DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO
GRADE – 4
SCIENCE
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IOA SCIENCE OLYMPIAD – 2019 - 20
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1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest booklet until the proctor has given permission to start.
2. There are 36 questions in this paper. 2 points, 3 points will be awarded for each correct question in Foundation, and
Exploration respectively. 1 point will be deducted for each incorrect answer, and no penalty for skipping a question.
3. All questions are compulsory. There is only ONE correct answer to each question.
4. No electronic devices capable of storing and displaying visual information are allowed during the exam.
5. Use of calculator is strictly prohibited in the exam.
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Foundation: (2 POINTS)
1. The diagram below shows the stages of development of an onion plant.
Which of the following statements ate true about on onion?
(A) The onion is a seed
(B) The condition must be right before an onion can grow into a plant
(C) The onion helps the plant to reproduce (D) Both b and c
2. Which of the following plant have special breathing roots?
(A) Cactus (B) Aloe Vera (C) Duckweed (D) Tulsi
3. What is the reason behind trapping and eating insects by pitcher plants?
(A) The grow in soil that is poor in nutrient
(B) The grow in soil that is poor in water
(C) They cannot get carbon dioxide from air
(D) They do not have sufficient chlorophyll and stomata
4. In which of these conditions, the potted plant would be able to carry out the process of making food?
(A) A potted plant placed in fully enclosed wooden cupboard
(B) A potted plant placed in dry soil in the pot
(C) A potted plant with all its leaves smeared with oil
(D) A potted plant placed near an open window and well watered
5. Observe the life cycle of a butterfly. Here X will be _____________.
(A) Egg (B) Pupa
(C) Adult butterfly (D) Small butterfly
6. Match the following.
I. Arboreal animals (i) Parrot
II. Hibernation (ii) Toads
III. Aerial animals (iii) Bear
IV. Amphibians (iV) Monkeys
(A) I- (i), II- (iii), III- (ii), IV- (iv) (B) I- (ii), II- (i), III- (iii), IV- (iv)
(C) I- (iv), II- (iii), III- (i), IV- (ii) (D) I- (iv), II- (iii), III- (ii), IV- (i)
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7. Identify the animals which do not have backbone?
I. II.
III. IV.
V.
(A) II and V (B) I and III (C) I, II, III and V (D) I and II
8. Why can’t the turkey fly?
I. It has underdeveloped wings
II. It is too heavy
III. It has hollow bones
IV. It has very few feathers
(A) I and III (B) I and II (C) II and IV (D) I, II, III and IV
9. Our nose and ear are flexible because they are made of ________________.
(A) Bone marrow (B) Joints (C) Cartilage (D) Bones
10. Which of the following food items can be cooked by frying?
(A) Samosa (B) Pakoda (C) French fries (D) All of them
11. Intake of ___________ prevent us from scurvy disease and it also helps in curing common cold.
(A) Green leafy vegetables (B) Whole wheat bread
(C) Egg and meat (D) Citrus fruits
12. The given statements précising the process of digestion are not given in a correct sequence. Arrange them in
sequence and select the correct option for them.
P. Mixing with saliva
Q. Expulsion of faeces
R. Complete digestion of food and absorption of nutrients
S. Absorption of water
T. Churning of food and addition of digestive juices
(A) P T R S Q (B) P R T Q S
(C) P T R Q S (D) S T P Q R
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13. What is the length of the snake shown in the figure?
(A) 4 inch (B) 5 inch (C) 7 inch (D) 3.5 inch
14. Which of the following is a unit of measurement of volume?
(A) Millimeter (B) Degree Celsius (C) Meters (D) Liters
15. Weight of one mango = 250 g. How many mangoes will weigh in 2 kilograms?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8
16. Match the following and choose the correct option shown below.
I II
A Length I Dollar
B Time ii Kilogram
C Money iii Second
D Weight iv Meter
(A) A- iv, B- iii, C- ii, D- i (B) A- iii, B- iv, C- i, D- ii
(C) A- i, B- iii, C- ii, D- iv (D) A- iv, B- iii, C- i, D- ii
17. There are 2 dozen eggs in a box. Half of them are cracked. How many eggs are left?
(A) I dozen eggs (B) 12 eggs (C) Both a and b (D) 14 eggs
18. The smallest time measured by a wrist watch accurately is _____________.
(A) 1 mill second (B) 60 second (C) 1 second (D) 1 hour
Exploration (3 POINT)
19. Fine volcanic ash is given off when active volcanoes erupt. The volcanic ash is an example of __________.
(A) Noise pollution (B) Air pollution (C) Water pollution (D) Land pollution
20. Rivers constantly erode soil on their banks. This can be prevented by __________________.
(A) Over grazing (B) Terrace farming (C) Afforestation (D) Building embankments
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21. Arrange the following steps showing process water cycle in correct sequence.
