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Class3 CLASS

SOF - NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Total Questions : 35

SAMPLE PAPER

Time : 1 hr.

LEVEL-II
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) : Numerals, Number Names and Number Sense (4 digit numbers), Addition, Subtraction, Fractional Numbers, Multiplication, Division, Time, Straight and Curved Lines, Calendar, Measurement of Weight and Capacity, Geometrical Shapes, Money, Patterns, Problems Based on Figures, Find Odd Numeral Out, Series Completion, Coding-Decoding, Mirror Image, Embedded Figures. Section II (Science) : Plants, Animals, Human Body, Water, Food, House and Occupation, Transport and Communication, Matter and Materials, Earth and Universe.

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MENTALABILITY
1. Study theadjoining diagrams andidentify the correct numbersentence. (A) 4 7=28 (C) 4 6=24 2. (B) 14 2=28 (D) 12 2=24

Which of the figures shown below can be divided into equal parts by a dotted line?

(A) 3.

(B)

(C)

(D)

Thepositionof3dicenumbered10,20,30,40,50or60 are shown inthe adjoining figure. What is the total of top faces of these dice? (A) 630 (B) 360 (C) 100
O IN A

10 30 20

40 30 20

50 60 10

(D) 520
O IN B OIN Z O IN C

4.

Mrs.AgarwalwalksfrompointAtothepointCand back to pointA again. How far does she walk from point A to C ? (A) 5km272m (B) 5km248m

2km260m

3km12m

(C) 44km872m

(D) 5km272cm is equal to

5.

If

is equal to 300 students, then (B) 150,225

is equal to _______ students and (C) 150,425

________students. (A) 150,525 (D) 150,475

SCIENCE
6. Study the given flow chart carefully. Which of the following is classified correctly? (i) (A) Plant (B) Microorganism (C) Fungus (D) Plant 7. (ii) Bird Mammal Mammal Mammal (iii) Mammal Insect Bird Insect (iv) Insect Amphibian Insect Bird
Start No (i) Isitananimal? Yes Yes (ii) Doesitproducemilk? No Doesithavesixlegs? No (iii) Yes (iv)

John set up an experiment to see if animals will die without water.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

Which of the following pairs of setups should he use? (A) (i)and(ii) 8. (B) (i)and(iii) (C) (i)and(iv) (D) (iii)and(iv)

Which planet takes the longest time in going around the Sun once? (A) Mercury (B) Uranus (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn

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(D) (i),(iii)and(iv)only

10. Which of the following seeds will not germinate?

blackbox

(i)
drycotton wool

(ii)

dampcotton wool

glassjar

(iii)
dampcotton wool

(iv) (B) (i)and(ii)only (C) (i)and(iv)only

dampcotton wool

(A) (i)only

(D) (i),(ii)and(iii)only

11. Which tool makes use of a magnet?

F 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 C 50 40 30 20 10 0 10

(A)

W S

(B)

(C)

(D)

12. Anappletreebears5apples.Supposeeveryappleonthetree has 5 seeds. If every seed from the apples on the tree grows intoatree,whatwillbethepopulationoftheorchardnextyear? (A) 1tree (B) 6trees (C) 26trees (D) 206trees 13. Duringthesummer,Serinakeptarecordofrainfallwhereshelives.Herreportisinthebox.Which graph shows her results? ThemostrainfellduringthemonthofJuly.InJune,twoincheslessrainfellthaninAugust. In July, four inches more rain fell than in June.
Rainfall(ininches) Rainfall(ininches)

Rainfall(ininches)

(A)

10 8 6 4 2 0 JuneJulyAugust

(B)

10 8 6 4 2 0 JuneJulyAugust

(C)

10 8 6 4 2 0 JuneJulyAugust

(D)

Rainfall(ininches)

10 8 6 4 2 0 JuneJulyAugust

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14. Look at the given picture. Which system(s) in the boy's body is/are involved in helping him to escape? (i) Skeletal (ii) Muscular (iii) Circulatory (iv) Respiratory (A) (ii)only (B) (i)and(ii)only (C) (i),(ii)and(iii)only (D) (i),(ii),(iii)and(iv)

15. Which of thefollowing is classified wrongly? Digestivesystem (A) Gullet (B) Mouth (C) Largeintestine (D) Nostril Skeletalsystem Skull Ribcage Spine Heart

16. WhichofhersenseswasJyotiusingwhensheansweredherhandphoneinthedarkwhenitrang? (A) Sensesofhearingandtouch (C) Sensesofhearingandsight 17. Look at the objects shown here. All the given objects are ___________ (i) Soft (ii) Woodbasedproducts (iii) Made from plant parts (iv) Nonflexible (A) (i)only (B) (ii)and(iii)only (C) (iii)and(iv)only (D) (ii),(iii)and(iv)only (B) Sensesoftouchandtaste (D) Sensesoftouchandsight

18. Which of these houses is made up of canvas cloth ? (A) Tent (B) Igloo (C) Houseboat (D) Bungalow

19. Houses in hot and dry regions have _______ (A) Thickflatroof (B) Slopingroof

(C) Domeshapedroof

(D) Circularroof

20. Seemaputthreeitemsinto atub ofcolouredwater.Sheobservedthatonly twooftheitemshave changed colour. What could these two items be? (i) Plasticbookcover (ii) Drawingpaper (B) (ii)and(iii)only (iii) Handkerchief (C) (i)and(iv)only (iv) Stapler (D) (iii)and(iv)only (A) (i)and(ii)only

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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SAMPLEANSWERSHEET
1.NAME:IfyournameisSACHITAIYER,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
S A C H I T A I Y E R

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2.FATHER'SNAME:Ifyourfather'snameisSATISHKUMARSHARMA,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
S A T I S H K U M A R S H A R M A

SCHOOLCODE

M
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

H
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

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

5
0 1 2 3 4

4
0 1 2 3 5

7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9

3.SCHOOLCODE Writeyourschoolcode i.e.ifyourschoolcode isMH0547darkenas follows:

4.CLASS IfyouareinClass 10,thenyoushould darkenasfollows:

CLASS

5.ROLLNO. Ifyourrollno.is587, thenyoushouldwrite anddarkenthecircles asfollows:

ROLLNO.

6 7 8 9

6 7 8 9

0
1

5
0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9

8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9

7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9

Darken thecircle

Darken thecircle

0 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

6.GENDER Ifyouareaboy, thendarken Malecircle GENDER MALE FEMALE CORRECT waytodarken thecircle

7 8 9

WR ONG waytodarken P thecircle

7. IfyourchoiceforAnswer1isC,thenyoushoulddarkenthecircleasfollows:

1.

MARKYOURAN SWERSWITHH BPENC IL/BALLPOINTPEN(BLUE/B LACK)

NationalScienceOlympiad
1. 6. 11. 16. 2. 7. 12. 17. 3. 8. 13. 18. 4. 9. 14. 19. 5. 10. 15. 20.

ANSWERS KEY
1. 8. 15. (A) (B) (D) 2. 9. 16. (C) (C) (A) 3. (C) 10. (B) 17. (B) 4. 11. 18. (A) (A) (A) 5. 12. 19. (A) (C) (A) 6. 13. 20. (C) (B) (B) 7. 14. (D) (D)