Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA) A.P., Hyderbad

Summative Assessment Test -2

Model Paper

Time : 2 ½ hrs

Name : .................... Class : VI

Roll No : .................... Subject : Genearal Science

Academic

Standards

A.S.1 A.S.2 A.S.3 A.S.4 A.S.5 A.S.6 A.S.7 Overall

Grade

No. Of Questions 5 3 2 2 2 3 3

Grades

I. Conceptual Understanding:

1. How clouds are formed? Explain

2. Classify the fabric of following items as natural or artificial –

Dhothi, Venkatagiri Saree, Jeans, Umbrella cloth, Bed-Sheets, Your Shirt or Skirt, Rain-Coat,

Gunny bags.

Natural Fabric Artificial Fabric

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

3. How does the stem help the plant?

4. Is the change of ice into water a temporary or permanent change? Explain

5.

A) The special Structures in the mouth of leeches to suck the blood are called…….

B) The Carnivores animal in the following is…. ( )

1) Fox 2) Cow 3) Goat 4) Buffalo

C) Name the two animals which they use their tongue for taking food………………., ………………

D) Ants keep a type of insect called …………………….. for honeydew

II. Posing Questions and making hypothesis

6. “I am a living being. I have four legs. I live in water and also on land.” Who am I? And

guess who are there in my habitat along with me.

7. While purchasing your dress what doubts would you want to clarify from the shop keeper?

8. Carpenter made a chair using wood, what type of change is it?

III. Experimentation and field investigation:

9. Describe how did you prepare distilled water in your class room ?

10. Describe the experiment to convert a nail into magnet?

IV. Information skills and Projects

11. Observe the following table and answer the questions given below:

Place Month Temperature Rain fall Sunrise Sunset

Rentachintala

Min Max

January 21 0

C 27 0

C 2.41 mm 6.50 17.12

April 39 0

C 47 0

C 0.01 mm 6.11 17.47

August 24 0

C 34 0

C 39.12 mm 6.37 17.31

a) Which month had maximum rainfall?

b) Which season occurs in the month of August? How can you support your answer:

c) In which month is the duration of day minimum? What could be the reason for this?

d) What changes can you identify from January to August?

12. List out the names of some plants that grow in your village. Which parts of it are used as

food?

V. Communication through drawing and model making:

13. Explain the various parts of a plant with the help of a diagram.

14. Draw two different objects made up of wood which we use in our daily life

VI. Appreciation and aesthetic sense and values

15. We know that a ship, even though it is made up of tonnes of iron, floats on water.

How do you feel about the scientists who found the scientific principles and efforts

in making a ship?

16. Observe a plant which has healthy green leaves and beautiful flowers. Write your

feelings about the plant?

17. The clothes that we wear have a great background. Track the stages (from seed to

dress) and write your feelings about the people working at different levels of the

track.

VII. Application to daily life and concern to bio diversity:

18. We use so many wooden items in our daily life. Is it good to use wood? What

happens by excessive use of it? What is the reason? Is there any alternative for

this?

19. Sravani wondered and felt very happy to see the beauty of the fields and insects like

twinkling beetle (Arudra) during rainy season in her village. Can you list some such

changes which make you wonder and feel happy?

20. If people are suffering due to severe floods, what would you do to help them?

Weight age Table

General Science – VI Class

Syllabus: Up to November 2012

S.No Name of the Lesson Month

Academic Standard

AS-

I

AS-

II

AS-

III

AS-

IV

AS-

V

AS-

VI

AS-

VII Total

1 Our Food June - - - 1 - - - 1

2 Playing with Magnets July - - 1 - - - - 1

3 Rain: Where does it come from? July 1 - - - - - - 1

4 What do animals eat? August 1 - - - - - - 1

5 Materials and Things August - - - - 1 1 1 3

6 Habitat September - 1 - - - - - 1

7 Separation of substances September - - 1 - - - - 1

8 Fibre to Fabric October 1 1 - - - 1 - 3

9 Plants: Parts and Functions November 1 - - - 1 1 - 3

10 Changes around us November 1 1 - 1 - - 1 4

11 Water in our life December - - - 1 - - - 1

Total 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 20

Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA) A.P., Hyderbad

Summative Assessment Test

Model Paper

Time : 2 ½ hrs

Name : .................... Class : VII

Roll No : .................... Subject : General Science

Academic

Standards

A.S.1 A.S.2 A.S.3 A.S.4 A.S.5 A.S.6 A.S.7 Overall

Grade

No. Of Questions 5 3 2 2 2 3 3

Grades

I. Conceptual Understanding:

1. Make a list of food items that contain all compounds of food?

2. In What way is knitting different form weaving?

3. While constructing a house, where do we construct ventilators? Why?

4. Write the examples of multiple images formed in your daily life?

5. Math the following:

i) Cell ( ) a) Used to open or close a circuit

ii) Switch ( ) b) Safety device used in electric

circuit

iii) Circuit ( ) c) A complete path for the flow of

electric current

iv) Fuse ( ) d) Advice which converts CE in to EE

II. Asking Questions and Making Hypothesis

6. What aspects should you observe to know and predict the weather of your

village?

7. Interview eye witness to collect the actual experiences of people affected by

a cyclone?

8. Do you agree with van Helmont? If nutrients absorbed by plants from soil is

equal to the mass of plant/tree what will happen? Think and write your

hypothesis?

III. Experimentation and field Investigation

9. Describe the experiment conducted in the class room for the preparation of

natural indicators with flowers.

10. Write components of your observation about the experiment to prove the

expansion of air on heating?

