Birla Public School, Doha – Qatar
Annual Examination – March 2025
REVISION WS – Answer Key
Science
Name of the Student: Class & Section: VII
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Paheli and Boojho measured their body temperature. Paheli found her to be 98.6’F
and Boojho recorded 37’C. Which of the statements is true?
a) Paheli has a higher body temperature than Boojho
b) Paheli has a lower body temperature than Boojho
c) Both have a normal body temperature
d) Both are suffering from fever
2. Which of the following sets of substances contains acids only?
a) Grapes, lime water b) Vinegar, soap
c) Curd, milk of magnesia d) Curd, vinegar
3. Sewage is mainly a
a) Liquid waste b) Solid waste
c) Gaseous waste d) Mixture of solid and gas
4. Which of the following organisms produce biogas from sludge in the digester tank of
a wastewater treatment plant?
a) Anaerobic bacteria b) Fungi c) Aerobic bacteria d) Protozoa
5. If an object is placed at a distance of 0.5 m in front of a plane mirror, the distance
between the object and the image formed by the mirror will be
a) 2 m b) 1 m c) 0.5 m d) 0.25 m
6. What is the relation between distance and speed?
a) Distance = Speed x Time b) Distance = Speed / Time
c) Distance = Time / Speed d) Distance = Time / Frequency
7. The female gamete of the flowering plant is present in which part?
a) Ovules b) Buds c) Pollen d) filament
8. Aquatic animals like fish excrete their wastes in gaseous form as
a) Oxygen b) Hydrogen
c) Ammonia d) lactic acid
9. Assertion (A) : When muscle cells in humans respire anaerobically, cramps occur.
Reason (R) : Accumulation of lactic acid causes cramps.
a) Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
10. Assertion (A): The underground network of big and small pipes that carries sewage
from point of being produced to the point of disposal is known as sewerage.
Reason (R) : In sewerage, manholes are located at every 30 m to 40 m.
a) Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Very Short Answer Questions
11. What acts as tiny prisms in the formation of a rainbow?
Solution. In the formation of a rainbow, the raindrops suspended in the atmosphere act as
tiny prism
12. Sumit covers a distance of 2.4 Km from his house to reach her college on a scooter. If the
scooter has a speed of 6m/sec, calculate the time taken by her to reach the college.
Solution: Total distance travelled = 2.4 km
= 2.4 × 1000 m
= 2400m.
Speed = 6m/sec
time = (Distance/speed)
= 2400/6
= 400 sec.
13. Mention the name and mode of reproduction in the following organisms.
(a)
(b)
Solution
(a) Spirogyra – fragmentation
(b) Yeast – budding
14. How does sweat help keep you cool?
Solution: Sweating plays an important role in cooling the body by allowing water to
evaporate off the skin, resulting in a loss of body heat.
15. How does respiration occur in earthworms?
Solution: Earthworms breathe through their skins. The skin of an earthworm feels moist
and slimy on touching. Gases can easily pass through them.
16. Explain why rusting of iron objects is faster in coastal areas than in deserts.
Solution: Rusting of iron objects occurs if iron comes in contact with moist air. It is faster in
coastal areas than in deserts because air contains a high percentage of moisture in coastal
areas. In contrast, the air is dry and hot in the deserts. Therefore, rusting is more prominent
in coastal provinces than in deserts.
17. Look at the figure which shows solutions taken in test tubes A, B, C, and D. When a
piece of red litmus paper is dropped in each test tube, what is the nature of solution and
colour expected in A, B, C, and D.
Solution
Test tube Nature of solution Change in colour of red litmus
A Neutral No change
B Basic Turn blue
C Acidic No change
D Neutral No change
18. The handle of a pressure cooker is covered with thick plastic. Explain why.
Solution:
As we know plastic is a bad conductor of heat due to which the heat from the cooker does
not flow to its handle and we can hold it easily.
So, this is the reason the handle of a pressure cooker is covered with thick plastic.
19 Write two uses of a concave mirror.
Solution: Concave mirrors are used for many purposes. Doctors use concave mirrors for
examining eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Concave mirrors are also used by dentists to see
an enlarged image of the teeth. The reflectors of torches, headlights of cars, and scooters
are concave in shape.
20. Differentiate uniform motion and non-uniform motion.
Solution: Objects that move in a straight line and maintain the same speed throughout the
distance covered are said to be in uniform motion. Objects that move in straight lines and
whose speed varies are said to be in non-uniform motion
Short Answer Questions
21. Sketch the reproductive parts of a flower.
Solution:
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22. Given below is the distance-time graph of the motion of an object.
(i) What will be the position of the object in the 20s?
(ii) What will be the distance travelled by the object in 12s?
(iii) What is the average speed of the object?
Soln:
1. At 20 s, the object will be 8 m away from the starting point.
2. In 12 s, the distance travelled by the object will be 6 m.
3. Average speed of the object =Total distance/Time taken=8m/20s=0.4m/s
23. State one function of the following:
● Arteries
● Veins
● Capillaries
Solution:
Arteries – Arteries carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body.
Veins – Veins carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart.
Capillaries – Capillaries are the smallest of the body’s blood vessels. They carry oxygen
and other nutrients from the bloodstream to other tissues in the body; they also collect
carbon dioxide waste materials and fluids for return to the veins.
24. After we work hard or perform physical activity, we feel hungry. Explain why.
Solution:
When we work hard or perform physical activity (like running, swimming, cycling), we need
more energy. To fulfill the energy requirement, we breathe faster. Fast breathing helps in
the supply of more oxygen to our cells. Due to this, the rate of breakdown of food
increases, and more energy is released. The rapid breakdown of food makes us feel
hungrier.
