CREST Science Olympiad (CSO)

Previous Year Paper (2022-23)

Class 2 (Set - A)
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 45

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 Practical Science (Each Question is 1 Mark)

1. Refer to what Ana is saying. Which of Laika and Michael are grandparents of
the following sense organs she must Ron and Susan. Austin is Michael's
have used? son.
I love the
colour of the
What is the relationship between Ron
butterfly and Susan?

a. Mother-father
b. Brother-sister
c. Grandfather-grandmother
d. Father-daughter

6. Loaded with vitamin C, and grow on a

a. Ears b. Eyes
tree, which fruit is grown where it's hot,
c. Nose d. Mouth
and part of a juice often bought?
2. Identify the occupation of the person
shown below:

a. b.

c. d.
a. Cobbler b. Doctor
c. Chef d. Plumber

3. Pointing to a girl, James said 'She is

7. Which of the following statements does
the daughter of my grandfather's only
not hold true about the first aid given to
son'. How is the girl related to James?
an injured person?
a. Sister b. Aunt
a. If a person is badly hurt, make the
c. Mother d. Sister-in-law
person lie down with the wounded
part slightly elevated.
4. Choose the correct option and
b. Apply butter or oil on the burnt area
complete the following sentence:
after pricking the blisters on it.
⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽ huddles together to keep c. If a person faints, then immediately
themselves warm during a snowstorm. make him lie down with his head
lower than the body.
a. Kangaroo rats d. In case of a minor burn, dip the
b. Koala bears burnt area in cold water or put ice
c. Penguins pack on it.
d. Sharks

5. Read the passage given below and
answer the following question:
Michael, Ron, Austin, Susan, Sara,
Laika are all members of a family.
8. Harry had some rocks with him. He put
each rock in the water. Which of the
following rocks will float on water?

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 a. Granite b. Sandstone 14. Which of the following is true about
c. Marble d. Pumice water?
Statement 1: Water is present in lakes.
9. Arrange the objects given below in Statement 2: Water gets polluted by
increasing order of their size: human activities.
I. Sun Statement 3: Do not close taps after,
II. Galaxy use.
III. Solar system
IV. Planet a. 1, 3 b. 1, 2
c. 1, 3, 2 d. 2, 3
a. II, III, I, IV b. III, IV, II, I
c. I, IV, III, II d. IV, I, III, II 15. Which of the following houses is a
permanent house?
10. Choose the correct option and
complete the following sentence:

_______ are used to spin the yarn. a. b.

______ are used for weaving the yarn
into clothes.

a. Looms, Spindles
b. Spindles, Looms
c. d.
c. Spindles, Needles
d. Needles, Spindles

11. Identify the phase of moon shown in

16. Plants are categorised based on their
the picture below:
different sizes and shapes. Identify the
plant which is incorrectly matched:

a. Cabbage – Herb
b. Bougainvillea – Shrub
a. Waxing moon
c. Mango – Tree
b. Waning moon
d. Coriander – Shrub
c. Full moon
d. New moon
17. We get many products from animals
like milk, butter and wool. Which of the
12. Which of the following igneous rock is
following animal do not provide us with
formed by cooling of magma below the
wool?
earth's surface?

a. Basalt b. Pumice
a. b.
c. Granite d. Shale

13. Identify the parts of the plants from

which we get coffee.
c. d.
a. Fruits b. Seeds
c. Leaves d. All of these

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 18. Vitamin E is very essential for our
body. Which of the following does not c. d.
contain vitamin C?

22. In Daemon's house, the bathroom tap

is not working. Whom he should call to
a. b. mend the tap?

c. d.

a. Potter b. Cobbler
c. Plumber d. Watchman
19. Good habits are necessary for living a
healthy life. Which of the following 23. Which of the following is not true
activity do not fall in the category of
regarding the properties of air?
good habits?

a. Crossing the road at zebra a. Air occupies space.

crossing. b. Air has mass.
b. Not playing in kitchen. c. Air exerts pressure.
c. Giving clean drinking water to birds. d. Air cannot be compressed.
d. Biting nails.
24. Consider the following image and
20. Kate and Janice made the following identify the phenomenon:
statements:
Kate: Riding a bicycle causes air
pollution.
Janice: Burning dry leaves causes air
pollution.
Who among them made the correct
statement?

a. Both Kate and Janice

a. Solar eclipse
b. Neither Kate nor Janice
c. Only Janice b. Lunar eclipse
d. Only Kate c. Partial solar eclipse
d. Partial lunar eclipse
21. Nora wants to attend her cousin's
wedding in America. Which of the 25. A man said to a woman, "The only
following vehicle can be used by Nora sister of your brother is my mother".
to travel from Delhi in India to America How is that man related to that
in the least time? woman?

a. Father b. Son
c. Husband d. Brother
a. b.

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 Achievers’ Section (Each Question is 2 Marks)

26. Refer the given figure showing different a. Laste b. Hales

types of bird's beaks and answer the
question that follows:
1. Which of these birds beak is suitable
for pulling out insects from their
hiding places?
2. Which of these birds beak is suitable
for breaking nuts and biting hard
fruits?
3. Which of these birds beak is suitable
for tearing flesh?
c. Saablt d. Hirepsap
30. The brain is control centre of the entire
body. It receives messages from
different part of the body, processes
them and sends instruction to different
parts of the body. Which of the
following is the largest part of the
human brain?

a b c
a. Cerebrum b. Cerebellum
a. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a b. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c c. Medulla d. Spinal cord
c. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c d. 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
31. Human body is a complex system with
27. Which of the following is not a milk variety of bones and muscles. In which
product? part of the body the longest bone of
human body is present?

a. Spine b. Thighs
a. b. c. Arms d. Head

32. Jerry is not able to see in the dim light

or at night. The doctor tells her to eat
food containing vitamin A. Which of the
c. d. following food she should consume?

1.

28. Which of the following is an incorrect

statement? 2.

a. The root takes water from the soil.

b. The stem transports water to the 3.
leaves.
c. The leaf makes food for plants.
d. The fruits like oranges and lemons
grow under the soil. a. Only 1
b. Both 1 and 2
29. Unscramble the letters to get the c. Both 2 and 3
metamorphic rock: d. 1, 2 and 3

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 33. Pointing to a photograph, Kevin said, 35. Unscramble the words and identify the
"His daughter Susan is the means of mass communication:
granddaughter of my mother". How is
Susan related to Kevin? a. SWNEPEPAR
b. NOETPHLEL
a. Uncle c. RETLTE
b. Brother d. MGRTELEA
c. Son
d. Cannot be determined

34. Robert's mother was sitting on the sofa.

Suddenly the sofa broke. Whom should
she call to mend the sofa?

a. b.

Plumber Carpenter

c. d.

Tailor Blacksmith

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

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