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HUMMING BIRD INTL. SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

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precise & careful while attempting the Questions.

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Subjects: Science
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TIPS TO CRACK THE OLYMPIAD

The Olympiads are often thought to be the Examination with

Difficult Questions, however, the Questions are NOT Difficult.
These Questions are just Tricky & based on the combination of your
Current Syllabus & Your Basic Knowledge. Below mentioned are
the points may help you in achieving a Strong Position in the
Olympiad:

a. Back to Basics: The Maximum Olympiad Questions are based

on your Class Syllabus only. Don’t just Cram the Concepts but
learn the basic understanding behind it.
b. Know your Examiner: The Question Paper is prepared by the
Author/Examiner on the Topics which are either Important or
the Topics which are left out by the Students as they are so
called Boring or Difficult. If you know what your Examiner is
going to ask, you can prepare & score accordingly.
c. Syllabus & Topics: The Syllabus is mentioned inside this
Preparatory Booklet. Read the Syllabus & try to cover the
maximum Topics.
d. One Month before the Examination: Sit with your Parents
& Teachers more often & highlight the most important Topics.
Read & Understand the topics & practice the important
questions
e. One Week before the Examination: Don’t start a new topic.
Practice all important Questions & Revise all the Topics.
f. On the Day of Olympiad: Leave every kind of Study Pressure.
The One Hour Olympiad is just a Mental Exercise Game which
cannot be played with Pressure in your Mind.

May you get All the Success. Best of Luck.

Regards, TEAM (HUMMING BIRD OLYMPIADS)

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SYLLABUS

CLASS 6

SCIENCE (EVS)

Food, Fibre to Fabric, Measurement of Time Distance

and Speed, Organisms and their Habitat, Light,
Shadow & Reflection, Methods of Seperating
Substances, Our Environment, Work, Force &
Energy, General & Applied Science

CHAPTERS from Page 4 onwards

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UNIT 1 – AIR AND WATER

1. When the components of air are mixed together than how much energy
exchange takes place?

(a) 100 % (b) 40 % (c) 65 % (d) 0 %

2. __________ is not air pollutants.

(a) Water Vapor (b) Smoke

(c) Carbon Monoxide (d) Coal

3. __________ is a method to prevent rusting.

(a) Greasing (b) Electroplating (c) Galvanizing (d) All of these

4. What present in the air is essential for making proteins?

(a) Oxygen (b) Methane (c) Nitrogen (d) Hydrogen

5. How air pollution can reduce?

(A) Growing more trees and plants in cities and towns.

(B) Leading petrol in cars and other Vehicles.

(C) Using smokeless sources of energy.

(D) Providing tall chimneys in factories and power houses.

(a) A, B & C (b) B & C (c) A, B & D (d) A, C & D

6. Why mountaineers carry an oxygen tank when he climbs to higher

attitudes?

(a) Because the air becomes denser as the attitude increases.

(b) Because the air becomes thinner as the attitude increases.

(c) The Composition of air changes, there is more CO2 + less oxygen.

(d) it’s difficult to breathe frozen oxygen.

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7. Select the statement which is not true about rusting?

(a) It is a fast process. (b) It is a like combustion.

(c) It is slow oxidation.

(d) It happens when iron is exposed to air and moisture.

8. How much percent of earth‟s water do the oceans contain?

(a) 80 % (b) 66 % (c) 97 % (d) 100 %

9. Which of the following well contains more pure water?

(a) Deep (b) Shallow (c) Broad (d) Long

10. Which gas is used in Bulb?

(a) Argon (b) Helium (c) Krypton (d) Neon

11. What is the density of water at 40C?

(a) 1 gm / cc (b) 1 mg / cc (c) 1 dg / cm (d) 1 gm / cm

12. What happen on solubility when we increase water?

(a) Decreases (b) Increases

(c) Remain the same (d) Any of these

13. Who proved that water is a compound?

(a) Albert Einstein (b) Thomas Alva Edison

(c) Henry Cavendish (d) Isaac Newton

14. Which statement is true?

(a) Solution + Solvent = Solute (b) Solvent + Solute = Solution

(c) Solute + Solution = Solvent (d) None of these

15. What hard water contains?

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(A) Calcium (B) Magnesium

(C) Potassium (D) Iron

(a) A & B (b) B & C

(c) A, B & C (d) Only A

16. Where transpiration occurs?

(a) Petals of flowers (b) Stomata of leaves

(c) Bark of trees (d) Veins of leaves

17. Which water may contain minerals and have medicinal properties.

(a) Rain (b) Well (c) Ocean (d) Spring

18. What is a Water?

(a) Element (b) Compound

(c) Mixture (d) None of these

19. Air is a __________ of gases.

(a) Compound (b) Element (c) Mixture (d) All of these

20. Pick the odd one out:-

(a) Argon (b) Neon (c) Ammonia (d) Helium

ANSWERS
1 d 5 d 9 d 13 c 17 d
2 a 6 b 10 d 14 b 18 b
3 d 7 a 11 a 15 a 19 c
4 c 8 c 12 b 16 b 20 c

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UNIT 2 – CHANGES AROUND US

1. Ravi is magnetizing a needle. This is a __________ change.

(a) Chemical, irreversible (b) Chemical, reversible

(c) Physical, reversible (d) Physical, irreversible

2. Which type of change takes place in Bursting of crackers?

(a) Physical and endothermic (b) Chemical and exothermic

(c) Chemical and endothermic (d) Physical and exothermic

3. Rajan is mixing salt with water. What kind of change is it? Why?

(a) Chemical, a new substance is formed.

(b) Chemical and reversible as on heating, water evaporates to get back the salt.

(c) Physical and irreversible, as salt mixes with water without losing its characteristics.

(d) Physical and temporary, as on heating, evaporation takes place and salt is
recovered. No change takes place in the characteristics of salt.

4. ___________ is apply to chemical change.

(A) Permanent and irreversible.

(B) No new substances are formed.

(C) Heat or light may be given out or absorbed.

(D) Properties of the original substance change.

(a) A, B & C (b) B, C & D (c) A, B & D (d) A & B

5. Which type of the change occurs in the lighting of the candle?

(a) Physical change (b) Chemical change

(c) Physical and chemical change (d) Simple change

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6. Name a change in which heat is liberated?

(a) Exothermic (b) Physical

(c) Periodic (d) Endothermic

7. ___________ is a periodic change.

(a) Earthquake (b) Change of season

(c) Volcanic eruption (d) A storm

8. Name the change in the formation of curd from milk?

(A) Temporary (B) Irreversible

(C) Chemical (D) Exothermic

(a) A & C (b) B&C

(c) A & B (d) A, B & C

9. Which of the following represents burning of paper?

(a) Fast physical change (b) Slow chemical change

(c) Fast chemical change (d) Slow physical change

10. Which type of result gives a chemical change?

(a) Energy (b) Color

(c) Temperature (d) all of these

11. Shivani is boiling water, Priya‟s ice candy is melting. Mohit is watching
clouds form in the sky. Jai is filling ice trays for freezing. These are
_________ changes.

(a) Chemical changes (b) Permanent changes

(c) Physical changes (d) Irreversible changes

12. What is physical change?

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(a) Temporary (b) Irreversible

(c) Endothermic (d) Permanent

13. Which change is useful to man?

(a) Irreversible (b) Desirable

(c) Chemical (d) Periodic

14. ___________ is an example of a natural change.

(a) Formation of coal (b) Baking a cake

(c) Cutting a mango (d) lighting a candle

15. Which of the following exchange of energy takes place in a physical

change?

(a) No (b) more (c) Some (d) Any of these

16. Select the effects of a chemical change?

(A) The change is permanent.

(B) No new substances are formed.

(C) The properties and composition changes.

(D) Heat and light are given out.

(a) A, B & C (b) A, B & D (c) B, C & D (d) All of these

17. Pick the odd one Out:-

(a) Magnetization of iron. (b) Freezing of ice.

(c) Ripening of apples on a tree (d) Crystallization of sugar

18. The statement given below is true or false:-

Condensation is the opposite to Evaporation.

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(a) True (b) Somewhat true

(c) False (d) Maybe false

19. Which of the following statement is true:-

(a) All non-periodic changes are not desirable.

(b) Desirable changes are temporary.

(c) Non-desirable changes can cause damage.

(d) All natural changes are desirable

20. Which of the following statement is false:-

(a) Rust is a completely new substance.

(b) Rusting occurs when iron is exposed to moisture.

(c) Rust is yellowish- brown in colour.

(d) Rust cannot be changed back to iron.

ANSWERS
1 c 5 a 9 c 13 b 17 c
2 b 6 b 10 d 14 a 18 a
3 d 7 b 11 c 15 a 19 c
4 c 8 b 12 a 16 b 20 c

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UNIT 3 – ELECTRICITY

1. ___________ is not a source of electricity?

(a) Mains (b) Electric generator

(c) Dry cell & Battery (d) An electric meter

2. Select the correct sequence that makes a bulb glow?

(a) Electrical energy  Chemical energy  Heat energy.

(b) Chemical energy  heat energy  light energy  electric energy.

(c) Chemical energy  electrical energy  heat energy  light energy.

(d) Heat energy  light energy  chemical energy  electric energy.

3. __________ is the main function of switch.

(a) To complete or break a circuit.

(b) To control the flow of electricity.

(c) To increase the flow of electricity.

(d) To change the direction of the flow of electricity.

4. How many terminals all electrical cells have?

(a) Four (b) two

(c) One (d) three

5. __________ is a good conductor of electricity?

(a) Glass (b) Plastic

(c) Copper (d) Wood

6. _________ is not a good conductor of electricity?

(a) Rubber (b) Copper (c) Brass (d) Iron

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7. Which of the following is used to make switch boxes in your room?

(a) Copper, it is a conductor.

(b) Wood, it helps in flow of current.

(c) Brass, it can be seen easily at night.

(d) Plastic, it is an insulator.

8. Why an electrician wore rubber gloves, while repairing electrical

appliances?

(a) Rubber feels cool while electricity is hot.

(b) Rubber is soft, making it easy to touch things.

(c) Rubber will protect him from electric shock.

(d) None of these.

9. ___________ invented electric cell.

(a) Alessandro Volta (b) Thomas Alva Edison

(c) Michael Faraday (d) Albert Einstein

10. In which of the following is the chemical effect useful?

(a) Making magnets (b) electro plating

(c) Moving fan and electric toys (d) none of these

11. What is the commercial unit of energy?

(a) Joule (b) Volt

(c) Kilowatt hr (d) Watt

12. Where fuse wire is used in an electric circuit?

(a) End (b) Middle (c) Beginning (d) Anywhere

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13. In which circuit Electrical appliances in houses and schools are

connected?

(a) Series (b) Parallel

(c) Multiple (d) Single

14. ___________ can be used between the open ends of a circuit to light up
the bulb.

(A) Wooden stick (B) Iron Clips

(C) Rubber band (D) A one rupee coin

(a) A & B (b) B & C

(c) A & C (d) B & D

15. In what way the current in the bulb will flow?

(a) Circuit with open bulb. (b) Circuit with broken wire.

(c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these.

16. Pick the odd one out:-

(a) Bulb (b) Battery

(c) Resistance Box (d) Switch

17. A light bulb of 150 ohms is connected to a 225 Volt Source, the current
in it is

(a) 2.5 A (b) 1.5 A

(c) 4.5 A (d) 3.5 A

18. Which statement is true:-

(a) If we use two or more batteries, it is call a cell

(b) Cells & batteries are use in all devices.

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(c) Cell have four terminals.

(d) Electricity is produced due to chemicals in a cell

19. Which statement is false:-

(a) The human body is good conductor of electricity.

(b) Silver and gold are good conductor of electricity.

(c) Salt solution cannot conduct electricity.

(d) Most gases are insulators.

20. Choose the odd one out:-

(a) Electric Generator (b) Solar cell

(c) Earth wire (d) Dry cell wire

ANSWERS
1 d 5 c 9 a 13 b 17 b
2 c 6 a 10 b 14 d 18 d
3 a 7 d 11 b 15 d 19 c
4 b 8 c 12 c 16 c 20 c

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UNIT 4 – FOOD, HEALTH & HYGIENE

1. Name the disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin D?

(a) Scurvy (b) Rickets (c) Goiter (d) Beri-Beri

2. __________ contains fats.

(A) Egg (B) Groundnuts (C) Ghee (D) Rice

(a) A & B (b) A & D

(c) B & C (d) B & D

3. Select the one which does not provide any nutrient to our body?

(a) Egg (b) Milk (c) Plant fiber (d) Wheat

4. In which source sunlight is rich?

(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C (c) Vitamin D (d) Vitamin B12

5. ___________ is not a medicinal plant.

(a) Tulsi (b) Neem (c) Rafflesia (d) Cinchona

6. ___________ are rich in vitamin A.

(a) Oranges (b) Guavas (c) Bananas (d) Carrots

7. Why children love to eat pasta, what does it contains?

(a) Fats (b) Carbohydrates (c) Proteins (d) None of these

8. We should eat fats because __________.

(A) They held absorb vitamins

(B) They are the building blocks of hormones

(C) We should not eat it; it is not good for us.

(D) It insulates the nervous system

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(a) A & B (b) A, B & D (c) Only C (d) A & D

9. Which of the following helps to build, maintain and replace tissues in our
body?

(a) Vitamins (b) Fats

(c) Carbohydrates (d) Proteins

10. __________ is rich in calcium.

(a) Broccoli (b) Cheese & yogurt

(c) Salmon & Sardines (d) All of these

11. __________ system needs Potassium.

(A) Nervous (B) Muscular

(C) Respiratory (D) Digestive

(a) A & D (b) C & D

(c) A & B (d) A, B & C

12. Which mineral can help the body system to fight against infections and
frequent illnesses?

(a) Calcium (b) Potassium (c) Iron (d) Zinc

13. Which one of the following kinds are Niacin & folic acid?

(a) Mineral (b) Vitamins (c) Fats (d) Proteins

14. In which vitamin these fruits are rich?

(A) Strawberry (B) Tomatoes

(C) Oranges (D) Kiwi

(a) A (b) E (c) C (d) K

15. What is the source of these food item:-

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(I) Cheese (II) Meat (III) Honey (IV) Egg

(a) Plants (b) Plants & Animals

(c) Animals (d) None of these

16. ____________ cannot be recycled.

(a) Glass Bottle (b) Books

(c) Polythene Bags (d) Tins

17. Choose the one can be turned into manure?

(a) Organic Waste (b) Industrial Waste

(c) Dry house Waste (d) Kitchen Waste

18. Which of the following takes the longest time to decompose?

(a) Plastics (b) Cotton Clothes

(c) Aluminum (d) Green leaves

19. What is 3Rs?

(a) Reuse, Recycle, reinvent (b) Recycle, Reuse, Reduce

(c) Reuse, Redeem, Rediscover (d) Recycle, Relight, Report

20. Pick the odd one out :-

(a) Rickets (b) Anemia (c) Beriberi (d) Scurvy

ANSWERS
1 b 5 c 9 d 13 b 17 d
2 c 6 d 10 d 14 a 18 a
3 c 7 b 11 c 15 c 19 b
4 c 8 b 12 d 16 c 20 b

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UNIT 5 – FROM FIBER TO FABRIC

1. __________ is not a natural fiber.

(a) Jute (b) Cotton

(c) Silk (d) Terylene

2. From where threads are obtained?

(a) Yarn (b) Fibers

(c) Fabric (d) Strands

3. __________ fibers are not obtained from plants.

(a) Silk (b) Jute

(c) Flax (d) Cotton

4. Which part of the plants gives Jute and cotton respectively?

(a) Flower, fruit (b) Stem, fruit

(c) leaf, flower (d) fruit, stem

5. The plants which requires black soil and warm climate is ___________.

(a) jute (b) silk (c) cotton (d) nylon

6. __________ is not an artificial fiber.

(a) Acrylic (b) Polyester (c) Terylene (d) Flax

7. Name the process of making yarn from fibers.

(a) Ginning (b) Wearing (c) Spinning (d) Knitting

8. He is a famous Sufi saint and weaver. Identify him.

(a) Mirabai (b) Kabir

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(c) Sant Tukaram (d) Tulsidas

9. Which process is used to make sweaters?

(a) Ginning (b) Spinning

(c) Knitting (d) Wearing

10. ____________ is an unstitched piece of clothing.

(A) Tie (B) Sweater

(C) Turban (D) Sari

(a) A & C (b) C & D (c) B & C (d) A & B

11. From where manmade fibers comes?

(a) Plants (b) Chemicals

(c) Animals (d) Insects

12. From where we obtain coir, as it is a fiber?

(a) Leaves of the coconut. (b) Fruit of the coconut.

(c) Eater bark of the coconut. (d) Covering of the coconut.

13. Twill, Satin, Jacquard are the type of ___________.

(a) cloth (b) fibres

(c) weaves (d) yarns

14. We get a silk from __________ of the silkworm.

(a) food (b) skin (c) secretion (d) hair

15. ____________ is the strongest Fiber.

(a) Cotton (b) Nylon (c) Rayon (d) Silk

16. The most suitable fabric for summer is ___________.

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(a) Nylon (b) Cotton (c) Wool (d) Silk

17. Pick the odd one Out:-

(a) Fiber (b) Yarn (c) Filament (d) Weave

18. Which fiber burns with a yellow flame and gives out a smell like burning
hair?

(a) Coir (b) Cotton (c) Jute (d) Silk

19. Select the true statement:-

(a) Polyester is a staple fibre.

(b) Jute is made from the roots of the plant.

(c) A ‘takli’ is a kind of hand spindle.

(d) Jute is largely grown in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

20. Which statement is incorrect:-

(a) Cotton requires warm climate and red soil.

(b) Jute stems are immersed in water and allowed to rot.

(c) When the jute stems rot, they are separated by hand.

(d) Cotton bolls are the size of a lemon.

ANSWERS
1 d 5 c 9 c 13 c 17 d
2 b 6 d 10 a 14 c 18 d
3 a 7 c 11 d 15 b 19 c
4 b 8 b 12 a 16 b 20 a

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UNIT 6 – LIGHT, SHADOWS AND REFLECTION

1. Aarav was standing with the sun over head at 12 noon. Where would his
shadow be formed?

(a) Behind him (b) In front of him

(c) To his left (d) Almost no shadow is formed
2. __________ allow only a part of light to pass through.

(a) Wax paper (b) Brick

(c) Wood (d) Water

3. _________ makes the darkest shadow.

(a) Tissue paper (b) Glass window

(c) Wooden chopping board (d) a glass of water

4. __________ is not a natural source of light.

(a) Moon (b) Stars

(c) Candle (d) Sun

5. What is the form of light?

(a) Work (b) Energy

(c) Power (d) Force

6. _________ is luminous body.

(a) Sun (b) Moon

(c) Notebook (d) Candle

7. When does solar eclipse occurs?

(a) The earth comes between the sun & moon.

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(b) The sun comes between the moon & earth.

(c) The moon comes between the sun & the earth.

(d) Any of these.

8. Which principle is used to make Periscope?

(A) Rectilinear propagation of light.

(B) Reflection of light.

(C) Refraction of light.

(D) None of these

(a) A & B (b) B & C

(c) A & C (d) D

9. On which surface do irregular reflection takes place?

(a) Transparent (b) Rough

(c) Smooth (d) Translucent

10. The shadows made by the sun move over the period of the day because
___________.

(a) The weather changes.

(b) Someone moves the object.

(c) The sun appears to move across the sky each day.

(d) None of these

11. Which type of image formed by the pinhole camera?

(a) Erect (b) Inverted

(c) Sometimes erect, sometimes inverted. (d) None of these

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12. When do shadows become longest?

(A) Early mornings (B) Afternoons

(C) Late evenings (D) Nights

(a) A & B (b) A & D (c) D only (d) A & C

13. When light is incident on a polished surface, ………… takes place

(a) Regular Reflection (b) Irregular Reflection

(c) Regular Refraction (d) Irregular Refraction

14. ___________ demonstrates bioluminescence.

(a) An ant (b) a butterfly

(c) A glow worm (d) A worm

15. Pick the odd one out:-

(a) Elephant (b) frog

(c) Earthworm (d) firefly

16. Which statement is true:-

(a) The image formed by a plane mirror is erect.

(b) The image formed is vertically inverted.

(c) The image formed is real.

(d) The image is bigger than the object.

17. Kartik tried to see his image in the following things. In which of the
following does he see the clearest image?

(a) A smooth silken scarf (b) A glass table

(c) Still water surface (d) Polished surface

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18. Select the odd one out:-

(a) Umbra (b) Moon

(c) Penumbra (d) Shadow

19. Which statement is false:-

(a) An object which can give out light is called a source of light.

(b) Light produces a sensation of vision.

(c) Light produces a sensation of heat.

(d) Light travels from the object to our eyes.

20. Which type of image is formed by a plane mirror?

(a) Inverted (b) Erect

(c) Diminished (d) Magnified

ANSWERS
1 d 5 b 9 b 13 b 17 d
2 a 6 a 10 c 14 c 18 b
3 a 7 c 11 b 15 d 19 b
4 c 8 a 12 d 16 a 20 b

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UNIT 7 – LIVING ORGANISMS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS

1. _________ are not fungi.

(a) Mushroom (b) Spirogyra

(c) Bread mould (d) all of these

2. Which of these do not have ferns?

(a) Seeds (b) Leaves

(c) Roots (d) Flowers

3. Select of these are characteristics of reptiles?

(a) Their skin is oily and scaly.

(b) They breathe through their skin.

(c) They breathe through their lungs.

(d) Their females lay eggs on land.

(a) A, B, C (c) B, C, D

(b) A, C, D (d) A & D

4. __________ belong to the species of Homo sapiens.

(a) Lion (b) Squirrel

(c) Monkey (d) Human Beings

5. __________ is the reproductive organ of the plant.

(a) Fruit (b) Flower

(c) Seed (d) Root

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6. Which part of the plant prepares its food?

(a) Root (b) Stem

(c) Leaf (d) Flower

7. Name the process by which the embryo of the seed becomes active and
grows into a young plant?

(a) Fertilization (b) Pollination

(c) Germination (d) None of these

8. In which “Reticulate” and “Parallel” Occurs?

(a) Roots (b) Leaves

(c) Fruits (d) Stems

9. Which joint connects shoulder to the arm together?

(a) Ball & socket (b) Pivot

(c) Hinge (d) Fixed

10. Which one is used to make the upper part of the ear?

(a) Bone (b) Muscle

(c) Cartilage (d) Joint

11. ___________ are abiotic components of the environment.

(A) Air (B) Plants

(C) Soil (D) Rocks

(a) A, B, C (b) only B

(c) A, C, D (d) All of these

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12. What is common in the animals given below?

Frog, Snake, Chameleon, Fish.

(a) They all have a backbone. (b) They live in the water.

(c) They all lay eggs. (d) They are reptiles.

13. What is a mushroom?

(a) Parasite (b) Xerophyte

(c) Saprophyte (d) Mesophyte

14. What is joined with the limbs?

(a) Backbone (b) Girdle

(c) Knees (d) Thighs

15. Pick the odd one Out:-

(a) Hydra (b) Sponge

(c) Jelly fish (d) Sea-anemone

16. What is common in the animals given below:-

Paramecium, Amoeba, Engiena

(a) They are unicellular (b) They are aquatic

(c) They are fungi (d) They have nothing in common

17. Select the odd one out?

(a) Alternate (b) Opposite

(c) Whorled (d) Reticulate

18. Select the true statement?

(a) A gram seed is a dicot.

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(b) Wheat is a dicot.

(c) Cotyledons preserve water in fleshy parts.

(d) A baby seed is called a radical.

19. Which of the following statement is not true?

(a) Fishes have streamlined bodies.

(b) They tapeworm is a parasite.

(c) The octopus is an arthropod.

(d) The starfish has a rough and spiny body.

20. How does the snail move?

(a) With the help of its shell. (b) With the help of its legs.

(c) With its backbone. (d) With its muscular foot.

ANSWERS
1 b 5 b 9 a 13 c 17 d
2 a 6 c 10 c 14 b 18 a
3 b 7 c 11 c 15 b 19 c
4 c 8 b 12 c 16 a 20 d

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UNIT 8 – MAGNETISM

1. By which force magnetism is created?

(a) Neutrons (b) Protons

(c) Electrons (d) None of these

2. Whose wire is wound around a battery to make an electromagnet?

(a) Iron (b) Copper

(c) Brass (d) Silver

3. Magnets can be made of ___________.

(A) Iron (B) Neodymium

(C) Samarium

(a) Only A (b) A & B

(c) A & C (d) All of these

4. Select the things in your home uses magnets?

(A) Computer (B) Door Bell

(C) Can Opener (D) Fan

(a) Only C (b) Only A (c) A & C (d) A & B

5. Which of following magnets are not used?

(A) Stapler (B) Computer

(C) Magnetic Compasses

(a) Only A (b) A & B

(c) Only B (d) B & C

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6. Which one of these will not attracted by magnet?

(A) A nail (B) A screw

(C) Paper

(a) Only C (b) Only B

(c) A&B (d) B&C

7. __________ is attracted to magnet.

(A) Copper (B) Iron

(C) Glass (D) Cobalt

(a) A & B (b) B & C

(c) B & D (d) All of these

8. ___________ found that magnets could be produced using an electric

current.

(a) Michael Faraday (b) John Baird

(c) Hans Christian Oersted (d) Newton

9. A Horseshoe magnet have _________ Poles.

(a) One (b) Two

(c) None (d) Three

10. __________ is not magnetic substances.

(a) Iron (b) Bronze (c) Nickel (d) Cobalt

11. Earth‟s core is magnetic since it have ………….

(a) Bronze and Steel (b) Iron and Gold

(c) Iron and nickel (d) Iron and silver

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12. Rajni has two bars of the same size and shape. One is a magnet; the
other is not. How will she know which is magnet?

(a) By suspending them freely from a string.

(b) By breaking them into two pieces.

(c) By using the test of magnetic attraction.

(d) By using the magnetic test of repulsion.

13. Waseem bhai is making a small electric motor. What kind of magnet he
uses to do so?

(a) A magnet is not used in an electric motor.

(b) A bar magnet.

(c) A horseshoe magnet.

(d) A circular magnet.

14. The mixture of _________ and _________ can be separated by using a

magnet.

(a) chlorine and tea dust. (b) leather and wooden toys

(c) marble and paper clips. (d) aluminum foil and paper.

15. How magnets lose their properties?

(a) Hammered (b) Dropped from a height.

(c) Heated (d) All of these

16. __________ is the shape of a magnet.

(a) Square (b) Circular (c) It can have any shape (d) Rectangular

17. Pick the odd one out?

(a) Horseshoe (b) Oval

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(c) Bar (d) Disc

18. On which principle the mariner‟s compass is based?

(a) A magnet attracts metal.

(b) Comes to rest in the north-south direction.

(c) Gets repelled when another magnet is brought near.

(d) Has two poles.

19. Which statement is true?

(A) Electricity creates magnets.

(B) Magnets create electricity.

(C) All magnets are permanent.

(D) Magnets never lose their power.

(a) Only A (b) A & D

(c) Only C (d) A & C

20. Ridhi‟s grandmother was repairing her dress. The needle fell from her
hand and now, she cannot find it. What will unfailingly help her find the
needle?

(a) A compass (b) A magnifying glass

(c) A broom (d) A magnet

ANSWERS
1 b 5 d 9 b 13 c 17 b
2 d 6 a 10 b 14 c 18 b
3 a 7 c 11 c 15 d 19 c
4 d 8 a 12 d 16 c 20 d

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UNIT 9 – MEASUREMENT AND MOTION

1. What can be used to measure the circumference of a gold coin?

(a) Ruler (b) Plastic string (c) Weighing scale (d) your palm

2. Which unit is used to measure the distance from France to London?

(a) Millimeters (b) Centimeters (c) Kilometers (d) Feet

3. What is the SI unit of time?

(a) Hour (b) Minute (c) Second (d) Nano second

4. What is the SI unit of Electric current?

(a) Newton (b) Ampere (c) Watt (d) Cubit

5. What an „Archimedes‟ principle helps us to measure?

(a) Area of your classroom. (b) Weight of my handbag.

(c) Volume of a pebble. (d) Temperature on a hot summer day.

6. How to measure the amount of juice in a can?

(a) Kilometers (b) Quintals

(c) Decameters (d) Liters

7. What can we use to find the boiling point of milk?

(a) Centimeter (b) Barometer

(c) Thermograph (d) Thermometer

8. ___________ not a unit of measure in ancient times.

(a) Cubic (b) Handspan (c) Foot (d) String

9. Why submarine has a streamlined body?

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(a) It looks attractive (b) It is resistant to heat

(c) It can move faster (d) It offers least resistance to water

10. How many seconds are there in an hour?

(a) 36000 (b) 1800 (c) 3600 (d) 360

11. What is the SI unit of capacity?

(a) Cubic meter (b) Centiliter (c) Milliliter (d) Liter

12. __________ is not a scale for a thermometer.

(a) Fahrenheit (b) Kelvin (c) Calvin (d) Celsius

13. __________ have translatory motion.

(a) Stone flung from a catapult. (b) Hands of a clock.

(c) A swing. (d) A car on a curved path.

14. ___________ cannot be used to measure length.

(a) Measuring tape (b) String

(c) Elastic tape (d) Ruler

15. What is the movement of a carpenter‟s drill?

(a) Rectilinear (b) Curvilinear

(c) Translatory (d) Rotatory translatory

16. Aarav arrow shot straight at the fish on the ceiling. What kind of motion
did he perform?

(a) Periodic (b) Linear (c) Curvilinear (d) Translator

17. Pick the odd one out?

(a) Metric ton (b) Quintal (c) Litre (d) Kilogram

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18. Select the statement which is true.

(a) A moving object can stay in one place.

(b) Rectilinear motion is a type of translatory motion.

(c) Earth’s revolution is a Vibratory motion.

(d) A boy on a cycle performs periodic motion.

19. Select the statement which is not true:-

(a) A mosquito performs random motion.

(b) A rider on a bicycle performs multiple motion.

(c) A boy on a swing performs rotatory motion.

(d) Rest & motion are relative term.

20. Rahul wants to measure the volume of his book. Which of these does he
need to know to do so?

(A) Height (B) Area

(C) Pressure (D) Weight

(a) A & B (b) B & C

(c) C & D (d) A & D

ANSWERS
1 b 5 c 9 d 13 a 17 c
2 c 6 d 10 c 14 c 18 b
3 b 7 d 11 a 15 d 19 c
4 b 8 d 12 c 16 b 20 a

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UNIT 10 – SORTING AND SEPARATION OF MATERIALS INTO

GROUPS

1. ____________ is a pure substance.

(A) Salt (B) Clay (C) Aluminum (D) Smoke

(a) A & B (b) B & C (c) A & C (d) B & D

2. Which process is used to separate blood cells from blood sample in

laboratories?

(a) Sublimation (b) Centrifugation (c) Decantation (d) Crystallization

3. __________ is used in the process of loading?

(a) Alum (b) Chlorine

(c) Salt (d) Potassium Permagante

4. Which composition is used to make frizzy drinks?

(a) Water, carbon dioxide, sugar, color, flavor.

(b) Water, nitrogen, salt, sugar, color, flavor.

(c) Water, lemon juice, oxygen, flavor, color

(d) Color, flavor, salt, bubbles, water.

5. Which process is used to separate heterogeneous mixtures of solids and

liquids?

(a) Distillation (b) Crystallization

(c) Filtration (d) Chromatography

6. Name the process through which saltwater can be separate?

(a) Filtration (b) Crystallization

(c) Distillation (d) Chromatography

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7. How rock candy can be made?

(a) Filtration (b) Crystallization

(c) Evaporation (d) Centrifugation

8. Which type of a glass tinted glasses of a window have?

(a) Transparent (b) Translucent

(c) Opaque (d) none of these

9. Which process is used to turn dry ice into liquid without changing into
gas?

(a) Evaporation (b) Loading

(c) Decantation (d) Sublimation

10. Divya is sieving the grains because there is a difference in its

___________.

(a) Shape (b) Size (c) Color (d) Texture

11. Which substance is a good conductor of heat, electricity, ductile and

solid at room temperature?

(a) Wood (b) Copper (c) Neon (d) Mercury

12. ___________ is soluble in water.

(a) Chalk (b) Sand (c) Sawdust (d) None of these

13. Select the statement which is true:-

(a) All solids sink in water.

(b) Metals are sonorous.

(c) Metals are insulators.

(d) The density of a non-metal like oxygen is high.

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14. Select the statement which is not true:-

(a) One cannot see through all objects.

(b) Different objects can be made from the same material.

(c) An object cannot be made from single material.

(d) All materials look different.

15. Select the correct match.

(a) Smoke Dust particles in liquid

(b) Distillation Filtration

(c) Cream from milk Centrifugation

(d) Clay & water Soluble

16. Select the one which is odd:-

(a) Residue (b) Filtrate

(c) Separating funnel (d) Supernatant liquid

17. Non-metals are _________ conductors of electricity

(a) Good (b) Bad

(c) Both (d) None of these

18. Radhika dissolved lots of sugar in milk she added more but it would not
dissolve why?

(a) Because it has become too sweet.

(b) Because it is too thick.

(c) Because it is saturated.

(d) Because it is unsaturated.

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19. Why the technique of winnowing is used in separating wheat from

husk?

(a) Because husk is heavier than wheat.

(b) Because husk can dissolve in water.

(c) Because wheat is heavier than husk.

(d) Because husk is an undesirable substance.

20. Which method is used by the crane to separate the metal scrap?

(a) Magnetic Separation

(b) Centrifugation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Handpicking

ANSWERS
1 c 5 c 9 d 13 b 17 b
2 b 6 c 10 b 14 c 18 c
3 a 7 b 11 b 15 c 19 a
4 a 8 b 12 d 16 c 20 a

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SAMPLE PAPER-1

Questions: 40

Time: 40 Minutes

1. For measuring hotness and coldness of an abject we should use-------

(a) A conductor (b) A temperature

(c) An insulator (d) A thermometer

2. If two substances interact to produce a change, they will do so-----?

(a) Under any condition

(b) No matter what kind of interaction takes place

(c) Only if they are in close contact

(d) Only if the interaction is under the right conditions

3. Which of the following is not the characteristic of living organisms?

(a) Air contains dust particles (b) Air contains oxygen

(c) Air contains water vapors (d) Air contains carbon dioxide

4. Which of the following lists of food is obtained from roots of the plant?

(a) Spinach, cabbage, coriander (b) Potato, mango , broccoli

(c) Sugarcane, onion, beetroot (d) Radish, turnip, carrot

5. X are building blocks of the body. They are the main components of
various structures in the body, like muscles, nails, hairs etc. What are X

(a) Fats (b) Carbohydrates

(c) Vitamins (d) Proteins

6 Why is wool used for winter clothing?

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(a) Because it can dry easily (b) Because it is coarse and heavy

(c) Because it cannot absorb sweat. (d) Because it is fluffy and retains air.

7. A violent storm with winds whirling around a small area of extremely low
pressure, usually characterized by a dark funnel-shaped cloud causing
damage along its path is called----

(a) Tornado (b) Cyclone

(c) Tsunami (d) Hurricane

8. The process of taking in and utilizing food for growth and development is
known as

(a) Ingestion (b) Nutrition

(c) Digestion (d) All of them

9. Select the incorrect statement from the following.

(a) Cooking makes food free of germs.

(b) Raw vegetables are rich in roughage.

(c) Children need more food as they grow very fast.

(d) Over-eating makes the body stronger to fight with diseases.

10. Which of the following is a symptom of vitamin C deficiency?

(a) Poor vision

(b) Weak muscles and very little energy to work

(c) Bleeding gums

(d) Bones become soft and bent

11. Cinchona, isabgol, neem, rauwolfia are:

(a) Oil yielding plants (b) Medicinal plants

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(c) Fiber yielding plants (d) Food plants

12. Landfill is an area where the garbage collected from a city or town is

(a) Dumped (b) Recycled

(c) Burned (d) Both (B) & (C)

13. Which of the following can be used as an unstitched piece of fabric?

(a) Dhoti (b) Turban

(c) Skirt (d) Both (A) & (B)

14. A famous Sufi saint and poet was weaver. Who was he?

(a) Kabir (b) Tulsi Das

(c) Sur Das (d) Raheem

15. The wool yarn also shrinks away from the flame and burns like that of
silk, but it does not melt. It has a strong odor of:

(a) Burning wood (b) Charred meat

(c) Burning hair (d) Burning nylon

16. While cooking in the kitchen, your mom should not wear clothes made
up of

(a) Cotton (b) Wool

(c) Nylon (d) Terrycot

17. What is lint?

(a) A thread made by spinning fibers

(b) A device, both hand and electrically operated

(c) The fibrous material left after removing seeds from cotton bolls

(d) The fruit of the cotton plant

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18. Which reason is incorrect for separating components of a mixture?

(a) To separate two or more different but useful components

(b) To remove undesirable and useless components

(c) To remove pure or harmless components

(d) To obtain pure sample of a substance.

19. A pure substance is one which

(a) Has a uniform texture throughout (homogeneous)

(b) Has a fixed boiling point or melting point

(c) Is made up of only one type of particles

(d) All of the above.

20. The air that we breathe in, is a ……………of gases like carbon dioxide,
oxygen, nitrogen, argon, water vapor and other gases

(a) Suspension (b) Pure

(c) Mixture (d) Impure

21. Which of the following statements is false ?

(a) Tea can be separated from the leaves by filtration

(b) A mixture of salt and sand can be separated by distillation

(c) Winnowing will separate wheat grains from husk and dust

(d) A mixture of sand and salt is partially soluble in water

22. When magnesium ribbon is burnt, heat and light are produced. It is an
example of

(a) Chemical change

(b) Physical and irreversible change

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(c) Chemical and exothermic change

(d) Chemical and endothermic change.

23. Which is the non-periodic change amongst the following?

(a) Phases of moon (b) Earthquake

(c) Change of seasons (d) Beating of heart.

24. Boiling, condensation, freezing, melting and evaporation are usually

(a) Physical changes (b) Chemical changes

(c) Permanent changes (d) Irreversible changes

25. Expansion on heating, contraction on cooling and change of state is

(a) Chemical change (b) Permanent change

(c) Reversible change (d) Irreversible change

26. What happens to the air in a car tyre as a result of a motorway journey?

(a) The temperature remains the same and the pressure increases

(b) The temperature decreases and the pressure increase

(c) The temperature and pressure both increase

(d) The temperature remains the same and the pressure decreases

27. The motion of the arms of a soldier marching along the road is

(a) Circular (b) Oscillatory

(c) Rotatory (d) Non periodic

28. Which of the following is false?

(a) The motion of a swing is rectilinear as well as circular.

(b) A guitar shows vibratory motion.

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(c) Pendulum of a clock shows oscillatory motion

(d) A ceiling fan shows rotatory motion

29. An early device used for measuring time was

(a) Watch with balance wheel (b) Pendulum clock

(c) Sundial (d) Sand glass

30. In circular motion the,

(a) Direction of motion is fixed

(b) Direction of motion changes continuously

(c) Acceleration is Zero

(d) Velocity is constant

31. The objects which allow to pass most of the light falling on them are
called

(a) Transparent (b) Translucent

(c) Opaque (d) None of these.

32. The image formed by a pinhole camera is upside-down because

(a) Light travels in straight line.

(b) Light rays become laterally inverted as they pass through a pin hole camera.

(c) Light rays pass through the pin hole.

(d) Light rays get reflected.

33. The essential condition for the formation of shadow is

(a) There should be an opaque material

(b) There should be a source of light and screen

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(c) The object must be placed in the path of light

(d) All of these

34. The shape of the shadow depends upon

(a) size of the object (b) position of source of light

(c) size of source of light (d) shape of the object

35. Magnets lose their properties significantly if

(a) left in the open (b) touched with iron

(c) dropped from a height (d) none of these

36. In which of the following a permanent magnet is not used?

(a) In magnetic door catches (b) Loudspeakers

(c) In compasses (d) None of these

37. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Rotten garbage can be used as manure for plants

(b) Materials made up of glass take thousands of years to decompose

(c) We should put garbage in plastic bags and throw it away

(d) Burning of plastic leads to cancer.

38. Synthetic fabrics have many advantages. One characteristic that is not
an advantage of synthetic fibres is that

(a) They are durable and easier to maintain.

(b) They dry up fast and do not form wrinkles.

(c) They are not attacked by moths.

(d) They do not absorb water and sweat.

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39. Jute is a long, soft, plant fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong
threads. Jute is a rainy season crop, which grows best in warm and humid
climate. In which part of India jute is grown?

(a) Assam (b) West Bengal

(c) Bihar (d) All of these

40. „Spinning of yarn on large scale is done with spinning machine, while the
manual spinning is done with hand operated device known as

(a) Takli (b) Charkha

(c) Handloom (d) Both (A) & (B)

ANSWERS - SAMPLE PAPER - 1

1 d 11 b 21 b 31 a
2 d 12 a 22 c 32 a
3 c 13 d 23 b 33 d
4 d 14 a 24 a 34 d
5 d 15 c 25 c 35 b
6 d 16 c 26 c 36 d
7 a 17 c 27 b 37 c
8 b 18 c 28 a 38 d
9 d 19 d 29 c 39 d
10 c 20 a 30 b 40 d

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SAMPLE PAPER-2

Questions: 50

Time: 60 Minutes

1. Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some

mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. These actions most
benefit plants by
a. returning nutrients to the soil.
b. releasing oxygen into the air.
c. making space for new animals.
d. decreasing the population of herbivores.
2. What is an animal that hunts and eats other animals?
a. herbivore b. predator
c. prey d. niche
3. Place the categories in order from smallest to largest.
a. biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
b. organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
c. biosphere, population, ecosystem, community, organism
d. organism, community, ecosystem, population, biosphere
4. What two gases mostly make up Saturn?
a. oxygen and helium b. oxygen and nitrogen
c. hydrogen and helium d. hydrogen and nitrogen
5. Which biome has the greatest diversity of living things?
a. grassland b. taiga
c. rainforest d. desert
6. Structure X of a cell is missing. This results in the lack of control of the
activities that take place in the cell. Part X is likely the
a. nucleus. b. cytoplasm.
c. chloroplast. d. cell membrane.

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7. When a species is unable to adapt within a changing environment,

what usually occurs?
a. starvation b. extinction
c. variation d. adaptation
8. What is the last Moon phase before the new moon?
a. full moon b. waning crescent
c. waxing gibbous d. none of the above
9. The place where two bones join is the
a. skeleton. b. joint.
c. muscle. d. rib.
10. Which statement is true for amphibians?
a. Butterflies are amphibians.
b. Newts are amphibians.
c. Amphibians have hair.
d. Amphibians are warm-blooded animals.
11. What is an animal that is eaten by a predator?
a. niche b. herbivore
c. prey d. ecosystem
12. What stores food, water, and sometimes wastes inside of a cell?
a. cell membrane b. cytoplasm
c. vacuole d. mitochondria
13. What is the object that all planets in our solar system revolve?
a. The Sun b. The Moon
c. The Milky Way d. Mercury
14. Animals that have internal skeletons and spiny skins are
a. exoskeletons. b. endoskeletons.
c. echinoderms. d. vertebrates.
15. Use the rock cycle diagram to answer the question.

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What forms when sediment is cemented together?

a. magma b. igneous rock
c. sedimentary rock d. metamorphic rock
16. The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as temperature,
precipitation, wind, and soil are
a. carnivores. b. biomes.
c. abiotic factors. d. ecosystems.
17. Shifting pieces of Earth's crust are called ……….. .
a. magmas b. volcanoes
c. tectonic plates d. islands
18. Which of these planets would have the greatest gravitational pull on
a nearby object?
a. Jupiter b. Mercury
c. Earth d. Neptune
19. Who established the Universal Law of Gravitation?
a. Sir Isaac Newton b. Galileo

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c. Copernicus d. Edwin Hubble

20. .......... is a close, long-term association between two or more species.
a. Competition b. Habitation
c. Symbiosis d. Migration
21. What phase of mitosis is shown?

a. anaphase b. metaphase
c. prophase d. telophase
22. What would the following symbol indicate on a weather map?

a. Cold Front b. Warm Front

c. Occluded Front d. Stationary Front
23. Which of these is an example of weathering?
a. Mountains are built
b. Water freezes

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c. Plant roots widen a crack in a rock

d. A volcano erupts
24. Which statement about Neptune is true?
a. Neptune has a ring system.
b. Neptune has five known moons.
c. Neptune is made entirely of gas.
d. Neptune can be seen by eye on a clear night.
25. The Milky Way is an example of a(n)
a. solar system. b. spiral galaxy.
c. exploding galaxy. d. nebula.
26. What animals, such as clams, snails, oysters and squids, do not have
any bones and have soft bodies?
a. parasites b. mollusks
c. sponges d. flatworms
27. What is the name of a metallic object that survived Earth's
atmosphere and landed on Earth?
a. Meteoroid b. Meteor
c. Meteorite d. Comet
28. This type of biome has trees that produce needles and cones, such as
pine and fir trees. The temperature can be very cold. Mostly found in
northern Canada, it is also called by its Russian name, taiga.
a. tundra b. coniferous forest
c. decidious forest d. desert
29. It is a hot ball of glowing gases. What is it?
a. a star b. a galaxy
c. a planet d. a universe
30. What geological processes change pieces of rocks, minerals, and
other materials into sedimentary rock?
a. Cooling b. Heat and pressure
c. Compacting and cementing d. Melting

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31. Some regions of Mars have giant ………. .

a. flowing rivers b. freshwater lakes
c. inactive volcanoes d. active volcanoes
32. Which planet contains oceans and ice caps?
a. Jupiter b. Mars
c. Earth d. Neptune
33. Vertebrates, or chordates, are animals that all have
a. a notochord and a nerve cord.
b. a backbone.
c. all the above
d. none of the above
34. Animals that can sting their prey or predators with their tentacles are
a. arachnids. b. parasites.
c. mollusks. d. cnidarians.
35. The relationship in which two species both benefits are
a. commensalism. b. a niche.
c. mutualism. d. an ecosystem.
36. What is the relationship in which one species benefit and the other
species is neither harmed nor helped?
a. ecosystem b. commensalism
c. herbivores d. mutualism
37. Which best describes the relationship between Earth's four spheres?
a. system b. isolated
c. separate d. unchanging
38. When convection occurs in the atmosphere
a. cold air rises and warm air sinks.
b. warm air rises and cold air sinks.
c. warm air rises and cold air rises.
d. both cold and warm air sink.

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39. What type of tectonic plate boundary involves a collision between

two tectonic plates?
a. divergent b. transform
c. convergent d. normal
40. Which planet has seasons that last for about 40 years?
a. Jupiter b. Neptune
c. Uranus d. Earth
41. A ............ is an opening in a volcano through which gases and lava
may escape.
a. pipe b. fissure
c. vent d. focus
42. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 "R"s of recycling?
a. Recycle b. Reverse
c. Reuse d. Reduce
43. When magma rises to Earth's surface, what process causes the
magma to change its state?
a. Heat and Pressure b. Weathering
c. Cooling d. Melting
44. The theory that Earth's upper layer is divided into plates that is
moving at a slow and steady speed.
a. subduction b. plate tectonics
c. deep-ocean trenches d. seafloor spreading
45. The movement of substances through membranes without the use of
the cell's energy is
a. passive transport. b. cellular respiration.
c. osmosis. d. active transport.
46. During a lunar eclipse, the Moon looks what color?
a. black b. green
c. reddish d. pink

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47. What are the two main types of cells?

a. animal and prokaryotic
b. prokaryotic and eukaryotic
c. animal and human
d. animal and plant
48. This biome can be very hot or cold and has very little rain.
a. tundra
b. desert
c. savanna
d. tropical rain forest
49. As Earth becomes warmer due to global warming, which of the
following will be affected the most?
a. weather conditions
b. plate movement
c. mountain formation
d. earthquake frequency
50. Which of these is NOT true of sunspots?
a. They follow an eleven year cycle.
b. They appear lighter than the Sun's surface.
c. They are cooler than surrounding areas of the Sun.
d. They move across the Sun's surface as the Sun rotates.

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ANSWERS SAMPLE PAPER-2

1. a 11. c 21. a 31. c 41. c
2. b 12. c 22. d 32. c 42. b
3. b 13. a 23. c 33. b 43. c
4. c 14. c 24. a 34. d 44. b
5. c 15. c 25. b 35. c 45. a
6. a 16. c 26. b 36. b 46. c
7. b 17. c 27. c 37. a 47. b
8. b 18. a 28. b 38. b 48. b
9. b 19. a 29. a 39. c 49. a
10. b 20. c 30. c 40. b 50. b

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