NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO D0 SO Total Questions : 50 Ti Timo: 4 hr. A. Aditional 10 (Ten) minutes willbe given to the students ofilup the students information beforethestartof he exam Be 2. The paper consists oftwosections — Mental Ability (15 Questions) and Science Section (35 Questions) 3. Aliquestions are compulsory andcarry equal marks. There isnonegativemarking, Use ofcalculatoris nol permitted 4, White your Name, RollNo., and Class clearyon the Answer Sheet and donot forgettosign. 5. There sonly one correct answerhence mark one choice only. 6. Darken yourchcice with HB PeneilorBiue/ Black Ball Point Pen only. ForExample 16: Inthewatercyele, condensation isthe process of (A) Water vapour coolingdown andtuminginto liquid ; (8) Icewarming up andturning into aliquid q (©) Liguidcooling downandturring intoice aed (0) Liquid warming up and turning into water vapour 6880 oO ‘Asthe covrectansweris option No. (A), the candidate should darken the circle corresponding option No. (A) 7. Rough work should be donein the blank space providedinthis booklet 8. Retmnthe: 'swer sheet othe invigiator at the end ofthe exam. The question paper can be retained by the student, Le ron Et ts alee SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION ‘Admin. Office: Plot No. 99, Sector 44, Gurgaon-122 003 (HR) e-mail: info@sofword.org _wobsie: wwww:sefworld.org igg INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH OLYMPIAD 8" December, 2011 19" January, 2012 Contact your Olympiad Incharge Teacher / Principal Today !!SQF | 14 NSO | Level! | Class © 2 time tice 4. Amit records his karate Prac table. during e How many minutes will Amit practic 2 6 if he continues his pattern? (A) 40 minutes (B) 50 minutes D) 90 minutes ee (©) 65 minutes _ gel ra eae sides that i he fr 2. Gautam made a frame in art class. T a right angles. Which sides equal and parallel. The frame has [0 frame? (D) Tra (A) Triangle (8) Rectangle __(C) Pentagon elow. 3. Use this pattern to answer the question a b i ae A AA £ VA AAA * Which object is missing in the pattern? (C) Ma ok OA 4. Mr. Bhatia collected data about his class on this Venn diagram. How many of Mr. Bhatia's students like only Math? (A) 6 (B) 7 (c) 9 Students who eee 40) 13 like Science. 5. Which is a pair of equivalent fractions? 13 33 aye oy) M36 So 6. Which picture shows 22 314 NSO | Level | Class 5 | S@F How long some animals live _ 0 40 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Number of years lived ja needed to replace some equipment for the physical education department. items he ordered, 12 were basketballs and the rest were volleyballs. Use r sentence given below, where v represents the number of volleyballs. 124v=27 y volleyballs did Mr. Sharma order? (B) 24 (C) 25 (D) 39 a placed 8 bananas, which weighed 21 kg, along with some grapes on 2 of a scale. She placed 12 apples, which weighed a total of 4 kg, on the le of the scale. After she finished, the scale was balanced. mber sentence can Mrs. Verma use to find the weight of the grapes (g)? ao (B) 24 gtg=4 (c) 82449-1244 (D) 2i-g=4 the measure of A to the nearest degree? wants to glue rope around the perimeter imed mirror to make it western-style. Z rope does she need? 50cm 7 | 50cm (B) 125 cm (0) 250 cm Go) jw a design inside a shape. He kept moving the shape to make this tow did Dinesh move the shape to make this pattern? it four times. it in each step. /\ it clockwise four times. / it counterclockwise four times. =S@P| 14” NSO | Level | Class 5 w 44. Farheen worked on an art project for 2 hours 4 tat 7:40 P.M. At what time did Farheen be (c) 9:40 PM. haped collage for a social whole number, nd 20 minutes. She fini: gin working on the proj ee (D) 10:00 P, (A) 5:20 P.M. rae (B) 5:40 P.M, peso 45. Amber has been asked to make a square-s' ! project. If the length of each side of the collage is a be the area of the collage? (A) 24 square inches (B) 32 square inches (C) 56 square inches (D) 64 squar 16, Reema's father hangs the washed clothes outside their house on a rope to dry as shown in the figure. Which of the following will help the clothes to dry faster? (A) Fog (B) Rain (C) Wind (D) Snow 17. Which of the following is NOT something that can happen to water after it Earth? (A) It evaporates (B) It becomes extinct (C) It seeps into the ground (D) It runs off into lakes and rivers. _ . What happens when the temperature of water changes from 10° Celsius Celsius? (A) Water changes from solid to gas (B) Water changes from liquid to g ) Water changes from liquid to solid (D) Water changes from solid to liq ich statement best describes the given figure ? Earth ) The Earth is rotating around the Sun. (B) The Sun is rotating around the Earth. (C) The Earth is revolving around the Sun. {D) The Sun is revolving around the Earth. The diagram shows four identical marbles anda graduated cylinder containing 43 mi of water. A student puts two marbles in the cylinder and the water rises from 43 ml to 45 ml. The student then puts e other two marbles in the graduated cylinder. What be the water level when all four marbles are in the ited cylinder ? (B) 45 mi (c) 47 mi Water.Bl 44” NSO | Level | Class 5 | SOF ich of the following is an example of precipitation? Water from the rivers enters the ocean. (B) Water from the clouds falls to the ground jater in a puddle seeps into the ground. (D) Water in a cup evaporates on heating. _ property of an object allows it to bend? solor (B) Flexibility (C) Mass __(D) Size wire igures show a solid piece of chocolate it was melted and the same piece ~—_-#*3"3 _> Cis colate after it was