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Karachi Public School

Science Class VIII


Midterm Paper
Total Marks/ 100
Syllabus: Chapter 01 Variations, Heredity and cell
divisions
Chapter 02: Human nervous system
Chapter 05: Periodic Table
Chapter 06: Chemical reactions
Chapter 08: Force and pressure
Objective
Q1. Choose the correct answer:

1. A species becomes ____________ when there are no more individuals of that


species alive.
(disappear , extinct , change)
2. Different forms of the same genes are called _______________.
( chromosomes, alleles, heredity)
3. The central nervous system is made-up of the ____________ and the spinal cord.
(heart, brian, lungs)
4. The Group 2 elements are ____________, with similar physical properties.
(non metal, metal, chemicals)
5. Only about _______ elements are non metals.
(20, 25, 30)
6. An ___________ reaction transfers thermal energy to the surrounding.
( endothermic, exothermic, chemical)
7. The density of water is ______.
(1.0 gm/cm3 , 0.7 gm/cm3 , 13.6 gm/cm3 )
8. Force is measured in_______.
( Kg, gm, Newton)

9. The particles in a liquid are very close together, so liquids cannot be _________.

( compressed, decompressed, increased)

10. Nerves are bundles of hundreds or thousands of _________.


( axons, neurons, dendrites)

Q2. a. Label the key stages of mitosis.


2 marks

b. Label the given diagram of neuron.


3 marks

Q3. Complete the table below to show the number of chromosomes found
in the body cells and the gametes of different species of animals and
plants. /3
Species Number of Number of
chromosomes in chromosomes in
body cell gametes
Human 46
Elephant 28
Coconut palm 32
Boa constrictor 18
Red ginger 22
tortoise 26

Q4. Describe the roles of the following parts of the human nervous system.
/4

1. The peripheral nervous system.


__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
______________
2. The central nervous system.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
____________

Q5. Write ‘T’ next to the statements that are true. Write ‘F’ next to the
statements that are false. Write corrected versions of the false
statement.

a. The vertical columns in the periodic table are periods.


______
b. Hydrogen is in period 1.
______
c. The horizontal rows in the periodic table are groups.
______
d. Calcium is in Group 2.
______
Write corrected version of false statement.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
______________
Q6. Balance the given equations.
/4
a. S + O2  S O2
b. Zn + O2  ZnO
c. Mg + Hcl  Mgcl2 + H2
d. K + H2O  KOH + H2

Q7. Complete the sentences to describe what will happen to the box.
/4

5N The box will


__________________________________

5N 5N
The box will
__________________________________

5N 2N The box will


__________________________________

b. Name the instrument you would use to measure the forces on the
block.

____________________________________________________________________________________
_____

Q8. Write the words ‘small’ or ‘large’ in the given column.


/2

Statement LARGE or SMALL force of friction


The friction between your shoes and
the ground when you walk should
be…
When you brake, the friction
between your brake blocks and your
bicycle wheel should be…
The friction between the moving
parts in a car engine should be…
The friction between the tire and the
road should be…

Q9. Match the columns. /2

Friction … of friction.
It is difficult to walk on an
… rely on friction to work.
icy pavement because
Matches light because … there is not much friction.
Car brakes … slows things down

Q10. Answer the given questions about the compound ammonia , NH 3.

a. Give the number of nitrogen atoms in an ammonia molecule. ___________


b. Give the number of hydrogen atoms in an ammonia molecule. _________
c. Give the total number of atoms in an ammonia molecule. _________
d. The diagram is a dot and cross diagram for ammonia, NH3.

1. Give the number of electrons in one nitrogen-hydrogen bond.


____________

2. Give the number of pairs of electrons in one nitrogen-hydrogen bond.


____________

3. Give the total number of electrons in the outer shell of the nitrogen
atom in the ammonia molecule.__________

Subjective
Note: answer any four questions from each section.

Biology

Q1. Describe the causes of variation between:

a. different species
b. individual within species.
Q2. Give two examples of the effects of variation and adaption in animal
species of your country.
Q3. a. State the genetic material in a cell.

b. Name the long threads of genetic material that form when a cell
divides.

Q4. State the function and the characteristics of all neurons.

Q5. State the three main regions of the brain. Name two parts of the
forebrain with their functions.

Q6. Summarize the various steps in the transmission of messages


through the body and to the brain via a reflex arch.

Chemistry

Q1. Write the chemical symbols of the elements in Group 3.

Q2. List five physical properties of a typical non metal element.

Q3. a. Give the definition of:

a.atomic radius
b.reactivity

b. Name one reactive element and one unreactive element.

Q4. In a chemical reaction, 32 grams of sulfur reacts with 32 grams of


oxygen to make sulfur dioxide. Calculate the mass of sulfur dioxide
made.

Q5. Define exothermic change and endothermic change with two


examples of each.

Q6. Explain how sodium and fluoride ions are formed in the chemical
reaction of sodium and fluorine. Include a diagram in your answer.

Physics

Q1. a. What is friction?


b. Name one situation where friction is useful, and one situation
where friction is not useful and needs to be reduced.

Q2. A spring is 3cm long. A student hangs a weight of 2N on it. It


stretches to 4.5cm long.

a. Calculate the extension.


b. Calculate the extension with the weight of 4N on it.
c. Calculate the length of the string with the weight of 6N on it.
Q3. A brick has a weight of 15 N . If the pressure it produces is 0.5 N/cm2.
What is the area in contact with the ground?
Q4. Explain why the pressure inside a bicycle tyre increases as you pump
it up.
Q5. Explain why the pressure at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is much
bigger than the pressure near the surface.
Q6. A hippopotamus produces a pressure of 250000 Pa then it is standing
on all four feet. If it's weight is 4000 N, what is the area of each foot?

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