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SAMPLE PAPER
CLASS
SOF - NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
LEVEL-II
Total Questions : 35 Time : 1 hr.
Guidelines for the Candidate
1. You will get additional ten minutes to fill up information about yourself on the Answer Sheet, before the start of the exam.
2. The Question Paper comprises three sections: Mental Ability (10 Questions), Science (20 Questions) and Achievers Section (5 Questions)
Each question in Achievers Section carries 2 marks each, whereas all other questions carry one mark each.
3. All questions are compulsory.There is no negative marking. Use of calculator is not permitted.
4. Write your Name, Roll No. and Class clearly on the Answer Sheet and do not forget to sign it.
5. There is only ONE correct answer. Choose only ONE option for an answer.
6. To mark your choice of answers by darkening the circles in the Answer Sheet, use an HB Pencil or a Blue / Black ball point pen only. E.g.
Q.16: Raj goes to school on a bicycle. Which of these safety rules he should follow?
A. He should give signals before taking turns.
B. He should keep to the right of the road.
C. He should cross the road by using zebra crossing.
D. All of these.
As the correct answer is option A, you must darken the circle corresponding to option A in the Answer Sheet.
7. Rough work should be done in the blank space provided in the booklet.
8. Return the Answer Sheet to the invigilator at the end of the exam.
9. Write your Roll No. on the Question Paper too and take it home for future reference.
SYLLABUS
Section – I (Mental Ability) : Number and Numeration (5 digit numbers), Place-value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Comparison, Geometrical Shapes, Symmetry, Measurement of Length, Weight and Capacity, Time, Money, Fractional Numbers, Pictorial Representation of Data, Roman Numerals, Multiples and Factors, Perimeter of Various Shapes, Problems Based on Figures, Find Odd Numeral Out, Series Completion, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Mathematical Reasoning, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Patterns, Conversions, Number Ranking, Alphabetical Test.
Section – II (Science) : Plants, Animals, Human Body, Water, Matter and Materials, Transport,
General Activities, Earth and Universe.
Class 4
MENTAL ABILITY
1. Look at this model of a number sentence.
+ = ? +
Which set of circles belongs in the box to make this number sentence true?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2. Raj increased the number of situps he did each week by 3. Which table could show the number of situps Raj did for 5 weeks ?
(A)
Week Number of SitUps 1
2 3 4 5
51 52 53 54 55
(B)
Week Number of SitUps 1
2 3 4 5
60 63 66 69 72
(C)
Week Number of SitUps 1
2 3 4 5
3 9 27 81 163
(D)
Week Number of SitUps 1
2 3 4 5
65 68 70 73 76
3. Which fraction is greater than 1
4 and less than 2 3 ? (A) 1
3 (B) 1 (C) 1
2 (D) 3
4 4. Which given figure shows 2
3 of the square shaded?
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (A) (i) only (B) (v) only
(C) (ii) and (v) (D) (i) and (v)
5. Here is a calendar for December. December
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F S
Mary's birthday is on Thursday, December 2. She is going on a trip exactly a week after her birthday. On what date will she go on the trip?
(A) December 9 th (B) December 10 th (C) December 8 th (D) December 11 th
SCIENCE
6. The given diagram shows the different parts of Miss Luna's garden.
Study the picture carefully. In which part of the garden would the living thing shown below most likely make its home?
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
7. When a rock from space has passed through the air and landed on the ground it is called a/an _____.
(A) Meteorite (B) Comet (C) Meteor (D) Asteroid
Class 4 8. The stage in the life cycle of a frog when hind legs start to grow, and the
body and tail become longer (as in figure) is called a __________.
(A) Frog spawn (B) Adult
(C) Tadpole (D) Froglet
9. Which of the following can be separated using a magnet?
(A)
Paper clip from sawdust
(B)
Rice from sugar
(C)
Flour from paper
(D)
Paper clip from needle 10. Look at the given pictures. Which of the following is not a fruit ?
(A)
Turnip
(B)
Orange
(C)
Tomato
(D)
Chilli 11. From the picture, what is the distance that the
frog has jumped?
