The actual test paper has 50 questions.Time allowed : 60 minutes.There are 2 sections: 15 questions
in section I and 35 in section II.
SYLLABUS
Section – I (Mental ability) : Regional and roman numerals, Numbers up to one lakh, Multiples
and factors, Fractional numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Estimation, Geometrical
shapes and angles, Measurement of 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.
Section – II (Science) : Animals, Plants and Food, Human body and Health, Water, Matter, Natural
Resources & Calamities, Earth and Universe, General Science.
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SAMPLE PAPER
CLASS
Nat iona lScienceOlympiad
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Class 5
NationalScie nceOlympiad
SOF
MENTALABILITY
1. 27,649–6,926isbestdescribedas
(A) Alittlemorethan11,000 (B) Alittlemorethan20,000
(C) Alittlemorethan25,000 (D) Alittlemorethan30,000
2. Acircleisdrawn,withcentrepoint O.
ThelinesegmentfrompointAtopointB,throughthe
A
O
D
E
B
C
centreofthecircle,iscalled–
(A) Anarc (B) Acircumference
(C) Aradius (D) Adiameter
3. Whichcouldbethemeasuresoftheanglesofarighttriangle?
(A) 80°,50°,50° (B) 36°,90°,54°
(C) 44°,96°,40° (D) 110°,50°,20°
4. Aracestartedat11:16A.M.Thefirstpersontocrossthefinishlinecameinat1:22P.M.Howlongdid
ittakethefirstpersontoreachthefinishline?
(A) 13hours38minutes (B) 2hours6minutes
(C) 1hours6minutes (D) 2hours38minutes
5. Anarrowmakesananglewiththelevelground,asshowninthepicture.
Whichbestnamesthisangle?
(A) Obtuse (B) Right
?
(C) Straight (D) Acute
6. IfA =5,whichnumbersentenceistrue?
(A) A×4=20 (B) A–3=8
(C) 12+A=7 (D) 15÷A=10
7. Whichistrue?
(A) 2,934,106<2,873,014 (B) 2,163,489<2,089,634
(C) 2,874,365<2,897,056 (D) 2,457,831<2,359,678
SCIENCE
8. Whatismatter?
(A) Anythingthathastemperatureandtakesupspace
(B) Anythingthathasmassandvolume
(C) Anythingthathascolourandtakesupspace
(D) Allofthese
9. Thejellyfishisaninvertebratebecauseitlacks—
(A) Eyes (B) Blood (C) Backbones (D) Cells
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10. Limestoneisa
(A) Sedimentaryrock (B) Igneousrock
(C) Hardrock (D) Metamorphicrock
11. Oxygen,nitrogen,andcarbondioxidemaybegroupedtogetherbecauseatroomtemperaturetheyare
all—
(A) Colloids (B) Solids
(C) Gases (D) Liquids
12. Themoonrevolvesaround—
(A) Itself (B) Thesolarsystem
(C) TheEarth (D) Thestar
13. Whichoftheseisaprocessthatallowsplantstoconvertlightenergyintofoodenergy?
(A) Photosynthesis (B) Excretion
(C) Reproduction (D) Digestion
14. Asmallbabyplantcomingoutofaseedis
(A) Grain (B) Root
(C) Dispersal (D) Seedling
15. Whichoftheseisneededtomeasurethemassofarock?
(A) Abalance (B) Abarometer
(C) Ametricruler (D) Thermometer
16. Whichofthesecanmosteasilyattractmagnets?
(A) Wood (B) Notebook
(C) Ironnails (D) Eraser
17. Thesubstancethatmakesplantsgreenisknownas–
(A) Water (B) Chlorophyll
(C) Carbondioxide (D) Calcium
18. Today,whichhumanactivityisresponsibleforendangeringthegreatestnumberoflandanimalspecies?
(A) Accidentalstartingofforestfires (B) Cuttingwildflowersinnationalparks
(C) Destructionofhabitats (D) Huntingforfoodandsport
19. Whichoftheseprobablycausesthemostairpollution?
(A) Cars (B) Wind
(C) Rain (D) Trees
20. Peopleinverycoldplaceslivein
(A) Stilthouse (B) Woodenhouse
(C) Igloo (D) Houseofmud
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ANSWERS
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1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (A)
11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (A) 20. (C)
SAMPLEANSWERSHEET
1.NAME:
IfyournameisSACHITAIYER,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
2.Father'sName:
Ifyourfather'snameisSATISHKUMARSHARMA,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
S A C H I T A I Y E R
S A T I S H K
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3.SCHOOLCODE
Writeyourschoolcode
i.e.ifyourschoolcode
isMH0547darkenas
follows:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
N
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SCHOOLCODE
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thecircle
4.CLASS
IfyouareinClass
10,thenyoushould
darkenasfollows:
5.ROLLNO.
Ifyourrollno.is587,
thenyoushouldwrite
anddarkenthecircles
asfollows:
0
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CLASS ROLLNO.
5
0
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thecircle
0 0 0
6.GENDER
Male
Ifyouareaboy,
thendarken
circle
GENDER
MALE FEMALE
CORRECT
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W ONG
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MARKYOURANSWERSWITHHBPENCIL/BALLPOINTPEN(BLUE/BLACK)
7.
IfyourchoiceforAnswer1isC,thenyoushoulddarkenthecircleasfollows:
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National Science Olympiad