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SAMPLE PAPER
2013-14
The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 3 sections:
10 questions in section I, 10 in section II and 30 in section III.
SYLLABUS
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Section I (Mental Ability) : Regional and Roman Numerals, Numbers up to one Lakh,
Multiples and Factors, Fractions and Decimals, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division,
Estimation, Geometrical Shapes, Measurement, Time, Money, Perimeter, Area, Angles, Pictorial
Representation of Data, Prime and Composite Numbers, HCF and LCM.
Section II (Logical and Analytical Reasoning) : Problems Based on Figures, Odd One
Out, Series Completion, Coding-Decoding, Mathematical Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Mirror
Images, Embedded Figures.
Section III (Computers and IT) : Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, Storage
Devices, Memory Primary & Secondary Memory, MS-Paint, MS-Word, Introduction to
MS-PowerPoint, Introduction to Multimedia, Internet, Computer Networks, Using Windows,
Latest Developments in the field of IT.
Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS-Office 2010.
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
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Section I (Mental Ability) : Number Sense, Regional and Roman Numerals, Numbers up
to Lakhs, Multiples and Factors, Fractional Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
Division, Decimals, Geometrical Shapes and Angles, Symmetry, Measurement of Length, Time,
Money, Weight, Perimeter and Area of Square, Rectangle and Circle, Pictorial Representation
of Data, HCF and LCM, Problems Based on Figures, Odd One Out, Series Completion, CodingDecoding, Mathematical Reasoning, Mirror Images, Embedded Figures, Direction Sense, Patterns,
Number Ranking, Alphabetical Test.
Section II (Science) : Animals, Plants and Food, Human Body and Health, Water, Matter,
Natural Resources and Calamities, Earth and Universe, General Science.
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The actual test paper has 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 3 sections:
20 questions in section I, 20 in section II and 10 in section III.
SectionI : Logical Reasoning SectionII : Mathematical Reasoning
SectionIII : Everyday Mathematics
SYLLABUS
Number sense, Numeral and Number Name (7 and 8 digit numbers), Roman Numbers, Addition,
Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Factors and Multiples, LCM, HCF, Rules of Divisibility,
Whole, Prime and Composite Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Geometrical Shapes & Angles,
Circles, Symmetry, Measurement of Length, Mass, Capacity, Perimeter and Area of Rectangle,
Square, Measurement of Volume, Temperature, Time and Various Operations on Time, Relationship
Between Seconds, Minutes and Hours, Money, Representation of Data in Pictorial Form, Patterns,
Formation of Numbers and Figures, Direction Sense, Number Ranking and Alphabetical Test,
Series, Odd One Out.
The actual test paper consists of 50 questions. Time allowed : 60 minutes. There are 3 sections.
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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
SYLLABUS
Section-I : Word and Structure Knowledge : Prepositions, Tenses, Irregular verbs, Pronouns,
Modals quantifiers, etc. , Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones,
Words related to feelings, Travel, Food, Health, appearance, Character, etc.
Section-II : Reading : Search for and retrieve information from various text types like news
headlines, Messages, Letters, etc., Understand information given in News reports, Time tables,
Messages, etc., Acquire broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts
like messages, menu card dialogues, etc.
Section-III : Spoken and Written Expression : Ability to understand situation-based variations
in functions like requests, Refusals apologies, etc. and the use of conjunctions.
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NationalCyberOlympiad
MENTALABILITY
1. Whichofthefollowingaresupplementaryangles?
(A) 180,180
(B) 100,80
(C) 50,50
(D) 40,50
2. Thecostofatableis `858.90.Findthecostof18tables.
(A) `15460.2
(B) `18245.8
(C) `2181.8
(D) ` 14519.80
4m
3. Theareaoftheshadedregionis_________.
(A) 264m2
(B)
30m
2m
192m2
(C) 190m2
(D) 36m2.
40m
(figurenotdrawntoscale)
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4. Whichofthefiguresshowscorrectfractionfor ?
3
(A)
(B)
(C) OO OOO
(D)
OOOO OOO
+).Here,
(B)
standsfor_______.
1
4
(C) 3
(D) 4
6. HowmanytimesexactlytwoXsoccurstogether?
(A) 5
XYXXYXYYXXXYYXXYXYXX
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 3
7. Libraryistobookasbookisto_________.
(A) Page
(B) Copy
(C) Binding
(D) Cover
8. IfthedaybeforeyesterdayistwodaysafterMondaythenwhatdayisittoday?
(A) Monday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Saturday
COMPUTERS AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
9. Multimediaisusedformanypurposeslike_________.
(A) Education
(B) Advertising
(C) Playinggames
(D) Allofthese
10. Findtheoddtermout.
(A) Scanner
(B) Pointingdevice
(D) Printer
(C) OMR
11. InMSPowerpoint,whichofthefollowingisNOTaslidelayout?
(A) Titleslide
(B) Officetheme
(C) Titleandcontent
(D) Twocontent
12. Computercannotperformanythingonitsown.Itcanprocessonlywhenitisinstructedtodoso.These
setsofinstructionsthatarefedinbytheuseraretermedas
(A) Hardware
(B) Software
(C) Flowcharts
(D) Programs
13. InMSWord,whichtabwouldyouselecttoinsertashapeinadocument?
(A) Insert
(B) Review
(C) View
(D) File
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14. Thesmallpicturerepresentingaprogramisa_________.
(A) Icon
(B) File
(C) Folder
(D) Drive
15. WhileworkinginMSPaint,theoptionwhichisusedtoshowthedrawinginasmallreferencewindow
is_________.
(A) Showgrid
(B) Zoomin
(C) Viewbitmap
(D) Showthumbnail
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NationalScienceOlympiad
MENTALABILITY
C
1. Acircleisdrawn,withcentrepoint O.
Thelinesegmentfrompoint A topoint B,throughthe
centreofthecircle,iscalleda/an_______.
(A) Arc
(C) Radius
B
O
(B) Circumference
(D) Diameter
2. Whichcouldbethemeasuresoftheanglesofarighttriangle?
(A) 80,50,90
(B) 36,90,54
(C) 44,90,40
E
D
(D) 110,90,20
3. Aracestartedat11:16a.m.Thefirstpersontocrossthefinishlinecameinat1:22p.m.Howlongdid
ittakethefirstpersontoreachthefinishline?
(A) 13hours38minutes
(B) 2hours6minutes
(C) 1hours6minutes
(D) 2hours38minutes
4. Anarrowmakesananglewiththelevelground,asshowninthepicture.
Whichisthebestnameforthisangle?
(A) Obtuse
(B) Right
(C) Straight
(D) Acute
5. IfA =5,whichnumbersentenceistrue?
(A) A4=20
(B) A3=8
(C) 12+A=7
(D) 15A=10
SCIENCE
6. Wherewillyouputtermitesinthefollowingtable?
Withwings
Withoutwings
Twopairsoflegs
P
R
Threepairsoflegs
Q
S
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
7. Ifyourdietisdeficientinsourfruitsthenyouaresupposedtosufferfrom
(A) Rickets
(B) BeriBeri
(C) Scurvy
(D) Nightblindness.
8. Whichofthefollowingtraitsis/areinherited?
(i) Talkingindifferentlanguages
(ii) Loveforreading
(iii) Loveforknitting (iv) Colourofeyes
(A) (iv)only
(B) (i)&(iv)
9. Asmallbabyplantcomingoutofaseedis
(A) Grain
(B) Root
(v) Loveformusic
(C) (i),(iv)&(v)
(D) (iv)&(v)
(C) Dispersal
(D) Seedling
10. Whichoftheseisneededtomeasurethemassofarock?
(A) Abalance
(B) Abarometer
(C) Ametricruler
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(D) Thermometer
11. Whichofthesecanmosteasilyattractmagnets?
(A) Wood
(B) Notebook
(C) Ironnails
(D) Eraser
12. Thesubstancethatmakesplantsgreenisknownas
(A) Water
(B) Chlorophyll
(C) Carbondioxide
(D) Calcium
13. Today,whichhumanactivityisresponsibleforendangeringthegreatestnumberoflandanimalspecies?
(A) Accidentalstartingofforestfires
(B) Cuttingwildflowersinnationalparks
(C) Destructionofhabitats
(D) Huntingforfoodandsport
14. Lookatthefigure.Itshowslunareclipse.WherewillbetheEarthinit?
(A) a
b
(C) c
(B) b
(D) d
15. Ifthereisnorain,cropsfailtogrow.Thisconditionwillleadto
(A) Flood
(B) Drought
(C) Famine
(D) Both(B)&(C).
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1. Harryhad500coinsinajar.Hesortedthecoinsinto25differentstacks.Eachstackhadthesame
numberofcoins.Howmanycoinswereineachstack?
(A) 20
(B) 45
(C) 25
(D) 12
2. Thereare914studentsenrolledinElementarySchool.MiddleSchoolhas276fewerstudentsenrolled.
HowmanystudentsareenrolledatMiddleSchool?
(A) 642
(B) 762
(C) 1,190
(D) 638
3. Whichofthefollowingshowsareflection(flip)oftheshadedshapeacrossthedottedline?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(C)
(D)
4. Whichofthefollowinghasexactly6vertices?
(A)
(B)
5. Whichfigureisquadrilateral?
S
(A) Figure T
(B) Figure S
(C) Figure X
(D) Figure W
6. Whichfigurehasanareaof8sq.unitsandaperimeterof12units?(Eachsquareblockisofside1unit).
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
7. Tomlefthomeat7:15a.m.togotowork.Hereturnedhomeat4:45p.m.Whatisthetotalamountof
timeTomwasawayfromhome?
(A) 7hours30minutes
(B) 9hours30minutes
(C) 3hours30minutes
(D) 8hours30minutes
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8. Arulewasusedtomakethepatternshownbelow.
51,45,39,33,27,21...
Whichcouldbetheruleusedtomakethepattern?
(A) Divideby7
(B) Divideby6
(C) Subtract7
(D) Subtract6
9. WhichofthesecouldbesolvedbyusingtheopensentenceS 7=?
(A) Ritacollected7moreseashellsthanHenry.IfSisthenumberofseashellsthatHenrycollected,
howmanydidRitacollect?
(B) Bonycollected7fewerseashellsthanKamal.If S isthenumberofseashellsKamalcollected,how
manydidBonycollect?
(C) Davidneeds7seashellsmoretocompletehiscollection.If S isthenumberofseashellshehasso
far,howmanywillhehaveafterhegets7more?
(D) Anitafilled7boxeswithseashells.IfS isthenumberofseashellssheputineachbox,howmany
seashellsdidsheuseinall?
10. Whichfigurewouldresultwhenthesymbolisflippedoverthedottedline?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
11. SimonandJulieneed72paperflowerstocompleteabulletinboard.Theyhave19paperflowerssofar.
Whichoperationshouldbeusedintheboxbelowtofindhowmanymorepaperflowerstheyneed?
72?19=
(A) Addition
(B) Division
(C) Multiplication
12. Shelleyisorderingaskirtfromacatalog.Shecanchooseone
oftwolengths:ashortskirtoralongskirt.Thenshecanchoose
oneofthreefabricpatterns:stripes,plaid,orflowers.Atmosthow
manydifferentcombinationscouldShelleyorderchoosingalength
andafabricpattern?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) Subtraction
Short
Long
Skirts
(D) 6
13. AtangramisanancientChinesepuzzle.Itismadeofseven
piecesthatfittogethertomakeasquare.
Whichoftheanglesmarkedinthetangrampuzzlegivenisanobtuseangle?
(A) Angle A
(B) Angle B
(C) Angle C
(D) Angle D
C
A
B
D
14. Thegivenpictureshowsaspinnerforananimalboardgame.
Inwhichanimalsectionisspinnerleastlikelytoland?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
15. Thefollowingtableshowsthedistancearoundfour
differentplanets.
Whichplanetsdistancehasthenumeral3inthe
tenthousandsplace?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Mars
(C) Mercury
(D) Neptune
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DISTANCEAROUND
Planet
Jupiter
DistanceAround(inmiles)
Mars
Mercury
4,213
Neptune
30,603
88,732
3,032
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WORDANDSTRUCTUREKNOWLEDGE
1. Completeeachwordusingthelettersfromthebox.
Icantwaitto___wrapmybirthdaypresents.
(A)In
(B)Im
(C)Un
(D) Noneofthese
(C)Construct
(D) Noneofthese
2. Choosetheoddoneout.
(A)Build
(B)Separate
3. Completethesentencewiththecorrectspellingoftheword.
Iliketoread_____tomybrother.
(A) Allowed
(B) Aloud
(C) Alaud
(D) Noneofthese
4. Matchtheunderlinedphrasewithitscorrectmeaninginthebox.
Mothertriedinvaintomakeherfinishhermilk.
(A) Unabletodosomething
(B) Usingapipe
(C) Withalotofeffort
(D) Noneofthese
5. Findtheoddoneout.
(A) Teacher:Student
(B) Shopkeeper:Customer
(C) Doctor:Librarian
(D) Noneofthese
6. Youhavetogo______thisdoortoreachthelibrary.
(A) From
(B) By
(C) Through
(D) Noneofthese
Direction(Q.No.7and8):Spottheerrorinthesentence.
7. Thisdoll /wasmy/beforeIgaveittoyou.
(A) (B)
Noerror
(C)
(D)
8. Ifastudentisnotwell,/hemusttostayhome/ andresttillhefeelsbetter.
(A)
(B)
(C)
Noerror
(D)
9. Givenbelowarethreesentences.Oneofthemisincorrect.Findtheincorrectsentenceandmark
itinyouranswersheet.
(A) TheAmazonriveristhelargestriverintheworld.
(B) Sangeetaiswatchingtelevision.
(C) IwillstartmycourseonJune.
(D) Noneofthese.
10. Ifheisplanningtoparticipateinthemarathon,he________practiceregularly.
(A) Should
(B) Shall
(C) Can
(D) Noneofthese
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READING
Direction(Q.No.11and12):Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.
MissJabberBlabber
Theteacher,Mr.Raowalkedtotheblackboardandwroteupalistofwords.Hepointedtothelist.
Iwantyoutoreadthesewordstoyourselves,hesaid.Then,withouttalkingtoyourneighbour,
chooseanywordfromthelistanddrawapictureofitinyournotebook.
Joysquealedverythrilled.
Istaredatthewords.ThenItappedmychin.AndIscratchedmyhead.FinallyIreachedouttoRahul
andtappedonhishead.
Psst,Rahul,Iwhispered,whichwordareyoudrawing?
Joyjumpedupfromherseatandpointedatme.
Sir,Sir,Jennyistalkingtoherneighbour.
ThatshowJoyearnedherfamousname,onethatsheneverliked,JJoyJabberBlabber!
11. Joycomplainedtotheteacherbecause
(A) Shecouldntdoherwork.
(B) Theywerenotincludingherintheirconversation.
(C) Shewantedtoshowtheteacherthatshewasanobedientstudent.
(D) Noneofthese
12. WhichofthefollowingwordswouldRahulandJennyusetodescribeJoy?
(A) Irritating
(B) Liar
(C) Friendly
(D) Noneofthese
SPOKENANDWRITTENEXPRESSION
Direction(Q.No.13to15):Findonesentencetocompletethedialogue.
13. Mother:Whendidyoucomebackfromthezoo?Didyoulikeitthere?
Minu:...........................................
(A) Yes,Idid.
(B)Iwillthinkaboutit.(C)Icannotcome
(D) Noneofthese
15. Sentence1.Iamcelebratingmydollsbirthdaytomorrow.
Sentence2..........................................................................
Sentence3.Youareinvited.
(A) Thereisapartyatmyplaceat6:00pm.
(B) Pleasecomewithagift.
(C) Dontcomeafter6:00!
(D) Noneofthese
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SAMPLEANSWERSHEET
1.NAME: IfyournameisSACHITAIYER,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
S A C H
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2.FATHER'SNAME:Ifyourfather'snameisSATISHKUMARIYER,thenyoushouldwriteasfollows:
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Writeyourschoolcode
i.e.ifyourschoolcode
isMH0547darkenas
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4.CLASS
IfyouareinClass
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darkenasfollows:
5.ROLLNO.
Ifyourrollno.is587,
thenyoushouldwrite
anddarkenthecircles
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ANSWERS
National Cyber Olympiad
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International Mathematics
Olympiad
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (C)
4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (B)
7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (B)
10. (A) 11. (D) 12. (D)
13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (D)
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International English
Olympiad
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (B)
4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (C)
7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (C)
10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (A)
13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (A)