(A) 14 centimeters (cm)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 cm
Start
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 161718 19 20 cm
Finish (B) 12 centimeters (cm)
(C) 18 centimeters (cm) (D) 20 centimeters (cm)
12. Soil helps trees because soil ________
(A) Turns the roots into new trees (B) Makes food for the trees (C) Moves seeds to new places (D) Gives nutrients to the trees 13. Clouds are formed by_________
(A) Cool air rising (B) Water vapour condensing
(C) Lightning (D) Snow
14. Which of the following organs belongs to the skeletal system?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
15. A student wants to compare how heat affects water and sand. He uses a lamp to heat a jar of water and a jar of sand. Which setup is best for the experiment?
(A)
Water Sand
(B)
Water Sand
(C)
Water Sand
(D)
Water Sand
Class 4
16. A student predicts that the distance an object moves depends on how hard it is pushed. He designs an experiment to test his prediction. The student repeats the experiment 10 times.
Which of the following should stay the same each time he does the experiment?
(A) The weight of the object (B) The temperature of the object (C) The force used to push the object (D) The distance the object moves 17. An experiment was set up as shown below.
230 ml
290 ml
At the start of the experiment, the water level was at 230 ml. When two identical marbles were dropped into the flasks, the water level rose to 290 ml. What volume of water is displaced by one marble?
(A) 30 ml (B) 290 ml (C) 60 ml (D) 90 ml
18. Two students designed the experiment shown below to study soil erosion.
Faucet
Tray with sand and gravel
A steady stream of water flows from a faucet into a tray holding sand and gravel. The water forms a channel by eroding some of the sand and gravel.
How can the students increase the amount of sand and gravel being eroded?
(A) By increasing the water temperature (B) By adding coarse gravel to the tray (C) By increasing the tilt of the tray (D) By reducing the amount of flowing water
19. When the Earth is seen from outer space, it looks mainly blue. This is because most of the Earth is covered with _______.
(A) Ice (B) Mountains (C) Oceans (D) Deserts
20. A student puts sunflower seeds in one bird feeder and millet seeds in another bird feeder. He predicts that blue birds like to eat sunflower seeds more than millet seeds. The student watches the feeders for an hour each morning and an hour each evening.
Which information is most important for testing his prediction?
(A) The number of blue birds eating in each feeder (B) How often the same blue bird eats in each feeder
(C) The number of different kinds of birds that eat in each feeder (D) How often the feeders have to be refilled
SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
Class 4
SAMPLE ANSWER SHEET
1. NAME : If your name is SACHIT A IYER, then you should write as follows :
2. FATHER'S NAME : If your father's name is SATISH KUMAR SHARMA, then you should write as follows :
S A C H I T A I Y E R
S A T I S H K U M A R S H A R M A
3. SCHOOL CODE Write your school code i.e. if your school code is MH0547 darken as follows :
A B C D E F G H I J K L
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z M
A B C D E F G
I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z H
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 5 4 7
SCHOOL CODE
1 2 3 4
6 7 8 9
1 2 3
5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6
8 9
Darken the circle
4. CLASS If you are in Class 10, then you should darken as follows :
5. ROLL NO.
If your roll no. is 587, then you should write and darken the circles as follows :
0
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 0
1 2 3 4
6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 0
6 7 8 9
5 8
1 2 3 4
6 7 9
1 2 3 4 5 6
8 9 7
CLASS ROLL NO.
5
0
5 0 Darken
the circle
0 0 0
6. GENDER
Male
If you are a boy, then darken
circle GENDER MALE FEMALE
CORRECT way to darken the circle
W ONG R way to darken the circle P ×
MARK YOUR AN SWERS WITH H B PENC IL/BALL POINT PEN (BLUE/B LACK)
7. If your choice for Answer 1 is C, then you should darken the circle as follows : 1.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
10.
15.
9.
14.
8.
13.
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12.
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National Science Olympiad
ANSWERS KEY
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (A)
8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (A)
15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (D)
