1.
Light
What is reflection of light? Explain with an example.
Differentiate between regular and diffused reflection.
What are the laws of reflection?
Explain how we can see objects around us.
How does a plane mirror form an image? List its characteristics.
2. Transportation in Animals and Plants
What is transpiration? Why is it important for plants?
Explain the structure and function of the human heart with a diagram.
What are arteries and veins? How are they different?
How does water and minerals travel from roots to leaves in plants?
What is excretion? Describe the human excretory system.
3. Reproduction in Plants
What are the different methods of asexual reproduction in plants?
Explain the process of budding with an example.
How does fragmentation take place in Spirogyra?
What is pollination? Differentiate between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
What is fertilization in plants? Explain with the help of a diagram.
4. Electric Current and Its Effects
What is an electric circuit? Draw a simple circuit diagram.
Explain the heating effect of electric current. Give two examples.
What is a fuse? How does it work?
Describe the working of an electric bell with a diagram.
What is the magnetic effect of electric current?
5. Respiration in Organisms
What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
Why do we get muscle cramps after heavy exercise?
Explain the process of breathing in humans with a diagram.
How does respiration occur in fish?
What is the role of the diaphragm in breathing?
6. Acids, Bases, and Salts
What is an acid? Give two examples.
What are bases? How are they different from acids?
Name the different indicators and their color changes for acids and bases.
Litmus paper – (Acid: ?, Base: ?)
Turmeric – (Acid: ?, Base: ?)
China rose – (Acid: ?, Base: ?)
What happens when an acid reacts with a base? Give an example.
How is neutralization useful in daily life?
7. Physical and Chemical Changes
What is the difference between physical and chemical changes?
Explain why burning of paper is a chemical change but tearing of paper is a
physical change.
Write the chemical equation for rusting of iron.
What is crystallization? Give an example.
Why is melting of ice considered a physical change?
8. Heat
What is the difference between conduction, convection, and radiation?
Why do we wear dark-colored clothes in winter and light-colored clothes in
summer?
What is a thermometer? How does a laboratory thermometer work?
Why does the metal spoon become hot when placed in hot tea?
Explain why land breeze and sea breeze occur.
9. Nutrition in Animals
What are the different steps involved in animal nutrition?
Explain the process of digestion in the human body with a diagram.
How does digestion take place in ruminants (like cows)?
Why do amoebas use pseudopodia for feeding?
What is the role of bile juice in digestion?
Diagram-Based Questions
Human heart: Label different chambers and explain the circulation of blood.
Excretory system: Describe the function of kidneys and how urine is formed.
Respiratory system: Explain how oxygen is transported in the body.
Budding: Draw and explain budding in yeast.
Fragmentation: Explain how Spirogyra reproduces through fragmentation.
Pollination: Draw a flower showing the process of pollination.
Fertilization: Explain how fertilization takes place in plants.
Electric bell: Explain its working with a labeled diagram.
Digestive system: Label and explain the function of different organs involved in
digestion.
