Science Student League State Challenge, Category 4

Marks: 100
Time: 1 Hr
Date: ___ /___ /___

Seat No:

(PLEASE USE CAPITAL/BLOCK LETTERS ONLY)

Name of the Student : _________________________________________________
Class & Division : _________________________________________________
Name & Place of the School : _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
State : ___________________
Centre : ___________________
Parent's Mobile No. : ___________________
E-mail : _________________________________________________

Instructions:
 Please write your name and registration number very clearly. 
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 The students should keep the time schedule of the written rounds strictly
 according to the directions of the teacher. 
 Use pencil/ball point pen for answering. 

Written Round FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

 Unscramble ___________

 Match the Following ___________

 Multiple Choice Questions ___________

 Missing Letters ___________

 True or False ___________

Total = __________

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I. Unscramble the below–given words. [10 Marks]

1. Unscramble the letters to find the prevention of soil loss from erosion or
reduced fertility.
nocresvaniot ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

2. Unscramble the letters to find the soil deposited by rivers.

tils ____ ____ ____ ____

3. Unscramble the letters to find the action of weather on rocks that causes them
to break into smaller pieces forming soil.
eawhtregin ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

4. Unscramble the letters to find flower buds that when chewed, help relieve
toothache.
voecl ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

5. Unscramble the letters to find one place where water is stored, and used by
people for their needs.
Rwda lewl ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

6. Unscramble the letters to find one of the constituents of air.

tinorneg ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

7. Unscramble the letters to find the name of the activity of cutting down trees
in a forest.
fodesertatnio ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

8. Unscramble the letters to find the process of swallowing food without

chewing and bringing it back to the mouth to chew it.
rmuinainot ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

9. Unscramble the letters to find the producers of food (plants).

hpaouttros ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

10. Unscramble the letters to find the method of hiding in an

environment by changing colour.
faoumcleag ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

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II. Match the following and write the answers in the blanks given below.
[10 Marks]
A.
Column I Column II
(1) Radioactive (A) Absorbs ultraviolet radiation of the
pollution sun
(B) A way an animal’s body helps it
(2) Leaf insect survive in its environment
(3) Pollutant (C) Nuclear weapons
(4) Ozone layer (D) Destroys the environment
(5) Adaptation (E) Bright green colour skin
(1)____, (2)____, (3)____, (4)____, (5)____

B.
Column I Column II
(1) Blanket of air that
surrounds the Earth (A) Gas
(2) Rays given out by the
Sun (B) Leech
(3) Water vapour (C) Makes bone strong
(4) Suckers (D) Atmosphere
(5) Calcium (E) Ultraviolet rays
(1)____, (2)____, (3)____, (4)____, (5)____

