and thanks are also due to Shri G.
Balasubramanian, Director (Academic), CBSE and Shri R.P. Sharma, Education
Officer (Science), for putting in their best efforts in designing of this material
and publication of this document.
It is hoped that concerted efforts will be put in by all schools and subject
teachers to make best use of this document and make learning of science a
joyful and meaningful experience for learners.
Feedback and suggestions from readers for further improvement of
this document will be highly appreciated.
VINEET JOSHI, I.A.S.
CHAIRMAN
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Introduction
The crucial role of experiments in school science curriculum is universally accepted. A good
science curriculum must not only give balanced emphasis to both theory and experiments but
also integrate these two essential and complementary aspects of science in the teachinglearning process. Modern science, as we all know, is the result of a creative interplay of
experiments, observations and theoretical inference.
There are several ways in which experiments facilitate and improve the learning of science.
First and foremost, experiments help students develop the right perspective of science, namely
that science is not just a theoretical abstraction it is an attempt to describe the working of the
real world around us. A hypothesis or idea in science is acceptable only if observations and
experiments confirm it. Second, experiments are among the most effective ways to generate
interest in science. For many students, an apparently dry, uninteresting fact of a theory
textbook can become live and exciting when translated into an experiment. Third, experiments
promote the basic skills and competencies of doing science: procedural and manipulative
skills, observation skills, skills of representing and interpreting data and the accompanying
conceptual and critical abilities. For these various reasons, promoting activity and experiment
based learning has been at the heart of many efforts aimed at improving science education in
our country.
Despite several laudable efforts in the past, experiments, by and large, have continued to be
marginalized in our schools. There seem to be two principal difficulties. Firstly, experiments
require a certain minimum infrastructure a laboratory with some basic equipments and
consumables on a recurring basis. Secondly, assessment of practical skills in science in a
sound and objective manner is by no means an easy task. The difficulty multiplies manifold if
assessment is to be carried out on a large scale. Thus lack of infrastructure and, more important,
lack of reliable assessment have resulted in the unfortunate neglect of experimental work in
most of the schools in India.

The Boards Initiative

The problem of neglect of experiments in our schools and of proper assessment of students in
practical skills has always been a matter of great concern for the Central Board of Secondary
Education. The problem assumes even greater importance for Class X, which is the terminal
stage of secondary education. The Board has been keen to find out ways to promote laboratory
work in our school system and has taken a number of initiatives in this direction. The Board
tries to ensure that its affiliated schools have the necessary infrastructure to carry out experiments
prescribed in the syllabus to Class IX and X. To make this feasible for all its schools, care is
taken that the laboratory curriculum does not demand prohibitively costly equipment or other
unrealistic requirements. As another important initiative to make assessment of practicals fair,
uniform and reliable and to increase the emphasis on practicals in schools, the Board introduced
a new scheme of assessment for Class IX from the academic year 2005-06. A document
giving detailed guidelines on the new scheme of assessment of practicals with sample question
papers was brought out by the Board. This was done to ensure that practicing teachers
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understood the new scheme clearly and were sensitized and oriented to the same before it
was introduced for the more critical Class X stage. The positive experience and feedback to
the new scheme for Class IX convinced the Board that this was a step in the right direction.
The Board published another similar document for class X at a later stage. The present document
includes questions based on experiments included in class IX as well as class X and has been
thoroghly revised.
As per the scheme, theory and practical examination will have a weightage of 60% and 40%
respectively. The practical examination will comprise of two components. One component of
this practical examination will be in the form of a multiple choice type theory paper test, to be
conducted by the Board in Class X as an independent paper. This question paper will be of
20 marks and 1 hour duration. It will aim at testing of practical skills through multiplechoice type questions. Each multiple-choice question will have four options, with only one of
them as the correct option. The second component will also have a weightage of 20 marks
but will be conducted at school level on the lines being followed presently.
The Board hopes that this initiative will be an important step not only to give experiments their
due place in the subject of Science but also to promote, in general, an experimental culture in
our school system.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS (Only for MCQ Paper)

1. To Prepare
a) A true solution of common Salt and alum
b) A suspension of soil, chalk powder and fine sand in water
c) A colloidal of starch in water and egg albumin in water and distinguish
between these on the basis of
i) Transparency
ii) Filtration criterion
iii) stability
2. To prepare
a) a mixture
b) a compound
using iron filings and sulphur powder and distinguish between these on the basis
of :
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

appearance i.e. homogeneity and heterogeneity

behaviour towards a magnet
behaviour towards carbon disulphide a solvant.
effect of heat.

3. To study the extent of cooling caused by evaporation on the following liquids, using
a thermometer. Also to arrange these liquids in the increasing order of the extent of
cooling produced
i) Water
ii) Alcohol
iii) Ether
4. To verify laws of reflection of sound.
5. To determine the density of solid (denser than water) by using a spring balance and
a measuring cylinder.
6. To establish the relation between the loss in weight of a solid when fully immersed
in
i) tap water
ii) strongly salty water, with the weight of water displaced by it by taking at least
two different solids.
7. To measure the temperature of hot water as it cools and plot a temperature- time
graph.
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8. To determine the velocity of a pulse propagated through a stretched string/slinky.

