1 Class5

CLASS

SOF - NATIONAL
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD SAMPLE PAPER 5
Total Questions : 50 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 (15 Questions),
Science (30 Questions) and Achievers Section (5 Questions)
Each question in Achievers Section carries 3 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: In the water cycle, condensation is the process of
A. Water vapour cooling down and turning into a liquid
B. Ice warming up and turning into a liquid
C. Liquid cooling down and turning into ice
D. Liquid warming up and turning into water vapour
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 Sense, Regional and Roman Numerals, Numbers up to Lakhs,
Multiples and Factors, Fractional Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Decimals,
Geometrical Shapes and Angles, Symmetry, Measurement of Length, Time, Money, Weight, Perimeter
and Area of Square, Rectangle and Circle, Pictorial Representation of Data, HCF and LCM, Problems
Based on Figures, Find Odd Numeral Out, Series Completion, Coding-Decoding, Mathematical Reasoning,
Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Direction Sense, Patterns, Number Ranking, Alphabetical Test.
Section II (Science) : Animals, Plants and Food, Human Body and Health, Water, Matter, Natural
Resources and Calamities, Earth and Universe, General Science.
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MENTALABILITY
1. Whichnumberisequalto75.54.6 4+2.8 5?
(A) 56.24 (B) 57.36 (C) 57.66 (D) 282.96

2. What is the area of the shaded part of the adjoining figure?

(A) 36cm2 2cm
(B) 16cm2 2cm
(C) 64cm2
(D) 72cm2

3. Lookatthegivencalendar.Whatisthesumofdigitsgiveninthesquare? January20XX
S M T W T F S
(A) 118 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
(B) 117
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
(C) 121
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

(D) 125 31

4. Fromthegroup ofgivendigits18,17,4,11,10,3,12,3,19.Choosethesmallestnumber,add8to
it and then multiply the answer by 9. What will you get?
(A) 99 (B) 11 (C) 88 (D) 92

5. Count the number of cubes in the given figure.

(A) 13 (B) 15

(C) 11 (D) 14

6. Thegiventableshowstheamountoffooda5montholdpuppy FOODEACHDAY
needs each day. WeightofPuppy CupsofFood
Ifapuppyweighs47grams,howmanycupsoffooddoesthe (ingrams)
2030 23
puppy needeach day?
3040 34
(A) 23cups (B) 34cups 4060 45
(C) 45cups (D) 56cups 6080 56

7. What must be added to 98761 to make it one million?

(A) 901239 (B) 991239 (C) 901249 (D) 900239

1
8. Which fraction is greater than ?
2
1 1 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 8 4

9. Which letters are hidden in the following monogram?

(A) AOTV (B) IEFA
(C) SWBT (D) XYZT

10. Number of triangles in the given figure is ______

(A) 10 (B) 9
(C) 11 (D) Noneofthese
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SCIENCE

11. The given diagramshowswater movingthrough theenvironment.

Which of these statements best describes the purpose of the
Clouds
arrows in the diagram? 4
Mountains
(A) Thearrowsshowhowcloudsform 1
3
(B) Thearrowsshow howerosionoccurs
2 River
(C) Thearrowsshowtheprocessesofthewatercycle
(D) Thearrowsshowthemovementofwatertotheocean Ocean

12. Which of these is the most accurate description of air, based on the graph?

GASESINTHE
ATMOSPHERE Oxygen

Allother
Nitrogen gases

(A) Twothirdsnitrogen,onethirdoxygen,andonetenthothergases
(B) Threequartersoxygenandonethirdnitrogenandothergases
(C) Onehalfnitrogenandonehalfoxygenandothergases
(D) Onefifthoxygenandfourfifthsnitrogenandothergases

13. The data table given below compares four characteristics of the inner planets.
Planets
Characteristic
Mercury Venus Earth Mars
Temperature 184Cto527C 450Cto477C 89Cto58C 143Cto17C

Mass(kilograms) 3.301023 4.87 1024 5.971024 6.42 1023

Diameter(kilometers) 4,854 12,112 12,751 6,788

58 108 150 228

Which of these statements best explains why Earth is the only inner planet that supports life?
(A) Theotherplanetshavetoomuchmass (B) Theotherplanetsaretooclosetothesun
(C) Theotherplanetsareeithertoohotortoocold (D) Theotherplanetsareeithertoobigortoosmall

