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Class 7 Light: Shadows and Reflections worksheet

CBSE Science. Luminous objects, shadows, plane mirror images, lateral inversion, pinhole cameras. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    Objects that give out their own light are called:

    1. opaque
    2. translucent
    3. non-luminous
    4. luminous
    Answer

    (d) luminous

  2. 2.

    Which of these is LUMINOUS?

    1. a burning candle
    2. the planet Venus
    3. a wall
    4. a polished steel plate
    Answer

    (a) a burning candle

  3. 3.

    Which of these is NON-LUMINOUS?

    1. a glowing bulb
    2. a star
    3. the Sun
    4. a mirror
    Answer

    (d) a mirror

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    What three things are needed to form a shadow?

    Answer

    A source of light, an opaque object and a screen.

  2. 5.

    Write "luminous" or "non-luminous": (a) the Moon (b) a polished steel plate

    Answer

    (a) non-luminous (b) non-luminous

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Describe an activity to show that light travels in a straight line.

    Answer

    Make holes in three cardboard pieces at the same height and line them up so a candle can be seen through all three. Move one card slightly to the side: the candle can no longer be seen, showing light travels in straight lines.

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