9. To prepare stained temporary mounts of (a) onion peel and (b) human cheek cells and
to record observations and draw their labeled diagrams.
10. To identify parenchyma and sclerenchyma tissues in plants, striped muscle fibers and
nerve cells in animals, from prepared slides and to draw their labeled diagrams.
11. To separate the components of a mixture of sand, common salt and ammonium chloride
(or camphor) by sublimation.
12. To determine the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water.
13. To observe the onion peel cells placed in hypertonic solution under the microscope
and draw labelled diagram of the same.
14. To study the characteristic of spirogyra/Agaricus, Moss/Fern, Pinus (either with male
of female cone) and an Angiospermic plant. Draw and give two identifying features
of groups they belong to.
15. To observe and draw the given specimens - earthworm, cockroach, bony fish and
bird. For each specimen, record
(a) one specific feature of its phylum
(b) one adaptive feature with reference to its habitat.
16. To find the pH of the following sample by using pH paper / universal indicator
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)

Dilute Hydrochloric acid

Dilute NaOH solution
Dilute Ehanoic acid solution
Lemon juice
Water
Dilute sodium Bicarbonate Solution

17. To study the properties of acids and based HCI & NaOH by their reaction with
i) Litmus solution (Blue/Red)
ii) Zinc metal
iii) Solid Sodium Carbonate
18. To determine the focal length of
i) Concave mirror
ii) Convex lens
By obtaining the image of a distant object

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19. To trace the path of a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass slab for different
angles of incidence. Measure the angle of incidence, angle of refraction, angle of
emergence and interpret the result.
20. To study the dependence of current (I) on the potential difference (V) across a resistor
and determine its resistance. Also plot a graph between V and I.
21. To determine the equivalent resistance of two resistors when connected in series.
22. To determine the equivalent resistance of two resitors when connected in parallel.
23. To prepare a temporary mount of a leaf peel to show stomata.
24. To show experimetally that light is necessary for photsynthesis.
25. To show experimetally that carbon dioxide is given out during respiration.
26. To study (a) binary fission in Amoeba and (b) budding in yeast with the help of
preapred slides.
27. To determine the percentage of water absorbed by raisins.
28. To prepare SO2 gas, observe its following properties and draw inferences in respect
of
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

odour
solubility in water
effect on litmus paper
action acidified potassium dichromatic solution.

29. a) To observe the action of Zn, Fe, Cu and Al metals on the following salt solutions.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

ZnSO4 (aq.)
FeSO4 (aq.)
CuSO4 (aq.)
Al2 (SO4)3 (aq.)

b) Arrange Zn, Fe, Cu and Al metals in the decreasing order of reactivity based on
the above result.
30. To study the following properties of acid (ethanoic acid) :
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

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odour
solubility in water
effect on litmus
reaction with sodium bicarbonate

CATEGORIES OF PRACTICAL SKILLS

A. Procedural and Manipulative Skills
To
" select appropriate apparatus / instruments for performing the experiment.
" know the limitations of the apparatus/instruments regarding their size,
least count and accuracy.
" arrange / assemble / set and adjust the apparatus systematically.
" handle the apparatus, instruments, chemicals carefully to avoid any
damage or injury.
" perform the experiment with reasonable efficiency and accuracy.
" separate and remove desired parts of a specimen for detailed study
without damaging it.
" use appropriate methods and materials for specimen mounting.
" locate and rectify the errors in apparatus, instruments, etc.
" add chemicals in appropriate quantity.
" dismantle the experimental set-up carefully.
" practise the precautions in handling sensitive apparatus or chemicals or
flame.
B. Observational Skills
To
" find the least count of the instrument.
" read the instrument correctly.
" notice colour change, evolution of gases, formation of precipitates,
chemical reactions, etc., carefully.
" notice the relevant details in the given specimens minutely.
" locate the desired parts in a specimen accurately.
" take observations carefully and in a systematic manner.
" read graph correctly.
C. Drawing Skills
To
" make proper observation tables.
" draw circuit diagrams, ray diagrams, experimental set-ups, sketches, etc.
correctly and proportionately.
" label sketches and diagrams correctly.
" draw graphs from observed data correctly.

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D. Reporting and Interpretative Skills

To
"
"
"
"
"
"

make a proper plan for recording the observations.

record the observations/data/information correctly and systematically.
classify and categorize organisms.
make correct calculations/predictions.
use proper formulae and mode of summarizing and reporting the result.
report the result using correct symbols, units, terms and chemical
equations.
" interpret the observations and results correctly.

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DESIGN OF THE QUESTION PAPER

Science (Class X)
Testing of Practical Skills (Multiple Choice Type Test)
Time allotted: 1 hours

Max. Marks: 20

A. UNIT-WISE WEIGHTAGE
S. No.

UNIT

RELEVANT
EXPERIMENTS IN
THE SYLLABUS

MARKS
ALLOTTED

Class IX

Syllabus

1.

Food

2.

Matter - Its Nature &

Behaviour

1, 2, 3, 11, 12

3.

Organization in the Living world

9,10, 13, 14, 15

3.5

4.

Motion, Force & Work

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

5.

Our Environment

Class X

Syllabus

6.

Chemical Substances

16, 17, 28, 29, 30

3.5

7.

World of Living

23, 24, 25, 26, 27

3.5

8.

Effect of Current

20, 21, 22

3.5

9.

Light

18, 19

10.

Nature Resources

B. SKILL-WISE WEIGHTAGE
Most questions involve multiple skills and it may not be possible to precisely assign a
particular skill to a specific question. The skill-wise weightage given in the table below,
may, therefore, be considered as only indicative of what is required in the question
paper.

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Skill

Weightage (Appr
oximate)
(Approximate)

Procedural and Manipulative Skills

35%

Observation Skills

35%

Drawing Skills

15%

Reporting and Interpretative Skills

15%

Total

100%

C. QUESTION-WISE WEIGHTAGE
All the 30 questions are of the multiple choice variety having only one correct answer
each. Part A of the question paper contains 20 questions, each carrying 0.5 mark.
Part B contains 10 questions, each carrying 1 mark.
S. No.

Estimated difficulty level

Percentage

1.

Easy

15

2.

Average

70

3.

Difficulty

15

D. DIFFICULTY-WISE WEIGHTAGE
E. EXPECTED TIME

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Approximate time for reading

and answering one question

2.5 minutes

Revision time

15 minutes

Total

1 hour 30 minutes

Sample Question Paper I

Time: 1 hours
20

Maximum Marks:

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Attempt all questions.
2. There are 30 multiple choice questions in total. Only one of the options in
every question is correct.
3. The question paper consists of two parts Section A and Section B. Each of
the 20 questions in Section A carries 0.5 mark and each of the 10 questions in
Section B carries 1.0 mark.