14. How can toxic chemicals in the soil harm you ?

(A) Theychangetheweather (B) Theyareabsorbedbyfoodgrowninthesoil
(C) Theypurifygroundwaterinthesoil (D) Theycausemoreairpollution

15. Solvethis riddle.

Ihelpholdup theplant.Icarrywaterandnutrientsfromtherootstotheleaves.I carryfoodfrom
the leaves to the roots.
What am I ?
(A) Seed (B) Stem (C) Flower (D) Sunlight

16. Some young fish develop in estuaries. While these fish develop, they hide in water plants. When
the fish reach a certain age, they leave for the ocean.If the water plants were removed from the
estuary, the young fish would ______
(A) Decreaseinnumber (B) Movetoanewestuary
(C) Findanotherfoodsource (D) Swimtotheoceanearlier
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17. Your height is an example of __________

(A) Aninheritedtrait (B) Camouflage (C) Alearnedbehaviour (D) Mimicry

18. Why is wind valuable to plants?

(A) Ithelpsinphotosynthesis (B) Ithelpsdisperseseeds
(C) Itbringsrain (D) Itprovidesmoresunlight

19. Thegraphshowstheheightchangeofaplantoveraperiodof 39
36
11 months. How tall should the plant be at month 12 if all 33
30

Height(cm)
conditionsremainsameandtheplantcontinuestogrowatthe 27
same rate? 24
21
18
(A) 36cm 15
12
(B) 39cm 9
6
(C) 42cm 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12
(D) 45cm Months

20. Which one of these animals is a predator (carnivorous)?

(A) Thecow (B) Therabbit (C) Themouse (D) Thefalcon

21. After a living thing dies, it goes through the process of _________
(A) Hibernation (B) Decomposition (C) Reproduction (D) Respiration

22. Which group of things contains all three states of matter?

(A) Applejuice,milk,air (B) Eraser,book,oxygen
(C) Hotcoffee,water,snow (D) Orange,steam,soup

23. Which of the following systems carries food and water to different parts of the body?
(A) Respiratorysystem (B) Digestivesystem (C) Circulatorysystem (D) Muscularsystem

24. Thegivendiagramshowsacircuitmadeofalightbulb,abattery,and Lightbulb

a wire.
Which statement best describes this circuit?
(A) Thecircuitisclosedbecausethebatteryisconnectedtotwowires
(B) Thecircuitisclosedbecausewiresconnectthelightbulbtothebattery
+
(C) Thecircuitisopenbecauseawireisnotcorrectlyconnectedtothelightbulb Battery
(D) Thecircuitisopenbecausetherearenotenoughwirestoconnectalltheparts

25. Afemaledogishavingpuppies.Shehasblackfur,browneyes,andacurlytail.Shecansit,bark,
and roll over on command.
Which set of traits can the female dog's puppies inherit?
(A) Browneyes,blackfur (B) Fur,rolloveroncommand
(C) Browneyes,sitoncommand (D) Barkoncommand,curlytail

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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

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

SCHOOLCODE 3.SCHOOLCODE
M H 0 5 4 7 Writeyourschoolcode 4.CLASS 5.ROLLNO.
A A 0 0 0 i.e.ifyourschoolcode IfyouareinClass Ifyourrollno.is587,
B B 1 1 1 1 isMH0547darkenas 10,thenyoushould thenyoushouldwrite
C C 2 2 2 2 follows: darkenasfollows: anddarkenthecircles
D D 3 3 3 3 asfollows:
E E 4 4 4
CLASS ROLLNO.
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
thecircle Darken 1 1 1 1
I I 8 8 8 8 thecircle
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
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6 6 6 6 6
N N
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O O 6.GENDER
8 8 8 8
P P Ifyouareaboy,
9 9 9 9 9
Q Q thendarken
R R Malecircle
S S
T T GENDER
U U CORRECT WRONG
waytodarken waytodarken
V V MALE FEMALE
thecircle thecircle P
W W
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7. IfyourchoiceforAnswer1isC,thenyoushoulddarkenthecircleasfollows: 1.

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

NationalScienceOlympiad
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.

ANSWERS KEYS
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (A)
8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (B)
15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (B)
22. (D) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (A)