DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE SOUTH

MID TERM SAMPLE PAPER (2025-26)

SUBJECT: SCIENCE (086)

MARKS: 80
CLASS: 10 TIME:3 Hours

General Instructions:
(i) This question paper consists of 39 questions in 3 sections. Section A is Biology, Section B is
Chemistry and Section C is Physics.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.

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SECTION A

1 In the given transverse section of the leaf identify the layer of cells where 1
maximum
photosynthesis occurs.

A. I, II B. II, III C. III, IV D. I, IV

2 Growth of pollen tube towards ovule is an example of 1

A. phototropism
B. chemotropism
C. hydrotropism
D. Geotropism

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3 Which part of the brain controls the blood pressure, salivation and vomiting? 1
A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Pons
D. Medulla oblongata

4 Which of the following increases in muscle cells when they are lacking in oxygen? 1
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Lactose
C. Lactic acid
D. Uric acid

5 During the day time, which process is majorly responsible for the upward movement 1
of water?
A. Transpiration
B. Translocation
C. Root pressure
D. evaporation

6 The growth of the tendril in pea plants is due to 1

A. Effect of light
B. Effect of gravity
C. Rapid cell divisions in tendrillar cells that are away from the support
D. Rapid cell divisions in tendrillar cells that are in contact with the support

The following two questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A and Reason
(R). Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true

7 Assertion: Reflex arc works faster than the thinking process of the brain. 1
Reason: Reflex arc works in the case of those animals who do not have a thinking
process.
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8 Assertion: The act of expelling the undigested food from the large 1
intestine is called as excretion.
Reason: The exit of the undigested food is controlled by the anal sphincter.

9 In each of the following situations what happens to the rate of photosynthesis? 2

i) Cloudy days
ii) Stomata gets blocked due to dust

10 Explain how the small intestine is designed to absorb digested food. 2

11 Name the parts (a) to (e) in the following diagram. What is the sequence of events 3
occurring in the diagram? Why do impulses flow only in one direction?

12 A. Draw the diagram of the excretory system in human beings and label the 3
following organs of the excretory system which perform the following functions.
i) is a long tube which collects urine from the kidney.
ii) stores urine until it is passed out.
B. Name the substances that are reabsorbed in the tubular part of the nephron,
during the formation of urine.

13 i) Name the hormone which regulates carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism in 5
the body and the gland that secretes the same. Why is it important for us to have
iodised salt in our diet?

ii) A squirrel is in a scary situation. Its body has to prepare for either fighting
or running Name the hormone and the endocrine gland that releases it. State the
immediate changes that take in its body so that the squirrel is able to either fight or
run?
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14 This graph illustrates the relationship between heart rate and lactic acid 4
concentration in blood,
particularly during an intense workout. Observe the graph and answer the questions
that follow.

i) Explain your inference about the lactic acid concentration when the heart rate
increases moderate to fast during an intense workout.
ii) Name the respiratory pigment in humans and write its role in human beings.
iii) Why do aquatic animals breathe at a faster rate than terrestrial animals?

SECTION B

15 A wire of 2 km length can be drawn from 1 gm of element X. Identify the property 1

and the
element X.
A. Zinc and Ductility
B. Copper and malleability
C. Iron and malleability
D. Gold and Ductility

16 When you clean a metal vessel with tamarind the reaction taking place is: 1
Metal oxide +X > Salt +Water. What is X here?
A. Acid
B. Base
C. Hydrogen
D. Carbon dioxide

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17 Which of the following solutions will indicate the presence of less amount of 1
hydronium ions
when checked with a pH paper.
A. FeSO4
B. CH3COONa
C. KNO3
D. MgCl2

18 Calcium oxide can be reduced to calcium, by heating with sodium metal. Which 1
compound would act as an oxidizing agent in the above process?
A. Sodium
B. Calcium oxide
C. Calcium
D. Sodium oxide

19 Methyl orange is added to three test tubes 1,2,3 separately containing the following 1
solutions
respectively- C6H12O6, H3PO4, aqueous NH3 . What will be the change in colour in
each solution .
A. Pink , yellow, orange
B. Orange, pink. yellow
C. Colourless, yellow, pink
D.Pink, yellow, colourless

The following question consist of statements – Assertion (A and Reason (R).

Answer these
questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true

20 Assertion A: Pure water is neither acidic nor basic. 1

Reason R: The pH of a solution is inversely proportional to the concentration of
hydrogen

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21 Give Reason: 2
i) Sodium chloride is a neutral salt but ammonium chloride is acidic in nature

ii) Nitric acid is not a typical acid .

22 Why is Zinc oxide known as amphoteric oxide? Support your answer with chemical 2
equation
23 A salt of element X is used as building material and is insoluble in water. When the 3
salt reacts with dil.HCl it produces a gas which turns lime water milky.
i) Write the chemical name and formula of X .

ii) Write the chemical equation for the reactions involved in the above statement.