SECTION - A
1. The following substances are added to water in a beaker as shown below. The mixture
is stired well. A true solution is found in the beaker
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV

2. When we start heating a mixture of sulphur poweder and iron fillings, we would
observe that
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

surphur starts melting.

iron filings start melting.
mixture becomes red hot.
mixture evaporates

3. Which one of the following experimental set up is correct for studyig the cooling
caused by evaporation of water?

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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I
II
III
IV

4. Which one of the following is the correct set up to determine the melting point of ice?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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I
II
III
IV

5. In the experiment to establish the relation between loss in weight of an immersed

solid with the weight of water displaced by it, the correct setup is shown in figure
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A
B
C
D

6. While doing expression on verifying the law of refection of sound, four students
measured the angles <i and <r as shown in the diagram below. The correct
measurement of the angles of incidence and angle of reflections, has been done by
stududent.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A
B
C
D

7. The table alongside gives the observations reported by two students X and Y for an
experiment on the study of tempreature-time graph. The experiment is likely to have
been performed correctly by
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

X.
Y.
both X and Y.
neither X nor Y.

Time

Temp (C)

observed by

(min)

Student X

Student Y

61.0

61.0

60.5

59.0
19

60.0

58.0

59.0

57.5

58.0

57.0

10

56.5

56.5

12

54.0

56.0

8. A strong transverse horizontal pulse, created at one end of a string, is observed to

complete 5 jouneys along its length, before fading out. The initial and final readings,
on a stop-clock used in the experiment, are as shown here. If the length of the string
is L metre, the speed of the pulse, through the string, is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(L/9)
(L/10)
(L/45)
(L/50)

ms
ms
ms
ms

9. Nikita observed a slide of cheek cells, first under low power and then under high
power of a microscope. Under the low power she must have seen.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

fewer cells in a darker field of view.

more cells in a brighter field of view.
more cells in a darker field of view.
fewer cells in a brighter field of view.

10. Raj observed nerve cells under the microscope and made the following sketch.
The mistake in his drawing is that cyton is
shown to have
(a) cilia
(b) dendrites
(c) nuclear
(d) cytoplasm.

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11. Onion peel cells were placed in hypertonic solution for some time and then observed
under the microscope out of A, B, C, D which is the correct observation?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A
B
C
D

12. A student observed that the colour of pH paper changed to green when she dipped
it in water. She added a few drops of concentrated hydrochloric acid to the water.
The colour of pH would turn to
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

light red.
apple green.
dark blue.
lemon yellow.

13. 10 mL of feshly prepared iron sulphate was taken in each of four test tubes. Strips of
copper, iron, zinc and aluminium were introduced, each metal in a different test tube.
A black residue was obtained in two of them. The right pair of metals forming the
precipitates is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

copper and zinc.

aluminium and copper.
iron and aluminium.
zinc and aluminium.

14. The following symbols are usually shown on the bottles of commercial acetic acid.

The symbols indicate that acetic acid is

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

corrosive and flammable.

radioactive andflammable.
oxidizing and corrosive.
flammable and explosive.
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15. Four student A, B, C and D carried out measurement of focal length of a concave
mirror as shown in the four diagrams.

The best result will be obtained by student

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
16. In the glas slab experiment shown below, four students A, B, C and D did the
following:
A: kept the eyes far from the glass slab while placing both the pins P3 and P4
B: kept the eyes close to the glas slab while placing both the pins P3 and P4
C: kept the eyes close to the glass slab while placing pin P3 and and far from the slab
while placing pin P4
D: kept the eyes far from the glass slab while placing pin P3 and close to the slab
while placing pin P4

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The correct procedure is that of student

(a) A.
(b) B.
(c) C.
(d) D.

17. Out of the four circuits shown for studying the dependance of the current on the
potential difference across a resistor, the correct circuit is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A
B
D
E

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18. Students observed the epidermal peel of a leaf under the high power of a microscope.
The following are the sketches made by them.

The correct sketch is

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

19. Student A, B and C were given five raisins each of equal weight. The raisins were
soaked in distilled water at room temperature. A removed the raisins after 20 minutes.
B after two hours and C after 40 minutes. If PA, PB and PC denote percentage absorption
of water obtained by students A, B and C respectively, then
(a) PA > PB > PC
(b) PA < PB < PC
(c) PA < PB > PC
(d) PA = PB = PC
20. Out of the following diagrams which one depicts a stage in binary fission of amoeba.

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

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SECTION - B
21. Which one of the following would be the correct set of appartus required if you have
to separate camphor and common salt?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

round bottom flask, funnel, burner, condensor, wire guage, stand with clamp
Conical flask, filter paper, funnel, beaker, stand with clamp, wire guage
Separating funnel, beaker, conical flask tripod stand, burner wire guaze
China dish, funnel, burner, cotton plug, tripod stand, stand with clamp, wire guaze.

22. A student notes down the observations in the two spring balances and the measuring
cylinder shown in the figure. From the given observations, the volume of the solid is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

64 cc
36 cc
28 cc
100 cc

23. Given below are pictures of two animals A and B belonging to two different phyla.
Which characterstic features of their bodies are specific features of thier respective
phyla?

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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Antennae of A and segments of B

Three pairs of appendages of A and clitellum of B
Jointed appendages of A and segmented body without appendages
Wings of A and slender body of B

24. The teacher had shown the students two specimens A and B from the plant kingdom
whose pictures are given below. Which was the correct identification and classification
into its group?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Cone of gymnosperm and flower of angiosperm.

Cone of angrosperm and flower of gymnosperm.
Cone and flower of an angiosperm,
Cone and flower of a gymnosperm.

