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CLASS

SOF - NATIONAL
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD SAMPLE PAPER 3
Total Questions : 35 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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MENTAL ABILITY
1. Study the adjoining diagrams and identify the correct number sentence.
(A) 4 ´ 7 = 28 (B) 14 ´ 2 = 28

(C) 4 ´ 6 = 24 (D) 12 ´ 2 = 24

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

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. The position of 3 dice numbered 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 10 40 50

are shown in the adjoining figure. 30 30 60
20 20 10
What is the total of top faces of these dice?
(A) 630 (B) 360 (C) 100 (D) 520

4. Mrs. Agarwal walks from point A to the point C and O IN O IN OIN O IN

P
P

T
T

T
back to point A again. How far does she walk A B Z C
from point A to C ? 2 km 260 m 3 km 12 m
(A) 5 km 272 m (B) 5 km 248 m (C) 44 km 872 m (D) 5 km 272 cm

5. If is equal to 300 students, then is equal to _______ students and is equal to

________ students.
(A) 150, 525 (B) 150, 225 (C) 150, 425 (D) 150, 475

SCIENCE

6. Study the given flow chart carefully. Start

Which of the following is classified correctly?
No
Is it an animal? (i)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Yes
(A) Plant Bird Mammal Insect Yes (ii)
Does it produce milk?
(B) Microorganism Mammal Insect Amphibian No
Does it have six legs? No (iii)
(C) Fungus Mammal Bird Insect Yes
(iv)
(D) Plant Mammal Insect Bird

7. 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) (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (i) and (iv) (D) (iii) and (iv)

8. Which planet takes the longest time in going around the Sun once?
(A) Mercury (B) Uranus (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn
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9. Which of the following young animals resemble their parents?

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(A) (ii) only (B) (i) and (iii) only (C) (ii) and (iv) only (D) (i), (iii) and (iv) only

10. Which of the following seeds will not germinate?

black box
(i) (ii) damp cotton
dry cotton
wool
wool

glass jar
(iii) (iv) damp cotton
damp cotton
wool
wool
(A) (i) only (B) (i) and (ii) only (C) (i) and (iv) only (D) (i), (ii) and (iii) only

11. Which tool makes use of a magnet?

°F °C
120 50
110
100 40
90
30
80
N 70 20
60
50 10
W E 40
(A) (B) (C) 30 0 (D)
20
10
S 10
0

12. An apple tree bears 5 apples. Suppose every apple on the tree
has 5 seeds. If every seed from the apples on the tree grows
into a tree, what will be the population of the orchard next year?

(A) 1 tree

(B) 6 trees

(C) 26 trees

(D) 206 trees

13. During the summer, Serina kept a record of rainfall where she lives. Her report is in the box. Which
graph shows her results?
The most rain fell during the month of July. In June, two inches less rain fell than in August.
In July, four inches more rain fell than in June.
Rainfall (in inches)

Rainfall (in inches)

Rainfall (in inches)

Rainfall (in inches)

10 10 10 10
8 8 8 8
6 6 6 6
4 4 4 4
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2
0 0 0 0
June July August June July August June July August June July August
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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 the following is classified wrongly?

Digestive system Skeletal system
(A) Gullet Skull
(B) Mouth Ribcage
(C) Large intestine Spine
(D) Nostril Heart

16. Which of her senses was Jyoti using when she answered her handphone in the dark when it rang?
(A) Senses of hearing and touch (B) Senses of touch and taste
(C) Senses of hearing and sight (D) Senses of touch and sight

17. Look at the objects shown here.

All the given objects are ___________
(i) Soft
(ii) Wood­based products
(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

18. Which of these houses is made up of canvas cloth ?

(A) Tent (B) Igloo (C) House boat (D) Bungalow

19. Houses in hot and dry regions have _______

(A) Thick flat roof (B) Sloping roof (C) Dome shaped roof (D) Circular roof

20. Seema put three items into a tub of coloured water. She observed that only two of the items have
changed colour. What could these two items be?
(i) Plastic book cover (ii) Drawing paper (iii) Handkerchief (iv) Stapler
(A) (i) and (ii) only (B) (ii) and (iii) only (C) (i) and (iv) only (D) (iii) and (iv) only

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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SAMPLE ANSWER SHEET

1. NAME : If your name is SACHIT A IYER, then you should write as follows :
S A C H I T A I Y E R

2. FATHER'S NAME : If your father's name is SATISH KUMAR SHARMA, then you should write as follows :
S A T I S H K U M A R S H A R M A

SCHOOL CODE 3. SCHOOL CODE

M H 0 5 4 7 Write your school code 4. CLASS 5. ROLL NO.
A A 0 0 0 i.e. if your school code If you are in Class If your roll no. is 587,
B B 1 1 1 1 is MH0547 darken as 10, then you should then you should write
C C 2 2 2 2 follows : darken as follows : and darken the circles
D D 3 3 3 3 as follows :
E E 4 4 4
CLASS ROLL NO.
F F 5 5 5
1 0 5 8 7
G G 6 6 6 6
H 7 7 7
Darken 0 0 0 0
the circle Darken 1 1 1 1
I I 8 8 8 8 the circle
2 2 2 2 2
J J 9 9 9 9
3 3 3 3 3
K K
4 4 4 4 4
L L
5 5 5 5
M
6 6 6 6 6
N N
7 7 7 7
O O 6. GENDER
8 8 8 8
P P If you are a boy,
9 9 9 9 9
Q Q then darken
R R Male circle
S S
T T GENDER
U U CORRECT WRONG
way to darken way to darken
V V MALE FEMALE
the circle the circle P ×
W W
X X
Y Y
Z Z
7. If your choice for Answer 1 is C, then you should darken the circle as follows : 1.

MARK YOUR AN SWERS WITH H B PENC IL/BALL POINT PEN (BLUE/B LACK)
National Science Olympiad
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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