BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN, KOCHI

TERM END EVALUATION 2023 - 2024

STD:VII GENERAL SCIENCE MARKS:50
TIME:2 hrs
Q.No PHYSICS Marks

I Choose the correct answer

1. A beggar wrapped himself with a few layers of newspaper on a cold winter night. This 1
helped him to keep himself warm because
(a) friction between the layers of newspaper produces heat.
(b) air trapped between the layers of newspaper is a bad conductor of heat.
(c) newspaper is a conductor of heat.
(d) newspaper is at a higher temperature than the temperature of the surrounding area.

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2. An iron ball at 40°C is dropped in a mug containing water at 40°C. The heat will
(a) flow from iron ball to water.
(b) not flow from iron ball to water or from water to iron ball.
(c) flow from water to iron ball.
(d) increase the temperature of both.

3. The phenomenon involved in the formation of land and sea breeze is 1

(a) Conduction
(b) Convection
(c) Radiation
(d) All of these.

4. Which of the following is being used in place of fuses? 1

(a) MCB
(b) Nichrome
(c) Filament
(d) Switch

5. The coil of wire contained in a heater is known as 1

(a) component
(b) circuit
(c) element
(d) spring

II Give reason.

6. If a pan is removed from the fire, it cools down. 1

7. We cannot use the same fuse in a geyser and a television set 1

8. Tungsten is used almost exclusively for filament of electric lamps. 1

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III Answer the following

9. You may have noticed that a few sharp jerks are given to the clinical thermometer 1
before using it. Why is it done so?

10. Define convection.

Look at the figure given below. Mark where the heat is being transferred by 2
conduction, by convection and by radiation.

11. Draw the symbols of the following circuit components. 2

(i) electric cell
(ii) switch in off position
(iii) electric bulb
(iv) battery

12. (i)Name two electric devices for each where 3

(a) heating effect of current is used and (b) magnetic effect of current is used
(ii)Do you think an electromagnet can be used for separating plastic bags from a
garbage heap? Explain.

CHEMISTRY

I Choose the correct answer:

1 Which of the following is a forest product?

a. Sponge 1
b. Salt
c. Sealing wax
d. Kerosene.

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2 Which horizontal row in the table below does not represent the colour changes 1
correctly?

Indicator Colour in acidic solution Colour in basic solution

(a) China rose Pink Green

(b) Red litmus Red Blue

(c) Blue litmus Red Blue

(d) Phenolphthalein Pink Colourless

3 Which among the following is most likely to happen if forests disappear? 1

a. Increase in the availability of food for animals.
b. Increase of earth’s temperature.
c. Prevention of soil erosion.
d. Decrease of earth’s temperature

II Fill in the blanks

4 The branchy part of a tree above the stem is known as …………………….. 1

5 The acid present in Ant’s sting is …………………………..

III. Label the picture, showing the different horizontal layers in the forest. 1

IV Answer the following.

6 Give reason 2
a. A farmer adds organic waste to the soil.
b. The forest floor appears to be dark and warm.

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7 a. Name the plant from which the litmus indicator is extracted? What is its 2
colour in the neutral solution?
b. While eating food, if curry falls on the white clothes, a yellow stain is
produced on the clothes. When we apply soap solution on the clothes, this
yellow stain becomes reddish brown. Explain the above changes.

8 Explain why there is no waste in a forest. 2

9 a. What is the cause of indigestion in the stomach? How can indigestion be 3

cured?
b. What is the chemical nature of the substance used for curing indigestion and
name the reaction involved.

10 a. Explain the role of forest in, 3

i) maintaining the balance between oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
ii) preventing floods.
b. Make a food chain with the list of organisms given below.
Eagle, insects, frog, grass, snake

BIOLOGY

I Choose the correct answer:

1 The process in which absorbed food is used to produce energy is called 1

(a) egestion
(b) digestion
(c) ingestion
(d) assimilation.

2 Which among the following is an example of symbiotic relationship? 1

(a) Parasite
(b) Legumes
(c) Lichen
(d) Pitcher plant

3 The bile juice is stored in a sac called: 1

(a) gallbladder
(b) liver
(c) pancreas
(d) stomach

4 During the process of exhalation, the ribs move 1

(a) Down and inwards
(b) Up and inwards
(c) Down and outwards
(d) Up and outwards

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5 _____ derive nutrients from dead and decaying matter. 1
(a) Fungus
(b) Algae
(c) Plants
(d) Cuscuta

II Answer the following:

6 Humans cannot digest cellulose. Give reason? 1

7 Tiny openings are present on the surface of the leaf. What are they called and mention 2
its function?

8 Gopal experienced muscle cramps after trekking. What causes muscle cramps? Give 2
your suggestion to help Gopal to overcome this situation?

9 (a)Label the parts marked as A and B 2

(b)Write one function each of the parts labelled as A and B.

10 Std VII students had football matches during their PT period. The players breathed faster 2
and felt hungry after the match. The non-participants seemed to be normal. Explain the
reason for the changes observed in the players?

11 (a)What is the role of finger-like projections present in the inner walls of the 3
small intestine?
(b)List out the end products of digestion of any two nutrients in the food?

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