25. For preparing sulphur dioxide in the labortory the correct set up is shown in figure.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I
II
III
IV

26. Four students studied reactions of zinc and sodium carbonate with dilute hydrochloric
acid and dilute sodium hydroxide solutions and presented their results as follows.
The represents evolution of gas, whereas X represents absence of any reaction.
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The right set of observations is that of student

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
27. The resistors R1 and R2 are connected in

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

parrellel in both circuits.

series in both ciruits.
parrallel in circuit I and in series in ciruit II.
series in circuit I and in parallel in cicuit II.

28. Circuit I : ammeter reads current i1, and volmerer reads V1

Circuit II : ammeter reads current i2 adn volmeter reads V2
The relationship between the readings is

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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

i1 > i2, ; V1 = V2
i1 < i2, ; V1 = V2
i1 > i2, ; V1 > V2
i1 < i2, ; V1 < V2

29. A student performed the starch test on a leaf. Some steps involved are shown

The correct swquence of steps should be

(a) iv; iii; ii; i
(b) i; ii; iii; iv
(c) ii; iii; iv; i
(d) i; iii; iv; ii
30. After performing the experiment to show that germinating seeds give out carbon
dioxide during respiration, students drew the following diagrams.

The correct labelled diagram is

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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A
B
C
D

Key for Sample Paper 1

Q. No.

Key

Explanation

1.

(b)

Sugar makes a true solution.

2.

(a)

Sulphur has a lower melting point than iron.

3.

(d)

Only in this set up, the bulb is in direct contact with the liquid
undergoing evaporation and hence extent of cooling can be
correctly determined.

4.

(c)

Only in this set up, the bulb is inside the crushed ice and
thermometer is straight to give the correct melting point.

5.

(b)

The solid must be suspended by an inextensible string in the centre

of the overflow can without touching its bottom.

6.

(a)

The angles of incidence and reflection are measured with respect

to the normal at the point of incidence.

7.

(b)

The rate of fall of temperature is faster first and slower later.

8.

(b)

The time taken for one journey is (5+45)/5 second i.e. 10 second
Hence the speed of the fulse is (L/10)

9.

(b)

Lower the magnifying power, more is the number of cells seen.

(in a brighter field.)

10.

(a)

No cilia in cyton.

11.

(b)

Shows cytoplasm shrunk and collected on a side of the cell due to

loss of water.

12.

(a)

The colour of pH paper is green in neutral medium, whereas it is

red in acidic medium.

13.

(d)

Zinc and aluminium being more reactive will replace iron from
iron sulpate.

14.

(a)

Acetic acid is corrosive and flammable.

15.

(a)

For the correct measurement of focal length, must have a sharp

image on the screen and the meter scale must be correctly
positioned between the (sharp image) screen and the centre of the
concave mirror.

16.

(a)

We need to keep the eye far from the glass slab to have a good
and proper alignment of the pins.

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17.

(b)

We must not only put the ammeter in series and the voltmeter in
parallel (with the resistor) but also ensure that the polarities of
both the instruments are correct.

18.

(b)

Guard cells have nucleus as well as chlorplasts.

19.

(c)

Absorption of water increases with time up to its maxium limit.

20.

(d)

Shows binary fission in amoeba

21.

(d)

Only in this set all necessary appraratus is given to set up an

experiment for sublimation.

22.

(c)

The volume of the solid (in cc) has the same magnitude as its loss
in weight (in grams) in water.

23.

(c)

Typical characterstics of phylum arthopoda and annelida

24.

(a)

Corret identification and clasification.

25.

(d)

Copper reacts with concentrated H2SO4 on heating to give SO2.

The tip of the thistle funnel should dip into conc. H2SO4

26.

(a)

Zinc reacts with dilute HCl and NaOH, whereas Na2CO3 reacts
only with dilute HCl.

27.

(c)

We must not look for a stereotyped circuit diagram but look for
the basic condition for (i) parallel (ii) series connection of two
resistors in a given circuit.

28.

(b)

The quivalent resistance, of a parallel combination of resistors, is

less than the resistance of either of its two braches. The equivalent
resistance, in circuit 2, is, therfore, less than (R1+R2) (the equivalent
resistance of circuit 1) and hence the current flowing through it
increases. The voltage reading, in both cases, is, however, the
same.

29.

(d)

Boiling kills the cells, chlorophyll leaches out when boild in

ethanol, but the leaf becomes brittle, made normal by washing it
in water. Stratch gets stained withiodine.

30.

(d)

Labelling is correct for seeds in the conical flask, KOH in the

suspended test tube and water in the beaker.

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Sample Question Paper II

Time: 1 hours

Maximum Marks: 20

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Attempt all questions
2. There are 30 multiple choice questions in total. Only one of the options in every
question is correct.
3. The question paper consists of two parts Section A and Section B. Each of the 20
questions in Section A carries 0.5 mark and each of the 10 questions in Section B
carries 1.0 mark.

SECTION - A
1. A student was asked to mix the white of an egg with water and stir well. The student
observed that
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

a transparent solution is formed.

a translucent mixture is formed.
egg white settles down at the bottom.
egg white floats on the surface of the water.

2. A student by mistake mixed iron fillings and sulphur powder. He wanted to separate
them from each other. The methed you would advise him to use is dissolve the mixture
in
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

boiling water.
cold water.
carbon disulfide.
kerosene.

3. The extent of cooling by evaporation was studied for water, alcohol and Ether by
arranging the following three set ups :

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Which on of the following is the correct observation?

(a) All the three set ups showed an equal decrease in temperature
(b) Set ups II and III showed decrease in temperature while no change in
temperatuere was observed in set up I
(c) Only set up I showed a decrease in temperature
while an increase in temperature was observed in set ups II and III
(d) The cooling (decrease in temperature) was largest in set up III followed by set
up II and least cooling was observed in set up I.
4. Which of the following is the correct arrangement for separation a mixture of common
salt and ammonium chloride?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I
II
III
IV

5. The spring balance shown here is used to measure the mass of given solid. The mass
of the solid is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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115 g
118 g
120 g
125 g

6. Of the four experimental set-ups shown here to study temperature-time graph, the
best one is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A.
B.
C.
D.

