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SUMMATIVE ASSESMENT-II-2014-15
SCIENCE-SET-B
CLASS-IX
Time : 3 hours Max.Marks :90
General Instructions :

(i)The question paper comprises of two sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the sections separately.
(ii)All questions are compulsory.
(iii)There is no choice in any of the question.
(iv)Question numbers 1 to 3 in section A are one mark questions. These are to be answered in one word or in one
sentence.
(v)Question numbers 4 to 6 are two mark questions. These are to be answered in about 30 words each.
(vi)Question numbers 7 to 18 are three mark questions including a value –based question. These are to be answered in
about 50 words each.
(vii)Question numbers 19 to 22 are five mark questions, to be answered in about 70 words each.
(viii)Question numbers 23 and 24 are based on OTBA (Open Text Based Assessment) and each question carries five
marks.
(ix)Question numbers 25 to 33 are multiple choice questions based on practical skills and each question carries one
mark.
(x)Question numbers 34 to 36 are explanatory questions based on practical skills and each carry two marks

SECTION-A
Q1 Define the term atomic mass unit. (1)
Q2. a)Which member of reptilian has four-chambered heart?
b)What are the symbiotic life forms formed by algae and fungi? (1)
Q3. What is the amount of work done by a man in pressing a rigid wall with a force of 400 N ? (1)
Q 4.What is the number of electrons in Ca and Ca+2. Write their electronic configuration? (2)
Q5. How do cryptogams differ from phanerogams? Give one example of each. (2)
Q6. Why does a camel walk easily on sand but it is difficult for a man to walk on sand though a camel is much heavier
than a man ? (2)
Q7. What are the factors which affect the pressure at a point in liquid ? (3)
Q 8 a)Calculate the number of Aluminium ions in 0.051 gms of Al2O3.
(Atomic mass of Al = 27u, O = 16 u, NA = 6.022 x 1023 mol-1).
b) State the law of constant proportion (3)
Q 9.Differentiate between isotopes and isobars giving one example of each? Why do isotopes show similar chemical
properties? (3)
Q 10.(a) State any two Bohr's postulates about the model of an atom?
(b) Write the electronic configuration of an atom whose atomic number is 19 and mass number 39.
Write the number of protons and the number of neutrons present in it. (3)
Q11. Why are antibiotics successfully able to control bacterial infections but not viral infections? Explain. (3)
Q12. What is the work done by the force of gravity on a satellite moving round the earth ? Justify your answer.
Q13. A solid cube of dimentions 50cm X 50cm X 50cm and weighing 25 N is placed on a table. Calculate the pressure
exerted on the table. (3)
Q14. A man of mass 60 kg runs up a flight of 30 steps in 15 seconds. If each step is 20cm high, calculate the power
developed by the man. (Take g= 10m/s2) (3)
Q15. How does the sound produced by a vibrating object in a medium reach your ear ? (3)
Q16. (a) What is the need of giving scientific names to the organisms?
(b) State four conventions followed for writing the scientific names. (3)
Q17. State the meaning of immunisation. Mention the principle on which it is based. List two diseases for
which vaccines are provided under public health programme? (3)
Q18. Differentiate between the following giving one main point of difference:
a) Cartilaginous and bony fishes
b) Monera and protista
c) Coelomate and pseudocoelomate (3)
Q 19. a) Calculate the number of atoms in 120 gms of Calcium and 120 gms of iron.Which one has more
number of atoms and how much is the difference.(Given : Calcium = 40 u, Iron = 56 u)
b) Write the chemical formulae of: i) Hydrogen Sulphide ii) Ammonium Carbonate (5)
Q20. Illustrate the law of conservation of energy by discussing the energy changes which occur when we draw a
pendulum bob to one side and allow it to oscillate. Why does the bob eventually come to rest ? What happens to it
eventually ? Is it a violation of the law of conservation of energy ? (5)
Q21. a) How does immune system of our body function?
(b) Mention the diseases caused by a protozoan, bacteria and a worm (5)
Q22. (a) What is meant by reflection of sound ?
(b) Describe an activity to study the reflection of sound.
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 (c) State the laws of reflection of sound. (5)
OTBA ( Q.No-23 & 24) Topic- Clean India – we mean it
Q23.a) ) How can the effective bio waste management practices be a beneficial situation for both: our
environment and meeting our increasing energy requirements?
b) How effective rain water harvesting can lead to the improvement in quality and quantity of groundwater in the
aquifer? (5)
Q24. “Sanitation practices can be practically implemented well when the community is involved.” Justify this
statement with a case study. (5)
SECTION-B
Q25. . You are identifying a plant that possesses seeds but not fruits. It may belong to:
(a) Pteridophyta (b) Gymnosperm (c) Bryophyta (d) Angiosperm (1)