W X Y Z
(A) W, X, Y, Z (B) Z, X, Y, W (C) X, W, Z, Y (D) W, Z, Y, X
22. Whenever we use the T. V, hair dryer, air conditioners, we release ‘y’ gases into the air. Which of these is
one of the ‘y’ gases?
(A) CNG (B) Oxygen (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Nitrogen
23. Read the following statements.
I. I am present in air
II. Your body needs me to produce energy
III. I enter your lungs when you breathe in
Name the gas that represents above statements.
(A) Oxygen (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Hydrogen
24. Match the following and select the correct option.
Causes of soil erosion Methods of soil conservation
A. Deforestation (i) Wind break
B. Running water carries top soil with it (ii) Terrace farming
C. Strong wind blows away top soil (iii) Afforestation
(A) A- (i), B- (ii), C- (iii) (B) A- (i), B- (iii), C- (ii)
(C) A- (ii), B- (iii), C- (i) (D) A- (iii), B- (ii), C- (i)
25. Which of the following material you will use make bangles?
(A) Plastic (B) Gold (C) Glass (D) All of them
26. What is the reason that people do not commonly use silver to make electrical wires?
(A) Silver is not commonly available in the market
(B) Silver cannot conduct electricity well enough
(C) Silver is the best conductor, yet it is expensive
(D) Silver easily melts
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27. Give correct name to P, Q and R.
(A) P- Solvent, Q- Solute R- Solution
(B) P- Solute Q- Solvent, R- Solution
(C) P- Solution, Q- Solute R- Solvent
(D) P- Solvent, Q- Solution, R- Solute
28. Read the conversation between mother and daughter and answer the following question.
Mother- “The Naphthalene balls are kept between woolen clothes to keep them protected from insects”.
Riya- “Yes, but I wonder why their size reduces after few days”?
Mother- “This is because those balls directly change into gases”.
The process about which Riya’s mother is talking is called ________.
(A) Freezing (B) Boiling (C) Sublimation (D) Condensation
29. Match the following.
I II
A. Natural satellite (i) Sun’s family
B. Aryabhatta (ii) No Longer a planet
C. Solar system (iii) Man-made satellite
D. Pluto (iv) Moon
(A) A- (i), B- (iv), C- (iii), D- (ii) (B) A- (iv), B- (iii), C- (i), D- (ii)
(C) A- (i), B- (ii), C- (iii), D- (iv) (D) A- (ii), B- (i), C- (iv), D- (iii)
30. Study the given diagram and answer the following question.
Approximately how long will it take for the earth to reach from X to Y in its orbit around the sun?
(A) 210 days (B) 160 days (C) 180 days (D) 365 days
31. Read the statements shown below and answer the following question.
I. Earth is like half boiled egg
II. The outer surface of earth is hard, but deep inside it contains molten material
Which of the above statements are correct?
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(A) I and II both are correct (B) II is correct explanation of I
(C) II correct (D) Both a and b
32. Study given table and answer the following question.
Planet Approx. distance from sun Approx. time taken to make a
(million km) revolution around the sun
Mercury 46 88 days
Saturn 1427 29 years
Venus 107 225 days
Earth 147 1 year
Jupiter 741 12 year
Planet Neptune is about 4504 million km away from the sun. How long would this planet probably take to
revolve around the sun?
(A) 95 days (B) 165 days (C) 110 days (D) 10 year
33. A ball rolling on the floor stop after covering some distance. Name the force that stope the rolling ball.
(A) Gravitational force (B) Muscular force (C) Frictional force (D) Elastic force
34. The given figure is an example of __________________ force.
(A) Gravitational (B) Frictional (C) Muscular (D) Elastic
35. Hair puts a ring on a glass- topped table and flicked it with his finger. He used a ruler to measure the distance
travelled by the ring. Then he carried out, the same test by laying a piece of newspaper, a cotton cloth, and a
sand paper, in turns on the table. On which surface will the ring travel farthest?
(A) Cotton cloth (B) Glass table (C) Sand paper (D) Newspaper
36. A scissor is a compound machine made up of a combination of simple machines. Which simple machines
combine to make the scissor?
I. Lever
II. Pulley
III. Wheel and axle
IV. Wedge
(A) I and II (B) II and III
(C) I and III (D) I and IV
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