7. For doing his experiment on verifying the lows of reflection of sound, a students sets
up his apparatus as shown. The experiment is more likely is get performed successfully
if the screen shown is a
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

well polished plane mirror.

wooden board with many holes in it.
a foam padded board.
a sheet of pure white cloth.

8. Four students did their experiment on measuring the speed of a pulse through a string
as follows :
Student A stretched his thick cotton string very tant and gave it a very mild transverse
horizontal jerk
Student B stretched his thin jute string just tant and gave it a mild transverse horizontal
jerk
Student Cstretched his thick cotton string just tant and gave if a strong transverse
horizontal ferk
Student D stretched his thin jute string very tant and gave it a strong transverse
horizontal ferk.
The best choce is trant of student
(a) A.
(b) B.
(c) C.
(d) D.
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9. While observing a thin section of a plant stem, four students sketched sclerenchyma
as given below. The correct diagram is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A.
B.
C.
D.

10. A student wants to observe a spiracle of a cockroach. She should observe the region
on its body shown by the label
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A.
B.
C.
D.

11. Students observed on onion peel cell, under the microscope and draw the following
diagram corresponding to his obeservation and made following remarks. The
observation corresponds to an onion peel cell placed in
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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An isotonic solution.
a hypotonic solution.
a hypertonic solution.
water.

12. Bottle A contains oxalic acid and bottle B contains sodium carbonate solution. When
pH paper is dipped in each of the solutions, the colour seen in A and B respectively
be
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

orange, blue.
blue, orange.
green, blue.
orange, green.

13. The pair of safety symbols you notice on the bottles of commercial acetic acid available
in the laboratory, is shown in
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I.
II.
III.
IV

14. When you place an iron in copper sulphate solution, the reddish brown coating formed
on the mail is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

soft and dull.

hard and flaky.
smooth and shining.
rough and granular.

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15. Parallel rays a distant tree incident on a convex lens form an image of the screen.

The diagram correctly showing the image of the tree on the screen is
(a) A.
(b) B.
(c) D.
(d) D.
16. The normal positions of the pointers of the two ammeters A1 and A2, and two voltmeters
V1 and V2 available in the laboratory were as shown. For an experiment to study the
dependence of the current on the potential difference across a resistor, the student
should select.

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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

ammeter A1 and voltmeter V1.

ammeter A2 and voltmeter V1.
ammeter A1 and voltmeter V2.
ammeter A2 and voltmeter V2.

17. The correct way of connecting the ammeter and voltmeter with a series combination
of two resistors in a cicuit for finding their equivalent resistance, is shown in diagram
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

1.
2.
3.
4.

18. A student draws the following sketch of stomatal appartus and members the parts
to label them.

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The chloroplast is denoted by

(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

19. A part of de-strached leaf of a potted plant was covered with black paper strips on
both sides and the plant was kept in sunlight for 8 hours. The leaf was then tested
with iodine after boiling it in alcohol. Only the uncovered part of the leaf turned blue
black. The inference is that.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

CO2 is necessary for photosynthesis.

light is necessary for photosynthesis.
chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis.
water is necessary for photosynthesis.

20. In the experiment shown in the figure, water is found to rise in the bent tube. The
reason is that

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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CO2 in the delivery tube pushes up water.

Partial vaccum is created in the flask.
Atmospheric presure outside is reduced
Water as germinating always rises due to capillary action.

SECTION - B
21. Which of the following set of apparatus is required to determine the boiling point of
water ?

(a) tripod stand, conical flask, thermometer, wire guaze, stand with clamp, pair
f
tags
(b) funnel, burner, clamp and stand, test tube, thermometer, wire guaze, stand
with clamp
(c) boiling tube, beaker, thermometer, burner, cork with one hole, stand with
clamp, wire guaze
(d) round bottom flask, burner, thermometers wire guage, stand with clamp, cork
with 2 holes, glass tube

22. The readings of the spring balance will be

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

equal to each other in all cases A, B and C.

equal to each other in cases A and C only.
equal to each other in cases B and C only.
different in every case.

23. You are viewing a prepared slide of striped muscle fibers cockroach leg. When you
focus the microscope, the striations appear pale and indistinct. To make the striations
clearly visible, you would
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

slowly close the diaphragm to reduce the light.

remove the mirror to cut out light.
change the eye piece to increase magnification.
replace the objective to decrease magnification.

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24. A figure depicting parts of a neuron is given below. The correct identification of the
labels 1, 2, 3, 4 respectively is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

dendrite, cytoplasm, nissl granules, nerve fibre.

cilla, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleoli, nerve fibre.
dendrons, cell body, Nissl granuale, axon.
dendrites, cyton, nucleus, axon.

25. Four experimental set ups are shown below.

The set ups that would result in a rapid evolution of gas would be
(a) I and III
(b) II and IV
(c) I and II
(d) III and IV
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26. Among the four sets of apparatus given below, the correct one to prepare sulphur
dioxide gas is
Set I
Hard glass test
tube 2, double
holted rubber
cork 1, thistle
funnel 1, delivery
tube 1, spirit lamp 1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Set II
Round bottmed
flask 1, gas jar 1,
double holed rubber
cork 1, thistle
funnel 1, delivery
tube 1, spirit lamp 1

Set III
Conical flask 2
delivery tube 1,
thistle funnel 1,
single holed rubber
cork 2, spirit lamp 1

Set IV
Conical flask 1,
beaker1, funne l,
delivery tube 1,
double holed
rubber cork 1,
spirit lamp 1

Set I
Set II
Set III
Set IV

27. Four students showed the following traces of the path of aray of light passing through
a rectangular glass slab.

The trace most likely to be correct is that or student

(a) A.
(b) B.
(c) C.
(d) D.