Q26. A few students are observing the developmental stages of the life cycle of mosquito. They observe that the stage of
mosquito in which it is very active and requires a lot of food is:
(a) Egg (b) Larva (c) Pupa (d) Adul t (1)
Q27. The identifying features of the kingdom Fungi are: (1)
a) Prokaryotes, autotrophs, unicellular
b) Eukaryotes, saprophytes, multicellular at some stage
c) Cilia, autotrophs, multicellular
d)Unicellular, hetrotrophs, no cell wall

Q28. Which of the following is correct observation about the seeds and flowers of gram plants?
(a) Monocotyledonous seeds and trimerous flowers
(b) Monocotyledonous seeds and pentamerous flowers
(c) Dicotyledonous seeds and pentamerous flowers
(d) Dicotyledonous seeds and trimerous flowers (1)
Q 29. When we react lead nitrate and sodium chloride to get lead chloride and sodium nitrate so
as to prove law of conservation of mass, which of the following statements is correct:-
(a) Mass of lead nitrate = Mass of sodium chloride
(b) Mass of lead nitrate + Mass of sodium chloride = Mass of lead chloride + Mass of sodium nitrate.
(c) Mass of lead chloride + Mass of sodium chloride = Mass of lead nitrate + Mass of sodium nitrate.
(d) Mass of sodium chloride + Mass of sodium nitrate = Mass of lead chloride + Mass of lead nitrate (1)
Q30. .Ritu took a cuboid of weight 20 N and of face area of respective faces f1 , f2 and f3 as 1 X 10-2 m2 , 0.64 X 10-2 m2
and 0.16 X 10-2 m2. She observed the depression produced on sand by placing it on different faces successively on
sand. She would observe that the pressure exerted on sand is
(a) maximum when placed on face f1. (b) maximum when placed on face f2
(c) maximum when placed on face f3. (d) same in each case. (1)
Q31. In the experiment to establish the relationship between the apparent loss in weight of an immersed solid with the
weight of liquid displaced by it , a student measured the weights of two stone pieces first in air , then in water and
finally in salty water. His observation are as given in the following table.
Stone Weight in air Weight in water Weight in salty water
A 72g 49g 45g
B 216g 147g 152g

The incorrect observation is that of the weight of stone

(a) A in water (b) A in salty water
(c) B in water (d) B in salty water. (1)
Q32. Narrow tubes are used in the verification of laws of reflection of sound. The narrow tubes are used because they
make sound waves to
(a) move in a straight line.
(b) concentrate into a powerful beam.
(c)have multiple reflections and prevent spreading of sound.
(d)none of these. (1)
Q33. In the experiment to verify Archimedes’ Principle the thread used to suspend an object in water is a
(a) jute thread. (b) nylon thread.
(c) thin cotton thread. (d) silk thread. (1)
Q34. While studying the reflection of sound , four students A,B,C and D used different reflecting surfaces. Who would
obtain the best result and why ?
a): a thermocol sheet. b) a polished, plane metal sheet.
c) : a rough cardboard sheet. d): a cushioned chair. (2)

Q35. State two features of cockroach which have made it grouped under phylum arthropoda . (2)

Q36. While determining the density of a solid sphere a student noted down the following readings :
(a) mass of the sphere = 64 g
(b) reading of water level in the cylinder without sphere in it = 62 mL
(c) reading of water level in the cylinder with sphere in it = 70 mL

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On the basis of these observations, what should be the density of solid ? (2)

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