Importance of Education

Science
Sample Question Paper
Class IX SA-I (2010-2011)

    * Total 80
    * MCQ 16
    * Theory 64

I Term
S.No. Content Marks Theory MCQ Total
1. Food 9 2 11
2. Matter-Its nature & behaviour 16 10 26
3. Organization in living world 12 4 16
4. Motion, Force & Work (Motion, Force, Gravitation) 27 _ 27
Total 64 16 80

I) Weightage to form of questions
S.No. Content Marks for each question No. of questions Total Marks
1. VSA 1 4 4
2. SAI 2 9 18
3. SAN 3 9 27
4. LA 5 3 15
MCQ Pract. Based 64 16
80

II) Scheme of options

There will be no overall choice. However there is an internal choice in every question of 5 marks category.

Ill) Weightage to difficulty level of questions:

Easy 15%

Average 70%

Difficult 15%

Typology of Questions:

In order to assess different abilities related to the subject, the question paper includes open ended questions, drawing/illustrations based questions, communication skill based questions and activity based questions.

About 20% weightage has been assigned to questions testing higher order thinking skills of learners.
Form of Questions Unit VSA SA(I) SA(II) LA MCQ Total
Food 1(1) 2(1) 6(2) - 2(2) 11(6)
Matter-Its Nature & Behaviour 10(10)
(a) Matter in our Surroundings - 2(1) 6(2) 26(16)
(b) Is matter around us pure? 1(1) 2(1) - 5(1)
Motion, force and work
a) Motion 1(1) 4(2) 3(1) - - 8(4K
b) Force and laws of motion - 2(1) 3(1) 5(1) - 10(3)>27(11)
c) Gravitation 1(1) 2(1) 6(2) - 9(4/
Organisation in living World
Fundamental Unit of Life - 2(1) 5(1) 4(4) 11(6)1 16(8)
Tissues - 2(1) 3(1) 5(2) J
Total 4(4) 16(8) 27(9) 15(3) 16(16) 80(41)

Sample Question Paper Science (Theory) First Term (SA-I) Class IX 2010-2011

Time: 3 to 3!4 hours M.M.: 80

General Instructions

i) The question paper comprises of two sections, A and B, you are to attempt both...