LOTUS VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA EXTENSION

PRACTICE WORKSHEET
2023-24
SUBJECT- SCIENCE

Name: _______________ Roll No.: __________ Class VII Sec: _________

General Instructions:
● All questions are compulsory and are to be done on the answer sheet.
● This question paper has 8 printed sides.
● There are questions in this question paper.
● Mention the question number carefully as given in the paper.
● Draw neat and labelled diagrams or flowcharts wherever necessary.

SECTION A

Q1. The raw material used by plants during photosynthesis

(a) N2 and O2
(b) O2, H2 and CO2
(c) CO2 and water
(d) water and minerals
Q2. The direction of flow of heat is
A) always from hotter body to a cooler body
B)always from cooler body to a hotter body.
C)always from a body at a lower temperature to a body at higher temperature
D)All of the above
Q3. The acid present in the stomach
(a) kills the harmful bacteria that may enter along with the food
(b) protects the stomach lining from harmful substances
(c) digests starch into simpler sugars
(d) makes the medium alkaline

Q4. Which of the following is an antacid?

(a) Magnesium Hydroxide
(b) Water
(c) Sulphuric acid
(d) Sodium Hydroxide

Q5. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(i) All green plants can prepare their own food.
(ii) Most animals are autotrophs.

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 (iii) Carbon dioxide is not required for photosynthesis.
(iv) Oxygen is liberated during photosynthesis.
Choose the correct answer from the options below
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) only (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i) and (ii)
Q6. Complete the following analogy: Sea water : Salty:: ______: Soap
(a) Bitter
(b) Slippery
(c)Sour
(d)Both (a) and (b)

Q7. The finger-like outgrowths of Amoeba helps to ingest food. However, the finger-like outgrowths
of human intestine helps to:
(a) digest the fatty food substances
(b) make the food soluble
(c) absorb the digested food
(d) absorb the undigested food

Q8. If speed of a person is X and time is Z, then the distance will be:

A) X=Z
B)X/Z
C) X×Z
D) Z/X
Q9. The lower chambers of heart is called
(a) atria
(b) ventricles
(c) aorta
(d) vena cava

Question No. 10 to 13 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(b)Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d)Assertion is incorrect and Reason is correct
Q10. Assertion: Here are two types of cells are the RBC and WBC.
Reason: RBC contains a red pigment haemoglobin and WBC fights against germs which enter
our body.

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Q11. Assertion- The organism which takes nutrients from dead and decaying matter is known as
saprotrophic nutrition.
Reason- The organisms with saprotrophic mode of nutrition are called saprotrophs.

Q12. Assertion : When metallic objects are touched in winter, they give a colder sensation as
compared to wooden objects.
Reason (R) : Metals conduct heat faster than wood.
Assertion (A) : the reaction between an acid and a base is known as neutrilisation
reaction.
Q13. Reason (R) :the neutrilisation reaction forms salt and water as a product.

SECTION B

Q14. Match the following:

A B
a) Rhizobium i) Mushroom
b) Saprotroph ii) Chlorophyll
c) Leaves iii) Raw materials
d) Carbon Dioxide and Water iv) Nitrogen Fixation

(a) a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii

(b) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
(c) a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii
(d) a-i, b-iv, c-ii, d-iii
Q15. (a) Name the only vein that carries oxygen rich blood.
(b) Why do arteries have thicker walls than veins?
Q16. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
(a) All substances are either acidic or basic.
(b) A compound if acidic will turn all indicators red.
(c) Lime water turns red litmus blue.
(d) Common salt dissolved in water turns blue litmus red
Q17. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
(a) Digestion in Amoeba takes place with the help of _______________.
(b) Cud chewing animals are also called ___________.
Q18. Read the given situation and answer the following questions:
The gallbladder releases bile juice into the small intestine. Bile juice breaks down big fat
particles into smaller ones which can then easily be digested by enzymes released from pancreas.
(a)Where is bile juice stored?
(b) Name the largest gland of the body.
Q19. Mark the following statements as true or false. If false, write the correct statements.
(a) Human body can digest cellulose.
(b) Most animals are heterotrophs.