25. At the campsite there are tents of two shades. One is made with black fabric and the
other with white fabric. Which one would you prefer for resting on a hot summer afternoon?
Give a reason for your choice. Would you like to prefer the same tent during winter?
Solution:
We will prefer a white fabric tent in case of summer because it reflects all the radiation from
the sun and keeps us cool inside the tent.
But in the ease of winter, we should not use white fabric tents, we should use black fabric
tents as it absorbs all colours of light from the sun and keeps us warm inside the tent.
26. Match the items of column A with those of column B.
Column A Column B
Slaked lime Sodium hydrogen carbonate
Sodium chloride Used in whitewashing
Baking soda Common salt
Milk Acetic acid
Vinegar Lactic acid
Solution:
Column A Column B
Slaked lime Used in whitewashing
Sodium chloride Common salt
Baking soda Sodium hydrogen carbonate
Milk Lactic acid
Vinegar Acetic acid
Long Answer Questions
27. Write down the motion of the body in each of the graphs.
a)
b) A car moves at a constant speed of 40km/hr for 2 hours. What is the distance covered
by the car?
Solution
a) Uniform Speed
Non - Uniform Speed
Stationary
b) Speed = Distance / Time
Distance = Speed x Time
= 40 x 2 = 80 Km
28. What is the dispersion of light? How it takes place? Draw a diagram to show the
dispersion of white light by a glass prism.
Solution
Dispersion of light is the phenomenon of splitting up of white light into seven colours on
passing through a transparent medium like a glass prism. Different colours of white light
have different speeds in the refracting medium, so they bend through different angles
inside the prism. The formation of a spectrum of seven colours indicates that white light is a
mixture of seven colours.
29. How does the process of fertilization take place in flowers? Explain the difference
between self-pollination and cross-pollination
Solution
When the pollen grain reaches the stigma of a same species flower, it starts
growing out into the pollen tube of the stigma. This tube continues to grow inside the style
till it reaches the ovule. Male cells are released into the ovule for fertilization with the female
egg cell and thus the zygote is formed. After this process of fertilization, the ovary develops
into fruit and ovules into seeds.
30. Give one function of each of the following organs,
(a) Blood vessels
(b) Kidney
(c) Blood platelets
(d) Heart
(e) Pulmonary artery.
Solution:
The main functions of the following organs are as follows:
(a) Blood vessels These run between the heart and the rest of the body. It helps in the
transport of blood between the heart and various organs of the body.
(b) The Kidney is called the filter. It helps in the removal of unwanted substances like urea
from the blood.
(c) Blood platelets This component of blood helps in blood clotting and prevents blood loss
from the body.
(d) Heart It is a pumping organ that receives blood from the body through veins and pumps
it with enough force into the arteries from where it is carried to the various body parts.
(e) The only artery that carries carbon dioxide rich blood is the pulmonary artery.
The main function of artery is to carry blood away from heart
31. Observe the given diagram of the human respiratory system. List the organs from (A) to
(G).
Solution
The human respiratory system has the following organs:
A-Ribs
B-Trachea
C-Pharynx
D-Diaphragm
E-Lungs
F-Nasal passage
G-Oral cavity
32. (a) What changes do the chemical changes accompany in addition to the formation of
new products?
(b) How is stainless steel made?
Solution:
(a) In addition to new products, the following may accompany a chemical change:
* Heat, light or any other radiation (e.g. ultraviolet) may be given off or absorbed.
● Sound may be produced.
● A change in smell may take place or a new smell may be given off.
● A colour change may take place.
● A gas may be formed.
(b) Stainless steel is an alloy of iron. When iron is mixed (or alloyed) with carbon, chromium
and nickel, then stainless steel is obtained. Stainless steel does not rust at all.
Case-Based Questions
● 33. Nitesh was playing with his friends in the garden. Suddenly, Nitesh was stung by
a honeybee and was in great pain. Immediately, his friends call his mother. She
applied baking soda solution to the affected area and then took him to the doctor.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions:
(a) What could be the reason for this burning pain?
(b) Why did his mother apply baking soda solution to the affected area?
(c) Name two bases used in the laboratory with their formulae.
(d) Explain one neutralisation reaction related to daily life situations.
Solution:
(a) The reason for this burning pain is a honeybee sting which causes pain and
irritation. This is due to the acidic liquid (formic acid) injected into the skin by the
honeybee.
(b) The effect of acid can be neutralised by rubbing the affected area with a baking
soda solution which is a mild base.
(c) Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)
Calcium hydroxide [Ca (OH)2]
(d) To relieve indigestion, we take an antacid such as milk of magnesia which
contains magnesium hydroxide. It neutralises the effect of excessive acid.
34. Ria went to a plant nursery with her mother. The gardener approached them and asked
about their choice of plant. Ria’s mother wanted a flowering plant with fragrance. Gardner
showed them a plant and told them that this variety has been prepared by a method of
vegetative propagation of stems.
Ria grew curious and asked some questions to the gardener.
(a) What is vegetative propagation?
(b) What are methods of producing new plants using stem?
(c) Name any two plants where vegetative propagation is used. Is this an asexual or sexual
method?
(d) Differentiate unisexual and bisexual flowers.
Solution:
(a) Vegetative propagation is the process of reproduction in which new plants are produced
from different parts of old plants like stems, roots, or leaves.
(b) Cutting and grafting methods are two methods where the stem is used for vegetative
propagation.
(c) Jasmine and rose are two plants cultivated using vegetative propagation.
This is an asexual method of reproduction.
(d) The flower that contains only one reproductive organ is called a unisexual flower.
The flower that contains both reproductive parts in a single flower is called a bisexual
flower.
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