28. The following apparatus is available in a laboratory.

Cell
: adjustable from 0 to 1.5 volt
Resistor : 4 and 12
Ammeters : A1 of Range 0 to 3 A : Least Count 01 A
A2 of Range 0 to 1 A : Least Count 0.05 A
Voltmeters : V1 of Range 0 to 10 V : Least Count 0.5 V
V2 of Range 0 to 5 V : Least Count 0.1 V

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The best combination of voltmeter and ammeter for finding the equivalent resistance
of the resistors in parallel would be
(a) ammeter A1 and voltmeter V1.
(b) ammeter A1 and voltmeter V2.
(c) ammeter A2 and voltmeter V1.
(d) ammeter A2 and voltmeter V2.

29. From the following diagrams, select the correct ones showing stages of binary fission
in amoeba and budding in yeast in their proper sequence

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

5, 1, 4 and 2, 3, 6.
3, 4, 7 and 2, 8, 6.
7, 4, 1 and 3, 8, 6.
8, 7, 4 and 3, 2, 6.

30. Student weight 108 raisins and designated the weight as A. She then soaked them in
50 ml distilled water in a beaker. After 2 hours, she removed the raisins wiped them
dry from outside and wighed again and called that B for determining the percentage
of H2O obserbed by raisins, she should calculate as follows :

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Key for Sample Paper II

Q. No.

Correct
Choice

Explanation/Remarks

1.

(b)

Egg white forms colloids

2.

(c)

Sulphur is souble in carbon disulphide

3.

(d)

The extent of cooling is largest in case of ether because of its

fastest evaporation. This is followed by evaporation of alcohol
which is faster than mat of water. Hence, cooling is faster for
alcohol than water.

4.

(d)

This is correct arrangement because of presence of burner, wire

gauze and cotton plug.

5.

(a)

The zero error has to be correctly accounted for.

6.

(a)

We need a stirer and a thermometer correctly positoned without

touching the sides of the colorimeter.

7.

(a)

All the other screens would absorb/transmit sound.

8.

(c)

String should not be stretched too taut and the jerk should be as
strong as possible.

9.

(c)

Pits, non-nucleated cells and thick cell walls are the characterstics
of sclerenchyma.

10.

(c)

Correct location of spiracles.

11.

(b)

Water reaches out of the cell when it is placed in hypertonic

solution so cytoplasm with the nuclear shrinks to one side.

12.

(a)

The colour of pH paper is orange in acidic medium while it is

blue in basic medium.

13.

(d)

Acetic acid is flammable and corrosive.

14.

(a)

The freshly deposited copper is soft and dull.

15.

(b)

The image of the (vertical) tree on the screen will be an inverted

vertical image.

16.

(b)

We should select instruments without any zero error.

17.

(b)

The ammeter must be connected in series, between the battery

and the series combination of the two resistors, and the voltmeter
should be put in parallel across the series combination of the two
resistors. All the polarities must also be correct.
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18.

(d)

Label No. 4 shows the chloroplast

19.

(b)

The covered part did not get sunlight which is necessary for
photosynthesis.

20.

(b)

Seeds take up the O2 and release CO2 during respiration. This

CO2 is absorbed by KOH creating partial vacuum in the flask. So
water rises in the tube.

21.

(d)

This set of apparatus contains all the required items for

determination of boiling point.

22.

(c)

The loss in weight of a solid does not depend on the shape of the
vessel or the volume of water in it.

23.

(a)

Reduction of light gives better contrast.

24.

(d)

Correct labelling.

25.

(a)

The reactions between (i) Zinc and dil. Hcl and (ii) dil Hcl and
Na2CO3 are fast whereas the reaction between Zn and NaOH is
slow.

26.

(b)

The apparatus required for the preparation and collection of SO2

is given in Set II only.

27.

(b)

The emergent ray, from the retangular glass slab, is parallel to the
incident ray and is laterally displaced to the left (or lower side) of
the incident ray.

28.

(d)

The overall range of the voltage is from 0 to 4.5V and that of

current is from 0 to 4.5/9 A=0.5A. We, therefore, perfer,
instruments that cover these ranges and also have a better least
count.

29.

(c)

show the correct sequence of binary fission in amoeba and budding

in yeast.

30.

(a)

correct formula

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Sample Question Paper III

Time: 1 hours

Maximum Marks: 20

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Attempt all questions
2. There are 30 multiple choice questions in total. Only one of the options in every
question is correct.
3. The question paper consists of two parts Section A and Section B. Each of the 20
questions in Section A carries 0.5 mark and each of the 10 questions in Section B
carries 1.0 mark.

SECTION A
1. To prepare a colloidal solution of starch we should
(a) add starch powder to boiling water and cool.
(b) add starh powder to cold water and boil.
(c) heat starch powder, add it to cold water and then bring to boil.
(d) add a thin paste of starch to boiling water while stirring.

2. To prepare iron sulpide, by heating a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder, we
should use a
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

copper dish.
watch glass.
china dish.
petri dish.

3. When a mixture of common salt and ammonium chloride is heated, it is observed that
(a) Solid common salt gets diposited on the cooler parts of the funnel while solid
ammonium chloride remains in the china dish.
(b) Mixture of common salt and ammonium chloride turns into greenish crystals when
allowed to cool.
(c) Ammonium chloride gets deposited on the cooler parts of the funnel and solid
common salt remains in the china dish.
(d) droplets containing both common salt and ammonium chloride appear on the
upper part of the funnel while some molten mixture of common salt and ammonium
chloride remains in the china dish.

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4. To check the cooling caused by evaporation of alcohol

(a) The thermometer is first dipped in alcohol and then left in air and decrease in
temprature in noted with time.
(b) A plug of cotton is dipped in alcohol and attached to the bulb of the
thermometer. This is then kept under a fan and a decrease in temperature in
noted with time.
(c) A plug of cotton is dipped in hot alcohol and attached to the bulb of the
thermometer. This is then kept in sun the temperature is noted with time.
(d) A plug of cotton is dipped in alcohol and is attached to the bulb of the
thermometer. The decrease in temprature is then noted with time.