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Q20. Enumerate the difference between arteries and veins. (Any 3 points)

Q21. Give one word for the following statements:

(a)Blood vessels carrying oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium.
(b)Vascular tissue in plants which carry food from leaves to all parts of the body.
Q22. If Raj covers a certain distance in one hour and Rama covers the same distance in two hours,
who travels in a higher speed?
Q23. Name the process and the organ which helps in removing the following wastes from the body.
(a) Sweat
(b) Urine

Q24. Riya is suffering from indigestion due to acidity. Is it advisable to give her orange juice in this
situation and why?

Q25. Illustrate a well labelled diagram to show transportation of food and water in Hydra..

Q26. At a camp site there are tents of two shades – one made with black fabric and the other with
white fabric. Which one would you prefer for resting on a hot summer afternoon? Give reason
for your choice. Would you like to prefer the same tent during winter?

Q27. Salma takes 15 minutes from her house to reach her school on a bicycle. If the bicycle has a
speed of 2 m/s, calculate the distance between her house and the school.

SECTION C

Q28. Rama observed that most of the fish in the pond of her village were gradually dying. She also
observed that the waste of a factory in their village is flowing into the pond which probably
caused the fish to die.
(a) Explain why the fish were dying.
(b) If the factory waste is acidic in nature, how can it be neutralised?

Q29. Name the parts of the alimentary canal where

(a) water gets absorbed from undigested food
(b) digested food gets absorbed
(c) taste of the food is perceived
(d) bile juice is produced
Q30. When water is frozen, it forms ice that has different properties. Why then do we say that freezing
is physical change?

Q31. Veins have valves which allow blood to flow only in one direction. Arteries do not have valves.
Yet the blood flows in one direction only. Can you explain why? [
SECTION D (CASE STUDY BASED)

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Q32. Harish went to visit his grandfather in a village where he saw that his grandfather's wheat fields
were infected with fungus but no one is aware of this. Harish rushed to his grandfather’s side and
told him that the field had been infected with fungi. He should use an antifungal agent in his
fields to stop this infection.
(a) What is fungus?
(b) Can fungus only cause diseases or can it be helpful also?

Q33. The smallest time interval that can be measured with commonly available clocks and watches is
one second. However now special clocks are available that can measure time intervals smaller
than a second. Some of these can measure time intervals as small as one millionth or even one
billionth of a second.
1. A micro-second is a very small time interval. It is equal to
(a) one thousandth of a second
(b) one hundredth of a second
(c) one millionth of a second
(d) one billionth of a second
2. The time measuring devices used in sports can measure time intervals of
(a) a milli second
(b) a micro second
(c) a nano second
(d) None of these
3. Which of the following will be needed to measure the time period of a pendulum?
(a) a stop watch
(b) a table clock
(c) a wrist watch
(d) Any one of these
Q34. Does every conductor heat up when an electric current is passed through it? What does the
amount of heat depend on? Name the conductor normally used in heating appliances.
A domestic circuit develops a short circuit. What will be the effect on a fuse wire connected in
the circuit?
Fuse wires of miniature circuit breakers are not used in a circuit containing electric cells. Why?
SECTION E

Q35. Boojho’s uncle was hospitalised and put on dialysis after a severe infection in both of his
kidneys.
(a) What is dialysis?
(b) When does it become necessary to take such a treatment?
Q36. Illustrate a well labelled diagram of stomata. also enumerate two functions of stomata.

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Q37. (a)Why are acids not stored in metal containers?
(b) Due to overuse of chemical fertilizers, the soil in a farm has become acidic and crop yields
have dropped. What remedial action will you recommend to the farmer?
(c) Is the 'baking soda' used in baking bread and cake an acid, a base or a salt? hat is its chemical
name and formula?