CBSE Sample Paper-05 (Solved) Summative Assessment - Ii Class - X
CBSE Sample Paper-05 (Solved) Summative Assessment - Ii Class - X
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II
SCIENCE (Theory)
Class X
Time allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 90
General Instructions:
a) All questions are compulsory.
b) The question paper comprises of two sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the sections.
c) Questions 1 to 3 in section A are one mark questions. These are to be answered in one word
or in one sentence.
d) Questions 4 to 6 in section A are two marks questions. These are to be answered in about 30
words each.
e) Questions 7 to 18 in section A are three marks questions. These are to be answered in about
50 words each.
f) Questions 19 to 24 in section A are five marks questions. These are to be answered in about
70 words each.
g) Questions 25 to 27 in section B are 2 marks questions and Questions 28 to 36 are multiple
choice questions based on practical skills. Each question of multiple choice questions is a one
mark question. You are to select one most appropriate response out of the four provided to
you.
Section A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Name the product formed beside soap that is obtained during saponification process.
Are the laws of reflection applicable to plane surfaces also valid for curved surfaces?
Write a food chain in a forest ecosystem.
What discrepancies were there in Mendeleevs Periodic Table?
Name one organ analogous to the wing of the bird. Why are they both analogous? Can you
include the wing of bat also with them under the same category? Give reason.
6. In what S.I. unit is power of lenses rated? A convex lens has a focal length of 50 cm, Calculate
its power.
7. What is electron affinity? The electron affinity values of three elements A, B and C of a group are
324, 295 and 333 kJ mol-1. Arrange these in increasing order of their atomic numbers.
8. The atomic number of an element is 16. Predict its:
(a) valency
(b) group number
(c) whether it is a metal of non-metal
(d) nature of the oxide formed
(e) name of the element.
9. Differentiate between Self pollination and Cross pollination. Describe double fertilization in
plants.
10. (i) When does ovulation occur during the menstrual cycle in a normal healthy female?
(ii) Draw a labelled diagram to show the reproductive system of a human female.
21. Describe the human female reproductive system with the help of a labelled diagram.
Or
Describe the process of fertilization in the human female.
22. Discuss in brief the various modes of reproduction used by single organisms.
Or
Explain with example how characteristics of a population changes over the years for the
following situations:
(a) To gain survival advantage.
(b) Due to accidental survival.
(c) Temporary change of characteristics.
23. A square wire of side 3.0 cm is placed 25 cm away from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm.
What is the area enclosed by the image of the wire? The centre of the wire is on the axis of the
mirror, with its two sides normal to the axis.
Or
A small candle 2.5 cm in size is placed 27 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature
0.36 m. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to receive a sharp
image? Describe the nature and size of the image. If the candle is moved to the mirror, how
would the screen have to be moved?
24. Draw a labelled diagram which shows th refraction of light through a triangular glass prism.
Mark the:
(i) Angle of deviation
(ii) Angle of emergence
(iii) Angle of prism
Or
Give some points of similarities and dissimilarities between a camera and a human eye.
Section B
25. (i) When acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol, we add conc. H2SO4. It acts as __________ and the
process is called __________.
(ii) Write the chemical equation for the same.
26. (i) A student observed a slide of yeast under a microscope and saw collection of cells in
different parts of the slide marked A, B, C and D as shown below:
(c) Hydra
(d) Cytokinesis
(d) Aperture
35. A lens of focal length f is cut into two equal parts without affecting its curvature. The two
pieces will have equal focal length of:
(a) f
(b) 2 f
(c)
f
2
(d)
f
3
36. Vinita took 20 grams of seeds and placed them in distilled water in a petridish. She weighted the
seeds kept in water at regular interval of two hours. She performed this activity four times
continuous. In which interval of time she found more water had been imbibed by them:
(a) Two hours
(b) Four hours
(c) Six hours
(d) Eight hours