5. While determining the density of a copper piece using a spring balance and a measuring
cylinder, Seema carried out the following procedure :
i. noted the water level in the measuring cylinder without the copper piece
ii. immersed the copper piece in the water
iii. noted the water level in the measuring cylinder with the coper piece inside it.
iv. removed the copper piece from the water and immediately weighed it using a pring
balance.
The wrong step in the procedure is
(a) step (i)
(b) step (ii)
(c) step (iii)
(d) step (iv)

6. The temprature-time variation graphs, as obtained by four students A, B, C and D are as

shown. The graph, likely to be correct is that of student.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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A.
B.
C.
D.

7. A labortory had the following apparatus available in it :

(A) Two thin hollow wooden tubes
(B) An intense & broad source of sound
(C) An Intense, pointed source of sound
(D) An sharp pointed defector of sound
(E) A well polished metal sheet
(F) A white painted thermocol sheet
A student can do his experience on verificating in laws of reflection of sound successfully
by choosing the appartus labelled as
(a) A, C, D, E
(b) A, C, E
(c) A, B, D, E
(d) A, C & D

8. While doing the experiment on measuringt the velocity of a pulse through a stretched
string, a student had to choose between using a
(i) thick silk string and a thick cotton string
(ii) stop clock and a table clock.
The combination choice that he should prefer is
(a) silk string and the table clock
(b) silk string and the stop clock
(c) cotton string and the table clock
(d) cotton string and the stop clock

9. Observe the location and shape of the nuclei in the four four drawings of the striated
muscle fibers given below. The drawing that most resembles the slide of striated muscle
fibre under the microscope is
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

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10. Given below are four operations for preparing a temporary mount of human cheek
cells :
(i) taking scraping from inner side of the cheek and spreading it on a clean slide
(ii) putting a drop of gycerine on the material
(iii) adding two or three drops of methylene blue
(iv) rinsing the mouth with fresh water and disinfectant solution.
The correct swequence of these operation is
(a) i-ii-iii-iv
(b) iv-i-iii-ii
(c) iv-i-ii-iii
(d) i-iii-ii-iv

11. The feature that places them in the same phylum is

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

pointed heads.
bulky thorax.
presence of scales.
post anal tails.

12. The figures below show set-ups for studying the reaction of zinc with sodium bydroxide.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I.
II.
III.
IV.

13. An iron nail was suspended in copper sulphate solution and kept for a while. The solution.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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remained blue and a coaching was formed on the nail.

turned green and a coating was found on the nail.
remained blue and no coating was found on the nail.
turned green and no coating was formed on the nail.

14. The most appriate method of testing the odour of a given liquid is

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I
II
III
IV

15. In an experiment to determine the focal length of a convex lens, a student obtained a sharp
inverted image of distant tree on the screen behind the lens. She then removed the screen
and looked through the lens in the direction of the object. She will see
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

an iverted image of the tree as the focus of the lens.

no image as the screen has been removed.
a blurred image on the wall of the laboratory.
an erect image of the tree on the lens.

16. In an experiment, to find the equivalent resistance of a series of combination of two

resistors R1 and R2 student uses the ciruit shown here.

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The circuit will give

(a) correct reading for volage V, but incorrect reading for current I.
(b) correct reading for current I, but incorrect reading for voltage V.
(c) correct reading for both current I and voltage V.
(d) incorrect readings for both current I and voltage V.

17. In an experimet to study dependence of current I on the potential difference across a

given resistor, students kept the plug key in the circuit closed for time t1 and then open for
time t2 for students P, Q, R and S are given in the table below.
Student

Closed time
t1 seconds

Open time
t2 seconds

30

60

60

30

60

15

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15

The best choice of open and closed time is that of student

(a) P.
(b) Q.
(c) R.
(d) S.

18. The following figures illustrate binary fission in Amoeba in an incorrect sequence.

The correct sequence is

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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(i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

(ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

19. The following experiment is set up to show that a gas is released during respiration.

In this set up, the small test tube containing pellets of KOH is kept in the conical flask to
absorb
(a) air in the flask.
(b) moisture in the flask.
(c) O2 in the air in the flask.
(d) CO2 released by the germinating seeds.
20. A leaf from a de-strached plant is covered with black paper strip as shown in figure 1.
The starch test is done on the leaf after 8 hours.

The results will be as shown in diagram

(a) A.
(b) B.
(c) C.
(d) D.
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SECTION B
21. Which one of the following experimental arrangements is correct for the determination of
boiling point of water?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I.
II.
III.
IV.

22. Three students A, B and C determined the volume of a solid by immersing it in water in the
overflow cans set up as shown. The result obtained will be wrong for
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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student A.
student B.
student C.
all three student.

23. Four slides wer observed udner the microscope for spot test as shown below. The correct
identification of the four spots is

(a)

A : onion peel

B : cheek cell

C : sclerenchyma

D : parenchyma

(b)

A : cheek cells

B : parenchyma

C : sclerenchyma

D : onion peel

(c)

A : parenchyma

B : cheek cells

C : onion peel

D : sclerenchyma

(d)

A : sclerenchyma

B : onion peel

C : parenchyma

D : cheek cells

24. Figures of two plants are given below. Observe them carefully and select the option which
correctly gives their identification and the names of groups to which they belong.

(a) A : moss; Bryophyta

B : Fern; Tracheophyta
(b) A : pine; Gymnospermae
B : leafy plant; Angiospermae
(c) Both A and B are liverworts and belong to Tracheophyta
(d) Both A and B are ferns and belong to Bryophyta.

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25. A student was given three samples containg ethanoic acid, sodium bicarbonate solution
and water in test tubes I, II and III, respectively. On dipping a pH paper in them, he
observed that the colour turned orange in I, blue in II and green in III. If arranged in
inreasing order of their pH, the sequence of these bottles would be
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I, III, II.
I, II, III.
III, I, II.
II, III, I.

26. The proper experimental arrangement to collect sulphur dioxide is as shown in

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

I.
II.
III.
IV.

27. In an experiment to trace the path of a ray of light passing through a retangular glass slab,
four students tabulated their observation as given below.

S.No.

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Angle of
incidence
degree

Angle of
refraction
degree

Angle of
emergence
degree

30

18

32

45

28

43

60

35

60

S.No.

Angle of
emergence
degree

30

15

38

45

20

53

60

28

67

Angle of
refraction
degree

Angle of
emergence
degree

Angle of
incidence
degree

30

10

31

45

15

44

60

22

60

Angle of
refraction
degree

Angle of
emergence
degree

S.No.

Angle of
refraction
degree

S.No.

Angle of
incidence
degree

Angle of
incidence
degree

30

28

28

45

40

40

60

56

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The student most likely to have done the experiment properly is

(a) A.
(b) B.
(c) C.
(d) D.

28. For the circuits A and B shown below, the voltmeter readings would be

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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

0.6 in circuit A and 2.5 V in circuit B.

0 V in both circuits.
V in boh circuits.
0 V in circuit A and 3 V in circuit B.

29. While performing an an experiment with raisins, a student recorded the following data.
Mass ofwater taken in the beaker
Mass of raisins before soaking
Mass of raisins after soaking
Mass of water in beaker left after experiment
The % of water absorbed by the raisins is

= 50 g
= 20 g
= 30 g
= 40 g

(a) 10%
(b) 20 %
(C) 45 %
(d) 50 %

30. Using the same number of given germinating gram seeds, two student A and B set up the
experiment separately. Student A used a cotton plug to hold the bent tube in the mouth of
the flask. Student B used a rubber cork.

After 4 hours they noticed that

(a) water level increased in the bent tube only of A.
(b) water level increased in the bent tube only of B.
(c) the cotton plug was wet.
(d) the water in the beaker of tube turned milky.

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Key for Sample Paper II

Q. No.

Correct
Choice

Explanation/Remarks

1.

(d)

Thin paste of starch enables colloidal formation.

2.

(c)

To avoid side reaction and breakage at high temperature.

3.

(c)

Amonium chloride sublimes and gets deposited on the cooler parts

of the funnel and common salt does not sublime and the china
dish unaffected leading to separation of the two compuounds.

4.

(d)

The correct way to observe the cooling by evaporation under

normal (undisturbed) conditions.

5.

(d)

It is wrong to weigh a wet copper piece in air.

6.

(d)

The liquid cools faster first and slowly later on when its temprature
gets close to the surrounding temprature.

7.

(a)

We would prefer using a pointed source and a pointed detector.

The wooden tubes are needed for guiding the path of sound while
the polished metal sheet acts as a good reflector sound.

8.

(d)

The cotton string is a better carrier of the pulse while the stop
clock enables us to measure time more accurately.

9.

(c)

Nuclei at perphery

10.

(b)

Mouth to be disinfected first and glycerine to be added last.

11.

(d)

Post anal tail is a chordate characteristic.

12.

(d)

Zinc reacts with sodium hydroxide on heating to produce hydrogen

gas rapidly.

13.

(b)

Iron being more reactive displaces copper from copper sulphate.

14.

(b)

The gases should not be smelt directly or kept too close to nose.

15.

(a)

The screen is just a device to observe the (real) image formed by

a convex lens. The image of a distant object continuees t get formed
at focus of the convex lens even when no screen is being used to
show its formation.

16.

(b)

The voltmeter has to be put in parallel with the resistances being

measured and not across the ammeter.

17.

(a)

We must keep the ciruit closed for a relatively shorter time and
open for a relatively longer time.
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18.

(b)

Nucleus divides first and then the cytoplasm, when Amoeba

undergoes fission.

19.

(d)

KOH absorbs CO2 released by the seeds.

20.

(b)

Sunlight is not available to the covered portion, Hence no starch

remains white after starch test.

21.

(c)

This arrangement, the set up is a closed arrangement with proper

position of the glass tube fitted in a cork with two holes; the
thermometer is inserted through the other hole.

22.

(d)

The overflow can must always be filled up to its spout before

using it to measure the volume of water displaced by the immersed
solid.

23.

(d)

correct identification of the four tissues

24.

(a)

correct identification and classification

25.

(a)

Ethonoic acid has the lowest pH and NaHCO3 has the highest pH
whereas the pH of water is in between the two.

26.

(d)

SO2 is soluble in water and heavier than air.

27.

(a)

We must not only have the angle of emergence (nearly) equal to

the angle of incidence but also have an idea of the magnitude of
the angle of refraction (for a glass slab) for the three most often
used values (30, 45, 60) of the angle of incidence.

28.

(d)

Only circuit B, with a dot within the symbol of the plug key, is a
closed circuit in which current is flowing and will show non-zero
voltage. The voltmeter reading, for the set ups shown, would be
(nearly) equal to the voltage of the battery.

29.

(d)

Calculation using the formula.

30.

(b)

The conical flask should be closed with rubber cork to make it air
tight. Otherwise partial vacuum will not be created.

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Acknowledgements
The board thankfully acknowledges the rich contributions made by the following
experts in developing this document.
Prof. Arvind Kumar

Prof. Chitra Natarajan

Dr. N. K. Sehgal

Prof. S. C. Agarkar

Shri. V. G. Gambhir

Prof. Sunita Malhotra

Mr. Virender Srivastava

Mr. Bharti Sarkar

Ms. Vijayalakshmi Srivatsan

Ms. Margarette Davidraj

Mr. V. C. Sonawane

Mr. N. D. Deshmukh

Shri G. Balasubramaniam
Director (Academic) CBSE
Shri R. P. Sharma
Education Officer (Science)
(Co-ordinator)

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