melted. Solid chocolate Melted chocolate property of the piece of chocolate is the same in the two figures? lass (B) Shape (C) Temperature _(D) Texture ral processes change the surface of Earth. Some changes occur rapidly and ‘occur slowly. Which of the following would cause the slowest change in surface? ind {B) Landslides (C) Volcanoes (D) Earthquakes t is flooded when a natural dam breaks, leaving the forest floor under two of water. Which animal will be most affected by the flooding? (B) Rabbit —_(C) Squirrel (D) Butterfly figure shows the position of a lit flashlight, a glass filled with water and the of the glass. What should Savjta do to make the shadow longer ? a shorter glass more water to the glass SS the flashlight directly above the glass | re shows a pan of boiling water on a gas stove. form of energy changes the water from liquid on boiling? oe (B) Electrical (C) Light (D) Heat ource is most likely found in large amounts in forest ecosystem? (B) Wood (C) Plastic (D) Petroleum the flashlight so it is more horizontal | show a flagpole and its shadow at two times during the day. Which statement is true? earlier in the day than B. later in the day than B. closer to noon than B. (D) A occurred closer to midnight than B. |SQF | 14 NSO | Level-I | Class 5 6 | 30. The figure shows a baby elephant with one of its parents. The baby elephant's trunk is an example of (A) A response to the environment (B) An inherited trait (C) Coloration to attract mates (D) A seasonal adaptation 31. Meenu grew four plants in an experiment to study about plant growth. The shows the results of Meenu's experiment. | Plant | Amount of | Amount of | Amount of | Height at No. | water each | sunlight each | fertilizer | beginning of day day each day experiment (mi) (hours) (ml) (cm) 1 100 8 S a1 2 100 12 5 37 3 100 16 5 36 BE jus 700 20 5 44 What was the independent variable in this experiment ? (A) The amount that each plant grew. (B) The amount of fertilizer each plant received (C) The amount of water each plant received. (D) The amount of sunlight each plant received 32. Runoff water from manured farms enters a small lake. This will most directly the lake by causing - (A) The lake to dry up. (B) Algae to grow in the lake (C) The lake to become deeper. (D) Water in the lake to become solid. 33. Which of the following has largest volume ? (A) 1 L milk carton (B) 40 ml sunscreen tube (C) 10 mi test tube (D) 60 mi coke bottle 34. In a large forest with many kinds of animals, there is only a small number of Which of these most likely limits the population of bears in the forest? (A) Supply of food (B) Type of tree (C) Predation by carnivores e (D) Amount of suitable shelter 35. A scientist is studying the rings of a fallen tree. What question can be anst by studying the tree rings? (A) How old is the tree? (B) How tall is the tree? (C) Who planted the tree?wm 14" NSO | Level-l | Class 5 | SOF . The given figure shows the gases that enter and leave a plant during the process of photos: do arrows 1 and 2 represent? (A) Arrow 1 is nitrogen and arrow 2 is oxygen (B) Arrow 1 is oxygen and arrow 2 is nitrogen. (C) Arrow 1 is oxygen and arrow 2 is carbon dioxide. (0) Arrow 1 is carbon dioxide and arrow 2 is oxygen, a ynthesis. Which gases 2 Ee Pan endangered species to avoid extin: (A) They can feed the animals. (B) They can put the animals in a zoo. (C) They can protect the animal's habitat, (D) They can take the animals to a new habitat. . | have many legs, but | cannot fly. What am | ? (A) Grasshopper (B) Butterfly (C) Centipede (D) Cockroach . Which tool would be most useful for observing the details of an insect's wings? (A) Thermometer (B) Balance (C) Hand lens (D) Graduated cylinder . A cup of water was heated for ey 204 204 20% eight minutes. The thermometers] a pa z show the temperature readings during| s0 50 0 so different times of heating. ‘« 20 > » What can be the temperature when| * a ee a it is heated for three minutes? of ° 9 9 (A) 27 (B) 28 LS (c) 29 (D) 30 0 minutes 2 minutes 4 minutes 6 minutes 8 minutes |. The persons shown in the given figures <= belong to which transport system? (A) Bus 4 ~ (B) Ship (C) Train (D) Both (B) & (C). % - Which type of energy is used for moving the bicycles ? (A) Chemical energy (B) Mechanical energy (C) Electrical energy (D) Nuclear energy. . Refer the given graph showing the prem gested facd es 4 in the human digestive system over time. Which #8 » ¢ 8 Part of the digestive system does point B to point a D 3 C represent ? z (A) Small intestine (B) Oesophagus Tine (C) Mouth (D) Stomach—— << &38& i — (8) he longest ? (c) Femur bone __(B) Lungs SOF | 14" NSO | Level | Class 5 44. Which of the following body parts is t (A) Large intestine (B) Small intestine 45. What is the function of the given organ ? (A) Supplies oxygen to the body (B) Gives shape and support to the body (C) Excretes waste materials from the body (D) Carries blood to all parts of the body i ee eee 46. Amit continued to heat 100 ml of pure water for 15 minutes ne it boiling point. Which of the following figures shows the result at the end experiment? (A) (D) 47. Identify the odd one out among the following. (A) Dentist (B) Dermatologist (C) Meteorologist (D) Neurologis 48. Which of the following tooth is large and well developed in carnivores for flesh ? (A) Incisor (B) Premolar (C) Molar (D) Canine 49. Total number of bones in a new born baby is (A) 206 oo (B) 175 (C) 250 (D) 300 50. What is the name of the given constellation ? (A) Orion (B) Cassiopeia (C) Big Dipper (D) None of these ‘SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK