SAMPLEPAPER

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MENTAL ABILITY

1. Which of the following is the closest estimate of 376 × 43? (A) 16,000 (B) 16,600 (C) 17,000 (D) 18,000

2. Which is the missing number in the box?

+ + = × 1 1 1 1 3 6 18 18

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 10

3. Find the area of the shaded region in triangle ABC. (A) 20 cm 2

(B) 24 cm 2 8 c

m

4 cm

13 cm

5 cm

A

B C

D

(C) 36 cm 2

(D) 48 cm 2

4. Find the ratio of the perimeter of the square to the perimeter of the rectangle. Express the answer in its simplest form. (A) 2 : 3 (B) 6 : 5

18 cm

10 cm 12 cm

(C) 6 : 7 (D) 7 : 6

5. The given table shows the number of storybooks read by four children in one month. If the average number of books read is 13, how many books does Sasha read in a month? (A) 10 (B) 11

Name Sasha Kirti Alisha Misha

Number of books ? 12 16 14 (C) 12 (D) 13

6. Find the value of (24 – 16) × 8 – 64 ÷ (10 – 2) + 4. (A) 60 (B) 55 (C) 65 (D) 70

7. Which one of the following is correct ?

(A) 30°

45° 15°

(B)

40°

45° 95°

(C) 70° 70° (D)

35°

45°

8. Study the patterns in the given three sets carefully.

Set 3 Set 2 Set 1

How many cubes will there be in Set 9 ? (A) (9) 3

(B) (10) 3

(C) (11) 3

(D) (12) 3

9. If the side of a square is increased by ____, then the area of the square will be increased by 800%. (A) 100% (B) 200% (C) 300% (D) 800%

10. Express the ratio 128 m : 2.6 km in its simplest form. (A) 16 : 325 (B) 140 : 13 (C) 32 : 65 (D) 64 : 1.3

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11. Which of the following nets can be used to form a cube ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

12. Armaan folds a piece of paper and cuts out a shape as shown here. Which of the following will he get when he unfolds the paper?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

13. What is the mass of the ? Give your answer in kg and g.

(A) 52 kg 100 g 0

6 2

3 4 5

7 kg 1

25 kg

25 kg

(B) 53 kg 100 g

(C) 55 kg 100 g

(D) 54 kg 100 g

14. Find the area of the shaded part. 10 cm

6 cm

8 cm

(A) 90 sq. cm (B) 100 sq. cm (C) 110 sq. cm (D) 120 sq. cm

15. Nihal was facing the school at the beginning. He turned clockwise to face north­east. What angle did he turn through ? (A) 45° (B) 135°

North

School (C) 225° (D) 315°

SCIENCE

16. The motion of a point marked on the blade of an electric fan is (A) Circular motion (B) Rotational motion (C) Rectilinear motion (D) None of these

17. Which of the following electrical appliances is used to produce heat?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

18. The bulb will light up if the points X and Y are connected through ______. (A) An iron wire (B) A glass rod

Cell

X Y

Bulb

(C) Plastic rod (D) A wooden stick

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19. Which of the following motions is different from others? (A) A ball thrown linearly in air (B) A bomb released from a flying aeroplane (C) A javelin thrown by an athlete (D) A bird flying in the air

20. Which of the following objects allows only a part of the light to pass through it? (A) Oiled paper (B) Brick (C) Wood (D) Air

21. The given figures show four phases of Moon. In which of the following cases the highest tides occur?

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(A) (i) & (ii) (B) (ii) & (iii) (C) (i) & (iii) (D) (ii) & (iv)

22. The diagram shows two bar magnets close to one another. Compasses are placed near the magnets and the needles point as shown.

Which diagram correctly labels the poles of the two magnets? (A) N N (B) N S (C) S N (D) S S

23. When the distance that an object travels is directly proportional to the length of time, it is said to travel with (A) Zero speed (B) Up and down motion (C) Constant speed (D) Varying speed

24. Stars are not visible in the day time, because (A) Stars hide behind the Sun (B) Stars do not reflect Sun rays during the day (C) Stars vanish during the day (D) Atmosphere scatters sunlight into a blanket of extreme brightness through which faint stars cannot become

visible

25. Study the venn diagram. Centre point represents _____. Chemical change

Permanent change

Irreversible change

(A) Melting of ice

(B) Boiling of water

(C) Rusting

(D) Condensation

26. Which is the correct list of characteristics of metals ? (A) Shine brightly when polished; good conductors of electricity and heat; soild at room temperature; transparent (B) Good conductors of electricity and heat; solid at room temperature; opaque, except in extremely thin films;

do not shine at all when polished (C) Bad conductors of electricity and heat; solid at room temperature; opaque, except in extremely thin films (D) Shine brightly when polished; good conductors of electricity and heat; solid at room temperature; opaque,

except in extremely thin films.

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27. Joe and Jill put 100 ml of water in three different containers. X was a tall, narrow vase Y was a wide bowl Z was a low, wide tray

X Y Z Evaporation takes place fastest in ____.

(A) X (B) Y (C) Z (D) All the water gets evaporated in each of the containers in equal amount of time

28. How many separation processes can you find hidden in the following grid ? (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

E V A P O R A T I O N K V G G R T W

H W H L A B C D E F G H I G

U T S M N O P Q R A N D P I C K I N X Y Z A B C D E F I J K L M N O P Q I N N O W I N G S

29. Ali, Ben and Cate each held the handle of different sauce­pans. Ali held a wooden handle, Ben held a metal handle & Cate held a plastic handle. The teacher told them to heat the sauce­pans holding the handles. Who let go off the handle first ? (A) Ali (B) Ben (C) Cate (D) None of these

30. The toy and cork float whereas safety pin and paper weight sink in water because ____. (A) The toy & cork are less dense than water

Cork

Safety pin

Rubber toy duck

Paper weight (B) The safety pin & paper weight have the same density as that of water

(C) The safety pin & paper weight are less dense than water (D) The toy and cork are denser than water.

31. Which of the following statements is correct ? 1. Formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen is a physical change. 2. Bending of a wire is only a change in its size. 3. The bursting of a cracker is a fast chemical change. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All of these

32. Read the following statements carefully and answer. I. In a reversible change both physical and chemical properties always undergo a change. II. The change due to dissolving salt in water is reversible. (A) Both statements I and II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I. (B) Both statements I & II are true and statement II is not a correct explanation of statement I. (C) Statement I is true but statement II is false. (D) Statement I is false but statement II is true.

33. About ____________of Earth's surface is covered with water.

(A) 3/4 th

(B) 2/3 rd

(C) 1/5 th

(D) 1/4 th

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34. Rishi performed the following activity:­ Materials required : A glass trough, water, a glass tumbler, candle and a piece of wood

Candle is extinguished

Water rises up to first mark

Light the candle and cover it with the glass tumbler.

Place the piece of wood in the glass trough filled with water and fix the candle on it.

Trough

Rishi came to which one of the following conclusions? (A) Air occupies space (B) Air has oxygen (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Air has mass

35. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below. Column I (Organisms) Column II (Food habit)

(a) Cockroach (i) Grains & small dead animals (b) Mynah (ii) All kinds of decaying food (c) Rat (iii) Plant parts & worms (d) Shark (iv) Small fishes (A) a­(iv), b­(iii), c­(ii), d­(i) (B) a­(ii), b­(iii), c­(iv), d­(i) (C) a­(ii), b­(iii), c­(i), d­(iv) (D) a­(iv), b­(ii), c­(iii), d­(i)

36. Which of the following food habits should we follow in order to avoid wastage of food? (A) Leaving uneaten food in our meals (B) 'Eat to live' and not 'live to eat' (C) Raw foods such as pulses, grains should be stored properly (D) Food should not be cooked in excess.

37. Below are given few vitamins along with their deficiency diseases. Select the incorrect option. (A) Vitamin A ­ Night blindness (B) Vitamin B 1 ­ Beri­beri (C) Vitamin C ­ Scurvy (D) Vitamin D ­ Pellagra

38. The given group of items : milk, cheese, eggs, fish and meat, are tested for their nutrient content with the help of ____. (A) Copper sulphate (B) Sodium hydroxide (C) Iodine (D) Combination of both (A) & (B)

39. First day white, next day red, third day from my birth, I'm dead.

The above rhyme refers to ____. (A) Cotton flower (B) Jute flower (C) Marigold (D) Rauwolfia

40. Given below are three statements (a­c) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks in two statements. (a) The pattern of veins on the leaf is called (i) . In grass, there is (ii) . (b) The point where the leaf arises on the stem is called the (i) . (c) The female reproductive part of a flower is called (i) . (A) (a) ­ (i) inflorescence, (ii) whorled inflorescence (B) (b) ­ (i) internode

(b) ­ (i) node (c) ­ (i) pistil (C) (a) ­ (i) venation, (ii) reticulate venation (D) (a) ­ (i) venation, (ii) parallel venation

(c) ­ (i) stamen (b) ­ (i) node

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41. Which of the following cloth materials, will be attacked by insects or rot in water? (i) Silk (ii) Rayon (iii) Cotton (iv) Terylene (v) Jute (vi) Polyester (A) (i), (ii) & (vi) (B) (i), (iii) & (v) (C) (ii), (iv) & (vi) (D) (iii), (iv) & (v)

42. In the given figure, a, b, c represent the things required by the leaf to prepare food. Select the correct option from the following.

a b c (A) Light Water Oxygen (B) Water Light Carbon dioxide (C) Water Oxygen Carbon dioxide a c

b

(D) Minerals Chemicals Oxygen

43.

P Q

Based on which of the following characteristics has the above grouping been done? (A) Living or non­living (B) Presence or absence of legs (C) Useful or harmful animals (D) Presence or absence of backbone

44. Total number of bones in a new born baby is ____. (A) 206 (B) 209 (C) 250 (D) 300

45. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below. Column I Column II

(a) Faces the Sun (i) Mimosa leaf (b) Grows towards light (ii) Root (c) Folds when touched (iii) Sunflower (d) Grows towards water (iv) Stem (A) a­(i), b­(ii), c­(iii), d­(iv) (B) a­(iii), b­(iv), c­(i), d­(ii) (C) a­(iii), b­(iv), c­(ii), d­(i) (D) a­(iv), b­(iii), c­(ii), d­(i)

46. If an earthquake occurs, what should you do ? (A) If you are indoors, stay in and get under a desk or a table (B) If you are outdoors, stay away from trees and buildings (C) If you are on a beach, leave and find high ground (D) All of the above

47. Water pollution caused by drains could be avoided or reduced by ____. (A) Speedy disposal and proper treatment (B) Regular servicing of vehicles and using clean fuels (C) Sewage treatment before disposal (D) Discharging domestic waste into rivers.

48. 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 is jute grown ? (A) Assam (B) West Bengal (C) Bihar (D) All of these

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49. Alisha has inherited several traits from her mother. Which picture most likely shows her mother ?

Alisha

(A) (B) (C) (D)

50. Which of the following items can be recycled ? (A) a & c

a b c d

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

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (B)

8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (A) 11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (B)

15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (A) 21. (C)

22. (C) 23. (C) 24. (D) 25. (C) 26. (D) 27. (C) 28. (A)

29. (B) 30. (A) 31. (C) 32. (D) 33. (B) 34. (C) 35. (C)

36. (D) 37. (D) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (D) 41. (B) 42. (B)

43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (B) 46. (D) 47. (C) 48. (D) 49. (A)

50. (D)

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