Kle English Medium School Jule Solapur Pre-Mid Exam 20
Kle English Medium School Jule Solapur Pre-Mid Exam 20
Kle English Medium School Jule Solapur Pre-Mid Exam 20
JULE SOLAPUR
PRE-MID EXAM 20
Day: Monday Sub: Science Grade: IX
Date: 05.10.2020 Marks: 40
short type questions, they are to be answered in about 50-60 words each.
long answer type questions. These are to be answered in about 80-90 words each.
SECTION A
Q4. Read the paragraph carefully and answer the following questions:
Soft drinks are enormously popular beverages consisting primarily of carbonated
water, sugar, and flavourings. Carbonated water constitutes up to 94% of a soft
drink. Carbon dioxide adds that special sparkle and bite to the beverage and also
acts as a mild preservative. Carbon dioxide is an uniquely suitable gas for soft
drinks because it is inert, non-toxic, and relatively inexpensive and easy to liquefy.
The second main ingredient is sugar, which makes up 7-12% of a soft drink. Used
in either dry or liquid form, sugar adds sweetness and body to the beverage,
enhancing the "mouth-feel," an important component for consumer enjoyment of a
soft drink.
Q.1 Is soft drink a pure substance or mixture? (1)
Q.2 Identify and write the solute and solvent present in soft drinks. (1)
Q.3 State whether true or false: Sugar forms the major ingredient in terms of
quantity in soft drinks. (1)
Q5. Use of tooth pick in preparing temporary mount of cheek cell is …. (1)
1. to scrap the inner lining of cheek
2. to place the cover slip
3. to remove the air bubble
4. None of the above
Q6. One of the longest cells among the following (1)
a. RBC.
b. Nerve cells.
c. WBC.
d. Spongy cells
Q7. The following questions consist of two statements Assertion (A) and Reason
(R). Answer the questions selecting the appropriate option below:
1. Both A and B are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
2. Both A and B are true and R is not the correct explanation for A.
3. A is true but B is false.
4. A is false but R is true.
1. ASSERTION: The inner mitochondrial membrane is highly folded (1)
REASON: To increase the surface area for ATP synthesis.
2. ASSERTION: Cell is a fundamental and structural unit of life. (1)
REASON: It’s a prokaryotic cell.
SECTION B
OR
0.1 m/s2 for 2 minutes. Find: 1. Speed acquired. 2. Distance covered. (2)
Q12. a) What happens when a RBC cell is kept in concentrated saline solution? (1)
b) We eat food composed of all the nutrients, after digestion these
are absorbed in the form of glucose, amino acids etc. What
mechanisms are involved in absorption of digested food & water? (1)
c) Why does the skin of your finger shrink when you wash clothes for
long time? (1)
SECTION C
OR
With the help of graph derive the three equations of motion. (5)
OR
Q15. With the help of a neat labelled figure describe the structure & function
of nucleus. (5)
OR
With the help of a neat labelled figure describe the structure & function
of mitochondria.
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