III. Multiple Choice Questions: Choose the correct answer. [Marks: 60]

1. In which direction does air move? (a) molecule (b) flow

(a) High pressure to low pressure (c) droplets (d) forms
(b) Low pressure to high pressure
(c) Straight 5. A drought is defined as ___________.
(d) In opposite direction (a) A desert region with heavy
rainfall
2. Cheetahs, wolves and snakes are (b) A period of abnormally low
_____________. rainfall
(a) Omnivores (b) Carnivores (c) A famine condition
(c) Herbivores (d) None of these (d) A period of extreme shortage
of food
3. How is soil formed?
(a) By breaking up of land 6. What does solid waste include?
(b) By forming of rocks (a) Junked automobiles
(c) By breaking of rocks (b) Used packaging material
(d) None of these (c) Scrap metal
(d) All of these
4. Clouds are made up of small
______________ of water.
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7. Respiratory diseases or lung 15. The excreta of animals is used as
cancer may be caused by: ____________.
(a) Noise pollution (a) fuel (b) manure
(b) Air pollution (c) farming (d) All of these
(c) Soil pollution
(d) Water pollution 16. The other name for neem plant is
____________.
8. A lamp is plugged into an outlet. (a) Basil (b) Cinchona
Which form of energy allows the (c) Margosa (d) Marjoram
lamp to be on?
(a) Sound (b) Light 17. _________________ is a push or pull
(c) Heat (d) Electricity that can make an object stop,
speed up, slow down, or change
9. ___________ does not dissolve in direction.
water. (a) Gravity (b) Work
(a) Sugar (b) Salt (c) Force (d) Inertia
(b) Lemon juice (d) Oil
18. Which seeds are used to make
10. Air is a mixture of ____________. chocolates?
(a) water and sugar (a) Coffee (b) Strawberry
(b) sugar and salt (c) Cocoa (d) Tea
(c) several gases
(d) water and salt 19. Pure water __________ electricity to
pass through it.
11. Which of the following balls (a) allows
bounces the most? (b) does not allow
(a) Plastic ball (c) partially allows
(b) Metal ball (d) sometimes allow
(c) Wooden ball
(d) Rubber ball 20. Which of these is the chief source
of heat on planet Earth?
12. Which type of energy describes a (a) Candle (b) Fire
moving swing on the playground? (c) Sun (d) Moon
(a) Thermal (b) Electric
(c) Kinetic (d) Sound 21. A football is made up of __________.
(a) Plastic (b) Rubber
13. Where do coconut trees grow? (c) Wood (d) Cotton
(a) Coastal areas
(b) Hilly areas 22. Plants are called producers
(c) Deserts because they ___________.
(d) Mountainous regions (a) depend on others for food
(b) prepare their own food
14. Which of these substances is (c) do not move from their place
harmful to aquatic life? (d) grow very big
(a) Mercury
(b) Arsenic
(c) Lead
(d) All of these
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23. How does soil provide a medium 30. Which of these animals can live
for the growth of plants? without food and water for a
(a) By supplying minerals couple of weeks?
(b) By fixing the roots in it (a) Turtle (b) Squirrel
(c) By providing underground (c) Hen (d) Goat
water
(d) All of these 31. What happens if you keep ice in a
warm place?
24. ___________ is an invisible pollutant (a) It changes to smoke
that can be highly dangerous. (b) It changes to gas
(a) Smoke (b) Radiation (c) It changes to water
(c) Smog (d) Fertilizers (d) None of these

25. Name the gas that is lighter than 32. The hardness, odour and taste of
air and does not support burning. an object can all be ____________.
(a) Hydrogen (a) Measured with a metric ruler
(b) Nitrogen (b) Measured with a spring scale
(c) Carbon dioxide (c) Observed with the senses
(d) Oxygen (d) Observed with a hand lens

26. What do the animals give us? 33. What is used for lifting heavy
(a) Paper (b) Gum things and transporting them to
(c) Meat (d) Rubber other places?
(a) Bus (b) Crane
27. What do frogs eat? (c) Car (d) Motor bike
(a) Grass (b) Vegetables
(c) Insects (d) Fruits 34. Which of the following causes
noise pollution?
28. A shadow is formed on the: (a) Automobile (b) Garbage
(a) Same side of the light source (c) Sewage (d) Running water
(b) Opposite side of the light
source 35. Which of these diseases is caused
(c) Behind the light source by polluted water?
(d) Parallel to the light source (a) Diarrhoea
(b) Tuberculosis
29. Which is the best example of (c) Cancer
gravity? (d) All of these
(a) A car hits a tree, and its
motion stops 36. Which type of organism helps
(b) A breeze blows, and a sailboat return nutrients from dead plants
moves and animals to the soil?
(c) A book is pushed, and it moves (a) Producer (b) Prey
across the table (c) Predator (d) Decomposer
(d) A person drops a ball, and it
falls to the ground 37. What is the young one of a
grasshopper called?
(a) Nymph (b) Piglet
(c) Larva (d) Child
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38. Which of these is an ornamental 47. Which is the most popular edible
plant? fungus?
(a) Rose (b) Fern (a) Algae (b) Moss
(c) Phlox (d) All of these (c) Mushroom (d) Lichen