IV. Information Skills and Projects

11. Distances travelled by a car different instances of time are given in the

following table

Time in minutes Distance Travelled

0 0 Km

10 15 Km

20 25 Km

30 38 Km

40 60 Km

i) What is the total distance travelled by a car?

ii) What is the total time taken by the car for the journey?

iii) Is the velocity of the car uniform throughout the journey?

iv) In which instances of the time did the car travelled larger

distances?

v) What is the distance travelled by the car in first 10 minutes?

12. Write you observations about the usage of electricity based on details of

meter readings collected by you from your friend’s houses?

V. Communication through drawing and model making

13. Draw the diagram of life cycle of silk worm and name all stages.

14. Draw the electric circuit diagram consisting of a cell, bulb and an electric

switch.

VI. Appreciation and aesthetic sense and values

15. Prathima said ‘Heat is a form of energy. How do you support her?

16. How will you help your neighbors in case cyclone approaches your village?

17. Army people can see their enemies while hiding themselves with the help of

periscopes. How do you appreciate the use of periscope for their security?

VII. Application to daily life and concern to bio diversity

18. Geethika Said, The whole world seems as stopped if there is no electricity.

Write the reason for her thinking.

19. Imagine that all the houses in your street have elevation with mirrors. Is it

difficult for birds to live or fly in that street? Why?

20. How can you say saprophytes help us in keeping the environment clean?

Science -Seventh Class

Weight age Table

Syllabus: Up to November 2012

S.No Name of the Lesson Month

Academic Standard

AS-

I AS-II AS-III AS-IV AS-V AS-VI AS-VII Total

1 Food and components June 1 1

2 Acids and Bases July 1 1

3 Animal Fibre July 1 1 2

4 Motion and Time Aug 0 1 1

5 Temperature and its

measurement Aug 1 1

6 Weather and Climate Sept 1 1

7 Electricity Sept 1 1 1 1 1 5

8 Air, Winds and Cyclones Oct 1 1 1 3

9 Reflection of Light Nov 1 1 1 3

10 Nutrition in Plants Nov 1 1 2

Total 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 20

Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA) A.P., Hyderbad

Summative Assessment Test

Model Paper

Time : 2 ½ hrs

Name : .................... Class : VIII

Roll No : ...................... Subject : Bio Science

Academic

Standards

A.S.1 A.S.2 A.S.3 A.S.4 A.S.5 A.S.6 A.S.7 Overall

Grade

No. Of

Questions

5 3 2 2 2 3 3

Grades

I Conceptual Understanding:

1. How can we increase the food production? Name the methods.

2. What are the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

3. How are hybrid plants produced?

4. Explain how domestication is beneficial to man and animals?

5. A) ………………………….. is the pigment present in rods

B) Lachrymal glands secrete ( )

i) Sweat ii) Saliva iii) Tears iv) Acids

C) Auditory meatus is covered by ……………………. Membrane

D) Chemoreceptor’s sense ( )

i) Touch ii) Light iii) Sound iv) Chemicals

II Questioning- making hypothesis

6. Observe the changes occurred in the field of agriculture form the ancient times to the

present. Predict and write the changes that would take place in the future?

7. What could be the difficulties faced in the absence of useful bacteria?

8. What questions would you like to ask your doctor to know the precautions of eye-care?

III. Experiments and field investigation:

9. Write your observations from the experiment you have conducted about the existence

of fungi?

10. Explain various stages which are involved in the preparation of compost ( Biofertilizee)

in your school.

IV. Information skills and Projects

11. Write down your observations based on the data collected about different types and

symptoms of diseases?

12. What are your conclusions based on the data collected about different food crops,

Timber-Yielding crops, Jute-Producing crops in your surroundings.

V. Communication through drawing and model making:

13. Draw and label the diagrams of paramecium and chlamydomnas?

14. Draw the diagram which shows various stages of life cycle of the silk worm?

VI. Appreciation and aesthetic sense and values

15. How do you appreciate the role of biology in human health and diseases?

16. “Micro-Organisms influence the human life” – Comment?

17. Biological control of pests is superior to chemical control. How can you support it?

VII. Application to daily life and concern to bio diversity:

18. What are the problems created when we increase the land area for agriculture?

19. What measures do you take to avoid diseases?

20. What are the changes that occur in the biosphere on killing of snakes? What are we

supposed to do?

Biological Sciences - 8th

Class

Weight age Table

Syllabus: Up to December – 2012

S.No Name of the Lesson

Academic Standard

AS-I AS-II AS-III AS-IV AS-V AS-VI AS-

VII Total

1 History and Scope of Science

1

1 1 1 04

2 Microbial World 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 07

3 Useful Plants and Animals 2 1 - 1 1 1 1 07

4 The Human Body and Health 1 1 - - - - - 02

Total 05 03 02 02 02 03 03 20

6, 7 8

1. 2012/ 2012

2.

3.

4.

5.

i) Conceptual Understanding)

ii) – Asking Questions and making hypothesis)

iii) – Experimentation and field investigations)

iv) Information skills and projects)

v) – Communication

through drawing and model making)

vi) – Appreciation and

aesthetic sense and values)

vii) – Application to

daily life and concern to biodiversity)

6.

7.

8. - 1 40 45

-2 55 60

9.

10. - 2

20

11. III) – IV)

12. VI) – VII)

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A 2 B+ 1 B

C

13. 2.30

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A+, A, B+, B, C

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0 0.5 Need Help 0

0.6 1.5 Fair 1

1.6 2.5 Good 2

2.6 3.5 Excellent 3

3.6 4.0 Out Standing 4

A+/A/B+/B+/C

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C, C

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2 B 1

3 B+ 2

4 C 0

5 C 0

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4

4

A+ 3 A, 2 B+ 1 B C

2

7 A+, C, B, A, C, B, A

1 A+ 4

2 C 0

3 B 1

4 A 3

5 C 0

6 B+ 2

7 A 3

13

13/7 = 1.87 = B+ 1

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