24 An element `X` burns with a golden yellow flame in air. It reacts with element 17Y35 3
to form a product ` Z`. An aqueous solution of product the `Z` on electrolysis
gives compound `Q` along with two colorless gases. Identify X, Y, Z, Q. Electrolysis
of compound Z is known by which name. Give the chemical equation involved in
this process as well.
25 Identify the type of chemical reaction and give the chemical equation for each 3
Reaction.
i) Dropping copper coins in silver nitrate solution
ii) Calcium oxide on being dissolved in water.
iii) A nitrate salt of lead reacts with iodide salt of potassium.
26 i) Define a decomposition reaction. How can we say that electrolysis of water , and 5
blackening of silver bromide when exposed to sunlight are decomposition
reaction ? Mention the type of energy involved in each case.
ii) ‘The type of reactions in which (I)calcium oxide is formed and (II) calcium
carbonate is formed are opposite to each other. Justify this statement with the help of
chemical equation .

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27 The arrangement of metals in the decreasing order of their reactivity is called as 4
reactivity series of metals. The most reactive metal is at the top and the least
reactive metal is at the bottom.
Reactivity series help us understand the difference in reactivity of different metal
with oxygen, water, dil. acids and metal salt solutions. The following table shows the
reactivities of the metals A,B,C with oxygen, water and copper sulphate. Answer the
questions that follow on the basis of reactivity series

pale

i) Arrange A, B, C in the increasing order of their reactivity giving reason for the same.

ii) Choose what A, B and C can be from the given list- Na, K, Ca, Al, Fe, Cu, Ag

iii) Give the balanced chemical equation of A with water and C with copper sulphate.

SECTION C

28 Rays from Sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where 1

should an object be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the
object?
A. 15 cm in front of the mirror
B. 30 cm in front of the mirror
C. between 15 cm and 30 cm in front of the mirror
D. more than 30 cm in front of the mirror

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29 Why does the sky appear dark to astronauts in space? 1
A No atmosphere to scatter sunlight hence scattering is not prominent.
C. B. Sunlight is absorbed by the atmosphere
C. Presence of thick clouds
D. D. Reflection of light from Earth.
30 The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass slab 1
traced by four students are shown as a, b, c and d in the following Figure Which one
of them is correct?

a b

c d

A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d

31 A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her head 1
bigger, the middle portion of her body of the same size and that of the legs smaller.
The following is the order of combinations for the magic mirror from the top.
A Plane, convex and concave
B. Convex, concave and plane
C. Concave, plane and convex
D. Convex, plane and concave

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32 Why does the sun appear flattened at sunrise and sunset 1
A Due to the Earth's rotation.
B. Due to the Earth's revolution around the sun.
C. Due to atmospheric refraction.
D. Due to the sun's own shape.

The following question consist of two statements – Assertion (A and Reason (R).
Answer
these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true

33 Assertion: Convex mirror is preferred for rear view mirrors in vehicles. 1

Reason.:The image formed is real and field view of a convex mirror is less than
that of concave .
34 What is a rainbow? We see a rainbow in the sky only after the rainfall. Why? 2

35 The below figure shows the formation of an image by a lens shown by a 2

thick line. Analyse the figure and answer the following questions.
i) What is the type of lens used?
ii) What is the nature of the image?
iii) If the image is formed at a distance of 30 cm from the lens and the image is
twice the size of the object, then where is the object placed ?

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36 An object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a concave lens of focal length 30 cm. 3
i) Use lens formula to find the distance of image from the lens.
ii) Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer

37 i) With the help of a diagram show recombination of the spectrum of white light. 3
ii) Why does a prism disperse light while a rectangular glass slab does not ?

38 I. A shopkeeper installs a convex mirror with a focal length of 15cm as a security 5

mirror. An object is placed 30 cm away. If the shopkeeper replaces it with another
convex mirror of focal length 20 cm, keeping the object distance same:
i) Find the image position for both mirrors.
ii) find the magnification in both cases.

II. A lens forms a blurred image of an object on the screen as shown below:

What changes can you make to the following to form a sharp and in-focus image
on the screen? i) object distance ii) focal length of the lens.

39 Meera is a 58-year-old grandmother who loves reading bedtime stories to her 4

grandchildren.
Recently, she noticed that while reading, the words appeared blurry when held
close, but she could still see distant objects but not very clearly. Worried, she
visited an eye doctor for a check-up. During the consultation, the doctor examined
her eyes and discussed her difficulty in focusing on nearby objects. The doctor also
mentioned that this was a common age-related change in the human eye.

i) Define the power of accommodation of the human eye.

ii) What is Presbyopia?
iii) What is the cause of this defect? How can it be corrected?
iv) Draw a diagram to show how this defect is corrected using suitable lenses.

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