39. Which of these is an example of a 48. Which of these elements make the
herbivore? air polluted?
(a) Deer (b) Camel (a) Dust
(c) Elephant (d) All of these (b) Smoke
(c) Harmful gases
40. How do micro-organisms help in (d) All of these
the growth of plants?
(a) By decomposition 49. The green substance in plants that
(b) By making home in the soil makes it possible for them to
(c) By sucking water from the soil make food is __________.
(d) By providing nourishment (a) Water
(b) Chlorophyll
41. Gunny bags are manufactured (c) Carbon dioxide
from ___________. (d) Calcium
(a) Silk (b) Wool
(c) Jute (d) Cotton 50. ____________ seeds are rich in
protein. They are used to make
42. Which of these gases do the plants vegetable oil.
release during photosynthesis? (a) Sunflower
(a) Sunlight (b) Carbon dioxide (b) Watermelon
(c) Oxygen (d) Nitrogen (c) Shoe flower
(d) Dandelion
43. Which of these processes is the
cause of soil erosion? 51. Which of these rays can cause skin
(a) Cutting of trees cancer?
(b) Overgrazing by animals (a) Ultraviolet rays
(c) Improper farming techniques (b) Visible rays
(d) All of these (c) Infrared rays
(d) All of these
44. We make ____________ first to make
bread. 52. What did Ladislao Biro invent?
(a) loaf (b) dough (a) Felt-tip pens
(c) juice (d) pulp (b) Ballpoint pens
(c) Fountain pens
45. A grasshopper is ___________ in (d) Crayons
colour.
(a) red (b) brown 53. How many bones make up the
(c) green (d) black skeletal system?
(a) 103 (b) 206
46. Most of the Earth is covered with (c) 296 (d) 1000
____________.
(a) mountain (b) water
(c) land (d) desert
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54. If an object is attracted to a
magnet, the object is most likely
made of which of the following?
(a) Metal (b) Wood
(c) Plastic (d) Cardboard
55. Which of these gases is needed for
respiration by humans and
animals?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) All of these
56. What are pesticides?
(a) Chemicals that destroy insects
(b) Chemicals that is useful for
insects
(c) Chemicals that destroy crops
(d) Chemicals that destroy air
59. Which of the following statements
is true about the anaconda?
(a) It is the deadliest snake in the
world
(b) It is the largest snake in the
world
(c) It is the smallest snake in the
world
(d) It is the prettiest snake in the
world
60. Which is not a function of roots in
a plant?
(a) Anchors the plant
(b) Absorbs water from the soil
(c) Absorbs nutrients from the soil
(d) Makes food for the plant

57. What did Guglielmo Marconi

invent?
(a) Telephone (b) Television
(c) Microchip (d) Radio

58. When clothes come out of a dryer,

they usually attract or stick to
each other. Why does this happen?
(a) The heat from the dryer
magnetizes them
(b) The heat from the dryer gives
them a charge
(c) They rub together and become
magnetized
(d) They rub together and become
charged

IV. Complete the given words by filling the missing letters. [10 Marks]

1. Name a type of soil.

C ___ ___ Y

2. Name an animal living in the soil.

E ___ R ___ ___ W ___ ___ M

3. Animals that eat only plants.

H ___ ___ B ___ V ___ R ___ ___
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4. Very strong wind.
H ___ R ___ ___ C ___ ___ ___

5. Animals that eat both plants and animals.

___ M ___ ___ V O ___ ___ ___

6. Animals that eat other animals.

C ___ R ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___

7. The amount of water vapour in air.

H ___ ___ ___ D ___ ___ Y

8. An animal that has a long hollow tube in its mouth to suck the nectar of flowers.
___ U ___ T ___ R ___ ___ ___

9. Shaking of a part of the Earth’s surface that often causes great damage.
E ___ R ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ K ___

10. Name the source from which Chemical energy is obtained.

B ___ ___ T ___ R ___

V. Write True or False. [10 Marks]

1. Humus dirties the soil and should not be added to garden soil . _________

2. Respiration is the process of breaking down of food inside the body. _________

3. Coal is a hard rock. _________

4. Contamination of water arises from untreated sewage. _________

5. Carbon dioxide is a gas exhaled out by animals and humans. _________

6. The fur on the skin of the animals living in cold regions keeps the body warm.
_________

7. Fern and mosses are two kinds of plants that make seeds. _________

8. Ostriches are the biggest birds and are too heavy to fly. _________
9. The greater the mass of an object the greater the gravitational pull of that object.
_________
10. Micro-organisms are visible with the naked eye. _________