SAMPLE PAPER SYLLABUS 2018-19 CLASS

Total Questions : 50
PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME
6Time : 1 hr.

Section (1) Logical Reasoning (2) Science (3) Achievers Section

No. of Questions 10 35 5
SOF NATIONAL
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Marks per Ques. 1 1 3
SYLLABUS
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Motion and Measurement of Distances, Light, Shadows and Reflections, Electricity and Circuits, Fun with Magnets, Our Environment (Water, Air
Around us, Garbage in Garbage out), Sorting and Separation of Materials, Changes Around Us, The World of Living (Characteristics of Living Beings, Parts of Plants,
Body Movements in Animals and Adaptation), Food and its Components, Fibre to Fabric.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.

LOGICAL REASONING

1. If A stands for add and B stands for subtract, 4. Find the number of triangles in the given
then 4 A 3 B 3 A 2 stands for __________. figure.
(A) 2 (B) 4 (A) 25
(C) 6 (D) 8 (B) 20
2. Pia walks a distance of 4 metres towards south. (C) 21
Then she turns to the left and walks 3 metres. (D) 26
After this she turns to the right and walks 4
5. Which net, when folded, will cover all the faces
metres. In which direction is she facing now?
of a cube?
(A) North-East (B) South
(C) North (D) South-West
3. Select a figure from the options in which (A) (B)
figure (X) is exactly embedded as one
of its part.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(C) (D)

SCIENCE

6. Read the given statements and select the correct 7. We use different parts of different Q
P
option. plants as food source. Refer to
the labelled figure of a typical S
Statement 1 : The process of separation of lint
R
and seeds from harvested cotton fibres is called plant and select the option that T
ginning. correctly matches an edible
Statement 2 : Process of forming slivers from plant part with its example.
ginned material is called combing. (A) P - Broccoli, Q - Cinnamon U
(A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true and (B) R - Cabbage, S - Chilli
statement 2 is the correct explanation of (C) T - Cabbage, U - Spinach
(D) Q - Clove, T - Lettuce
statement 1.
(B) Both statements 1 and 2 are true but 8. What adaptation does the given organism show?
statement 2 is not the correct explanation (A) Strong hind leg muscles
of statement 1. (B) Hollow bones
(C) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false. (C) Webbed feet
(D) Both statements 1 and 2 are false. (D) Both (B) and (C)

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9. Two cars X and Y are travelling in opposite (A) His diet has an excess of roughage and
directions on a narrow road as shown here. water.
Four possible Y (B) His diet lacks proper amount of vitamins
positions for and minerals.
placing a mirror (C) His diet has an excess of fats and
are labelled D, carbohydrates.
F
E, F and G. In (D) His diet lacks proper amount of proteins and
G E
order to avoid an carbohydrates.
accident, a mirror
could be placed X 12. Neutral insulator P is rubbed with neutral
D
at position _____. insulator Q. Insulator P becomes positively
(A) E (B) D charged after the rub. Which of the following
(C) G (D) F statements is correct?
(A) P loses some electrons to insulator Q.
10. Three glasses P, Q and R having equal amount (B) Q loses some electrons to insulator P.
of water were taken and equal amount of salt (C) P gains positive charge from insulator Q.
was added to each one of them. After that, (D) Q gains positive charge from insulator P.
P was cooled, Q was heated and R was left
undisturbed. Water in which glass will now taste 13. We can recycle water by _________.
most salty? (A) Reusing the water from washing clothes to
(A) P cook
(B) Q (B) Discharging factory waste into canals and
(C) R seas
P Q R
(D) All will taste the same. (C) Discharging sewage and waste materials
into the ocean
11. Rohit’s father experienced a heart attack. Doctor (D) Reusing the water from washing clothes to
told him that his blood vessels have become flush in toilets
narrower. What could be the reason for this?

ACHIEVERS SECTION

14. Observe the given diagram carefully and fill in the blanks.
Q

P T Water
Ice Water vapour Steam
S

R
P Q R S T
(A) Freezing Boiling Condensation Melting Evaporation
(B) Freezing Evaporation Boiling Melting Condensation
(C) Melting Boiling Condensation Freezing Evaporation
(D) Melting Evaporation Condensation Freezing Boiling
15. Read the given passage. Which of the following can you conclude
Animals X, Y and Z are found in completely regarding the habitats of these animals?
different habitats. Animal X is nocturnal and (A) Animal X lives in a place with annual rainfall
has developed many characters to conserve of about 80-100 cm.
(B) Animal Y lives in a place where days may be
as much water as possible in the body. Animal
extremely hot and nights can be very cold.
Y has furry body with thick skin. It is large in
(C) Animal Z lives in an area with annual rainfall
size and has padded feet. Animal Z is adapted
of about 20-25 cm.
to live on trees, sticky pads on its feet help it (D) Animal Y lives in an area where temperature
to climb trees. sometimes reach 0°C or fall below it.
ANSWERS
NSO – 1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (D)

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